The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-01
Personal and Society.

Mrs. Essie Messing Rice has gone to her
future home in Lafayette, Ind.
Miss Mary Dickson, of Martinsville will
spend this week with Miss Florence Day.
Mrs. w. p. Ijams. of Terre Haute, will
come to-day to visit Mrs. Charles H. Com
stock.
Mrs George N. Catterson and Miss
Florence Coffin have returned from Charles
tom Ill.
Mrs Bascom B. Clarke, of Madison, wis,
Is in the city for few days visiting
friends.
Mrs. William Garrard Comfy will receive
Thursday afternoon with her mother, Mrs.
Charles H. Walcott.
Mrs. J. Rilus Eastman will not observe
her first at home until one week from to-
day at the Victoria.
Mrs. Augustus Lynch Mason has issued
invitations for tea at the Propylaeum the
afternoon of Nov. 8.
The Ceramic Club is preparing for its an
nual exhibit, which will be given this year
at the Bates House the last of this month
The W. +. NJ. Society of Fletcher-place
Church will meet with Mrs. L. B. Hopkins,
No. 1897 Olive street. tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Robert A. Miller, of Canton, O., who
came to attend the funeral of her aunt,
Mrs. Mclaughlin, returned home yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John K. Wallace celebrated
the third anniversary of their marriage last
evening by entertaining a number of
friends.
Capt. and Mrs. James B. Curtis Will re-
turn to-day from Morristown, N j. Mrs.
Curtis has been absent with her sons since
July.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Maclay Hall. who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. l. Lyon,
returned to their home in Pittsburg yester-
day.
Mrs Francis Roots, of Connersville, will
give a house party the last of this week
and Mrs. "A. V. De Way will attend from
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry P. Coburn have re-
turned from their wedding trip and Mrs.
C0DIrn nhcQrUn rcf 40 of
Thursday
Mrs W. H. Cook will receive informally
this afternoon for her guest, Mrs. L. r.
Kitchener, of Washington, d. c., formerly
of this city.
Mrs A. P. Fox and daughter, who have
been spending four months in Virginia, have
English for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Thompson Iayman
will return to-day from their wedding trip
and will be at home at the Boyer flats, No.
III west Vermont street.
Mrs. L. H. Dunning will give a reception
this afternoon at the Propylaeurn for the
members of the general executive commit
tee of the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety and the visitors in the city.
Mrs Parks and daughters, Of MartinsvilIe
will come to be with Mrs Franklin Ian
ders and family this week, and attend the
grand opera, in which Mr.. Earl Percy
Parks is one of the leading bassos.
There will be a rehearsal of the Mother
Goose extravaganza chorus this evening at
lHS ~ H. bdluWln piano rooms. Inc enter
Mission fair and all who will be in the
chorus are asked to attend.
Mr.. Lou Newberger entertained at din
ner at the DeniSon Sunday evening in honor
of his cousin, Miss Jeanette Straus, of
Wabash, Ind, who is the guest of Miss
Sara Messing of North Delaware street.
Those composing the party Were beside the
host and his guest, Misses Emma and Sara
Messing, Miss Gertrude Kirschbaum,
Misses Lilly and Lulu Levi of Peru, Ind,
and MnSSrS Sylvan Kahn Aha
Isadore Feibleman, Ralph Bamberger and
Bernie Kirschbaum.
FOR MRS. WILKINSON.
Mrs. S. c. Holmes gave rose reception
yesterday afternoon at her home, on North
Pennsylvania street, for her sons bride
Mrs. ]. Clarence Wilkerson. Mrs. Wilker-
son was presented to many of Mrs. Holiness
friends during the reception hours The
bride wore her wedding gown of white satin
trimmed with duchesse lace. The entire
house decoration was of roses, pink roses
being used in the first parlor, Meteor roses
in the second parlor and American Beauty
roses in the dining room. Palms. smlax and
ferns also contributed to the festive atmos-
phere Mrs Holmes was assisted by Mrs
Louis II. Levey, Mrs John w. Kern. Mrs
william am r Brown; Mrs. Allan n, A. Wisin-
CART. Mrs. George N. Catterson, Mrs. j.
w. Powers, Mrs William NJ. Levey Mrs
J: J. Carver, Mrs. George r. Root, Mrs
Marshall It. Levey Mrs Frederick Parvin
Heron, Miss Florence Coffin. Miss Weller
of Louisville, Miss Erema Smith of Louis
vile. who was a bridesmaid for Mrs. Will
kerson. Miss Corella Taylor, Miss Florence
Taggart and Miss Bessie Lee Webb Mrs
Wilkerson will be the guest of honor at
several entertainments to be given soon.
LEIGH-GORDON
SAVANNAH, Ga. Oct. 3-The social
event of the winter in Savannah was the
marriage at noon to-day of Miss Mabel
Gordon and Rowland Leigh. of London.
Miss Gordon is the youngest daughter of
General and Mrs. William W. Gordon, her
father being member of the Porto Rican
peace commission. Mr.. Leigh is the young
est son of Lord Leigh of Stoneleigh
Abby, Warwickshire, and resides in Lon
don. The marriage was celebrated in the
historic old Episcopal Church, the ceremony
being performed by the Very Rev. and
Hon. James Leigh, dean of Hereford Ca
thedral, assisted by Rev. Robb White. the
rector of the church. Following the cere-
mony there was wedding breakfast and
brilliant reception at the Gordon home.