The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-01
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.
II. Russell B. Harrison is in the city.

PERS0NAL AND SUClET1.
Mr.. Russell B Harrison is in the city
DR.. T. Fl. Morgan left for the East last night
Mr. Frank c. Hamilton, of Mexico, is in the
city.
Miss Coe Condit will spend to day in Terre
Haute.
j. O. Henderson. of Kokomo, is at the Bates
House.
Miss Florence Krag gave charming dancing
party last night
Miss Susie Stewart is entertaining Miss JUL a
Ball. Of Terre Haute.
Hon. J. w. Kern and wife returned last night
from their bridal trip
Mrs Kate Apologize is spending the holidays
with relatives in Greenfield.
Hon. John P. Carr, of Brookston, White coun-
ty, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. David Powell will start in few days
with an excursion to California.
Miss Alice Ross is visiting friends in Mobiles
vile. She will return the first of next week.
The German Mutual Benefit Society give
New Years ball, this evening, at Mozart Hall.
Mrs. Mary FL. Catherwood is visiting Mrs.
Henry Eitel, at No. GOT North Mississippi street.
Dr. Rachel Swain will spend New Year in
Wabash, tomorrow, with her friend, Mrs. James
McCrea.
Little Miss Ella Walsh, of Greenfield spent
Wednesday with her father, Mr. James Walsh,
in this city.
Hons. Robert Graham, of Noblesvile, and
George W. Grubbs, of Martinsville, were in the
city yesterday
Capt ]. B. McCutchen, sheriff, and W. w.
Smith, treasurer Of Tippecanoe county, are at
the Grand Hotel
Mrs. Mary Catherwood the novelist, is the
guest of Mrs Elva Riley Eitel, at No. COZ North
Mississippi street.
Mr.. Wilson, of Chicago, one of the old firm of
Wheeler & Wilson, was the guest of Charles
Kregelo yesterday.
The Sixteen Euchre Club will meet tonight at
the residence of Mr.. Newton Harding, on North
Pennsylvania street.
Misses Susie and Aida Amberg, of No. II Oak
street. entertaining their cousin, Miss Bessie
Buchbill, of Chicago.
Mr.. Comstock, the new proprietor of the Oc-
cidental Hotel arrived in the city last night
from Hornellsville, N. Y.
Hattie and John Wagner, of Knightstown,
were in attendance at the german given at the
Denison House last night.
Mr. Samuel Fl. Taylor, of Washington, Ind,
the national bank examiner for Indiana, is in the
city, but will return home this evening.
Mr. Charles G.. Offutt who has been in the
city on business for a couple of days, returned
to his home in Greenfield, Ind, this morning.
Mrs. Dr. Meyer, of Fort Wayne, whohas been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Preble rs
East Walnut street, returned home yesterday.
Mr. Will Roberts, of Milwaukee. is at home
for the New Years. with his parents Professor
and Mrs. Roberts, No. 345 North Pennsylvania
street
Briggs S. Cunningham. president Of the Citi-
zens National Bank, at Cincinnati and his wife
are visiting their relative, George Evans, on
North Meridian street.
Rev. W. D. Gray pastor of Mount Vernon
avenue NJ. E. Church. of Columbus, o., is visit
ing his parents, Colonel and Mrs. S. F. Gray,
No. AL North Delaware street.
Robert G.. McHolme and Miss Hattie E. Barth
were married last night, at the residence of the
brides father, on North West West street. They
went Immediately to their home, on North
Illinois street.
Mr.. James r. Gull, of Brmin CHAM, England.
WAS the guest of Mr. S. W. Morgan, at the
Grand, the first of the week. Mr. Gull is ex-
tensive traveller, having spent some time at
Bombay. Ceylon, and in Russia.
The choir of the First German Evangelical
Church gave their chorster, Mr.. r. Krause. a
very pleasant New Years surprise by presenting
him with pair of gold spectacles. Mr.. A.
kramer made the presentation speech.
The Misses Louise and Emma New, of North
Delaware street, entertained few friends
Wednesday evening: Among those present
were Miss Williams, Miss Alexander, Mr.. James
Walsh. Mr. Alexander. Mr.. Test, Mr.. Carr and
Mr.. Kuhn.
Invitations to the marriage of Miss Minnie
Bayliss to Mr.. Allen Jeffery, of New York, have
been received by friends in this city, the wedding
to take place at the residence of Rev. J. Fl. Bay
liss, Oak avenue, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati,
Tuesday afternoon, at o'clock. Jan. II.
New Years eve was the occasion of an I'M
usually interesting wedding at the house of Mr.
and Mrs. D. G. Gill: Their daughter Mabel was
married to Charles w. Ennis. The ceremony,
by Rev. o. Q. McCulloch. was pleasing and i'm
pressive deviation from the usual forms. Rela-
tives and intimate friends of the family from
this and adjoining States were in attendance
The Chicago News says: "James Whitcomb
Riley, who is generally known as the Hoosier
poet is in the city, seeking temporary rest after
a wearsome lecture tour. We do notlike to hear
Mr.. Riley called the Hoosier poet, because we
believe he is national poet, who belongs no
more to Indiana than to Maine or any other
locality where there are human hearts to be
touched. We regard him unouestionably the
best of our humorous poets He is still young
man, and there is no telling what grand and
beautiful work he may yet accomplish"
Miss Hattie Heiskel aud Mr.. p. De G. Ball, of
St Louis, were quietly married by Rev. DR..
Bradley at the residence of the brides mother,
on North Meridian street, yesterday morning.
and left at for st. Louis, their future home.
Mrs. Ball is the daughter of the late Thomas c.
Heiskell, Deputy Secretary of State under E. r.
Hawn The announcement OF the marriage was
quite unexpected by the lady's friends although
the fact that it was to take place at no very dis
tant day was fully understood. Mrs. Ball has
many friends in Indianapolis, who will join in
wishing for her all the good things in life.
Last Tuesday pleasant family gathering &C.
Cured at the residence of Jno W. Thompson, on
Fletcher avenue. AT this party Mrs. Elizabeth
Denny was the central figure She is now
eighty years of age and has resided in Indian
apolis, or in its immediate vicinity, since there
were but six houses in the plac-& Her imme-
date family of sons and daughters, with their
children, make q small community of them
selves in about the city of Indianapolis. The
following of her children, with their families,
were present at the reunion given in their
mothers home: Mr.. VIM. Denny, Mr.. Austin F.