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Pertinent Personalities.

Mrs. F. T. Harrington and her three
daughters, Grace, Dollie and Susan, will
leave Wednesday for an extended trip
thru South America; visiting Brazil,
pect to be gone one or two years. Mr..
Harrington returned about month ago
from South America, where he is en-
gagged in the sugar machinery business
While they are away new home will
be built for them in Sunnyside by Mr..
and Mrs: Harrington g son, Carl. >v
Miss Grace E. Gerrish will spend the
ing relatives and friends. :.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Wyman. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. L. Tracy, Mr.. and Mrs. e. G..
Potter and Mrs. J A. O'Brien will leave
about Jan. Is to spend three months in
California. =. az.--. 81 =
Mr.. and Mrs. Erie B. Savage of To-
ronto, Can: are spending the holidays
Mrs. L. d. Day Of E Fourteenth
street left last week for Los Angeles,
Cal. to remain until spring. -
MI. and Mrs. Ebert l.. Carpenter
have moved into their handsome new
home on Clifton avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. johnson are
planning trip to Old Mexico and Cuba
the last Of January. =.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Gallagher and
family Of Portland avenue went to St.
Louis, Mo-, to spend Christmas with
relatives. 49,. =.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Piper will leave
early in January to sail from New
York Jan. 9 for Naples, where they will
meet Mrs. Grace Stone and Miss Franta
| Sowle and go to Egypt to spend several
months. Mrs. Stone and her sister went
to Europe in October and they have
been in Germany. They are in France
for the holidays.
Samuel s. Thorpe has gone to Yonk
ers, n: Y, to spend the holidays with
been visiting Mrs. Thorpe's parent.
since they left Minnetonka. Mr.. Thorpe
will bring Mrs. Thorpe and the children
home with him.
Mrs. E. w. Hodgman Of st. Louis il
spending the holidays with Mr.. ant
Mrs. w. w. Hodgman Of Chicago ave
nue..
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C. Bovey re
turned yesterday morning from a thre,
weeks stay in New York.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Pillsbury vii
go east the middle Of January to attend
the automobile show and to visit il
New York and Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis J. Carmody
| L
day, went to Bermuda on their wedding
trip, sailing Wednesday. They vii
make their home in New York on thei
return.
| Miss Doris Read will leave the first O,
the week to spend the winter in Kansa.
City.
j. II. Edwards and two sons, formerl,
of Minneapolis, now Of San francisco
are in the city.
Colonel and Mrs. w. B. McCord an,
Miss Eva McCord have gone to Detroit
Mich, to spend Christmas with Mrs
/ Harry Frost. After the holidays Colo
mel McCord will go to Admission, Ala.
/ for the winter.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. R. s. Palmer have gon
i to Cuba. Later they will go to thei
winter home atS Hawks Park, Fla, t,
be absent until May !.
Miss Daisy Rudloff and Mrs. Machel
/ of 415 E Sixteenth street have gone t,
/ Milwaukee for the holidays.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Lee j. Templeton viii
leave next week for San Antonio. Tex.
to be gone until May 1.
] Miss Florence Pond has returne,
from National Park seminary to spen,
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and DR.. Robert B. Orr Wednesday
evening are a number from out of
town, including Miss Elizabeth Thomp.
son of Saltwater; Miss Irene Kirkwold
Preston, Mimi; w. F. Goodrich, La
Crosse, Wis; Mr.. and Mrs. R. Good.
rich, Warsaw, Wis; DR.. and Mrs Orr
brother Of the bridegroom, Jordan
MIMI. Miss Lang will have no attend
ants except her little sister, Miss Helen
Lang, who will be flower girl. Afte,
the ceremony, which. will be performed
at the home Of the bride IS uncle ard
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. McElroy
2418 Fremont avenue S, there will be 9
reception. Assisting thru the rooms
will be Misses Abbie Reed, Marior
Fish, Irene Parker, Vera Jones' and
Mrs. Fred L. Gray. The music will be
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come back in wild chorus. Every
morning the number of days grew less
until when it was narrowed down t5
one Mr.. Dickinson and his bride were
given three rousing cheers for luck.
Miss Lucille Gregory entertained the
teachers and officers of Bethel Sunday
school Wednesday evening in honor Of
Miss Florence Whitmore, primary SUI
perintendent of the school, whose mar
riage to Clinton Macarthur Norton will
take place Tuesday. The rooms were
prettily decked with holly and mistle-
tee, and refreshments were served. The
twenty guests spent the evening in
formally.
