The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-08
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. b. +. Peirce and party.
who are in California. are expected home
next week.
Mr.. Clifford Anthony. of Peoria. H.. will
come to-day to spend Sunday with Mr.. ID.
w. Collins family.
Mrs. Messenger. of Chicago. Is visiting
her sister. Mrs. o. C. McCullocb. ON North
Pennsylvania street.
Mrs. WIlliam E.. Coffin. of New York. is
visiting her parents. Dir. and Mrs. John
Roberts. on Park avenue.
Mrs. Enrique Miller has Issued invita-
tons for q musicale Monday morning. In
honor of Miss Theodore Pfatfiin.
Mrs. John Rauch was hostess, yesterday.
for the Coterie Club. which met at her
home. on North Tennessee street.
Mrs. V. K. Hendricks will give q tea this
afternoon for Mrs. J. H. Holidays guest,
Miss Lucia Brokaw. of Terre Haute.
MIR. John King. connected with the s. A.
visiting his family for several days, re-
turned to Bristol. Va. yesterday.
A number of friends arranged and gave O
party. last evening. to Mrs. 4. II. Williams,
which was a surprise. The party was sue.
cessful nnd the guests spent q very delight
full evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Cooper nouno
the engagement of their daughter Caroline
and Mr.. Earl MacKelley Ogle. Mrs. Coop
er viii give q luncheon to-day, to twelve of
her daughters friends, in honor of tho
event.
At the Woman's Club. yesterday after.
noon. Mrs O.. II. Hasselman read an ad-
mirable paper on "Rogers's Breakfasts and
Lambs Snppers." The conversation on
Literary Men and Women as Social En-
tertainors' was brilliantly led by Mrs. May
Wright Scwall. There was the largest at
tendsnce Of member and visitors of the
year.
The cake sale. given by the ways and
means committee of ST. Psul's Church, will
be held thus afternoon and evening. from 2
to 10 O'Clock, at the residence OF Mrs.
Thomas l.. Sullivan, on North Tennessee
street. All persons interested are invited.
The Entertainments will be something
unique. In one room will be a table where
all Is white. The ladies In charge will be
dressed in white, and will serve white
and a%dornmenr will be at the pink table.
At the yellow table there will be lemonade,
and at the brown table chocolate. Confec-
tons In blue boxee will be found at the
blue table. and the ladies' and young
girls will wear costumes TO cor.
respond with the color of their tables. The
cake sale has been gwen with great sue
cess In Eastern cities.
MRS. sCHURMANN's RECEPTION.
A very beautiful reception was given
yesterday afternoon, by Mrs. Henry Sohur-
mann. for her guests, Mrs. J. @. Ripple, of
Columbus. o.; Mrs. E. F. Cost, of Chicago,
and Mrs. George B. Moore, of Princeton.
The handsome house. on North Pennsyl-
vania street, was exquisite with its floral
adornment. In the spacious hall the man.
tel was filled with scarlet tulips and the
lamps had scarlet shades. In the drawing
room were bowls of La France roses. AS
sisting In entertaining were Mrs. w. G..
Smock. Mrs. w. A. Applegate. Mrs. u. J.
Hammond, Mrs. A. NJ. Robertson and Mrs.
j. w. Beck. The dining room was IN white
and green. Wall baskets filed with Easter
lilies. byacinths, roses and maiden hair ferns
were suspended from the holding on each
side of tho room. and above the man
tel were maiden hair ferns and white
tulips. Mrs. j. H. Oliver presided at the
table. dainty with its white and green and
Mrs. s. Herbert Collins. Mrs. Hewitt HI.
Rowland, Miss Helen Walker, MISS Erwin,
Miss Ray, Miss knippenberg and Miss Car
RE Burford. In the library were baskets
at one table set with n Dresden banquet
lamp and service. Mrs. D.. S. henson poured
tea. and at another, where yellow predoml-
mated. Mrs. Horace L. Bennett poured
chocolate. MISS ColGan and Miss Adeie
Wallack assisted. An orchestra, stationed
in an upper room, gave a programme Of
choice selections, and q large number were
entertained. In the evening Mr. and Mrs.
Schurmann gave q drive whist party to q
few friends.
THE DRAMATIC CLUB.
The April performance of the Dramatic
Club was given with great success last
evening at the P~Iopylaum. The audience,
composed of the members and several visit
ors from out of town. comfortably filled the
hall, and enjoyed the efforts of the partici-
pants. The committee in charge included
Mr.. and Mrs. John +. Wilson. Mrs. J. X.
Sharpe. it,. Mr. William j. Brown. Mr..
William Z. Landers and Mr.. Alvin Lock-
ard. The plays were two. the first. My
Lady Help" with Nh. Francis +. Hord as
Jack Desborough. Mrs. Francis L. Hord as
Eva Desborough. and DR.. ID. A. Thompson
as BENJAMIN Penny grass. The second was
which is Whichf" with Mr.. Charles Allan
Lewis as Robert Copper. Mr.. Edward Gates
as Mr. Gargle. Mr.. Walter o. Williams
as Mr.. Paddles. Mics Armstrong as
Annie Miss Dye as Berthe and Mira