The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-09
COLUMBIA CLUB
SOCIAL SEASON
PROMISES TO BE BUSY ONE, AS
MANY EVENTS HAVE BEEN
PLANNED.
Big Christmas Treat Has Been Pro
vided and Motion Picture Show
VIII BE Given.

The entertainment committee OF
ate preparations for the coming So
cial season. which will begin anew on
Christmas day. after four weeks OF
quietude during the season OF Advent
\ huge Christmas tree VIII be placed
in the club auditorium and will be
decorated with handsome ornaments
and electric lights. All OF the school
children OF ST. Alphonsus school will
receive a gift and sack OF candy on
Christmas afternoon. An enjoyable
time is planned for the children be
at the club. Finel arrangements for
this event will be made at a later
meeting.
Prof. Lombard OF New York will
give a motion picture play and lecture
at the club Monday afternoon and
evening. December 90. Mr.. Lombard
ahsut year ago gave the Passion
Play az the club and this year II viii
be Ben Hur" and a series or Santa
Claus pictures.
The annual New Years dance will
be held on the evening OF December
81. Bachmann's orchestra viii rem.
der music. \ committee from the Co
lumbia and Alpine clubs will be Sc
lected for this affair in the near fu-
aNNHH NAfu AuNlAdAlOnH VIII Df issued.
In January and February many So
cial events will be held at the club.
including dance January Is. an en-
tertainment January % and 2S. q
dance January % The Golden
Gulch.' three-act comedy. by
Charles Townsend. will be presented
at the club and the players are now
being rehearsed by George Horn. The
play promises 10 he something new al
the club and the committee and play
"rs are sparing no efforts to make 1t
huge success
Final Dance.
The club will give its final dance
before Lent on the night OF February
l. and February % and %. a min
strel show or vaudeville will he given
at the club. Many favor a minstrel
be- the selection OF the committee.
provided. however. n Il can be ar
ranged for by that time and n not
some vaudeville numbers will likely
predominant.
April Il and le play will be given
by the club members. and April % a
dance. the last Of the season. Will b.
held. The social season OF the club
win close on the night OF Nav IL.
when ch.ldrens May party will be
given AZ the club
Besides the clubs affairs the St Al.
uhons society will PLAY Coast
Folks" n comedy-drama. January ,
and at the club. The society put the
play on last June. and bV spe Cial r..
quest 70 will be reproduced, as Il
proved a huge success.
\ choral society will be organized
AT the club after the first Of the year
under the direction of Prof. A. !
Schiller. The society Will he com
posed OF members OF the Colum bia
and Alpine clubs. and IS for the pur
pose OF increasing vocal and theat
rical talent a. he club. Final ar
engagements for its formation will be
made AZ the nrst meeting OF the
board OF directors IN January.
Many other interesting things are
being planned at the club and the
work I'm the gymnasium is progress.
ing nicely 4 basketball team is be
ing organized and viii be ready for
games IN the near future. \ duck
min league will be organized again in
January. following the closing OF tho
present league. which so far has been
very successful