The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-04

| swung in the summer air. in the flowers
| which filed pretty vases and in the re-
| freshments. After all had assembled silk
| papers were distributed and in them were
| small flag favors and materials for hem
| stitched handkerchief, each guest being re-
| quested TO complete the work The prize
| for the best work were awarded by Mrs
| Frederick Murray Ayres Mrs Garrett
| Archibald Mrs Joseph Taylor Elliott, jr
| and Mrs p. b. Ault and was dainty lace
bordered handkerchief in a box tied with
red. white and blue ribbon. The hostess
| was costumed in the birthday colors A
number of the visiting girls were among
those entertained.
Miss Helen Krag entertained a party of
| friends delightfully."- last evening. They
were received at her home on North Penn
| sylvania street, where the porch was ar
tistically decorated with flags draperies of
red, white and blue and wall baskets filied
with elder. At s o'clock a car. gay with
| electric lights of the three colors, arrived
and the company took a ride. chaperoned
| by Mrs. Mary Katherine Howard. of New
York BY the courtesy of Mr. Patterson the
| party went to Washington Park to see the
night bicycle races and later returned to
guests included Miss Lef1ingwell Miss
Baker, Miss Cooper Miss Haywood, Miss
| Denny, the Misses Taggart. Miss . DonneH
Miss Florence Atkins, Miss Henley, Miss
Keep, Miss Armstrong Miss Ryan, Miss
Ayres, Miss Wilson, Miss Smith, Miss Tay-
| lor, Messrs James O'Donnell. Clarence Cot
fin, keyes Winter, Robert Foster, Slough
ton Fletcher, Frederick WATSON, Warren
| Cakes. Stuart Dean, William Taylor, Roy
bFuIng, SdmueI ana lay PattlSOn, George
| Denny, Frederick Winters Ralph Lemcke,
James Gavin. Wallace Krag. Jack Lyon,
| George Lockwood and Lewis Hasselman.
Mrs. Aaron H. Blair and daughter Mrs.
| yesterday afternoon at the home of the
! latter. the old Taylor homestead on North
Illinois street, The spacious garden was
| gay with bunting, and flags swung between
! the tall trees and from the house, While
| the bushes We're decorated with small flags
and tiny emblems of liberty were lavishly
! and effectively used in of the
shaded grounds. The receiving ladies wore
tiny flags on their corsages. Under a blue
| tho blocks of red and white having a tiny
! flag for decoration for each guest The
punch bowl was set in a circle of red:
white and blue flowers and was in charge of
! Miss Anna Stewart niece of Mrs. Taylor.
| The friends of the hostesses who assisted
n the hospitalities were Mrs. ]. A Mount,
! Mrs Charles w. Fairbanks, Mrs. John Co
! burn, Mrs. Daniel Stewart, Mrs. John NJ
| Kitchen, Mrs. Garland r. Stewart. Mrs H
H. Rowland: Mrs. Henry L. Wallace, Mrs
| Edward Fl: Dean, Mrs Fl. w Marsh, Mrs
George G. Tanner. Mrs Albert Baker, Mrs.
William Scott, Mrs. Henry w. Bennett,
Mrs. John Newman Carey, Miss Mary
| Noble Miss Katherine Basler of Ashevile
! n. c.. and Miss Ethel Failey harpist
played during the reception hours, from
| to o'clock. Invitations were issued to
about three hundred guests.
SMITH-STEELE.
| Special to the indianapolis Journal.
| PALESTINE, ILL.,, July AT the resi-
| dence of DR. and Mrs. N. Steele Wednes-
day, June 80, at o'clock. occurred the
marriage of their daughter, June H, and
Mr.. Henry o. Smith, of Flat Rock, ILL.,, the
| Rev. Charles +. Valira of Havana, ILL.,,
! officiating. The bride was attended by her
! cousin, Miss Maud Presholser, as maid of
| honor, and Misses Annie Kitchel and Kate
! Barthelemy as bridesmaids; Mr.. Shirley
| Walton, of Atlanta, Ind, was best man. A
| reception was given Thursday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. I. P. Smith, parents of the
| groom. The young couple will reside in
| Danvlle, Ill. The guests from away were
Rev. W. G. Valira and wife of Hiram, O.;
| Rev. c. E. Valira and wife, of Havana Ill.,,
and Miss Susan Steele of Indianapolis.