The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-05-03
W0men'S Is
Hostess At Annual
Program
Husbands of Club Members
Guests of Honor at Entertain
ment Friday Evening
FINE PROGRAM GIVEN
Elaborate Dinner Followed by
Colonial Tableaux, Music And
Dancing in Costume

The Woman's Club gave their
annual dinner to the husbands
of the club members last Friday
evening, the dinner being fo.-
} lowed by one Of the prettiest
: colonial programs ever given in
the city. The program commit
tee, Mrs. Baldwin. Mrs. Kuenzli
and Mrs. Hubbard, is to be COM
plimented upon the beautiful and
unique features of the program,
and the success with which the
plans for the evening were car
ried out.
The dinner was served by
Mrs. Geo. Gibson at The Gem
and was elaborate as we'll as de-
licious. The tables were beau
tifully decorated with red and
white tulips, the same flower be-
ing used on the handpainted
placecards which were held by
!. tiny Easter Dummies.
The menu was:
. Cream of Tomato
= Broiled Salmon Tartare Sauce
Radishes Pickles Olives
White Bread Rye Bread
/ Roast Turkey
Mushroom Sauce Cranberry Jelly
i Mashed Potatoes
] Asparagus Tips
4 Pollannaise Sauce
] Baked Eggs and Cheese
\ Potato Chips
I Strawberry Short Cake
/ Whipped Cream
Z Ice Cream Cake
K. Coffee
! After the dinner the party
! went to the home of Mr.. and
/ Mrs. E. Kuenzli where a pageant
!! Of Colononial characters was
/ given, the historical personages
being impersonated by club
! members beautifully costumed
If dress of the periods in which
J the characters lived. The I'M
! presentations were wonderfully
true to life, the imperson-
ators, having been chosen
i.w1th the greatest care for the
Irrespective parts. With all pos
9 sible regard for the charm OF
ladies in their regulation TWEEN.
tieth century dress, the audience
/ was unanimous in the opinion
: that their charm. was greatly in
/ creased by the graceful trailing
! gowns and elaborate pow dere(
coiffures of cary days.
= A paper giving the historical
setting of the characters, wa
I read by Mrs. H. A. Baldwin, WIZ
y wore the beautiful and elaborate
costume of the eighteenth cen
fury. Queen Elizabeth was i'm
4 personated by Mrs. E.. Kuenzli
Pocahontas by Mrs. G.. E. Lar
! son, the Quaker Maiden by Mrs
a, Henry Schleuder, Priscilla an
Il John Alden by Mrs. Geo. Jaeh
ming and Mrs. F. G. Hubbard
IBetsey Ross by Mrs. A. f
III King, Lady Hamilton by Mrs
u As.eson, George Washington b.
< jIrs. Pratt and Martha Wash
a>fngton by Mrs. Mary Finn.
N George and Martha Washing
ton danced the stately minue
of the Washington time, carry
ing out beautifully the court
liness and daintiness of tn
quaint old dance. The program
closed with all the character
Z taking part in the Virginia Rec
4 Mrs. J. w. Neiman preside
at the piano during the tableau
.-and her music added greatly t
Rone charm of the program. Mr.
4. Neiman opened the program b
y playing an extract from M
: zart's Prelude, which the lister
1 ers greatly enjoyed. During tn
i Pocahontas tableaux, Mrs. Ne
man sang an Indian Love Son
with splendid effect. The mus
of the entire program had bee
chosen thoughtfully by Mr.
Neiman and adapted to the pc
iods portrayed.
A company of ladies was e.
NTorIox, offornnOn