The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-15
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mr.. Pierre De Way has returned from New
York.
Mr. George w. Bliss has. gone to Hot
Springs for few weeks
Mrs. J.. J. Hackney, of Shelbyville, is
visiting Mrs. John w. Kern.
Mr. and Mrs. II. F. Duncan and daughter
left yesterday for the South
Miss Edna Sparks. of Greenville, o., is
visiting her aunt Mrs. Sparks.
Mr. and Mrs. George Armstrong have
gone to California to remain until April
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris H. Galbraith will en-
terrain twenty friends at dinner this even
ing.
Mrs. Maud Conway Blanchard. of Bos-
Lilly.
Miss Cora Marsh, of New London, Conn
who has been visiting the Misses Malott
has returned home.
Mrs. Ida NJ Rose of Cleveland is the
| guest of Mrs. John w. Williams, on North
pennsylvania street.
Miss Frances Atkins has returned from
Washington and New York. Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Atkins are still East.
Mrs. James MacFarlane and brother, Mr..
| Jesse Fletcher, have postponed their trip to
Florida until next week.
The meeting of the Social Circle of the
First Baptist Church announced for Friday
has been postponed one week.
Society notes in newspapers throughout
this and other States note the postpOnement
of social affairs on account of the weather.
ing Miss Anna Summerville and with Miss
Summerville will go to Memphis next week.
The members Of Hope Circle of Kings
Daughters repeated their valentine tea yes
| terday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Fin
| ley 3. Pugh.
The praise meeting of the Womans Mis-
| sionary Society of the First Presbyter-
| ian Church, which was announced for this
| afternoon, has been postponed
Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge will leave for the
| East to join Mr.. Beverage as soon as the
| train service in that direction opens. Mr..
and Mrs. Beveridge will return about
March /.
Mrs Henry D. Pierce entertained about
thirty ladies yesterday afternoon and Mrs.
n n A Edison read her paper ComParatiXe-
| ly Speaklng-An EXTRAVAGANZA, which she
| recently read before the Womans Club. A
| social hour followed the reading: Among
| the guests Mrs. Merrick Vinton, of
| New Rochelle, n. Y.
At the Fortnightly Literary Club, yester-
day afternoon Mrs. j. +. Dunn read an in
PfPgng paper on bo 9Ye e of Some
| Gibbon, Carlyle, Schopenhauer and Thorn
| as Day. The subject for which the
writer found unlimited material Mrs Henry
Eitel read q story "St. Valentines Eve
the 18TH" in which she showed some of the
superstitions of the number thirteen. The
for favOrs. Mrs. Eitel will entertain the
members of the club Saturday afternoon,
when Mrs. May w. DOMAIN will read a play
and Miss Clara f. Laughlin, young writer
of Chicago will be present.
Mrs. George Brown gave a card party yes
terday afternoon at the Woodruff Place
Clubhouse. 1t was the largest gathering for
cards that has yet been given at Woodruff.
Mrs. Brown received her guests in the
ception hall and the tables for duplicate
hearts were set in the ballroom. The deco
rations through the building were of flags,
palms and flowers, pots of azaleas being
effectively placed i'm the large rooms. Four
handsome prizes were awarded. Mrs
Brown was assisted by Miss WATSON and
Miss Compton. The score cards were tied
4f Il inf Orfv oh xrrtaes Il FEa
ception hall. Among the guests were Miss
Black, of Springfield, o.; Miss Charlotte
Thomas. of P:ttsburg; Miss Madeaine Nee
gan, or Fort Wayne; Miss Hillman, Of
Walnut Hills. and Miss Tompkins of FISH
kill-on-the- Hudson.
Mrs. Major Taylor and Miss Taylor gave
a large reception yesterday afternoon at
their home on North Delaware street. The
two ladies received in the French parlOr,
which was decorated with pink roses. Mrs.
ana MISS Iaylor were assisted by number
of ladies, among whom were Mrs Cortland
Van Camp, Mrs, Charles f. Sayles, Mrs.
A '. De Way, Mrs 5. a Johnston, Mrs. A.
]. Graham. Mrs. George c. Beck Mrs. Earl
NJ. Ogle Mrs Gerritt A. Archibald, Mrs. c.
s s., Denny Mrs /, r; i,evey Mrs. Miles ".
Edward NJ. Churchman Miss Spann, Miss
Ridgeley. Miss Day, Miss Krag Miss Mary
Foster Miss Edith Walick, Miss Sarah Will
son, Miss Van Camp and Miss Louise Spann
The green library in which punch was
served, was decorated with red carnations.
and the music room, whore coffee was
poured. held variegated flowers The Delft
dining room was adorned with pink on the
table was square basket of pink roses and
ferns. and the candles had pink rose shades.
Among the guests were Mrs. l.. j Hackney.
Of Shelbyville, with Mrs. John w Kern;
{. l. Turner: Miss Blakeslee of Albany
n. Y, with Mrs. Joseph r Elliott. and Miss
Tompkns, of Fishkil on the Hudson with
Miss Malott.
MEIER-SIMMONS
The marriage OF Miss Nellie Palmer Sim
mons and Mr. George Philip Meier took
place last evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. b. Cromer, in Morton Place The
ceremony at 7:30 was witnessed by the near
est friends only, Rev. Joseph A. Miiburn,
of the Second Presbyterian Church officiat-
ing. The rooms were prettily decorated with
palms Miss Benaldine Smith and Mr. Joseph