The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-17

Small in Arkansas and then will 90 to Cali
fornia 10 spend the remainder Of the winter.
Miss Helen Todd has issued invitations for
q card party Dec. IS for Miss Cook and
Mr.. Charles Cook, who are 10 be her guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. James s. Cruise and Mrs
Elizabeth Jones will go to st. Louis Thurs
day to spend Christmas with Mrs. Brownell
and family.
Mrs: Hal Kimbrough and daughter, of
Muncie will come soon 20 visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. NJ. Wiles at their home
in Morton Place
Mrs. Edwin Charles Sterne, who has been
spending the summer and fall with her par
ents in Portland. ore. will return to this
city in a few weeks.
Mr.. Charles Brayman and Mr. Walter c.
WOOdWoTth entertained the Rain Makers
CluD with sterl0pucon views at their studio
on South New Jersey street Thursday even
ing
The Misses Gertrude Wocher. Dora Lam
ders, Lena Brash and Mary Dean will re-
School. Washington, d. c., to spend their
holiday vacation.
The infant son of DR.. and Mrs. w. n.
Wishard will be christened this evening at
the home Of his parents, on West North
street. DIR. s. E. Wishard, of Utah. an uncle
of DR.. Wishard, will perform the ceremony.
Mr.; Edward Nell will leave the Fourth
Presbyterian Church choir the first of the
year to take position as solo baritone and
director of the quartet and chorus at the
First Presbyterian Church. The quartet will
consist OF Miss Calvin. soprano; Miss Dice,
contralto; Mr.. Van Vie, tenor, and Mr..
Charles Green, bass; orgapist, Mrs. Charles
Hansen. The chorus will be made up of
selected voices.
General and Mrs. Harrison gave an ele-
CANT dinner last evening, entertaining a
number of the brides and grooms of the
pointed, American Beauty roses being used
with the silver service The guests thus
honored We're Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon +. Var
ney, Mr.. and Mrs. William Garrard Comfy,
Mr.. and Mrs. William +. Landers, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry p. Coburn and Mr.. and Mrs.
George F.. Hume.
Mrs. Herman Pink gave a progressive card
party yesterday afternoon at the Denison
and had Mrs. j. NJ. Neuburger of Chicago
for her guest of honor. The company was
entertained In two parlors which were
decorated with vases of roses Mrs pink
was assisted in entertaining by Mrs A. H.
Wright, Mrs. /. n. Helms and Mrs. Bernard
Vonnegut and Miss Lillian Krauss. Miss
Charlotte Catheart and Miss Coburn. of
Dayton, presided at the punch bowl. Each
table was provided with a bell and when
ten points had been made by anyone the
bell at that table gave the signal for the
progression. Each guest was marked for
the number of points made and not for the
games and the eight ladies holding the
highest scores were given handsome prizes.
This is the new method of scoring and is
considered the best of any yet adopted.
Among the guests was Miss Griffith of
Evanston.
MISS BENTON'S DEBUT.
Mrs Walter p. Benton gave a holiday
reception yesterday afternoon to introduce
her daughter, Miss Edna Benton The two
ladies received, Miss Benton wearing a pref
ty gown of white striped grenadine over
white silk and carrying roses. The house
was tastefully decorated with a profusion
of Southern smilax and palms and vases
of flowers American Beauty roses were
used in the reception parlor, white chrysan-
themums in the second parlor, yellow chrys-
anthemums in the library, where coffee was
poured. and pink roses in the dining room
Inc assisting ladies We're Mrs. Edward
H q Mrs. w. II. Seaton, Mrs. Charles
EVAN, Mrs. j. Q Barcus Mrs Charles d.
Pearson, Mrs John c. Ingram, Mrs L. A.
hinsey, Mrs J; H Serff, Mrs P. Z. Mulch
ener, Mrs r. III. Carter, Mrs. s. +. Perkins
Mrs. A, b. Conduit, Mrs Charles D. John
son, Mrs. 7. A. Winterrowd, Mrs Joseph
reagan, Mrs. Frank II. Harrington Miss
Gertrude Henry. Miss Ethel Faiiey. Miss
Aiminia Watson, Miss Katherine Sullivan
Miss Helen Seaton, Miss Clara Ingram, Miss
Attica Malott and Miss Mary Stone. A harp
list and violinist played during the recep-
se 2n hours af Among the guests was Mrs
son, and Miss McCrea, of Kendalville with
Mrs. Joseph Stahl
MRS. OGLES RECEPTION.
Mrs. Earl MacKelley Ogle gave a large re-
ception yesterday afternoon at her home
on North Meridian street. The hostess re-
ceived alone in the north drawing room.
where Meteor roses in handsome vases were
reflected in the great mirrors. Assisting in
the drawing room were Mrs. Ogles mother,
MRS. John j. Cooper, and her sister, Mrs.
John Mcclure Wiley, of Buffalo. N Y. Mrs
Thomas Taggart Mrs. John w. Kern. Mrs
Pierre Gray and Miss Ella Haines The re-
cepuon room and parlor the south were
ADORNED with PINK roses, and the entertain
ing ladies were Mrs. Martin Mrs and Miss
l4anders, Mrs. Burton Parrot and Miss
hyde Miss Reeves, Miss Kahlo Miss Tay-
I9I, MISS mcconnell and Miss Olcott. of
Mdncle. In the dining room holly and scar
let polnsettas We're artistcally arranged
ana the presiding ladies were Mrs S ~
MorSs' Miss Haldeman of st. Louis, Mrs.
~. N PATTERSON, Mrs r. i. McOuat and
Miss Lillian Reeves. Four hundred invita-
lions We're issued for the event. Among the
guests were Mrs. w. X. Myers. of Ander-
Wash. eS' u Tacoma
PORTER-GOFF.
On Thursday evening at Clarksburg. w
va, MIR. George Tousey Porter, Of Indian
apolis. and Miss Hattie Golf, of Clarksburg.
were married in the Episcopal Church. Rev.
James W. Cooke, the rector officiating Miss
Ida Hart Golf, niece of the bride and daueh
ter OF Capt. Charles Golf, of the United
States army, maid of honor. and DR.
waldo Percy Golf was best man. The bride
Is the daughter of the late Waldo p Goff
ana sister of Judge Nathan Golf. of the
United States Circuit Court; the groom is
son or the late Governor Albert G. Porter
of Indiana. Among those nresent u,ero
Governor Lowndes. of Maryland; Mrs. Au
gustus Lynch Mason. sister of the groom.
Ana aIn MISS Comfy, of indianapolis; Mr.. and
MIS-. benjamin r. Blackboard of Parkers-
burg; and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Despard Goff
OF milwaukee,. The reception al Waldmoore
the brides home, following the ceremonV
was the social event of the season Mr.. and
MRS. Porter left for Eastern cities and i'm
future Will reside in indianapolis.