The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-02
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mr.. and Mrs George G. Tanner have re-
| turned from visit TO Gas City.
Mrs Elwood and Mrs. Blackman, of Chi
| cago, are visiting Miss Jessica Bird
Miss Julia Landers will entertain a num-
Der Of friends at cards tomorrow evening
Miss Walton. who has been visiting Mrs
W. j. Holiday. returned to her home in
| Cleveland, O., yesterday
Mr.. r. B. F. PIERCE and daughter, Mrs.
| ". J. Hughes, have gone To housekeeping
| at their home, No. 1l50 North Meridian
street.
| Mr. and Mrs. George E. Hume will return
| home tomorrow from their wedding trip.
They have been spending this week in
| Washington.
Mrs J. w. Beck will give tea Dec IA
| for her daughter, Miss Anna Louise Beck,
at their new home, No. 1870 North Pennsyl-
Vania street.
| Mrs. VIM. ]. Mckee entertained ten at
| luncheon yesterday in honor or MISS Nc
Gregor. of Milwaukee, who is visiting Mrs.
John N. Hurry.
The young ladies of the First English
Lutheran Church viii serve supper Friday
| evening at the chapel, and will have fancy
| articles and candy for sale.
Miss Miriam Moore, who has been visit
| ing her aunt Mrs. Kate M Bowles. went to
| Louisville yesterday to make visit before
| returning to her home in Evanston
Mrs. S. E. Morss received yesterday, hav-
| ing Mrs Wilson, Of Kansas City. Mrs
| Davis of Pittsburg, and Miss McCurdy, of
Bloomington, as her guests of honor.
Among the entertainments to be given
| this month Will be a masquerade party.
| given by Mrs. John G. New, Dec. 20. and a
| large reception by Mrs. John +. Carson,
Dec. 49,
| turned to their home, at Eau Claire, Wis.
| Mrs. Hannah Chapman, whose guests they
| have been, has gone to DansVille, N. Y, to
| join her sister, Mrs Moon
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest NJ. Wiles will enter
tain a few friends at whist this evening for
Mrs. John Wiles, of Kansas City, and Mrs.
James Rust and Miss Bowman, of Cincin-
natl, who are spending few days with
them.
Mrs Charles Divine will return from a
short visit to Cincinnati Tomorrow night
and spend a few days with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. john S. Lazarus. before going to
join Mr.. Divine in Memphis, where they
will reside.
Miss Mary Helnnicke and Mr.. Charles
Bakemyer were married Wednesday even
ing at the home of the brides mother on
Davidson street, Rev. J. c. Peters officiat-
ing. Mr.. and Mrs Ba1emyer went at once
to their own new home, No. 143l Chestnut
street
Mrs. Franklin w. Hays entertained the
Scribblers' Club yesterday afternoon. Mr..
James Whitcomb Riley was an invited
guest The guests from out of town were
Judge and Mrs. Penfleld, of New York; Mrs.
and Miss Rogers, Of Cincinnati, and Mrs.
Frank Nelson, of Greencastle.
The Young Women's Missionary Society
of the Second presbyterian Church will
meet this afternoon with Mrs. w II. Ten
| MIS- No. 713 North PENNSYLVANIA street and
| preparations will be made for a tea to be
| given Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. e. T..
Woods, No. 725 North Pennsylvania street.
A farce, THE Musical Surprise" will con-
clude the food show at the Mayfiower Con-
gregational Church tonight. The charac-
| ters in the farce will be assumed by Mrs.
| Josephine Bremerman Edmunds, Miss Jo-
sephine Hyde, Mr.. Fl. G. Coldwel. Mr..
| Frank B. Fowler and Mr. Charles J. Bu-
chanan.
Mrs. Robert Springsteen gave a card par
| ty yesterday afternoon for her sisters, Mrs.
Gordon. of Washington d. c., and Mrs. M.
| d. Watson, of Chicago. Mrs. Gordon will
| leave tomorrow for Winchester to make a
| short visit Mrs. GORDON is the daughter of
Maj. Jonathan W. Gordon. of this city. She
| now has a position in one of the depart
ments at Washington D. G.
