The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22

Flora Mabel Berg. to De Witt vandensen
Moore. The wedding will take place in
June.
Miss Bertha Rush will entertain Thursday
aftern n9 for Miss Mathllde Br'nk ;i, and MI
dinner for Miss Brink and MI Walk Fri
day evening
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Aneshaensel will
give a dinner Wednesday evening in honor
OF Miss Mathilde Brink and Mr.. Carl Walk
and Miss Alberta Won Hake and Mr.. Will
liam NJ. Birk.
Mr.. Christian Brink will issue invitations
this week for the marriage of his daughter
Mathilde and Mr. Carl Walk. to occur
Wednesday evening, June 8. at the English
Lutheran Church.
Mrs. w. o. De Way entertained a few of
her whist friends last evening in honor of
Mr.. Parsons, of Chicago, who Is an expert
player. and who is spending to-day with
Mr.. and Mrs. George N. Catterson.
Tie members of the Young Women s
Christian Association will give a lawn fete
Friday evening at the home or Mrs. T.. q.
Cornelius. on North Meridian and Tenth
streets There will be various attractive
features.
Mrs. J. II. Greenstreet will. receive in
formally tomorrow afternoon for Mrs. AL
bert Lynn, of Pittsburg: Mrs. Charles Sher-
man and Mrs. William Ransom, of Chicago,
and Mrs. c. u. kregelo. There are no IN
vitations
Mrs May Wright sewan has returned
from a visit TO Ottawa, Canada. Her last
wednesday rf fTom to 5 E o'clock snd sSe
will be assisted by Mr. and Mrs. John M.
Judah and a number of other friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Pryor entertained the
Wilaway Club Friday evening at their
home on North State avenue. The national
colors adorned the parlors and dining room,
and red. white and blue prevailed through
out the evening. Mrs. Shaw and Mr.. Dick
Carter were the first prize winners.
A surprise cinch party was given for Mr..
William Jarboe, at his residence. on North
New Jersey street. Friday evening. Forty
game luncheon was served and red carna-
tons were given as favors The remainder
of the evening was devoted to music and
dancing.
Mr. T. c. Day, president of the Citizens
Education Society, assisted by Mrs. Day,
gave a reception to the members of the
society and a few other friends last even
ing at their home on North Meridian street.
The feature of the evening the read
ing of a paper by Prof Alfred Mansfield
Brooks. of Bloomington University, on the
subject of Architecture and the Ornamen-
tation or Decoration Of School Buildings.
Mr.. Brooks has made this subject one for
strictly in favor of an improvement in the
line mentioned. 1t is the work of the Edu-
cation Society to, interest members and 9TH
ers and to foster greater interest in school
questions and to promote such branches as
shall tend to promote success in the school
system. The address was preceded and fol-
Josephine Wight Mr.. and Mrs Day We're
assisted in receiving and during social
hour by the executive committee: which
consists of General Harrison. D. K. Goss,
Miss Cropsy. Albert Baker. Miss Mary
Nicholson, c. S. Lewis. Mr.. and Mrs. B. c.
Kelsey. G. A Gay. Herman Lieber. Mrs.
William Scott and DR.. MacAlexander.
Mr.. Robert F. Daggett of this city. has
been admitted to the Ecole des Beaux Arts
in Paris. and is the first Hoosier to win the
distinction. Mr.. Daggett went abroad in
January to take a course of study in archi-
lecture to enter the school in the fall. In
April an examination was announced for
entrance to the school, which is a govern
ment school, the same as West Point is in
this country. Mr.. Daggett took the exam
ination in order to see about what kind Of
work was expected, rather than with any
hopes of being accepted. There were 497
who took the examination. and after a
twelve hours examination in architecture
800 We're dropped. as they failed to reach the
required standard. After an eight-hour ex-
animation in free-hand drawing and model
ing. Mr.. Daggett ranked the highest of any
American. He passed in an examination of
mathematics and history and also in the
subject of shades and shadows. He is the
first Hoosier ever to enter the government
school, and there are each year twenty
Frenchmen and ten foreigners admitted and
only those who stand the highest out Of the
many who try can be taken. Mr.. Daggett
was so delighted with his success that he
cabled to his father instead of waiting to
write.