The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-30
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mrs. Henry Scot Fraser VIII not observe
her usual reception to-day.
Miss Gail ". Smith has issued invitations
for a card party Saturday evening for Miss
Corella Trindle.
Mr.. Frank Smith, of Chicago, who has
been visiting Mr.. u. j. Foster and family,
has returned home.
Mrs. Frank Book, of Battle Greek, who has
been visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. G.. Tanner,
returned home yesterday.
Mr. George King, of New York, gave a
dinner TO party of his Indianapolis friends
at the Bates House yesterday.
Mrs. NADIA Paddock Sprague, who has
been in this city for the past three months,
has returned to her home in Boston.
Mrs. w IT. Coleman will be at home Fri
day afternoon informally for her guest, Miss
Woodruff, of Knoxville, Tenn. There are
no invitations.
Mrs Perley Bonte Raymond has issued
invitations for a reception Wednesday after
noon, Dec. z, at her home in Woodruff Place,
for Mrs. Frank Nichols Lewis, of Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. John w. Williams entertained A
number of ladies at cards yesterday after
noon for her sisters, Mrs. ]. D. Gordon of
Washington, D. c., and Mrs. NJ D. Watson,
of Chicago
The last meeting of the Ladies' Soldiers
Aid Society will be held tomorrow morning
at $3.50 o'clock with Mrs. Irene V Webb,
No; 1lS West Walnut street, when the. So
ciety having no more work to do will be
mustered out.
Mrs. Addison G. Harris entertained a
number of friends at luncheon yesterday
tew days IN ths ctv VT" me - eests We're
friends of Mrs Mansur who were asso-
ciated with her on the board of managers
of the Orphans Asylum,
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Rippetoe entertained
at dinner on Monday evening at their home
on East Walnut street in honor of Misses
Elizabeth and Maud Carroll; of Lynch ,neh-
were present Mrs ]. A. Ferguson, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. S. Dorsey, Miss Jennie Holloway,
Miss M NIi Layman, Miss Emma NINA Hoio-
Burns. Miss Kate Layman and DR.. Daniel
Layman.
The annual election of the Woman's
Whist Club was held yesterday afternoon at
the regular meeting of the club. The fol-
lowing are the new officers elected: Presi-
dent Mrs. S. f. Perkins; vice president,
Mrs. H. N. Castle; secretary, Mrs. Charles
D. Johnson; treasurer. Mrs. o: G. Pfaff.
Members Of the executive board, Mrs. j. W.
Bradshaw; Mrs. David Swain :, and Mrs.
John +. MesSick. The cub will hold one
more meeting, next Tuesday, at the Deni-
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Edwards. of Spice
land. Ind, came to the home of their son,
d. w. Edwards, in Morton Place, yesterday
to celebrate their sixtieth wedding ami
yersary. Mr.. Edwards is eighty-four years
old and Mrs. Edwards is eighty-three
Both were born in Ohio and are pioneers
of Henry county, Indiana. They have six
children living-Mrs. A. w. Saint, of New
Castle; H. !. Edwards, of Dyea, Alaska;
Nathaniel Edwards, of Snyder, Ind: j, P.
Edwards, of SpiceIand; Prof. l.. r. Ed
wards of HaVerford College, and ID. w.
Edwards, of indianapolis.
THE DRAMATIC CLUB.
The first play of the Dramatic Club,
School, by T. w. Robertson, given last
evening, was successful. The play is four
act comedy, which usually requires nearly
three hours to give BY judicious cutting"
the play was shortened. The characters
were well distributed among members of the
club, who are known to have dramatic abil-
ity, and the committee, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Dye, Miss Dye, Miss Smith and Mr.. Larz
Whitcomb arranged such pretty stage pic
lures, with the scenery and bevy of pretty
school girls. that all contributed to the sue
cess. The first scene is the garden near the
school, the second is the schoolroom and
the last two are out of doors again. Miss
Annie Dye as Bella was demure i'm a
tluaker-hke gown OF gray, which was be-
coming and was happily selected for the
character OF Bella, the dependent pupil
teacher. She played the character with
daintiness. Miss Helen Armstrong as Naomi
Tgne, the saucy heiress, gave a capital in
attractive. Miss Mary Browning Butler as
Mrs. Sutcliffe. the wife of the schoolmaster
who is jealous OF him after more than forty
years of married life, did an excellent piece
of character work her scene in the first act
6eirg particularly good Mr.. Arthur B.
Grover as DR.. Sutcliffe had splendid make
up, and so did Mr.. Walter o. Williams as
Krux, the villain of the play, who is mean
enough to revenge himself on Bella and both
were at their best being tried actors in the
club. MIR. William r. Elliott as the old
Beau Farintosh, with dim eyesight and silly
weakness of age, was good, while John
Thomson as Jack Poyntz and Wilbur Dark
as Lord Beaufoy, the young men who fall
in love with Bella and Naomi. completed
cast that gave good performance. The
school girls were winsome IN their summer
gowns picture hats and sunbonnets. and the
opening song by Miss New and the fairy
them W
nicely. The best scene was the examine
ton, in the schooroom, where the girls
seated at desks took perfect delight in
lessor and the visitors, and made some
clever local hits that created much merri-
Anna Hasselman, Miss Rowena New. Miss
Florence Day, Miss Ellen S. Baker, Miss