Wednesday afternoon Miss Whitmore
was the guest Of honor at SNOWFALL
party given by Miss Sally Hendricks
at her home on Hawthorn avenue.
Decorations in the holiday colors made
the rooms cheerful and in the dining
room there was Christmas tree huag
with snowballs which were made Of cot
ton and contained recipes for the bride.
A group of Miss Whitmore's intimate
girl friends were the guests. Games
were played and luncheon was served
Miss Ethel Gardner entertained her
sorority at luncheon Friday at her home
on Second avenue s, in honor Of Miss
Laura Raymer. The decorations were
in red and white, the sorority colors
and the place Of the honor guest was
marked with a cluster of crimson roses
The colors Of the chapter were further
suggested in the gowns Of the girls, all
Of whom were in white except Miss
Raymer, who was in red. Covers were
laid for eight. *
Miss Edna Won Ende, Of Willow
street, will entertain at holiday
party next week for thirty basketball
and alumni girls of Central high school
Friday afternoon eighteen high school
girls were the guests Of Miss Won Ende
at Christmas party at her home, IS
Willow street. The rooms were gay
with Christmas decorations and tree
bore pretty gifts for the guests. Songs
and games provided amusement and re
freshments were served. .,-sa
Miss Mabelle Darrow entertained hel
Junior music pupils at Christmas frolit
yesterday afternoon at her home, 303;
Park avenue. The house was prettily
adorned with Christmas colors and there
was a tree with gifts for the young
people. Games were played and latel
dainty luncheon was served. s
What host Of people have already
gone to California. There is always {
large Minneapolis colony out in that
| fowery state and travellers count quite
as much on meeting their home friend.
as on the balmy air and charming
,, scenery. Among those who left thi!
month are Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Bennett
and family, NJ. johnson, Mr.. and Mrs
j. E. Carpenter and J. F.. Force, al
bound for Pasadena; Mr.. and Mrs
Bowers and J. H. Queal, for San Fran
cisco; Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox, M. O
earthly, Messrs. and Mines. L.. A. Day
Hastings and Poehler, for Los Angeles
Mr.. and Mrs. Meacham, to Berkeley
and Mr.. and Mrs. Towne, for sacra
4 mento. -.
Quite a party will leave this weel
over the North-W road AM
among the travellers will be Mr.. an,
Mrs. Silas Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E
Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Field, Mr.. an.
Mrs. Walter Poehler, Mrs. Baldwin, MI
and Mrs. F. w. .Forman and s.. T. Nc
knight. .. .
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played by Misses Maudie Rosen and
Flossie Earle, and Master Lester Ev-
erett McElroy. a.,.. |'
Miss Catherine Cassin, bride of
Wednesday, Jan. 8, will be the guest
Of honor at several pretty pre-nuptial
affairs, all Of which have mot been ar.
ranged as yet. Wednesday afternoon
Miss Irene Cassin will give a china
shower for her sister at her home on
Chicago avenue, and linen shower
will be. giver by Mrs. Charles Titterud
of Elliott avenue on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Rosenberg an
nounce the engagement Of their daugh
ter, Frances, to Edward G.. Applebaum
of st. Paul. Mr.. and Mrs. Rosenberg
will receive this morning at their home
93l Sixteenth avenue s.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Altschurler Of St.
Paul will receive tomorrow afternoon
and evening at their home, $50 Tenn
perance street, in honor Of Their
daughter Fannie and Frederick Zim
norman of Minneapolis, whose engage.
! ment was announced last week.
A very informal affair of Friday was
the tea which Miss Leila Winston
gave at her home on Clifton avenue
for her sister, Miss Lillian Winston
The guests were the girls from St
| Timothy's school in Maryland, who arr
in the twin cities for the holidays, and
an equal number of college boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. DickensoI
are home from their wedding trip tc
Washington, D. g., Virginia Hot
Springs and New York and are with
Mrs. Dickenson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Otto A. Watzek, 628 E Franklin ave
nue., until after the holidays.
| AS you know, Mr.. Dickinson is i
weH-known Chamber of Commerce man
but perhaps you don't know how his
friends on change reminded him Of The
date of his wedding. Every morning
after the invitations had been issued
/ they counted off the days until thu
eventful one In loud and ringing voices
r. One-twos twelve days un
Fiji the wedding day." they woull
shout. 6 Whose wedding dayq', som,
one would shrek. Billy Dickinson !,
wedding day" The answer woul:
49, s. /. & II
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Christmas Entertainments.

