The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-17
PETTIS DRY GOODS co.
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

. Miss Grace Webb will leave Thursday for
New York, and will remain in the East
till autumn
Miss Henrietta Kitchell entertained few
friends at cards last evening at her home
on Ash street.
Miss Anna Belle Robinson. who has been
visiting Mrs Wheeler in Pittsburg for
fortnight, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Griffiths have re-
turned from New York and Trenton, where
they have been for a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enrique G. Miller returned
yesterday from Hot Springs, where they
have been for the last five weeks
The engagement is announced of Miss
Mary Barnshaw and Mr.. Harry Hamilton.
The marriage will take place next month
Miss Mary Martin and Miss Clara Poore
have gone TO Louisville, and from there
will go 10 Nashville. Tenn, TO visit friends
till the 1st Of June.
The members OF the Americas Club will
give full dress party at the clubhouse,
Wednesday evening, in honor of number
OF visitors in the city.
Miss Mary Stowell, who has been visiting
Mrs j. w. Lilly. went to Franklin yester-
day, where she will spend a few days, and
then she will go to Pittsburg to visit her
brothers.
Rev. and Mrs. Graham Lee and Mrs.
Webb who were guests of relatives here
a few weeks ago, and who have gone TO
Korea, where Mr.. Lee is a missionary,
have arrived at their destination
Miss Lille Hamburger will go to Wabash
to-day to attend the wedding Of Miss Lille
Beitman and Mr.. Hirsch, OF Louisville,
which will take place there tomorrow even
ing. Miss Beitnan has visited Miss Bam-
berger here.
The Minerva Club enjoyed social day"
yesterday at the home of Miss Jeanette
Smith, on Park avenue. This literary club
has three or four meetings In the year
when literature Is dispensed with and some
thing in a lighter vein Is INDUCED in. The
committee for the social day were Mrs.
HoYey, Mrs. Mutchener and Miss Houk.
The members and few friends OF the host
ess formed the company. The decorations
were in the club colors. green and white.
The first part OF the programme was a
weighing party. A set OF scales was In
Each one was provided with a card and
pencil and asked to write the names
OF the guests and the number OF pounds
they were supposed TO weigh. The
guessing the total number OF pounds COM
ing nearest TO the combined weights of
the company was given a prize. In con-
trast TO this each one was given a card
bearing twenty-five hidden cities, which
they We're asked to find. and the one do
ing this most successfully was rewarded.
Refreshments were served.
FOR MIR. AND MRS. HAYS.
A very handsome reception was given at
the Americas Club last evening. The enter
tanners were Mr.. and Mrs. 1. Kantrowitz
and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Eckhouse, and the
guests of honor were Mr.. and Mrs Harry
A. Hays. Mr.. and Mrs. Hays were mar
ried in Philadelphia the Sth and came di-
rectly TO this city. Mrs. Hays wore her
bridal gown OF white satin and duchesse
lace and carried a large bunch of flowers.
AL the receiving md assisting ladies, as
well as the guests. were handsomely Co.'S
TUNED. The assistants were Mrs. Sden-
berg OF Milwaukee, a sister of Mrs Hays
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sansberg of Ander-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Schwabacher of
Peoria Miss Della Rosenthal Miss Lille
Bamberger; Miss Bertha Eckhouse. Miss
May hirschbaum. The rooms were elaD-
orately decorated for the event In the
drawing-ro0m all in pink and green
Palms and ferns were used in profuson
and rink roses, carnations and hyacinths
nlled the mantel and tables. Silver can
delabra with pink candles were placed
here and there and palms filled the cor
toned and in the corner a punch bowl was
set. In the BOIL was a large block OF ice
with a large bunch of scarlet carnations
frozen within, and carnations were strewn
over the cloth. The dining-ruom was in
yellow. The mante was hidden with
maiden-hair ferns and yellow roses. On
the table was a rich banquet lamp with a
large white shade. and at either end were
crystal bowls filled with yellow roses. Doy-
lies and center pieces embroidered in yellow
were also used on the table About 80
persons ecepted the invitations of Mr. and
Mrs E' <house and Mr.. and Mrs. Kantro-
witt. later in the evening the young peo-
pie danced in the hall adjoining the club
rooms to the music OF an orchestra. Mr.
and Mrs. Hays are to be the recipients of
several social attentions during the next
Few weeks. The guests from out of town
We're Mrs. Solomon Kahn of Peru, Mr..
Charles Hays OF Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs
J.. n. May of Anderson, Miss Schwabacher
OF Peoria and Mr.. Adolph Weller of Hart
ford City.