The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-02-04
The u. w. Glee Club.

1u6 We We UkSS NluU.
1t is refreshing to see husky lot of
young university men do something
else in public than kick the pigskin,
buck the line, shoot the basket and
swagger. The visit of the u. w. Glee
Club to Edgerton last Friday evening
assured US that the young men are not
always attired in football togs and un-
dressed for the basketball floor. The
men of the music club looked good to
US in their faultless evening suits with
a band of cardinal across their bosom
and they could sing. AS an aggrega-
ton of amateurs and at the beginning
of the touring season, they sang very
we'll, indeed. The program offered 8
pleasing variety of light and heavy ma
terial. Compositions by Bergen. Parks,
DeKoven, Nevin, Schubert show the
inclination of the director, E. Earle
Swinney, for good and substantial
music. The parts were well balanced
and true to pitch. If the voices at
times lacked in the smoothness so de-
sirable, especially in capella num-
bers, they made up for it in the fresh
ness of their quality and the alertness
of the attack. After another score of
appearances and careful singing them
selves into the heart" of their program,
the U. w. should have reason to be
proud Of its glee club. Kenneth Damon
pleased the audience with his solos.
He had the splendid courage of offer
ing Handel and Kramer, and he got
away with it very nicely Max Peter
son, a violinist of no mean quality, has
splendid ear, nimble fingers and a
good right arm. He has no reason to
be timid, though his playing Friday
evening gave that impression. His
rendition Of Kreisler, Caprice Vienolse,
would have sent the audience to its
feet, if be had thrown more of his own
self into the music and forgotten his
audience until he had finished: Paul
Sanders was accompanist, and he &C
difficult and thankless part. AS piano
soloist he played Chopin Polonaise. The
closing number of the chorus was as
shocking as it was amusing. The Sex
tette from Lucia to an odorOus boarding
house bill of fare! The combination
was awful, but it had the college prank
and rollicking good humor in it. The
number best done during the evening
was Friml- Beautiful Ship from Toy
land. The Interpretation and the vocal
Al. frih RI
musicianship of the director. The con-
cert was under the auspices of the Fed
Grated Women's clubs of Edgertcn. A
full house, and they are financially safe.
The stork made two very satisfac-
factory trips to the Lockwood hospital
Wednesday of this week, bringing
girl in the morning to Mr.. and Mrs. S.
K. Larson, and in the evening girl to
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Strouse.
twenty-five members of the K. of
P. lodge of Clinton, under the leader
ship of F. w. Mckinney, motored up
from Clinton Saturday evening to con-
fer the Prince of the Orient degree on
members of the Edgerton lodge. After
nine pilgrims had taken the journey,
refreshments were served and a social
hour spent.
Mr.. Geo. Blanchard attended the
federal court at La Crosse last Thurs
day and Friday, appearing as attorney
for Carl Stricken. The action against
Mr.. Stricken was dismissed. The story
has gotten out that Mr.. Stricken was
charged with keeping moonshine, and
| also operating gambling place. There
were no such charges preferred. The
| charge was that a bottle of whiskey
was found in his possession. The $500
limit set by Judge Lands as constitut-
| ing gambling had no Connection what
| ever with Edgerton and Edgerton par
! ties.
Mr.. James McAdam of Chicago
! called at The Reporter office last week.
He is of Scotch descent, born in Mon
| treal, Canada, came to Iowa as young
man and entered the lumber business;
married a sister of the internationally
known leader of men, John R. Mott.
He has lived close to the farming in
terests of the middle west for many
| years and understands their problems.
| 1t took him sixteen years to develop a
linen ginning machine, which is expect
ed to revolutionize the linen industry
| and give the public linen at prices
| lower than cotton. One of his ma
| chimes is in service in Minneapolis, and
a number of Edgerton men are in the
near future going up there to see it in
actual work. Last Tuesday evening a
number of Edgerton business men met
| Mr.. McAdam to learn in detail of his
plans for linen ginning plant in Ed
gerton. Flax for fiber is new indus
| try in the United States.