The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22
MINNETONKA

Court golf attracted pleasant gath
ering of women interested in the game
Wednesday on the Lafayette links at
Minnetonka Beach, and the all-day
tournament was an interesting event.
At the noon reces all gathered at the
club for luncheon. Mrs. Frank w.
Commons and Mrs. w. s. Mott had ar
ranged the tournament, and among
those who played were number of the
younger girls, one Of whom, Miss Mar
garet Sexton, won the trophy. Among
the players were, Mrs A. M. Lindsay,
Mrs. Mott, Mrs. Commons, Mrs. E. N.
Osborne, Mrs. Fred Van Dusen, Mrs.
F. N. Hayden of st. Paul, Mrs. II. G..
Truesdale, Mrs. II. J. Moreton, Mrs.
Victor A. johnson, Misses Mary Rand,
| Charlotte Mott, Margaret and Gertrude
| Sexton, Mary Van Dusen, Helen Trues-
| dale and Shull.
For tonight large number of din
ner parties have been arranged, and
many Of the younger people home from
school, who are visiting at the lake
will be entertained. There is but lit
tie doing in social way thru the
week, the events being all crowded to-
gether Saturday nights.
Mrs. H. G. Harrison will entertain
a group Of twenty younger people at
!
Mrs. F. E. Ford of st. Paul will
bring out fifteen guests for dinner and
for the dance.
Mrs. A. c. Loring will give quite a
large dinner and will entertain forty
guests for Miss Harriet Loring.
Mrs. George B. Moore and Miss
Moore will have ten guests at dinner,
and many other small informal affairs
will be given.
While the rain last night kept most
| of the lake people away from the Del
Otero hop fortunately it came too
late to interfere with the arrangements
made by city guests for the event. AS
usual, the affair was delightful one;
the night was just right and the cool
ing breezes from across the lake made
dancing genuine pleasure. A pro
gram of excellent music was played
and the orchestra furnished charming
music during the dinner. Several din
ner parties had been arranged, as the
women living at the hotel find hops
nights desirable time for entertain
ing their city and lake friends. The
dining room was bright with masses Of
flowers, and each table decked with
bright fragrant blossoms made an at
tractive setting for the women IL
dainty summer frocks of muslin anc
laces. --...-
| DR.. and Mrs. Harrington Of Mime
! apolis had a dinner party Of eight
, guests. Mrs. and Mrs. j. W. Arm
buster had group Of their friends i3 TO;
dinner. Mr.. and Mrs. W. T.. HOLLAND
| of Chicago, who are at the hotel TO:
t month, gave a pretty dinner proceed
: ing the hop, and many of the othe
, guests entertained small parties.
l., Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Hall of st. Pau
were hosts at dinner for some O.
: their lake friends Thursday evening
and entertained them at boating
3 party after dinner.
;, sent word from Kentucky that the,
, will be at the hotel Aug. l with I
> large party Of Kentucky friends for
: month. Mr.. and Mrs. Murray are oil
| friends of the hotel, having spent pre-
Q vious summers at the lake.
= Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Carroll are ex
8 pected Monday for the rest Of tn
: season. Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Young o
: Washington, are renewing ola &C
the family visited at the Hotel de
Otero and they arrived on anothe
: visit Wednesday. III" ... ..,,
,, Tennis and croquet are very popula
:. passtimes at the Hotel Del Otero, an
3 at the request of the younger peoplee
). Mr.. Hopkins has laid out a fine TENN
: court on the lawns back Of the hote
q The bowling alleys continue to be i!
. constant use, and while the hot weathe
a lasted, bathing was the most fashion
. able thing among the lake sets. Anon
q the visitors are a number Of the younge
=, people, who are well versed in the al
= Of playing tennis, and there is talk o
arranging for an informal tournament
n Mrs. Charles Weller, Mrs. w. {
g Halbenegger, Walter a. B. Grebe, 81
q tavia, Ill; A: P. johnson. Chicago
= Mrs. D. R. Richmond, Mrs. D. P. Ricl
h mond, Pittsburg, Pa; H. Edwards an
daughter, New York; S. Tamsitt, Texas
Miss Estelle Boekendorff, Quincy, Ill
L. H. Rose and family, Kansas City
Miss McDernough, Miss Bessie Edga:
3 Miss Julia Cooney, Los Angeles, Gal
. were the out-of-town guests who arrive
a at the hotel the end Of the week. Othe
q Andrews, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Rossma1
10 St. Paul; Miss Nellie A. Hope, Mr.
Lewis Campbell, Miss Mary A. Cam
bell Robert Stevens Parker, Minneal
oils; Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Larsen, Oh
II cago.
a The Apollo club had an excursion {
:, GHo ldho yooCoIuoy ONoIiuS e.hu uIile
q at Hotel Del Otero upon their arriv;
q across the lake on the Puritan. Maz
i of the members Of the club attende
q the hop, while trips around the lake {
g the steamer afforded a pleasant variet
IL of entertainment.
It For the benefit Of the Excelsior II
q provement association, a program COZ
% posed of dramatic and musical sele
n lions will be given Tuesday evening
the town hall. Mrs. Josephine Bonapar
Rice will give two readings; Miss AM
Hennessey will give instrumental S
lections, and Miss Helen Goodnow w
also play. Miss Julia Fox will sin
m William Newgord, Miss Helga Jens
le will give violin selections and vocal S
h. los will be sung by Miss Josephine F.
Ie ter and Miss Frances Horgan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Elliott Min
entertained a reunion of the membe
a of the alumni of Olivet college, Micl
II gan. at their home on Gideon's Ba
n Wednesday. A 60 'clock supper W
a served on the lawns and the decoratio
n were oak leaves. There were twel
n guests.
n The vaudeville entertainment Civ
n last night at Tonka Bay hotel was !;
"A tended by host of people and t
n clever amateurs on the stage receiv
"A we'll earned applause. While the raj
N had kept some of the visitors fro
IA across the lake away, the large .d
u ing room was completely filled and