The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-15
LAKE MINNETONKA

We're put up in temporary quarters all
over the house, on cots and sleeping
sofas and in tents near the hotel Even
the tearoom had to be used one night for
a fair and belated traveller. Since the
new string orchestra under the direction
of Professor Sutorius is playing at the
hotel the guests are given musical treats
which prove highly enjoyable. Every
Saturday afternoon and evening and on
Sundays the orchestral plays on the piazza
during the meal hours and on Friday
nights it furnishes the music for the hops.
The hop last Friday night was attended
by a throng Of young people from all
around the lake, and the beautiful even
ing and Inspiring music made the affair a
delightful one. Life at the hotel con-
tinues on it's round of impromptu gayeties
and entertainments. Afternoons and even
rides around the lake stopping at differ
ent points-Excclsior or Tonka Bay-to
take In the attractions at the two casinos,
or making the run down to Wayzata on the
beautiful country roads of the north shore.
A party of guests made steamer tour
on the lake Saturday and stopped over at
the hotel for the rest Of the day. In the
party We're Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Wright
Frank Wright, Chicago; Dr. and Hlrs G.
A. Kelsey, J. H. Kelsey. Miss Kelsey and
Reuben Kelsey Of Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Knauf and daughter.
Mrs. F. McHarg of Jamestown; Mrs. G.
S. Burk and daughter Of Minneapolis were
in a tourist party Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Pierce, St. Paul,
Mr. and Mrs. ]. J. Milledge Of Winnipeg,
Canada, were among the Thursday after
noon guests at the hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Robbins and daugh-
ter came from st. Paul Saturday for the
remainder of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Deutsch spent Fri
day with the A. Frankels at the hotel.
Among the ST. Paul guests were Mrs. J.
A. Quinn, Miss Zwick, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
H. Price, R. E. Seymour and party, M. A.
Rice Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Mailer, Mrs. G.
F. Mailer, Walter j.. Mayo, G. G. Cross,
Everett F. Morgan, ]. Henderson, r. P.
Bassford, Jr., Mrs. Minno, Miss Ruth
Minno, M. Fretz, Harlem, Iowa; G.. r.
Brown, Chicago; H. w. Fl. James, Miss
Anna P. Sully, Lake City; Mr.. and Mrs. H
B. Armstrong, Mrs. R. w Bond, Mrs. H
| s. Osborne, H. Bond Osborne. Newark n
j.; Mr.. and Mrs. A. Frankel, Miss B
| Thompson, Des Moines, Iowa; f. w
Gruce, ST. Louis Mr. and Mrs. Charles A
Shepard, Mr.. and Mrs. B. v. Collary
Wannensburg; Mr. and Mrs. L. J. F
Flannery and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs
| Charles Neale, Chicago; Ernest c. Kast
Miss Passmore E. e. Spaulding, Miss
Elizabeth Ross, Miss Mooney, Mrs. r
Hawkins, Miss B. P. Winston, Miss R
Snyder, Mrs. A. J. Harris, Mrs, Nc Leodo
Master Mcleod, E. H. stoone, Miss Stone
Minnealalis.
The bathing beach at the hotel prove!
an attractive feature for the younge
people and a number Of excellent swim
mers make use Of the fine opportunity t
improve themselves in that sport unde
Harry Reeves, who is in charge Of tn
swimming station. The Misses Robinson
Misses Blanche and Emma Steckel, Harr,
Treber, Of Little Rock Ark, John Allen
Everette Morgan, st. Paul, Mrs. Butte
and Miss Butler Lawrence Greggs and
number of other young people, make Vi
the daily group of bathers.
The Friday hight hops at the hotel wi
continue until the close Of the season. M.
Hopkins is planning to keep the hote
open all thru September having receive
a great many applications from out-of
town patrons.
Under the direction Of Thomas Sea
} brooke Sweeney a fancy dress ball wa
given at the Buena Vista Thursday nigh
and the guests We'd with each other i
extravaganza of costume. Mr.. SWeene
appeared as "the peeler'' from Cork; job
> Bogart was Little Jimmie; Kate Norto
became isis Hopkins; H. R. Menefe
! donned the garb and complexion of 'Liz
jane; E. w. Kerker was costumed a
> "Gus Rogers Miss Stella Mueller az
peared as Simple Sue Of the Brio
: Yard; Louis Wakeman was handsomel
) CARRIED in flour sacking; J. G. Malmstec
represented Dan Rice; Mrs. Wakema
produced a counterpart of 'Sunbonnt
SAL" and Miss Madge Bogart was tt
Queen of Sheba." George G. Graves wa
h the hit of the evening as .Falstan."
Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Plank and son How
ard are at the hotel for several days
: Mr. and Mrs. Will Duffy are chaperor
ing a hous eparty of young people for tW
u weeks at one Of the Excelsior cottages.
!. the party are Misses Carol Strait ar
g Grace Gerrish, Minneapolis; Hessian
9 LIE Sueur; Misses Brennan, st. Paul; D
: Edwin Wanous, DR.. E. H. Wanous, Mil
g neapolis; Will Crist, ST. Paul, and A.
II Prieser, Chicago The party came O
: Saturday evening.
: Mrs. Frank H. Libbey, formerly Mi
II Purchase, will entertain at housepar
IS at her home at Oshkosh during the wes
II of racing of the Inland Lake Yachting a
IL ISOLATION on Lake Winnebago. Miss I,
Purchase has already gone to Oshkos
Miss Jane Loudon will go next week, al
George Purchase and Mrs. Brett, former
Miss Dot Thompson of Chicago, will al
! be Of the party.
The fishing season at certain points
q the lake does not suffer from the contra
=. weather conditions and the upper la
! anglers report splendid catches. At Spri
4 Park the fish are always on good behavi
: and from that resort are brought in su
quantities that some of the anglers ha
slight pangs Of conscience as to whett
10 they are leaving the next man a chan,
la Among the strings of fish which We
landed yesterday afternoon was cat
8. of bass, each fish tipping the scales
ID from four to five pounds. G. II. Rails
y, was the lucky fisherman. Another pal
% of fishers out during the week included
y. II. MCGOWAN, III. S. Heath and o. Berlin
- The string Of crappies they caught VI
Z, immense. J. s. Hawkins landed