The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-02
OPENING.
lrge Number Present Despite
Threatening Skies.
PLAY ON THE LINKS BEGINS
Qualifying Scores Turned In-PinS
Pong Added to the Clubs
.. e.. 'p.~,. Pleasures. ~, T.
Photos by Lee Bros.

Lafayette club had very attractive and
enjoyable opening on Saturday with a large
attendance Of lake members, although the
threatening skies late in the afternoon kept
away many town members The clubhouse
and grounds have been put in the finest con-
dition by the manager, Harry Mellette, as
sisted by Mrs. Mellette, and everything gave
evidence of intelligent planning and care that
was very gratifying to the members, for 1t
presages a season OF satisfactory manage
ment Mr.. Melette is a fixture of the club,
having been with it since the opening, al
though this is his first year.in the manage.
ment. He knows all the ms and outs OF
club life, having had wide experience. in
other prominent clubs, and he knows the
members and their tastes, enabling him to |
crafty their wishes in every way ri
For the opening the clubhouse was sur
rounded by a forest Of odd shaped and gayly |
colored lanterns ION the edges of the deep
yerandas and on the trees about the house
Indoors more beautiful lanterns sWayed in the
gentle breezes from, the wide French windows
and all the lights shone through soft PINK
shades. The enclosed west veranda was
filled with dining tables and was lined with
green boughs. The mantels were burdened
with masses of flowers and foliage and Jap
anese umbrellas hung from the ceilings and
made bright nedalions over the freplaces.
During the afternoon there were number
of players Oh the golf links and about nj
teen qualifying scores were turned IN. Qua--
flying games will be played all this week ana
a team is to be selected to represent the
club in matches with the Minnetonka Yacht
club and? Minikahda club. The first matchI
! will be played with the Yacht club, Saturday,
| on the Deephaven links and the return match
at Lafayette will be played June 21, Matches
with the Minikahda team will be played at
|. LAFAYETTE, July and Aug 2. The dates OF
| the return matches have not yet been set.
| The best score made this season on Lafayette
| links is 81, which nearly equals the record
score made by Mr.. Hardin. -.g4
F The dning-room and veranda was hlled
Il with small parties at dinner and an elaborate
4 menu5was served, in faultless style. Among
Z thesdiners We're Mr. and Mrs. C.. S. Hubert,
L MISC oodsell, Mr. and Mrs. NJ. B. koon,
and Mrs. Denman Johnson, Mrs. w. w.
( Hodgeman, Mr.. and Mrs. c. D.@Velie and
their guest, Miss Margaret Robinson OF
Grand Rapids, D.. M. Chute, Mr.. and Mrs
W. ID. Gregory and son, Mr. and Mrs ]. S.
EBell, James F. Bell, Miss Luoise Heffelinger,
Mr. and Mrs. John Crosby, Mr. and Mrs G.
lis. Jelley, Mr. and Mrs. Louis K. Hull and
| Charles S. Albert. ~.
The club had been supplied with several
ping pong sets, one of which is placed IN
l$the reception room. Playing on TINS taDle
Ebegan at once after dinner and soon other
I;sets were arranged On the verandas. 1t would
appear that in this game the women are more
.l.expert than the men. rr--
string orchestra from Rossiter's band,
led by Mr. Rossiter played during dinner
!. and for the dancing, furnishing program
that received the enthusiastic praise OF the
young people and the approval of all. The
dining room was cleared and dancing began
early. People gathered rapidly from the
1 Beach and farther down the north shore as
1 we'll as from across the lake. Punch was
| served in the reception-ro and supper on
| the veranda.~- Among those who came 1or
i the dancing were Messrs. and Mines. f. B.
| Dodge, j. C. Eliel F. R. Petit, A. S. Brooks,
Ben Woodwork, W. B. Pneo,' j. B.. Bemls,
\ A. R. Hall of St. Paul, c.. G.. Church, M.
w. Yerxa, w. H. Dunwoody, G. W. Sexton,
]. C.. Best, G. A. Vandever, F. G. Plant.
Harry Sowle, Mines. F. B. Wright, Boswell,
/. J. H. Woolnough, Misses Boswell Elizabeth
J Dona ldson, Helen Hail. Anne .Bovey, Polly
/. Stebbins, Myrtle Wilcox, Charles Heffelfnger.
Henry Carpenter, C. T. Redfeld, Waite Mayo
j of st. Paul; John Eliot Shaw, Dwight Yerxa,
Paul Brooks, John Pillsbury, Stanley Brooks,
i Rihcard Woodworth Scott Woodwork, VIII
! lis williams, R. P. Woodwork, Ben Joslin,
wv. T. Joslin, Fred Bartholomew, Will Rus
i sell and Orlo Bartholomew.
i Hotel del otero is wide open, condition
I somewhat forced upon the management, for.
the people were so impatient to get to the
| lake that they could hardly wait for Mr.
I Horkins to complete the improvements he
4 had planned They insisted upon moving out,
4 whether he was ready for them or not, and,
being most accommodating host, he man
aged to provide for them very comfortably,
| even while workmen held possession of the
new addition. The alterations are now COM
peted and add very greatly to the pictur-
esuueness and comfort of a place already the
!. most attractive hotel on the lake Mr.. Hop
kins has now but one trouble; it is already
very plainly evident that his house is not
going to be big enough to accommodate the
people who will want to come out, for sea-