The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-21
Personal AND SOCIETY.


gone to Logansport and Will not hold their
announced reception to-day.
Mr. and Mrs. j. c. Shaffer left yesterday
for Chicago. and from there will 60 to
California to remain until May.
Mrs. S. S. Mcbride and daughter Belle.
OF Tacoma. WASH, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. n. II. Kipp. on Park avenue.
Mrs. j. Nj. Dresser, who has been making
short visit TO Mrs. William Dsggett. re-
turned to her home in Lafayette yesterday.
Mrs N. A. hyde gave very pretty
Charles H. Sherman, of Chicago, who is
Mrs. Z. f. HOllenbeck's guest.
Mrs. E. A. Cooper and guest. Mrs. w. F.
Fox, of Minneapolis. will be at home. in.
formally, Friday afternoon to receive their
friends at 239 North Tennessee street.
Mrs. Hiss. of Baltimore. who has been
spending several weeks with her daughter,
Mrs. Alexander Spruance. on North Penn
sylvania street. returned home yesterday.
Mr. David McNsir, of the Syndicate
Trading Company. of New York. is at the
of - Louis, formerly of the Pettis Dry
Goods Company.
Mrs. Frances Nj. Haberly will resume her
art talks this evening at the First Baptist
Church chapel. The subject will be
Raphael and will be fully illustrated by
the stereopticon.
MISS IuoOuOId WHO udb Ueou iii.
ing concert engagements In Cincinnati and
Chicago, under Theodore Thomas. is visit
ing her uncle. DR.. &. e. Everts. at 9SS North
Tennessee street.
The marriage of Mr.. William A. Haas, of
Chicago. and Miss Mary Eckert, daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs. L. NJ. Eckert, will take
place Wednesday night. at $50 o'clock, at
the Central Christian Church.
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph A. Milburn will not
hold their regular Tuesday evening recep-
tions during Lent. on account of church
services. Mrs. Milburn returned Saturday
evening from Chicago. whore she has been
for q week.
Henry Atterbury. of ST. Louis, were at
home informally, yesterday afternoon, to
receive their friends The ladies were
sisted by Mrs. Fannie Morrison and Miss
ROlene Hale in entertaining their callers.
Mrs. Arthur Jordan was at home inform
ally yesterday afternoon. and received
large number of callers. She was assisted
by Mrs. Jordan. Mrs. Dow McClsin and
Mrs. Charles B. Ford. The latter, who has
recently come from Washington to reside,
Is at home at No. 226 North Delaware
street.
The members of the Free kindergarten
and Children's Aid Society are asked to
meet this morning, at o O'Clock, with Mrs.
w. ID. Cooper. No. $50 College avenue. and
assist in sewing for the children. There Is
thing else for the children. so that dona-
tons of any kind will be acceptable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey Bates. jr.. and Miss
Barry are the committee for the plays to
be given before the Dramatic Club
tonight. The first play will be His
SOD. Miss Martindale. Mr.. Painter and Mr..
Benjamin Nichols will take part. This
will be followed by "a Soul Above Skit-
ties" with Mrs. Perrin. Miss Hasselman,
Mr.. Charles Allan Lewis. Mr.. Maurice But
Ter and Mr.. Darlington in the cast.
PYTHIAN CONCERT AND BALL
There was q grand concert and ball at
TomIinson Hall last evening, in celebra-
ton of the twenty ninth anniversary of the
Knights of Pythias of Marion county The
hall was deliberately decorated. The GAL
lery was hidden with draperies of white,
fringed with gold and green, and at IN
tervals were gay banners. gracefully
iooDed with wreaths and bows of contrast
ing colors. Notices of the order in silver
letters on dull black ground were placed
on each side of the hall. The stage was
almost hidden with cedar trees. potted
palms. flags and banners, while on one
side stood q figure representing Damon,
and on the other one of Pythlas. Each
side light was draped with long orna-
evening was devoted to vocal and instru-
mental programme. and the audience lis
tened With evidences of much pleasure.
The programmes were printed on handsome
cards. with Knights of Pythias design on
William Tell.p Rossini. Indianapolis Mil.
itary Band; bass solo. The Mighty
Deep, Jude, Emil steinhilber; vio-
lin solo, Concert Fantasia" Stobbe
w. c. Mannfeld; LES Misereres." duet.
Thomaa WaIdrop aod Hartman Gath Vard,
indianapolis Military Band; vocal solo. Sc
lected, Miss Lille Adam; recitation, select
ed Prof, I. j. McAvoy; introduction and
dance. .Darkies on a Jubilee" La RAN
tIon. when de Folks am Gone" J. w.
Riley. Harry Porter; vocal solo. selected,
Miss Annie l.. AbrOmet; descriptive piece,
The Forge in the Forest" Michaelis.
Not long after the Last numbe had been
given the floor was cleared and those who
had come in late were greeted by the COM
mittee. Messrs. Louis Eesman, Capt. Fred
Ward, Charles Book walter, samuel Espy,
I. J. McGinnis. Frank Ryan. Harry South.
III. ). MaudlIn, Edward Slayin, Capt. H. c.
Castor, Henry SchweInberger, w. S. Nc
Cormack. Fred j. Mack, Ii. 7. Newcomb
and A. w. Williams. Then the company
formed IN couples and the grand march be-
gan, led by Gen. James II. Ross and Mrs.
Ross and followed by hundreds. Around
the hall and up and down its length there
was an ever changing scene. The variety
of colors in the costuming the regalia of
the knights, made the picture kaleidesco-
Die. There are about three thou
sand members of this order in
the county and the lodge was well repre-.
sen ted Each member was invited to bring
q lady. so that there was a large assembly
present when the hour for the grand march
came. The floor committee for the dance
included Gen. James K. Ross, chief, Will
Essmann. w. s. Budd. Edwin Espy. L. ID.
Hanshaw. w. II. Roberts. L. Weisenheim-
er. II. b. Newcomb. ID. +. Coll. Frank Ry.
an. Harry South. William N Wenner. John
A. Kendall, w. M. Marshall. w. Bnrlipg-
ton, Col. j. l.. Bieler, Lon Wise. Thomas
W. Demmerly. George Seidensticker. All
the arrangements were under the con-
troll of the executive committee. Messrs.
Frank A. Blanchard. chairman, Capt.
Charles j. Many, secretary and treasurer,
W. N. Bowman. w. n. Wenner. II. NJ. Mar
shall. John X. Barrick and A. w. Williams
and their several subcommittee worked
SO well that nothing was lacking. Special
commendation is due the committee, e. j.
Truemper. I. w. Demmery, Col. w. l..
Heiskell ID. K. Coll and ;. NJ. Armstrong
for the taste and skill display ed In the Or
rangement of the decorations The con-
cert and ball were great successes, and the
proceeds are to be given TO the fund for the
new Pythian building to be erected on the
point of ground across from the Hotel Deni-
son. A picture of the proposed edilice was