The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-05

j. g. Deslauriers, and Joseph Herman,
DUDE has beenaset for Wednesday even
ing, Aug. 30, when the service will be
read in Notre Dame des Lourdes church.
Mrs. Emeline Jay Hoyt of Irving
avenue S announces the engagement Of
her daughter, Mabel Matilde, to Ar
thur Lawrence Galley. The wedding
will take place the last of September.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. R. Lay announce the
engagement of their daughter, Corinne,
to Hart Charles Tutman. The we'd
ding will take place Sept. 6.
Among the weddings Of Wednesday
was that of Miss Louise X. Ware,
daughter of Henry Lawson Ware, and
Frank B. Stoner which took place at
high noon at the homo of the bride, I'll
! Ninth street S. Rev. G. E. Haupt read
the service. Mr.. and Mrs. Stoner will
| be at home after Oct. at 1886 Harriet
| avenue.
A Jolly affair Of the week was the
| dinner which eighteen of the girls OF
the younger set had at the Minikadah
club Wednesday evening. Red peoples
decoration.
| Miss Ruth Robbins, of Robbinsdale,
gave luncheon yesterday in honor OF
the Wells college girls she has been en-
PERTAINING at house party the past
week. The parlors were in yellow,
nasturtiums and marguerites. In the
library were red nasturtiums, in the mu-
sic room blue sweet peas, and in the
diningroom: white sweet peas and as,
paragus fern. The place cards had
| II, loo FOR oct 0f
the guests were students at Wells col
lege. They were Misses Della Howes,
Jilia Davenport, Dorothy Derickson,
Carolyn Joyce, Ruth Dunwoody, Esther
Robbins, Martha Stein, Bessie Ware,
Anne Iceland, Zipporah Richie, Caro-
Chamberlain of Minneapolis, and
Misses Sherman and Hurford, Of Chi
cago.
Mrs. Nancy G. Mckee was 50 years old
yesterday, and her daug hters, Mesdames
Pentland and Miss Maud Mckee, cele
brated the event in a charming fashion
by inviting to Mrs. Evans house, 1926
Dupont avenue S, 100 aguests, twelve Of
whom had passed the fourscore mark.
Great jars of flowers adorned the rooms.
| There were old-fashioned double red
peoples in the reception hall, La France
roses, white phlox and asters in the first
| parlor, American Beauty roses and me-
teor roses in the second room and pink
sweet peas in the diningroom.
Mrs. Mckee and her four daughters
received the guests. Professor. Maria
Sanford read some Of the old-time ia
G Gerson NV M joe INV He paa
and "Hezekiah's Courtship." Miss
Clara Williams sang familiar songs
"Ben Bolt" 1.-THE Harp That Once
Thru Tara's Halls,'' COMM Thru
the Rye,' "The Last Rose Of Sum
mer' and "Annie Laurie..' Mrs.
instrumental solo. Light refreshments
i were served.
i Mrs. Mckee was formerly Nancy
Glass and she was born in Pittsburg.
Her father, Johnston Glass, was a man
Of affairs, an elder in the Presbyterian
church for fifty years, and arbitrator
fol, rich and poor, alike, who helped
make history in those stirring times,
first at Fort Du Quesne and later at
Mckee and came to .Keokuk, Iowa,
where Mr.. Mckee died. Mrs. Mckee
has lived since 1882 in Minneapolis.
She knew John Hay from boyhood and
feels his death as a personal loss. J..
Mrs. Mckee has been a great reader,
concerning herself largely in national
and I'M nteTnato1a 0Ps upon whaeh
Her unusually bright and active mind
shows little signs rsof the eighty eight
years which she bears lightly .-5f
Monday evening farewell reception
was given for Miss Ida Isaacson, the
former superintendent Of the Swedish
hospital, at the home, Of Miss Lizzie
Carlson, on Nineteenth avenue NE.
About forty guests were royalty enter
tanned. A program Of vocal and instru-
mental music was followed by an elab-
crate supper. The Misses Holmquist
and Professors Peterson gave several
! made by DR.. Parter, o. N. Nelson and
!. DR.. Lofquist. Professor Okerblad con-
tributed several comical numbers, and
Mrs. Charles Holmquist spoke Of the
occasion in behalf Of the ladies, most
: feelingly. Miss Isaacson now has charge
of the Covenant training school for
nurses in Chicago, and this was the
last of series of affairs which has
been given in her honor.
Mrs. H. F.. Balch entertained at
luncheon Thursday at her home, or
Second avenue, s, in honor, of Mr.
| bdlCu SlSGei, MIo. IL. ~. MOoeS VI
Pasadena, Cal. Asters and sweet peas
carried out color scheme of pink and
; white. Six branches Of the Balch fam
lily were represented by the guests.
Mrs. B. W. Baker entertained at he1
home, 1888 Colfax avenue S, last eve
ming in honor Of her guest, Miss Jose
phine Baker of Cooperstown, N. Y. Gar
den flowers and palms furnished al
attractive decoration thru the rooms
A feature Of the evening was an elab
crate program given by the young PEG
pie Of the neighborhood, consisting Of
musical numbers, readings, and tab
Leaf Clover'' and the 7sHoly city,
After the program refreshments were
: served. Miss Baker expects to leave
for New York next week.