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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1895)
THE COURIER Myers, with Schwab Bros. A. G. Agnew, with the Ram's Horn; A M. Stewart, with Jenkins, Kerrs & Co.; George Schaeffer, steno grapher; F. J. Scheidenhelm, with Merchant's National bank; Harry R. Northam, H. M. George, and Harry B. Hicks. All young men who go from Lincoln to Chicago are requested to make themselves known to the club. Is' aBVAi BwMwMt-SBIrf ... ' WUK J- Mr. Sieveking gave another recital, the fourth in the series, in the university chapel Tuesday evening. He was assisted by the conser vatory string quartet The program was as follows: String quartet Finale from second quartet Rubinstein Sonata op. 7. Greig Two studies, op. 10, Nob. 2 acd 10 1 First impromptu j Funeral march - Chopin Valse A flat Polanaise A major J Three songs without words: "Spring Song" ) "Spinning Song" Mendelssohn "Hunting Song" ) String quartet Adante con moto, from D minor quartet.. Schubert -Play of the Elves" Carl Heymann "Valse Allemande" Rubinstein "Ride of the Valkyries" Wagner-Tausig In society in San Francisco the peo ple are dishonest, immoral, mannerless and unscrupulous. Social position is obtained only by loud mouthed swag gering, insolence and wealth, good form and gentle breeding receiving such a shock from contact with the strange creatures found in the "salons" in that city that they never visit them again. That's what William H. Chambliss says. Mr. Cham bliss is a society man and has written a book about San Francisco's 400. Here is what he says further: "A host of people came here with a good deal of faith fn luck and grew rich very suddenly and' unexpectedly. Very few of these people possessed anything in the way of culture or refinement, and the private lives led by some of them, even after they grew rich, were in Borne cases, too sic ening to be discussed in open court. The children of those very people have the effrontery to proclaim that outside of their set no one on this great Pacific slope ib entitled to social recognition. Their set, or clique, which they have the arrogance to speak of as 'the highest circles of society,' numbers, according to their own published lists and figures, scarcely one hundred families, Borne of which are not even native born Americans, a few of them being of alien birth. Now, we will average up the members of this one hundred families at, let us say, four members to each household, including husbands, first and second wives and such offspring as they may have brought into the worl J they are not prolific and the entire conglomerate mass will probably root up four hundred beings in human form. This set bases its claims to social distinction on a decayed founda tion which consists of presumption, ignorance, knavery, female boldness, vulgar pretension and family skeletons in flimsy boxes, the lids of which they essay to hold down with sacks of ill gotten dollars. Whenever there is a dispu e over any of those ill gotten dollars the skeletons invariably make their appearance as scon as the courts of law assume temporary sharge of the sacks. And yet the winner of the sack no matter who or what he may have been before the legal squabble for the dollars commenced is always eligible to membership in the parvenucracy, or the four hundred, as the self elected leader Greenway is pleased to term this badiy decayed organization." The Empire autoharp club gave its first party Wednesday evening at the residence of R. D. Paul, 433 North Fourteenth street and it was a most decided success. Selections ou the autoharp were given by different members and a few choice pieces were played by the club. Altogether a very delightful evening was spent. Those pres ent were: Misses Winifred Yule, EUa Harkness, Stella Smith, Dura Berner, Maggie Green, Susie Wy master, Marie Dean, Etta Haw kins. Esta Paul, Jennie Weaver, Lelia Hawkins; Messrs. J. T. Brown, W. C. Brown,' R. D. Paul, A. G. Yanow, C. H. Newman. H. E. Yanow, J. W. Sharpe, S. M. Gordon, C. M. Gieger, S. J. Gar outte, H. J. Linder, J.K. Dixon. Former residents of Lincoln who are now living in Chicago have organized the "Lincoln, Nebraska, Social Club of Chicago.'' The following officers were elected: President, A. M. Stewart; treasurer, Frank G. Scheidenhelm; secretary, H. K. No-tham. Every effort will be made to get all former residents of Lincoln into the club. The members now are: Ernest G. Yates, western representative of Wallace, Eliiott & Co.; William H. Rains, with the Manchester Fire Insurance company; P. Stevens, with Reed, Murdock & Co.; Charles A. Keith, local agent for Fred S. James & Co.; M. L. Winger, H. M. A chapter of the Phi Kappa Psi was instituted Saturday evening in the tfotel Lincoln parlors by H. Meyers, archion of the fourth district. There was a banquet after the installation at which C. H. Gere acted as toaslrcaeter. After April 10 the fraternity will be at home in the new chapter house at Twelfth and G, formerly the Pot vin residence. The following university students were initiated: Frank Brown, Walter Morrow, William Deary, Percy Powers, Julius Sedgwick, Bert Wilson, William Sudduth, Rudolphus Strassman, Clark Oberlies, Ward Hildreth, Carson Hildreth, Rufus Bentley, Madison Bentley , Dick Reed, Burt Kimball, Clinton Norton, Jesse Rowe, Vergil Barber. The members of the Y. M. C. A. will give a reception at the as .j ciation building Wednesday evening April 3rd. The following ex cellent program has been arranged: Piano solo Miss Jennie Brohard Music Y. M. C. A. Glee Club Vocal solo Cyril Bruce Smith Flute solo Prof. J. L. Frank Music Ladies Telyn Quartet After the program a gymnasium exhibition will be given. A large reception committee has been appointed to welcome the guests. Saturday evening Miss Louise Pound entertained a number of friends at a recital given to dedicate D. N. Learner's new song, "Pig Tale." The following program was rendered: Opening solo. Reading. Knot VI., "A Tangled Tale." "Lay of the Jabberwock, Lehmer-Carroll. . Recital. Fit VIII., "Hunting of the Snark." " I Whistling solo, "L'Incontro." Reading. "The Pig Tale." "Sylvie and Bruno." Stanza, "There Was a Pig," Lehmer-Carroll. The Palladian socieey of the state university elected officers Tuesday afternoon as follows: R. A. Cheney, president; Ella Mc Croskey, vice president; Dora Auman, recording secretary; H". P. Leavitt, corresponding secretary; Ella Matthews, critic; Mr. Matson, historian; C. R. Weldon, sergeant-at-arms. The Delians also elected the following officers at the same time: Alico Hunter, president; Mr. Emerson, vice-president; Miss Pillsbury, recording secretary; Ernest Holt, corresponding secretary; Miss Horn, critic; John Shaef fer, musical secretary; W. H. Forsythe, sergeant-at arms. Miss Nettie Conner was united in marriage to R. W. Gilbert, of York, at the residence of the bride on South Thirty-first street, Wednesday morning, Rev. D. W. C. Huntington, pastor of Trinity M. E. church, officiating. The house was beautifully decorated with palms and flowers and the ceremony uniting the lives of these two young people was performed under the most favorable auspices. Only intimate friends and relatives, including a few out of town guests, were present. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert will make their ho me in York. Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Miller entertained a number of friends Wed nesday evening. Progressive high five was the amusement of the -3tut ?. -X-
