The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-21
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A LARGE RECEPTION
Given by Mrs. Rodney Chadbourn
at Her Home on Oak
Grove Street.
A Card Party by Mines. Sumner and
Lewis of Colfax Avenue
~ South.

Mrs. Rodney Chadbourn gave large
reception this afternoon at her home, 126
Oak Grove street. 1t was great d1sap-
pointment to the guests that Mrs. George
B.. Barnes of Campbell, Mimi, in whose
honor the affair was given, was Ill In st.
Paul and was unable to be present Mrs.
Barnes will shortly make her home, in Min
neapolis. In her absence Mrs C. P. Chad
bourn received with Mrs, Rodney Chad
bourn. The hours were from 3 until 5
o'clock, and about 300 women called.
The hall was all in green with palms and
ferns in every corner and southern smilax
trailing it's glossy leaves over the door
ways and arches. The only color was
furnished by the red tapers in the tall
candlestfcks on the piano and through
the room. The round window in the
drawing room was banked with palms
and hung with smilax and the mantels
were also filled in with palms and
dropping ferns. Great clusters Of yellow
and white chrysanthemums were placed
among the green with charming effect.
In the dining-room innumerable red
tapers twinkled in the feathery green mass
Of ferns and vines on the sideboard and
mantel. A large basket of red roses was
in the center Of the table and smilax fell
from the chandelier to the corners.
The assisting women through the
rooms were Mines Arthur Vanstrum,
Henry Gipson, Burlington, G. N. Chad
and c. Cottrell. Alternating in the din
inE-room were Mines. F. G. McMullen,
Charles Braden, Frank Wadsworth, Pick
Ter, Weston and George Beach. They
were assisted by four young girls in dainty
white gowns, Misses McMullen, Weston,
Fitzgerald and Matthiessen. A.:
This evening the assisting women will
be joined by the men for a buffet supper
and an informal evening will be enjoyed.
Mrs. Sumner c. Lewis gave a hand
somely appointed card party this after
noon at her home on Colfax avenue S.
It was a pink and white affair and roses
and chrysanthemums were used in pro-
fusion and the lights were shaded in pink.
The doorways and arches were wreathed
with southern smilax and the mantel was
banked with ferns and trailing vines. An
enormous cluster Of chrysanthemums was
placed just beyond the green draperies in
the drawing-room and roses were every
where. In the dining-room deeper color
the green on the table and sideboard.
Six-hand euchre was played at nine
tables and the score cards were in the
chosen colors. A delightful musical pro-
gram was given during the games. Mrs:
Lewis was assisted by Mrs Washing
ton Yale and Miss Merriam. Light re-
freshments were served from the card
tables after the games and pink frappe
was served during the afternoon. Mrs.
Lewis will give number of informal af-
fairs later in the season.
Mrs I. E. Burt gave a second card
party this afternoon at her home on Har-
riet avenue. Six-hand euchre was played
at seven tables. The assisting women
were Mines. Franklin Lewis, w. w. Sykes,
| the Misses Florence Bacon and Jane Hol-
lliday. -
Mrs. Walter G.. Marson of Pillsbury ave-
nue. entertained twelve, women to-day? In
the morning there was literary program
and at o'clock luncheon was served. The
dining-room was in green and gold and
chrysanthemums were on the table. Red
chrysanthemums were arranged in the
parlors. The place cards were talsoY in
green and gold. After luncheon cards
We're played. :. The guests were the mem
bers Of the Entire Nous club, of which
Mrs. Marson is president. ~ ~
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Blake,
on Mount Curve avenue, was the scene
tof a prettily appointed wedding last eve
ming, when Miss Carolyn Damn, daughter
Of Mrs. Alrnira G. Damn, and DR.. William
Henry Condit were married. Ferns, palms
and southern smilax transformed the hall
into a leafy bower and the drawing room,
where the service was read, was in white
and green. Heavy headed chrysanthe-
NUNS were among the palms, which
formed the altar, and the same flowers
were in the green tangle that banked the