Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-23

ing their homes Tor the summer around
| Lake Minnetonka, assembled at the hotel
| last evening.
The Great Western band of st. Paul
! was in attendance, and furnished the mu-
sic for the occasion. As fast as the guests
arrived, either by train or boat. they
were greeted with enliyening strains.
| The entire ediice was thrown open and
by 9 O'Clock the grand hotel was literally
swarming with beauty and fashion.
At 9 p. m the band struck up the
Grand March and the vast assemblage
| proceeded to the spacious reception room,
where they were received by j. H. Horton,
ESQ. master OF ceremonies and soon under
the management of Messrs. G. r. Mon
fort. Charles Heiser and DR.. c. Tucker.
floor managers, they were whirling in the
giddy mazes of the dance to the eniiyening
strains of Seibert's orchestral band. The
following was the programme of the
dances:
l. Overture, !''Introiuctory, Seibert's
orchestra; 2, waltz 3, ianciers; 4, galop,
5, Quadrille; 6, waltz; Z, lanciers: s:
racquet; 9, quadrille; 10, waltz: IL, Ian
ciers; y, waltz.
At II p. m. an elegant lunch was served
in the spacious dining room. There was
room for all and enough for all. After
this intermission dancing was resumed,
and, large as the reception room is, &C
commodating 100 couples at time, it
did not answer the purpose, and
soon the long hall and the
grand wide Office were filed
with the whirling throng, to the music of
both the band and the orchestra, and the
GLOBE reporter is not altogether certain
but some enthusiastic couples were dane
ing on the roof, as the music floated up
through the open space from the office
below
1t would be impossible to give the
names of all those present, as they num-
bered fully thousand. Among those
who were recognized by the reporter are
the following;
FROM ST. PAUL.
Mrs. j. J. Hill. Mr. and Mrs. P. H.
Kelly, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. c. Belote and
Miss Belote, Mr.. John Somers, DR.. j. II.
Murphy and the Misses Ada and Nav
Murphy, f. Driscoll, MIR. and Mrs. Frank
Keogh, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. a. Maxfeld, Mr.
and Mrs. Il. p. Upbam, Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Corlies, Mr.. and Mrs Richards
Gordon and Miss Kate Gordon, Messrs J.
n. Elkins, DR.. Davenport, Charles Tabor,
G. Gilbert, Percy Parker, C. c. McKubin,
Capt. &. S. Bunker, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Horton, Mrs. Draper and Miss Draper,
Mr.. and Mrs. De Coster, DR.. and Mrs.
Boardman, Dir. and Mrs. S. S. Eaton, D.
e. Fogarty, l.. K. Metzger, Prof. Frank
Wood, and numerous others whose
names the reporter cannot recall.
Among those present who are visitin g
in st. Paul were the following: The three
Misses Durand, of Racine, Wis, and
Miss Moore, visiting Mrs S. S. Eaton, on
Ninth street; the two Misses Hart, of
New York, visiting Mrs. DR.. Price, on
East Ninth street; the two Misses Eng
fish, of New York, visiting Mrs. P. r. L.
Hardenburg, on East Tenth street: Com
mander G. &. Wiltse, L. S. A; Gen. Har-
ney, of st. Louis.
From Minneapolis, Eugene Wilson and
wife and daughter; Mr.. and Mrs Koon;
Franklin Steele and wife; Mrs. r. B.
Lengdon; Miss Carrie Langdon;
Carom Langdon: W: E. Hall;
w. Fl. Vanderberg; Harry Ell
liot; Charles Eustis: Henry Whltmore:
Mrs. VIM. Eastman, Chas. Nee. Reeve
and wife, MIR. and Mrs Geo. Shenohone,
MIR. Shellebarger, Mr.. and Mrs Corn
man. Albert S. OYitt
Miss Benedict, of Little Falls, n. Y,
is visiting Mrs. F. 81 Grower, of East
Minneapolis, and Miss Merrill
Among others who are temporarily
stopping around the lake, who were
present were the following Mrs. Nc
Cane, of Denver, Col: Mrs Mandel, of
Chicago;Dr. Paine, of Kansas; Miss Potter,
of st. Louis: Mrs. Stone, of Mississippi:
Mrs. and Miss Adams, of Milwaukee;
Mrs. St. Cyr, of st. Louis; Miss Sunder-
land, of Denver; Mrs. Thayer, Mrs.
Thacher, and Miss Williams, of Wiscon-
sin; DR.. Austin, of Kansas; Mrs. Bacon
and Mrs. Bufort, of ST. Louis; Miss Hart
well, of New York; Miss Highlyman. of
st. tLouls; Messers. Dunnell, of Col
orad0; Quail of st. Louis: Gilman of
Rock Island; Mrs. Lane X. Stone, of
Montevldio; Mrs and the Misses Heiss-
Ter, of New York; the Misses Hart, of
Rochester; Mr.. and Mrs. F. FL. Zahn, of
Springfield, Ill, and numerous others
whese names could not be obtained.
This article would not be complete if
reference was not made to Mr.. Eugene
Mehl, the manager of the Hotel Lafay-
cite; Mr.. Eugene MehI, Jr., assistant man
ager and cashier: Mr.. J. D. Vonleer, room
clerk; MIR. Louis E. Martinez, assistant
room clerk; Mr.. James Mcclure, night
clerk, and Dir. Aug. Strauch, chef, all of
whom were instant in season and out of
season in looking after the comfort and
pleasure Of their thousand guests.
Dir. w. Secombe, Vice President Hills
private secretary, was also everywhere
present to see that nothing was over
looked to add to the pleasure of the occa-
sion.
1t may be stated in conclusion that
this grand fete was the opening ball of
the hotel, and that it is the intention of
the manager to repeat it everystwo weeks
during the season, of which due notice
will be given.
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