rHE SAEST PAUL DAILY GLOBE: SUKLAY MOENltftf, FEBRUARY 10, 1889.— SIXTEEN PAGES. 12 WONDERS BY WOMEN An Old Lady Who Should Be Granted a Large Pen- sion. The Sea Robbad of Its Ter- rors by a Life Raft. tnventor of a Patent Car Coupler and Ingenious Cattle Car. Danger on the Rail Averted by Instantaneously Stop- ping* Trains. " In a small house on Indiana avenue east lives an old lady who is quite a character in her way. The house in . which she lives is a two-story frame on a stone foundation, the upper story be- ing partially in the roof. The house stands about three feet below the side- walk, and to arrive at the front door it is necessary to jump off the sidewalk and then climb up the steps. The front room is furnished with two large beds, a few chairs and a table, on which are Some children's toys and a few cheap ornaments. On the walls are hung ad- veitising pictures, and on the window hangs a placard which reads: . * ; "" * ; Sins. ADELPHIA BINGA 8 : BALM OF tiII.EAD, : : The Great Blood Puritier, : : FOR SALE : "if \u25a0-*:-'-• HERE. I * \u25a0*.* The basement is occupied by a kitchen, in which are numerous pots, kettles, cauldrons, retorts and other paraphernalia for the manufacture of the "Balm." The lady of the house, the inventor and sole manufacturer of the panacea, which is advertised in the window, is a lady sixty-one years old. She is pleasant-looking, stout and in- clined to be talkative. A black dress conceals her well-developed form, whose outlines are untrammoled by corset or bustle. Over her head is a knitted woolen cap, which comes down over her neck and ears, and, beneath this, wavy hair of a steel grey tint peeps as if trying to escape from confinement. Her dark brilliant eyes flash from be- hind big gold spectacles, and are shaded by well-shaped black eyebrows. A large straight mouth with deeply curved wrinkles at the corners, reveals, when opened a set of small teeth, and a heavy wrinkled chin gives an air of firmness to a face which could uot fail to strike the observer as one of considerable in- telligence. When she smiles the wrinkles at the corners of her mouth shape themselves into deep dimples, giving her a very pleasant and good- natured appearance. Such is Mrs. Binga to look at. But it is in conversation that she re- veals herself. She is a great inventor, and, as she says, has invented more things of use to man and beast than any other woman. Some years ago the humane society advertised a reward of $5,000 for devices for feeding and sep- arating cattle in transit, for a life raft to be propelled without steam, and for several other things of a similar nature. ' "I did not set mv brain to work on these things." said Mrs. Binga; "they just came to me. "IDREW UP PLANS aud specifications and sent my descrip- tions in. The humane society made use of some of them, but I never re- ceived a cent for my trouble. Don M. Dickinson says that if I received my rights I would be granted a bigger pen- sion than any soldier, but .1 have been swindled out of everything I ever in- vented." Mrs. Binga says that she in- vented a liferaft which was operated by a windmill on deck, which acted upon a propeller wheel. She sent plans of this to the humane society, and they adopted them, but she was never re- warded. Her device for feeding cattle on the cars consists of compartments in the upper part of the car, formed by the in- terstices between and arched roof on the inside and a flat one on the outside. These could be filled with grain which could be let down tubes into their feed- ing-troughs by means of valves operated from the outside. For separating cat- tle, she suggests a trough of water, running the length of the car, to which ail the cattle would run as soon as put on board. When they all get into their places, folding partitions, made of gal- vanized iron, could be lowered between each beast. ' '77 . Another device on which the vent- res* lays great stress is a car-coupler. This, so far as the reporter could learn, only differs from those in use to-day in the application of the chain when drawn up or down raises or lowers the big hook to meet the difference in the height of the cars, and also in a bell being placed so that as soon as the cars are coupled they ring it automatically, "thus enabling," as Mrs. Bmga says, "the man to keep track of the number of cars that are coupled. Another in- genious scheme is her car carrying live fish. She would have two tanks in the car, one above the other, joined by two hollow pillars, and a pump that would keep the. water continually circulating between the two. One day Mrs. Binga was crossing a railway, when a loose rail tripped her no. She turned round, and looking at it', said: "1 could nail you down so that you could not spring loose." For this purpose she invented the "Sprague nail," which consists of two teeth which bite the flange of the rail, fastened to a long pin with barbs upon it; this, she claims, would never come up when once hammered down; but she suggests no method of getting the rail between the teeth. None of these devices of hers are patented, for the reason that it costs too much money, and Mrs. Binga says that other people have seen and used the plans, and have derived all the ben- fit from them, and she has no recourse. She gave the reporter a number of ter- ribly complicated .7 7;*< PLANS WITH MINUTE DESCRIPTIONS written in a plain hand, very like that of a schoolboy. . "I write plain," she said, "but 1 never had a copy set me in my life." : '7, : - , The reporter asked what the "Balm of Gilead" was? ". . :-%:'& "Ah!" she replied, her face beaming with delight, "it is the greatest medi- cine in the world." "Yes," put in her. daughter, who entered at that moment, followed by a number of children, "she beats all the doctors in the world; she saved my baby's life two or three times last winter." "What is the 'Balm' good for. Mrs. Binga?" asked the interrogator. -. -L "Good for!" she said, "t.ood for— everything! It is the greatest blood purifier in the world. It cures catarrh, all kidney disease, bruises, sprains, headache——" "Corns?" asked the reporter. "No, sir! not corns, but consumption, sore throat, rheumatism— oh! every- thing. Why, do you know when I was down in Detroit, old Dr. , poor old soul, he's dead aud gone now, but he used to get mv medicine by the jugful. He wouldn't * have anybody know he used it, so 1 used to leave it .in a place in his elevator and he used to come and get it. And Col. 11——, too; his hull family used it. I got $300 for curing one man." ... : :r •- .77- --"Is ita secret receipt of your own!" - " Why, it's nothing but what God Al- mighty places ' right around in the woods, right handy for everybody. J* 77 y •- How did you discover it?" " 1 was left at the age of two weeks in the woods .with an old Indian doc- tor, and was raised among the Indians. 