The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-11
s'There is a woman at the begin
ming of all great things. '-Lamar-
tine. -.

reception last evening in honor of the
retiring president, Fred r.. Salisbury,
and nearly 500 members of the club
and their wives were present. The
rooms were charmingly decorated. with
palms and smilax artistically combined
with masses of brilliant flowers. Low
! palms were arranged in the great hall
? to make delightful retreats in which
those who were rot dancing chatted in
groups Palms also banked the walls
of the ballroom, and at intervals there
! were clusters Of pink and white chrys-
anthemums in bronze and crystal vases.
Maroon and gold chrysanthemums were
in the library, and the card room was
cozy with rugs and easy chairs: The
only decoration of the lobby adjoining
the dining room was Japanese basket
containing lilies and chrysanthemums
and tied with bow of pink tulle. The
diningrcom itself was bright with
masses of glowing chrysanthemums.
Dane III h began at go Geork a Tho
fore 1890. The Commercial club or
/ chestra played during the receiving
dances. Receiving the guests as they
arrived were President and Mrs. Fred
R. Salisbury, B. F. Nelson and Miss Mel
son, Mr.. an Mrs. Wallace G.. Nye and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Westlake. A num-
DC1 VI pcOp1C WcI0 p1CoCnC lIOLu l. VI U
Smelling, among them Major and Mrs.
E. NJ. Frink, Lieutenant amt Mrs. s. u.
Talbot, Captain and Mrs. J. G. Near
thur, Lieutenant and Mrs. s. Gasser,
Lieutenant and Mrs. G. G.. Mortimer,
Miss Warren and Mrs. Wilson, Lieuten-
ants w. G. Foote, G. J. Long. Charles o.
Banksted, J. II. Lowe, L. w. Faulkner.
Quite the most popular place in the
city today was the bazaar which the
women Of the Northwestern hospital
held in the West hotel corridors. The
bazaar was open all day, and hundreds
of people were present to patronize the
booths, chat with their friends in the
pretty tearoom or marvel over the
amount Of work the women of the hos
pital boards have accomplished. The
articles for sale at the fancy work
apron and baby's booth were all made
by the women, who also dressed over
200 dolls, wonderful dolls they are, too
with wordrobes debutante might envy
Miss Agnes H. Mccormick has the dis
tinction of making the most articles
for the fair, for she contributed thir.
ty-eight pretty things to the different
tables. Miss Mccormick was one of the
assistants in the tearoom both -yester
tinued this evening, and The Journa
Newsboys' band will play.
The week of gaieties planned by thu
local chapter in honor of the delegates
to the Gamma Phi Beta convention end
ed yesterdays did the business sessions
the guests left for their homes ant
- schools today. The handsomely ap
pointed banquet given last evening il
brilliant social gatherings. The ban
quet was spread in. the glass dininl
room, the tables being placed in tn
form Of a hollow square so the eighty
five guests faced each other. Palm
and ferns were grouped in the center
and about the mass Of foliage were has
kets, Of pink carnations, the Gamm
Phi Beta flower, tied with tulle. TIL
chandeliers were draped in pink, an
shaded in the same color. The plac
cards were sketches of a Greek gil
standing between Grecian columns an
holding the sorority flower.
Miss Maude Hyser of Minneapoli
was toastmistress, and instead of tn
usual subjects for toasts the footba
season suggested the giving of position
followed by a quotation adapted frol
the poets. Miss Hyser opened tn
"game' with the quotation, CAN til
world IS a gridiron and all the men an
women merely players,' and toast
Ki hin' Off, gP' Alp &5ss ch ha5e t? Fir
Down. Miss ugenia Brea; "Wiscol
sin g Ball. Miss Euretta Kimbal
- Scrimmage,' Mrs. T. L. Berry; &c
Side Play,' Mrs: II. T. Dawson
! s'Tackle- on-Tackle,'' Miss Carlott
] Brant; "Three Yards to Gain,' Mi
n Maude Hyser; End of Half,' Ze1
~ chapter; F'Center Rush, Miss Euni
HTRirty-Yard Dash,' Miss Move
"Umpire Called,' Iota chapter; "Tin
Out,5 Mrs. W. E. Fuiler; 'sTouc
down. Lambda chapter; eco
KICK Mu chapter; "Time,' Mi
Elizabeth Putnam.
- An "interfraternity ring party "
held in Elks hall last evening by t
fraternities of the East and Cent?
ID high schools. The walls were hung wi
10 gaily colored fraternity and school ba
of ners, and the orchestra was screened
palms and ferns. Robert Dickinson a
Asa Hunter had charge Of the arrans
- ments, and the young people we
II chaperoned by Mines. George Storr,
Il T. Jumper, John Heinrich and G.
4 Gillette The fraternities represent
\ were Gamma Sigma, Delta Theta, De-
4 Sigma MI, Phi Sigma Phi, Links cl
Il and Phi Alpha Epsilon and about ]
h were present.
\ Mrs. Dayton G. Williams gave t