Miss Sarah Ruth Bates, student of
the Columbia College Of Expression of
Chicago, will give readings from Wilson
Barrett s ''Sign of the Crosse tonight
church. Miss Bates is Minneapolis
girl and a graduate Of the Central
high school. She will graduate from
Columbia college in May, and during
the summer will give dramatic readings
at Chautauquas in Minnesota and Hi
nois. -
The children Of the Welsh Presbyte
rian church will have their Christmas
church.
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Lake Breezes.

Miss Anna Farrell, who is teaching
in Crookston, Mimi, came home yes
terday to spend the Christmas vacation
with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Green Of st. Paul
visited Thursday at the lake with Mrs.
Green IS parents.
Mrs. W. B. Joslin has returned from
Moline, Ill, where she has been visiting
her parents.
Mrs. E. E. Empy and son Miles Of
Brook Park, Mimi, have arrived at the
home of Mrs; Empy,s parents, DR.. and
Mrs: S. R. Miles, ST., to spend the
Christmas holidays:
Mr.: and Mrs. George Roth Of Peo--
ria, H., have been visiting MIR. and
Mrs. F. Pullman at their home in EX-
celsior for few days. They were on
their way home from trip to the Pa
cifc coast.
home to spend the Christmas holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. H..
Buzzell at Excelsior. .
Ralph Wilcox was out last week to
take his iceboat for a spin on the lake.
Mrs. G. S. Marshall of Lake Har-
riet has been visiting Mrs. ]. A. Bisbee
at her home in Excelsior for a few
Willis W. Wilson has gone to Daven-
port, Iowa, to attend school for the re-
mainder Of the winter:
Miss Gertie Small Of Ortonville,
Mimi, has been spending the past two
days, at Excelsior.
Mrs. o. G. De Groodt entertained
Thursday for Mrs. Charles Smith of St.
Paul and Miss Smith. The guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. McGrath, Mrs. Clara
Seitz, Mrs. Melvin Bennett.
Mrs: Donald Mckenzie will enter
tain the Woman's Foreign Missionary
society at Christmas party Wednes-
day afternoon. The hours will be from
2 to S O'Clock and each guest is re:
| quested to acknowledge the receipt Of
a gift with a penny. All women inter
ested in the, work are invited to come.
The members Of the Magazine club
will devote their meeting Tuesday to a
| regular Christmas program. "The
Christmas Spirit in Our Large Cities
will be the title of a paper to be read
by Mrs. Donald Mckenzie. Mrs. @. W.
Mckenzie will speak on Christmas in
other lands and Il. Haggard will present
current events.
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A special meeting has been called fol-
the members Of the Excelsior Improve
ment association for the purpose Of de,
Gliding what steps are to be taken to
make attractive the rooms at the city
hall, which the Excelsior council has
placed at the disposal of the league TO,
leading rooms.
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Father Joseph F. Busch Of Excelsior
has moved into the diocesan mission
home, which he built on his fine prop
erty near the lake shore. The home is
quite commanding building and at
the present time has three finely ar
ranged study suites for missionary
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24

the holidays with her parents at the
Hampshire Arms.
Mrs. E. j. M. Newcomb left yester-
day morning for Denver, Col, to spend
the winter with. her daughter, Mrs. J..
r Chatterton
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The Christmas program for the chill
dren of the Methodist church was given
in the church yesterday evening. Rev
Donald Mckenzie assisted by the wo.
men Of the church had charge of the ex.
ercises.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
LAKE MINNETONKA.

