The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-26

Miss Nan Smith gave novel affair
this afternoon at her home on Emerson
avenue S, for her guests, Miss Una Win
chester Of Holyoke, Mass, and Miss AL
vira Simmons of Red Wing. The invita-
lions had been issued on ordinary wrap
ping paper. bidding twelve young women
to a crazy" party and luncheon and all
of the arrangements were as ludicrous
and unique as could be planned. The
young women were received at the back
door and they found strange and weird
decorations in the handsome rooms. When
luncheon was served they found 1t as
crazy as the rest Of the arrangements,
for the menu began with the dessert, went
to fish, black coffee. meat and fruit, just
reversing the usual order of serving.
There were twelve guests and they were
all in the most extraordinary costumes
and Miss Smith had a prize for the one
who presented the craziest appearance.
The idea of crazy party was cleverly
carried out all afternoon and the guests
had the jolliest kind of time
Wednesday evening Miss Smith gave Il
tallyho ride to twenty-five Of her friends
in honor Of her guests. The route ran
around the lakes to the Minikahda club,
where the young people danced for two
hours and had supper and then there was
delightful drive in the moonlight
I Miss Simmons will return home tomor-
row, but Miss Winchester will remain In
Minneapolis for awhile.
The wedding Of Miss Roberta Pratt and
Cassius M. Lock is announced to take
place very quietly Wednesday evening al
the home of the BRIDES father, Robert
Pratt, 1903 Bryant avenue N. Mrs. VII
ton Judd, the BRIDES sister, has come
from Chicago and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Berger
nee Lameraux from Newark, N. j., to pe
present at the wedding
| aff Florence
ham will entertain at luncheon for Miss
Pratt and the guests will be a group
Of the Delta Gamma girls. On Tuesday
Miss Jane Jeter will be hostess at al
affair for the East High school teacher:
in Miss Pratt's honor.
Miss Grace Tunstead gave Luncheon
Wednesday at her home on Sixteenth
avenue N for the bride and sweet pea
formed the table decoration and were a,
Miss Pratt's place. Tho guests wer
Misses Pratt, Ethel Case, Ida Rollof, tn
Misses Anna and Julia Kreidt, Mines vii
ton Judd, Chicago; Blake Tunstead
Miss Anna Kreidt and Mrs. 0. B. Sklnne
have each given a dinner for the brid
and her fiance.
Invitations for the marriage of Miss
Grayce DeMell and Frank Walker Big
which will take place Saturday evening
Sept 3, have been issued by the bride
Frank Wilbur Van SAINT.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Elizabet
. Gray gave a handkerchief shower for tn
bride and the affair was one Of mum
Der which will be given for Miss DeMell i
the days preceding her marriage.
/ Miss Mary A. Campbell of Fifth stree
Sc entertained last evening at her HON
! for a group Of out-of town women, Mr.:
l David H. Mercer Of Omaha, Neb, tn
wife Of Congressman Mercer, who Is Q
her way home from Washington, D. c
/ Mrs. J. M Bayse of st. Louis and mis-
Nora Sutton of Chicago. 1t was an lnfor
NAL gathering and late in the evening
i supper was served from a table gay wit
! yellow flowers. Purple asters were use
thru the livingrooms Mrs. Mercer Is tn
i guest Of Judge and Mrs. Lochren an
will remain In Minneapolis for anothe
+ week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. westlake celebrate
b the twenty fifth anniversary Of their mai
4 riage last evening at their home on SCI
+ ond avenue S by entertaining the men
+ bers, of the Commercial club and the
wives. Gay garden flowers furnished
f brilliant decoration thru the rooms. M
4 and Mrs Westlake have recently returne
from a vacation stay at I4eech Lake al
when they entered their home they four
a silver service on the diningroom tabl
the gift Of the Commercial club, Of whit
Mr.. Westlake is the secretary.
Miss Inez harrington and Dr. Lewis
4 Tuck Of Melrose, Mimi, were marr1
wednesday evening at the home Of t
brides sister, Mrs. J. Clinton Epson, Ii
den Hills. Rev. S. D. Hutsinpiller re;
the service beneath canopy OF gre
= boughs and nasturtiuns were used wi
ii ferns and vines thru the rooms. The
. were no attendants and as the Lobe
H. grim chorus was sounded by Miss Lii;
er Kane the bride entered alone. She wo
q white French lawn, tucked and trinlm
! with lace, and carried bride roses. [
- and Mrs. Tuck have gone for a she
~ trip and on their return they will ma
~ their home in Melrose.
= PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.