The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-10
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

-TEAOUNHL HND OUClE /.
Mrs. Harry Murphy has gone to Chicago
for a few days.
Mr. Charles H. Pierce, of Lafayette, re-
turned home yesterday.
Mrs. J. d. Mcclure. of Peoria, ILL.,, is the
guest of Mrs. L. o. Thompson.
Mrs. H. II. Hornbrook will not observe
her usual reception hours to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Martin left yester-
day for Denver, to remain indefinitely.
Miss Mary Wilson, of Evanston. who was
MISS Hasselman's guest, has returned home.
Miss Josephine Gray, of Anderson, came
yesterday to visit her sister, Mrs Lynn
Stone.
Mr.. and Mrs. John N. Hurry returned yes
terday from an Eastern visit of several
weeks.
DIR. and Mrs. Potter, of Glendale, O.. will
Potter.
Mr.. A. L. Mason has gone to Denver to
visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William f.
Mason.
Mrs John H. June, of Boston, formerly
Of indianapolis. is visiting friends and rela-
tives here.
Mrs. H. Bates, jr, will entertain Friday
afternoon for Mrs. Whiteleys guests and
Mrs Comly'S guests.
One of the weddings to occur in Decem-
Der will be that of Mrs. Emma Krauss and
Mr.. Franklin Vonnegut
Mrs. Halford, who has been visiting her
Is.
this week for the South.
Baron Won Koenig of Vienna who has
been visiting Mr. John G. News family, will
leave to-day for Chicago.
Mrs Edward Payne, of Rushville. who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs T. H.
Parry, has returned home.
Miss Carrie and Miss Margaret Malott re-
turned yesterday from visits to friends in
New York and Connecticut
Mrs. Charles NJ. Walker will read Miss
II avs at he lion
of charities in Evansville this week.
Mrs. Florence Bennett Brookes. of Cleve-
land, o., is visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs, William II. Bennett for a few days.
Miss Gertrude Willien, of Terre Haute,
Miss Annie Reaume's guest, was called
home yesterday by the Illness of her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Sullivan and Miss
Florence Malott have returned from Chi
cago, where they went to attend the horse
show.
Mr. and Mrs James Ingraham of ST. Au-
gustne, Fla, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Spades. Mr.. Ingraham will leave to-day for
Washington, ID. G.
Mrs. Theodore Potter gave small thin
BILE party yesterday afternoon for her cou-
sin, Miss Susie Edwards, of Downer's
Grove, Ill. Miss Edwards is visiting Miss
Potter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Fox.
Mrs james N. Rogers yesterday enter
tanned a company of ladies' at cards in
honor of Mrs. George Whitley, of Spring.
field, ILL.,, formerly of this city Mrs. White
Mrs II. H. Lee entertained eight ladies at
luncheon yesterday in honor of Mrs. James
A. Mount. The flowers were pink roses,
with carnatSons for fay9rs ir,,, The ,r other S
K. Syfers, Mrs l.. w. Fletcher, Mrs L. o.
Thompson, Mrs. j. o. Fisher, Mrs. j. d.
Mcclure of Peoria and Miss Lillian Wood.
Rev r. f.. Gilbert d. D.. of Washington
d. c.. is a guest at the Denison. He was
formerly pastor of Meridian-street NJ. T..
Church, and is now the general secretary
of the American Society of Religious Edu-
cation. Returning from lecture tour in
the Northwest, he expects to resume his
journey to-day, proceeding to Knoxville,
Tenn, to meet the Southern board of his
society.
An afternoon tea will be given tomorrow
at the residence of Mrs. Theresa Levy, No.
lois new North Alabama street, for the
benefit of the Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent
Society. Mrs. Levy will be assisted by Miss
Selma Fox, Miss Fannie Solomon, Miss
trude Soloman Miss Edna HorowitZ Miss
Lena Pretzfelder and Miss Prins. A small
admission fee will be charged. The evening
will be devoted to progressive euchre for
the young ladies assisting and their es-
corts to which an invitation is extended to
all the young people connected with the
Market-street Temple.
A wedding took place at st. Johns Cathe-
dral yesterday morning at o'clock. The
bride was Miss Mary Theresa Moran, a
niece of Mr.. and Mrs William Bradley, of
this city. and the groom was Mr.. Daniel
Mccarthy The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Father Gavisk. The attend
ants were Miss Martha Foley, of Corners
Vile and Mr.. John Bradley, of Eldon, Ia
After the nuptial service breakfast was
served at the couples new home. on Eng
fish avenue. A reception was held in the
Bradley, of Chicago. ILL.,; Mr. James Moran,
of Fort Riley, Kan, and Mr.. John j. Nc
Carthy. of Washington. ID. c.
GERMAN LITERARY CLUB.
One of the interesting events in club an
nails was the observance of presidents day
yesterday afternoon by the German Literary
Club in the east parlor of the Propylaeum.
The club members and their friends were
received by the president, Mrs. Charles NJ.
Walker, and the executive committee. Mrs.
Frederick Knetier, the vice president; Mrs.
Clemens Vonnegut, secretary. and Mrs. H.
c. Sickles, treasurer; Mrs. Louis Hollweg,
Mrs. II. o. Panther and Miss Harriet
Jacobs The friends were then seated. and
the programme was presented. Mrs Walker
delivered her eighth annual address She
commended the work of the club. which has
been useful, earnest and diligent The orig
inal object of the club was to study German
literature. This the club does continuously
BY Carlyle and Colerdge the public has
been made acquainted with German Itera-
ture, until now IL ranks next to English
She spoke of the born Americans who 20
TO Germany and return to teach the lam
guage in the public schools. The work in
the club, she thinks. has not only melted
a love for German literature, but has given
a corresponding value to English literature.
Mrs Henry Sickles followed with an adj
mirable paper on Genius" in which she
mentioned the notable qualities of the lead
ing writer's and musicians. and quoted def
nitions of great writers regarding genius.
The conversation on the subject was led
by Mrs. Frederick Kneher and among
those who participated We're Miss Emily
Fletcher, Miss Corinne Robbins DR.. Tai
ger, Mr. d. X. Goss, Mr.. Herman Lieber.
DIR. c. l. Fletcher, DR.. II. o. Painter, Mr..
Charles r. Williams and others Mrs Ber-
nard Vonnegut sang rs muss was Wunder-
Linaus in die weite Welt" by Reidle: Mrs
Carolyn Winter Goetz sang "Dich theure
Halle, by Wagner; Mr.. Karl Schneider
Wagner played two piano solos. A socia
hour followed. At one end of table.