The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-30


which all the members of the church, their
friends, the Methodist ministers and their
wives as well as ministers of other churches
are invited. From to O'Clock dinner,
suitable to the occasion, will be served
T. c. Day, John H. Holiday, Clarence
Zener. c. S. Denny and d. w. Coffin have
ISOLATION. The legal transfer of the property
by Mrs. Butler and Mrs. Snow TO the trus-
tees will be made to-day. Last Monday
night ninety boys were at the new home of
the club and enjoyed the Injuries of the
establishment to the fullest extent. Many of
them. for the first time in their lives, had
a good bath
The entertainments to be given Saturday
at the Brenneke Academy by the second
section of the Free kindergarten promises
to be the leading event of New Years day.
reception of ladies and gentlemen and
children's dance. In the evening there will
been made for a number of unusual fea-
lures, which will make the entertainments
more interesting.
According to the Railroad Gazette the
locomotive shops. other than railroad shops,
built 1,251 locomotives in 1897. as compared
with l,116 in the previous year, and 1,l0l in
just closed $3.50 were for export; in the pre-
ceding year. 300 were for export. The num-
Der of freight cars built during the year
1897 was 1855 as compared with 81 1S9 in
the preceding year, and IS, 100 in 1895. The
same companies built 494 passengers cars
twenty more than in 1896.
Mrs. c. c. Lasby entertained a small COM
pany at dinner last night at the Denison
Hotel Covers were laid for twenty on
handsomely decorated tables in he BAN
quoting nall. The guests We're: Mrs. and
Col. Eli F. Ritter and Miss Ritter, Mrs. and
DR.. l.. c. Cline. Mrs. and Mr.SW. T. Brown,
Miss Mis- Allen and Judge Henry Clay Allen,
T. McShane, Allen Newman Lasby, Mrs.
Sperry Mrs. Smock, Miss Coocer and Rev.
Z. &. Lasby.
vruocdax, e1oninC tbo C,r1,e0oI paooI, Nh,
tual Improvement Society held its monthly
social with the Misses Milford. 1t took the
form of a Christmas party, with Santa
Claus and a tree The presents were odd,
and caused much amusement. The vocal
and instrumental music by Mrs. Coleman,
Mis-. Busselle and Mr.. p K. Higgins and
a solo dance by Miss Dorman were much
appreciated. The company was afterwards
photographed with fiashlight. The COM
mittee on arrangements was Mrs. Higgins,
Miss A. Milford. Mrs. Coleman, Miss King
and Messrs. Taylor and Schaub.
Miss Florence Dunning gave delightful
luncheon yesterday y party OF friends
table, were tastefuily decorated with holly
and flowers Pink prevailed in the dining
room. The name cards were designs from
Gibson's cupids. The guests We're Misses
Nora Taggart, Anna Hess, Carrie Sharpe of
Clorinda, Ia, Bessie McCrea, Martha FOs-
ter, BERTHE Dildine, Irene Taggart Margaret
loch, Ann Hurty, Mary griffin, Helen
Swain, Myra Talbot, Esther Cole, Stella
A Cincinnati afternoon paper said yester-
day: 1.-The talk of consolidation between
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
and the Pennsylvania was revived on Third
street to-day by message from New York
to p. j. Goodheart a. Co, brokers, which
stated that there was a rumor in New
York that arrangements had been made
whereby the two companies would unite
Vice President Woods, of the Pennsylvania
was in Cincinnati to-day. He called on
President ingalls,, of the Big Four but held
no conference with President Woodford, of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton 6S Dayton Rail-
way, who is also here.
Mrs. Thomas Taggart and the Misses Tag
CART gave q holiday tea yesterday for their
visitors, Miss Yocum and Miss Leftingwell
American Beauty roses filled a large en-
pire basket in the dining room and roses
apd lilies were nSe6 IN the o he sdes
We're assisted by Mrs. L. r. Levey, Mrs
Horace Wood, Mrs; Miles w. Burford. Miss
Ethel Failey Miss Anna Louise Beck, Miss
Katherine Walcott, Miss Mary Foster, Miss
Alma Haerle. Miss Katherine Sullivan and
Miss Edith Bingham. Last evening num-
Der of young men gave dinner dance at
the Country Club for the same young Ia
dies.
At yesterdays meeting of the newIy-or-
ganized Northern Mileage and Ticket
Bureau, held at Detroit 1T was decided that
the new mileage book to be issued by the
Vanderbilt and Michigan lines shall be of
the usual character, but that there will be
no place therein for the travellers sigma
ture. Instead he is to sign a slip handed
him by the conductor, and of course, will
not be obliged to sign the ticket before
boarding the train. The bureau decided to
charge $50 for the one-thousand-mile book,
and to give a rebate of $40 after the book
that the GRAND trunk VIII be In the new
agreement. The Wabash is not represented
in the bureau.
handsome progressive dinner last evening.
the guests of honor being Miss Dale and
Miss Clough. The feature of the drawing
room decoration was an ornate Christmas
tree The guests were seated at five small
tables, in groups Of four. color scheme
was carried out at each table. On each ta-
BILE was the number of the table in flowers,
the first being of violets, another in red
carnations, third in ferns and lilies Of the
valley, and the others in different-colored
roses. All of the appointments and the
cream in forms harmonized with the chosen
color. The other guests were Misses Mary
Miss Lille Reese Miss Margaret Ridgeley,
Miss Rowena New, Miss Mary Noble,
Messrs George Hume, Charles Dean, Robert
Fletcher Hodges, Louis Reese, Thaddeus
Baker and Stuart Dean.
Mrs Henry G. c. Balls gave an elegant
reception r Yesterday it for her sis
Miss Julia Tarlton. Mrs George wore her
wedding gown of white, and Mrs. Balls a
satin. The pretty home tastefully
adorned with profusion of roses, different
color in each room. and the candles were
shaded with corresponding colors Southern
smilaX and palms with holly were also used.
Mrs. Balls was assisted in the parlors by
Mrs J. A. Mount Mrs. E. G; Atkins: Mrs.
Henry Coburn. Mrs. J. H. Holiday Mrs. j.
P. Dunn. Mrs. w. B. Barry, Mrs. w. B.
Seaton. Mrs. John Wocher and Mrs. Worth
Merritt. and the Misses Mount, Mary Knip-
penberg, Julia Walk. Eta Lamb, Ella Won
negut, Gertrude Wocher. Mary George,
Charlotte Scott Lillian Atkins, Bertha Balls
and Clara Hawkins. A large company of
friends filled the parlors during the reception
hours. Their voices were accompanied by
the music of harp.
GOBIN-COX.
The marriage of Miss Agnes Cox, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Frank H. Cox, and Mr. Fred
erick c. Goblin, nephew of President Co
bin. of De PAW, took place yesterday noon
at Christ Church in the presence of rela-
tives and friends. The bridal procession
approached the altar as Mr. Joseph Joiner,
the organist, played the wedding march
Tho lYoharc xtrn,..N Mr. w Williamson Of