The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-09

| when a woman has explicitly |
| condemned a given action, she ap- 4
parently gathers courage for It's
| commission under a little different i
| condi tions. '-Howells. |
Mrs. j. S. Todd of 413 Fifth street
Sc is entertaining at q series of three
luncheons this week at her home, and
the first affair was given today. The
appointments in the dining room were
carried out in white and green and a
large bouquet of Roman hyacinths cen
! tered the table in low bowl of hand
painted china. In the library red ge-
raniums and red carnations were used,
and in the parlor feyerfew and palms
made a dainty setting Covers were
will entertain at a second luncheon and
| for Friday she has invited another
group of women.
Miss Hortense Laybourn of 3130
| Stevens avenue, who was to have enter
tanned this afternoon in honor of Miss
/ Gertrude Laddy, had to recall her invi-
:. DR.. Henry Wireman Cook was the
honor guest at a handsome bachelor
| dinner given last night at the Com
mercial clubrooms. DR.. Cook is med
ical director Of the Northwestern Ma
! tional. life Insurance company and the
officers Of the company were the hosts.
The long table was decked with clus-
ters of fragrant American Beauty roses.
4 DR.. Cook left today for Richmond, Va,
where his marriage to Miss Ellen Nc
} Call Davenport will take place Tues
day, May Is. The wedding will be
large social affair in Richmond, as
the bride is one of the popular society
girls Of that city
: In observance Of the approaching
nuptials the program contained many
Thompson responded to ga Lover;
Robert E. Esterly gave. a toast on
"Woman-That Delightful Mystery"
w. J. Graham, who is to be one of the
attendants, responded to Bachelor
Days John n. = o Baxter aasad 1T Benz
with a toast to "The Bride.'
; luncheon at her home, 1926 Park ave
nue., yesterday, in honor of Mrs. Frank
Page of Springfield, III. The guests
Z were group of intimate friends OF
Mrs. Page. 4.as> H "gA3%
The club rooms Of the Apollo club
were the scene Of delightful gather
ing last evening, when the men and
women friends of the club were infor-
mally entertained. Clusters Of spring
flowers were used against background
of palms and ferns to decorate the
rooms. and the bright colors of tulips,
fective against the green foliage. There
were $50 guests and the entertaining
feature was the delightful informal pro-
4 gram Of songs and piano selections
given by the members of the club, Mrs.
NV. n. Porteous, Miss Clara Williams,
Of charming. songs; Mrs. Carlyle NJ.
Scott contributed group Of violin
solos, accompanied by Mr.. Scott; w. NJ
Crosse, II. S. Woodruff and Mrs Har-
:, riet Walker Runyan gave piano mum,
t bers. The program has been, arranged
). by George Eustis. Mrs. F. M. Rutter
!, assisted by group of younger women
t presided over the frappe bowl. II i tq-
: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank e.. O'Brien, as
, sisted by thirty of their relatives, cele
n brated their fortieth wedding anniver
/ sary at their home, OF Fifth avenue
e s, last evening The parlors and sit
d 1 carnations, roses and ferns and over the
n bay window was a design Of flowers and
l. vines, bearing the dates "1S66-1906,'
y while under it on small table stood 8
large bouquet of bride roses. In the
t dining room the table was artistically
y ferns, Miss Daisy 0 'Brien, niece Of
r Mr.. and Mrs. o 'Brien, presided at thu
e frappe bowl. Mr. and Mrs o 'Brier
o are among the old settlers of St. An
thony. They were married in St. An
thony in May, 1866, by Rev. setl
4 Barn Barnes; pioneer pastor of the Univer
e daughter Of the late Judge Lardne1
y Bostwick. Her mother, Mrs Bostwick
= who is 90 years old was present at thu
q celebration, as we'll as an uncle Of Mr.
70 O'Brien. Captain W. W. Smith, who i
e SO years old.
7 7 Mr.. and Mrs C. M. Pond entertaine,
g at an informal dinner last evening il
shire Arms. Covers were laid for four
teen and the decorations were carrie,
i II out in yellow, with great mound O
7, buttercups to center the table. and vel
= low shaded lights and candles to com
10 plete the inviting effect.
"a The production Of g Princess Bonnie !
It by the pupils Of the Central high schoo
Is at the Orpheum theater Monday even
n ing will figure quite prominently anon
- the social doings Of the week. The in
. terest which the young people and SO
20 ciety are showing is manifested by tn
10 many box parties which have been al
= ranged, The Zeta Beta Psi, Tau Kapp
Phi, Phi Sigma Phi, Iota Beta Phi an
Delta Theta fraternities have all take;
boxes for the performance. The Delt
- Sigma NJ of St. Paul has engaged on
box, the Phi Delta Theta of the uni
versity will have another box, Will
re two boxes have been engaged by tn
IS Theta Chi, and the same number will b
t, occupied by the Theta Delta zeta.
O. This evening the guests Of the 'Plaz
G. hotel will be entertained at musical
u in the assembly room of the hotel Th
musieales alternate with the informs
MI an Ma9a are gyea syea Gthe
t.
i e The marriage of Miss Richmond Cros
l. by and M. Ellsworth G.. Bloom of 81
- Paul took place in st. Mark IS prt
= = cathedral yesterday morning After tn
III a wpddinO hrnal foa at & x1vo