The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-13

green prevailing in the dining room. A
dinner was served Immediately after the
ceremony. Among the relt.tives from out Of
town wer Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Coburn and
Miss Myla Coburn. of this city. and Mr..
and Mrs. u. $. Crumb. of Bloomfield. Mo.
Mr. and Mrs. Cruise will take a wedding
Journey and Will be ct home after Feb /
at No. Sl North Meridian street, this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph \. Milburn enter
tanned about fifty friends last evening TO
have them meet Professor Carl l.. Swiggett,
professor of literature at Purdue UNIVERSE
". Mr.. Swiggett read an admirable paper
on Francois Nillon. Nagabond and Poet.
Mrs. Swiggett. who was expected TO be
present. was detained by illness. Mrs. Mil
burn was assisted in entertaining by Mrs.
Darlington, her visitor. Miss Stamp. Miss
Spann and Miss Malott.
Miss Laura Huey gave n very pretty pink
luncheon yesterday in honor of her visitor.
Miss Alys Young. of Louisville. The table
decoration was of the graceful flowers OF
the pink begonia. The guests TO meet Miss
Young We're Miss Juliette Bryan, Miss Jo-
sephine Smith. Mrs. Frederick Paryin Her
ron. Miss Blanche O'Donnell. Miss Corella
Taylor. Miss Grace Compton. of Los An
geles. who is visiting. Mrs. Edward Potts,
Miss Caroline Burford. Miss Gertrude Hen
ry: Mrs. Edward Allen and Miss Amy ia
cobs. A second luncheon will be given to-
day by Miss Huey for her guest.
ASSOCIATION RECEPTION.
The annual reception of the president of
the Art Association was held last evening
NHt N0Nh bNAibC Adt NtC BAANA 10 VI AZ
viting one guest. The reception was held in
the west parlor of the Propylaeum amid
the pictures OF the association. which now
hang on the walls and i'm the hall Of the
Propylaeum. The president, Mrs. May
Wright Sewall. had as guest of honor Miss
Harriet Hosmer, the sculptor, and her Wis
itor, the Countess Di BraZZa. OF Italy. Miss
Hosmer. who has visited here before. was
known to quite a number OF the members,
who received her most cordially and i'm
turn were warmly welcomed by her. The
first hour was given to the reception OF
members and guests and soon after =
o'clock Mrs. Sewall called for a brief silence
and Miss HoSmer presented 10 tne Art As
sociation the hands OF Robert and Eliza
beth Barrett Browning. which she made
while in Italy, and a letter which she re-
ceived from the two poets. The hands have
been in Mrs. SewallS possession for some
time TO give to the association. but the pre-
sentation was not made until Miss Hosmer
could be present. Miss Hosmer came down
from Chicago yesterday particularly to be
present at the reception and assist in the
ceremony. The art treasures were received
by Mrs. Sewall in behalf of the Art. Asso-
citation. The refreshments were served in
the east parlor, where Mrs. John G. Dean
presided at one table and Miss Bybee and
Miss Hasselman at the other. They were
assisted in dispensing the hospitalities 10y
Miss Louise Erwin. Miss Marjorie Ellis.
Misses Josephine and Helen Holman. Miss
Deborah ID. Moore. Miss julia Fletcher.
Mrs. w. {. Hauesien, Miss Julia Landers
anu Wise lldN Mdfu. IL llOSIlltI Will u
turn to Chicago at noon to-day and in three
weeks will return 10 this city for a more
extended visit.
CENTURY CLUB DINNER.
The annual dinner of the Century Club
was given last evening at the Columbia
Club. The tables were set in the long din
ing room in the form of the letter II. with
Mr.. f. p. Bicknell, the president, occupying
the seat at the head as master of
ceremonies. Each member invited "A guest.
and the ladies alternated i'm the seats with
the members around the board, which was
simply decorated with large baskets of
flowers. An elaborate menu of eight
courses was served, and this was followed
by seven courses of bright speeches. The
menu cards were arranged i'm easel form,
with the menu at the left end and the
list of toasts and speakers at the right.
Each subject was accompanied by an APP
propriate sentiment. Mr.. Allen Hendricks
spoke OF Natures Deficiencies" and Mr..
ID. F. Whitcomb was up to the times with
his subject, Cuba Mr.. X. T.. Davidson's
topic was "Hoosiers," and Mr.. James l..
liver Willard Pierce recounted CLUBS" and
bis sentiment was: II have always OBJ
served, said Mrs. Peterkin, that other
people think a great deal of thinking so
they all sat and thought a great while"
Mr.. f.. r. Stevenson gave a talk on Law
The Professional Reformer,'' with the
sentiment. There's nothing kills a man so
soon as having nobody Ia. find fault with
but himself. It's "A deal the best way o.
being master to let somebody else do the
ordering and keep the blaming i'm your own
part of the programme was i'm the hands
of the secretary. Mr.. Herbert FoltZ.