The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-13
9 LAKE MINNETONKA

II Woulu seem as II the absence of music
or any special attraction at Lake Harriet
TINS year Is doing Minnetonka good turn
Tor the transient crowds especially on
sunday are quite unprecedented. Yester-
day the throngs at the lake taxed the abil-
tiles of the hotels, restaurants and boats
to care for them, but fortunately the lake
shores are SO ample that one could ESCAPE
elboW1ng II he knew where to go One
could choose with equal ease and 'cnpor
tunity society or solitude and both had
q large number of devotees There were
plcn1cs at most of the picnic grounds, but
the plenackerS have been curbed and are
no longer permitted to disturb the hotel
guests at the popular points. They get
what they go for, feastiEg, games, dane
ing and boating without thrusting these
upon people who want order. if not quiet.
ana who wish to be undisturbed in the
enjoyment of Sunday in ways dictated
solely by their individual nclinations. ;,
s.. All kinds Of sailors found ideal weather.
Tor in the morning there was a stiff but
steady wind that coaxed out the people
looking for excitement, and the fleet
winged boats darted about with the swift
ness of the snowy gulls In the gentle
breeze OF the afternoon and evening they
moved with slow and stately grace. ~ =
Z. Inc crowd was not simply for the day,
Tor the noon trains on Saturday ran extra
coaches and still were crowded with PEG
pie standing in the aisles, and the same
situation prevailed on all of the succeed
ing trains up to last evening. All Of the
smaller houses turned away guests steadily
from noon on Saturday, and these disap-
pointed ones helped to swell the crowds.
already large, at the large hotels No
body could possibly complain of the vol
ume Of business, except that it was diff
cult to take care of it, for nearly every
BODY was taken good deal by surprise by
the rush. They'll soon learn better. how
ever, and confusion and delays will rapidly
remedy themselves. :tf
Many club members who would have
likes to be week-enders at the Lafayette
club suffered disappointment, for the lini-
tations of the house are rigid and even
a croWding up on cots doesn't begin to
provide for those who want to. come over
sunday In lieu of a longer stay in the
! city, members owning automo biles made
country trips yesterday with the club for
an objective point Among the auto
parties yesterday were Mr.. and Mrs r.. r.
I Rand, who had with them Mrs. H. w,
Brown and Miss Foss; Mr.. and Mrs. Elder
Moulton and their guest Mr. Allen. of
Winnipeg; and Mr.. and Mrs. John Shull
and children.
| :: r. Thayer was a Sunday guest at the
| CLUB. Charles D. .Velie has his brother
| Stephen Velie of Kansas City visiting
him. Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs
Vel1e gave large dinner party at the
| club. 5e' ~
Among the members out for two
/ weeks stay are Mr. and Mrs. William
Mitchell Of ST. Paul; Mr.. and Mrs F. b
Kellogg of st. Paul, and Mr.. and Mrs
Will Shull of Minneapolis will come Out
this week for two weeks.
Inc weather has been ideal for golf FOL
i several days and the green's fill the en-.
/: thusiastic players with joy. They were
crowded all day yesterday and Saturda,
4 afternoon.
The weekend crowd seemed to center
4 at the new Tonka Bay hotel. which STRUCK
! winning gait from the time its door!
were opened under the new manager, II
1 $. Joslin, who is being ably seconded by {
very competent staff of assistants. Thos,
j contributing chiefly to the smooth runnins
4 Of the machinery and to the entertain
ment OF the. guest are Sam De Mers, chic
4 clerk, an old lake. hotel man; Miss Mari,
! Foster, who devotes her time to the socia
I life OF the house; and Mrs. Fitzgerald, VIII,
is tn%charge Of the dining room and mar
. shalls her staff with great skill and tact
The hop Saturday night was :crowde
and was as enjoyable as the earlier par
tiles. The guests at the hotel form a larg
nucleus as they are very generally youn
people who have been attracted by tn
, social life, and the visiting guests cam
4 from all points on the lake.
Yesterday dozens of boating parties fc
sailing and for steamer trips were mad
j up among the guests, and they scattere
to every point on the lake
4 One Of the young women who is en-
2 joying the social life of the hotel, and
E likely to contribute largely. to it, is Mis-
Z Helen Brockway of Scranton, Pa, VII
arrived last week for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. George B.. Clifford an
family and Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Clifford ,
t Grand Forks are Occupying quarters {
. the hotel FOR the season. They had i