The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-07-17
MINNETONKA

+ The Methodist Young Peoples Lakeside AS
sembly association, which purchased last
week the Robert Barlow property at Grove
land, has already begun work on improve
ments A landing has been constructed,
well dug and lighthouses built. Other i'm
provements will be made as soon as possible.
Among these will be clubhouse, large
pavilion and dornitory and a feet OF row.
boats and launches will be maintained. After,
this season regularly yearly assemblies and
Chautauquas will be held. .zs+5t e-
I he grounds have been surveyed, and there
is park reserve along the entire bay 'front.'
age, reaching back 200 feet. Back OF the
park are lots for cottages and tents, while
the baseball, tennis and picnic grounds are
located in the rear The grounds are splen-
didly suited to the purposes OF the associa-
tion. The tract consists of eleven acres, Two
blocks from Groveland station, has front-
age of 400 feet on Wayzata bay, the most
beautiful arm of Minnetonka, and slopes
gradually to the beach,, which has gravel
bottom. - ~ s. :.
The third annual picnic of the Minneapolis
District Union of Epworth Leagues was held
to-day upon the association grounds 1t was
| the first event at the new camp, and was
largely attended. Music was furnished by
| the DIRECT brass band. In the morning
dedicatory service carried out, and ad-
| dresses were delivered by Bishop I. w. Joyce
at noon there was the program Of sports,
the feature of which was the ball game be-
| tween the preachers and leaguers. There
| were also the usual field and track events.
| In the evening the Mayfower, Puritan and
barge Priscilla will take the picnickers for. a
| moonlight excursion.
| Miss Kate Edgerton entertained fourteen
young women at luncheon this afternoon at
| her home in Meadville Park. After luncheon
ride was taken on the Acte
Mrs. William NJ Heath of Meadville Park
will entertain for a group of musical peopls
| from town next week.
Saturday. Mrs. H. A. Barnard of Casco
| Point and Mrs. A. ]. Schadde Of FairvieW
will entertain the Ladies' Aid society of All
| Souls church at the home Of Mrs barnard.
| Mrs La Paul of Hotel La Paul will give
! novel party next week. 1t will be the open
| ing affair of the season, and will be some
| thing entirely different from the conventional
! arrangements for such parties.
Mrs. F. A. Simmons entertained at lunch
con yesterday at her cottage, Minnetonka
Beach, in honor of Miss Belle c. Simma0s
| of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Covers were laid for
/ eight, and the guests were: Mines. Richard
| B. Tomlinson, R. Burton Tominson, mime
| apols Mrs. J. W. Bull and Miss Bertha
| Bull Solberg's Point; Mrs. David L. Boyn-
ton, Dennson, Iowa. snd Miss Loretta Tur-
| ner, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
| The Ladies' Social Circle of the Church of
tn. Rcdeemer was entertained yesterday by
Mrs Jacob Stoft of Solbergs Point. About
forty women came out from the city and a
picnic luncheon was served on the piazza.
A 10 pleasant feature
of the afternoon.
The Woman's Foreign and Home Mission
airy societies of Wesley church entertained
Wednesday by Mrs. G. Sumner Couch and
Mrs Cushman at the home Of Mrs. Couch
at Fairview The morning was spent in a
joint business and social meeting, after which
luncheon was served. The members and
guests numbered thirty.
The Sans Souci club was very delightfully."-
entertained at a luncheon given yesterday
afternoon by Miss Grace Hayes at her CO..
tage at Meadvtlle Park. Covers were laid
for fourteen and the decorations were sweet
peas and maiden hair ferns.
Miss Rachel HoldriGge enter tanned a group
of young people Tuesday with cruise on the
Blythe. The party was landed at Big Island,
where. a picnic luncheon was served. In the
| party we're Misses Mamie Huntington. Mamie
Rogers, Mabel Wyer,, Roberta Read and Ella
Molter. go
Rev Dr. Tuttle is rapidly recovering from
his severe illness and goes every day to his
| new cottage at Ferndale. He Is superintend-
ing the grading Of the thirteen acres of land
which he recently secured and will convert 1t
| into park