Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-11
Cafe Chantant
Makes the Hit
of the Season

Roesslers Gymnasium was beau
tifuI scene last night when the Kappa
Delta Society held q Cafe Chantant
social which will be continued to-
night Despite the stormy weather
over two hundred people were pres
ent, SURPRISING the expectations OF
even the most optimistic. In each
corner of the gym" was pretty
booth.
The candy booth attracted much
attention. 1t was decorated with
green and white and was built in
the form of an arch with white
wistaria draping over. Another
booth resembled a Chinese laundry.
Ironing boards we're displayed and
bundles Of laundry were placed on
shelves. The parcels were the prizes
which were redeemed by laundry
checks" which sold for ten cents
each The laundry booth was In
charge of Miss Marguerite Boughton,
assisted by Fritz Roessler, Frank
Henry, Hoyt Palmer and Norton
Pratt.
Miss Margaret Wight was in
charge of the Dutch booth, which
was decorated with blue and white,
One Of the booths was n postotfice
and this was decorated with Ameri-
can flags. Miss Ria Roessler took
care of this booth. She was assisted
by Miss Claire Mccormick. Postal
cards were sold in the postotfice.
A large Kappa Delta banner of red
and black was strung directly be
meath the balcony In the balcony
was pretty coy corner where Miss
Aimee Marsh amused many by for
tune telling.
From o'clock on supper was
served while the entertainment pro-
ceeded in genuine cabaret style.
Miss Blanche Grieve and Herbert
Kroeger pleased greatly in a freely
dance The Enee Menee, Minee Mo
quartet, Misses Ruth Pratt and
Blanche Grieve, Frederick BRIGGS
and Herbert Kroeger, rendered a Sc
lection which received much ap-
plause. They sang, Wont You be
MY Baby BUNDLE Bee" which has
made such hit in the play, 'The
Winsome Widow" Misses Ruth b.
Fletcher, Lila Beebe, Ruth Brod-
head and Jetta Stacey sang a selec-
tlon which told of the inside life of
the Cafe Chantant. A dance was in
cluded in this and they were assisted
by a number OF pretty mattresses.
Miss Celia Schwartz's graceful
dancing won the appreciation of
everyone in the audience. A selec-
ton, entitled "Everybody's Home
Except Your Wife" by Andrew
Wight, proved his popularity by the
cries OF "more.'' Herman Plusch
gave clever exhibition in slight of
hand work. The other events on the
program which won applause were
fancy dance by Miss Laura Ramsay
and Marion Merriss; old fashioned
songs by Miss Ruth Pratt; imperson-
ations by Malcolm and Ramsay
Crowell: violin solo by Miss Blanche
Grieve: comic sketch by j. Scott
Burns and Arthur Wight. During
the evening Tom Ramsay wandered
about the room wearing a yellow
clowns costume selling yellow bal
looms Altogether the affair present
ed a typical ba2ar scene with lots
doing all the time.
Nearly everything which the Kap-
pa Deltas had to sell last night was
disposed of and new supply has
been procured for tonight, when the
same entertainment will be given, 1t
Is hoped, in the same successful
manner as last night. The commit
tee which made the social such a
pronounced hit is comprised of the
following: Misses Laura Ramsay,
Ruth Brodhead, Ria Roessler, Jetta
Stacey, Lila Beebe and Ruth
Fletcher.