The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-06

not be decided before another season.
Charles II. Bennett Republican mayor of
Charlotte, Mich, former resident of FIRE.
mont, o.. was the guest of his cousins, John
Quinn and family, yesterday MIR. Bennett
is at the head OF the c. II. Bennett Furni-
ture Manufacturing Company and was
down here on private business.
Mrs. II. Il. Sherman. formerly of this city,
has sold her country place, Spring Brook
farm, in Wisconsin The farm is a noted one
IN that section OF the country. having been
brought TO a beautiful state of cultivation.
Mrs. Sherman and her sister, Mrs. Carr,
who has been making her home with her,
have not decided where they will h0cate.
Christ Church Guild held a social yes
terday afternoon in the church parlors. The
officers of the guild are President, Mrs.
A. A. Cady; first vice president, Mrs. e. II.
kfmbaE; second vice president, Mrs. w. II.
| Armstrong; third vice president, Mrs. G. c..
/ Preston purchasing committee. Mrs. II. A.
Bingham and Mrs. +. NJ. Talbot; GUS
! todian Of the basket, Miss Engle.
Invitations will be issued to-day by Mr..
| and Mrs. Augustus Inloes Lyon for the
marriage Of their daughter, Augusta Day
! Lyon, and Mr.. William Maclay Hall 10 take
pace Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 70. at
| O'Clock at the family residence on College
avenue. The marriage Will be followed Dy
reception al 4:30 O'Clock. The at-home n
| tertainment is after Dec. !, No. 513 South
| Hiland avenue. Pittsburg."
The Fortnightly Literary Club observed
presidents day yesterday afternoon in the
| east parlor of the Propylaeum, where the
club meetings for the year are all to be held.
| The committee in charge of the afternoon 5
programme were Mrs. J. S. Harrington,
Mrs Edward II. Dean, Mrs. Albert Baker,
Mrs Charles p. Doney and Miss Emma l..
Atkins. The literary part of the programme
| included the address of the retiring presl-
| dent, Miss Fredonia Allen, ana the ADDRESS
| of the new president, Mrs. Jacob +. Dunn.
| A series of toast responses was given MISS
Laura Ream' S subject was Indianapolis as
| q Summer Resort" Mrs John I. Dye told
| OF THE Jubilee Year" Mrs. Albert Rabb OF
"Womans Best Weapon-the Tear; Mrs.
! Chester Bradford gave an account OF II ne
! Propyaeum' and Mrs. Fl. {. NewcomD OF
| stars After the literary feast VANISH
| ing feast of ices was served. MISS MaleIt
| and Miss Atkins presided AT the laIlS Wn i'l
| was decorated with pink roses, PINK Delng
| the club color. During the social hour tnefs
| was music by a harpist and Vlolinlst
number of members brought guests. - ne ne
| Fortnightly is one of the most hospltape
| of clubs, as members have the privilege OF
| inviting their friends TO attend regardless
| of open days"
WALKER BLACK CONCERT.
The concert to be given at the Propy-
laeum Friday evening by Miss Sara Layton
Walker and Mr. Charles Holman-Black,
assisted by Mr.. Sol Marcosson, will be one
| of the notable events of the autumn. The
patronesses for the concert will be Mrs.
| e. B. Martindale, Mrs. w. FL. II. Miller,
| Mrs j. H. Baldwin, Mrs. A. A. Barnes,
| Mrs. A. Fl. Blair Mrs. w. B. Burford, Mrs.
! W. III. Coleman, Mrs. L. G. Cornelius, Mrs
| A. r. Gates, Mrs. T. c. Day, Mrs. ii. 3.
| Gates, Mrs. Henry Coburn Mrs John G.
Dean, Mrs. j. P. Dunn. Mrs. II. S. Fraser,
! Mrs. l.. II. Gibson. Mrs. V. K. Hendricks,
Mrs. II. II. Rowland Mrs. Arthur Jordan,
Mrs. c. A. Kenyon. Mrs F. G. Darlington,
| Mrs. j. l.. Gritfiths, Mrs. II. II. Hanna,
| Mrs. Mary S. Moore, Mrs. Bement Ly-
man. Mrs. o. II, Hasselman, Mrs v T.
/ ner Mrs. J. A. NTlburn, Mrs. H. ID. Pierce,
Mrs. Harriet A. Bingham: Mrs; David Wal
| lace. Mrs. May. Wright Sewall. Mrs; 5. II
| +. Wallick Mrs. G. H. Walcott, Mrs. w. /.
| Steele, Mrs Frederick Baggs. Mrs. M. ii.
