The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-20
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Rev. d. J. Ellison will go to New York
Monday to spend Thanksgiving with his
family
Mr.. f. r. Parry will leave to-day for CAL
ifornia, to be absent six weeks or two
months.
Mrs. T. A. Randall, of College avenue
has s issued invitations for a card party
Wednesday.
Miss Cora Parry, who has been spending
a few days at home, will return to school
at Oxford Monday.
The Portfolio Club will not have meet
ing thanksgiving night, but Will postpone II
to the following week.
Mrs. ]. II. Clarke, of North Meridian
street, entertained in honor OF Mrs George
Whitley Thursday evening.
Mrs. G. f.. Worrell will give linen shower
Monday for Miss Bertha Lamb, whose mar
riage will occur Wednesday.
Mr. Quincy Mount OF Connersvlle, came
to attend the charity ball last evening He
is the guest of Mr. James 4. Roberts
Mrs. ]. A Milburn will give an exhibit
of the summer work of Mr.. Otto Stark, at
her home Monday and Tuesday, Nov. ~
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Miss Stamp of Ohio, will come Monday
to visit Mrs. Joseph A. Milburn. Mrs. Mil
burn will not observe her day at home
Tuesday.
Mr.. w. @. Huber gave a Zigzag party
Thursday evening to about twenty-five or
his friends. There were games, supper
and an informal dance.
tanned Miss Carnahan, Mr. Burford, the
young people who are to form their bridal
party and a few other friends, at cards
last evening.
Mrs. 4. G. Reeves, of Kenwood avenue, en-
tertained Thursday afternoon and evening,
the guest of honor being Mrs. Laura Far
rell, of Baltimore, Md.
Professor Karsten, OF the State Univer-
sity, will deliver an address on Faust" ne
fore the German Literary Club Tuesday, at
the residence of Mrs. Emil Wulschner. II
will be a guest day for gentlemen.
Mr. and Mrs. Swanston, of Woodruff
Place, gave handsome card party yester-.
day afternoon, entertaining their friends in
Woodruff Place with number of others
IN the decoration of the rooms.
Ex-Governor John Burbank, who has
been spending part of the week with his
sisters, Mrs 0. z. Morton and Mrs. S. G.
Gill and has been one day i'll Terre Haute
with his son-in-law, Mr. Harry Miller, re-
turned to Richmond yesterday.
AT the Womans Club, yesterday after
noon, Mrs. X. M. Bowles read a paper on
Rejected Manuscripts" and Mrs. Meredith
sion.'' The conversation on THE Queen 3
English" was led by Miss Newcomer, ard
was general There were number Of out
of-toWn guests present.
Mr.. VIII l.. King, of this city, a travel
Ing. salesman for Kingan & Co., and Miss
Florence Heckert, of Fort Wayne, were
married at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. c.
z. King, 24S4 North Pennsylvania street,
Wednesday evening, Rev. X. r. Brewing
tons of Knightstown, Ind, officiating. Mr.
King and his bride will reside III the future
at Richmond, Ind.
Miss Nellie Kimball of the Blacherne en-
tertained Miss Edith Bingham, Miss Edith
Daniels, of Dayton, o.; Miss May Selman,
OF Greenfield; Miss Roberts, of Mobile; Mrs.
Roy Caylor, of Noblesville Mrs. Beatty of
Alexandria; Miss Fish, Mrs. Seaton, Mrs.
Briceland and the Misses Aiken, yesterday
afternoon, at a thimble party.
Mrs. A. d. Rogers entertained about sixty
friends yesterday. afternoon with a recep-
ion, the guest of honor being Mrs. j. T..
pounds, who viii leave the city soon for
Sisted by Mrs. A. ]. Gardner, Mrs. j. j.
