The Minneapolis journal., 1905-10-13
Woman is miracle Of divine
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One of the large social affairs Of the |,
week is the reception which Mrs. Ches- I
ter Simmons is giving today from to-
z O'Clock at her home on Park avenue /
in honor Of Mrs. Chester Bemis Sim |
mons, a bride Of last June: Mrs. Sim
mons, Jr., was formerly Miss Charlotte
Esmond. The beautiful Simmons resi-
dence has been transformed into
bower of autumn foliage. The richly
hued leaves bank hallway and mantels,
droop from windows and drape the great
arches. A screen of brilliant maple and
oak leaves shuts off corner OF the
drawing room, and here string orches..
selections. Clusters Of marigolds and
baskets of vivid SALIVA brighten the
shadowy corners of the rooms, and in
the library, where frappe is served,
maple leaves toned in amber and rich
clarets form a delicate leafy pattern
over the mirrors and about the mantel-|
and arches. Tapers CLEAN from the
masses Of foliage about the rooms. The
dining room is entirely in yellow,
BILE. Varicolored fruits Of the season
in mound decorate the sideboard and
the room is softly lighted with yellow
tapers.
Assisting Mrs. Simmons thru the
rooms are: Mines. B. B. Townsend, D.
A. Crandall, G. A. Reynolds, 3. 8. Pat
tee, William Donaldson, j. G. Wood
worth, J.. E: Glass, J. II. ,Queal, Harry
Belden, s. H. Bowman, A. G. Akeley,
W. NJ. Horner, Albert Harrington, Wal
ter Campbell, w. R. Brown, II. V. Dou-
gan, Sands Hart, L. w. Ballard, Harry
Spear, Fred Carpenter, George Leach
and A. w. Strong; the Misses Pattee,
Fr1ck, Fish, Stevens, Harrington, Helen
Brown, Grace Gillette and Marion Gill
slette, Mary Holiday, Edna Broom,
Rena White, Eleanor Morris, Helen Bar
son. About 600 guests had been bid
den and the men were invited from 5
to z o'clock. a.
The wedding Of Miss Ida May Pick
EFT, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
G. Pickett, and Charles Zeigler of Seat
tie, Wash, will take place Wednesday,
Nov. l, at the home Of the BRIDES sis
ter, Mrs. A. R. Cook Of Seattle, Wash,
will be followed by an extensive ocean
trip, and the young couple will be at
home after Jan. in Seattle.
L. A handkerchief shower will be given
for Miss Pickett this evening by the
Lizzie M. Rice circle, Ladies Of the g..
4. R., at the. Pickett home, 622 East
Seventh street, and the gifts will be for
warded to the bride. f.. ...>- II
! Mrs. Fannie Barrows announces the
engagement of her daughter, Mildred, to
Ernest Bennett Macdonald. The we'd
ding will take place in the early part Of
November. -.s... ....< ~.
The silver wedding Of Mr.: and Mrs.
nue., st. Paul, celebrated yesterday, was
an affair far out Of the ordinary. Mr..
Gerlach, who is superintendent Of build
: .ings for the st: Paul school board is
but 48 years Of age and his wife 46.
They have been married twenty five
years and are the parents Of sixteen
and are proud Of their large family. -
Among those present were the thir-
teen living children Of Mr.. and Mrs.
! Gerlach, eight brothers and sisters Of
I Mr.. Gerlach with twenty three children,
two sisters of Mrs. Gerlach with eleven
children, the mother Of Mr.. Gerlach,
the mother Of Mrs. Gerlach, and other
relatives further removed. There were
two grandmothers, twelve sons and
dren. Others were there, but they were
. not in the line of direct descent. X
The celebration began at 8 m, with
/ renewal Of the marriage ceremony at
Z St. Agnes church, Rev. j. M. Solace
officiating: During the afternoon and
at thef home r BOTH Mr. and Mrs. e
/ ZACH were born in St. Paul. Their chill
dren range in age from "a years to 4
months. < -
j AS the elimination Of pretty col
lege romance, the wedding Of Miss Myr-
ta Perkins and. George A. L. Brown Of
Kansas City, Mo-, was solemnized We'd
l. noadQvf Of tho h0rno nf Tho
bride IS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George.
H. Perkins, 1854 Second avenue S. Dr..
4 Z. T. Guild of Wesley church performed
the ceremony in the presence of the
immediate family. The young couple
became acquainted while attending the
i Nebraska Wesleyan university at Lin
coin, when DR.. Guild was pastor Of q
I Methodist church in Lincoln. Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown have gone to their new
II home in Kansas City, where Mr.. Brown
is in the service of the government.
4 Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hunkins cele-.
brated their silver wedding anniversary
I Irving avenue 8. Dinner was served for
their immediate neighbors and friends,
J and covers were laid for twelve. The
} decorations were in roses, ferns and
autumn foliage.
i Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Levin gave a
theater party and supper Wednesday
evening in honor of the first anniver-
sary Of their marriage. Fourteen guests
were present. Before the performance
a tally-ho took the party for a drive
about the boulevards, and later the sup
per was served at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Levin at 52l Dover court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Tucker infor-
mally entertained Miss SalIie Fisher of
the Frank Daniels company at dinner
Tuesday evening at their home, 2641
First avenue S.
Harry White entertained informally
last evening at his home, 1851 Grand
avenue. A delightful program was
given, consisting Of a solo by Mrs. a.
w. French, and a clever exhibition Of
magic bv Messrs. McChesney and Mott.
for thirty. s.. = 80 ~
II Mrs. c. "A. Carlson gave parcel
shower this afternoon at her home on
Aldrich avenue for Miss Nellie
Schultz, a bride Of next week. A guess.
ing contest was an amusing feature be-
fore luncheon and prize rewarded the