The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02

Miss Julia Fletcher is in Terre Haute,
where she went to attend g, party given by
Miss Sadie Fairbanks. Friday evening.
Miss Fletcher win return home tomorrow.
Tomorrow evening will be the last
ladies' evening in the indianapolis Literary
Club for this season. Mr.. Charles e. EN-
merich will read a paper on "Glimpses of
German Army Life
A pleasant feature of the week was a
thimble party given Thursday afternoon by
Mrs. G.. F. Burroughs. 1861 North Illinois
street, for Mrs. Lockridge's friend, Mrs.
Blackman, of Buffalo, n. Y.
The Indianapolis Whist Club enter
tanned the ladies Friday evening at their
rooms at the Commercial Club. The rooms
were decorated with flowers, and unusual
preparations were made for the event.
The Alpha Club was entertained informal
brand. Miss Haueisen will be the next
hostess. May Is. The meeting will be held
in the evening and the gentlemen will be
invited.
Three important subjects will be consid-
cred at the Rosemary Club Saturday:
skeletons in our National Closet" The
Red Man, . by Harriet Shepard; The Black
Man, by Mabel Folsom, and The Mormon
What Shall we Do with Them Mar
garet Anderson.
The w. F.. NJ. S. of Hall-place Church
will hold its regular quarterly tea at the
home of Mrs. Angie Pearson, No. 965 North
Delaware street, next Tuesday evening. DIR.
Marie Haslep, formerly medical missionary
In China, will give a short talk. DR.. Haslep
will wear the Chinese costume, attended by
q maid.
Tie Ministering Children's League of ST.
PauIs Church gave a May party yesterday
afternoon in the parish house. Mrs. II. N.
Castle is directress and Miss Ella Haines
vice directress. There was a May pole
dance by the children and little Mary Win
tiers was crowned queen of the May with
due ceremony.
Rev. j.. A. Milburn and DR.. l.. f.. Page
will go to Wisconsin on a fishing expedi-
ton this week and Mrs. Milburn will go
to Mount Vernon, o., to visit Miss Stamp
during their absence. Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
DoweIl, who have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Milburn, have returned to their home,
IN kenosha, Wis.
Subjects that will be conducive to gem
gramme for the Woman's Club Friday.
They include 'Fads," Social Customs and
"Mannerss by Mrs. T. H. Blackledge, Mrs.
J, NJ. Winters and Mrs. Morris Ross, re-
spectively. The conversation will be led by
Mrs. Benjamin d. Walcott.
The Misses Laura and Rose Fitzgerald,
who have been spending the last year in
Europe, sailed for home April % on the
steamer Columbia, and will reach New
York on May s, where they will be met by
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. p. Fl. Fitz-
gerald, and. after a visit III New York, will
return to their home in this city about
May Is.
Tuesday afternoon In honor of her niece,
Mrs. George u. Kahto, and Mrs. j. Cum
ming Smith, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ingram will
give a company Friday evening for Rev.
and Mrs. Smith, to which they have invited
the families of the officers of the Taber-
nacle Church and a number of the Presby-
terrain clergymen of the city.
Miss Rose Diller was hostess for the
Inter-Nos Literary Club, Wednesday after
noon, assisted by Mrs. Laura Brown and
c elus Mo OF the eq ReTolutio "A review by Mr Of Mare Tans
Meek; American Victory at Saratoga and
It's Results" Mrs: Belle Gorsuch; Lift of
we're Rersa we'll p repaired a papers ersS A 1PaSl FaSfneSs
Ride was read by Mrs. Johnson. Mrs.
Jessie Goth sang The st~ar-spangled
Miss Bessie Brown.
The annual closing party for the pupils
between the ages of twelve and sixteen
was given last evening at the Brenneke
Academy. All the new dances were on the
programme. The special features of the
evening were the fancy dances, the cachuca,
by Ethel Reeves and Grace Pendleton,
and the sailors hornpipe, by Hazel Kinney
and Lily D. Foor. The former wore Spanish
dress and the latter sailor costumes. The
young girls are graceful dancers and were
warmly applauded by the other pupils and
the visitors. The second dance for the
young children will be given Saturday even-
ing, May s.
Tuesday evening at their home on East
Udell street Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Crist en-
tertained the Social Dozen Club. The rooms
were bright with cut flowers and ported
plants. Mrs. CriSt was assisted in the din
ing room by Mrs. O.. D. Cosler and Mrs. L.
M. Pentecost. A varied and interesting pro-
gramme was given, the notable features be-
ing two original poems by Mr.. William
Landes and Mr.. T. II. Hazelrigg. The clubs
birthday gift to Mrs. Crist was a lamp.
This club, organized for the recreation of
the busy men and women who compose it,
does not pose as a literary society, yet some
creditable work is being done along these
lines.
The Misses Wallick gave a delightful re-
ception yesterday afternoon in honor Of
Miss Jessie Miller and her visitor, Miss
Jane Brown Fuller, of Washington, d. c..
The guests were received in the drawing
room, which was decorated with vases of
pink roses. Assisting in extending the hos
FATALITIES were Mrs. John A. Butler, Miss
Misses Ransdell, Miss Knippenberg, Miss
CASTOR, Mrs. Augustus Coburn, Miss jean
nette JudSon and the Misses Holman. The
library was bright with gay tulips and an
effective adornment of the lining room was
made with quantities of pansies. Among the
guests was Miss Waters, of Louisville.
The marriage of Miss Barbara Weber,
formerly of Cincinnati, and Mr.. James G.
Jordan, took place Wednesday evening at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Jordan,
No. 56 West Thirty=trst street. Miss Lii
liam Fowler, of Spencer, played the we'd
ding march and Rev. David Van Dye pro-
nounced the The house was dec
GRATED with palms, ferns, roses and carna-
tons for the event. After the m
there was dancing. Among the guests
from out of town were Mrs. b. f. Fowler
GER; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Weber, jr.; Miss
Margaret Weber and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Pistner, of Cincinnati; Captain and
Mrs. A. I. Hecock and daughter, Miss Jen-
ME Underwood, of Fort Worth, Tex;
Messrs. f. and G.. Weber. of Aurora; Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Moore, of Danville, Ill.
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