The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-01

Mrs. Howard Mel. Morton gave
tea this afternoon at her home on Cliff
ton avenue in honor Of her sister, Mrs.
Harold Penn Gaskell Coates of st.
Louis and Miss Morton Of Philadelphia.
Clusters of American Beauty roses and
other bright -hued flowers We're arranged
thru the rooms and in the dining room
a large basket of Easter lilies and pink
carnations was in the center OF the
table. which was lighted with, shaded
tapers: The assisting women included
Mines. Samuel G. Edsall, William G.
Whitney. Cavour Langdon, Franklin
Benner. H. G. Truesdale, D. G. Gale,
Charles S.. Jelley, Alvin Skies, Floyd
mickey, w. H. .Vanderburgh, Perry
Harrison and Miss Hughes.
A quiet wedding took place at 3
CLOCK this afternoon at the nome OF
J. Robitshek on Ninth avenue ), when
his niece, Miss Ann Gallagher, and
Frank Towne were married. The we'd
ding was the elimination of a pretty
romance which began two, years ago,
when Miss Gallagher was chosen queen
of the Elks' carnival and Mr.. ToWne
was chairman of one of the social COM
mittees. Mr.. Towne has recently been
appointed city passenger and ticket
agent of the New York Central lines
in Minneapolis and is one OF the Well
known young railroad men.
Owing to the recent death OF the
BRIDES mother and aunt, the wedding
was very quietly celebrated. kew l., j..
S. Montgomery read the service in the
presence of sixty relatives. There were
no attendants. The bride wore pref
| ty gown of white embroidered Chinese
| linen and had a large cluster of white
sweet peas tucked in her girdle. The
bridal couple stood in the bow window
| in the living room, which was banked
with palms and festooned with smllax.
. Wall baskets Of narcissus and hya-
the green. A large Marie Antoinette
basket filed with narcissus and with
huge green tulle bow on the handle.
was on the table in the dining room
and in the doorway between the living
room and dining room hung an inverted
Chinese umbrella filed with flowers.
! An informal reception followed the
service, and assisting thru the rooms
were the Misses Della Flint, Sylvia
stein, Gjertson, Fannie Robitshek, Ber'
tina Lowry, Ella Newman, Lenore Lee
Beatrice Hanauer of st. Paul. Among
| the guests were Mrs. S. j. Wy2ie of
Chicago and DR.. and Mrs. Hegge OF
Austin, MINI.
Mr.. and Mrs. Towne will leave this
evening for an eastern trip and they
will receive after March / at 1907
Ninth avenue S. Mrs. Towne's going
away gown is of black cloth and she
| will wear black hat with Persian
trimming.
/ Mrs. M. J. Scanlon entertained a
luncheon this afternoon at her hom,
on Groveland avenue. American Beat,
ty roses decked the table, and cover
were placed for ten. After luncheo,
cards were played.
Minneapolis has a number Of small
clubs which are doing philanthropy
work this winter. Among them is tn
Samaritan, which was organized abou
twenty six women, who&meet fortnight
Ily for an afternoon at cards. Once&
year the club invites it's friends to joi
in a benefit party, and this years at
fair was given this afternoon in Elks
hall. Mrs. Charles Metz is presiden
Of the club and Mrs. Borroughs is sec
rotary. Among other work the clu,
has been caring for several poor FAM
lies this winter.
Mrs: Arthur Paegel and Mrs. A:lexan
der M. Robertson will entertain a
cards Friday afternoon at the home o
Mrs. Paegel, ITO Irving avenue s.
The annual charity ball of tn
Deutscher Frauen club last evening wa
attended by about five hundred peopl
and Masonic Temple was ablaze wit
light and beauty in honor Of the event
To remind the guests Of the occasio
for the gathering the word "Charity
WAS written in electric liphts at one en-
of the hall and tissue paper poinsetti
blossoms glowed in the tangle of. palm
and ferns which banked the musicians
platform below. More of the vivi