The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-29
THE WEEK IN CHICAGO
BY Martha Anderson Wyman.

Chicago, Oct. 27.-The horse show
this week has completely absorbed the
attention of society and amusement
lovers. Opening
Chicago's Eyes night was attend
ed by 1000 people
for Naught and the attend
ance increased as
but Horse Show the week wore on.
As an exhibition
of fine horses, a dress parade and q
gathering of social notables this years
show has never been surpassed outside
of New York. The social lions We're Mr..
+ and Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt, Of New
York, who attended turnout the week,
and Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Field, who
attracted much attention. The seventy
boxes held the social leaders of the city
and many out-of-town guests. The chief
winners of blue ribbons and plate were
Eben Jordan, of Boston; Reginald Van
derbilt, of New York; Lawrence Jones,
of Louisville, and James Hobart Moore,
of Chicago Among the women winners
were Mrs. Jarvis Hunt, Miss Katherine
Elkins. daughter of Senator Elkins, Of
West Virginia.; Mrs. James Hobart
Moore, and Miss X. L. Wilkes, of Gait,
Canada. One of the most spectacular
events of the show was the triumph, OF
the Warrenton Hunt club, Of Virginia,
over the Onwentsia club, of Chicago, It's
closest competitor. Four women rode In
this event, there being in all fourteen
riders. ...-.. -: -~~.
Drastic measures are proposed by
Mayor Dunno to bring to an end the
auto searching that has caused an ap-
palling list of casualties in Chicago this
season. This week the mayor sum
moned to his private office several auto
owners, among them millionaires, and
Informed them that their next lnfrac-
ton of the speed ordinance would result
in the revocation of their license to 0p,
crate runabouts and touring cars. The
park boards, the Chicago Automobile
club and other organizations are allying
themselves with the authorities to Sc.
cure the enforcement of. the ordinance,
The general musical season was
opened Friday afternoon and Saturday
evening of last week by the first con.
certs of the Thorn
!, Musical Season as orchestra. The
opening concerts
Opened by were a brilliant
success that gives
Thomas Orchestra complete a su r
...' 49,. ance of Director
Frederick Stocks ability, and also OF
the afternoon concert every seat was
taken and several hundreds were turnec
away. The season sale has been the
greatest in the fifteen years history Of
the orchestra, reaching about 1863, 900
Mr.. Stock is fulfilling every expectation
of his friends and is surprising every
one by the splendid way in which he
stepped into most trying place. The
manifestation of his finely musical per
sonaity, his excellent judgment and hi
strong temperament in his first program
astonished even his friends and held thu
audience spellbound. The program in
Guided Bach $ third suite, in D major
Beethoven fifth symphony, Strauss
"Don JUAN tone poem, Wagner >
"Siegfried's Idyl,' and List s Gle
Preludes." The large season sale, espe
cially for the afternoon concerts, ha
created a strong demand for .anothe
concert and as the trustees are know
to be willing to arrange for an extr'
day, there is probability of this being
done. Sunday has been suggested as
favorable time. .-''' -F.4
At the Thomas concerts this wee
Nine. Louise Homer, whom Minneapoli
is most proud to count as one of he
most gifted daughters, will be the, SC