1 saw what things . they used as med- icine, and remembered them.* I used to own a good deal ofproperty. I owned and rented houses; but I want no more of that. I had rather be the one to rent. It does seem so hard to take the rent from poor people when you know their children are starving. One day I col- lected $10 rent from a woman, when her little girl came up to mo and said: 'Does Amy have bread?' 'Why, of course Amy has bread." 1 replied. (Amy was my girl.) 'Well,' said the little one, '1 wish I could get a piece of Amy's bread.' 'For the love of God.M said, 'have you no bread?' Then 1 went to the cupboard, and found they, had absolutely nothing to eat in the house. So I said to the woman, 'Here is a dollar go and get some bread.' That was enough for mo; Iparted with my property, traded some of it off and sold the rest; but I was swindled in the deal, and had to turn in and earn my living. Iprayed the Lord to provide me with some means of setting food for myself and family, and He gave it. sTou know I have married off three daugh- ters and given two sons, a start in life- married 'em all from my own door, and my husband is eighty-four years old. Well, to return to your question. I re- membered the herbs and roots that the old Indian woman used, and fixed them up into the "Balm ' of Gilead,'* with which '^yi;-:yy : .\yy\yi."- f I CAST CUKE ANYTHING . . . in the human body. Yes, 1 was left with the Indians when I was two weeks old, and did not find out who I was until after I had been married and had two children of my own. 1 wouldn't tell you who am. as I am related to some of the finest families in America, and they don't want to know where 1 am or anything about me. But here I am, sixty-one years old, and making a living for myself and the old man. the doctors were going to have me run out of Detroit, but old Col. R came over in his buggy and told me about it, so I left in time. Yes. they were afraid of me: I cured people when they failed utterly. I performed an operation on a ten-year- old boy. who had hip-joint disease, and cut two splinters of bone out, applied the 'Balm of Gilead' and cured him. I gather the materials for this myself in the woods, and make it up in my own kettles." And so the garrulousjnitgood-natured old lady rambled on, telling wondrous stories of marvelous cures effected solely by means of the great "Balm of Gilead." No disease is so insidious, no malady so remote, that it can not be reached by this panacea. ' Coming back again to her inventions, she explained that she had made models of some of them, "whittled them out with a penknife*," as she expressed it. And had a model made of "one which cost her $10 ; this she considered too large a price, and preferred, to make her own in future. The plans which she gave the reporter are fearfully and wonderfully made. Mrs. Binga says that she is no hand at drawing, which remark was un- necessary, a glance at the plans reveal- ing the fact beyond the peraventure of a doubt, but she explains her stupendous brain power by the fact that when in Michigan she lived ALMOST ENTIRELY ON FISH. As she has failed to make anything out of her remarkable inventions she has no objection to their being made public, thinking that it is possible the humane society, or some railroad com- pany, might take it into their heads to send her something as a recognition of the valuable services which she has rendered to humanity at large. She says .that she has another valuable scheme which she may some day make something out of. It is a device for stopping any car of a train instan- taneously. '^"6si_' "Isuppose," she said, "that a passen- ger looks out of the window and sees an obstruction on the line, or another train coming, he can by pushing down a bar stop the car he is in instantly. The rest of the train has either got to stop too, or else burst the coupling. This would be an infallibleremedy for railroad ac- cidents, as the car has either got to stop or burst!" It seems, on reflection, that Mrs. Adelphia Binga is a benefactor to the world at large, and with her "Balm of Gilead" she would cure all the ills that flesh is heir to. Her inventions in the line of cattle and lish cars would great- ly ameliorate the sufferings of the ani- mal kingdom, while the last mentioned creation*of her fertile brain would stop the frightful loss of life in railroad.ac- cidents and take away from the news- papers one of their most sensational features. It seems that she can invent anything. She once wrote to the secre- tary of the humane society, saying that, if he would send her $5,000 she would keep on inventing and would send him all the results of her work. Strange to say she never received a reply. _ \u25a0 ~7:-;7;' * HAMLINE. The reception of Prof, and Mrs. L. H. Batchelder, of Snelling avenue, Friday evening, was attended by members of the alumni and the j undergraduates of Hamline university. Among those pres- ent were: President and Mrs. G. H. Bridgman, Miss A. Shoemaker, percep- tress; Mr. and Mrs. D. 11. Tandy, Mr. Mrs. L. J. Dobner, Misses Garvin, South wick. Higgins, . Margaret Share, Mabel Hanson, Mary .Bennett, Martha Clark, Essie Bushnell, Annie Albert- son, Delia Palmer,' Mamie Stevens, Blanche Fames, Alice Frost, Dunn, Ella Door, Lena . Put- nam. Effle Grout, Mattie Johnson, Gertrude Seager, . Winifred -.Hoyt,' Le- land, Messrs. Davis, K. Shaw, Case, Rose and Myrtle Allen; Messrs. Bar- rett, Montgomery, Kerfoot, Morgan, Ellsworth, Squires, Sloetim, Lord, Far- rar, Dobner, Bean, Lathrop, Campbell, Wing Edwards, Massey, Grant, Chaffee, Godfrey C. Barnum. _. Mrs. Morrow, state organizer of the Young Woman's Home Missionary society, met a number of the young ladies of Hamline on ' Thursday even- ing, for the purpose of organizing a branch of that society at Hamline. A permanent . organization will be per- fected next Thursday evening.' ' Tuesday 'evening the Harmony club met at the residence of the Misses Hig- gins. The study of the evening was Hawthorne's "Marble Faun." Haw- thorne's public and private life was discussed by. Miss Sadie Higgins. John Merrill read a paper on "Hawthorne and His Contemporaries." - Miss Zou McClary, of Ladies' hall,, was visited last week by her mother, Mrs. Thomas McClary, Minneapolis. ' '-..