The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
AUTUMN DA Us AT lNIlVlNETONk4A

AlJ7 UNI.
Fall puts an end to the gay doings
at the Lafayette club and the popular
place Of rendezvous will close it's doors
early next week, probably on Tuesday.
Club life at Minnetonka Beach has been
q source Of much pleasure for the cot,
tagers who have found the INFORMAL
social gatherings every evening, as well
fully e. we entertaining asa The Darraeh. Mil:
ard wedding caused quite, whlrl OF
gaiety during the last week, as q mum
Der Of pretty affairs were given to the
bride and the bridal party in the form
Of dinners and lunoheons. Miss Dora
Jefferson Of st. Paul, gave a luncheon
bride, and in the evening Mrs. Millard
entertained at dinner at the club.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry w. Gipson gave a
handsome dinner dance at the club a
short while ago and entertained about
fifty Of their friends at country house
party. Mrs. E. w. Backus has been
hostess at two smart functions TINS
and afternoon card party Tuesday, and
Friday she entertained group OF about
thirty women at card luncheon. Fri
day was beautiful day and the pretty
appointments in the dining-room and
In the parlors were set off to the best
advantage by the golden sunshine and
The house committee has taken under
consideration number Of ideas which
might benefit the appearance and ar
engagements Of the club for next sum-
mer, and particularly attractive are the
plans to beautify the grounds surround
iG1 the club and the golf links.
The Sunny Side club, which is one Of
she popular organizations of West Min
.aeapolis, enjoyed a charming picnic nc
tmorning the car was boarded for, Ex-
lcelsior and the Victor was in waiting
at the steamboat landing. The trip
into the upper lake was made doubly
enjoyable as the day was one of perfect
beauty. At Spring park the picnic
baskets were unpacked and the al
tfresco luncheon was served
Monday group of about fifty stu
several teachers, made a trip to the
lake in chartered car over the new
trolley line to Excelsior. While the
day was wet and cool the trip was none
ethe less enjoyable and the young people
made merry in the shelter OF the large
car. A trip Of the lake was made on
the Acte and the party returned to
Minneapolis at o'clock.
Thomas Dame of Rockford, who has
been the guest Of G.. E. Nord in Mime
nefonk ana was So peased With his TIP
that he has decided to buy three lake
front lots at Togo Park and to build
q fine summer home there.
only open-all-the-year hotel in Excelsior,
is enjoying a generous patronage, and
who spend the winter months there are
gneSE were aa1 ne;
Percy, W. D. Whitney, F. D. Brown,
Lars NJ. Rand, A. 0. Fuld, M: Rand
Mrs. E. Vail, Miss E. E. Lyon, Mr.. and
Mrs. 2. G. sammis, Miss Phillips, Mr..
w. B Ms MISS Steb6en Mi MI and and Mrs. Mrs.
C. Leonard, s. Heller, G. H. Halton,
Bromley, A; Khoblauch, F. Knoblauch,
probirck, Miss Sue Dick k A. 9. Pufrer,
r.. E. Boutell, Theo. Pearson, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. G. Tunstead, T. E. Goodlove,
G. c. Collins.
Mrs. Floyd St. John and little daugh-
tiers, who are at the Sampson house,
cago to spend the Christmas holidays
with Mrs. St. John s relatives. Mr.. St.
John will also go down for the holidays
E. G.. Picker, who has been spend
ing several weeks in Montana, has re,
:turned home and is at present at the
Sampson house. He will remain in Min
neapolis this winter.
Excelsior has quite a group Of enthu
siastic hunters, and when the cunning
season comes around some Of the fami1
lar business men leave for their favorite
Fhaunts in the Dakotas or in the hunt
Ing regions ens 9 an9s Sssze e. fey Sang
John, Frank Haywood, Frank Simpson
and Harley Bennett have made up &
party and are near Walker, MINI. They
were joined yesterday by Albert Haus
mar Of st. Louis and his friend, Louis
Sharpe, who arrived from St. Lour!
yesterday morning, to get taste Of
hunting In Minnesota.
DR.. e. R. Perkins is enjoying a. gift
which ALMOST Of his friends presented t
gtlng up the very delightful trolley 7ex
.cursion last week to Saltwater and tn
twin cities. Frank Bardwell and mum
Der Of enthusiastic excursionists decided
TO give DR.. Perkins something NOR
than their thanks souvenir, an<
during the week a handsome and com
Portable library chair was purchased an,
presented to DR.. Perkins, >on Saturda,
evening. It was found that a fnni;
meerschaum pipe was an indispensable
article for man like the doctor, an,
80 it was purchased in addition to tn
chair.
"What fools men will be-" sighed
well-known resident from Birch Bluff
on the street Car the other day, as h,
stood in one Of the crowded cars 0.
the Minnetonka trolley line. Like
good many. others he had been carried
away by his enthusiasm and concluded
to take a run out to the lake. STANDING
up on warm afternoon for fully fifty
five minutes was bad enough, b
thought, particularly 50 as his ride t.
Excelsior necessitated a walk to Birc]
Bluff, which, as every lake dwelle
knows, is by no means a joke. H
but some, of his friends have detecte,
him on board the Lake Minnetonk;
car since.
Another. story Is told Of a marie
pair who live in a pretty summer HON
on the Gibson land near st. Louis bay
One fair morning last week they dc