Spades; Mrs E 6 atkins Mrs Mrs 2 :; F Ear-
nahan, Mrs. A. j. Beveridge Mrs. Noble
| c. Butler, Mrs. f. c. Miller, Mrs D. w.
c9 Mrs M y Tan Eqer Mrs. mrs Morris Or Ross
| Mrs. G. r. Sayles, Mrs. William Scott, Mrs.
! j. IT. Stewart Mrs. Thomas Taggart Mrs.
/ W. 9. Lynn. Mrs NJ Mckenzie Mrs. c. M.
! Reynolds Mrs. c. F. Robbins, Mrs. w. A.
Krag and Mrs ]. M. Winters.
OBINSON-FISHER.
! A pretty wedding was celebrated last
evening at the home of Mrs. Louise w.
! Fisher, on Central avenue. The bride was
| her daughter, Miss Bertha Blyth Fisher.
and the groom Mr.. Mcdonald Robinson.
| The ceremony at 8 o'clock was witnessed
by the relatives and nearest friends, Rev.
4 &C. Lasby officiating The bridal party in
\ Guided the groom who entered with the
minister, the maid of honor, Miss Estelle
/ II. Fisher, sister of the bride; the brides
maid,s Miss Nellie Walker, niece of the bride
/ and the bride and her brother, Mr.. William
4 w. Fisher. They stood before pyramid of
| palms. A harpist played the bridal chorus
/ from 'Lohengrin' and 20 Promise Me-
/ during the ceremony. The bride wore a
! handsome gown of white MORE ANTIQUE.
made walking length At the hem there
1 sleeves We're made en- mousquetaire and
| trimmed with point duchesse lace. She car
i rled cluster of Bride roses. The maid of
! honor wore white. organdie over blue silk
and carried Marcchal Neil roses and the
| bridesmaid wore white organdie over pink
| SILK and carried Catherine Mermet roses.
The parlOr where the ceremony was said
| was decorated with pink roses the second
4 parlor with crimson geranums and the dim
ing room with white roses and ferns Smi-
| lax festooned the chandeliers and formed
| a canopy over the table in the dining room.
| Mr. and Mrs Robinson went last evening
| TO their own home No. 534 East Twentieth
| street where they will be at home to their
| friends Wednesdays after Nov, l. Among
| the guests at the wedding were Mr.. Fred
| erick Walker and family, of Rockport; DR..
| and Mrs. nj. v. B. Newcomer and Miss
| Newcomer, OF Upton; Mrs. James Shirk of
| Delphi, and Miss Mintie Allen. of Anderson.
| GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
| Dr. and Mrs. ]. II. WOODBURY. celebrated
| their golden wedding anniversary yesterday
| by receiving their friends informally during
the afternoon and evening. No special invi-
| tations were issued for the event both de-
string to have any friends call Their resi-
| dence, on North Capitol avenue. is one in
which they have resided many years and ii
has many quaint pieces of furniture pic
lures and articles of earlier years Mrs
Woodburn wore a handsome gown of black
/ taffeta silk which her mother wore when
she celebrated her golden wedding ami
versary in 1870. The rooms were appro-
priately and tastefully decorated with gold
enrod and autumn leaves. which filed the
| corners and freplaces. and vases of roses
| which adorned every available table, cabinet
| or bracket many of them the gifts of old
| friends. Modestly reposing in one room
was a photograph of the cottage in which DIR
| John H. WOODBURY. and Ann Cravens Were
married fifty years ago. In the dining room
a side table was covered with cloth, to
which belongs unusual interest The flax
| was planted by Mrs. Woodburn's father
| who also hacked it. Her mother spun a nd
Wove II, and The firm even threads and the
simple pattern Will prove wearabe for years
| to come. DR.. Woouburn and Ann Cravens
We're married in Madison Oct. ), 1S47 The
| bride of half century ago wore a wine
colored silk with a ''sheeny' stripe Ii
was trimmed with pink ribbons and choice
| bit of point lace. Brides of those DAYS
| received very few presents, not nearly Sc
many as the golden wedding bride and
groom, who had gold pieces and dozen
other rich gifts. besides the flowers DR.
| March, 1851 The doctor had been a prac-
| ticing physician since 1914. They took their