The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-22
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

from washington, IL. u, 10 bpeNu u IOrt-
night with her parents.
Mr.. John Blackledgee. who has been in
Chicago for the past three months has re-
turned home to spend the holidays.
Miss Matte Early, of Lafayette. who has
avenue. for a month. returned home yes
terday.
Mrs. John Barnett Sherwood, of Lafay-
et5 Is here to sRend ahn M a wtn hep
North New Jersey street.
Miss Ella Van Camp, Miss Daisy Malott,
Mr.. Pierre DeVay and Mr.. Phil Watson re-
turned home yesterday from school to
spend the holiday vacation.
Mr.. William Knippenberg arrived yester-
day from Glendale. Mont, to join his wife,
who has been making an eXtended visit to
Mr.. James B. Curtis has returned to this
city from New York to reside, and Mrs.
Curtis and baby will come next week.
They will occupy their home on North
Pennsylvania street.
Miss Mary Elston, of Charlottesville. who
has been spending few days with her
home toeay accompanied by Mr. M and de Mra
Chislett, who will remain a few weeks.
Captain and Mrs. Ralph w. Hoyt, who
have been the guests Of Mrs. j. II. Wood
days, left yesterday for Chicago, and from
there will go to their home in Fort Apache,
There were q number of fancy articles
left in the art and library booths of the
Flower Mission Fair and they will be for
sale at the residence of Mrs John C.. Dean,
No. 81 North Pennsylvania street, for the
remainder Of the week
Miss Anna Reinhard, who IS attending
college, at Oxford, o.. returned to this city
1 to spend end the holidays With he
hard, Of North Meridian street. Miss
Louise Mckenzie. of Dakota, a student az
Saturday, when she goes to Chicago to re-
main during the holidays with relatives and
friends
Mr. Samuel r. Rauh celebrated his for
giving dinner TO number of his friends
at the Grand Hotel. Covers were laid for
twenty guests, and the menu included all
the seasons delicacies. Toasts were re
sponded to by a number of those present.
The host received, among other presents,
handsome cut glass service. An enjoya able
evening was soon spent kilograms of con-
graduation were received from friends in
many cities.
THE PORTFOLIO CLUB.
The Portfolio Club gave a very enjoyable
entertainment last evening. at their rooms
in the School of Music Building, and de-
parted from the exercises announced on the
regular programme The members were ex-
pected to attend in costume, and number
Of them were very picturesquely arrayed for
the event The rooms were decorated with
Christmas green's and mistletoe was hung
and holly. The early part of the evening
a series of pictures were shown. These
were from nature and under the direction
OF Mr. William Forsyth, who by skiilful
arrangement of lights and gauze covering
In front OF gilt picture frame. made the
figures of the persons representing the
characters seem TO be painted on a dark
background. A feature of the evening was
Christmas tree laden with gifts all
wrapped in papers. The members chose
numbers from a hat and the parcel having
a pOrrpSpOndinp Oumbpr annrODTfaf +
ed by the one holding the duplicate num-
Der. There was great merriment over the
presents Quite an elaborate supper was
served. and the members who We're on the
committee were dressed in pretty costumes
to serve the guests. Music and laughter
made up the remainder Of the festivities
of this most formal and delightful company
of congenial people.
THE MISSES MALOTTS TEA.
The Misses Malott entertained a number
OF their young married friends yesterday
afternoon, in honor of their sister, Mrs.
William Macy AIalott. The hour of the tea
was from to $50 o'clock, and the capa-
cious parlors were filled with delightful
company during that time Misses Flor
ence and Katherine Malott, with Mrs, Macy
and Mrs j. +. Ramsey, welcomed the
guests in the drawing room, which was
simply and tastefuly adorned with pink
and white chrysanthemums. In the IL
brary was daintily appointed tea table,
where Mrs John Randolph Brown. Mrs.
-
presided In the center of the table was a
round basket filled with La France roses
and maiden-hair ferns. In the dining room
the ornamentation was similar. The young
ladies were assisted in entertaining by Mrs.
Frederick Van Doren Chislett and her sis
ter Miss Elston of Charlottesville Mrs
Ridgeey Brown HILLARY, Miss Leah
| Fletcher, Miss Mary Fletcher and Miss
| Daisy Malott.
HELvIL-BRANSON.
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FARMLAND, Ind, Dec 21.-Mr. J. Finley
| Helvil Of Columbus, o., and Miss Viola
| city, were married last evening, at the home
| of the brides parents. Rev. W. II. Peirce. of
| the NJ. E. Church, officiated The bride
| was neatly attired in a travelling suit of
| brown and wore Bride roses. They left
| on the 9:O3 train for Kansas City. They will
| then take a trip through The Southern
States, expecting to be gone several months
before arriving at Columbus, O.. where they
will make their future home.
| COVERTSTON-LISSING
| Special to the Indianapolis journal
| WABASH, Ind, Dec H.-At o'clock
| this afternoon, at the residence Of James
| C. Lissing, was celebrated the marriage
| Of his daughter and Roy Covertston, a
| train dispatcher on the Big Four at this
| mOny, which was performed by Rev. c. Z.
| Morgan, in the presence of intimate friends
| and relatives, left for the South on a bridal
| tour.
| MCURDY-GOODERICH
| CHARLOTTE, Mich, Dec 21-Hon
| Hugh McCuriy, of Corunna, Mich grand
| commander of the Knights Tenplars of the