The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-28

at their residence, l775 Irving avenue s.
The hours were from $3.50 to II
o. clock. -. ..ts....., ..s'es.
Receiving with DR.. and Mrs. Kremer
was Mrs. John Arnold of Oregon, ILL.,,
who was Mrs. Kremer's maid of honor
twenty-five years ago, and DR.. and Mrs.
L. A. Crandall: Assisting in the rooms
were Mines. M: G.. Williams, j. Orch
mer, j. F. Cargill and Rodney W. Chad.
bourn. The library, where the guests
were greeted. was in pink and green,
and masses Of pink carnations were ex:
quisitely arranged among the green of
smilax, ferns and palms. The man
tel was topped with feathery ferns and
lunches of pink blossoms. Flowers filed
the vases and iardinieres were in every
conceivable nook and corner, and the
pretty appointments were enhanced by
thesoft light from the pink shaded
chandelier. In the reception hall and
in the diningroom the Christmas colors
poirssttias s famed among the smilax
and Christmas greens. The dinlngroom
table had a low mound of red poin-
settias and the red tapers burned under
pretty green silken shades. The buffet
and fireplace were arranged in tangle
of green and poinsettias. ...~
Mines. H. V. Mercer, Walter N. Car.
roll, 81. K. McClelland, G. w. Gardiner
and E.. J.. Longyear presided in the
frappe was served in the den by the
Misses Alice and Minnie McClelland.
The group Of girls assisting in the
dining room included the Misses Grace
Gillette, Lois Simmons, Grace Mathew
son, Helen Little and Pearl Weston.
The billiard room on the third floor was
invitingly arranged as a smoking den
for the men. An orchestra played ON
the upper ! landing. George Meader
sang a number Of delightful selections,
Mrs. Gardiner also contributed songs
This afternoon Mrs. Kremer received
300 women at reception. The hours
were from 2 to O'Clock. Receiving
with Mrs. Kremer was Mrs. John Ar
mold, and Mines. j. S. Mathewson, Lew
is Daniels, w. A. Frisbie, J. F. Moore,
Walter Brown and A. E. Paegel as
sisted. Mines. j. P. Quirk, ST., H. V.
Dougan, Clarence Brown and w. R..
|'Callaway presided in the dining room,
and the Misses Marion Gillette, Clara
Doerr, Grace Moore, Beatrice Wilcox,
An orchestra played as the guests came
and went. $780,.
Mrs. j. T. Wyman gave dancing
party last night at the Plaza for her
son, George Beckwith, one of the col
lege men who is home for the holidays.
Seventy couples danced. Receiving
with Mrs. Wyman were Mr.. Wyman
and Mines, O. G. Wyman, E. r. Bar
Der and E.. w. Underwood The large
ballroom was festooned in Christmas
green's, and as pleasing relief to the
,much-used Christmas red, soft sunny
yellow was seen. Clusters Of chrysan-
themums stood in bowls and vases
amidst the green of palms and Christ
mas trees. tr,-s$ -: es=s = }za2 80
A wedding Of last night was that Of
Mis- Bertha Kinnard, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. O. B. Kinnard, and DR.. Walter
Scott Lafans, which took. place at 8
o 'clock at the home of the BRIDES pa
rents. Southern smilax, Gala lilies and
white carnations made a beautiful set
ting in the parlor and in the living
room, where the vows were spoken,
there was an altar of green dotted with
starry blossoms. -, - =. ~
Miss Kinnard was gowned in white
figured net over white taffeta with elab-
orations Of lace and insertion. - Her full
veil was caught in her hair with a clus-
ter of lilies f-the-valley, and the same
AO"O1S WS1c OUCH LII tut UIlUdl UOuQucG.
Miss Blanche Kinnard was the maid of
honor and wore white Japanese silk and
her flowers were pink roses. Archibald
McFaul was the best man. Rev. A. P.
Fowler read the service, Mrs. Harry
W. Jones played the "Lohengrin -
wedding march as the musical setting,
and Mrs. Chester Kinnard sang Rubin
stein s ''Thou Arc Like Flower -:
After the ceremony an informal re.
ception was held and a collation. was
served in the dining room, where poin.
settia, blossoms and ferns made a pretty
decoration. DR.. and Mrs. Lafans left
on a wedding tour. They will be at
home. at 1923 Lyndale avenue S after
! March Is. " "
Miss Bessie Rooms, daughter of Mr.
| and Mrs. W. S. Rooms, was one Of the
holiday brides. Her marriage to- George
| Watson Wallace took place last nigh
Rev. George A. T. Innis read the ser
vice in the presence of about fifty
! friends of the young people. Mis-
! Antoinette Bernard played the wedding
march and Miss Rachel Bernard sans
80, Promise Me. -, The rooms wer,
artistically arranged with Christmas
greens and holly and in the parlor
where the vows were exchanged, ~smi
. lax and holly made an i'm rovise<
! altar. - ....
! The bride was charminglv gownet
| in white silk made in princess STYLE
over white taffeta, with ribbon bow
! knots as a trimming. She held a bou
! quet of white rosebuds and white hya
cinths. Miss Antoinette Brown, whe
was the maid Of honor, wore white ne
over white silk and her flowers were
! pink carnations. Robert Merriam wa!
the best man. 'S.-.-o
| In the diningroom red shaded light:
! illuminated the handsomely appointed
! supper table from which refreshments
were served during the informal recep
ton. Mr.. . and Mrs. Wallace left il
! the, evening for Detroit Mich, anG
after Jan: IS they will be at home il
Trinidad, Mich: - -. & =
Vanderburgh Memorial church was
ming, when Miss Minnie Stuhlfeier be-
came the bride Of Elmer N. Waleen
The Lohengrin - wedding: march was
sounded as the bridal party entered the
church. Miss Stuhlfeier had five at.
tendants who preceded her thru the
fower-decked aisle Little Maxine
Hummel, the flower girl, was in white
and carried "a tiny basket of white
rose petals, Mildred Loehlin, carrying
the ring in the heart of a rose, fol.
lowed her, and then came the two
bridesmaids. Miss Katherine De Graf
and Miss May Dibble, gowned in white
Swiss and holding pink roses. Miss
Ada Mueller was the maid Of honor
and her flowers were pink roses.
Tho hri6o nnfara6 a lono -,