>TISS GRACE LAWSON, Orrin
~ Whitemore, Ruth Moody,
- Fay Baker, Stella Winston
Auburn Berg, Dwight sigafoos, Harry
Gedig, David Moore and Whelan
Strong, pupils Of the second grade of
the Excelsior school presented a de.
lightful program at the close of the
school for the Christmas vacation Fri
day morning. They gave short play
entitled Waiting for Santa Claus. o
The other pupils Of the school also con.
tributed appropriate Christmas exer.
cises. The pupils Of the room in which
Mrs. J. L. Benton teaches presented
the school with a handsome picture
"Sir Galahad,' at the close Of their
exercises.
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priests Of the diocese. The house is
built in colonial style and has ten spa
cious rooms. 1t is two stories high and
has every modern convenience as to
heating, lighting and water supply.
Furniture in mission style corresponds
with the woodwork in the dining room,
while the parlor is handsomely finished
and furnished in mahagony. The sleep
ing apartments are in birds eye maple
and in the study antique oak is used.
Father G. A. Arctander will ioin Father
Joseph Busch in the new year and later
several of their co-workers in the mis-
sion work will come out to the home.
Should there ever be any need of en-
largi'ng the house it can easily be done,
as the grounds are spacious and the
lines of the house have been drawn by
the architect with view of permitting
of an addition without spelling the eff
feet.
The young people Of the Congrega-
tional church at Excelsior had a very.
entertaining Christmas program in the
church Saturday evening. A large
Christmas tree had been decorated and
program Of songs and recitations was
given by the children. Santa Claus
was caller and distributed sweets
among the young people.
M. G. Brooks, H. II. Haggard, Will
liam Dillman, c. w. Spokesman, s. T..
Show and o. G. Woodruff were ap-
pointed delegates to the county prohibi-
ton convention at a meeting held at
the Excelsior Methodist church Friday
evening. A local organization was
formed and the officers were elected as
follows: W. H. Tice, president; J. &.
McBroom, secretary, and Louise Thoele,
| treasurer.
DIR. and Mrs. E. r. Perkins Of Excel
sior will entertain at Christmas dim
ner for their family Monday.
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Among the guests who will attend
the wedding Of Miss Edith M. Lang
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New Years day will have its bride
as well as Christmas, for Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Dolan have issued the invitations
for the marriage Of their daughter Agz
mes to George u. Goodrich, which will
take place. New Years morning in
the st. Anthony Of Padua church. The
ceremony will be followed by a break
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The Gamma Phi sorority will hold
it's, annual Christmas party Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Miss Mill
cent Lees, 500 Fifth street Sc.
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h Edgar Pierson and Charles G.. Ireys
have been chosen to lead the cotillion
which the Cotillion club will give Fri
day evening, Jan. 5, in Elks' hall 5
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Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Mcclellan, Mr..
and Mrs. I. H. Shattuck, Jr., Misses
Shannon and Barnaby have issued
about 200 invitations for the dancing
party which they will give Wednesday
evening at the Nicollet hotel. r.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Grain an
nounce the marriage engagement Of
their daughter, Helen Louise, to Lind
ley William Holbrook. The wedding
will take place in February. T.,
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There are so many parties crowded
into holiday week that the Delta Sig
ma NJ fraternity decided to postpone
its dinner dance until Jan. 12, when it
w1Al be given at the Minikahda club.
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Here is a story that was told last
week Of a Well-knoWn Park avenue
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Mrs. Frank T. Heffelfnger will enter.
tain a group Of children at holiday
cotillion Wednesday afternoon at her
home on Park avenue The guests will
be the members Of the dancing class
that meets Saturday mornings at the
Heffelfnger residence under the direc-
ton of Miss Ethel Malcolm.
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DR.. and Mrs. E. r. Perkins Of Excel
sior will entertain at a Christmas dim
ner for their family Monday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-23
TO
LEAVE
Well Known Musician Has Resigned
as Director of the Choir of
ST. Johns Church.

Prof. Frederic l.illebridgc, director
~ the choir OF st. Johns Episcopal
church. Hampton, ana ST. paul's
church, Newport News, and instructor
OF music ut Hampton College, has re-
signed the three positions and will
leave about September Is for Texas.
where he has decided to locate. Prof.
lIlilebridgc has accepted the position
OF teacher of music in tho Texas Wo
mans College. OF the leading in.
situations Of learning in the Lone
Star State
Aside from his worl, as director Of
the scvcra choirs Prof. l.illchrid.c
has done much teaching in Hampton
and he is regarded as one of the hest
men in his profession.
During his stay in Hampton Prof.
~l.illcbridgc has made many friends.
whom he greatly regrets llaving TO
leave behind, and who will miss him
both from q Professional and social
point of view. Ills work here has
been successful. and has elected The
highest commentator from his pat
orns. The choir of st. Johns church
has bcen brought to n high state Of
efficiency under his guidance, and is
In a very fl%ourishing condition ut the
present time. Mrs. Iillebridgc has
won many sincere admirers and
Staunch friends for her qualities as
teacher of the voice.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-23
WOULD SHINE A KINGS SHOES.
American Travelling Bootblack is Do.
ing Stunts in Great Britain.

