The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-25

chief shower In honor OF Miss Nina De
Marais. a bride Of June, Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Carleton Young
entertained the younger set last evening
at their home on Second avenue S. It
was a very informal affair and the inter
esting collection Of books and manu-
scripts made by Mr.. Young was shown.
Mrs. w. S. Benton gave dinner Of
eight covers Saturday evening at her
home on Blaisdell avenue for Miss Grace
Bracket and Russell Calf, whose mar
riage takes place in June. Sweet peas
and ferns carried out a color scheme of
green and white and a cluster of white
roses was tied to the brides chair with
green tulle.
Mrs. Frederick M. Prince Of Groveland
avenue gave a luncheon Saturday. Cow
ers were laid for twenty-five and the
| tables were handsomely decorated with
| flowers.
The Misses Pease entertained twelve
| guests Saturday evening at a ha.ndker-
chief shower for Miss McKercher.
| Mrs. George "A. Henry gave a luncheon
of eight covers at the Hampshire Arms
! Saturday afternoon.
| Miss Ina Guthrie and Edward E. Marley
| were married Saturday evening at the
home of the iciatfng minister. Rev. T.
F. Allen. The bride was gowned in cream
foulard and Miss Nellie Barshenl, the
maid Of honor. was also in white. Maurice
| Moss was best man. Mrs. Marley is teach
| ing in the northern part of the state and
at the close of the school term Mr.. and
Mrs Marley will make their home in Des
Moines. Iowa.
Saturday evening Miss Marie Bloom
| quist and Alfred Lidberg were married at
the home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. M. Bloomquist, 1917 Ninth street
S. About 100 guests witnessed the serv-
Ice, which was read by Rev. Olaf Bodien.
Miss Marie Olsen was maid of honor and
| wore blue muslin. The bride was in white
French lawn, tucked and trimmed with
| lace, and she carried bride roses. G.
Ringer was best man.
One of the pleasant affairs Of last week
was the reversible progressive dinner given
by the Gamma Mu Pi sorority Of Central
high school on Friday ev1ling. The first
course was served at the home of Miss
Reynolds on Portland avenue the second
at the home of Miss Campbelle on First
avenue ); the third at the home Of Miss
Stone on Aldrich avenue S: the fourth Al
avenue. Miss Pinkney receiving witt
them, and the fifth, at the home of the
Misses Edgerton on Hennepin avenue
Inc rooms Of each home were prettil,
decorated in the sorority colors and afte1
, dinner a program of sixteen numbers was
danced. :
Miss Mary Jones and Malcolm Jone
entertained thirty guests Friday evenin
at Elnwood, the home Of their parents
:, Mr. and Mrs. Harry w. Jones, in Wash
burn Park. AS the guests arrived the
were given souvenir booklets, with a. pho
: tograph Of Elmwood on the cover contain
!. Ing the questions for guessing contest
Then there was a game of stock ex
change, an amusing auction sale and a
exciting game of football In which Val
played against Princeton with all the &C
cessories, remnants, colors, of a. real con
, test. The young men found their partner
for supper In a novel fashion. A cobwe,
of cord was arranged and at the end {
each piece was girl who was found b
the boy who untangled his way to he
The supper table had great pink pape
roses In the center from which ribbon
\ were found to lead to facors hidden b
ran to each cover and at the close the
4 were found to lead to favors hidden by tt