The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-15

Miss Marion Martin will give luncheon
on Thursday at her home on Ridgewood
avenue for the Wells college girls. There
will be several other Informal afternoon
gatherings of college girls during the week
in honor of the out-of-town Wells girls
who are visiting here Miss Ethel Tower
of Detroit is visiting Miss Majorie Higbee,
Miss Burgess Of New Jersey is with her
mother at the Berkeley; Miss Harriet Nor
gan Of Winona.. a prospective Wells girl,
is the guest of Mrs. George p. Wilson on
Park avenue and Miss Schwartz of Ash.
land, Wis. is with Miss Ruth Chamberlain
at Minnetonka, and they come In to the
college reunions Wells is a favorite col
lege with Minneapolis girls and there are
always several students there from the
city.
Mrs. Carlos Wilcox will give luncheon
tomorrow at Donaldson's tearooms.
The wedding of Miss Christine w Nc
Callum and Thomas R. MeKenzis will take
place Thursday at the home of the bride
on Chicago avenue.
There have been several informal af-
fairs for Miss McCallum in the days pre-
ceeding her wedding Mines j. r. Lewis
and T. A. Taylor gave a parcel shower.
Miss Florence Sanderson was hostess at
a plate shower and on Wednesday Nine.
]. H. Mckenzie and Miss Mckenzie gave
a quilting bee
The Misses Mcclure will entertain Sat-
urday afternoon for Miss Helen Scott,
whose marriage to H. Chester Macmillan
Of Duluth will take place in September
Friday evening the Misses Cora and
Bertha Bennett of Kenwood gave lawn
party for Miss Scott and Miss Alma Ben
nett of New York. There were 60 guests
and the grounds were illuminated In a
most attractive fashion, while flowers and
foliage made the house beautiful.
On Wednesday Mrs. Winthrop Lawrence
gave luncheon Of twelve covers for Miss
Scott. Lavender asters in a basket with a
great tulle bow on the handle were in the
center Of the table and more flowers were
at Miss Scott's place.
The Misses Pierce gave box party at
the Lyceum theater Saturday afternoon, in
honor of Miss Milligan Of Davenport, Iowa
Among those present were Mrs. Shape OF
Milwaukee, Mrs. F. R. Smith Of Tonka
Bay Mrs. G. L. Pierce, and Misses Moritz
Crabbe, Firnim, Brown, Milligan, Pierce
and Master Marshall Pierce.
Miss Ida Howard was guest Of honor
Friday afternoon at a linen shower giver
by Miss Elizabeth Stanley at her home or
the East Side. The brides chair was
decked with white petunias, while swee
peas, nasturtiums and golden glow were
artistically arranged thru the rooms. Tht
glfts were snOWered upon MISS Howard
from a large crepe balloon suspended be-
tween the parlors and which opened a.
the guests drew the ribbons on either side
A buffet luncheon was served and ther
each guest offered some appropriate ad
vice to the bride A Floral Love Tale
contest was an interesting feature Of thu
afternoon and Miss Mae Cooke won thu
prize. a group Of pictures, similar to thu
single pictures of the bride which wer
given the guests as souvenirs Miss How
ard Is a graduate of the st. Cloud norma
and her school friends are taking advant
age Of her approaching marriage to hav
many pleasant reunions.
Miss Mae Cooke, 1920 Jefferson street
will be hostess at a pretty affair for Mis-
Howard on Friday afternoon.