•" The Chautauqua circle* will be ad- dressed next week by Prof. Batchelder on the "Science of Chemistry." Miss Shoemaker, preceptress of La- dies' hall, was visited by Miss- Lou Iverson, Minneapolis, Friday. 7 t>;7 ; Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Dobner Were vis- ited last week by Miss. Laura Dobner, Lake City. -'•\u25a0-.\u25a0:--..•;--\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.-.- -'y \u25a0•>'•. 777- 1 Miss Irene Hawkins,. St. Paul, was the guest of Mrs. Evelyn Church last week. ; '.•'- ;;••;'.: f-.y. --y*' *\u25a0\u25a0'?'*':•: ._•_ Miss Minnie Warner was visited last week by Miss Edna Follensbee, Howard Lake. -. ST. ANTHONY PARK. -{y At the meeting of the wins? club, Thursday evening last, at the residence of Mrs. B. F. ".cek, Jr., prizes were won by Mrs. diaries A. Dunn and Mr. Gouthall. The club will be entertained by Mrs. M. A. Jones, Feb. 21, at the residence of E. B. Wakeman, Esq., 928 Sixth avenue south, Minneapolis. - Capt. O. M. Smith, "22d U. LA., who has been visiting his sister Mrs. 1. C. Talbot, of Ctidworth street, left Monday last to join his regiment at Fort Koogh, Mont. \u25a0_, \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0•- y -i:^:';.:-':^ -.. ._ The Chautauqua circle held an unusu- ; ally interesting meeting "at the resi- dence of Mrs. Isaac Cheney last Mon- day evening. -; ,'*.,' -i 7 i Isaac Cheney entertained the Chris- tian Endeavor society, last Thursday evening at his residence on Gordon ave- nue. ' - "- *:\u25a0 The new "• German club . gave their second dance Friday evening in Hamp- den hall. There was a full attendance.. The dramatic club have in* active re- hearsal a play that they propose to give the latter part of this month. W. H. Petersen, of St. Paul, will soon move into the cottage upon Raymond avenue, near Ellis street. ' -"7.-\u25a0 -*-\u25a0-\u25a0 *?||_fil§ * W. W. Coiiiiel has gone to Ohio. - THE DUET. I was smoking a cigarette: Maud, my wife and the tenor McKey Were singing together a blithe duet. And days it were better I should forget Came suddenly back tome— s- *:,*, Days when life seemed a gay marque ball, And to love and be loved was the sum of i t all. As they sang together the whole scene fled, ' The room's rich hangings, the sweet home air,' \u25a0•-.., \u25a0 Stalely Maud, with her proud, blonde head, And I*seemed to see in her place instead A wreath of blue-black hair, »';-'•" And a face, ah . your face— yours, Lisette, A face it were wiser I should forget. \u25a0'.< .-',.' j. Two small slippers wjth big rosettes Peeped out uuder your kilt-skirt theie, While we sat smoking our cigarettes, (Oh, I shall be dust when my heart forgets) And singiug that self-same air; , And between the verses for interlude, 1kissed your throat and your shoulders nude. You were so full of a subtle fire ; You were so warm and so sweet, Lisette; ' You were everything men admire, And there were no fetters to make us tire, For you were— a pretty grisette. But you loved as only such natures can, With a love that makes heaven or hell for a man. 77*77 7-: 7' They have ceased singing that old duet, Stately Maud and the tenor McKer. '•You are burning your coat with your cigar- ette. .. ••-;\u25a0 -; And qu' avez vous, dearest, your lids are wet," Maud says, as she leans o'er me. And Ismile and lie to her. husband-wise, '"Ob, it is nothing but smoke in mv eves." —Ella Wheeler. SOCIAL SILHOUETTES. Black and White Sketches of the Past "Week's Pleasure. -f- : - 7 Mrs. E. A. Young gave a delightful euchre party at her home on Woodward avenue Monday evening. The guests were Gov. and Mrs. Merriarn, Judge and Mrs. Young, Maj. and Mrs. Bates, Mr. and Mrs. Borup, Mr. and Mrs. Draper, Mr. and Mrs. Forepaugh, Mr. and Mrs. W. Morton. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Tarbox, Dr. and Mrs. Stone, Mr. and Mrs. Seymour, Mr. 7 and Mrs. .1. J. Parker, Mr. and Mrs.' W. F. Newell, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Ord- way, Mr. and Mrs' J. P. Elmer, Mrs. Pope, Mrs. Mclntyre, Mr. aud Mrs. E. W. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Frost; Misses Perrin. Cook, Maude Taylor, Hammond, Bigelow, Flandrau, Sturgis, Moore, Taylor, Mann and Perrin; Dr. Abbott, Gen. Sibley, Messrs. V. .Robert- son, L. E. Newport, L. K. Stone, Bige- low, W. H. Patterson, Oakes, Finch, McKeever, G. V. Bacon, Ferguson, Blabon, F. B. Clark and Charles Gor- don. 7?;.'r o A Characteristic Entertainment. The Yashti club entertained, the Bethany club and young people of the People's church at the residence of Mrs. J. Ross Nicols on Nelson avenue Friday evening; It was a characteristic entertainment, marked by mirth and music, and none of the mild torture that is the leading feature of church socials in general. Mrs. Nicols' handsome homo was filled with a** crowd of lively young peo- pie who were made welcome by the gracious hostess, assisted by Mrs. H. C. MeCarty, Mr. Price and Miss Edith Lott. Miss Adah Hawkins con- tributed greatly to the enjoyment of the affair with a charming rendition of the jewel song from Faust, and the Dixon stringed orchestra of the High school discoursed such seductive music during the evening that it was impossible for youthful spirits and restless feet to re- strain from an informal dance. A dainty luncheon was served, and the entertainment was most de- lightful. Among the many guests were Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Svenson, Capt. aud Mrs. Straight, Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Schiffman, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Hodgson, Mr. and Mrs. Gil- bert, Mrs. Snell, Mrs. D. H. Moon, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Durment. Mrs. William Fling, Mrs. A. D. Davidson, Mrs. Dixon, Miss Adah Hawkins, the Misses Pierce, Misses Etta Hall, Holden, Finch, J. D. Hess, Bishop, Snell, Bevans, Moffett, the Misses Farnham, the Misses Whit- ney. Messrs. H. C. • MeCarty, Bennett, Lott, H. Hall, Fouse, Price and Straight. Like an Innovation. Afternoon entertainments have been so rare of late that the charming recep- tion, given by Mrs. Sylvester M. Cary from 3 to 6 Thursday, seemed something like a social innovation. It was the first entertainment Mrs. Cary has given at her new home on Summit court, and hence the air of novelty was further in- creased. The pretty nail" finished in natural oak, walls done . in robin's egg blue, and polished floors covered with rugs was decorated with palms and cut flowers in jars, while curtains of smilax draped the doorways -. leading into the different rooms. Mrs. Cary, . with her sister, Mrs. Charles Goold, Albany, N. V., for