The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-26

at PrOpy lHum Hall. There are four tickets
for each active ana associate member to be
members and are not fav ored with one Will
be admitted TO the recital upon payment of
q small fee. Godowsky played at the State
Music Teachers Association at Richmond.
and several who have heard both prefer his
playing to that OF Paderewski. He is GER
tainly great artist.
Miss Josephine Hyde gave a very pretty
luncheon Yesterday In honor OF Miss Jessie
Miller. The long table was simply decor
ated with crescent-shaped bowls filled with
strewn over the cloth. while at each cover
were two roses and gold and white card
with the guests name and q quotation.
The company included. besides the hostess
Daisy Malott, Miss Mary Share. Miss HAIR
riet Cleland. Miss Margery Ellis, Miss
Annie Butler, Miss Pearl Lsnders, Miss
Julia Rltzinger and Miss Daisy Wilson.
The PropyleEm party TO be given Easter
tuesday Is ths all important society topic
Just At present Coming at the time it does,
there will be much handsome costuming.
and the several committees are 80 well Sc
iected that nothing will be lacking to make
the whole complete. The following have
consented to serve as pstronesses of the par
ty: Mesdames L. Z. Haughey. III. G. Carey,
Louis Hollweg. Charles E. kregelO, A. b.
Gates, W. Barkly, G. Ballard. III. r. Allen,
+. +. Seymour, James b. Black, w. w.
Woollen. l.. W. Ketcham. Hervey Bates.
Wheelock, }. NJ. Kitchen and Miss Catha-
rine Merrill The towns to which invita-
tons have been sent are: Richmond, Terre
Haute. Lafay cite. Connersville. Peru. Shell
byville, Marion. Nashville, Muncie. Frank
lin. Cambridge City. Anderson.
A notable event in club circles was tho
celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of
the Clio Club at the residence of Mrs.
Thlrza j. Anderson, Friday afternoon.
Able papers were read by Mrs. Rose +.
Brown and Mrs. Fannie L. Edwards on
social Conditions" Conversation on
Rights and Responsibilities of Labor
Unions" was led by Mrs. Lucretia Me-
Dowell. After the regular programme of
guests were invited by the hostess to the
dining room. where flowers and exquis-
lite decorations presented pleasing
scene: Daintily painted souvenir cards
found her place at table by the distinguish
ing color on her card. M.s. Ella McCrea
gracefully presided as toast mistress. Mrs.
Caroline NJ. Wright responded to the toast
Club of the Past" In q short history of the
club. recalling many pleasing incidents;
c. Marmon, who very happily depicted the
restless eaRerness of the nineteenth Gen.
tury woman in her pursuit of knowledge
and fame. She asks why Go we live with
the old adage "a stitch in time saves
nine." and resolve 1t into q thousand
stitches to-day to save nine tomorrow.
Club of the Future was responded to by
Mrs. l.. 4. Mcdowell. In which was pre-
dicted q degree of culture quite appalling
to the average woman. Mrs. Hannah Fur
ness responded to Gentlemen, God Bless
Them," and espoused the cause of the op-
posite sex right royalty. With many ex-
presslons Of pleasure and thanks TO tho
charming hostess the olnb adjourned, to
meet with Mrs Marmon, on North Della
ware street. April IA.
The Katharine Merrill Club met yester.
day afternoon with Mrs. John l.. Griffths
on North Tennessee street. The guest of
honor was Miss Evaleen Stein, of Lafay-
cite, who is known far and near as o writer
of exquisite poetry. The members and
guests were introduced TO Miss
Stein by Mr. Grifiiths, Mrs. Grace
Julian CLARK. president Of the club,
and Miss Katharine Merrill. Ices
were served by mem bers of the club, Miss
Shipp and Miss Colgan presiding at the
table. The guests were asked 10 be seated
in the south room. and Miss Stein recited
rising over the Kankakee marshes. a piece
OF word painting as delicately and purely
given as could be expressed. After piano
selection Miss Stein read a paper on
Mary j.. Wilkins. the New England writer.
Mary Wilkins was carefully reviewed in
the several publications of short stories
her novel Jane Field" the two children's
stories and the one play. and was pro-
nounced one of the best writers of the
modern school: one possessed of imagna-
ton and faculty OF expression and char
acter drawing which are unique. The paper
as literary effort was admirable.
and it's ARRANGEMENT of criticism
and selection was happily interesting
Following the paper there was general
conversation on Miss Wllkinss work and
New England life and character. Miss Mer-
rill. Mrs. Margaret Marshall. Mrs J. II.
Hussey. Mrs. Clelend. Mrs. Nina Merrill,
Mrs. Allen Fletcher and others partici pat
ing Miss Stein then recited others of her
poems This she does exceedingly we'll, for
she has q sweet and sympathetic voice
and an expressive face. which mirrors the
thought. Miss Stein and Miss Henderson,
of Lafayette. are Mrs. GrIffithss guests.