The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-15

evening, but will return the latter part Of this
ernacle.
1 Mrs. Myla Ritzinger Friday evening last. at
/ the family residence south of the city, gave
1 large party. The accomplishments were elegant
and the arrangements perfect.
| very enjoyable party was given. Thursday
evening, by Miss Nellie Taylor at her home. cor
\ ner Central avenue and Seventh street. There
were about forty guests present
P. NJ. Pursell and family will take q. jaurt the
| last of this week through this and adjacent
| counties, in a carriage, hunting. fishing, camp
/ ing. and having general good time roughing it
| for few days.
Rev. DR. e. NJ. Joy. Of the Michigan Confer
ence, has been Invited to Ill the pulpit of Col
leee Avenue Church, Greencastle. He has &C.
cepted, and will probably be appointed at the
coming session of the Northwest Conference.
| Rev III. A. BuchteI and family, of Denver.
COL, will be in the city this week. the guests of
Mr. ~ d. kipp ON Parke avenue. DIR. Buchtel
will not be abieste remain over Sunday, but will
De at Central-avenue prayer meeting on Thurs
day night
Acton Letter: As was predicted, Rev. J. K.
Pye did net preach ibis morning and his place
had to be supplied. Perhaps il is not breaking
Mr.. Pyes confidence to say that the reason he
did not preach was because he does not think
that the modern camp meetings are worth much
70 the church.
| A pleasant event was the celebration of the
birthday of j. B. Bennett. No l22 North Me-
ridian street, Wednesday evening. choice
| supper was served, and Mr.. Bennett received
many valuable presents. The company consisted
| OF young folks, among whom was Miss Belle
Haight, of Cincinnati
| Colonel John W. Ray and family, in company
| with Wilson Morrow and wife, will leave next
| Tuesday for a trip to the northern lakes, to be
| gone several weeks They will be joined the fol-
/ lowing Tuesday by Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Stewart.
Mr.. and Mrs John H. Stewart and daughter
and MIR. and Mrs. William Scott.
| Among the notable events in Jewish society
circles will be the marriage this evening of Miss
Gertie Levy daughter of Henry Levy the we'll
known cigar merchant, to Mr. Samuel Haas, of
this city, the celebration Of which will be held
at Reichweins Hall this evening The ceremony
will be performed by the Rev. Mayer Messing.
Mr.. ]. L. Mothershsad. the ex-county treas
urer and late receiver of the Encaustic Tile
works. has gone TO Trenton, NJ j., for perma-
nent residence, having accepted an offer to take
the management of the tile-works located there.
He has been prominent and active citizen of
Indianapolis for number of years. and his re-
moval will be a notable loss to the city.
Miss Kate Hill residing few miles west of
the city, gave q very enjoyable reception on
Friday evening to few of her friends. among
those present were Miss Mary Layman, Miss
Kate Layman. Miss Mary Kercheval. Miss Liz
zie Kaylor, Miss Youce, Messrs McMurry Nor
| row, James Kaylor Al Cornelius, Will Chandler,
AID Klinsensmith. Ed Crosley and Ed Moore.
Miss Kannie Craig entertained a number of
her friends. at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carson, in North Indianapolis, last Saturday
| evening The grounds were beautifully decorat-
ed. and the moonlight made the scene brilliant
one. Music was furnished bya string band.
The young people danced until late Among
those present were Misses Emma Vansyckle
Effie Wilmington. Mary Guyer, Josie Alexander,
of Morrisviile, III; Pearl johnson, Mrs Derry,
Mrs, Craig, and Messrs Brooke. Murphy Burke,
Madden, Cobb, J. Corners NJ Conner Culver
OLeary, Dodge and Millender.
| Lovers of art will be glad to know that wood
carving has been well taught in Indianapolis a
class having worked three months under the
guidance of Miss Henderson, Of Lafayette. The
work included carving in high and low relief and
IL incising. One beautiful frame after the
Florentine style was executed. Miss Henderson
has the faculty of interesting her pupils in their
work. She is gifted in adapting natural designs
| for decorative purposes. She teaches her classes
| to put an atmosphere about their work and over
comes the stiffness beginners often display in
this branch of art. It is fortunate for those de-
string to pursue this work that lessons will be re-
sumed this fall
burg. of this city. at Villa Ventia, Lake Maxim
kuckee, last Monday evening. was a brilliant
affair. The cottage was beautifully decorated
with many colored lanterns, and Harris Or
chestra, stationed the front veranda, made
the effect most pleasing both to the eye and ear.
| the Misses Huston, McDould, and Osborne, of
Chicago, guests of Miss VanValkenburg; num-
| berfrom Logansport. Lafayette and Plymouth
Miss Lillian Butler. Miss Fife McOuat, Miss
Margaret Barry. Miss Hautie Harrington. Miss
Fannie Vaien, Miss Carrie Vajen, and Messrs
Lawrence. Charley Byfeld, AL Tousey, Herbert
Collins. WIN Taylor, and Ernst Wiles from In
| dianapolis.