The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-21
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A BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
The Commercial Club Entertains in
Honor Of the Officers at Fort
Smelling. !.

Rooms Of the Club Beautifully Dec
Grated Promenade Concert /
/ Feature Of the Evening.
The Commercial club presented brilliant
appearance last evening, when the hospi-
tally OF the club was extended to the
officers from Fort Smelling and their wives
The beauty of the handsome furnishings
was enhanced by the skilful placing Of
great palms and flowers and by the south
ern snilax which trailed it's glossy TEN
drills over the polished woodwork Of arches
and dOOrWays. Palms furnished a leafy
aisle through which the guests were ush-
cred into the great apartment formed by
| throwing the parlor. library and chess
room together. The mantel of polished
granite was almost hidden beneath the
green tangle Of ferns and vines, and in
among the feathery leaves were rdaffodils
and white tulips. Great bunches Of DAFT
fodils nodded on the cabinets. In the
arches between the rooms and the hall
hung quaint Moorish lamps shedding a
soft rosy light on the brilliant picture
and deepening the rich colors Of the rugs
and cushions on the hall seats. Over the
doors hung the stars and stripes. brilliant
against the vines and ferns. The receive
/ ing group stood before a bank of palms,
which furnished effective background
| for the handsome gowns Of the women.
Frappe was served in the Flemish room,
which was bower Of southern smilax,
while purple and white lilacs filled the air
with fragrance. The pillars we're hung
i with red, white and blue bunting and
4 wreathed with smilax-
The guests from Fort Smelling, came
from Minnehaha in a. private car and
numbered about thirty-flve. They were
met at Minnehaha by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
no $hn ncfS yynS 10 j..
bers Of the club and their wives, and
about 600 were present. +
The reception group included the officers
Of the club, Messrs and Mines. A. g
Paul, John Leslie, T. W. Stevenson, H. Il
Jenkins e. J. Westlake and Wallace Nye;
the officers of the fort and their wives.
Mrs, Jacog Kline, Miss Kline, Lieutenant
and Mrs. e. s. Sayer, Lieutenant and Mrs
J. Mortimer Love, Miss Love, Major
Meurne Of the medical corps, Mrs Meulne,
Miss Meurne, Lieutenant and Mrs. Arch1-
bald J. Harrison, Cha plain James Osse-
Haarde and Mrs. Ossewaarde, Captain and
Mrs. A. L.. Pern,erter, Captain Charles b.
Rowland Captain George F. Tiffany, Lieu !:
tenant W. A.. Roberts, Lieutenant and
Mrs G. D. Freeman, Lieutenant G. NJ
Leonardo, Captain and Mrs. E. W. Meas
Ikey; Captain and Mrs. Herman Hall sDft
land Mrs. George A. Skinner. Lieutenant
|Cleveland Ellison, Lieutenant G. G. Null
len. Lieutenant Louis T. Boisseau and
CAPTAIN William M. Morrow. -
The board of directors and their wives
assisted through the rooms. They were
Messrs and Mines. A. w. Armatage, F. M.
Barnard. Charles r. Fowler, Ernest F.
Smith, James Gray, w. NJ Horner. II. L..
Gregg, j. Fl. Rhiheldaffer, F. r. kenaston,
F. r. Salisbury, Walter Gregory, Henry
Deutsch, E. F. Holton. -
A pleasant feature of the evening was
the promenade concert that had been az
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Fisher William W. Nelson opened and
closed the program with violin numbers
which We're executed with delicacs. of
feeling and fine tone. Miss Esther Os-
borne, soprano. sang two selections: Of
contra sting quality artistically and Mrs.
Frank fI.wateru1an. contralto, was heard
in two pretty songs. exhibiting a rich and
we'll cultivated voice. II. Lewis Belknap,
tenor. pleased everyone by his artistic and
musical Interpretation of his number, Mr..
Relknap is a most promising singer his
voice exhibiting the true tenor quality.
The fourth vocalist was George 2.
Walker basso. whose German song was
thoroughly enjoyed. He has a fine. rich
voice which shows careful cultivation
MI. Walker and Mr.. Beknap also sang a
duet very effectively. a.
The program of fifteen dances began at
10 o'clock and was played by ALERT and
Perrys orchestra. The BILLIARD room had
been transformed into a smoking room for
the men, Supper was served after 10
o'clock in the dinng-roon which was
hung with the southern smilax and on the
tables We're daffodils. tulips and lilies (.
Among the guests were IMessrs. and
Mesdames O. Goodridge, J. T. Moore W.
p. Harmon, w. A. Badger, w. W.. Sykes.
D. Drehmer, G. III. Partridge, II. d. Dick :
inson. c. A. McCollon1 James Pye, G.. A.
Johnson, c. T.. Holiday, Hedley, ". Car
-. rington. A. H. Bright, A. A Cir<ler II. w.
Matthewson, II. FL. kimba1l F. M, Bar
nard c: Stickney, r. Munzer, J. A.
Schlener. T. W. Stevenson. w. B. Cham
berlain, J. D. McArdle. A. NJ. Molyneaux
E.. A. Brooks, Washington Yale. r.
Deutsch. J. A. Rein1ich F. B. Krener.
S. Fl. Mitchell. F. M. Joyce, C. Fl. Carroll;
e. NJ. Goldsborough f. II. Lewis, w. r.
:, Roberts, IL. H. Corson, Charles r., Fowler
+. E. kenaston, E. f. Smith, II. l.. Gregg
r. R. Yerxa, G. NJ Chadbourn, F. *,
, Richert. c. B., Shove. c.. A.. Vandeyer
c. F.. Hatch. G. F. Scott c.. W. Cart!
wright, Arthur j. Dean, w. c.. Stevenson.
f. M. Rutten. w. B. Boardman, H. r.
;. Child. p. G. Best, w. P. Devereaux Jni1n
T. Baxter. J. D. Simpson, A. Pickering
". "A. Dearborn, A. Fl. Opsahl, W. A.
;. McVoy. il = Gedney. G "A. WebberS A.
;, III. Barnard, j. r. Canterbury. u,
Mrs. w. M: Ligsett gave an informal tea
this afternoon at her home in st. An
thony Park for Mrs. Frederick l.. Wash
Ool IL VI AlLllledpO3lSI> MIS-. T.. Van DYKE
Robinson Of st: Paul land Mrs. II. W,
Stone Of Benson About siforty women
from St Anthony Park were invited 10
meet thenl.a-EThe deoora tiolss were s,1s
gestive Of ashingto1Fs ss3Sbirthday and
flags chung through the@roon and
Easter lilies and roses were the flowers
used. The Ices represented miniature
hatchets With me- allions of: wa shington
and hatchets were $alS1 the Hfayors. The
assisting women were Mines H.. d. N,
schuette,@A r.: McGill, Packer and Wal
ter Hin: ..s. 81 -
: delightful affair will be given Men
day evening by Mrs. Joseph Martin and
Mrs. S. e. Tooker at the home of Mrs.
Tooker. $50 Summit avenue, for the bene
fit ofsst. Paul's church ,Fhe program Will
include mandolin numbers by the =. M.
c.. A club; a scene from Hamlet. =
Blanche Booth; musical glasses, o. VOID
and Miss Void; a few moments of magic
{. Professor Heller; whistling solo, Walter
Ellis. After the program refreshments
will be served.
Mrs. Charles Morse will entertain At
cards Thursday and Friday afternoons of
next week at her home SIG Ninth street
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