The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-27
LAKE MINNETONKA

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Minnetonka and its romantic beauty Is
responsible for two recent weddings in
two widely separate sections of the
country that will bring to Mime
apolis two brides. Hotel st. Louis
was the scene of the meeting
of the young people, Miss Dorothy
Zeitler, who was married Aug. 81 at
Punxsutawney, Pa, to Virgil Dawson, and
Miss Helen Cunningham, who welded
Gus L. Wade in Chicago, July %. Mr..
Dawson is clerk at Hotel Nicollet and
Mr.. Wade is a travelling man. They were
together much and while spending a few
days at Lake Park last summer attended
a hop at Hotel st. Louis. There they met
the young women and their fates were
promptly sealed. Before the young women
left the summer resort in the fall they had
agreed to return as brides, which they
have now done.
Mrs. Wade was formerly resident Of
st. Paul, and her father, William Cum
ninghan, is member of the firm of
Cunningham Brothers., wooden manurac-
turers, having offices in Chicago and St.
Paul. Mr.. and Mrs. Wade will live at
Hotel Hyser. Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson will
live at the Nicollet.
The marriage of Miss Bertha B. Bull
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Bull, to
Burt Francis Lum, will take place Tues
day evening at the summer home of the
brides parents at-Meadville. The cere-
nony will take place at o'clock in the
| presence of only the family and few
| friends. From 8 to 10 there will be re-
ception. Mr.. and Mrs. David L. Boyn-
! ton of Dennison Iowa, have already ar
rived for the wedding and are at the Bull
cottage. There will be large house party
! of relatives, the members of which will
| include Miss Mary Clark, Bertha Hall
and Isabelle Knox of Cedar Rapids, and
Mrs. Dewitt Pelton of New York.
Mr.. Lum is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs
/ s. o. .Lun1, whose summer home is at
i Sobergs Point. &
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. George Of Fairview
| entertained at launch party last week.
making a complete tour of the lake and
stopping at Hotel Del Otero for dinner.
In the party were J. T. Dreger of Buffalo,
/ N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Dreger, Mrs
Arthur Stremel, Master Walter Stremel
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. George.
Sunday a party of the Linwood colony
made an interesting trip into one of the
/ little-visited bays of the upper lake in
] search of the rare lotus lilies found there.
The Ypslanti carried the party on their
delightful exploring trip. Those partici-
pating were the families and guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Hawkins Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Meyer and Mr.: and Mrs. David
Stanford.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. McWade will enter
tain a party of their lake friends with
a corn roast on Saturday evening at their
country home on Christmas lake.
Mrs. George West at West Point, Tonka
/ Bay, entertained at thinblebee yester-
4 day afternoon. About fifty guests from
around the lake were present. The board
/ veranda was decorated with goldenrod
1 and sunflcwers arranged at each post
presenting a beautiful appearance AS the
weather was unpleasant the guests were
entertained in the house.
Miss Jeanette Welch of Wfldhurst en-
4 tertained seventeen of her young friends
with hayrack party the other evening
The party drove to Minnewashta The
party was given in celebration of little
Miss WEIGHS elevenths birthday
! Misses Dorothy MCGEE and Beatrice
l Wilcox gave a corn roast on the beach
at Wildhurst the other evening, to which
the young people Oh that community were
/ invited. About twelve were present an6
the event was much enjoyed.
i Judge and Mrs. Simpson of Wildhurst
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