The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-16

Lnelr marriage. MISS Agnes belden
will entertain Wednesday afternoon
for Miss Higbee, Mrs. Thomas Brown
Of the Mckinley Court will give a
luncheon on Thursday, Friday Miss
Ida May Heffelfnger will have din
| ner for the bridal couple, and on Sat
urday Mrs. Albert Clarke Eddy of the
| Arlington will have a luncheon for
| the bride. Miss Higbee will have only
one attendant at her wedding, her sis
| ter Miss Marjory Higbee, who will be
her maid Of honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. 'Lucien B. Colby an
| nounce the engagement of their
daughter Marion to Clinton Hancock
Miller Of Philadelphia
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan D. Sprague
announce the engagement of their
| daughter Gertrude to Alfred Fletcher
Owen. The wedding will take place
early in June.
Among the weddings announced for
June will be that of Miss Sara De
Laittre and Roy A. Dixon Of Winona.
Miss DeLaittre is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. M. DeLaittre.
Another June wedding will be that
| Of Miss Sue Gage Yeotan. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Albert II. Yeotan,
and Henry S. Conover, whose engage
ment has just been announced.
! Mrs. Maud Timer Jones and Miss
Gertrude Sans Souci have issued cards
/ for tea to be given Thursday after
noon from 4 until o'clock in their
studio in the Metropolitan building,
for Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Tubbs of
New York, who are in the city for
April and May.
/ The tennis hop will be the next large
Il 1niJ ifxYx Ia
to anticipate, and as it has been
merged with the May party planned
by the girls Of the physical culture
classes, it will be a more elaborate
affair than first suggested. Each par
ty has been popular in the past, and
the combination is expected to rival
even the large affairs. The decora-
tons will be appropriate to a May
party and the dance cards will be in
gold and green, while picturesque
booths will be arranged for the serv-
ing of refreshments. Joseph Thorn
son and Tracy Fairchild of the Ten
mis- association have charge of the as
ISOLATION arrangements. a-..
The first Of the parties for Miss
leila Dobbin will be given Friday
| afternoon, when Mrs. G. H. Nelson
| of the. East Side will be hostess at a
parcel shower. .s.. l.. ..... -. III.
The Gamma Sigma fraternity which
| has in the past two years presented
| two highly successful comedies will
| again test the histrionic ability Of it's
| members this spring. The play to be
| presented is Maurice Hageman's four
act farce, What Became Of Parker"
| which is somewhat similar and quite
| equal to My Friend from India, -
and What Happened to Jones'" In
| laccOr69nra with
| tom the frat" boys will not endeavor
| to fill the feminine roles themselves
| but have secured the services Of sew
| eral young women who have already
made excellent regulations in amateur
| theatricals. Prominent among these
are Miss Fannie. Higgins, who took
one of the leading parts in From
Pumpkin Ridge" the first play give1
by the fraternity, and Miss Blanche
= Scallen, leading lady in From Pump.
kin RIDGE and who has played Ros.
alind in "As You Like IT,
The post music hall was gay witt
bunting and flags last evening in
honor of the first appearance of the
Fort Smelling Comedy club. "a
Fool for Luck" a farce in two acts
was admirably acted and delighted {
large audience of invited friends. Mrs
Gardener and Mrs. Dwyer were
graceful and picturesque and acted
. with daintiness and charm, while
Captain Skinner, Lieutenant Lindsa!
and Lieutenant Jordan were quite
professional in their respective parts
Where all were more than good i
seems invidious to make comparisons
but the honors undoubtedly went tt
Mrs. Stacy in the character role of
\ typical old maid aunt and to Majo
Leonhaeuser as the suffering Eng
fCIyo ~
the second act with two cackling
struggling chickens brought down tn
house, both before and behind tn
~ footlfghts. The play was put on unde
the direction of Major Leonhaeuser
the president of the club, and Captain
It. Van Dieman, and as the twenty mem
in bers are enthusiastic enough to accep
ID any part offered, no matter how small
ID the future performances bid fair, t,
it more than fulfill the promise Of las
ir evening. After the play the foo
Is was cleared and dancing was tn,
tie order until a late hour.
Twenty babies in short frocks an
" long gowns made the party at tn
home Of Mrs. J. G. Litzenberg on Chi
cago avenue, something out of the or
J. binary. 1t was given in honor of tn
ID first birthday anniversary of Mrs. Lit
- zenberg's little daughter Avis yester
:, q Gay AFTERNOON anu eaCn wee guest wa
~ accompanied by it's mother. Pin
and white were the appropriate decor
,, ations for baby party and carnation
::. and ferns formed the centerpiece 70
- the luncheon table and at each plac
- was a name card with a photograph
~ Of the small hostess. Mrs. Litzenber
80 was assisted by Mines. Lydia Litzen
:" berg, E. D. Blodgett, Daniel Poetlel
F. W. Coe, A. L. Marshall and Mis-
= LitZenberg.
q Miss Elsie Thompson entertaine
d twenty young women yesterday after
= noon at her home on Oak street Sc
in honor Of Miss Charlotte Purchase
Spring flowers made the rooms prett
and the afternoon was spent in sew
ID ing for the bride.
"
ey A charming reception and dane
ne was given for the J. L. D. girls las
ne evening by Misses Beryl Blair an
us Minnie Heinrich, at the home of tn
%. latter, lis Sixth street N. Mines. .
Is: J. Heinrich, I. Martin, r. Rauen an
!. H. Oswald assisted In receiving.
10 The house was decorated with fern
STA and flowers in club colors. The light
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