Mrs. John Holiday Murphy gave an ex-
| hibit of embroideries Yesterday afternoon
at her home, on North Pennsylvania street.
| The articles were large and small doilies,
| quisitely embroidered by Mrs Murphy Mrs.
| Murphy's work won a medal at the world s
| fair, and the needlework shown yesterday
| is beautiful. One art in which Mrs. Murphy
excels is the use of color the shading as
we'll as the stitches being especially COM
| mendable. The exhibit will continue open
| to-day.
Miss Alice Wick has resigned her position
at the Public Library. Yesterday Miss Wick
was presented with pretty brooch by her
associates in the library, Mrs. McIlhenen
been connected with the library for fifteen
years, her first service being in 1876. She
| remained eight years, and for the past
seven years she has again been holding the
| position of reference clerk, in which she
has been faithful and efficient. Miss Wick
| will remain in the city. Miss Allen, who
has been in the library for a number OF
years, will succeed Miss Wick
MRS. MAUS'S RECEPTION.
One of the handsome receptions Of the
season was given yesterday by Mrs. Frank
Maus and her sisters. the Misses Scholl.
The elegant home on West North street was
embellished with American Beauty roses in
the drawing room. pink roses in the second
| parlor, scarlet carnations and poinsettias,
set in maidenhair ferns, and asparagus in
| the library, and masses Of yellow chrysan-
| themums on table, mantel and buffet in the
| dining room. A harpist and violinist in an
| upper balcony played during the reception
| hours. The entire house was lighted by
| electricity. Mrs. Maus and the young ladies
were assisted in entertaining by Mrs.
| Charles Scholl, Mrs. s. e. Perkins Mrs.
| George Turner. Mrs. Robert Keller Mrs.
| F. P. Heron. Mrs. Clarence Nichols, Miss
| Gertrude Henry Miss Chapman and Miss
| Krause, in the drawing room; Mrs. Freder-
| lex Rush. Mrs r. A. Wagner, Mrs. Bernard
| Vonnegut Miss Emma WATSON. Miss Hew-
| itt Miss Chambers, Miss Culver, in the
dining room, and by Mrs. Burton Parrot,
| Miss Walk Miss Huey and Miss Holmes in
the library Among the guests were Mrs.
| Varrelman, of st. Louis, who is visiting
| Mrs Maus.
MRS. ECKHOUSES RECEPTION.
Mrs. M. Eckhouse gave a handsome recep-
| ton yesterday afternoon for Mrs. Gilbert
| Hart Miss Carrie Hart and Mrs. Bass of
Washington, D. c., and Miss Clara Eek
| house. of Avondale, who are visiting Mrs.
Joseph Eckhouse. The spacious residence
| on North Meridian street was deliberately
decorated for the event. there being masses
| of palms, curtains of smilax and rare vases
| of flowers White roses, carnations and
| chrysanthemumS were in the drawing room,
| American Beauty roses, with candles of cor
| responding color, in the library and in the
| pink roses and violets and pink candles.
| Mrs. Eckhouse was assisted in entertaining
| by Mrs J. Q. Van Wrinkle, Mrs. II. j. Kan
| trowitz, Mrs. Francis Il. Jennings, Mrs.
| Joseph Eckhouse, Mrs. Samuel E. Rauh,
| Misses Gertrude and Minnie Kirsh baum and
| Bertha Eckhouse. A large number of
| ladies accepted Mrs. Eckhouse's hospitality.
| Last evening Mrs. Joseph EckhouSe gave
| an informal company for her visitors.
GOLDSMITH-SO
special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE TIAUTE. Ind, Dec. Miss Mary
South, daughter of Col E. f. South, agent
| of the Big Four Railroad Company, was
married last evening to Mr.. Arthur Gold
| smith at the residence of her parents, the
Rev. John E. Sulger. of st. Stephens Epis-
| copal Church. performing the ceremony.
! Miss Lena Goldsmith was maid of honor and
| Mr. Ellsworth Cook, of Shelbyville, Ill, was
| best man. After the wedding supper and
reception Mr. and Mrs. Goldsmith left on a
| wedding trip to New York. Mr.. Goldsmith
1 lie asSOpiafed with his father Charles II