The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-11
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

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DR.. Elmer Smythe is convalescent.
Miss Helen Woodsmall is visiting relatives
at Atlanta, Ga
Mrs Flora Jones and Mrs. j. 2. Dunn Will
not observe their day at home this week.
The North End Whist Club will be enter
tanned this evening by Mrs. w. A. Iayior.
Mrs Smart of Allegheny City, is visiting
her brother, Mr.. John r. Pearson, and lam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand L. Mayer will go
to Hot Springs next week to spend snort
time.
The Unity Circle of Meridian-street
Church will give a social in the lecture
room this evening.
Mrs Mary " Shay apd mi Miss su ca of
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. r. STANCE.
Miss Dora Kothe will entertain the Eidel-
weiss Club this afternoon in celebration
of her birthday anniversary.
Mrs. f. e. Dewhurst entertained few
ladies' at luncheon yesterday for Mrs
Charles G. Brown, of Bloomington, Ill.
Mrs. Elmer Ten Eyck and daughter Dor
othy will leave the last of the month Tor
Albuquerque, N. M, to join Mr.. Ten Eyck.
Mrs. Granville M. Ballard and Miss Bal
lard returned yesterday from FLORIDA,
where they have been spending the winter
Mrs. Laura Struby will give a bowling
party tomorrow afternoon at the German
House for her visitor, Miss Dehm, of ST.
Louis.
The Missionary Auxiliary Of the Central
Christian Church will be entertained this
evening at the home Of Mrs. A. II. White,
No. 1102 North Illinois street.
Mrs. A. B. Gates will invite few friends
for Thursday AFTERNOON Of next week, when
Mrs. A. f. Potts will read paper prepared
for the Katherine Merrill Club.
Mrs. J. j. Higgins and daughter, Miss
Alice Higgins, left yesterday for their home
in Clinton. They will be the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Claude Matthews before going
into their own house.
Mrs Frank w Wood and Miss Hattie
Adams have issued INVITATIONS for recepcc
o'clock, at Mrs. Woods home, No 1907
North Delaware street
Mr.. and Mrs. A M. Robertson will leave
Sunday for Hot Springs, Ark, to spend a
| few weeks. Later in the season they will
go to Norway and Sweden, and finally will
make a tour Of the world.
Mrs. George L. Reinhard, of Bloomington,
Lockwood, No. 2217 College avenue. Mrs.
Lockwood and Mrs. Reinhard will receive
informally this afternoon and evening.
| There are no invitations
Mr.. Paul Wilstach, of Lafayette, is in the
agent for Richard Mansfield Mr. VIII
a dinner given in Washington, D. c., by
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett. and Mr..
Mansfield was one of the number. A re-
ment of Mr.. Wilstach
Mrs. John H. Baker gave a hyacinth
| luncheon yesterday at the Denison, enter
Maase MRS Noble BStIer n Mrs. tt 81 a
| Coleman, Mrs Charles w. Smith, Mrs.
Agnes y; De Way, Mrs. A. J. Beyeridge,
Mrs, W. A. Applegate, Mrs. Daniel Stewart
and Mrs. Walter Milliken.
| Mrs. A. s. Gates and Mrs. Hewitt How
land gave a lenten tea yesterday for Miss
Jessie Hughes, of Minneapolis, who is their
! guest. The three ladies received and they
| were assisted in entertaining by number
| OF young ladies and young married ladies.
| The adorned with mink
lions and roses, and the receiving ladies car
| ried. pink roses. Gentlemen were included
/ in the invitation for the tea.
| Mrs. George c. Hit gave a pink rose
luncheon yesterday in honor of her sister,
Mrs. Higgins, and Miss Barnett, of Ando-
yer, Mass, and of Mrs. c. H. Comstock's
guests Miss Comstock, of Duluth, and Miss
/ Kelley, of Cleveland. There were pink
roses on the table, pink rose shades on the
| cover. When the ices in the same form,
with natural rose leaves, We're served, a
d doTSage DouQues Oh vlol t was on , eacn
We're Mrs. Theodore Varney, Miss Denny,
Miss Martindale, Miss Carey Miss Wilson,
Miss Griffin and Miss Eleanor Smith
Mrs. Theodore Stein entertained a large
party Of ladies at euchre yesterday after
| noon, Mrs. Stein was assisted in entertain
ing by her sisters. Mrs. Frank Mummen-
hon and Mrs. o. d. Bohn, Miss Mummen-
! hof, Miss Fannie Martin and Miss Elsa
WocheT. The rooms were decorated with
itineraries in the reception hall. fresia in
the parlor, parti-colored hyacinths in the
sitting room and tulips and daffodils in the
dining room. A new scheme was inaugur-
ated and proved agreeable. There were no
lone hands and no head table, and five
points only were played at each table. TO
one moved until all tables had made the five
| points The winners progressed and
changed partners. moving by Contrary pro-
gression, and the remaining partners cut
for deal. There We're minutes left for con-
versation and none of the usual rush
There Were six prizes and those holding
the five highest scores had choice of
n CNxfh flx- he
| losing player. Among the guests were
| Mrs. Smart. of Allegheny City, and Miss
Dehm, of ST. Louis.
| Mrs. A. w. Coffin and Mrs Elmer c.
| Sewall gave violet luncheon yesterday in
honor of Mrs w. d. Wiles and Mrs Able
marie c. Tousey. of Tacoma, Wash, for
Coffin. The guests were seated at two ta-
bles, each decorated with embroideries of
order that the guests should all meet the
honored guests there were three progress
slons. At the first the places were founo
by name cards decorated in water colors,
with violets; for the second there were
name cards with friendship" quotations.
and for the third the cards held anagrams
OF the names OF famous men and women.
Favors for the company were corsage
bouquets OF yiolets. The parlors were dec
The guests were Mrs, D. w. Coffin, Mrs.
| l. W. Fletcher, Mrs. F. NJ. Heron, Mrs.
f. r. Drew. Mrs, L. H. Morrell. Mrs. F.
erick Gregory Mrs. j. j. Appel, Mrs. E. s.
| II. Seguin, Mrs. $. ID. Pray Mrs. G.. N
Catterson. Miss Coffin and the Misses
Reeves.
new club, to be known as the North
Delaware-street Book Club, has recently
been established, after similar club in
organization was Mrs. Fl. w. Bennett Mrs.
Clifford Arrick, Mrs. John l.. Grifiths. Miss
May !. Ship and Miss Anna Spann. There
are twenty-elght members and each paid an
initiation fee OF $3.50. With this fund
twenty-eight books were purchased. One