The Minneapolis journal., 1901-08-23
LAKE MINNETONKA


yesterday Dy one Of it's members, Mrs. G. F.
Haglln on Big Island. The party was met
at the Arcola station in the morning by Mrs
Haghn with the handsome new thirty-foot
iaunch that has been put into the water with
IN q rev weeks for the family and has been
cnrlstened the Racine. The day was spent
very informally and happily in boating Wis
illns ana exploring the island. An interest
ing experience was a visit to an Indian mound
on the island which was recently opened
accidentally by the Haglin boys in some Of
tnelr sports. The mound was found to con-
tam a skeleton and rude stone implements.
Inc grave has not yet been fully explored
but it is believed to be that Of a chief, and
tnat other articles will be found in it.
Inc club members brought their picnic
baskets and their contents were supplemented
Dy coHee, Ice cream and other dainties pro-
Vloeo by the hostess. The tables were ar
ranged on the beautiful velvety lawn in T.
shape and were tastefully decorated with a
protusion OF wild flowers. After luncheon
much amusement was afforded by series
or original conundrums, containing plays
upon the members names, evolved by Mrs
II. u. Ladd. Within the cottage, which was
decorated with a brilliant array Of nastur-
tlums and golden rod and the veranda, lined
with masses of goldenrod, musical numbers
were furnished by several of the members
The members present were Miss Mary Shove,
president OF the club; Mines Henry Durkee,
n. y. Ladd, T. K. Gray, George R. Merrill,
}. X. Wetherby, G. G. Weston, S. r. Skies,
F. M Talbot, ]. F. Mathewson, H. F.
Nachtrieb, G. B. Shove, F. B. Kremer, c. G.
Van Vert, G. e. Cottrell and J. w Little.
Mrs Allen of Duluth, a guest of Mrs Gray.
and group of children were also in the
party. The day was particularly happy one
ror the children, for in addition to the
| amusements of their elders, they had all the
swinging and swimming that they cared for.
The hostess was assisted by Mrs Wagner
and Miss Ankeny.
A district meeting for the Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs of Minneapolis, Hopkins, Anoka,
Montrose and Long Lake will be held at
! Excelsior tomorrow. Trains leave Minneap-
oils St. Louis station at $50 a. M and go
| and $50 p. m. A business meeting of the
| Rebekahs will be held in the I. o. o. F.
! hall before dinner. Members will take their
lunch baskets and picnic on the commons and
take tour of the lake. In the evening a
| joint meeting of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
| will be held in I. o. o. F. hall. This meet
| ing will be in the nature of parliamentary
| drill and is expected to be both entertaining
and instructive.
! Buena Vista at Mound City is the new and
popular summer hotel opened this season
! by Mrs. Julia l.. Butterfeld. The head OF
the lake has always been a favorite haunt o1
those who were seeking quiet and rest and
the addition of new and attractive hotel has
been much appreciated the fact Of it being
constantly filled being substantial evidence
| of the way in which it is regarded. The
hotel is well supplied with steel rowboats
| that are unsinkable and everybody takes tc
the water. fine MISREPRESENTATION gasolene
launch is also kept for the use Of the guests
and makes them Independent of the running
of steamboats,. The demand for accommoda-
| tions has been so large that an adjoining cot.
] tage has been taken for use as an annex
Among the guests are Mr.. and Mrs E.
Raidenour and children of Kansas City, who
will remain until well into September; Mrs
| F. F. Dennis and child of Colorado Springs
R. A. Brown of Florence, S. c.; Major Mar.
shall and Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Hamlin Of
Minneapolis, who are out for the summer w
! A. Dowell of Minneapolis is at the hote
! for a few weeks. Miss Helene Schirner is
spending a month at the hotel and had as he1
guest this week. Mrs Marie Won Schlegel
and Mrs. G. Filbert. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. "
Holt and little daughter are out for weel
and have their guest Miss Tosca Vor
| Scholten. Miss Grace Watts of the Soutf
| Side high school, and Misses Katherine, Elle
and Martha Foote are at the hotel for {
month. The Misses Foote had as their CUES
recently their cousin, Charles E. Vrooman o
| Chicago. Mr.. and Mrs H. w Tuttle o.
Faribault will remain for a week and Mr.. an(
Mrs. c. A. Quist and J. McClatchie were ou
over last Sunday,
! Mrs. J. B. Bemis will entertain at family
dinner at her summer home at Mnnetonka
! Beach tomorrow.