Fred Itailss, the American travelling
%boOtblacll. otherwise known as The
: Frisco Kid" who has arrived in
England with the object Of shining
King Edwards boots, is still I'm Liver
pool. where he Is in great demand.
He has slAncd the boots of the lori
mayor OF Liverpool. and for Mr.. jus
ticc Walton and Mr.. Justice Kennedy
who arc at present presiding over tto
Liverpool Assizes.
The kid also spent some time in
Watching tho trials ut the assizc
courts. and he seemed greatly i'm.
pressed with the wigs and gowns worn
by judge and counsel, which he rather
ir~revcrcntly called "swcllcrs."
He carries his backing box whcrc
Yer lie goes. II is studded with. coins
of all countries. and with specimens
OF counterfeit coins circulated by nun
erous counterfciters in America.
lie nlso carries n book in which tho
names of illustrious men ysliosc boots
he has BACKED appear.
After he has 'shincd' King Ed
wards boots, he says he will 90 &c
Paris and operate on President Lon
bets footwear; thence to Vienna. Der
lin and st. Petersburg in search OF
further monarchs.-!.ondon Express.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-23
STORMS DEVASTATION.
Loss of Life and Property Near the
Twin Cities.
Cry Associated prcsa.)

Cry Associated prcss.)
ST. PAUL, MIMI, Aug. 22.-Dcvas.
'ation, terrible and complete, was
wrought on all sides of The Twin Cities
ny the storm of Sunday night, accord
ing To reports Just received here.
Through all the region from Anolia 10
FILLMORE counties reports tell of dis
;tster and loss of life and property.
Members of families arc missing and
II Is believed they are buried under
The debris which was strcwn broad
cast by the wind. Many instances of
manning are reported and the total
loss OF life will not be known for some
days Crops which had bccn cut and
were ready for t%hreashing suffered in
many places and standing corn was
damaged by hail and wind.
Hail stones several inches i'm cir.
cuhhfcrencc worked havoc with the
crops III some sections.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-23
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
The Coming and Going OF the People
You Know.

" .r.
The Coming and Going of the People
You Know.
iIun. S. Gordon Cumming has re.
turned from n visit to the RocIibridge
Alum Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. +. Burgess, who have
been touring the northern markets,
are expected to return to Hampton
Saturday.
Mr.. John Rowe, IL well known mem.
Der of tho y. NJ. G. A. baseball nine,
left yesterday to resume his studies
at L.chish University.
Mrs. Emma Hylcs, after n visit To
hire sister. Mrs. II. NJ. Muglcr, re-
turned To her home in Washington
last night.
Misses bertha Tisdalc and Carrie
Woohworth, Of Richmond, are the
guests of Misses Hazel and Virginia
Tennis, in Victoria avenue.
Mcssrs. Harry lcian, Brooks Moore,
Joseph Johnson. Carroll Garnett, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. c. Ransonc, Mrs. Jacob
licffclfingcr, Capt. and Mrs. r.. II.
Claiborne returned yesterday from a
trip to the mountains of Virginia.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-08-23
WANTS INDEMNITY.
+ Minister Wants Big Pay For
Arrest of F~renchman.
N.y AssncIatcd prcss.l

Wy hSS'nidtcu lrpSS.)
TANGlER, MOROCCO. Aug. 22.-
The French minister. Strcnc Italian.
dicr. has presented to the Sultan. Mn.
iai Abd-El-Aziz, an energetic dcmand
Tor an indemnity of $4,000 for the re.
cent arrest of q FrancO-Algcrian citi-
zen. The minister also demands tho
punishment of the official responsible
Tor the arrest and an additional in
demnity of $1,000 daily until the pris.
oncr is released.
II Is believed that the Sultan will
promptly grant the demands of the
minister, as it is definitely known
mat the French government is deter.
mined to adept forciblc means TO bring
the Sultan to terms.