whom the receptiou was given, and Mrs. Will- iam Hunt, Jr., greeted her friends in the drawing room. In the library,, which opens off one -side of the hall, tea was served by Misses Patterson, Hale, Nauman, Smythe and Squires. Mrs. William Hunt, Sr., and Mrs. Charles Thompson presided at the re- freshment table in. the dining room, other ladies who assisted being Mes- dames F. B. Bass, J. W. White, J. N. Hannaford, Bement and Howard N. Elmer. The drawing room and parlor are done in satiuwood, and yellow is the dominant tone of the handsome furnish- ings. Yesterday afternoon, to the other attractions was added the charm of great bunches of roses, heliotrope and- jonquils, placed here and there in cut glass jars and dainty vases, and crim- son shaded lamps in the library cast a becoming rosy light upon the young ladies who poured tea. It seemed a pity that they- should blush a whole afternoon upon the desert air of feminine indifference. The dining room was a gleam of glory done in yel- low. The wood work of the room is an- tique oak. The- tiling about : the fire- place is yellow, and the walls show the same color emphasized softly by the tinted light that gleams through the yellow shades of the chandelier. In the center of the table was a : cut-glass, jar filled - with jonquils and at either end handsome silver . candelabra holding wax tapers :burning under yellow shades. - Throughout the afternoon Seibert's orchestra, stationed in the up- per hall, filled the air with music. Mrs. Cary wore a tan-colored satin gown, en traine. Draperies of French embroidery were drawn back from the front, which was .trimmed with mousse green velvet. Velvet and embroidery; trimmed the decollete corsage, the neck of . which was softened . with folds of : crepe de lisse. She carried a bouquet of Catharine Mermet roses. 7 '"'\u25a0-'• Mrs. Charles Goold, wore 1 a gown of• yellow moire, veiled with black thread lace, and carried a bouquet of jonquils.* Mrs. William Hunt, Jr., was attired in a trained gown of white moire, the front of which was veiled with .white dotted net. The decollete corsage was i trimmed with pearl passementerie and ~ point duchesse. Mrs. Bass wore a handsome ; trimmed costume of bronze velvet, trimmed with . Persian embroidery p diamond 7 orna- ments. : 7 ..7 yy \u25a0 Mrs. 11 . N. Elmer wore a combination of black dotted net and moire, , trimmed with silver. . . - .. Miss Hale .was elegantly gowned in trimmed mahogany silk. -Miss Patterson wore a combination of light: blue brocaded . satin and white gauze.. Miss Squires' -gown was of white China silk, flowered with blue and com* bined with white moire. . Miss Smyth wore a polonaise of old blue cashmere over a petticoat of white, flounced with blue. 'Mrs. J. W. White wore a cloth gown en traine, trimmed with * Parisian em- broidery and gold passementerie. : 7; / Mrs. Hannaford was gowned in white cord d silk,' combined with moire. r Mrs. William Hunt, Sr., wore a hand- some black toilette. Among the guests were Mesdames E. W. Wheeier, J. G. Pyle, W. H. Bullard. E. W. Johnson, J. H. McAllister, Barry, E. O. Tooker, C. W. Bunn, G. Q. White, W, Constans. W. M. Stees, R. N. Mac- Laren, John Farrington, J. T. Averill, T. B. Campbell, W. H. H. Sto- : well, ••: B. F. Brooks, ' Morgan - Brooks, W. S. Morton, Horace R. Bigelow, A. R. Dalrymple, K. Barnum, J. B. Rice, F. B. Clark, H. P. Upham, W. H. Broden, Richard Washington, J. C. Hill, G. R. Metcalf, Selah Squires, C. C. De Coster. Flagg, Glover Perrin, E." . W. S. Tingle, H. E. yon Wedelstaedt, Caroline Cancroft, E. I. Glenn, H. M. Smythe, A. M. Peabody, S. G. Sloan, .W. R. Merriarn, E. I. Frost, Emerson Hadley, E. N. Saunders, G. B. Ranney, C. P. Noves, R. G. Davenport, W. G. Raunev. J. H. Southall, E. W. Peet,: F. A. Seymour, C. H. Johnston, E. H. Cutler, L. C. Hay, C. S. Bunker,' C. M. Griggs, L. C. Hay. F. S. Haupt, E. W. 'Carpenter, Gustav Borup, W. P. Westfall. O. D. Lanpher, W. A. Van Slyke, William Lee, C. B. Branson, A. F." Norrish, J. R. Jetiks, G. I. Griswold, C. H. Bigelow, H. B. Willis, E. H. Prunnett, J. E. Glass, A. G. Foster, C. H. Clark, W. H. Sanborn, D. Day, J. A. ; Stees, F. W. Van Slyke. Charming Sea- bury, C. A. Wheaton. W. Sherman Potts, R.B. Galusha, Saulgaard, G. M. Fleming, I. A. Sanders, E. W. Dur- ant, Do Lorme B. Haroaugh, L. W. Rundlett,* William Rhodes, Thomas Cochran, Jr., A. E. Boyesen, Sinkler. T. T. Mann, F. Driscoll. Louis Maxfield: Misses Constans, Stees, Mann, Averill, Far ngton, Bigelow, Loomis, Ingersoll, Elsie Nukirck Whitwell, Squires, Min- nie C. Morton, Braden, Perrin, Sloan, M. G. White, White, Cooke, Richards, Peet, Bunker, Carpenter, Ballist, Nel- son, McLaren. Wheaton, Galusha, Hol- combe, Bullard, Elizabeth Loomis, Katharine K. Taylor, Newport, Knapp, Taylor. '' '7 '' '7' 7 : ' ' yUyy . -7 A Missionary Effort. The young people of the Dayton ave- nue Presbyterian church gave an en- tertainment for the benefit of the mis- sion f undFridav evening. "The Last Day," a recitation by Miss Nellie Carl- son, was a scholarly delivery. An ob- ject lesson by six little misses dressed in various national costumes, each mak- ing a plea for her respective country, • was an interesting feature and elicited the admiration of the audience. Miss Maggie McDermott delivered a recita- tion on the '-Heathen Chinee." Prof. De. Lacy arid class of boys charmed their hearers with appropriate" songs. They were: all- dressed _as heathens , Chinamen, Japanese, Hindoos, Turks. Clinton Abbott demonstrated has skill ; in a violin solo, much to the pleasure of all. Misses Fuller and Delacy, as wo - Burmah girls, recited "Joy and La- . ment," and Fuller read "Whistling in Heaven." Refreshments were : served in nearly every style, including the Chinese.