The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1916-01-15

vaults can be had from 81 per year
up. Store your boxes, trunks, etc.
with US. NORTHWESTERN TRUST
CO., jackson between Fourth and Fifth
streets. ~ ..
The regular meeting of the So-Lit
club was held at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. ]. @. Adams Thursday
evening, with Miss Adina Adams as
hostess. After the routine business
was transacted a nice lunch was
served. The club has decided to pre-
sent a comedy or drama in the near
future. Watch and wait for it. It
promises to be something worth
while. --
Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Mcdonald
were rendered a genuine surprise
donation party Thursday evening.
The party was headed by Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Jackson, accompanied
by about 20 others. They brought all
sorts of good things to eat in staple
and fancy groceries that were very
acceptable. The evening was spent
with recitations, music and speeches
and all had a joyous, happy time.
FLoWERs-Persons desiring cut
flowers, floral designs for funerals,
palms, ferns, or potted plants, for we'd
dings or decorations of any kind, for
any occasion, will do we'll to place
orders with Geo. w. Bell, who has
been appointed as agent for L. L. May
& Co. He is prepared to make special
rates on all orders sent through him.
Prompt delivery at all times. Leave
or send orders to Geo. w. Bell, 1875
W. Minnehaha street. Phone-Mid.
way 1867. On large orders reduction
of ten per cent will be allowed.
On last Sunday Mrs. Mary Davis
died at University Hospital Min
neapolis, aged SO years. The remains
were brought to st. Paul and the
funeral was held at the mortuary
chapel of Simpson & Wills, 423 Uni
versity Ave., last Wednesday after
noon, Rev. T. B. Stoval officiating,
assisted by Rev. J. P. Sims. A large
number of the friends of the deceased
were present and the floral tributes
were numerous and very beautiful.
Mrs. Addie G. Minor sang Face to
Face" The deceased was one of the
pioneers Of st. Paul and was the
mother of Mrs. Leona Mason-Giles, of
Minneapolis and VIM Landre of Chi
cago. She was sister of Mrs. w. T.
Johnson of Chicago and Mrs. Cora
Patterson of this city. Interment at
Oakland.
Mrs. Isabel Grissom died at Bethes.
da hospital on Saturday, Jan. 8, from
a stroke of apoplexy, aged 70 years.
The deceased had been a resident of
st.. Paul for a number of years and
was the mother of eleven children,
only two of whom survive her, viz:
Mrs. S. E. Hall and Mr.. George X.
Grissom Of this city. Her funeral was
held at st. James A. M. church on
last Monday afternoon. Rev. B. N.
Murrell, by request of the deceased,
officiating, assisted BY Rev. ]. P. Sims.
There was large conco,rsa IT friends
Of the deceased present. to pay the last
tributes of respect and there were
many beautiful floral tributes. Mrs.
Cleat Oliver sang, Swing Low Sweet
Chariot" as a solo. Simpson and Wills
funeral directors. Interment at Oak.
land
The prettiest party of the New Year.
and, perhaps, the prettiest ever given
by the So-Lit club, was the Fourth
Party of that elite So
ciety organization, of the Twin Cities
at Union hall, Friday evening of last
week. The costumes of the ladies
were simply "scrumptious," nearly
every one of them was made especially
for that occasion and never was there
4 more airy, fairy scene presented to
the view than when the terpsichorean
advertisements were at their height.
There were upward of $50 guests
present representing the creme de la
creme Of the Twin Cities social set.
the gentlemen in their up.to-the.
minute evening clothes" made a |
handsome background for the suSerb
gowns of the ladies. The best Of
spirits prevailed, the guests seemingly
Vieing with each other in making the
occasion "a thing of beauty and q ioy
for ever" and right royalty they sue
seeded. The present officers of the !.
club are: Mr.. John Neal, president,
Minneapolis; Miss Adina Adams. vice
president, St. Paul; Miss Elenor
8arksdale, secretary, st. Paul; Mr..
Oonaid Brady, treasurer, Minneapolis.
The Carnival and Cabaret that was
advertised to be given in the IA"
gymnasium at Union hall last Tues
lay night was all right in conception
ind attracted quite large crowd of |
overs of athletics, Including a num-
Der Of ladies. Mr.. F. D. McCracken
vas master Of ceremonies; Mr.. Theo.
lore Collier, time keeper; Mr.. j. |
Homer Coins, referee. The exercises
began with a boxing bout by Chauncey
Miller and Champ Clark who went
Two rounds. Then there was another
bout between Arthur White and
Arthur Tucker of two rounds. They
we're only exhibitions of the manly
art of self defense and were not
prize fights" but some over officious /
person telephoned police headquarters
hat prize fight was being pulled oil. |
and the chief-of.police ordered the
boys to close up. They however had
wrestling match between George
Manning and A. Barksdale. which was
won in two falls by Manning. A snlen.
lid exhibition of bag punching. was
given by Robert Hopkins, after which
me crowd reluctantly left the hall.
fne LAS" have been invited by the
Ice Carnival Committee to take part
n the carnival and participate in the
athletic. program. ~
THIS EXPLAINS ITSELF.