The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-30
Personal and Society.

Judge Waiter @. Gresham is in the city as tn
guest Of @. w. Fairbanks
Mrs. Painter, of Philadelphia is visiting here
sister. Mrs. a. B. Mansur. on North Meridian
street
Rev. DIR. Gilbert will leave tonight for the
General Conference, to be gone four weeks.
During his absence his pulpit will be supplied.
The annual election of officers for the Fort
nightly Literary Club will take place tomorrow
afternoon at the residence of Mrs. W. A. Woods
on North Alabama street
Mrs. Omer little and daughter Erla, Mrs.
Poundstone and Mrs. Dr. Halfway. who have
been in the city a short time, returned to their
home in Richmond yesterday.
The ladies OF the Central Christian Church
viii be entertained socially on Friday afternoon
by Mrs. John S. Duncan at her home on the cor
ner of Alabama street and Home avenue.
Mrs. w. I. Barbse, who is en- route from
Florida. whore she has been for two three
months. is the guest of her sister. Mrs. John
will leave for her home in Lafayette to-day.
fair, bazaar and entertainment will be
given by the @adies of st. PAuls Church. on
Wednesday evening in the chapel All kinds
of fans will be for sale. and anyone bringing
fan with them will be fined. The entertain ment
will be very attractive, as it is in charge of
most capable committee.
wooLaER-LIvINGsroN WEDDING.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON, Ill, April 29.-The marriage
of Mr.. Samuel Woolner, of Peoria. and Miss
evening. and WIS., in all reBpects, one of the
most interesting and important marital happen
irgs that have ever taken place in Bloomington
Mr. Woolner and party of some ono hundred
friends arrived from Peoria during the after
noon on a special train of the Ohio, Indiana e
Western road.
The wedding ceremony was performed at the
temporary Hebrew temple, the Independent
Church, at p. NJ, Rabbi Kalisch, of PEORIA
officiating. Not over one hundred persons were
admitted aside from the immediate friends of
the bride and groom. The church decorated
simply and beautifully with flowers and ribbons.
The ushers were Adolph, Albert and Sigmund
Woolner, of Peoria; Abraham and Aaron Liv-
ingston. brothers Of the bride; Harry Strauss,
cousin of the bride; Jacob Epstein, of St Louis,
and Samuel Bermann of Cincinnati.
The couple were unattended. The bride, who
is handsome and stylish brunette, with dark
brown eyes and jet black hair was most taste
fully attred. She wore a costume of artistic
beauty. The petticcat was OF pearl silk MORE,
embroidered with vertical stripes of silver. The
bodice was sleeveless, and cut Vshaped in corsage
and back. and drapsd with Duchesse lace and
lilies of the valley. She carried bouquet of
white roses and lilies of the valley.
The reception was held at the home OF the
bride Immediately after the wedding. The
evening was most delightfully."- spent Mr.. and
Mira Woolner received the warm congratula-
tions of their friends az they stood In the parlor
beneath canopy of smilax, roses and lilies of
OF the valley Inc CONGRATULATIONS over, the
party sat down to q banquet the like of which
never before was spread in Bloomington. Mr.. I.
S. Lavison, of Peoria, was master of ceremonies
and called upon number of guests for speeches.
A series of epigrammatic sertime nts followed.
Champagne flowed freely, and laughter and hap
piness prevailed
Mr. and Mrs. Wooiner departed on a night
train for their bridal tour. They go direct to
Washington, D G.. thence. in few days, to
New York. and within few days TO Europe,
where they will sojourr until the fall, when
they will take up their permanent abode in
Peoria
The wedding presents were marvellous in
number, value and beauty Tableware and
articles of art and vertu were the most promi-
neuG
MIR Wooluer is q member of the firm of
Woolner Brothers, Peoria, one OF the most
noted distilling houses in the United States.
He formerly resided in Louisville and New
York. He is a member OF the Board OF
Aldermen of Peoria, and the of
a number Of business buildings and palatial
residence in that city. His bride is the only
daughter of Mr.. Samuel Livingston, of this city,
a pioneer resident. who has grown rich in the
trade in clothing. has added farming TO his
equations and is the owner of number of yalu-
able business properties Ia Bloomington. She
is one OF the most highly esteemd and worthy
young ladies OF the city. She has lived in
Bloomington since her birth, excepting two
in in FRA val nd