The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-09
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

visit friends.
Mrs. ]. H. Greenstreet will entertain her
card club tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs George w. Geiger has been called to
Reading, Pa, by the death of her mother.
Mr. and Mrs Samuel H. Fletcher are in
New York. They are expected home Mon
day.
The Ceramic Club will meet this after
noon with Mrs. Nora Morris, at 1921 College
avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Noble are visit
ing their son and family in Vincennes for
a short time
Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks entertained
number Of friends at luncheon yesterday
for their guest, Lord Herschel.
Miss Florence Day will entertain at din
ner Friday evening for Miss Holiday and
Mr.. Hume, who are TO be married next
week.
Mr. and Mrs L. w. Fletcher and Mr. and
Mrs. S. H. Fletcher have issued invitations
for party at the Propylaeum Monday ev-
ening, Nov. q.
Mrs. E. C. English, of Muncie formerly
Miss Blanche Pfahler, of this city, was
called to Akron, o.. yesterday by the sud-
den serious illness Of her husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold B. Hibben will re-
ceive Informally this evening for their Wis
Warren, of Terre Haute. There are no in
vitauons.
Mrs. Joseph Rilus Eastman observed her
first reception yesterday afternoon at her
assisted by her mother, Mrs. John NJ. Gas
ton. and Mrs. John B. Sherwood, Mrs.
George d. Kahlo and Mrs. George b. Gas
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Medford B. Wilson have
issued invitations for the marriage of their
daughter Daisy and Mr.. Frank +. Church
North Delaware street, Tuesday evening,
Nov. p, at $3.50 o'clock. The at-home an
nouncement is for Thursdays after Jan. 2
at No. 134 East Sixteenth street.
Mr. ia oil
with one of the departments at Washing
ton, D. c., and was formerly of this city,
was married Yesterday afternoon at
o'clock at the First Baptist Church par
sonage, to Miss Elizabeth Naylor. Rev. T.
J. Villers officiated. Mr.. Shepherd and his
bride left last evening for Washington.
Mrs. Robert Layman Dorsey and Miss
Madge Layman gave an autumn tea yester-
day at Mrs. Dorseys home, on Central ave-
nue., in honor of Mrs. James Thompson
Layman and the Misses Carroll, Of Lynch
burg, w. Va. The house was adorned with
branches of autumn leaves and the chande-
liers We're festooned with vines. Palms and
rooms. Mrs. Dorsey and Miss Layman
were assisted by Mrs. Katherine Dorsey,
Miss Anna May Coe, Miss Katherine Lay
man, Mrs Henry S. Schell, Miss Josephine
Smith, Miss Mary Kercheval Miss Flor
ence Haywood, Miss Julia Landers. Misses
Myrtle and Ethel Parks, OF Martinsvile,
and at the punch bowl were Misses Virginia
Shaw, Kittie Layman and Ethel Dorsey.
In the room where ices were served Ameri-
were placed on bright colored autumn
leaves, a pretty conceit for the season. Last
evening Mr.. and Mrs Dorsey and Miss Lay
man gave an informal hearts party for Mr.
and Mrs. Layman and the Misses Carroll.
GERMAN CLUB GUEST DAY.
The Indianapolis German Literary Club
observed it's presidents day yesterday
afternoon with an elaborate entertainment
for the club members and guests in the east
parlor of the Propylaeum. Miss Corinne
Robbins received the guests and presented
them to Mrs. c. M Walker, the president,
and Mrs. Louis Hollweg. At o'clock the
company was seated at small tables deco
rated with small vases of scarlet carnations
The programme of the afternoon included
piano solos by Miss Mary Josephine Wight
and Mrs Bertha Test, and vocal numbers
by Mrs. Philip GoetZ and Mrs. Bernard
Vonnegut. Mrs. Walker made her annual
address and Mrs. James II. EagleStield read
an interesting paper on German Humor-
ists," and the conversation following was
led by Mrs. Clemens Vonnegut, jr. After
the serving of a three-course luncheon the
toasts We're given. Mrs. Fl. o. Panther re-
sponded to THE American Woman in Our
Club" DR.. Il. A. Wagner to The Club
Womans Husband and Miss Emily Fetch
er to 1.-THE German Woman In America"
number of gentlemen accepted the hos
pitalities of the club, and among the guests
from out of town were Mrs. Miller, of the
Woman's Club of Greencastle; Miss
Osthaus, of the State University Mrs. Wit
tenberg, of Baltimore. with Mrs. Rush, and
Miss Roberts, of Cincinnati, with Mrs. Diet
richS.
FOR LORD HERSCHEL
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel E. Morss gave a tea
yesterday afternoon, inviting a number Of
representative people to meet Lord Herschel,
who is in the city for brief visit. Mr. and
Mrs. Morss were assisted by Senator and
Mrs. Fairbanks in presenting the distin-
guished guest, who greeted each one cor
daily and who in turn was introduced to
the people of the middle West whom he
had not met with before in his periods of
travel in this country. Mrs. Morss was as
sisted in the Inequalities by Mrs. John N
Carey, Mrs. John r. Wilson, Miss WATSON
and Miss knippenberg, who presided at the
exquiSitely appointed table. The house.
which is a gem in itself with its works OF
art, was adorned with long -stemmed chrys-
ing the afternoon Mrs. John II. Sonntag
and Mrs. Enrique G. Miller sang, accom-
panied by Miss Amy Jacobs Lord Herschel
will leave this morning for Washington
General and Mrs. Harrison gave a hand
some dinner last evening in honor of Lord
Herschel, inviting Senator and Mrs. Fair
banks, Rev. and Mrs. Milburn, Mr. and
Milligan and Mrs. A l.. Mason to meet him
The table was beautiful. with the famous
silver vases filled with pink roses and quaint
silver candlesticks with pink rose shades
and rich appointments of lace, silver and
crystal. A few friends were invited late in
the evening to meet Lord Herschel.