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Glee Club Trip.

The Musical Clubs have a Very Enjoyable and Successful Trip.

(Continued from yesterday's issue.)

On the morning of the 28th the clubs reached St. Paul at 7.35 and were transferred in carriages to Hotel Ryan. Most of the day was spent in looking about the city and visiting its various club houses. Many of the men stayed in to recover from their colds and get in condition for the concert in the evening. At 7 o'clock they took the train for Minneapolis and went to Hotel West on arriving there. After the concert in Lyceum Theatre which was beautifully decorated, they were taken in carriages to Villa Rosa, the home of Mrs. Morrison, on Twenty-fourth Street. The house was artistically decorated with flowers and evergreens and the college color was everywhere to be seen. The Governor of Minnesota was expected but was unable to be present. Heffelfinger, who appeared to enjoy the "Hoodoo" song so much at the concert, was present at the reception with several other well-known Yale men. The next morning the fellows straggled back to St. Paul. In the afternoon a very delightful tea was given by Mrs. Stone of Summit Avenue; this was one of the most enjoyable events of the whole trip. In the evening the concert was given before a large audience in the Peoples' Chuch and at its close all the Harvard men present, graduates and undergraduates, gathered in front of the platform and indulged in some cheering for several minutes and everybody went away happy. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. L. Farwell, parents of S. E. Farwell, leader of the glee club, gave a party at the Aberdeen after the concert. It was universally agreed that this was by far the pleasantest event of the trip. There was an air of congeniality and good fellowship about the whole thing which the fellows found nowhere else to the same degree. Mr. and Mrs. Farwell spared no pains to make the affair a brilliant success and they may certainly feel satisfied with the result.

The clubs left St. Paul at 7.35 Thursday for an all day's ride to Milwaukee. From St. Paul to La Crosse, Wisconsin, where dinner was served, the railroad runs along the left bank of the Mississippi and the scenery is fine. But again an entertainment had to be provided inside the car. A good idea of the daily life of the men may be had from a description of the manner in which the fellows amused themselves on this day for it was a typical one. The two factions mentioned before, sprang into existence on this memorable day and the morning was signalized by the formation of the great "Hoodoo" and "Wah Hoo" Societies. The two parties arose at about the same time and for about the same purpose. While the Wah Hoo Society is smaller in point of number and for that reason seemingly more select, yet the Hoodoos feel themselves, in the personnel of their club, in every way the equals of their rivals. The constitutions of the two clubs are very similar; there are three clauses in each, the first determining the names, the second setting forth the idea that they shall be perpetual in their existence, and the third prescribing that each shall fight to the death for the extermination of the other. In persuance of the last regulation there was a good deal of insubordination throughout the rest of the trip. The rival clubs chose headquarters in the smoking rooms at either end of the car and from there, issued their challenges. The morning was taken up with the initiation of members which proved intensely interesting. Immediately after dinner there was a joint debate on an important question of the day. Three of the ablest speakers from either side were chosen to represent the clubs and the battle raged for nearly half an hour. The speeches were well delivered, especially the three for the Hoodoo side, but the judges, with exceeding ill taste, decided two to one for the Wah Hoos. Later in the afternoon the Hoodoos gave an impromptu operetta which was declared, even by their rivals, a decided hit. Thus pleasantly the day passed and at 7.10 the clubs reached Milwaukee and were carried to the Plankinton. In the evening the men were invited to a party, but only a few attended.

Thursday morning carriages were provided by the Harvard Club and the fellows were driven to the Pabst Brewery, and then about the city to points of interest. From three to five Mrs. Frederick Abbott received the clubs at her home on Van Buren Street and every one had a good time. The concert took place in the evening at the Stadt Theatre, and afterward a very pretty reception and dance was given at the Athenaeum by Mrs. Ephraim Mariner. This was New Year's Eve and the fellows entered into the spirit of the occasion with the greatest enthusiasm. They did not stop at twelve but waited for several hours to see '92 fairly on its feet.

Jan. 1st the men left Milwaukee at 10.30 and arrived at Chicago at 1. From 3 till 5 Mrs. Pike received the clubs at her home on Prairie Avenue and those who went report a fine time. So many of the fellows were not feeling well that only a few attended. The concert in Central Music Hall was in every way the most successful on the trip. The audience was especially large and Harvard Clubs according to a competent judge never did better work in all the history of music at Harvard. Chicago, it is safe to say is a much stronger Harvard town for this visit of the glee club. Saturday each man looked out for himself till evening when everybody went to the Harvard Dinner at the University Club. The affair went off with the utmost enthusiasm and the entertainments of the trip were brought to a fitting close. The clubs were on the cars from 10.30 Sunday till nearly five Monday afternoon when the best trip the musical clubs have ever taken came to an end.

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