The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-28
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Miss Stella Sterne returned yesterday
from a visit to Chicago.
The Ormonde gave an Easter week dance
last evening at The Propylaeum.
Mr. Arthur Stanley Mckenzie of Bryn
Mawr is visiting friends in the city.
A miscellaneous programme will be given
at the Matinee Musicale this afternoon.
Miss Anna Farquhar will entertain Mr..
and Mrs. William LAWN at dinner Monday.
Miss Iglehart, of Greencastle, is visiting
Miss Margaret Smith, on East Pratt street.
The Misses Roache are home from Ashe-
vile, where they have been for three weeks.
Miss Frances Foster, of Terre Haute, will
come. Friday to visit Mrs. David Swain
and family.
Mrs. Clarence Hilleary, Of Virginia, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ridgeley Hilleary,
on North Illinois street.
Mrs. Arthur Cunningham, Of Tiffin, o., is
the guest OF Mrs. Harry Van Buskirk, No.
III North Tennessee street.
Captain and Mrs w. d. Wiles, who have
been spending the winter on the Pacific
coast, are expected home next week
Dir. j. A. Coleman has returned from
New Orleans and other Southern points.
where he has been for the last three
months
Mr.; and Mrs. Jay G. Voss. Mrs. Theresa
Smith; Mrs ,, g. w Geiger and Miss da Laura
Noblesyille this evening.
Mr. Edmund Benedict and wife, formerly
Miss Janette Halford, of this city, will sail
for Europe the middle Of May, and their
visit to this city has been postponed.
Lieut.. S. w. Miller, of Purdue University,
and wife are guests Of Mr. and Mrs. Morris
Defrees. Lieutenant Miller to meet
his wife. who is en- route from the South
TO Lafayette.
visiting her daughter Ruth at the Clas-
steal School residence, has gone to Illi-
nois. She will return for few days the
last of next week.
Miss Turner of Minnaa rolis who bas
been the guest of Mrs. Bissell, on North
Mississippi street, has gone to Martins
vile TO make a visit before going TO her
home in Minnesota
Invitations are out for the next german
party. 1t will be held April 4. Miss Helen
Erwin. Miss Augusta Lyon and Miss Sue
Winter are the committee, and Mr.. How
ard Virgins will lead the figures.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Dill, of Richmond.
will come Friday to attend the perform
ance of the Dramatic Club and see Mod
jeska. They will be the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard A Dill, on North Pennsylva-
MIA street.
At the Fortnightly Literary Club, yester-
and the PaPsr
sation, "An English and an American Ex-
ample; Octayia Hill-,Helen Campbell" was
led by Mrs Caldwell and Mrs. Claypool.
Mrs c Ghn songs Garry d Is P5eparn Whh
VIII read at the Union of Literary Clubs
Miss Ida Sweenie will ILLUSTRATES the paper
give a paper on Grand OPERA" and her
paper will be illustrated by leading must
clans
Each woman in the Mayfiower Church
has promised to earn dollar of missionary
money before the LIST of May, and Mrs n
A. Hyde and Mrs. G. j. Buchanan com
bined their efforts and gave a Scotch enter
tainment last evening at Mrs. Hyde's home
| on North Delaware street The programme
! consisted of Scotch songs by Mrs. Gallo
| way, bagpipe playing by Mr.. Bryson and
| other features. The proceeds, which will
| be more than the special amount, will al
| be added to the fund.
| At special meeting of the Minerva Cir
Gle, held Monday, the following were elect
| Mrs. w. T. Brown; vice presidents, Mrs
Hovey and Mrs. Stevenson; recording sec
| secretary, Mrs. Mutchner; critic, Mrs Nor
ris; treasurer, Mrs. Wildhack; programme
committee, Mrs ! W. Percy, Miss Jean 1a,
subject for next years work will be trave
( abroad and Italy will probably be chosen
| as the country to be studied.
One of the notable events of the weel
| will be the social attention given to thu
| Cornell Glee, Mandolin and Banjo Club to
/ day and this evening. This afternoon, from
3 to O'Clock, a reception will be given tn
| members at the Propylaeum, the patron
| esses for which are some of the most prom
| inent ladies of the city. This evening tn
| patronesses and society in general will fiji
| Englishs Opera House to hear the concert
| 1t is the only glee club from any large col
| lege which has not been in this city, ant
| it is the only one for this season. Their
| are not many Cornell men in this city, blu
| those who are here will make both the re
| ception and the concert among the fines
| affairs the club will have on it's Easter va
| cation tour
| FOR MADAME MODJESKA.
Mrs. May Wright Sewall gave a recep
ton for Madame Modjeska yesterday aft
| ernoon, from to 4 o'clock. In front o
| the mantel in the handsome drawing room
| were Mrs. Sewall and Madame Modieska
| Mrs. Sewall wore a rose-colored gown, wit
garniture of embroidered crepe lisse, an
| Madame Modjeska wore a heliotrope sill
combined with black and heliotrope bro
cade and embroidery. She had on small
bonnet of Jet lace and flowers, and car
| ried a black lace fan. Madame was swee
and gracious in her manner, and appre
ciated the compliments which the guest
| paid her. OF the company were Count 30
| zenta and Mr.. Otis Skinner. Mrs. Sewa
was assisted by Mrs. III. c. Carey. Mrs
r BpsR Raes Mrs M4 1oh E. E M M1daes Mrs
John K. Cleland, Mrs. George F. Adam
and Miss Anna Dunlop in the drawin
the table sat Mrs John c. Dean, and he
vis-a-vis was Mrs. Ernest Robert Keitf
Ices were served by them and passed I
the guests by Mrs Howard A. Dill, Mr.:
William Mode Taylor, Miss Theresa Neu
berger of Chicago, Miss Mary Il. Butte
ad Miss Rondthaler. All the rooms wer
fragrant with flowers. In the drawing rooI
| was a profusion of roses, carnations, hya
cinths and lilies, and on a table was a
immense bowl Of white tulips. The dinin
table was adorned with yellow tulips an
handsome embroideries in the same colol
! The company included some of the mos
prominent men and women in the cit,
social and literary lights. and was in itse
| q notable gathering.
PIERCE-PRIOR.
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
| UNION CITY. Ind, March IA brilliar
wedding occurred in this city this evenin
at the residence OF the brides parents, II
contracting parties being Mr.. Clarence
| Pierce, prominent young business ma
here. and Miss Bertha Prior, the daughte
| of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Prior Miss Pric
| was one of Union Citys leading societ
women. Rev. ii. A. Mcdonald, pastor {
| the Presbyterian Church. officiated. Mr.. 4
| J. Branham acted as best man and Nils