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.
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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
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