The Indianapolis journal., 1898-03-26
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

visit to her son in New York
Mrs Beth Earl, of Connersville. is visit
ing Mrs. Solomon Claypool and family.
Mr.. and Mrs Gordon E. Varney have
taken their apartments at the Victoria.
Mrs Walter Hubbard will go to Conners-
Vile Tuesday TO spend a week with. her
parents.
The Sons of ST. George will hold their an
nuaI entertainment at the Propylaeum
April 22.
Miss Mary E. Wright, of Emporia. Kan.
is visiting Mr.. H. M. Hadley and family,
on Broadway.
evening from the South, where they have
been for two months.
Mrs. $. E. Kercheval has gone to st.
Louis to visit her daughter. She will be
away about two weeks.
Mrs. Newton Claypool will go to Glendale
tomorrow TO visit her daughter Emma,
who is there attending school
Mrs. William l.. Elder will read her paper
on THE Evolution of the Heroine" before
the Century Club Tuesday evening
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Claypool who have
been spending a few days in the city, nave
returned to their home in Connersville.
Mrs. John r. Wilson will entertain few
friends this afternoon for her aunt, Mrs.
Richard Gatling. and Mrs. John S. Duncan.
Miss Myla Coburn will return to-day from
st. Louis. where she has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. w. B. Coburn, for two months.
Mrs. Samuel Reid and daughter Mrs.
Haynes will go to Martinsville next week.
Mrs. Mabel Loomis Todd of Amherst,
Mass, who has been the guest of Mrs. May
Wright Sewall since Monday returned home
yesterday.
1t is DIR. and Mrs. Allison Maxwell who
are to give a musicale Wednesday evening
and not Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Rice Maxwell.
as formerly announced.
Mrs Virginia Meredith who is now in st.
Paul, and Mrs. Ross, of Connersyille, Will
come next week to visit Mr.. and Mrs. }. h.
Claypool on North Meridian street
Miss Oneida Allen. of Bloomington, Ind.
and Miss Hatta Henry, daughter of
Charles r. Henry, of Anderson, are visit
ing Miss Margaret Allen, at 1408 Central
avenue
Mrs. Lanier Mrs. Charles H. Walcott and
daughters and Mrs. W. j. Mckee will leave
Tuesday for New York and will sail Thurs
day for Europe to be absent several
months.
Mrs. Herman Lauter entertained friends
at cards yesterday afternoon at her home
on East Thirteenth. street. Mrs. Ilauter
was assisted by Mrs Martin Reiffe in her
hospitalities.
The play of "she stoops to Conquer" to
be given by the seniors of the Girls Clas-
sical School for the benefit of the Ramabai
fund. will take place Saturday, April g. at
the PrOpylaeum
Mrs. Albert Baker and Miss Eliza G.
BROWNING Bro form the committee appointed by
the Daughters of the American Revolution
TO arrange for an exhibit of revolutionary
relics to be given at the Propylaeum Easter
week. from April IL TO 10.
The members of the First Baptist Church
and congregation gave a reception last
evening in the church parors to the new
pastor, Rev. Thomas j.. Villers. The
the entertainers The reception in
formal. The parlors were decorated with
potted azaleas and palms, and with vases
of flowers on the tables. The young ladies
served the ices. A second reception will be
given on the arrival of Mrs. Villiers in
few weeks.
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niversary last evening with meeting at
the hcme of Mrs. Fl. NJ. Hadley, on Broad
way. and each member had the privilege
of inviting one guest. Mrs. Rowland
Evans. president of the club, gave short
talk: and Mrs f. f. McCrea read an
original story Mrs Evans and Miss
Herbst, of Madison added music to the
programme and this was followed by a So
ciaI hour. The club is the third womans
club that was organized in this city.
