The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25

afternoon from until o'clock at her |
home on Fifth street Sc. Pink and yellow |
roses were arranged in the parlors with |
palms. In the second parlor palms served |
as screen for the alcove in which the piano |
was placed, where Miss Childs played pro-
gram of music. The mantels were banked
with ferns and vines relieved with flowers.
The oriental colors of the library We're re-
peated in the decorations and the dining-room
was in red and green, with red candles and
a basket of red roses on the table. Mrs B.
F. Nelson and Mrs. w. Nelson received with
Mrs. Nelson and assisting through the rooms
were MINES. H. w. Huntington, j. I. Young,
H. G. Meining of St. Paul and ]. P. Hoy.
Mines. j. E. Rollins and A. 3. Lott of Chi
cago served frappe and the group in the din
ing-room included the Misses Drummond and
Meining of Duluth, Bane, Elizabeth Nelson
and Mrs. Bert Thompson. About $50 women
called during the afternoon. This evening
Mrs. Nelson will entertain the assisting wom-
en- and an equal number of men at an infor
NAL dancing party.
Mrs J. II. Edn1unds of Girard avenue S
entertained fifty women at cards this after
uoon. Roses and carnations frightened the
rooms. Six-hand euchre was played and Mrs.
Edmunds was assisted by the Misses Flor
ence Wright and Pearl Parchers
Mrs. J. S. Todd has issued invitations for
| a reception to be given next Saturday after
noon at her home, 413 Sixth avenue Sc.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Thompson have an
| nounced the engagement of their daughter,
| Miss Abigail Thompson, and Harry Cornelius
Bayless. The wedding will take place in the
spring.
The marriage of Mrs. Mary D. Hanson and
| Robert f. Tompkins Of Rhinelander Wis,
| will take place at the Holmes hotel Wednes-
dya evening. Feb. 5, at o:SO O'Clock.
Miss Lena Flattner and M. E. Tittrude will
| be married Wednesday, Feb. 10. "A parcel
! shower will be given for Miss Flattner Mon
| day, Feb. 10, by Miss Margaret Kennedy, and
| the following week Miss Anna Anderson will
| give a kitchen shower.
The reception Friday evening in honor Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Goddard will be given by
the directors, officers and workers of Y. M.
c. A. at the home of the president, William
| J. Dean, on Oak Grove street. Mr. Goddard
is the local secretary Of the Y. M. c. A. and
brought his bride to Minneapolis last summer.
The members and friends of the Franklin
Avenue M. 10. church will give reception
in the church parlors Monday evening in hon.
or of Dr.. Stafford and his family; who leave
in a few days for California
j.
inson with the charity card party which she
is arranging for Wednesday afternoon, Feb.
5. in the Johnson school hall, Mines. o.
A. Pray, C. w. Sexton, D. c. Clinton, Samuel
Morse and A. r. Barber.
Mrs Samuel Gittelson will receive infor-
mally tomorrow afternoon in honor Of her
daughter Liian's graduation from the high
school.
Mrs. F. M. Ruthen will entertain the men,
bers of the Seventeenth Street Euchre club
Tuesday afternoon at her home, 2l14 Girard
avenue S.
The Junior ball is the great social event of
midwinter for the university younger
set, and the armory will be the scene of a
brilliant affair on Friday evening. There will
be a large number of guests from out OF
town and st. Paul will be we'll represented.
The order Of dances has not been given out,
but the young people at the university are
busy filling their programs. The committee
is busy with the decorations and the armory
will blossom like a great pink and white
flower The central sunburst is already in
place and streamers of white and pink will
be drawn from it to the walls. 1t has been
the custom for several years for those who
; do not to dance to watch the affair from
the gallery and this year a large number
have signifed their intention of going over to
see the. decorations and the pretty gowns.
!, The charity ball Of the Deutcher Frauen
| club to be held in Masonic Temple Wednes-
day evening, is the third annual function
of this organization and promises to be the
principal social event of the among
the German-speaking people Of Minneapolis
1t will also be the occasion of the social
debut Of number of young women. Among
| them Miss Minnie Heinrichs, introduced
HainrichS
Sreise, presented by Mrs. F. A. Huxmann.
The preparations for the ball have been very
elaborate. The general committee Of arrange
ments consists CT Mines. Charles O.. Lampe,
Julius J. Heinrich, John Gluck and Sophia
Alther. On the special committee on deco
ration Mrs Joseph Zwick and Mrs. Harry
A. Oswald are being assisted by Frederick E
Powers Of the Powers Mercantile company
|, The decorations will include novel electric
light effects and color schemes. The music
, will be furnished by ALERT & Parry's or
chestra.
The Deutcher Frauen club is charity or
ganization which in a quiet way has dis
pensed large amount of help to the worthy
. poor of all parts of the city without regard
to nationality, although the committees are
almost entirely made up of German women
: About $4,000 was collected and dispensed in
this relief work last year, and a large part
Of the sum represented the products of theil
last years charity ball.
| Among the social events of yesterday after.
. noon was a hosiery shower given in honor
Of Miss Harriet Plummer, a bride Of Mex
month, by Miss Pearle Button of Highland
avenue. Light refreshments were served il
: the dinngr room, where red was the prevail
7 ing color and carnations served as decora.
lions. Those present were Misses Alice Red
field, Lucy fowler, Bessie Plumnfer, Nellie
Gaskell, Laura Robb, Katherine Selover, Abe
: gail Bachelor, Louise Bicknel, Florence
Smithy, Mary Griffith, Laura and CORNELL,
Button, Florence Ballon, Mines. Thwing
Isham Durham, Badger and Button.
| Tuesday afternoon Miss Lucy fowler will
give kitchen shower for Miss Plummer ant
Monday, Feb. 3, Miss Florence Smith ane
l Miss Wilma Baxter will entertain for her a
!, I the home of Miss Smith on E Nineteenth
street. Several other affairs have beef
y planned for Miss Plummer and among then
: will be tea given by her sister, Mrs Viii
liam Badger. -.rar ..
+ Miss Maye Anderson gave a handkerchief
shower yesterday afternoon for Miss Ten;
Hanson, a bride of Wednesday. The shove
b was preceded by a luncheon and the decora
d tons were in pink and white Roses were il
: the center Of the table and large cluste,
). was tied to Miss Hansons chair with grea
= bow of ribbon. The name cards Represented
daisies and among the petals were picture
! If no brd hear tod will