* Rice was eaten with chop- sticks, in a small booth, and an Indian tepee was presided over by a dusky goddess in the person of Ida Lusk,- as- sisted by Isabella Roth. Gertie Berry and Susie Green were mistresses of the - Japanese booth, and John Roth, John Abbott and Jasper Dixon were the mo- guls at the Chinese pagoda. Syrian* candy was sold, and a : genuine Turkish supper was served by Maggie Davis and Nellie McClung. J '\u00847^.", • An Alumni Banquet. The third "annual banquet of the Northwestern Alumni association of Williams college occurred at the Min- nesota club last evening. There were present Rev. Norman D. Seaver, D. D., '54, St. Paul; Judge H. R. Murdock. '54, Stillwater: J. H. Ames, '60, St. Paul; Prof. J. E. Bradley. '65, C. Keyes, '64, Prof. H. P. Judson, '70, Minneapolis; Prof. F. W. Fiske, 72, St. Paul; Prof. C. B. Gilbert, "76, St.Paul; Eman uel Cohen, '76, Minneapolis: Stanley R. Kitchell, '76, Minneapolis; Rev. H. W. Gleason, '77, Minneapolis; Howe Paige, '73, Minneapolis; Prof. C. A. Fiske. '78, St. Paul; J. E. Jessut, "83, Baldwin, Wis.: W.Perry, 'B7, St. Paul; C. H. Bigelow, Jr., '87, St. Paul; J. T. Baxter, '87, Minneapolis; F. N. Van Duzee,' 87, St. Paul, and H. E. Bigelow, '88, St. Paul. ,7 An Honored Guest. Miss Lillian White gave a large danc- ing party last Monday evening in honor . of Miss Manic Davis, of Duluth. Among those present were Misses Snow, Earle, Hunt, Stone, Bammond, Westfall, Ab- bott, Chase, Clark, Shawe, Seaburry, Myers, Lightner. Maddern, Harventon, Walker, Relang. Hoyt, Friend, Belote, Wills, Allen, Smith, Roadington, Lyle Lyons, Sothard, Harmon, Hoyt, and Misses Bell and Kelly, of Minneapolis, and Messrs. Bushnell, Snowe, Mead, Otis, Houlton, McArdle, Richards.Potts, Woods, Ohipermann, Campbell, - Still- well, Wills, Lyons, Seeman, Strong, Woodberry, Belote and.McClurg. 7 A Complimentary Dinner. . . Senator A. J. .Whiteman, - ' of Duluth, tendered a complimentary 7 dinner to Gov. and Mrs. Merriarn and Col. and : Mrs. Graves,- at the Ryan, Thursday evening. Covers were laid for nine- - teen, namely The host, Gov. and Mrs. Merriarn, Col. and Mrs. : Graves, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Clarke. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Tarbox, Judge and Mrs. Flandrau, Mrs. Pone,' Miss Cook, \u25a0 Messrs. S. P. . Snider, T. F. Oakes, E. L. Dudley and J. W. Blabon. J. F. F. Club. * On Friday evening Miss Mac Stanton, of St. Peter street, entertained the J. F. F. club, of the High school, with a very artistic programme. Those present were : , Misses Kittle Whitham, : Kate . and Bertha Bolinger, Annie Russell, Marie Teeple. Myrtle Burnet, Florence ; Kerich, Kittie Russell: Messrs. Bunker, > Orville, Chun,. George Cole, Charlie " Whitham, Tom.Foster, George Jackson, Homer Biiggs and George Colburn. 7 7' A Donkey Party. ' 1* \u25a0 Miss Edith Kent gave a donkey party Saturday § evening .at her home, 21*5 South Franklin street. The first prize was won by Miss Laura Kent and the booby prize by Miss Tillie Bobletter. Vocal and instrumental music varied the evening's pleasure. ;.)T - , \u25a0! y --, \u25a0 '. \u25a0 _ \u25a0 mj* \u25a0 Their Turn Is Past. Mrs. Charles Stanley entertained the Osceola euchre club at her home on Ex- change street, « Wednesday evening. Prizes were won by Mesdames Hunger-- * ford, Wallace and Wilson, ; Messrs. Wyman, Contour and Olds. . Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Parker entertained ; the Young Married, People's Euchre club last Wednesday evening. '1 The G. N. W. Progressive Euchre club met- Wednesday evening at the : residence of . G. W. McCaskey. Prizes .were. won by Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Fred-, ricks, Mrs. Pond and Mrs. \J. R. Hud- son and Messrs. W.T. Hofstatter and E. D. Cummings. \u0084Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Rutherford gave a progressive euchre party ' Thursday" evening. 7. - \u0084 " The Laurel Euchre club was 'enter'; tamed by Mrs.- MeCulloeh. of Dayton \u25a0: avenue, last week. . - g^^ I :7A 117 enjoyable "•progressive v .euchre ; , party was given by Mrs. H. T. Drake, of Portland avenue, last evening. ; Where Friend Meets Friend. ."! Mrs. Charles F. Hammond and Mrs. Wilford G. De Celle gave a reception to about ":\u25a0 thirty of i their lady friends at their home on Iglehart street, from 5 until 8 Wednesday. --Mrs. De Celle was assisted in the tea room by Miss Mamie Winchester and Miss '< Verra Hichbour. The table was beautifully i decorated with ropes -of smilax and pink roses." Among the guests' were Mrs. B. J. Price, of Hudson, Wis. ; Miss Harrison, of Bloomington.Tll. r Mesdames M. D. Munn, Valentine Rothschild, W. ', G. White, Laura A. King. H.D. Brown, Fred S. Blodgett, Carleton Sarbell, C. B. Marvin, George Dellinger, Bolhen, A. Smith, Henning, Femchour. Hugh \u25a0 MY Miller, George Watson, Willis Hall Viltmer, Helen B. Schenck; J. W. Lusk, 0. M. Power and Misses Jennie Del- fnger, King, Laughlln and Blodgett. | The Magnolia. Club. - 7 : The Magnolia Progressive Euchre* Wub.was enjoyably entertained by Mr. 'and Mrs. D. W. Cameron, 40: West Ninth street, Wednesday night. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Friend, Mr. and Mrs. McLellon, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schroeder, Mr. and Mrs. Horace -Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Dreis, Misses A. and M. Gil- lespie, Maggie and Nellie Dreis, Miss J. Walsch, Miss G. Hall, Miss L. Brown, Miss •N. Chambers, Miss J. Towhy, Dr. Eschelby, Dr. Stetter and Messrs.- F. A. Eldridge, Lames, Beasly, G. Fetch, D. Fink, A. Murphy, F. Kenge, H. E. Maguire and P. Fay, of Minne- apolis. The prizes, which were very unique and beautiful, were distributed at 11 o'clock, when luncheon was served, after which a delightful evening was brought to a close with a social dance. Prizes in Plenty. ; Miss Emily Lamp gave a progressive euchre party at . her home, 255 . Bice street, Wednesday evening. The prizes were won as follows: Ladies' progress- ive, Mrs. Lamp: lone hand, Miss Frick- elton; foot, Miss Lowe ; . gentlemen's progressive, Mr. Neily ; lone hand, Mr." Sperry; foot, Mr. Brand. After refresh- ments were served, each gentleman was presented with apiece ol linen, needle and thread to show their skill in hem- ming, the one doing, the best sewing to receive a prize. Mr. Fontain was the lucky seamster. The r remainder of the evening was spent in dancing. '\u25a0\u25a0 Those present were Misses Langtry, Myers, Baldwin. Sherman. Sutton, Lowe, Rogers, Frickelton. : Henderson, and Carey: Messrs. Brand, Lowe. Fon- tain, Sperry. Neily, Pierce, Tngraham, Wendell, Kilduff, Bushnell, Drebert and Jachoby. of Minneapolis. Myrtle Leaf Club. . \u25a0i The Myrtle Leaf Social club gave an- other one of its enjoyable hops at Luck- er's hall Friday eveuing. The seventy- five couple present did justice to the twenty-one numbers of the programme. Their next party will be given Wash- ington's Birthday, Feb. 22. "7:7 • Morris-Day. i The marriage of Miss Ella F. Morris to Dr. David H. Day occurred on Tues- day, Feb. 5, at 7:30, at the home of the bride, 239 Sherman street, Bishop Gil- bert, of the Episcopal church officiat- ing. The young couple left on the evening train for Duluth where they (Will make their future home. 'T;-*;^ •*'-! yy : A Coasting Club. 7 i "The Montezuma Coasting club will give a pleasant entertainment and dance at Workingmen's hall, corner Margaret and Mendota streets, last evening. 