The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
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Miss Blanche Breneman, Of Pittsburg. Pa.
was guest OF Irvington friends last week
Mrs. Manlove, of Chicago, is visiting at
he home Of Captain Brouse on Ritter ave-
nue..
Mr.. Jasper Hues. of Chicago. formerly a
resident of Irvington, visited friends here
last week.
Miss Rhea Carpenter will come next week
from her home in Wabash, Ind, 10 VISIT
Miss Anne Butter.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Edgington will go to
housekeeping this week in their home on
University avenue.
There will be an informal tennis tourna-
ment at the College Club court tomorrow
evening from till 8.
Mrs Denny and Mrs. Wykoff, of New
Carlisle, Ind, visited Mrs. George w. Brown
during the past week
Mrs. Alice Scudder. of Edwardsport, Ind,
was a guest OF Miss Katherine Curry at the
College Hall LAST week.
Miss Elizabeth Layman returned yester-
day from Chicago where she has been the
guest Of Mr. and Mrs. p. H Clifford
Miss Jeffries has issued Invitations for
small company TO be given at her home on
Downey avenue next Friday evening
On next Thursday evening Miss Noble viii
give the last lecture in the Shakespeare
course at the Downey-avenue Church.
Miss Grace Thompson and Miss Lena
Washburne, of Rensselaer,, Will be guests
of Miss Graham during commencement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scot Butler will give re-
evening at their home on Downey avenue
Mrs Howe and Miss Lena Howe, of West
field, Ind, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Waiter
Howe at their home on University avenue
Miss Effie Blount gave party at her home
on Ritter and University avenues on Friday
night for the members OF the senior prepar-
atory class.
Miss Lenore Alexander. of Rushville, will
come from Indiana University tomorrow 10
attend the May festival. She will be Miss
Curry's guest.
A piano recital was given by Miss Char.
lotte Powell and Miss Edna Wilmer, pupils
Downey-avenue Church parlors.
The young men of the Phi fraternity have
issued invitations for drive TO the Country
Club tomorrow afternoon, where they will
take supper and return by moonlight.
Mrs Earl gave a very pretty children's
party on Monday afternoon for her son
Percy. The house was decorated in flowers
and number of young people spent the
hours, from till o. pleasantly.
The Irvington Woman's Club will give q
reception tomorrow night at the nome or
been allowed the privilege of inviting three
guests. Mrs. Mary Judah will read an orig
inal story
A party was given on Wednesday even
Frazier in observance of Mr.. Frazier's sixty
fourth birthday. The house was decorated
with flowers. Miss Frazier and Miss Conner
assisted In serving refreshments. About
fifty guests were present. Miss Breneman,
of Kings School of Oratory, gave several
readings.
The ladies of the Christian Church gave
social in the church parlors on Friday
evening. The lecture room was bower OF
roses, pink, red and white There were reel
tationS by Miss Ida K. Gilbert and Miss
Banning, song by Mr.. Homer Van VIE,
song by Mrs. Leslie and instrumental
music by Miss Teas and Miss Charlotte
Powell The collection from the Boxes
which were returned Friday night, amount
ed to SOS.
The Sheridan Dramatic Club gave its only
public, play of the year last night in the
been sent out and the hall was comfortably
filled. The plays presented were He and
She," by Mr. E. +. Tibbott and Miss JEFF
fries; The Bicyclers," by Messrs. Shank
Tibbott, Ritter and Layman and Mrs. r. c.
Browning and Miss Ellen Boyles, and "A
Kingsbury and Misses Harriet Ritter, Emma
Johnson, Letta Newcombe and Georgia Gal
vim. The plays were all bright and interest
ing The last was especially applauded, 1t
being a very clever farce written by Miss
Stevenson for the club.
A party was given for the Senior CONVEX
sation Club at the home of Mr.. w. D.
Howe, on Friday evening. The rooms were
decorated with quantities of red roses. AT
one end of the dining room was floral
piece, So" done in red and white roses,
the class colors Carnations of the same
color were given as favors. The guests were
seated and a lap supper was served. after
which the following toasts were responded
The Art of Conversation" Arthur Bliss
Carpenter, 'gs "Senior Anticipations," Rob-
ert Bull, 81; "The Unlettered Scientist
Charles W. Culbertson; Looking Forward"
Miss Mary Fletcher; Looking Backward"
John Scot Butler.
The History Club gave its first reception
since it's organization in March on Thursday
afternoon, at the home of Mrs. K. c.
Thompson. from to :, o O'clock 80 Mrs Mrs
Powell, Mrs. Scot Butler and Mrs Hunter
The large parlors were decorated with guam
titles of red roses. Miss Jessie Ludlow
served punch at Gaintily-apponted table
in the hall. Miss Kate Layman read two
foreign letters, one from Mrs. Clarence For
sythe. Mrs. Chamberlain then read letter
written by Mrs. Cipriani 10 her daughter
Miss Lisi Cpriani, descriptive of her mar
riage and wedding trip. Assisting in serv-
ing refreshments were Miss Lulu Brevoort,
Miss Carrie Howe and Miss Bona Thomp-
son.