The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08


Cook, all Of Minneapolis, and Miss
Cunard Of Huntington. Ind, made up
merry house party together with
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford at the Clifford cot
tage on Gideon i'd, 8 bay during the past
of touring the lake along shore and on
the water, for they had at their dis
fposal the automobiles of Mr. Cook and
Mr.. Bidwell, the launch of Mr. Put !
man, as well as Mr.. Putman's speedy
trotter.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. R. McGregor of st.
Paul gave trolley party to the lake
Sunday for their cousin, Miss Alberta
Lees Of Chicago. There were eight in
the party
Friday evening a benefit ball was
given for the Excelsior fire department
in the hall at the Excelsior Casino. The
decorations were in keeping with the
season and large clusters of brightly
colored autumn leaves were festooned,
along the walls. The lights were shaded
in red and the stage was set with
branches of red. and yellow maple. w.
W Sigafoos, Charles Smith, Chester
Bickford and l.. S. Perkins were in
charge of the arrangements.
The weeks guests at the Sampson
house were Mr.. and Mrs. S. v. Morris,
sJr., and Margaret Morris; Miss Nichols,
Ernest Boyd, Fred X. Evans, Clifton
Bedding, Minneapolis; Mr.. and. Mrs. A.
Johns, Red Wing; Mr.. and Mrs: H.
Rucker., Dayton. OHIO; Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Ankeny, Mrs. D. W. Webster, Miss
NJ Kicker, Minneapolis; John G. Hastie,
,Des Moines, Iowa; w. L. Patterson,
Mrs. Harriet Patterson, DR.. Fl. W. Nc
Kee,, Mrs Julia Quinn all Of New
Moines; Mrs. J. N. ,Bearnes,. Miss Clara
Bearnes, Minneapolis; Mrs. c. W. Sny-
der, Miss l.. N. Snyder, Washington,
Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barnum,
Hastings, Mimi, and L. S. Cairns, Min
,neapolis.
for Ni Several ei i Weeks, returned to the
= sampson house last Sunday for a visit.
! Mrs. William L. Wells and Miss Mar
tguerite Wells have been spending a
few days at the Sampson house prior to
/ SAeir return to Chicago.
] Miss Mae Morrison of St. Paul was
the guest of Miss Lula Sampson.
Mr.. and Mrs. st. John and their chill
!dren have closed their cottage on the
lake shore and are at the Sampson
: house for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Kramer are en-
Pertaining Mr.. Kramer cousin, Arthur
Smith, and Mrs. Smith from Little
Rock. Ark, at their upper lake home
for few days. Thursday Mr. Kramer
entertained the guests at trolley ride
from Minneapolis and chartered 6
steamer for q tour Of the lake. The
= cousins had not met for twenty-five
years.
Tuesday evening the first Of the pro
grams in the Epworth league entertain
ment course was given in the town hal
at Excelsior; The Royal Male Nal squarte1
Nat N. Bingham will give an ILLUSTRATED
lecture on the "Grand Canyon O.
- Arizona.'
Tuesday was made the occasion of
merry surprise party which tn
William Saver, one of the members o
the Halstead post, G. A. R. The wome1
drove out to Mr.. Savers country HON
near Excelsior on a large hayrack, an
as the day was the seventy sevent
a single detail to make the event
pleasant one was omitted. There wer
forty in. the party and a deliciou
basket picnic was served by the pres1
dent, Mrs. Ned Aldritt, and the officer
and members of the corps.
Members Of Frank Halstead corps
e. A. R., and of the Relief corps spen
- yesterday as the guests of the Soldiers
" home at Minnehaha. The party LEI
in the morning at o'clock and ha
dinner at the home, and the afternoo
was spent visiting with the old soldier
To grow from a small organizatio
1nto a large, prosperous society, seen
to be the destiny of the Minnesota Ros
society, which was organized in b:
49, celsior two years ago. This summt
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ing and the affair proved so SUGGEST
and the interest in the plans of Il
society were taken up by SO many Mi
neapolis women that the society HI
arranged to make Minneapolis its hea
quarters. An office will, be opened /
two Saturdays of each month meetin
-.- will be held at which papers by expe]
enced flower growers will be read, al
to which all interested in floral cultu
are invited: The first paper will
read by H. H. Bachelor Of Forest L Ia
H. B. Tillotson and I. P. Brown
Eureka, and on the executive board a
Mines Victor Welch, G.. H. Tenna1
Robert Jameson, J. D. Simpson, E.
- Chalmers, J. U. Barnes, : A. S.. Brood
L. E. Kelley and J. F. Wilcox.
i Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Morse of
celsior entertained the members of t
Magazine club Wednesday evening
bid farewell to them, as they are abo
to leave for Florida, their winter hon
Willard Dillman presided and Miss e.
Stratton, the secretary, read the r
- call : Each member was asked to
spond, to the roll call with a quot
tton from his or her favorite auth
a short discussion of current ever
formed part of the program and at
conclusion Mr.. Morse gave sever
humorous sketches. Light refreshmer
were served before the club adjournt
At the annual meeting of the Ladit
Missionary society of the Congress
tional church, the following offic,
were elected: Mrs. Clara Seitz, pre-
dent; Mrs E.. M. Read, secretary; M
Melvin Bennett, treasurer. After t
regular business had been transact
the ladies, served a 6 o'clock supper
Strange as it may seem at this ii
of the year, the summer bathers
still in evidence, land men, women q
children in bathing, are by no me;
an uncommon sight. A woman bath
off the Fairview shore created quite
/ sensation on the Plymouth the OF
day, as one of the passengers insis
that she was drowning and beckon
for help, and it took a good deal
persuasion on the captain s part to c