The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-28

at poverty party. Old-fashioned games
and dancing were the amusements OF the eve
and Roy Gould for the most grotesque cos
tunes.
LAKE MINNETONKA
The backwardness OF the spring has not had
much influence with the cottagers at the lake,
for the number Of early arrivals has equaled,
if not exceeded other seasons while the |
travel to the lake has been much heavier
than usual. The very satisfactory train |
schedule on the Great Northern, which gives
three trains daily each way, is in part re-
sponsible for this condition on the north
shore. |
The Saturday night and Sunday trains car
ried out crowds of over-Sunday visitors to all |
points The day was "a very windy one and
not especially pleasant but the baskets and
bouquets Of flowers seen on the incoming
trains showed that many spent part Of the
day in the woods.
Hotel del otero is busy place nowadays,
for several important improvements are being
made in the hotel, which was already the
most attractive on the lake. Last year the
dining-room space could only accommodate
comfortably the guests of the house and, as
Spring Park is a, popular anG convenient poin,
for transients, it proved quite inadequate for
the business. Manager Hopkins has enclosed
and thrown into the dining room the wide
veranda that ran along the north side OF the
room This not only gives much more space
but it adds to the attractiyeness Of the room,
for the windows of the addition look out
upon the West Arm with its picturesque
islands, points and vistas, as the front win
| dows do upon the main lake.
A long one story extension has been built
along the front, adjoining the Office which
is to be the big living-room of the house. 1t
has a big fireplace of friedrich at the end,
f1anked by two wide windows set high in
the WALL Under these windows are comfort
able inglenook seats. The room is to be EN-
bellished with Navajo blankets and Indian
treasures that have been brought from Cali
fornia for the purpose. /
MT. and Mrs. G.. F. Hopkins arrived from
California early in April to superintend the
| building and to get the house ready for
4 opening. George Cox, the other member of
| the Arm, arrived on Saturday i The hotel will
| be opened informally. May II and several
| parties who will remain all summer will go
out at that time.
So much Of the hotel as is not already
| taken by permanent guests will be turned
over to the United Commercial Travellers of
| America for nearly week about the middle
Of June, when the jurisdiction Of Mime
sofa, North. and South Dakota and Manitoba
will hold its ninth grand council session at
the hotel. The big dancing pavilion will be
| used for the business meetings and as many
4 of the visitors as possible will be taken care
Of at the hotel. s
The committee Of location for the meeting
visited the lake yesterday, and settled def
nitely the place Of meeting The committee
| consisted of J. M. Dresser, F. E. Noble, H.
| e. Newton, E. C: Walters and R.. r. Lewis.
They. dined at the hotel and spent the day
| in the vicinity.
The Lafayette Club informal opening or
! Saturday will be without any demonstration,
| all the festivities will be reserved for the
| formal opening in June. The house was con-
| siderably damaged by the heavy rain storm
| Thursday and Friday, which was more vio-
| lent at the lake than in town. The club is
| to be managed by Harry Mellette who has
| been there ever since the club opened and
is thoroughly familiar with the requirements
of such an organization. The golf greens are
in good condition and some of the cottagers
have been using them for a week or two.
North shore Denfzens.
Mr. and Mrs G. L. Byron are domiciled in
their Spring Park cottage,
The Camp cottage at the Beach has been
taken by f. B. Wright Of st. Paul.
Mrs H. NJ Shryock and Mrs. Gray spent
Sunday with DR.. Mitchell Of Mound.
Mrs. Nelson Williams and Willis Williams
are occupying their cottage at the Beach
Mr.. and Mrs. e. j. Fairfield OF Langdon
have been in their cottage since April l.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Morgan Bennett will move
into their Spring Park cottage this week
M. e. Wallace spent yesterday with Cap
tain and Mrs. Dearing: Of the West Arm
Dr.. and Mrs. C. L, Sargent we're the first
cottagers sto~arrive at Spring Park and have
| been out nearly a month.
Mr.. and Mrs, a. H. Castle opened their
Spring Park cottage for the season about
the middle Of April.
The Garrigues cottage at Langdon has been
who will go out Thursday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. 2. j. SERVER and son spent
| yesterday at Mound. They will go out June
to spend the summer at Deweys.
Mr.. and. Mrs. C.. G.. Church have bought
the Newell egttass Just back ., Of the chapel at
Colonel and Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Sanford
spent yesterday at their 5Arcola cottage and
will move out for the season this week.
Mr.. and Mrs E. L. WEIGH are already dom-
| ciled in q Casco cottage and the Stevens
cottage has been taken by Mr.. and Mrs.
| Stevenson.
viii Bigslow y. al and Mr. and Mrs Frank Plant
were among the earliest arrivals on Hunting
tons Point. IS. .5.%
Mr.. and Mrs 6. Wright Dawson and Mr..
Ia
| tage at Spring Park Mrs. Smith returned
from the south about two weeks ago and Mrs.
! Dawson returned last Thursday.
7 Mr. and Mrs. Woolnough have been at
Maple Heights for several weeks and have
been taking care Of occasional y,sitors Yes
Messrs. Lamb and Thompson were out.
|. The G. H. Daggetts will spend the summer
| In the east and their cottage will be occupied
| by an eastern family by the name OF Wells.
! which will take possession at 1t May j. Mr..
and Mrs. sDaggett. and Miss Dorothy were out
yesterday. IS
| f. G. Best moved out to Orono place Satur-
| day The J.. F. Con klfns have been in their
| home at the end Of Orono Point for about two
weeks. Among other Crono cottagers out are
| the F. u. Moffetts, the w. G. Bvrons aud the
| Thompsons, The. G. f.. McNeils have lived
/ at Orono all winter 81 s.ss
Mr.. and Mrs c. w Sexton have been in
their Minnetonka Beach cottage two weeks.
Mr.. Sexton has completely oyerhauled the
cottage adjoining his own and has fitted It up
handsomely as a wedding gift for his daugh-.
ter. It's now finished as a winter home,
having assheating plant and gas.
Among the most important building opera
! tons on the north sideeis the handsome new
! house going up on Phelps island for HI. b.
| Gates Of st. Paul. The Gates family have
| spent many seasons at Minnetonka, occupying
a cottage at Maple Heights They have been
Tout frequently during the spring watching the
| progress OF the house, and MI. Gates was out
T Yesterday. Va III ~: ~