The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-19
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entertained at a marshmallow roast on
Monday evening. A huge bonfire was built
in the grove and about sixty gathered
around the burning logs to feast on the
tempting delicacies.
A very enjoyable concert was given last
evening on the large piazzas in front Of
the hotel The beautiful evening had
brought out a number Of guests and cot
tagers and the musical treat delighted
every one.
Tonight there will be the regular mid
weekly hop at the hotel and for to-mor
row evening Miss Foster has arranged
5 O'Clock tea. ~
Friday evening a county fair will be held,
with mysterious tents. gypsies to tell the
weird tales of the future, neat little booths
where pretty girls are to serve lemonade
and CONNECTIONS. All sorts of entertaining
features will make up the program.
The Saturday evening hops at Hotel
Tomkal Bay have proved immensely popu-
lar and a special program has been ar
ranged for the coming Saturday evening.
l. Sunday evening an elaborate concert will
be given.
The guests at Hotel Keewaydin have
, become greatly interested in bowling and
! almost daily parties go over to Excelsior
to use the Casino alleys Mr.. Schomberg
is considering the feasibility of building
| an alley near the hotel next spring.
Edward Larrabee of Hotel Keewaydin is
one of the best golfers at that point. Last
week he made the links in "a, 2 points
within the established record, which is 80.
| A committee representing the Excelsior
Yacht club attended the council meeting
Monday. evening to champion the interests
| of a new clubhouse. The small island Of
| Excelsior bay will make a good site for
| the new clubhouse, if graded higher. AS
yet it has not been decided whether the
island Is the property of the commons or
not. In case it is, legislative measures
will have to be taken before any beginning
can be made at the erection Of the club
| house.
! Mr.. Sampson of the Sampson house made
an offer of ninety feet near his Aotel.
The Misses Meta Jane ART and Ora L.
Ellis gave a midnight luncheon Saturday
at tho West house, West Point Covers
neapolis, Miss Pearl Newhouse of St.
| Louis Mo-; Messrs. Edward Roberts,
James Breen, Chicago; Bertram New
house, st. Louis, Mo-; Fred Bentley,
Thomas PEBBLES, Frank Haven, Hayward
and Bailey.
i The fishing at the lake is excellent this
! year and the sportsmen and women en-
JOY rehearsing to each other the success
they have had on their fishing trips One
Of the best haunts around the lower lake
| is the neighborhood Of Big Island, where
many good catches have been made.
| Last Wednesday p1ckerel weighing
twelve pounds and half was landed by
Mrs. j. V. Marsh at Cottagewood, and
Charles johnson of St. Louis caught one
Weighing seven and a half pounds. One
was hooked in the upper lake yesterday
which weighed ten and a half pounds.
The finest size for pickerel is from about
| n al w Eha hair fe
most delicate
Mrs. E. c. Pratt of Wildhurst enter
tanned the Wednesday Literary club OF
Minneapolis at picnic at her summer
home Saturday. Twenty-six members OF
the club from Minneapolis were present
and the day was most pleasantly spent on
the shore of the picturesque upper lake.
| Wilcox entertained eight friends from
Minneapolis at luncheon at Old Orcha re
: yesterday. The porches and interior Of
the fine old country house were beautifully
decorated with flowers from the adjoining
Z gardens, and the guests enjoyed the out.
ing to the utmost. Next week Mrs. Will
cox will entertain a house party Of friends
. from Minneapolis. About Sept. 1 the VIII
coxes will return to their home in Mime
. apolis, tho they expect to come out occa
sionally during the autumn.
Mrs. Will Winston of Tonka Bay will
give luncheon to about a dozen Mime
apolis friends tomorrow at her summe
q home on Gideon's bay.
Random Items.
". E. Goodwin was the guest of Fred Lum owe
i Sunday.
Mrs. w. O. Dieterich was the guest Of friend
J, | at st. Louis yesterday.
L Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin J. Fleming of Chicago ar
/ arrivals Hotel TOnka- BAY.
Z R. w. Jones of Minneapolis Is at Keewaydir
J where he will remain some time.
Miss Wilcutts of st. Paul has been yisitin
n Priscilla Rand at Cottagewood for week.
/ DR.. Oliver Hart and DR.. Becker from 81
Louis are spending few days at Excelsior.
n w. f. Decker, Dr.. and Mrs. D. H. Carpente
r were guests over Sunday at Hotel Keewaydin.
Mrs Clough and Miss Margaret Clough wei
+ guests of w. p Walker at Keewaydin Sunda!
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.. Raisbeck Of New Yor
arrived Monday to spend some time at Tonk
n Bay.
10 Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. Cawgrl Of Omaha Neb
were guests Sunday and Monday at Hotel Toni
1t Bay
Id Fred Cappelen of Minneapolis spent Sunday ;
Mr.. and Mrs. q. NJ. Goldsborough's at Cottag
wood.
= Mrs. Elizabeth s. johnson and Miss Estelle
IT johnson of Owatonna recent arrivals at I'll
e hotel
Miss Younghlsband of st. Barnabas hosnita