The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12

Ell leI SlIldll DTOlIleirsWllll some meas
ure Of scorn in his voice. "Nobody's
men, That's just the reason"
laughed the damsel, 'and I ) want to
go every night" 8...
The dinners that will precede each
presentation of Baron Humbug" will
be of the most informal character, for
it is Lent you know, and after the
play there are any. plumber off, jolly
supper parties planned at which some
of the actors will be guests Of honor
and tell tales Of life behind the cur
tain. The choicest Of lettuce and cab
bages will be culled to reward the act
ors, for the girls are lavish in their
gifts Of green things" to their special
friends. #a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Russell fDibble
will be among those who will have
dinner guests, Miss Smith, Miss Shufl
Ned Pierson and Walter Hudson and
later they will chaperone them to the
theater for a box party. go :.
Many enthusiastic friends Of the
club went to ST. Paul this afternoon
and still more are planning to go over
tonight. There is, in fact, every evil
dence that for the next few days the
Roosevelt club will quite dominate the
social world. - ~
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Even if a bride is going on a long
journey. with no expectation of having
a settled abiding place for months and
months, don't send her purse for a
wedding present. One purse, or even
two, may be convenient, if you have
anything to put in them, but one poor
bride was recently overwhelmed by
purses. that arrived by mail, express
and messenger until she counted nine
teen on the table the day Of her we'd
ding. 49,
There is man in town who always
refers to wedding Invitations as
bills" s'They've. got: to- be paid
haven't they?' he said in explanations
of his rather sordid term. - :.''.i-."., "a,
probably be that of Miss Alma Hoegh,
daughter. of DR.. and Mrs. Knute Hoegh
and Frederick Murray Ayres Of In
dianapolis,' which will take place early
In that pretty month. '.'>..
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Spear announce
the marriage Of their daughter, Miss
Ruth Spear, to DR.. Harris Dana New
kirk of Wolverton, Minn..% which will
take place Thursday evening, April =,
in Trinity Methodist church, A re-
ception will follow the. ceremony az
the home Of the brides parents. :,rN
An April wedding. that will interest
Minneapolis people is announced for
April IA, at 4 p. M, in the CHURCH OF
! St. John the Evangelist, st. Paul. when
| Miss: Florence Finch, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Dudley B. Finch, and Ed
ward Holbert will be married: Mrs
! Sewa1T D. Andrews VIII be her sisters
matron of honor. Mrs. Andrews is a
| bride of less than a year herself and
Miss Finch was her maid Of honor last
October. Miss Ella May Spencer OF
the Hampshire Arms. will be, one, Of
the pretty group Of bridesmaids 49,,
/ Miss Annabel White had. twenty
! young women at her home on Pleas
ant avenue this afternoon to play pro
gressive pit. Miss Grace Gray was. thu
II guest Of honor. Is. =. ;..:.s. :.
Last evening Miss Gray and A.. B
Choate were honor guests at a Dime
which was given by Miss Lucy Board
man at her. home on Mount Curry
II avenue. The members of the .brida
party were the others at table and tn
) decorations were all in green an
, white. .-s..-. 9Ss- -. .-.,-- 81,
Next Saturday evening. the brida
: dinner will be given by Mr. and. Mrs
Edward W. Backus of Oak. Groy
street. 80. .. . -. ....-.. .a.....,-
A group Of former friends an
: neighbors Of Miss Helen ColclaZe
: were entertained this afternoon b
= Mrs. Edward w. .Backus at her HON
: on Oak Grove street in a most de
: lightfully informal manner. Miss Col
/ clazer formerly resided in Minneape
e lis, but has made her home in Chi
= cago for the past few years. She wi
2 remain in the city for another week:
] Mrs. Joseph jackson entertained
! group of twelve women at luncheo
t to-day at her home, 315 West FIJI
i teenth street. 49,
t "All Is Fair in Love and War !:
the name Of a clever little, farce wri
: ten by Minneapolis man which
group of young people from the Fir
:. Presbyterian church gave last ever
ing at the home of Samuel V. Mo
: ris, Jr., on Blaisdell avenue.. The ,tW
e acts were laid at Minnetonka and in
city home, and the, plot developed
an excee dinghy interesting manner ar
was admirably interpreted by tt
!. young people in the cast, Misses Lyt
,r Mitchell, Mabel Stevenson, Ora.
Thompson, Messrs. Allan II: Morr1
$. Williams, under the direction
10 Eugene M. Stevens. The ballroo
st made charming theater, with
d prettily set stage arranged with foo
1t lights, and between acts Mrs. Samu
l. v. Morris, Jr., and Mrs. Mark Mou
: ton gave a popular song with a pref
X dance. Music was furnished by
: trio, mandolin, guitar and piano, ar
u frappe was served in the dining-rOo
i by Mines, Frank Corbet and Charl
% Stevenson. About 200 guests we
"a present and goodly sum was nettt
d for the work of the Young Women
~ Missionary society.
"a Miss Nellie AQuirk gave an inform
- dancing party this week at her hon
IL on Vine place, and about twenty
l. the younger set were invited to-. me
"a her guest. 's,
"a Mrs J. B. Secombe will enterta
al the Monday Card club next week
g her home, 1919 Stevens avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil I Oberhoffer j
ID vited twelve guests: to meet Mi
A. Muriel Foster the soloist of the Phi
- harmonic club, Thursday event
N after the concert, and supper was h
i. at the Minneapolis club
G. Minnesota people in California
a the number of 1900 had a, reunion
A. Ocean Park last, Saturday and re
IA. eled in "reminiscences of snow a
billiards. as they lounged on the san
in the sunshine. A program "
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