The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-19
LAKE MINNETONKA


Mrs George II. Partridge entertained
yesterday evening at the Lafayette club
for a group of young people from around
the lake.
Miss Marietta Lyman will give dinner
dance Saturday evening at the summer
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. q. r.
Lyman, in Linwood. Supper will be served
at the Lyman cottage, and the young peo-,
pie will tour the lake to the clubhouse
for the hop.
Mrs. L. T. Abbott of Solberg's Point win
entertain the ladies of the Central Bap-
fist church at her summer home tomor-
row The affair will be an all-day outing,i
the guests coming out in the morning at
9:15 over the. Minneapolis road and re-
turning to the city at 5 o'clock.
A pretty social affair at the lake today
is the lawn fete which has been arranged
by the young women of Trinity chapel,
Excelsior, and which was opened this af-
ternoon and will be continued thru the
evening. The grounds are handsomely
arranged with tents and flowers, set off
by boughs Of green, and the Excelsior
shore is the scene of. much gayety. In the
evening rows of Japanese lanterns will
illuminate the grounds and Mr.. Haywood
Of the Excelsior Casino has volunteered
the services Of his fine band to play be-
tween s and 9 o'clock. For the young
people there will be a dance later. Misses
Ida Purchase, Harriet Benson and Ger
trude McGraw are in charge of the gen.,
eral arrangements and they have the as
sistance of a host of women interested
in the church. Each woman has con-
tributed her share delicious cakes aid
cookies, others have furnished the ice
cream, several of the young girls have,
made the lemonade, and another bevy Of,
the interested church girls have been busy
| making the most appetizing home candy.
A group of the girls met at the home Of
! Miss Harriet Benson yesterday and made
over ten pounds of butterscotch, taffy,
caramels and other dainty sweetneats
Ices and cakes are served in the tents by
the young women. The decorations GA
| the tables are waterllies set in mounds
| of maidenhair ferns and the arrangements
are in keeping with the tastefully APP
| pointed refreshments. One of the banner
| attractions is gypsy tent. Among the
young women who are to preside at thei
1 tables are Misses Abbie Reed, Hope Brut- |
/ ton, Constance Wells, Carroll Rice, Mar
guerite Denfeldt, Margaret Wells, Harriet
Benson, Starr, Nell Stoddard, Clark, Hazel
Christian, Mines. Walter Pennington, All
1 Lyman and Nathan Chase. For the
| younger people there will be a fshpond
with all its surprising features in the way
! of toys and candies.
Miss May Sterling who spent Saturday
with a fishing party at Hotel del Otero,
/ Saturday landed some splendid catches,
one being nine-pound pickerel.
u Mr. and Mrs E. N. Fairchild of Mime
apolis and their guest, Mrs. Fred Collins
Il of New York. with a party of friends
came out in Mr.. Fairchild's touring car
to the lake last Saturday afternoon stop
ping over at the ]. T. Kenny cottage al
/ Willowwood
Misses Frieda and Esther Stoft will en-.
terrain the Flower Mission girls of the
i Church of the Redeemer next Saturday
i afternoon at their summer home at Sol
4 berg's Point. In the evening the party
will be joined by an equal group of young
men and the dance at the Excelsior Ca
, sino will be attended. Mr.. and Mrs. Stoft
4 will chaperone the young people.
i Mrs. F. B. Semple had the Fannie L.
chartered for tour Of the lakes Sunday
i afternoon and evening, entertaining in
formally for a group of friends.
4 Miss Johnnie A. Duncombe of Fort
Dodge is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Ken
ny at their cottage at Willowwood. Miss
Duncombe is a highly accomplished mu-
p years stay sabroad. She has a beautiful
scoptralto voice and is also in charge OF
the choir OF ST. Marks Presbyterian
church in Fort Dodge.
The Woman's club of Rawlins post,
with the members of the post and !heir
wives, were entertained at the summer
home of w. ]. Dean. Ferndae, Saturday,
and had a most enjoyable time Lunch
was served on the roomy porches, and
the comfort of the delightful grounds was
we'll appreciated. The guests returned to
the city on the 9:2O evening train.