The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-06
MIDSUMMER SOCIAL EVENTS.

dollar goes to the G. A. r. fund
MIDSUMMER SOCIAL EVENTS.
Orr-White Wedding Announced fOe
an EARLY Date.
Hon. Grier NJ. Orr, Judge Of the municipal
court, and Mrs. Eta s. White, of Rochester,
Mimi, will be married Aug. IL, at the home
of the brides father j. w. Soule, in Roch-
ester: The ceremony will be performed at 2
Avery, of the Rochester M. E. church. After
a trip around the lakes of Minnesota Mr.. and
Mrs. Orr will return to st. Paul.
The colored band which practices each Mon
day and Thursday evenings in the hall OPP
posite the Grand block will give benefit
concert Aug. II for the purpose OF buying
uniforms and instruments. The concert will
be given under the management of the d.
rector, Mr.. English, in Central hall.
The women of the First Baptist church are
making active preparations for the accommo-
dation OF 100 men and fifty women from Full
Ter post, in the northern part of the state
during the encampment.
There will be a meeting of the Rathbone
sisters Monday morning to complete arrange
ments Tor the reception they are planning to
give Tuesday of encampment week. The
| meeting will be held in Bowlby hall.
The women of Acker Relief corps met yes
terday at the home of Mrs. Harding on
Rondo street. Arrangements were completed
for the moonlight excursion Aug. 20 on the
steamer Oracle Mower The tickets for the
affair were given out for the to SELL
There will be dancing on the boat and a good
orchestra will furnish the music. The next
meeting Will be held at the home of Mrs.
AIDA Kendall 81 East Isabel street, Tuesday
evening, and will be a committee meeting. A
meeting will be held in Central hall one week
from this afternoon to complete arrange
ments for G. A. R. work. and good attend
ance is desired.
The first programme for the Schubert club
this year will be given under the direction of
Prof. Gerald Towning, of Duluth and will
be made up entirely of his compositions. Nine.
OStrom- Renard will take part in the pro-
gramme, and Rebekah Mckenzie, who goes
abroad almost Immediately after this concert.
Both OF these artists are favorably known in
st. Paul The other numbers on the pro-
gramme will be given by members of the
club.
The Church of the Ascension will give a
moonlight excursion the Oracle Mower
Aug. IL. There will be a musical programme
The Flower mission of the House Of Hope
church Will hold a lawn party on the lawn
adjoining the residence of Rev. DR.. Egbert,
259 Dayton avenue, this evening at 8 o'clock
Tor the benefit Of the Flower mission fund.
The affair is in charge Of Mrs. Ferriss, chair
man of the Willing Helpers, and Miss Minnie
Morrow. chairman of the Flower committee
OF the Christian Endeavor society. The fol-
lowing will have charge of the tables: Mrs.
Charles E. Mann, Miss Helen Smith, Miss
Sadie e. Morrow. Miss Elizabeth and Alice
Robinson, Miss Mable Horn, Miss Frances
Frances Boardman, Miss Allison McKibben
and Miss Lizzie Taylor. A colored orchestra
will sing.
Miss Edna Garrett Burden and Frederick
L. Shove of Chicago, were married yesterday
at the home of the BRIDES father on Laurel
Ellithrope and the best man was Chas. w.
Yates, of New York The maids were Misses
Florence Shove and Margaret Burden, and
the ushers were Frederick Miller and Fred
erick S. Shepherd Rev. F. B. Doran, of
Minneapolis performed the ceremony. The
brides gown was of white taffeta and real
lace. She wore veil and carried brides
roses. The maid Of honor wore canary silk
trimmed with ribons and chiffon and she car
ried bouquet of red roses. The maids wore
white organdie and carried sweet peas. The
service was read under canopy of palms and
Miss Viva Mcmillan presided at the piano.
The rooms were decorated with roses sweet
peas and smilax. After the ceremony was a
reception to 200 guests, received by Mrs. A.
| II. Keenon, of Chicago, who wore a hand
some gown of cardinal chiffon and real lace,
assisted by the Misses Bollinger, Mrs. Markus
Messner, of Cedar Falls. who wore pink silk
and chiffon, and Miss Knapp, of New York.
Miss Ruth Lapham and Frank Leavitt were
married yesterday at the home of the bride s
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Lapham, of st.
| Peter street. Rev. F. ]. Stout of the First
NJ. E. church, oficiated. assisted by Rev. DIR.
corated. The ushers were A. NJ. Bench, Harry
Hare, Earl Hare, Harry Allen and ]. G.
Gutenberg: A reception followed the cere-
| mony. After a trip East, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leavitt will be at home at 637 st. Peter street.
An unique entertainment will be given
Tuesday evening of next week at Red Rock,
| called Uncle Sam and His Neighbors. A
| steamboat will convey those attending from
| st. Paul, from the dock at Jackson street at
o'clock in the evening to the camp grounds
| where hay racks headed by the Newport Cor
| net band and a mounted escort Of cowboys
| and Indians. will meet them and escort them
| to the grove. Every one attending will re-
| ceive souvenir. All nations will be repre-
| scented and fairies will serve ice cream, cake,
| etc. The grove will be lighted with colored
/ lanterns and will present a very beautiful ap-
| pearance.
| The regular meeting of Constellation Chap
| ter, o. E. S., was held last evening. Mrs.
| Franklin W. Lee, of Rush City, associate
matron, presided, and conferred the degrees
upon five candidates. After the ritual was
| exemplif1ed business and discussion of G.. A
R. plans were in order The candidates were:
| Mr.. and Mrs. Dansforth, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs.
| Townsend and Miss Topliff
Mr.. and Mrs FRANKLIN W. Lee, of Rush
| City, were in town yesterday.
Mrs. R. E. McCleary entertained party of
twentyfour young ladies Tuesday evening.
Mrs. R. E. McCleary chaperoned thirty-five
young ladies at surprise party on the young
men of the Capital City Cycle club last even
ing. The young ladies presented the club
with very handsome couch in memory of
the occasion.
Thad. C. Jones Back In business.
Thad c. Jones has purchased the mems
furnishing business which he himself estab-
lished nearly twenty years ago. from
Rufus L. Clark, and has again entered into
active business. Mr.. Jones, who is well and
favorably known in st. Paul, was one of the
first haberdashers in the town, and has al
ways maintained the reputation of caring for
his clientage in the best possible manner.
He has kept pace with the progress of the
| city, and his establishment was always pop
ular with those who knew how and desired
| to be well appareled.
| He retired from active business in 1894
| since which time the business has been In
different hands. Mr.. Jones took hold yester-
| day. and will Immediately dispose Of all the
stock on hand preparatory to beginning
business in new quarters.