The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-25

The wedding of Miss Gertrude Wat
son and r. f. Shaver of Redwood Falls,
Mimi, will take place Thursday, May 4.
I Miss Watson will have for her maid OF
honor, Miss Ada Elliott Of Milbank,
S. d., and Miss Kate Fewer and Miss l.
Swain will be the bridesmaids. DR.. U.
B. Upton of Salem, Wis, will act as best
d man.
i Yesterday afternoon, Mrs.. G. F. B.
home 1887 Third avenue s, for Miss
| Watson. Easter lilies and ferns beau
titled the rooms and a cluster of bride
roses marked Miss Watson s place at
i luncheon. Games and music were pleas
ant features Of the afternoon. Mrs.
W.. B. Curtis will entertain at dinner
next week at her home in st. Paul for
the bride.
u Minneapolis people will be interested
in the announcement of the marriage of
} Miss Cornelia Atwood Pratt and Will
lam Conner of Seattle, which will take
4 place tomorrow at the Pratt nome L.
Bryan, Ohio. Miss Pratt formerly re
sided in the twin cities, and she ~v.ae
one of group Of clever writer's. She
has made her home in Seattle for sew
eral years.
Mrs. Willard J. Held entertained at a
luncheon Of nine covers this afternoon
at her home on Hennepin avenue, in
honor of Miss Agnes Griswold, bride
of next month. American Beauty roses
furnished charming table decoration.
Mrs. Willard J. Held and Miss Fan
ME Mcleod gave a trolley party to
Saltwater yesterday afternoon for Miss
Alberta Fisher, May bride. About 20
OF Miss Fisher 8 friends were present
and light refreshments were served on
the car. -.. s.- r.,
; The annual banquet Of the Kappa
Kappa Gamma sorority in Donaldson s
J tearooms last evening was attended by
sixty-two members Of the alumnae and
and ferns was in the center Of the table
and yellow. tapers in crystal holders al
ternated with clusters Of daffodils down
the center of the long table. Toasts
were responded to as follows: "To the
Alumnae," Miss Helen Kennedy; "The
Grip,v Miss Helen. Austin; "Of Shoes
and Ships and n SSSealingwax, Of Cabbages
the Freshmen" Miss Esther McDavitt;
"Kappa Future,'' Mrs Jesse Shuman.
Mrs: and Mrs w. K. Simmons cele-
brated the eighth anniversary Of their
marriage last evening at the home Of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Sim
mons, FL E. Seventeenth street. The dec
heart forms, and progressive hearts were
played at three tables. Miss Eta
Couch and Earl Couch, accompanied by
MRS. q. 5: Couch, gave vocal program.
Light REFRESHMENTS were served and
then Mrs. G: A. Couch presented Mr..
and Mrs. Simmons with handsome
silver caI'delabra, a gift Of the guests.
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The guests were Messrs. and Mines. c..
A. COUGH, Frank Watson, M. A. Heath,
=. 5. Couch, A. NJ. Ferris, Miss Eta
Couch, Earl Couch, Ray Watson, Charles
Wilkinson and Wells Couch. -..
Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig Arctander of Ell
liot avenue gave diner last evening
in honor of the celebrated Norwegian
actor, Harald Stormoen. Covers We're
guests were Colonel and Mrs. Christian
Brandt, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Floan and
Gustaf Reimers Of ST.. Paul. Mr.. Stor-
moen, who is the Joe Jefferson of Nor
way. is permanently engaged with the
is at present on a leave of absence, tray.
cling in the northwest, and will return
to Europe by June. -
j Mrs. John Henry Peterson enter
tanned at cards last evening at her home
on Irving avenue s. The guests were
the members Of card club, to which
. Mrs, Peterson belong, with their hus
bands. Euchre was played at four ia
bles, and the rooms were frightened
i with flowers and ferns.
q The annual reception which the peopl,
of the Church of the Redeemer give
for the new members will take place to
morrow evening, from until 10 'clocl
< IN the church parlors.,
= Miss Van Smith gave prettily an
pointed luncheon this afternoon at he
home on Emerson avenue S, for Mis-
= Marian Webster of Portland, Me-, VIII,
= is visiting Mrs. Henry Webster. !
= mound of violets and lilies Of the vale
\ fringed with ferns was in the center q
the table. Yellow tulips decked tn
library and white tulips were in tn
: draWingroom. Bridge was played afte
4 luncheon. The guests were Mise
u Webster, Adah Blackwell, Elizabeth
Greenly, Adeline Smith, the Mise
. Florence and Mabel Bonness, Mines. 70
t; Osborne, Harry Pence, Dickerson. II
: win and Kluckholm.