The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-04
Personal AND SOCIETY.


Miss Mary Noble has gone to New York to
spend the holidays with relatives
Mrs May Wright Sewal VIII not observe
her usual Wednesdays at home Tor rev
weeks
The Cycle Club gave a dance last even
linois street.
Miss Alice LeCompte, of Dayton. o.. is
the guest OF Miss Marie Pierson on North
Delaware street.
Miss Emily olcott. OF Muncle, will come
to-day TO visit Miss Edith Bingham, on
North Delaware street
Mrs. George W. Parker. OF Pendleton. il
visiting her son, Mr.. Clinton Parker, ana
family. on North Pennsylvania street
Mrs. Frank A. Blanchard. Of North Me-
ridian street, is entertaining her brother,
Rev, Leroy A. Belt and wife, OF kenton. o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett ]. Heeb gave
small dinner Monday In honor of Miss Flo
rine Hamilton and Miss Clara Peery, Of
Greensburg.
Mrs. john W.. Holtzman will observe
Tuesdays as her day at home Mr.. and Mrs:
Holtzman are housekeeping at No. 81
North Illinois street.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the First En-
glish Lutheran Church will meet in the
home of Mrs. A. l. Furgason. Has North
Meridian street, this afternoon.
Miss Margaret Baldwin. who is in Wash
ington, will come Dec. 20 to spend the hol-
idays with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Baldwin
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edison T. Wood.
Mrs +. NJ. Farquhar and daughter. Mise
Caroline Farquhar, will be at home Thurs
Mrs. Eugene Hay and Miss Anna Farquhar.
Mrs. John p. Davis and her guest,
MIS-: G. Dighton Hoblit. of Minneapolis. re-
afternoon at the home Of the former on
North Alabama street. Mrs Hoblit will re-
turn to her home in the North tomorrow.
Mrs. G. v. Menzies. daughters and son,
Scales the Mother are ana Miss hs scaIes the SIS
ter OF Mrs. Charles Hoyt, have been visiting
Mrs. Menzies. and all are spending a short
time here with Mrs. Hoyt during her en>
gagement with "A Contented Woman
Mrs. S. X. Fletcher and daughter Mary,
with their guests. Mrs. j. w. Maxwell OF
Chicago. Mrs. Katherine Bullard of Mon>
Coburn and her guest, Mrs. Belle Gilman
of Maine, will receive their friends inform
ally this afternoon at No. 4S7 North Capitol
avenue.
| exhibit the afternoons of Dec. 4, 5 and 0.
| at No. 56f North Pennsylvania street The
names Of Mrs. II. H. Fay, Miss Mary Y.
| Comingor. Miss Bessie Hendricks, Miss Me-
| Kay. Miss Katherine Stewart, Miss Alice
| Woods and Miss Estelle Izor are attached to
| the invitations.
| Mrs. John Coburn and her guest, Mrs.
Belle Wright Gilman, of Pennington. Me-.
| formerly OF this city, received their friends
informally yesterday afternoon at the home
| of Mrs. Allen NJ. Fletcher, on North Merid-
| ian street. Mrs. Gilman has many friends
In this city. To-day she will go to Mrs.
street. and viii receive there Thursday with
| Mrs. and Miss Coburn.
| Mr. Joseph Mcdonald, who has been
| spending several years in Europe, is ex-
| pected to return to this country, and viii
| be Ia this city to visit relatives in two
weeks. Mr.. Mcdonald was graduated first
| in his class at the Annapolis Naval Acad-
in the % OF Saxa
| ton in Paris. 1t is from this work that
he Is just returning. He will reside in this
country.
At the Fortnightly Literary. Club, yes
| terday, Mrs. Irene n. Townsend read pa
| per on Nineteenth Century Problems" and
Miss Emma Louise Atkins gave "A Brief ef
| Chirsts Nativity" A pleasing feature OF
the reading was the illustration, the singing
P chu n1ahs ne BY S as direction fns
| Mr.. HONG. the new choir leader.
Miss Henrietta Kitchell entertained a few
musical friends last evening at her home,
| ON Broadway, for Miss PARROT, of Dayton.
who is the guest of Mrs L. F. Page. Dur
| ing the evening Miss Parrot, who has a
sweet and highly cultivated voice. sang sew
| Page played delightfully."- on the piano. Mrs.
| Page and her guest were in Europe together
| studying music for some time. MISS Par
rott will return to her home In Dayton
| o., Tomorrow.
Yesterday was the fifty-ifth anniversary
| of the marriage of Professor and Mrs.
James s. Black. They have but recently
/ visiting their son, Mr.. Charles Holman
Black. in Paris. and going with him through
Switzerland and Italy Mr: and Mrs. Black
| permanently now. Professor Black Is the
| father of music in this community, and 1t Is
to him that the city owes its first instruc,
| ton in chorus work. In his travels abroad
| Professor Black had opportunity to hear
| some of the best singers. Their son, Mr..
| Wallace Black, Is here 10 spend snort
| time with them and be with them through
| the anniversary.
| The marriage of Miss Josephine Winona
Rees. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs: r. H. Rees.
/ and Mr.. James Fletcher Wilson, OF st.
| Louis, took place yesterday at the family
residence on North Alabama street. Only
the relatives and few Of the most init =
| witness the ceremony, which was performed
! by Rev. Thomas Brown. of the Friends
Srds entered the paor with her father
and the groom with the minister. They
stood before the mantel. which was massed
| chrysanthemums. The wedding gown was
| of brown novelty cloth trimmed with white
broadcloth, medallion buttons and mink
! fur. She carried Bride roses. The gown
was also her going-away costume. to which
: was added a handsome hat Tee Mendels-
sohn wedding march was played by harp
/ list and violinist, and while the ceremony
| was in progress ssCall Me Thine Own was
| played. A wedding breakfast followed the
| ceremony. The guests were seated In the
| dining room and parlors. The decorations
| for the table was pink roses and Bermuda
| lilies, with maiden hair fern. The table
| was lighted with candles In cadelabra- The
| ceremony of cutting the brides cake was
| commenced by the bride, and each guest
| cut his or her slice. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
| left yesterday for the South, where they
| will visit several of the leading cities and
| later they will return to their home in st
| Louis. The out-of-town guests for the wed.
/ ding were Mrs. Harrison Elmer, sister OF
| the bride; Mrs. L. G. Toner. OF Edinburg
i Mrs. ]. ]. Fletcher, OF Kansas City; Mr.
/ Harry Fletcher. of Terre Haute; Miss Edith
| Coulson, of Thorntown; Mr.. Ferd Mayer, OF
| ST. Louis: Mr.. and Mrs. John A Sergeant
| Charlottesville.
| MR.. AND MRS. ROSS'S ANNIVERSARY.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
| ELwOOD, Ind, Dec. 3.-Mr. and Mrs. c.
K ID. Ross, OF this city, celebrated their
| twelfth wedding anniversary yesterday
| evening by entertaining a select circle OF
acouaintances to the number of half a hum
dred. Cards we're the order Of the evening
| and quite a pleasant time was spent. Mr.
| and Mrs Ross were the recipients OF a
| number of choice presents in remembrance
of the event and the occasion was one &c
long be remembered.
GILCHRIST-HOBBS
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELwOOD. Ind. Dec. 3-Mr. Oscar GIL.
christ and Miss Nettie Hobbs, of this city
were married to-day by Rev T. NJ. Guild
The bride is the daughter OF Peg Hobbs, Of
| Hobbs Station, and the groom is wei
known in this county. They will reside In