7 .77* : '-.- Silber-Cardozo. . j. A notable event of the past week was the wedding of Miss Deborah Cardozo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph N. ; Cardozo, to Mark .Silber, of Ashland, Wis. The ceremony was performed by .Rev. G. Grodsky at the residence of the IbHde's parents on Ramsey street, only I relatives of the contracting parties being present. Among • the number (present were Mrs. C. Siiber, Mrs. B. A. Raphael. Davenport; Miss Ray Levy, Detroit; Mrs.. J. Livingston; Chicago; Mrs. E. Levy, Manistee; Simon Car- dozo, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jackson, I. N. Cardozo, P. N. Cardozo, Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. William Lester, Miss Sara Cardozo, city. Mr. and Mrs. Silber left that evening for the East.-- : * A Joint Birthday Celebration. The ladies of the First M. E. church Friday celebrated the birthday anni- versaries ofDr. Cyrus 3rooks and Mrs. Brooks, who yesterday attained their seventy-eighth and seventy-sixth birth- days respectively. The double event was celebrated by a largely attended reception at Dr. Brooks' residence, on Mound street, Dayton's bluff. 7\'; Pleasure Was Trumps. 7 Miss Josie Friend entertained a party at progressive euchre Tuesday evening. | There were seven tables played. Among the guests were Misses McCouley, Vitt, Mitsch, Metzger, Bickel, Lahe, Schwei- zer, Kerst, Finks, Michel and Hemsch; Messrs. Michel, Fransen, Winter, Kersh, Preudergast, Schweizer and Hemsch. Miss Fink and Mr. Michel won . head prizes; Miss Lahe and Mr. Metzger love hand prizes, and Miss McCouley and Mr. Schweizer the booby prizes. \u25a0yy' At the Play. ..- '\u0084;.''>"-! ' J. Horman tendered the following little misses a box party at the People's theater yesterday afternoon: Misses Wlnnefred M. Hausam, Laura A. Hausam, Katie M. Horman, Elsie K. Hausam, Lillie B. Horman, .-Etna M. Horman, Laverne G. Horman, Pearl 1. Hausam. . _________ JK'5~ .' A Leaf. '7 7 Miss Agnes Murphy, gave a party at her home, 251 Fairfield, avenue,*: last week in honor of her guest. Miss Emma Cjollon, of Rosemount, Minn. ; A New Euchre Club. A number of euchre players met at the . residence of A. Belcher, 597- Como avenue, last Monday ' evening, to organize a progressive euchre club. Mr. J. C. McCall, who was elected presi- dent, decided that the winner of the head prize Monday evening, be given the privilege of naming the club. Ac-, cordingly, Mrs. Belcher carrying off the honors, christened. the society the "Northern Belle." The booby prize was won by Mrs. F. Bedell.* ! Drive Whist. ' j The Ours Drive Whist club was pleasantly entertained by Mrs. B. F. Elleson Monday evening. Those pres- ent were: Mr. and Mrs. Stach, Mr.: and Mrs. Ranisden. Dr. and Airs. Dorris,- Dr. -and Mrs. Shimonek, Mr. and Mrs. Knox, Mr. Trankey, Miss King and Mr. Kenna. ..-.-. * -^777'^ j' The Ideal Social Club. i The usual enjoyable hop of the Ideal Social club took place last Tuesday, evening at Select hall. Among those present were ; Mr. and Mrs. Bascom, Mr. and Mrs. ' Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Boggs, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kenyon, Dr. and Mrs. Glidden, Mr. and Mrs. Thom- son, Mrs. Thomson, 'of Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Holcomb; the Misses Burkhard, Brabec, Scott, Jones, Rogers, Kvle, Confair.- - Reinecker, • Pinska; Messrs. Burkhard. Kyle, Cartmel, Reinecker,. Redman, Goggin, Anderson, Gray, Scott, Burke, Townsend, Clifford, Ege* The Unexpected. \u25a0 •• -' : A very pleasant surprise \u25a0 party was given L. Holland, 4 175 Elm street, by his young friends Wednesday ' evening. Dancing and 7 card '\u25a0• playing were ' the features of the evening's entertainment. ; Refreshments were served .at mid- night. Among those present' were Messrs. Brose, Dorion, Goodenough, - Wilkinson. O'Brien. Malloy, -.:' Jones, Derrick. Lemper, P.. 7 Grathwol, . J. Grathwol, Morgan, Misses T. O'brien. . 'A. O'Brien'. Cellattv, Derrick, Madden May-horn, M. Grathwol. H. ; Grathwol. -'•". \u0084 A few nights ago; a surprise party was tendered to Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. - . Mills, by twelve couple. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Haag were sur- - :\u25a0 prised :byy- a number .of : friends last Tuesday evening. Among them were : Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Hand. Misses Annie v Haag, Follie Franke, Mary Han; Annie -Han. Josie Holl, .Lena Kohr, Messrs. Fred Smith, Wolf, Haag, Solomon, Ein- worth, Schubert and Yogel. ;7, 7; ON THE HORIZON. Pleasures - That Have Been Planned for the Coming "Week.; "Checkmate" and "Freezing a Mother- in-Law," the dramatic performance ar- ranged under the management of Col. Bend, will be given next Friday night. The proceeds will' go "to the building 'fund of Christ Church guild. A Promised Concert. . . The Church Choir Choral club will present a programme of both secular and sacred music at the First Baptist church next Friday ; evening. Follow- ing is the programme: : . PART "FIRST. Overtare— "Der Freischueltz .......... .Weber. 1 - Frederic Archer. Anthem— (a) "Praise Ye the Father," (March Komaine).. ...... r Gounod By. the Club. (b) "Oh How Amiable" Barnby Master Ernest Beldan and Club. Andante— "Clock M0vemeut"......... Haydn . Frederic Archer. Anthem— (a) "O Zion'fhat Bring- ".'." eth Good Tidings" .. .....Stainer (b) - "Praise the Lord, O My - :.i Soul. Caleb Simper Master Ernst Beldan and CluD. Fantasia— "The Storm" ... ~.. J. Lemraens Frederic Archer. Part Song— (a) "'Drop of Rain".. J. Lemmeus By the Club. (b) "Sweet and L0w"....-. ..J. Barnby i By the Club. PACT SECOND. Concerto (D minor) Adagio Presto- Organ and Piano.Scherzaudo, Mendelssohn Mrs. Frederic Archer and Frederic Archer. Solo— "Aye Maria" Bach-Gounod 7>' - Organ. Piano and Violin obligate . Master Ernest Beldan. Organ—Prelude and Fugue in D....J. S. Bach Frederic Archer. - (a) "Thus Speaketh the Lord of Hosts" Stainer Master Ernst Beldan. (b) -"In Jewry is God Known"— — Dr. Clark Whitfield By Quintette— Ernest Beldan.first so- prano; Master George Seibert, second so- prano; Master Robert Wood, alio; J. F. ; Merrill, tenor; Charles De Lacy, bass, and the club. Duet— "Tne Lord Is a Man of War" (Israel In Egypt).. Handell ••Uuillaume Tell" Rossini Frederic Archer. Finale nymn—.'America." j The audience is requested to rise and join in the singing. . A Church Benefit. I At the concert to be given at Dyer's mnsic rooms in St. Paul next Tuesday evening for the benefit of the First Uni- versalist church, the following pro- ! gramme will be rendered: Quartette— '-How Sweet the Moon- light Sleeps"... By the choir Mr. McCaskey, Miss Murphy, Mr. Willoghby, Mr. Bigelow. "The Lost Chord" ..... Master Ernest Belden Duet.... .....Mr. McCaskey, Mr. Bigelow Tenor Solo— "The Pilgrim"..Mr. Willougbby Piano Solo ...Miss Richards "Angels Ever Bright and Fair"— ; \u25a0.: ..