The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-05
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mr.. Davis Buntin went to Terre Haute
yesterday for few days.
Miss Alice Higgins will return to-day
from visit to Miss Helen Matthews, at
Clinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dugdale and daugh-
ter will leave in a few days for visit to
friends East
Miss Holiday has issued invitations for
a linen shower Oct. is in honor of Miss
Augusta Lyon.
Miss Anna Singer will leave soon for Buff
Ialo, n. Y, TO spend the winter with Mrs.
j. b. Thomas.
The Peru Club win meet this evening with
Mrs. John McKenna, (new) No. 1911 North
Alabama street.
Rev. and Mrs. N A Hyde and Miss Hyde
have returned from Vermont, where they
spent the summer.
Mrs. w. A. Wainwright. of Noblesville is
the guest of Mrs. f. w. Morrison, on North
pennsylvania street.
The AT Home Club will meet this after
noon with Mrs. McMahan (old) No. 4H
North Delaware street
Mrs SewalI will resume her regular
Wednesdays for the season tomorrow. Her
bours are from to O'Clock.
Mr.. J. c. Perry, Mr.. Hervey- Bates and
MS grandson from Lafayette left yesterday
for kankakee on hunting trip.
Mrs Falconer and Mr. John M. Shaw's
children have returned from Harbor Point,
Mich, whore they spent two months.
The engagement is announced of Miss Car
OIne tllZdhetnf HueStlS ana Mr.. jonathan
NJ. Clark The wedding VIII occur Oct 70.
Miss Lillian Moore, of North East street,
arrived home yesterday morning after a
two weeks visit to Chicago and Lafayette.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Louise M. Schrader and Mr. A. nj Graham
or Madison. The wedding will take place
Oct. A.
Rev. NJ. l.. Haines will read a paper on
Temperance Citizenship" this afternoon at
the first meeting of the Local Council of
Women.
The Christ Church Guild will hold its
first meeting of the season this afternoon
III the church parlors. The gathering will be
of a social nature
Mrs Emma Frank Hook. of Whatcom,
Wash, who is visiting her parents. Mr., and
Mrs. Henry Frank, will return home the
last of this month.
Mr.. Richard Byron Overstreet has gone to
Chicago to spend a few days and the last
of the week he will go to Merrill Wis,
where he will give a recital.
The Century Club has postponed it's open
ing for the year until Oct. 10 when Mr.
James L. Mitchell viii read a paper ON
Diplomatic Correspondence.
Miss lone Schol has returned from a
two months visit to relatives in the East.
She was accompanied home by her nieces,
Misses Lillian and Madeline Maus
Mrs. s. A. Johnston and Miss Lillian Ian
defS nave returned from Rye Beach, where
they spent the summer. Mr.. S A. john
ston, Jr., Will remain East at school.
Mrs. Jeanette Thurber. of New York,
has engaged Mr.. +. X Arens as director of
the chorus and the childrens chorus at her
institution in New York for one year.
Miss Lenore Snyder left Yesterday for
New York accompanied by her mother
They will sail this week for Paris, where
Miss Snyder will continue her music study
brand Mrs. J. H. WOODBURY. will receive
informally. this afternoon ana evening at
their home told No S72 North Capitol ave-
nue.. The date is their golden wedding ami
versary.
Mrs. J. j. Cooper has issued invitations
for luncheon Thursday in honor of her
daughter Mrs. John Mcclure Wiley, who
has recently returned from an extended resi-
dence at Bordeaux.
Mrs. Bement Lyman went to Lafayette
yesterday to attend the funeral of Mrs
Mary Emerson. Mrs. Emerson was well
known in this city, having visited Mrs. Ly-
man and other friends.
The FortnightIy Literary Club will observe
Presidents day this afternoon at the Propy-
laeum. The committee in charge is Mrs j.
s. Harrington, Mrs. Edward H. Dean, Mrs
Albert Baker Mrs. Charles z. Doney and
Miss Emma Atkins.
The European edition of the New York
Herald announces that the marriage of
Mr.; Louis n. Reibold, formerly of this city,
and Miss Margaret A. e. Morgan, has been
indefinitely postponed on account of the
serious Illness of the lady.
Col. W. r. Holloway writes from London
under date of Sept Y, that he had a quick
passage across. 1t was his intention to
spend a few days in London and then a
week With Consul General Gowdy, at Paris
before proceeding to st. Petersburg.
Mrs. Frenzel. the mother of John, Otto
and oscar FRENCH celebrated her birthday
yesterday at her home on North East street
A large company of relatives and friends
were present. Luncheon was served in the
evening The decorations of the dining room
were in exquisite taste.
The Sheridan Dramatic Club, Of Irvington.
will hold the first social meeting of the
season at Mr.. E. T.. Tibbott's Friday. Oct.
q. y o'clock In oh -
the evenings entertainment is composed of
Miss Romano Braden, Mrs. H. S. Schell
and Mr.. Tom Layman.
Invitations will be issued tomorrow bv
Mr.. and Mrs. yinson Carter for the mar
riage of their daughter, Anna Louise and
Mr. Herbert Selleck Wood, to occur Wednes-
uay, OCT; ~ az 10 O'Clock, the ceremony
to be followed by reception at the family
residence, on North Pennsylvania street
from TO 10 o'clock. The at home announce
ment is after Nov. 49, No. 1924 North Penn
sylvania street
An interesting programme VIII be pre-
scented this evening at Plymouth Church,
the occasion being a testimonial concert for
Mrs. Alice Fleming Evans. who will leave
soon for New York The talent secured will
include Mr.. Charles F. Hansen, organist;
Mr.. Andrew. Smith, tenor; Mr.. Louis
violinist; Miss Jeanette Wren Lewis
pianist. There will be a banjo duet by
Mr.. #. Y. Maffey and Mr.. F.. ID. Mason
Mrs. Evans will sing duet with Mr.. Morris
Neck, and in a quartet with Mrs. Cook Mr.
Meek and Mr.. DocheZ.
Last evening being the date of the first
meeting of the indianapolis Literary Club
the gentlemen who comprise its member
ship were privileged to bring guests The pa
per was on the subject of "Humor." and ii
was interestingly presented by Mr.. John
A. Finch. Mr.. Finch considered the desira-
bility of humor and the large place which
it holds in life. He devoted some time to
newspaper humor which is called "conyer-
sational humor," and the extended space
which newspapers give to this class of
reading. In his mention of newspaper humor-
lists Mr.. Finch placed the writer OF Bub-
bleS in the Air in the Indianapolis journal
at the head of the list, as being one of the
most widely copied humorists Of the day
Presidents day in the Minerva Club was
observed yesterday at the home Of Mrs
street Mrs. Snider was assisted i'm her hos
pitaities by Mrs. Morrison. Mrs Clinton
Galloway, Mrs. Julia Henderson, Miss
Nancy Warman, Miss Jessie Hauk Miss
Gertrude Goodhart and Miss Jeannette
Smith. The programme OF the AFTERNOON
was in charge of Miss Sarah RudiseIl and
Miss Jeanette Smith. Mrs. J. A. Coleman
the new president made her inaugural adj
dress and THE Famine from the song
OF Hiawatha," was recited by Mrs Writ
9. Smith. The guests We're entertained with
the mysterious programme" In which the
subjects of this years programme were ar
ranged. or rather dsarranged. A social
hour followed the literary features. num-
Der of invited guests were present.
Mrs. +. w. Morrison gave a gentIemen's
dinner last evening as a surprise to her
husband, the date being q double anniver-
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