Mrs. Clark and Miss Parker of the Clas-
sical School residence. gave a book shower
yesterday afternoon in honor of Miss Lora
Hayward. of Pana. Ill, former pupil of
with American Beauty roses and the dining
room with daffodis and white tulips Each
guest brought a book for the guest of honor,
ernoon Miss Ruddell, of Brazil. sang and
Miss Spring played a piano number. About
forty guests, including the senior class and
a number of other friends of Miss Hay
ward were entertained.
A number of members of the Woodruff
| Place Clubhouse will give a dramatic per-
formance and subscription dance Thursday
evening. Mrs. Charles A. Layman has
charge of the play and is stage manager;
be given. The members of the cast are
Mr. Russell Seeds, Mr.. G.. A. Layman and
Mr. Harris Theibaud OF Springfield, O.,
Bessie Black and Mrs. Frank Rogers. The
play has been successfully given at Spring
field, o. and Mr.. Thiebaud has. taken the
character of the butler, which, he will as
sumo here. Each member of the club has
the privilege of inviting certain number
of guests for the evening.
Invitations have been issued by the board
of managers of the Orphans Home for a
reception Thursday afternoon at the home
on College avenue. The reception will be
for charity The hostesses for the day will
be Mrs. John A. Bradshaw. Mrs. Frederick
Bags, Bags, Mrs Mrs Thomas BBasssett, Mrs John NJ n
Evans, Mrs; John B. Elam, Mrs, Louise 3.
Fletcher, Mrs 4. G, Harrist Mrs A. y;
Landers Mrs. William Mansur, Mrs A. b.
Mansur, Mrs. Il. B. Martindale, Mrs. Il. B.
McOuat,- Mrs. Il. F. McCrea, Mrs. Oran
mann, Mrs. ]. S. Harrington. Mrs. A. b.
Wells Mrs. John r, Wilson. Mrs. John c.
Wright and Mrs. Emil Wulschner.
The annual election of the Woman's Club
wca held yesterday afternoon The officers
| for next year will be, president Mrs. Will
| liam l.. Elder; vice president, Mrs. Charles
| b. Clarke; secretary, Miss Frances Atkins;
corresponding secretary. Mrs. H. H. Fletch-
| er; treasurer, Mrs. John M. Spann: execu-
| tive committee, Mrs. j. l.. Ketcham, chair
| man, Mrs. Meredith Nicholson Miss Julia
| Harrison Moore Mrs. John r. Cleland and
| Miss Anna Spann membership committee,
| Mrs. John H. Holiday. chairman Mrs. F.
| w. Chislett. Mrs. j. t. Eaglesfield, Mrs.
| John b. Elan. Miss Emily Fletcher; room
| committee Mrs. II. d. Pierce, chairman,
Mrs ID. w. Marmon, Mrs. John N. Carey;
| delegate to the Local Council. Miss Julia
| Harrison Moore The Woman's Club will
| give a reception Wednesday afternoon,
| May II, to the National Municipal League,
which will be held in this city May II, II
and 13.
Mrs. J. @. Barcus gave a progressive
| dinner and dance last evening for her
| daughter Jessie and son Walter at their
| home on Broadway The partners for the
dinner were selected by cards as in pro-
| gressive euchre. All of the decorations for
| the tables where the guests were seated
were pink and white carnations. the former
| for the girls and the later for the boys
| favors. After the dinner there was a
dance to the music of an orchestra The
| floor was canvased and the rooms decorated
| entertained were Misses Enid Morris. Jeane
| Ogle Marguerite Lilly, Helen Day, Elsie
Appel, Mabel Talbot, Lille Foor. Helen
Bennett, Suemma Vajen-Coeman. Marjorie
Taylor. Hilda Fletcher, Eleanor Lemcke
Edith Wilson, Fay Claypool, Virginia Shaw
Edith Adams. Martha Foster, Hazel Rackus
Laura Martin, Carrie Collett, Ethel Reeves
Lydia Parry, Julia Kern, Messrs. Albert
/ Coffin William and Charles Jacobs, Laur-
ence Haughey, Cortland Van Camp Fred
ericlS Appel, Sylvester Johnson. Edwin