The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-25
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Mrs. George L.. Scott decked her
home on Tenth avenue g with spring
flowers for her card party this after
noon, and the tulips. and 'hyacinths
were IN the varying shades of pink.
Sx-hand euchre was played at ten
tables. The assisting women, We're
Mines. William G. Tubbs, N. L. Lar
son, J. 3. Gage Misses Atterbury and
Florence Hopwood.
Mrs. 7. B. Bent of Chicago was the
guest OF honor at a progressive, pit
party. which was given this afternoon
by her hostess, Mrs. Frank Billiter,
and twelve women had been hidden to
meet her. The rooms were made beau
tiful with red and white flowers, and
the luncheon table was suggestive of
Easter with it's white and green deco
rations. The place favors were Easter
toys, and the ices were in the form
of the popular bunny. Mrs. George
Carson assisted Mrs. Billiter.
Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. D. M.
Weishoon will entertain for Mrs. Bent
and in the evening the Minneapolis
Ladies' quartet has asked a group Of
guests to meet Mrs. Bent at the home
Of Mrs. Weishoon. Next week Mrs
J. B. Secombe will entertain for Mrs.
Bent. Is = a 10 -
Mrs. Horace Spice of Detroit Mich,
was the honor guest at a dinner which
was given last evening by DR.. and
Mrs. A. E.4Peck at their home, 1880
Hennepin avenue. Covers were laid
for twelve, and tulips were used to
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and green.
Americana Beauty roses, Easter lilies
and tulips furnished charming deco
ration for the informal card party
which Mrs. M. J. Scanlon gave yes
terday afternoon at her home on
Groveland avenue. Mines. J. A.
O'Brien and Eugene Trask were the
assisting women, and euchre was
played at six tables. p a T ~
Mrs. o. P. Sutherland gave a daintily
appointed luncheon yesterday after
noon in Donaldson s ztearoOms for Mrs.
Elizabeth McKeevergs Stewart of Chi
cago, who is visiting Miss Madge De-
Corsey on Park avenue. Red roses
made pretty table decoration.
Wednesday evening Mrs. Stewart
was the honor guest at a theater party
at the Metropolitan.
An afternoon, coffee was the pleas
ant form of entertainment to which
Mrs. L. Nicholas invited a group of
women yesterday in honor of the
birthday anniversary of her sister,
Miss Ryberg. Finch was played and
Miss Schultz gave, several piano selec-
tons. *$& ~ s
| Military decorations and trappings
| will make the twenty second annual
ball of Company B; First Regiment, M
N. G., a very brilliant affair and it will
. be given Friday evening, April 8, II
Elks' hall. The men connected with
the national guards will all be in uni.
dance different from other balls .Ros'
siter's first regiment band will furnish
i "a promenade concert before the rregu:
1 lar dance program .ae<- =. e =
Next Tuesday evening the people Of
| the Central Baptist. church will have
a farewell reception for the pastor
Rev. w. w. Dawley, and Mrs. Dawley
4 The hours will be from 8 until IL
o'clock and the women of the church
are making the arrangements.
The Monday Card club will post.
pone it's meeting next week and will
not have a party until April 4, when
Mrs. Joseph Parker will be hostess
at her new home, 1875 Emerson ave-
nue. S. 49,. 80,
| It is pity that more people do not
stop to think at least twice before they
lowed this old and safe rule she would
not have startled a dozen women as
she did the other; day. She has beer
in whirl of gaiety for all sorts of af-
fairs have been given in her honor
from breakfasts to late suppers with
luncheons, teas, dinners and evening
| parties scattered in between.
! The other day it was a luncheon, a
charming affair with something novel
in the way Of decoration and the menu
| was full of surprises and showed the
| most careful thought on the part OF
| the hostess. Some one spoke to the
bride of the string. Of functions al
and the bride smiled happily.
1T is great fun she beamed, "that
| is, mean, dinners and evening par
ties. + don't count s1uncheons, they
are stupid and hardly worth going to-
| It was the hostess, not the bride
who flushed with embarrassment anC
the other women stared aghast at the
guest of honor who chartered on un.
conscious of. the fact that she ha6
plainly told her hostess what she
thought of the party.
So many Minneapolis people are
wandering thru the south just now
that the traveller is constantly run.
ming across the most delightful groups
of home people. Mr.. and Mrs. A. M
Fish who have been at Biloxi, Miss.
! for the winter, gave a dinner recently
and entertained The other Minneapoli.
! people who were at the pleasant re.
sort. Just at present the new st
Charles hotel in New Orleans seems tt
be rallying place for Mrs. William
Donaldson, Miss Donaldson, Miss Will
limina Donaldson, Mrs. Will Hallowell
Mr.. and Mrs. e. P. Wells, Mr.. anc
Mrs. G. r. Welles and Miss Margare
! Welles, Mr.. and Mrs. John Washburr
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Fish are al
there.
/ PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
l Mines. John L.. Bartle, John North and Mis-