The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-05

will go to their farm near New York. Mr.
Ellison will join them there in about four
weeks for his summer vacation.
The last meeting OF the Womans Club
for this season was held yesterday after
noon. Miss Harriet Noble read a paper on
The Development of an Idea and the
annual reports of the officers were read.
Master Randall Dean entertained about
eighty of his young friends with a dance
yesterday afternoon at his home, on North
Pennsylvania street. The porcheS were
inclosed and prettily arranged with flowers.
Mrs. Nellie V. Bittinger entertained the
n. V. b. ladies' afternoon euchre club and
the members husbands Thursday evening
at her home, $50 North New Jersey street,
it being the last meeting of the season.
Prizes were won by Mrs. 7. Gruff, Mrs. ID.
Graham, Mr.. j. w. Bittinger and Mr.. John
Roberts.
Monday afternoon and evening Mrs. NJ.
NJ. Graydon will receive informally for her
daughters Miss Katherine Merrill Graydon
and Mrs Lincoln Payne, OF Danville, III.
Miss Graydon. who is just home from Oak
lard, Cal. will receive her friends Mondays
during June at No. 2SS Central avenue (old
| number)
The play of 1.-The Happy Pair by mem
bers Of the Dramatic Club will be given this
be followed by dance, and refreshments
will be served. A number of Well-known
ladies are patronesses for the entertain
ment. The proceeds will be for the sum-
mer playground for children.
A reception was given at the First Pres
byterlan Church last evening. Mrs. >. NJ.
Shepard and Mrs. Henry COe, with the
ladies of the church, received and assisted
in entertaining The church decorated
with summer flowers. A number of selec-
tons for violin and harp were given by
Misses Bertha and Emma Schellschmidt
Miss Vivian Greene gave pink rose din
ner last evening in honor of Miss Besse
Warhe, and Mr. Melvin o. Ryker. The
guests to meet them were Miss Findley,
Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Wingate, Mr.. II.
S. Moore, Mr.. VIII Cleary and Mr.. Custer
Ryker. After the dinner a spiderweb was
! XplQH
| Of the web were presented to the bride
elect.
Mrs. W. H. Coleman entertained party
of twentyfour ladies yesterday afternoon
| at whist. The guests were the members
of two clubs who have been playing whist
with the American leaders, and this was
| chosen by means of flowers, the guests
drawing flower found her place by cor
were on the tables. The rooms were pro-
| fusely decorated with all kinds of summer
| blossoms.
Mrs j. H. Greenstreet and Miss Green
| street entertained party of ladies infor-
| mally yesterday afternoon in honor of Miss
| Comstock, of Utica, N. Y. The rooms were
| fully arranged in vases. Syllables of words
were distributed for the guests TO arrange
rewarded with pieces of dainty embroidery,
the work of Miss Greentsreet. Last even
ing Mr. and Mrs Greenstreet gave card
party. Miss Chambers, of Pendleton, was
one of the guests.
Among the pupils of the Girls Classical
School who have returned to their homes
for the summer are the following: Misses
Hayward, Pana, Ill. Miss Belle Leonard,
Lafayette; Miss Ximinia Watson, Marlin,
Tex. Miss Corinna Stettiner, Toledo, o.
Miss Grace Johnson, Muncie; Miss Ella Nc
Kee, Chillicothe. o.; Miss Elizabeth Apple
gate, Corydon; Miss Edith Patterson, Dan
vile, H.; Miss Carrie. Cullop, Vincennes;
Miss Erma Ribeyre, New Harmony. Miss
Maud Coulter of Frankfort, has gone with
her parents on an extended Eastern trip.
Miss Web Culbertson, artist, is the guest
of Mrs. Sewal.
Miss Denny gave a charming tea from
| Keep and Miss Foster. Only a few were
| invited by Miss Denny. The hostess was
assisted by her mother, Mrs. Caleb s. Den
ny, her sister, Mrs. Joseph Taylor Elliott,
Mrs. John Sonntag. Miss Ridgeley, Miss
| CASTOR, Miss Corela Taylor. Misses Stella
and Katherine Walcott, Miss Hyde. Miss
Julia Fletcher Miss Mary Noble and Miss
Marjorie Ellis. Spring flowers adorned the
| several rooms and made the atmosphere
redolent of their perfume. Among the
| guests were Miss Won Starklon, Miss john
son and Miss MAR, out-of-town guests.
Misses Florence and Lucy Taggart gave
a pansy luncheon yesterday for Miss Vir-
| The guests were all seated at one table.
| Suspended from the chandelier was ball
of pansies with lavender ribbons to each
cover. At the end was bouquet OF pan
| sizes for the guest and streWn over the cloth
| were pansies and maidenhair fern. Can
| dies in crystal candlesticks We're topped
with pansy shades. The friends who ac-
cepted the Inequalities were Misses Mary
Wilson, Katherine Ayres, Elizabeth Dalton,
Mary Sayles, Katherine Walcott, Rather
inc Sullivan, Mayme Beck, Martha Lam
ders Gertrude Wocher Edith Smith, Ethel
Failey Ruth Wilson and Alma Haerle.