The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-10
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1.-THE society Of women is the
element Of good manners.
Goethe. /
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Minneapolis society will read with in
terest Of a marriage which took place
under the sunny skies of Italy last
Wednesday, and at which Rev. Marion
B. Shutter of the Church Of the Re-
deemer read the service. The bride
was Mrs. Thomas Story Kirkbride, for
merly Miss Mabel Holden Of Philadel-
phia, and DR.: George Montgomery Tut
The civil ceremony was neld in Florence
at the Pa1azzo Vecchio, by Marquis
Niccolini. and it was followed by a reli-
gious ceremony in the Scotch church Of
Florence, DR.. Tuttle is a son of the
late Rev. James II. futile, and has been
try home of MI. and Mrs. w. G. North
rup at Lake Minnetonka. He has been
travelling around the world and met
Mrs. Kirkbride in Florence, where their
wedding, which had been planned some
time ago, took place, Mrs. Kirkbride
comes from a well-known Philadelphia
family.
Cards have been received in Mime
apolis from Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton
Lewis Of Cincinnati, for the wedding re-
ception of their sister, Miss Jean Carter
Harrison, and George Evans Davis, on
Easter Monday The ceremony, takes
place in Calvary church and will be per-
formed by Rev. George Clark Cox in the
son formerly resided in Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G.. Nickels and
their sons will be guests at the wedding.
Mrs. Nickels is now in Washington, and
Mr.. Nickels and his sons will leave
Thursday to meet Mrs. Nickels in Gin
%cinnati.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Graft
the engagement Of their daughter, Ade-
line NJ, to Ralph P. Wegen. The we'd
ding will take place Tuesday, April "a,
in Holy Rosary church. A number Of
pretty affairs have been planned to
precede the wedding Of Miss Graft.
for her Saturday evening and the fol-
lowing week. Miss Peterson will be
hostess at a parcel shower in her honor.
Miss Plattner, an aunt Of the bride,
will give the bridal dinner, Friday eve
ming, April 20.
Once a year the. bachelor members of
members of the club. Their entertain
ment this year took the form of a de-
lightful surprise-a banquet at Donald
sons tearooms last evening.
The meeting was formally called for
the Commercial club, but when Ed.
Westlake, with abject apologies, ex-
planned that it had been necessary to
entertainment elsewhere, the members
adjourned, all unsuspicious except the
hosts, to Donaldson s, where they found
the ladies seated at the dinner tables
in the Japanese banquet room.
Mrs. Robert G. Morrison proved a
capable toastmaster, and the program,
as announced by her, was a rich and
vJi3fu Ifprorr fraof will -oon- - oh ~
grind on the men, surprises to the hosts
as well as to the benedicks.
Another surprise was the first presen-
tation, from manuscript, Of Carlyle NJ.
Scott's new intermezzo for violin-and
piano: Mrs. Verna Golden Scott played
the violin, accompanied by her husband,
the author. Mr.. Scott was unaware of
the fact that his wife had discovered
tneIsecret OF his burnlngsof sthe mid;
night oil up to the time he was called
upon to play the accompaniment.
The tOastmistress first read an origi-
nalpoem by Rev. DR.. Pleasant Hunter
OF New York, founder of the club, EN-
titled NTo the U~nfortunates." This
was followed by regrets from Rev. DIR.
address in Chicago.
Miss Alice Braden gave a toast on
"To Our Benedicks, y the very topic
Of which made it the hit of4the eve.
ming. Mrs. M. O.. Nelson, in an enter.
t%ainingly compiled speech, gave "The
History of the Club; Mrs. D. Edmund
Smith read 1.-The Prophecy of the
Club; Mrs. J.P. Thompson read ar
original story, Astounding in witty shots
at the men. Mrs. Robert Esteriv reat
a graceful Poem to the Hosts.' The
greetings of DR.. Hunter were bound il
a unique booklet along with the auto
graphs of the ladies, and presented tt
the "Seven Little Bachelors and Their
Chaperons.'
Covers were laid for eighty-four
The hosts were, Rev. Harry G. Phin
nmeey, +. =: Peabody, Jr., Ray knight
Thomas Wallace, J. Edwards Smith, W
T. Kirkwood, c.. V. Smith, E. A. Con
rad, r.. s. Thomson and w. M. Day.
The directors of the Mahala Fisk
Pilllsbury home gave a delightful re
ceptlon last evening at the home or
Second avenue s, in honor Of the fftl
which the home was established. The
president of the board, Mrs. F.. T
Andrews, and the directors, Mines. i
s. Gillette, Ell Torrance, H. C.. Belden
Hans Nelson, H>G. Holt, H. M. Linton
J. M. Hale, H. S. Abbott, A. F. Pills
= bury, George R. Newell, w. X. Thomp
son, <. g. Lewis, J.. g. Robb, H. P
Il DCHCOu, j. L..Nd pcuJcI, IT, a. MOORE
Pike and Horace Newhart, were on tn,
reception committee. Red, white an6
pink roses and carnations were uset
in the reception hall and in the par
lors. and on the tables and mantle
shelves bloomed clusters of fragran
blossoms. In the dining room yellow
l. and white roses were used in profusion
= After the guests had gathered an. in
: formal program Of music and recita
tions was given. Miss Amy Armatag.
gave an address. of welcome to til
board Of directors as well as to til
friends of the home who were present
A group of the young women who liv
at the home, contributed the remainde
of the program. Coffee, ices and wafer
were served. Sc
Lloyd Wood entertained at a. suppe
. last night after a theater party a
. 1.-THE Isle Of Spice at the Metfopol
U, itan. Supper was served to a group o
twelve, and the table had a pretty set
= ting of tulips. The decorations wer
in the colors Of the junior class Of tn
Central high school.