The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-19
LAKE, lNIzVzVETONKA

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LAKE lNIlVZVEIONKA
The knights, OF Columbus had an excur-
sion TO Spring Park yesterday afternoon
and evening and about two hundred came
out during the day. A program Of sports
ana games was enjoyed and during the
afternoon and evening the steamers Victor
ana Helena were chartered for cruises of
the lake. From 6 to o'clock banquet
was served at Hotel Del Otero by Man
ager Hopkins. Covers were laid for one
hundred and sixty and the large dining
room was attractively arranged with flow
ers and foliage. The train returned to the
city at O'clock.
Anna Hentz, who is employed in the
family of DR.. and Mrs. D. Douglas at
.Meadville, Park, had a frightful expert
ence Wednesday evening and had one of
the narrowest escapes from drowning. A
group Of girls started to go in bathing
from the large dock in front of the cot
tages, and the girl jumping off the wrong
side Of the dock fell into over ten feet of
water One side of the dock is shallow
but the other has been dredged this
spring to allow steamers to land The
other girls being at the other side Of the
dock could not reach her until she had
-SdHh TIRES liIIlGS anu IL Was WITH the NGlp
of the men around the cottages that she
was rescued. When brought to shore life
was almost extinct and it was only after
half an hours faithful attendance by Mrs.
Anderson Of Massachusetts, who is an ex-
perienced nurse, that she was restored to
consciousness.
A moonlight cruise has been planned by
the Mnnetonka Boat club for Wednesday
evening in which all the boats and
launches are to take part. The boats will
be decorated with lanterns and colors and
the start from the clubhouse will be made
at 8:15 o'clock and the course will be the
regular triangle, returning to the club
house for an informal dance.
John w. George, Arthur stremel, Chas.
Glueck, and A. A. Eichhorn are the COM
mittee arranging for the annual out
ling and excursion Of the Teutonia Bowling
club to be held next Sunday. The mem
bers of the club will leave over the Min
neapolis road on the 9:45 train and will
go to the Excelsior Casino where they will
bowl from II to / o'clock. Two of the
alleys will be used for the ladies and the
men will have the other six alleys. For
the winner in the ladies' game and for
the men scoring best there will be prizes.
After the games the steamer Excelsior
| will be boarded and the luncheon will be
eaten on board. Each member is sup
posed to bring basket luncheon and the
club will furnish the coffee and the lem
onade. The Excelsior will make a very
complete tour of the lake and will return
to Excelsior in time for the afternoon
train for the city, while those wishing to
! remain late can do so. AS the club mem
bers have the privilege of inviting two
| friends about two hundred will come out.
If the day should be stormy one the
| large hall Of the Excelsior Casino will be
used by the club.
! Miss Rachel Holdridge entertained her
| Sunday school class of the Excelsior Con-
gregational church at a launch party
Tuesday afternoon. Miss Holdridge has
| just received her new launch from Moore's
boat yards and christened it the Blythe
/ She is built on new and approved tor
pedo type model 221a IT, long and has g
six horse power engine. Miss Holdridge
is quite an expert at engineering, having
perfect control of her launch and her au.
| tomobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Boynton Of Cedar
Rapids, who have been the guests of thei
relatives Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Bull at thei
cottage at Meadville Park, have returned
home. They came to the lake to celebrat,
their wedding anniversary with Mr.. ant
1 Mrs. Bull last week.
Malcolm Wyer is visiting his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Wyer at their Excel
sior home. Mr.. Wyer just received hi
1 appointment as librarian at the Univers
ity Of Iowa at Iowa City.sisDuring the pas
year he held similar position at Denver
Col. He is graduate from the Urivers
4 ity Of Minnesota and was assistant to DR.
Fowler for several years.
The choir boys Of Gethsemane church
about forty In number, are camping a
Christmas lake for two weeks and CAM
out Monday. Rev. Irving P. Johnson Il
with the young boys.
Mrs. A. A. Eichhorn OF Linwood, enter
tanned the Mormon, club Wednesday a
her summer home. Luncheon was serve,
her summer home. Luncheon was servet
hours games and cards furnished enter
tainment. In the evening a supper wa
spread from table decorated with al
abundance Of sweet peas. The guests
included Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. George am
family, Mrs. Sievers, Miss Agnes Siever
4 and Mrs. Alther.
Mrs. Franklin Lyon entertained Tuesda,
at an all day outing for the women of tn
First Congregational church at her sum
mer home at Meadville Park. The TWEEN
ty guests came out early in the mornin,
and enjoyed the beautiful day around tn
beautiful summer home. Luncheon wa
| SeINCO Oh lu0 VGIaIlQd DIT IlOOIl from wei
laden baskets. The tables were decked wit
fragrant garden flowers, sweet peas an
nasturtiuns being used in profusion. Anon
those out for the day were Mines. William
Andrews, George Andrews, Thomas An
, drews G. e. Dyer, c. F. Smith, New
comb, Peter Lees, Cole, Charles Purple
, SERVER, Moulton, Mcdonald, French
Thomas Reeves, Woodcock, Fay, Leavit1
Miss Foster and Miss Ten Eick.
Mr.. and Mrs John Birkholz had invite
group of their friends for Tuesday even
ing to meet their daughter, Mrs. Lillia
! Armstrong of New York city, at thei
spacious new summerhome at Minnetonk
: Beach. The cards invited the guests t
musicale and after the reception Mrs
Armstrong. w. Scott Woodwork and Mrs
E. w. Runyan gave a delightful program
Receiving with Mr.. and Mrs. Birkholz an
Mrs. Armstrong were Mr.. and Mrs. Anso
+ Brooks Of Minnetonka Beach. The piazz
was an inviting woodland scene in il
2 splendor of oak foliage, water lilies an
zinnias, and Illuminated with Japanes
s and Turkish lanterns. In the reception
a room the beautiful tints of flowers an
e foliage were repeated in many variegatin
o shades. The mantel Of mahogany ws
4 banked with oak boughs with large bot
. quets of golden glow, nesting close
f the foliage. From the tall bookcase
: rose cut glass vases filed with dahlias
g deep red and gladiolas in all their exqu
k site coloring. On the curio cabinets stoo
. clusters Of Chatney roses and the center