The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-07
MINNETONKA

Tonka Bay hotel were very gay. 1T
was one Of those eventful days which
will be chronicled in the history Of Lake
Minnetonka under 'once upon time.
dred passengers" Everything went off
without a hitch, and altho a terrible
storm broke loose about 2 CLOCK,
threatening to interfere with the plans
for the AFTERNOONS, it prevented few
from making the trip to the lake, and
the pleasure was only postponed for an
hour. BY 3 o'clock the skies were
smiling, and the lake was in all it's
August beauty. The trip from the city
were in good condition, and the heavy
rains of Friday night had only settled
the dust j. S. Spargo, who headed the
procession to the lake in his new jack
son car, was caught with his party in
the midst of the storm just before reach
ing Minnetonka Beach, and few of the
press who made the trip with him found
time and reason to reflect on the fact
that there is always price to be paid
for pleasure. .t
The large touring cars commenced to
arrive at the lake about 2:3O, and soon
the long line Of handsome "gasolene
get-abouts, - as Claude Cotton, bone at
the minstrel show, termed them in the
evening, made an imposing sight on the
Until $3.50 CLOCK there was a program
of sports and races in charge of the
racing committee of the Minnetonka
Boat club and under the auspices of the
| Automobile club, and at 6 'clock din
ner was served. BY that time the num-
Der of people had swelled to about 700,
! including the Automobile club, the
Roosevelt club, the Stationers associa-
ton and others, so that arrangements
III ~ III Iptf
sections. 1t was one Of the gala occa-
sions at the hotel. The decorations
were in red and white, the colors of
the Automobile club, and upon request
of Mr.. Godfree, all visitors at the hotel
wore the club colors as a courtesy to
the chauffeurs. The menu cards and
the program cards for the day were all
in red and white, and the monogram
of the club adorned the cover of each
Following the dinner the minstrel
show was given in the large dining
room, and the entertainment proved 9
/. fitting close to the day. Mrs. Edward
: Benedict directed the affair, and jacob
u Mailer of St. Louis had volunteered hi:
help in coaching the dances and in ar
ranging the specialtties: Frank |: Br M,
5 enough can be said in praise Of the per
formance. There was pleasing lacl
Of amateurishness, a still more pleasing
:; number of attractive and handsome
women on the stage, and bones AM
tamboes bubbling over with fun am
e merriment Edward Benedict was tn
: interlocutor, and later on the program
- appeared in selection, ''Thirty MIN
utes Of Magic giving an exhibition o
e strel company included Claude Cotton
8 Mrs. Charles Belden; bones, Fred WhiI
+, pie, Mrs. Fred Whipple; tamboes, Ed
;. ward Benedict, inter locutor; Mines.
a II. Godfree, J. R. Butmar, Misses Rut
= Albro, Sue Martin, Elizabeth Arnolc
y and Mr.. Rubel. Mess Gertrude Schrap
g and Miss Georgia Congdon sang an
danced "My Jap from Toxic" A tan
= trude Schraps. Miss Lillian Banno
n sang HCara Mine.' James De Yea
n gave fine buck and wing dance an
+. had to respond to an encore: Claud
|. Cotton i'm my /" Chick-a poo Chief'' sun
f and danced to an accompaniment by tn
|. chorus made the hit of the evenln|
:, Miss Georgia Congdon danced q cio
k dance with skill; Mrs; Charles Beige
IS sang my Mag nolia'' very sweet.
q and Mrs. George A. Hughes,Sin a bea'
IS tiful costume, gave" my Sambo Girl.
s. The "few moments with Theodore Sta1
(, ley' was most enteEtsining featu1
d and equally amusing was the 'mon
=, log'> by Fred Whipple:. a Mrs; RE
B1rgh played a violin solo, and az Il M n
Olga johnson sang charmlngly: 5Ml
y Martin gave reading, and MIS-. Geor&
re Hughes added two vocal selections
L. the second part. Mrs. T. A. Whitwor1
=. was at the piano.
The members Of the Roosevelt ell
H. explored about everything at,, IN al
noon. Steamer tours on the Purlta
at Lake Minnetonka Saturday ate
a baseball game on the Excelsior COZ
ut mons, swimming parties, roller,skatn
parties, picnic supper, not to me
ton 1by request) other jollifcatio
H. which made the men forgetfull Of t
xt fleeting hours and live only for t
at 'here today and gone tomorrow.
re drum corps of the club invaded t
n peaceful shores of the lake on the
he rival of the early afternoon train, a.
he the makeup Of the corps suggested
he once that there would be something {
in ing. In the course of the afternoon a
lie evening the suggestion became a re-
m ity, and the men of the club livened
or old Minnetonka wonderfully;
"a The baseball game was called on t
he Excelsior diamond. 1t was noted WI
wonder that there was shortage,
married men present aI Cne plOnAo, =
as luck would have it, there were il
the nine necessary to make up the tie;
+v of the married men against the ba'
Wy elors. While the unmarried men W.
not thus handicapped, they were !
nh able to make up team for the D
at game without a ringer, and Ray, Ke
Ie of St. Paul had to perform -volunt'
mo duty. Billy Morse captained the be-
he diets, Messrs. Gerry, Edgar Hans
on Bert Strong, Warren Walker, DIR. ID
nd nd Ed Mccall and Gerrish. The capt;
.h ,a of the unmarried nine was Al Nor
'ne and his team included George Beld
Frank Merrill, Ray. Kelly, Harry 'Sml
Fiji. Harry LOOMS, Gooch and F. ke]
ks Charles Nichols was umpire. Score,
in favor of the married men. The pr
. was one cigar, brand "hot shot
5 sufficient size for nine men; the CT!
"a will be properly disposed of at a smo]
" called by the captain of the team la
a. in the season. The appointment
~ court jester, funny man, ETC., was ms
~ according 60 merit and Ed Mccall c
m ried off the honors.,,
~ Following the heated battle on
~ Excelsior diamond, a dip in the cool