The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-27
PINK PETALS GLORY
DAINTY CoLORs ADORN THE RENE
HOME AT AN AFTERNOON
PERCEPTION
TWENTIETH CENTURY CIRCLE

1t Devoted Yesterday to a study of
ga Midsummer Nights Dream
New Officers ChOsen-Miss Breed
to Give a Musicale Thursday
Brides of June-SociaI Happen
ings of a Warm May Day.
Mrs. G. A. REM received from to 6
yesterday afternoon, at her home on
Smith avenue. The house was prettily
decorated in pink, pink roses and carna-
tons forming the decorations. Mrs.
James Silk served cream; Miss Mae
Clark, Miss TheobaId and Miss Freda
Naumann presided in the dining room,
library. Miss Gertrude Sans Souci played
during the afternoon.
The annual meeting of the Tewentieth
Century History circle was held yester-
day afternoon at the home of Mrs c.
8. Morgan, on Dayton avenue. The circle
will not meet during the summer months,
and yesterdays meeting, being the last
of the season, partook more largely of a
social nature than is usually customary
About twenty-five ladies were present
Shakespeare's 'Midsummer's Nights
Dream" was the play for the afternoon s
study Mrs. Charles E. Clarke was lead
er, reading the story of the play. Elk
tracts from the play itself were read by
Mrs John B. Baird, Mrs. Matthew Clark
and Mrs. B. H. Evans.
An attractive part of the programme
was the playing, in trio arrangement, Of
the fairy music from Mendelssohn' s
Midsummer's Nights Dream by Miss
Natersberg, Miss Ella Natersburg and
Miss Rose Natersburg
The following. officers were elected by
the circle for the coming year: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Baird; vice president, Miss M.
Sue Willes; secretary and treasurer, Mrs
w. S. Bowen. After the programme the
hostess served refreshments
The Kings Daughters and Ladies' Aid
Society of Hamline M. E. Church gave q
lawn fete- last evening on the grounds
surrounding Mrs. c. w Boyer's resi-
depce, on West Minnehaha street
Numerous Japanese lanterns hung from
the trees, lighting the grounds sufficient
ly, but not too brightly, and chairs and
small tables placed conveniently about
suggested refreshments and offered nm
excuse, f-any were needed, for tete-a-
tetes, for there were just two chairs to a
table. Ice cream, strawberries and cake
were served by the following young la
dies: Miss Mabel Clare Miss Weber
Miss Bishop and Miss Harris, of the
Kings Daughters. Mrs. Drew, Mrs Glare
and Mrs. Campbell assisted
Luclan, James and Lucus Merritt
played guitar and mandolin numbers, and
several selections were sung by the Ham
line quartette. A large number of people
were entertained during the evening.
The Whistler club gives its first exhi-
bition this afternoon and evening, from
8 until 10 o'clock, at their quarters in the
Hale block, opposite the Merchants hoz
tel, rooms 10 and 20, 3031a jackson street.
The large collection of studies in various
mediums, exhibiting, as 1t does, not only
a nigh degree Of merit, but unusual
promise of future performance is well
worthy of intelligent scrutiny. The bat
,ronesses for the occasion are Mesdanles
Vittum, T. L. Schurmeier, w. F. Greayes
F. B. Kellogg, John Lind, w. S. Timber
lake, j. B. Hoxsie, ]. ]. Parker, C. A.
Severance.
The Ladies' Social Circle of Garfield
Corps held a sale and social last even
Ing a. poSl ldll, olf WdDaSna street. Mrs,
H. Moore, Mrs, Davis, Mrs. Edward Jen-
kins and Mrs. Flood had charge of the
tables. A musical programme was given
during the evening. Miss Morse played
piano solo, Miss Stella Skok sang, Mrs
Murphy and Mrs. Grinhagen sang a
duet, Mrs. Hope Davis gave recitation
and Edna Rice sang The Columbine
orchestra, composed of Norman Heath
Charles Pomeroy, Maurice Manton, Emil
Hilbert and William Walker played sew
eral selections.
A stocking social was given last even
ing in the parlors of the First Baptist
church. The invitations sent out were of
tissue paper, cut to resemble stockings.
and the recipient was requested, in cute
jingle, to inclose in the stocking with the
acceptance or regret, twice the size of
his or her stocking in pennies Each one
taking part in the entertainment last
evening represented, either in costume
music or In some other way the title of
favorite book
Inc Following young ladies arranged the
social: Miss Nellie B. Hope, Miss Wake
field, Miss Randall, Miss Flora Hills
Miss Sadie Fradenbergh and Miss Eliza
beth Peterson. musical programme
was given by Miss Rhodes, Miss Nellie
Hope, Miss Olcott and Miss Northrop
The engagement of Miss Gertrude A.
Stoker,1 supervisor of drawing In the st.
Paul public schools, to Edgar B. Thomp-
son, OF Chicago, is announced. The mar
rage will be solemnized on Wednesday.
June 70, at the residence of Miss Stoker 8