-.-. - Master Ernest Belden Contralto Solo—"Cavatina Merca- dante" Miss Murphy Baritone Solo—"Venice Sleeps" • Mr. Bigelow Soprano Solo— "Das Zauberleid"— "''\u25a0:' .•\u25a0-. -^ *\u25a0 7 - Mr. McCaskey Quartette— From "RiKeletto"....By the choir - Their Next Deal. . Mrs. W. H. Lightner, of ; Summit ave- nue, will entertain the Young Married People's Euchre club to-morrow eve n- ing. 7 : : 7: : :-'- \u25a0 '•. Mrs. G. Pope, of Woodward avenue, will give a progressive euchre party Tuesday evening. The Event of the Week. The dancing party to be given by Miss Wilder at her home on Summit avenue next Thursday evening is eagerly an- ticipated by the young men and women of the 400. \u25a0 ' -7- y - A Social Hop. 7 -The Golden Leaf Social club will give a ; hop at ; Society hall, "Drake block, Tuesday evening, Feb. 12. Dancing will begin at 9 o'clock. Prof. Hillyard will furnish the music.'". 7-7 .'\u25a0 . At Unity Church. A literary and musical entertainment and supper will be given at Unity church next Thursday evening. The Bustle Must Go. Mrs. Jeness Miller will lecture on "Correct and Artistic Dress" at New- market theater at 2 p. m. next Tuesday afternoon. ..y'.' .; Our Ladies' Dancing Club. Our Ladies' Dancing club will give a private dramatic entertainment at their hall next . Thursday evening. Feb. 21 They will give a masquerade ball.- On next Friday evening this society will give a skating party for the members of the Alpan club of Minneapolis. St. Valentine's Day. The Acorn club will hold a session next Thursday evening. St. Valentine's Day. Some interesting articles have been prepared for this meeting. " Something New. James Munn will give a photograph party at his home, on East Seventh street, next Monday evening. A Silhouette Social. The young People's Social club of Clinton Avenue M. E. church will give a silhouette social at the residence of Rev. J. F. Stout, corner Isabel and Clin- ton - avenue, next Tuesday evening, Feb. 12. . , . St. Luke's Aid Society. • St. Luke's Aid society of St. Paul's church will meet with Mrs. Trenholm, ; Portland block, section 5, room 8, on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. '}.':} \u25a0?'<; Amateur Dramatics. At the Newmarket theater Saturday evening a performance will be given for the benefit of the building fund of Christ church guild. - Two very laugha- ble pieces will be presented, with the following strong cast, which should draw a fullhouse: '17"77~v' ;*-;:,*'' -7 PREEZtNa AMOTHER-IS-LAW. Mr. Watermuff ......W. L. Banning. Jr. Ferdinand Swift Mr. Westervelt Walter Lighthead.... .Mr. McKeever Mrs. Watermuff ........... Mrs. J. D. Sawyer Emily Matermuff .. ....... Miss Maud Taylor CHECKMATE. Sir Everton T0ffee.... .... Mr. Westervelt Sam Winkle .. .....:. J.J.Parker Henry....... .;.... ..Mr. Foster Par51ey........ Mr. Yardby Strap ;.'.... .. ..Mr. Wauser Cheek 5..:...*..:... ..Mr. McKeever - 80tt1e5 ......:. .". . . George Bigelow Miss Charlotte Russe ...Miss Bend Martha Bunn . Miss Sturgis Mary Ann. .'. — ..':........... .'.-.Miss Gotzian Mattie : *.............. Miss Armstrong Tickets can be procured at Brown's jewelry store, '111 East Third street: Linkeke, Ladd & Baust, 13 East Third street;;H. E. Wedelstadt, 96 East Third street; Butt & Farnham, 155 East Third street, and of members of the Young Men's Club of" Christ church, and are exchangeable forreserved seats at the box-office on and after Thursday. Pleasant Surprise. . Friday evening ; a pleasant surprise party was . given the : Misses Plies, of : Pleasant avenue. Prof. Phisholm ren- dered several choice vocal selections, after which progressive: euchre? and dancing were kept up until the wee small hours of the morning. Among . those present : were . Misses Lena and . Nettie Bis, Lottie Harmsh, Sadie : Sul- livan, - Adella Weiss, " Lucy Leithold, Mary Johnson, ida Klopperlach, Dr. L. 'A.Faulkner, Messrs. George . B. Frey, H. F. Powell, John Beck, Joseph Picha,. F. A. Phillips, W. B. Holmes. ; 7 7;. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. I Field were sur- \u25a0 prised last Tuesday evening by a party : of their friends coming in ~. to celebrate i ; their ninth wedding anniversary. Pro- j jgressive euchre was the feature of - the : evening. The prizes were won by.Mrs. ' Mapheimer BROf. JL i r i HIGH NOVELTIES IN SILK, WOOL AND COTTON DRESS FABRICS! For Spring and Summer. An Early Exposition ofLate Designs in India Silks, Wool Combinations, Scotch Ginghams, *\u25a0 AMD «*E""fIJI*"fJH — FBENCH SATEENS ! \u25a0\u25a0 • * THE MOST STILISH THINGS SHOWN IN PARIS, BERLIN AND LONDON FOR THE EARLY SPRING TRADE. v ; T .We open to-morrow additional shipments of fie most fashionable colors and designs in India Silks, and a se- lect assortment of new weaves in V Fancy Black Silks We also show many extreme novelties in fine Woolen and Silk-Mixed Fabrics, in single patterns, of which no ~7; duplicates will be received tins season. Our special Importations OF French Sateens and Scotch Ginghams Representing fully the choicest productions, of the best :. manufacturers, are now on sale, and Ladies who desire a complete assortment from which to select will do well 7 :to call at an early day. ' \ '77' '• v 7 French and Alsatian Flannels In large variety of new and exclusive designs for House • Dresses and Tea Gowns. - NEW SCOTCH FLANNELS For Tennis and Boating Costumes. New Cloves and Handkerchiefs, \u25a0 - New Laces and Embroideries, New Hosiery and Underwear, E IN COMPLETE ASSORTMENT, •gjTMail Orders receive prompt and careful attention. Our <-!'• New Illustrated Catalogue for Spring and" Summer, showing the latest : styles in all Departments, will be issued about March loth. ~, -:\u25a0 *7 '"\u25a0\u25a0 "\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0' ". - ' 7 " Third and Minnesota Streets, . ST. PAUL. MINN. George McGeland, Mrs. McCuske, Miss J. R. Hutson aud Mrs. J. H. O'Neil, Mrs. N. J. : Bouse and Charles Brock- way. Refreshments were served at 10 o'clock. -7: ; : ; -7-7 ' - - • Played Progressive Euchre. Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg gave a. pro- gressive euchre party j at * her home on Portland avenue, Friday night, in honor of the Misses Cook.Butler and Faitoute, : ofRochester, Minn., after which danc- ing kept the merry crowd busy until quite a late hour. Among those present were: Miss M. . Trowbridge, >* Dot Trowbridge, Irene Trowbridge, Lou Bick, Nettie King, . Lutie -„\u25a0 Baker. Laura ' Cook, . Francis "Faitoute ; the Misses Butler, Elletorp .' and Shur- ick, Willis Shoff Heniy Musser, Bussell Trowbridge, Stiles Burr, W. H. Greenleaf Jr., Paul G. Wood, Fred Kel- logg, C. Severance, -Messrs. Marvin Butler, Clark, Butler and Davis. Gent's bead prize was taken by Mr. Wood ; lady's head, Miss Butler; gent's pro- gressive, Mr. Clark; lady's progressive, Miss Dot Trowbridge; gent's foot, Mr. Marvin ; lady's foot. Miss Irene Trow- bridge. - '\u25a0 yp>y PERSON POINTERS. The Movements of People You Know and Don't Know. Mrs. P. A. Hannaford, Mrs. Edward Murphy, Mrs. B. W. Armstrong and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Ira F. Mur- phy and children composed a party of St. Paul people who left for the Pacific coast last week, expecting to be absent from home for several months. F. B. Cone goes to Boston, Mass., Wednesday, . intending to be absent about two weeks, combining a pleasure with a business trip, by visiting his home in Connecticut. • . 7 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McMurran, who have been visiting Mrs.. E. D. Macdon- ald for the past three weeks, left Friday afternoon . for Helena, Mont., where they willin the future resiae. D. D. Twohy, of Helena, Mont., who has been visiting his friends in this city for the past two weeks, expects to re- return home this week.-:.' - v; Miss Amy Postleth watte left last Sun- day evening for Philadelphia, Pa., in company with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wat- son. . :-V>'".:7v>'{;;-; Miss French, who has been visiting Miss Larkin, of Virginia avenue, has returned to her home in Kansas City. Mrs. W. S. Thomson, of Minneapolis, has been the guest of Mrs. A. C. Thom- son, of Maria avenue, the past week. Miss Viola Niskirn, of Farmington, is being entertained for a few days by Miss Louise Dilley, 706 York street. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Topping, of Washington, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. R, Goff," of Pleasant avenue. The engagement of J. L. Barney, of this city, to Miss Cora L. May, of Min- neapolis, is announced. y<y \u25a0 '.-, Miss Frances Western left Tuesday evening for. a two months' visit with Washington friends. ... : • Mrs. Halbert, of Ashland avenue, is entertaining her sister, Mrs. D. M. Hal- bert, of Kansas City.- Miss Mabel Seward, Supt. Taylor's' niece, is convalescent after her late at- tack of pneumonia. Miss May L. Compton and Miss Fan- nie Woll are visiting Senator Compton at the Merchants'. Mr. and Mrs. Brown, of Tacoma, are visiting Mr. aud Mrs. A. D. Brown, of Ashland avenue. Miss Griffin, of Western avenue, has returned from Michigan. Clement Vandal and wife left Monday to visit friends in Canada, Simon Jacob left Thursday night for Chicago to attend the annual conven- I tion of the N. S. Grand Lodge, Order Brith Abraham. He will represent St. Paul Lodge No. 93, O. B. A., of which he is president for this year. 7E. W. Durant Jr. is ; visiting his parents at the Ryan. Mr. 'and Mrs. W. H. Merrick have re- turned from Chicago.. . '^yyiy. MERRIAM PARR. The Ladies' Guild of St. Mary's church gave a tea sociable at the resi- dence of Mrs. S. W. Searls, 1912 Carroll stieet, Thursday : evening. Blowing soap-bubbles was' a feature of the even- ing, in which sport Mrs. B. A. Provost and Master -Jay Douglass excelled. Among those present were Rev. and Mrs. Sidney Jeffords, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Corcoran, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Provost, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Searls, Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Hood, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Kings- bury, Mr. and Mr-, i .J. Brainerd. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Gibbs, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Space: Mesdames .1 . H. Frost, E. M. Card, G.C. Dow, G. S. Ostrom, M. F. Eastman, W. E. Chamberlin, Dr. Hen- derson, O. P. Shepardson and F. R. Ful- ler; Misses Sterrett, Card, Chamberlin, Blair, Fuller, Card and Provost. The Ladies' Society of the Presby- terian church met at the residence of Mrs. F. L. Austin Thursday afternoon. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year. President, Mrs. F. J. Campbell; vice president, Mrs. C. A. Magnuson; secretary, Mrs.'L. H. Bish- op: treasurer, Mrs. J. W. Shepard; ex-, ecutive committee, Mrs. C. A. Baldwin, Mrs. F. L. Austin, Mrs. W. A. Naylor and Miss Alice Woodruff. The society will meet Thursday at the residence of Mrs. Campbell. ' Mrs. F. R. Fuller, assisted by her pupils and Miss Julia F. May, Minne- apolis, will give an elocutionary aud musical' recital under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society of Olivet church Tuesday evening. ~- Mr. and Mrs. W. McWhinney, Cleve- land, visited Dr. and Mrs. llendrickson Monday. The same hosts entertained Hon. and Mrs. C. E. Conrad, Fort Ben- ton. Tuesday. "The Appetite for Strong Drink" will be the subject of Rev. C. M.Heard's sermon at Trinity this evening. An elocution class for young ladies was organized by Mrs. F. R. Fuller yes- terday afternoon. OThe Redotta club gave a dance at the Woodruff house Friday evening. Mrs. Temple, Hastings, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. A. H. Gilkey, Union Park. Mr. and Mrs. William Leip, of White Bear, were guests of Mrs. Burnand Sunday. BS£9 Mrs. P. L. Therior and Miss Joplio have gone South on a trip. \u25a0--. ; Mrs. R. M. Bell and family have re- turned from California. j Charles Fowler and family have gone to New York. ' Mrs. G. H. Smith is at Winona. MACALESTER PARK. The junior class of the college was banqueted Friday evening by the fresh- men aud sophomores. The invitations included the members of the faculty and the seniors, and large members sat down to do honor to the repast prepared by the under graduates. J. F. Schurch responded to the toast, "The Faculty." "The College was toasted by W. H. Humphrey, and the subject of "The Ladies" was given to F. W. Brown. Mrs. J. C. Borden, of Spelling avenue, is entertaining Mesdames Barker and Ross, Princeton. Louis Bui-bank, of the College hall, was visited Monday by his sister, Miss Bessie Burbank, Fergus Falls. Mrs. C. E. Gooding, of Minneapolis, visited Mas. A. L. Craig Thursday.