The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-12
MINNETONKA

Gayety at Hotel St. Louis is but little af-
fected by the weather, and the program of
the week is so full that some of the affairs
already outlined will have to be deferred
until next week. Three hops week keep
the young people busy and happy and the
cool weather, instead Of being a damper, will
be a. drawing card for the party tonight.
The other hops will be given Thursday and
Saturday evenings The Saturday party will
be diversified by a cakewalk and program
of coon songs and dances arranged by the
walters of the hotel. The boys are working
assiduously this under the direction #
the head waiter and expect to give a fine
entertainment.
Wednesday evening dramatic program will
be given in the parlors by Miss Jennie May
Piers, Minneapolis dramatic reader, who has
travelled considerably through the northwest
giving recitals. She has a very attractive
personality and is popular with her audi
eEces. Among her most interesting numbers
the arena scene from "Quo Vadis?' and
Thoughts Of "a Bride" set to the music of
the bridal chorus.
The grab-bag party given by Mines. Stern
and Bauman on Friday was so much enjoyed
that these clever women, with the assistance
of Mr.. Timberlake, manager of the hotel,
have arranged a large fancy dress party for
children for Friday evening. An invitation
has been sent to the guests of the other ho-
tells. From $3.50 to 10 o'clock no one will
be allowed on the floor but children in fancy
dress. The party will be opened by an elab-
crate grand march, for which Mrs. Max Stern
will drill the children, and other fancy dances
will be given. The house will be suitably
decorated and favors provided Supper will
be served for the children by Manager Tim
berlake The musical program, by the La
dies Philharmonic orchestra, will be Of a
nursery character.
A picnic whist party, arranged by Mrs
next week and will be novel affair.
While the majority of the St. Louis guests
incline towards dancing and active sports
! there is a coterie fond of cards that fills in
| all the odds and ends of time with this diver
| sion. Last evening pleasant informal card
| party Of several tables arranged after
dinner. Ping-pong has a large number o1
devotees and the little balls get few rests
| and boating and bathing come in for thei1
share Of attention, especially from the party
Of young girls chaperoned by Mrs Rich
I ardson.
Two parties Of permanent guests arrived
| at the hotel yesterday-the Misses Florence
Buryan and Carrie Sims of Nashville, ant
| r. M. Donnell Of Independence, Iowa; Mrs
D. j. Cummings, Miss Grace Cummings an(
Libby Obron, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Mrs. E
Tosetti, Miss Tosetti and Otto Tosett O
Chicago spent the day at the hotel.
| "A delightful informal musicale was giver
| last night at the Minnetonka club by Messrs
Scott and Richard Woodworth accompanied
! by Mrs. E. w. Runyan. There was a large
attendance of nearby club members and thei
| friends. A fine program was very artistically
| sung.
The White House has been enjoying al
unusually heavy run the past week, and tn
problem of making room designed for on
| do duty for twice that number has been
| hard to solve. BY renting rooms out
| side the hotel and providing cots, the extr;
numbers have been comfortably cared for.
The guests of the White House were enter
tanned at an informal card party last night
| Three six hand tables of euchre were played.
| A recital was given last evening at tn
Simpson house under the direction OF Mrs
C. M. Schiefer and Colonel Wilcoxson. Mis-
Georgia Smith was pianist.
/ The guests of Hotel La Paul are gettin
thoroughly aroused in their whist-playn
and are making earnest study of tn
game Many who came to the hotel earl
| in the season without special interest in tn
| game are becoming enthusiastic and ever
one is seen with whist book in hand dee
in the intricacies Of the game. Judge Tongue
Vile of Dubuque, Iowa, one Of the authori
! Ties Oh tue 6duc, VIII 10 eI eAo Holo1, Say
there is no such thing as studying it ou
that it must be worked out.
The game of whist played in Hotel L
Paul parlors last evening won by Mr.
A. Sanderson Of Minneapolis.
Maplewood Inn has enjoyed season I
unusual prosperity. Mrs. Abram is con
pIeting her fourth year at the Inn and eac
year has witnessed an addition to the circ
that make this their summer home. Man
|. who come out for a few weeks find the SUI