The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-06
Pettis DryGOodsCO
PERsOANL AND SOCIETY.

Mrs. Russell Seeds and daughter will go
TO Springfield tomorrow to make a visit.
Mrs. Silas Saltzenstein, of Pleasant
Plains, Ill, is the guest of Mrs Sol Kiser.
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Ju-
liam.
Mrs. and Miss Myers, of Richmond, are
the guests of the formers sister, Mrs. G..
Kiser.
DR.. and Mrs. Quincy Van Hummen will
return to-day from four weeks trip to
the West.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Wayne Gallahue and Mr.. Joseph Hummen,
OF St Louis.
Miss Vivian Greene will leave to-day for
Detroit to spend three months with her
sister, Mrs. Swan.
Mr.. and Mrs, Alfred NJ. Ogle will enter
tain the Whist Club on Tuesday evening,
March b. instead of this evening.
Mrs. G. l. Fletcher and Miss Minnie
HaeTle VINO nave been spending month
In Florida, returned home yesterday.
Miss Liehbhart, of Washington, d. c.,
who has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Gent. left yesterday for Chicago.
Maj. and Mrs. W. J. Richards and Mr..
and Mrs. +. l.. Mayer have returned from
a visit to New York and Washington. D. G.
Mrs. George y. Catterson gave a hand
some dinner last evening in observance of
the birthday anniversary of Mr.. Catterson
and Mr.. o. Romeo Johnson.
very enjoyable concert was given last
evening, at st. Paufs Church, in which
Mrs Enrique c. Miller, Miss Josephine Rob
inson, Mr. c. r. Hodge, the new tenor and
choir director of st. Paul's. Mr.. William
+. kappes and Mr.. Oliver Isensee took part
in varied programme.
There will be a meeting Of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society of Meridian
street Church this afternoon at half past
2 O'Clock in the church parlors. Mrs. Stella
Work in France" A cordial invitation is
extended to ali interested in mission work
A SHAKESPEARE TEA
The Young Ladies' Pickett Society of the
Fourth Presbyterian Church, composed of
the members of Mrs. V. X Hendricks's
class in the Sunday school, gave an enter
tainment yesterday afternoon and last even
ing, at the residence of Mrs. Hendricks, on
North Meridian street. 1t was called a
Shakespeare tea. The guests were received
by Mrs. Hendricks and Mrs. Alex Jameson
the latter the president Of the society. The
nrst parlor represented Romeo and Juliet.
Miss Alice Foster in classic gown of yell
low, represented Juliet, and Miss Emma
Pearsons in lavender, took the character
OF the nurse In the second room was "A
Winters Tale" The room was adorned in
white and at a daintiiy arranged table
Mrs. John SOmerville, Hermione, and
Miss Mary Noble, as Perdta, served choc-
olate. The library was in pink, and LAS
You Like IT. was the play chosen for that
room. Miss Grace Foster was Celia, Miss
Alice Graydon as Rosalind, Mr., Edward
thews as the court lady. Miss Lillian Miller
as the shepherdess. and Mr. Thomas Lay
man as Touchstone were in charge. Home
made candies were dispensed by the char
acterS in the room. The dining room was
reserved for the Merchant of Venice"
with Miss Ninnedge POrtia. Ices were
served there. Miss Anna Plummer was
nun, and Miss Fisher, Miss saba Jakes and
Miss Weeks represented the three daugh-
vile Ophelia. Other members of the class
taking different characters were: Susie
Gully, LeOnore Blair, Fannie Gapen Lo-
retta Rfllmyre, Alice Higgins Edith Fish
er, May Noble, Cassandra Weeks, Minnie
Weeks, Janette Fisher, Ella Elliott Lena
Southland Jessie Patterson, Rose Hill and
Daisy Dyer. In the hall was witch's cal
drOn. and Misses Lucy Plummer Avis.
Morse and Winnie Turner We're the witches
and from their caldrOn they served lemon
ade. The greatest attraction was the OAR
ley collection Of Shakspearean Illustrations
owned by Mr.. Henry ID. Pierce, which We're
hung on the walls. The certificate of sale
was also shown. The collection is the XIX
set. and is not only valuable. but rare. The
pictures are in Sepia. and wonderfully
drawn. They are fine study. The collec-
ton is bound. The outer covering is a mat
then the picture, next the selection describ-
Ing the scene of the picture. which makes
IL desirable as a book or as a hanging pic
ture. In the evening there was an add
tional entertainment. The Punishment scene
from AS You Like It. was given bv Miss
Alice Graydon, as Rosalnd Miss Grace
Foster, as Celia, and Mr.. Edward Kings
bury, as the Duke. Miss Parr sang, Miss
were Rotations and Hamlet's ghost
walked. The favOrs were cards. with illus
trated Shakspearean quotations. The en-
tertainment was the seventh annual one
given by the society. The proceeds are to
be used for charitable purposes.