The Minneapolis journal., 1905-07-15

amuSemenC are tHIonRed WIN people,
and during the entire week there has
| been a continuous influx Of visitors to
the lake. Hotel men are happy and
every house around the lake is filing
up. The steamboat men are really
quite busy and the cottagers are be-
( coming reckless in their enterprises and
plans for entertainments. Bathing is
beaches at Tonka Bay, Excelsior and
at Spring Park are continually filed
with swimmers and bathers. Mr..
| Thurston of the Excelsior bathing
houses has had his hands full to take
care Of all the people desirous of a
swim and dip to cool off after the
heat Of the day, for the Excelsior beach
Fishing continues to be the favorite
pastime at the lake, and particularly
the men from abroad do some splen-
did fishing, putting the local men to
shame. with enormous catches Of fish.
belonging to the Carrollton, Mo-, party,
living at the Sampson house, had de-
lightful all-day tour and fishing party,
making a trip which heretofore has
never been made by a steamer. Late
last fall the waterway to st. Bonita
cius was opened by the dredges and
the party decided on that point for
|
facius being the goal. The Pilgrim
made the regular run into, the upper
lake to Cooks bay, and from there,
instead of running into Halstead g bay,
Captain Bickford headed his boat into
Priest s bay, and from there thru the
channel into Eagle Bluff bay, and then
to, Bonifacius. Row boats had to be
facius into Haynes lake, as that is one
of the Separate lakes The renutation
of this lake for its excellent fishing
is warranted, for the catch was l50
: pounds of nothing but the choicest
bass and pickerel. At ,Bonifacius the
party created sensation, as it was
: the the first time the , inhabitants had wei;
= were L. McSpaden, Eernest Letzig, st.
. Louis; Frank Cornell, Minneapolis;
James NJ. Wilcoxson, Mr.. Webster
. Russell Kneisele, w. Ct. Busby, DR.. M
. W. Grafton, Carrollton, Mo-, and L. F.
Sampson.
y Mrs. E. W. Backus Of Minnetonka
a moonlight steamer party and supper
q for Miss Cordelia Paine, who is he1
o o guest for a few days. The affair was
quite informal and a group Of the
. younger people were present. At
3 o'clock the Victor was boarded ant
3 the trip of the upper lake was made
!. Supper was served on board.
a Mrs: R. B. Langdon entertained in
! formally at a luncheon yesterday a
her summer house at Minnetonk'
Beach for Mrs. Willard King of Sants
- Monica, Cal. Covers were laid TO
- twelve.
~ Mrs. G. S. Hubert will entertain
| Of 14 nx>t n
4 her summer home at Arcola for Mrs
=. Willard King, who is spending tn
q summer with Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert a
" " their lake home.
u - Mrs. George w. Porter of Ferndal
- gave an afternoon tea yesterday fo
Mrs. Victor A. johnson, who came a
- bride to the lake this month. TIL
# It affair was a charming social event an
IN guests from the city and from aroun
Il. 10 the lake had been bidden to meet Mr.
10 Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson ar
guests at the Lafayette club during tn
Il hot weather. -ra - ~.
: Miss Ruth Chamberlain and Mis-
-, Carol Chamberlain will give a Dime
h 10 this evening at the summer home G
"a "a their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. I
r ,e Chamberlain at Minnetonka Beach ft
er several young people who are visitin
" " at the summer home Of Mrs. R. T
.d Passmore. Covers will be laid fl
~ twelve and after dinner the young pc
e. pie will go to the Lafayette club fl
u the hop.
81 of Indiana are at at the e Iafsyette Y eA. eIab
Mrs. L. A. Day is spending sewers
a. weeks at the Lafayette stub.
or Mrs. FL. C. Truesdale, Miss Hele
n. Truesdale and Cavour 'Truesdale r
ct turned Monday morning from a month
1e. trip on the Pacific coast and are at the
80 Lafayette club cottage. Mrs. W.
~ Mott and daughter Charlotte have go,
,me- m to the club. They occupied Mrs. True
ha dale g cottage during her absence.
TT TT Mr.. and Mrs. William Shull, Mi
W. Shull and Miss Mcleod have be-
guests at the Lafayette club. -.
en- Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Wright, Har
~ have been guests at the Lafayette cl,
- this week.
10 10 Mrs. George W. Peavey of Highcro
;rs has been entertaining at the club Mi
40 Katherine Harries, Miss Natalie Jorda
Miss Mathilde L. Barton, Cincinnati
~ and Miss Clothilde Mccullough, Brai
.i ,Ie erd, MINI.
90, :tbo Neal Murray of Louisville. Ky.,
1n Ire visiting Mrs. Murray at the Dougl
~ Tii cottage on the Lafayette club grount
y. -. Mr.. and Mrs. F. n Hayden of
~ ~ Paul are guests at the Lafayette club.
~ w. Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. Lamb, Mr.. a
Ie Ie- Mrs. G. H. Hood, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
ns, Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry J. Moret
lWce W were among the many guests over ST.
acn day at the Lafayette club.
sh- Mrs. 81. G.. Harrison entertained
an an small group of women at luncheon
DIS the Lafayette club Wednesday.
on John F. Wilcox of Old Orchard, Wi
nee hurst, gave dinner Of nineteen GOV,
ION at the Lafayette club Monday for
len partof of out-of- town automobile m,
[lss who had come to the city for the au
OF mobile carnival.
md =
OF Rev. Irving P. Johnson will prea
the at Camp Memorial chapel tomorr
ids, morning. -
ere ....s . T.
N. The Misses Sexton entertained
'ses houseparty at their home at Minnett
and ka Beach over Thursday and Frid'
was Thursday the young people made h;
eth rack party around the lake.
we'd Mrs. A. II. Parker Of Rockford,
tar. is visiting her sister, Mrs. H. W.
lite borne at Minnetonka Beach.
'eet Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. Harris q
lite children will come to their cottage
led Minnetonka Beach next week.
cas-. Miss Winifred Westlake, Miss NJ
rch guerite Wells and Miss Marguerite NJ
tely gan were guests Of Mrs. C. G.. Chu1
van Thursday at her summer home at M