The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03
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Memorial day exercises were impress,
sively conducted at Excelsior Wednes-
day afternoon. The Women's Relief
corps and Frank Halstead post, G.. A.
r., had charge of the arrangements, and
the program was given in the /. 0. o.
+. hall, followed by the march to the
cemetery for the decoration of the
graves.
Homer Morris was the orator, and
cation. Adjutant j. I. Wyer read the
orders of the day, and H. Haggard re-
cited Abraham Lincoln 8 Gettysburg
address. Two school children took part
in the exercises and presented pro-
gram of songs and recitations, in keep
ing with the spirit of the day. Miss
Helen Goodnow presided at the piano
and a quartet composed of E. Shan
non, DR.. Miles, Jr., Miss Alice Bost and
Miss Marie Taylor, sang; The Excel
sior cornet band headed the procession
to the graveyard, followed by the school
children, the members Of the Women IS
Relief corps, the members of Frank
Halstead post and the citizens. Beau
tiful floral offerings were. deposited on
the graves. . '4 = ;-''~ $50.
at noon a dinner was served by the
women Of the Relief corps in the Odd
Fellows hall. More than three hundred
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menu. The proceeds after paying the
necessarily expenses will be added to
| the fund which has been started to fur
nish room at the new women s home
| on the Soldiers Home grounds. r..
Mrs. and Mrs. j. II. Green Of st.
Paul entertained at a houseparty of
fourteen over Memorial day at their
upper lake cottage. The party spent
the afternoon touring on the lake and
enjoyed a picnic supper at the cottage.
Fraternity houseparties are about the
jolliest features of the closing of the
college year, and at the lake a host of
the young people have been making
merry. The Theta Beta Pi had house.
party at the Graham cottage, Ferndale
over Memorial day, and another party
will be given by the Phi Gamma Delta
Point, over Sunday.
The Misses Dunsmoor entertained al
an informal houseparty over Sunday
at their home at Breezy Point, for the
Misses Leila Winston, Helen Bogart
and Alma Hanson. ~ =.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G.. Loring will en-
terrain a group of friends at an infor
| AlIol 1ahO PdIIy oVoI
A jolly house party was entertained
at the West cottage, West Point, last
week. About twenty guests were out
from the city to celebrate the Joint
birthday anniversaries Of Miss Smith
George West and Charles w. Cheney
The affair was in the form Of family
reunion. <
The Excelsior Enforcement leagu,
has broadened it's scope Of work am
, has taken in residents from all point
} of the lake who wished to belong
This was done in response to a genera
| request. In includes many Of the prom
. inent business men from Minneapolis
comes to voting on the enforcement
against the liquor and other evils.
Mrs. Donald Mckenzie will enter
tain the Excelsior w. @. r. u. societ,
members at her home in Excelsio
, 1June 8. !.
Mrs. Arthur Lyman gave a surpris
party Tuesday evening to celebrate tn
3 birthday anniversary Of Mr.. Lyman
3 Cards and music were feature of til
evening, and a light luncheon wa
3 served.
. W. L. Hursch of Long Lake was til
3 guest Of Miles Dickey Thursday.
f Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Dean move
into their Ferndale home Tuesday,
t Mrs. Elizabeth NJ Shattuck< of Bo
r ton is the guest Of her cousin, Mr.
B. B. Sanders. Mrs. Shattuck is 0
: her way home from Los Angeles, whe1
q she spent the winter.
Mrs. G. D. Stewart, Mr.. and Mr.
s George D. Hammond and children, an
Mrs. T. M. Struthers Of st. Paul, M
g and Mrs. D. Alvin Davies and j.
: Davies Of Minneapolis, were guests
= Mrs. Rhoda H. Lyons, Memorial day.