The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-06
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mrs. III. II. Hadley has gone TO Omaha,
Neb., TO visit friends for three weeks.
Mrs. John A. Butler will observe Wednes-
lays as her days at home during the sea-
son.
Mr.. Hopper. of Baltimore. manager of the
Princeton Glee Club. is spending a few days
In the city with friends.
Miss Jessie Patterson was hostess yester-
day afternoon for a card party at her home
on North Alabama street.
Mr.. William Walcott. of New York Mills,
will come soon to visit his cousins. Misses
Stella and Katherine Walcott.
Mrs. George Taylor Elliott will give a
dinner party Jan. Is in honor of Miss Denny
and her son. Mr.. j.. It. Elliott. jr.
Mrs. Allan A. Wilkinson will give a re-
ception the afternoon of Jan. Ia at her
home on North Pennsylvania street.
Mrs. A. NJ. Noe gave a dinner Monday
evening for Miss Mabel Schmidt, covers be
ing laid for ten. Miss Schmidt returned to
Nassar yesterday.
Miss Myrtle Smythe will receive informal
ly Friday afternoon from 3 TO . for her
guest. Miss Nye. of Laporte. and will be as
sisted by the Misses Shower.
Mrs. A. V. De Way has issued invitations
for a theater party tomorrow evening In
and Miss Mclean. of Clifton.
Miss Laura Huey will receive informally
Thursday afternoon ard evening at her
home In Woodruff Place for Miss Young.
of Louisville, who is her guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milburn have issued invita-
tons for Tuesday evening of next week,
when Professor Carl SWiggett. professor OF
literature at Purdue. will read a paper.
A musicale will be given at the Propy-
Iaeum Jan. 25 by Mr.. Edwin Farmer. Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh McGibeny. Mrs. l.. L. Page.
Mrs. II. ii. Rowland and Mr.. Karl
Schneider.
Miss Hanson of Philadelphia. Miss Car
penter OF Yonkers and Miss Blakeslee of
Albany will come next Tuesday to visit
Miss Denny and VIII be bridesmaids at
the Elliott-Denny wedding.
Mrs. Edward Hawkins will give a card
party this afternoon in honor of Mrs. Ros-
well, of Chicago. who is visiting Mrs. j. IL.
Serff, and Miss Erema Smith, of Rushville,
who is visiting Miss Mayme Beck.
Mr.. Luther Connah Brown, who has been
spending the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.
home in New York. Mr.. Browns father
will come TO visit Mr.. and Mrs. l. S. Brown
next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Lilly entertained
about forty friends at whist last evening
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Graham Macfar-
Lilly will give a reception for Mrs. Macfar-
lane and her sister, Mrs. McQuigin.
Miss Harriet Hosmer, an American sculp-
tor. will conn Jan. II to be the guest of
Mrs May Wright Sewall. Miss vi, Hosmer
the Presidents reception of the Art Asso-
citation. 10 be given at the Propylaeum
Tuesday evening, Jan. II.
Miss Margaret Ridgeley and her visitor.
Miss Duck, of Lexington. KY. will be the
guests of Mrs. Eli Lilly next week and
Thursday evening, Jan. IA. Mrs. Lilly will
give a Young peoples dance in their honor
who has recently come TO this city to re-
side.
Invitations will be issued to-day by Mr..
and Mrs. Caleb Stone Denny for the mar
riage of their daughter Mary and Mr.. Jo-
Wednesday evening, Jan. 20. at o'clock at
the Second Presbyterian Church. The
bridal party and families will be entertained
at the residence after the wedding.
A quiet wedding was solemnized at the
home of George c.. Ballard. 29S North Meri-
j. w. Duncan, presiding elder of the East
Indianapolis district. The contracting par
ties were George c. Ballard, of this city.
take up their residence on a farm near this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Kern, Mr.. and Mrs.
L.. H.. Levey, Mr.. and Mrs. Pfaft of this
city. and Mr.. and Mrs. T. H.. Noonan, OF
Cincinnati. will go to Chicago to-day to
join a house party 10 be given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Rowland, and they will remain until
tomorrow evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Row
land.
THE DRAMATIC CLUB PLAY.
The second playeof the Dramatic Club for
the season was given last evening before
"a large and fashionable audience of mem
bers and out-of-town guests at the Propy-
laeum. The play selected was Mr.. Browns
Dinner Party a comedy in two acts by
Fanny Locke Mackenzie. The committee
in charge, consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
vim Rice Maxwell, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Duell Gates, Miss Frances Atkins and Mr.
Lynn y. Martindale, not only selected d
play that was enjoyable, but put it on the
stage in good style. with an excellent caste
throughout.
AS the play goes, Mr.. job Remington
(Gordon Varney) is III love with Eleanor
II. Howland). and finds that she is going to
sail on the Majestic for Europe, and he al
once determines TO go on the same steamer.
He suddenly remembers that he has invited
friends to dinner and asks Willoughsby
Brown. the best-natured fellow in the
world civilian c. Bobbs), TO take the din
ner party off his hands. This Brown will
do. In the meantime Miss Armstrong is
given an assignment by her paper to ascer-
tain the way housewives treat their maids
and she goes as a maid to Mrs. Brown
CIisS Mary +. Colgan.) Tom Rodney. OF
the Philadelphia Times (Arba T.. Perry, is
given a similar assignment and goes as
servant to Mr.. Brown. Remington at the
last moment finds that his sweetheart is
not going TO Europe, remains at home and
goes to the dinner rI party r yvb ar bfd this TINS sisua,
brought out. with the result that Ellen, the
name assumed by Mrs. Rowland. and
Stubs. the name taken by Mr.. Perry. be-
meets an old flame. Alicia Keith Miss Au.
| gusta Lyon. and all ends well. The stage
setting was a drawing room in Mr.. Reming-
tons flat. very prettily arranged, and d
feature of the entertainment was the song
and dance given by Ellen Mrs. Howland)
and Tim Casey, the iceman (E. b. Martin
dale. jr.) They were encored heartily. The
entire cast was:
John Remington with money to burn)
Mr.. Gordon Varney.
Stubbs fTom Rodney. of the Philadelphia
Times). Mr.. Arba Il. Perry
Willoughsby Brown (the beSt-natured fell
| low i'm the world. Mr.. William G. Bobbs.
Tim Casey (the iceman). Mr.. Z. b. Mar
tindale. Jr.
Plimton Jones always tired), Mr.. Joseph
X. Sharpe. jr.
James Duncan Ga marrying mani. Mr.
Hewitt II. Rowland.
Dean Curtis Dean OF Administer. lectur-
ing i'm America). Mr.. Robert Martindale.
Harbury Curtis (his brother), Mr.. Lal
Noble.
Tom Maxwell. Mr.. Page Chapman.
Mr.. Harry Waller Ton stock exchange)
Mr.. Maxwell.
York Sum. Mrs. Hewitt III. Rowland.
Agnes Brown Ia disappointed Woman)
Miss Mary +. Colgan.
Alicia Keith (who knows everybody, Mis-:
| Augusta Lyon.
Elsie Maxwell Ga debutante), Miss Louise
Mrs. Plimton Jones "a type), Mrs. Arbs
Y. Perry.
Mrs. Harry Waller Ca very new bride)
Mrs. Augustus Coburn.
Mrs. Bixby Ia widow, Mrs. Joseph Is
Sharpe, jE.
The eostuming for the dinner party wa.
very handsome and throughout the play
which i'm itself is very bright and clever
members TO make the matter of dress on
of decided interest. After the plaV tn,