Higgins, and Miss Higgins, Mrs. John Co
burn, Mrs s. f. Gray, Mrs A. S. Lock-
ridge and Mrs. Claude Griffith. Misses
Louise and Violet Barbour presided at the
punch bowl: The guests were treated to
Winter Goetz sang and Miss Blanche
o. Donnell played. The ladies We're present.
ed with roses; The rooms were tastefully
decorated with chrysanthen1ums, roses and
palms
Mrs. r. G. Arnold gave a china shower
yesterday for her sister, Miss Bertha Lamb,
presented Miss Lamb with some pretty arti-
at cards. Prizes for the ga" games ' were srs''e Of
china The pretty home was embellished
with palms and American Beauty roses.
The guests included Mrs c. E. Park, Mrs.
+. w. Mclean, Mrs, Alfred Glossbrenner.
Springsteen, Mrs. George A. Gay, Mrs. Will
liam j. Moore, Mrs +. E. Fuller, Mrs. E.
f. Gay. Mrs. J; B; Cockrum Mrs. J: D..
Jackson, Mrs. d. II. Shields. the Misses
Glossbrenner, Miss Rose Nessler Miss Eiz-
abeth Eberhardt, Miss Maud Fulner. The
appointments for the luncheon were in pink
and white.
Mrs. Oran Perry entertained her friends
yesterday afternoon with a reception, at
ner home on North Delaware street The
reception hall and parlor were decorated
with yellow chrysanthemums and the din
ing room with crimson carnations. Palms
we're arranged in the hall and rooms. An
orchestra played during the reception hours.
Mrs. Parry was assisted by Mrs. Raymond,
Clarksburg: va. Mrs. c, G. Foster. Mrs.
Mrs. A. l.. Varney, Mrs. W. f. c. Colt Mrs.
Edward Daniels, Mrs. Henry Smith, Mrs.
w. g. Lynn, Mrs. J; K Sharpe, jr.. Mrs.
Mary Foster. Among the guests were Mrs.
Morgan, of Virginia; Miss Summers, of Lou
isville, and Miss Fenton, of Chicago.
Mrs Annie Fletcher and daughter Mrs.
yesterday afternoon with thimble party:
Mrs Fletcher is a member of the second
section Of the Social Circle of the First Bap-
tiet Church. and many of the guests were
also OF that church. The ladies were given
nine blue and white squares of calico, with
thimble and thread and needle. Each made
a block OF patchwork. When these were
finished the ladies voted for two judges
and these decided which were sewed the
best, and the prizes were handsome pieces
of embroidery. The judges were given
handkerchiefs made by Mrs; Mendenhall,
and the thimbles We're retained by the
guests as favorS. The rooms were taste
fully decorated with flowers. The quilt will
be completed and given to the second sec
lion of the Social Circle.
Mrs Frank Van Camp was the hostess
for large reception yesterday afternoon.
Her guest of honor was her sister, Mrs
sisted by their mother, Mrs. Anna Lintner
IN receiving. Mrs Craig wore her wedding
gown and the other ladies were handsomely
Costumed. Mrs. Van Camp was assisted by
a coterie of friends. who assisted in the
Darlor in entertaining, In the second parlor
m pouring and serving coffee and In the dim
ing room by dispensing ices. White chrys-
anthemums and pink roses adorned the par
lor and yellow chrysanthemums were
placed on the table and mantel In the sec
end parlor. The dining room was in pink
and green, with smilax festooning the buff
fet and forming a canopy over the table
The smilax was held by broad pink satin
ribbons and on the table was a basket or
pink chrysanthemums set in wreath of
smilax The ladies assisting We're Mrs.
Mrs L. B. Millikan, Mrs. f. j. Scholz, Mrs.
c. d. Browder, Mrs. ]. w. Holtzman, Mrs.
Frank Fitzgerald Mrs. Marshall 7. Levey,
Mrs. Frank Wiley, Mrs. ID. Z. Winnings,
Misses Minnie and Clara SchoiZ, Miss Nc
Dermott OF Cincinnati, Miss Dorothea Van
ception hall, where punch was served, scar
let carnation harmonized with the wall
hangingS. An orchestra was stationed in
the upper hall and played during the re-
ception hours. More than three hundred in
vitations were issued for the reception.