The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-01
nENNTOW DIR. A. E, BUCHANAN
OAN ANA g.. SO When BuiIdlng.
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mrs. Pierre Gray will return to-day from
a visit to Union City.
Mr.. Henry c.. Van Anda has returned
from visit to Martinsville.
Miss Josephine Gray. of Anderson, will
come to-day to visit her sister, Mrs. Lynn
q. Stone.
Miss Helen Hamilton returned yesterday
from Greenfield, o., where she has been
for q fortnight
Mrs. II. f. Sylvester. of San Francisco,
came yesterday to visit the family of Mr..
w. r. N. Sylvester.
Miss Denny will give a small tea Friday
afternoon for Miss Keep and her visitor,
Miss Foster, of Davenport.
The Misses Shower will entertain Thurs
day afternoon and Miss Vivian Greene Fri
day for Miss Besse Warne.
Mrs. James T. Wright will be at home
to her friends this afternoon and will have
with her her mother, Mrs Allen.
The Shakespeare Club had an outdoor
meeting Saturday at AI Nilsson. lie. mrs
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Erdelmayr, of
Cleveland, o., are guests of Mr., and Mrs.
Joseph Stetson, Mrs. Erdelmayr's parents.
Mrs. r. c. Marshall, of n West Eleventh
street will receive informally on Wednes-
day from to for Mrs. G, w. Weyer of
st. Louis.
Mrs. Sewall will observe her usual at
he me- on Wednesday afternoon, June 2,
from to 5. This will be her last reception
for the season.
The alumnae association meeting Of the
Girls Classical School will be held at the
Country Club Thursday, instead OF at the
school building.
Mr.. and Mrs C. c. Williams will give a
dinner this evening in honor of Miss Besse
Warne and Mr.. Melvin O. Ryker, who are
to be married next week.
The engagement of Miss Laura H.
Schneider youngest daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip H. Schneider, to Mr.. George
Carter, all of this city, is announced.
The marriage of Miss Emma Wacker,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wacxer,
and Mr.. Thomas II. Wiles will take place
Wednesday evening, June 8, at lions
Church.
A surprise entertainment was given Mas
ten Dashiell at the residence of his daugh-
ter Mrs. j. II. Hunter, 3lS Bright street,
last evening by the members of his 9. A.
r. post in honor of his eighty-second birth-
day. Refreshments were served Music
end singing were the order OF the evening
Mr.. Dashiell was born in Greene county,
Chic. in 1SlS.
The Misses Stella and Katherine Walcott
entertained yesterday with a delightful tea
from to s. having as their guests Of honor
their cousin, Miss Virginia Keep, VINO mas
just returned from New York; Miss Eos
ter of Davenport, Ia, who is visiting MISS
Keep and Miss Wadsworth, of Rock Isl
and ILL., who is visiting her aunt Mrs.
Henry S. Fraser. The drawing room was
beautffed with vases, white roses and
white iris. In the second room Miss Amelia
Castor presided at the ice table where
pink roses and MeXican-drawn work over
pink silk gave the color to the whole, and
Miss Sarah Willard presided at the silver
COuee urn III the oriental EoOIn WuSiS ISN
predominated. Mrs. Walcott and Mrs.
1.anier, with Mrs. Benjamin ID. Wacott,
assisted, and the young ladies who passed
the cups with Miss CASTOR and Miss Mil
lard were Misses Josephine and Helen ttol-
man. Miss Julia Fletcher. Miss Mary
Ransdeu Miss Mary Foster. Miss Knippen-
berg and Misses Katherine and Edith Wal
lick.
SHINN-SPRAGUE
Special to the indianapolis Journal
BIUFFTON, Ind, May S.-Eugene
Shinn. a Hartford city attorney, SON of
Hon. B. c.. Shinn, was united in marriage
with Miss Elsie Sprague, of this city, yes
terday.