The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-28
MINNETONkA

MINNETONkA
The opening hop at Hotel del Otero last
night was one of the most thoroughly enjoy
able social gatherings that lake people have
been favored with In a long time. The night
was ideal for dancing and the dancing pa
vilion by the lake furnished all the other
conditions requisite for pleasure. There was
large attendance but not crush to inter
fere with comfort, for the pavilion is a large
one capable of housing a crowd without
making 1t a crush.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Hopkins of the hotel
manageme ment received the guests informally
and were the recipients OF many and hearty
congratulations upon their efforts to provide
an attractive summer resort hotel that would
satisfy the requirements of the most fasttd-
ious. Many of the visitors from about the
lake inspected the whole establishment the
hotel, with it's beautiful new reception hall
and enlarged dining -room the boathouse and
bowling alley and the fine grounds, with
their numerous small pavilions. The din
ing-room was bright with flowers and ferns,
giving a delightful touch OF freshness and
daintiness to the room. &,
| The dancing pavilion was decorated with
great oak boughs on the walls: and forming
a screen for the musicians. A program OF
twelve numbers and several extras was played
by Rngwall's orchestra, and during the eve.
ming refreshments were served in an adjoin-
ing room. Several steamers came up from
the lower lake, bringing parties from nearly
every point, and more thoroughly repre-
sentative lake gathering would be hard to
secure. No formalities Of costume We're ex-
pected. but many very attractive summer
gowns were seen.
| The orchestra will remain at the hotel over
Sunday, giving three concerts day. The
hops will be continued every Friday night
for the season, and II is plain to be seen
that they will be highly favored by the young
people and all who enjoy well-conducted
parties. -. - -
Mrs A. S. Brooks of Arcola entertained a
party of her lake neighbors at luncheon
yesterday at her beautiful home, Waldewa-
ben. For the luncheon the guests were
seated at small tables extending the length
of the house, each decorated with sweet peas
and maidenhair ferns. In the big living
| room yellow was used, the flowers being
black-eyed Susans, yellow water lilies and
gaillardia. The name Of the cottage COM
mended itself to the Judgment of the guests
as being as charming as the spot itself. its
significance being "murmurs of the forest.
Mrs. c. S. Hubert of Arcola entertained
party OF twenty guests, most of them from
| the city, on Thursday. Luncheon was served
at the cottage and a boating trip to the Lo-
About the liveliest spot on Minnetonka at
present Is the Baptist assembly grounds at
Mound, where number of the Emmanuel
Baptist Sunday school pupils are encamped.
The party numbers eighty-four at present,
and several others will Join later f.. NJ.
Hulett, assistant pastor, is in charge. Just
back of the camp are the athletic grounds,
where the boys and girls indulge in such
games as tennis, croquet, baseball quoits,
etc. Five tents used for sleeping pur-
poses, while the hotel Is used for sleeping
and dining-room purposes. The children do
their own cooking. the work being done for
| each day by a squad of ten. The party is
! In camp for good time and they are GER
| tainly having it. They will remain two
| weeks. On the Fourth the young people. Of
| the church will picnic on the grounds.
Mrs. George r. Kleeberger has furnished
her cottage on. the assembly grounds and is
now occupying it. Miss Briggs and Mrs.
Burdick have also built new cottage on the
| grounds and have moved in. Uncle Boston
Smith has contracted for lot and will build
! next month. " .ts.' >-'''.. ~ =:
| Among the guests at Lake Park hotel
| opening this evening will be party from the
| Tuesday Limited club. There will be about
| twenty in the party, which will return on the
! II o'clock train. - - - ~
There will be music for. dancing at both
the Lafayette and Minnetonka clubs tonight
| so there will be no lack OF Terpsichorean
| pleasures. ... 5-- g. 2. -. -
! The value Of good government has been
| strongly emphasized at Tonka Bay. All Of
the cottages in that locality have rented
| readily this season and marked advance in
| the price of property is reported. fine new
cottage on the very end of the Gideon's Bay
| point for ]. T. Bauman is almost completed
and two others are planned for nearby sites.
| Entire confidence is felt that no further
| trouble will be given the cottagers by the
| management Of the picnics. There is now but
| one obstacle to extensive improvements in
! this locality, for it is one of the most beau
| tiful on the lake and there is a large amount
| of unoccupied ground. The record OF the
| hotel has been precarious one during the
| five years since the railroad gave up Its
management, and it has been freely pre-
| dicted that, should there be no Improvement
| in the hotel situation and should the village
| council continue its policy Of curbing the
big picnics, the spur Of the railroad into
| Lake Park point would be discontinued and
the nearest station would be Manitou, on the
main lne or Excelsior, across the bay.
While this fear is probably all made up
of moonshine, it has Its effect upon the move
ment of property The best-informed people
| do not share any such fears, for they conf
| dently believe that conservative policy OF
| excluding the undesirable class of visitors
| will pay in the long run, and that the steady
run of small parties Of excursonists coming
at regular rates. at the end Of the season
| will roll up volume of business exceeding
that provided by few disorderly picnics
that drive the custom from the hotels and
keep visitors away from the cottagers who
| live about. -
| The experience Of this year will probably
determine finally the excursion and railroad
situation and likewise the fate OF the hotel.
| The question of the hotel management takes
| an encouraging view to those who are watch
! ing it closely. Mrs Twombley, by heroic
| efforts, has put the house in order in very
short time and is taking care OF good
sized company of guests very :acceptably
| The nucleus Of the early arrivals was FUR
nished by people who had been with her pre-
viously at Cottagewood and who had COM
plete confidence in Mrs. Twombley's ability
to cater to them successfully. The arrivals
! now are beginning to extend beyond her per-
sonal clientele and satisfaction is being given
to all. :,
This evening Mrs Twombley will
open the house formally with dancing
party for which the Bijou orchestra will fur
| nish music. The hops will be continued reg
ularly and a series of morning card parties
will soon be organized. Among the per-
manent guests who have arrived recently are
:, Frank Springer, Mr.. and Mrs. G. e.. Fisher
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Hardwicke
Il and Mr. Mercer, Minneapolis; Mr.. and Mrs