The Minneapolis journal., 1904-08-03

With the golf tournament this week and
The Journals midsummer flower
show next week, August will be the gay
est month of the summer The flower
show will open next Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock and continue thru Thursday
and Friday, and, as groups of prominent
women will be present each day, it will
be a social event as well as one for flori-
culturists. The first day has been named
Commercial club day, as a group of thir-
ty women, wives of prominent members
of the club, will be present to extend
gracious hospitality to the visitors
Thursday will be Lake Minnetonka day.
and no other event would bring so many
of the lake dwellers to the city. Friday
Is known the Twin City Florists day.
and q group of the younger matrons and
young married women will act as hos
tesses The show will be. open from 10
am until 10 pm, and every evening the
Journal Newsboys band will play attrac-
tive programs. The Christian Endeavor
society of the Park Avenue church will
serve refreshments. The judges will be
Fred Nussbaumer, superintendent of Como
park; Gus Malmquist w. D. Washburn's
florist, and Mr.. Desinger Of l.. l.. May
& Co., st. Paul.
The women of Lake Minnetonka have
entered into friendly rivalry to make their
day the great one. Mrs. John F. Will
cox will bring variety of flowers from
Wildhurst; Mr.. Elliot is planning to show
his wonderful dahlias from Ferndale, and
Mrs. W. o. Wins ton will let the town peo-
pie see what her beautiful garden has
grown at Tonka Bay.
One of the most interesting exhibitions
will be for table decoration, and the won-
en- who entertain expect to obtain many
novel ideas for luncheons and dinners.
Mrs. Dorsett will act as judge of the
decorated tables.
Amateur gardening is fad this sum-
mer, both in the town and in the coun-
try, and everybody who is raising flowers
is so interested in what other gardeners
have produced that the armory on Eighth
street and First avenue S will rather
monopolize interest next week.
Mrs. w. s. Mott and Miss Foss were
hostesses this afternoon at the Minikahda
club, and the marquee with its flowers
and greenery the center of attrac-
ton. A group of the younger women,
Misses Moulton, English, Heffelfinger, Har-
rison, Jordan and others, who played in
the woman's contest, formed an informal
assisting group and graciously dispensed
the hospitality of the tea hour
There was a large number of the mem
berS and ut-of-town golfers at the club
for dinner, and every table in the dining
room and the piazza occupied.
Later in the evening people came out in
carriages and automobiles, for there was
music and informal dancing.
Hal p Watson had as his dinner guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Garret A. Lamb Of Clinton,
Iowa, and their houseboat party. Sweet
peas and asparagus ferns decked the ta-
BILE. where covers were placed for four
teen. The honor guests were Messrs. and
Mines. Lamb, A. H Revall Of Chicago,
J. D Cady of Moline Messrs. Daniel Ellis
OF Denver, and Marvin Gates Of Clinton,
Iowa.
James Bingum gave dinner at the
Minikahda club last evening and drove
his guests out to the club In the new
four in hand brake. Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Wetmoresehap peroned athesXoung peo-
pie who remained for theEdance.
Miss Laura Harrington gave a small
informal luncheon today at her home on
Park avenue for Miss Gertrude Hanson,
one Of the August brides Miss Harrng-
ton and Miss Hanson were at Stanley
Hall together, and the other guests were
also Stanley Hall girls. There were six
at table, and red roses and ferns were
in the center, and another cluster of
flowers marked the brides place.
The marriage of Miss M Dekow and
A Raffelson will take place this evening
at the home Of the bride In Prospect
park. Yesterday afternoon Miss Dekow
and Mr.. Raffelson were given a pleasant
surprise at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
A. H. Swanson In st. Anthony Park.
Miss Nellie Murch, a bride Of this eve
ming, was honor guest at a very pretty
luncheon Saturday given by Miss Mar
garet Thorson. Covers We're laid for four
teen and sweet peas and ferns were at
tractively arranged in the diningroom
while the, parlors were bright with mas
turtiums and wild flowers.
Last evening a farewell reception was
given Rev. ]. E. Dallam by st. Andrews
parish at the home of Mr.. and Mrs r.
H Reck, Twentieth avenue N. Mr. Dali
lam and Mrs. J. P. Hill were assisted in
receiving by the host and hostess and