The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1922-11-25
The Sterling Club
Bohemian Party'
A Brilliant i |. Affair III
Union Hall Artistlcally Decorated
For The Occasion; Charles S. T
oilpin IS honored Guest.

The Bohemian Night party giver
by the Sterling Club on last Tuesday
| evening at Union hall, was one of: the
most unique and brilliant affairs ever
held in St. Paul. =. .
The large hall was transformed in
to a. setting1of real Bohemian style
Each corner of the hall was an I'M
provised coy corner, decorated with
palms, cut flowers and subdued lights
In the center of the room was placed
a large tea table with a basket of
yellow and white chrysanthemums in
the center, and silver candle sticks,
In front Of the stage, which was
banked with palms andsferns, the
officers of the club and their wives
formed the receiving linz. where they
received the ~ members land their
guests. .~..a 18Th ..-...
A., stringed orchestra played .Bo-
hemian music during the receiving
hour and dance music the balance of
the evening. During intervals spe-
cial entertainers secured for the occa-
sion entertained the guests.
Wives of the officers of the club
acted as assistants. Mesdames B. C.
Archer, L. H Mccoy, C. H. Wiging-
ton, o. D. Howard, J. E. johnson and
VIM. B. Tandy presided at the tea
table, and 7Mesdames w. B. Walker,
O.. C. Hall, J. W. Milton, R. H. An
derson, H.. F. Mcintyre, w. E. Alex
ander, Frank Boyd, Thos. Neal and
C. E. Sleet presided at the punch ia
BILE. - =: -
A special committee. from the club
acted as host to Mr.. Charles S. Gil
pin and escorted him out to- the hall
as the special guest of the club. Mr..
Gilpin was introduced to all the men,
bers of the club and the guests: by
the president. &..,.::.
The committee in charge Of the
affair spared no pains in making the
party a success. Much credit is due
Mr.. W.. e. alexander, the president
of the club who was the originator
of the Bohemian Night. party. The
committee in charge of the affair
was composed: of J. w. Milton, chair
man; G.. E.. Sleet, B. C. Archer, B.
F Edwards, Thos.. Neal, H. F. Nc
Intyre, d. T. Reed, Gene Cough and
W.. E.:sAlexander, ex-ofhcio. 49,
Some Of the: beautiful: gowns worn
by the ladies were very much in evil
dence. Mrs. R.. H. Anderson wore
black crepe de chene, = trimmed in
black jets and. lace; Mrs. W. E. Alex
ander, Powered crepe de- chene Or
CANDY and rose trimmings; Mrs. w
B. Walker, American Beauty satin
trimmed with fur, decollette, pearls;
Mrs. B. C. Archer maize charmouse
trimmedstim gold lace, corsage bou.
quet, :decollette; Mrs. O. D. Howard
navy blue canton CREPE hand EN-.
brodered, . jets;usM Mrs. l., H. Mccoy
black lace over American Beauty
charmouse, corsage-.bouquet; Mrs. C
w. Wigington, sand colored Spanish
lace over blue satin; Mrs. J. E.. John.
son, black lace over moon-glow, dia.
monds; Mrs. H:rsF. Mcintyre, blue
silk crepe de rchene; Mrs.. X. Nc
Knight. white taffeta. trimmed with
marqueritessan and gold, pearls and dia
monds; Mrs, w. B. Tandy, gold lace
frocl over crepe de chene, orienta
1pearls;;s Mrs. o. G. Hail. navy blue
and -henna, diamonds; Mrs. Thos
| Neal, pink crepe de chine georgette
Mrs. w. T. Francis, king blue silk
sequiens, tulle, diamonds; Mrs. H
Henderson, black nfignonette silk with
jets, diamonds; Mrs. VIM. England
white satin draped with chiffon; Mrs
Geo. Moore, sand colored cantor
crepe;2 Mrs. D.cAJ. Brady, peach ia
!. ffetta, lace panels, gold bands, decol
], lette,, pearls; Mrs. Clarence McCul
. Tough, black lace over silver cloth
jets; Mrs. J. w. Milton, wisteria
canton crepe, hand embroidered
pearls and diamonds; Mrs. S. E
Hall, orchid and gold taffetta trim
med gold lace; Mrs. c.. w. Oliver
rose orchid taffeta, jets, decollette
Mrs. G. E. James, draped black lac
! over taffeta; Mrs. James Roberts
American Beauty velet, diamonds
Mrs. Gene Cough, black Spanish lac
over canton crepe, jets; Mrs. NJ. A
Johnson, blue canton crepe, diamond
| and pearls; Mrs. James Harris, gra,
crepe de chine, pearls; Mrs. Z. F
Moore, brown canton crepe, Bulga
rian hand work, pearls; Mrs. G.. c
| S!eet, silver baronet with beads
4 pearls; Mrs. V. D. Turner, torquois
blue georgette, crepe sequins trim
ming, pearls and diamonds; Mr.:
8 Samuel Foster, pearl gray canto
crepe, pearls; Mrs. Frank Boyd, to
lcolored canton crepe trimmed swift
mink fur and lace, diamonds; Mrs. I
L. Caldwell, blue :georgette crep
trimmed with gold lace; Mrs. A. F