The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-01
List Of Indiana Ladies Who Will Receive To.
Day-Distinguished Women Who viii
Welcome the White House Visitors.
Government Employees Hard at Work
Constituting Cleveland's Letter.
A Majority of officials and Clerks Reach the
Conclusion that There Is little Security
for Anybody-Capital Notes.
NEw-YEAR RECEPTIONS.
Preparations for Celebrating the Day on a
Larger Scale than Usual.

EreparatlOnS Tor CeleDraJlng the LAY on a
Larger Scale than Usual.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l.-To morrow promises
to be very gay day in Washington. Fair
weather Is assured, and preparations have been
made for the grandest reception al the White
House ever held. Almost everybody in the city
will CALL after which the ladies generally will re
ceive at their homes This will continue far into
the night. A spirit of economy has seized the
men, and they have adopted the cab herdic,
hanson, coupe and private conveyances, instead
of expensive carriages; some will depart from
the custom of employing conveyances, and will
walk This will all be a novelty, as carriages
and footmen have heretofore been
the regulation thing It. is stated
that for some weeks past several prominent
ladies In Washington society have been exertng
themselves with view of reforming the custom
OF Offering punch and other intoxicating bever
ages to gentlemen who call on New Years day,
and they have succeeded so we'll that now the
names of over 300 ladies have been added to the
list OF this sort of temperance reform compact
Among the signers, it is said, will be found
number who have never before been identified
With such an undertaking. On the other hand,
there are some well-known ladies whose rich en-
tainments have become proverbial for the dis
play and magnifceIce of their refreshment ia
bles, who insist that it is not within
the province of hostess to undertake to re-
strain so pointedly the appetites of her guests
Among the many ladies who announce in to-
days papers that they will receive to morrow
are the following from Indiana:
Mrs. William W. Dudley assisted by Miss
Wakefield and others. Mrs M. D. Helm, assist
ed by her mother Mrs. w. p. Dumble and
others. Mrs. j. S. Patterson, with Mrs Nc
Donald. Mrs. Judge Butler with Mrs T. Kim.
ball. Mrs John w. Foster and daughters. with
Mrs Charles Nordhoff. Mrs. Senator Voorhees,,
assisted by Miss Voorhees, Mrs. James Voor-
hees, +, Commodore Nicholson, Mrs. Judge
Key. ihe Misses Cowing, assisted by several
ladies.
The President will be assisted at his reception
by the wives of the members of the Cabinet and
the following:
Mrss1eorge +. Edmunds, Mrs John G. Car
isle Mrs 1ustice Miller, Mrs. Justice Field. Mrs
Justice Woods, Mrs. Justice Blatchford. Mrs
Senator Logan, Mrs. Senator Pendleton. Mrs.
Mrs. Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania, Mrs
Senator Miller of New York, Mrs Senator
Butler, Mrs Senator Manderson, Mrs Senator
Frye, Mrs Senator Cullom, Mrs. Senator Pal
,Ai0A, ni0 toehdUoE I1arrlSOH, MIS-. senator HaW-
ley, Mrs. Senator Sherman, Mrs. Senator Vest.
Mrs. Senator Ingalls,, Mrs Senator Mcpherson.
Mrs. Senator Sabin, Mrs Senator Jonas.
Mrs. ", Slocum, Mrs. j. J. Spriges, Mrs.
John J riS r. Thomas, Mrs. j. Randolph Tucker,
Mrs Thomas Lyman, Mrs. John H. Ketcham'
Mrs. w. W. Nutting Mrs. Thos b. Reed. Mrs
A. G. Curtin, Mrs E. John Ellis, Mrs Fl. G.
Burleigh, Mrs F. A. Johnson Mrs. General
Sheridan, Mrs. Chauncey McKeever Mrs Jno.
Davis, Mrs. VIM o. Maury, Mrs Clayton Nc
Michael, Mrs. Bancroft Davis, Nine Jerome
Bonaparte, Mrs. w. H. Hunt, Mrs. Geo. nj,
Robertson, Mrs A. F. Rockwell, Mrs. John
Field, Mrs. Chas Nordhoif, Mrs McAllister
Laughton, Miss Stout and the Misses Freling-
huySen