The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22

Joined them in New York after spending
the winter with his daughter, Mrs. E.. r.
Lewis, and family in Washington.
Mrs. 4. o. Barbour is IL Cincinnati to re-
main until the last of the week. Miss
Isham, Of Cincinnati, is with the Misses
Barbour.
Mrs. Charles b. lockwood entertained
the whist club yesterday. Next week Mrs.
Eb Shirk will entertain the whist club at
luncheon and cards.
The chorus of the Matinee Musicale will
nave a rehearsal this morning at 10 O'Clock
at the P~ropylaeum for the concert, which
is TO take place next week.
Mrs. Emma b. Hord and daughter Mary
will return Saturday from Chicago. where
they have been for several weeks. They
will be with Mr.. and Mrs. S. X. Greer for
the present.
Mrs, James Macfarlane. daughter and
brother, Mr.. Jesse Fletcher. left yesterday
for Nassau, Fla, where they Will be joined
later by Mr.. Macfarlane-
Mrs. John r. Miller, of Greencastle, one of
the founders Of the Woman's Club of that
city, will read a paper at the Fortnightly
Literary Club Of this city Tuesday on 'eTh
Lights and Shades of Literary Art"
Mrs. and w. d. owen, Mrs. and A. c.
ton, Miss Hicks Of this city and George r.
Miller, jr, an attorney, of Cleveland, left
yesterday for a trip in Mexico. The party
VIII be gone six weeks or longer. A visit
will be made to the rubber farm of Mr..
Owen, known as Plantation Ubero, located
near Oaxaca, Mexico.
The ladies' of the fourth section Of the
Free Kindergarten met yesterday afternoon
with the head of the section, Mrs. Thomas
Dean, to make arrangements for their part
or the work which the Kindergarten Society
IS about TO undertake. This is to sell the
Blue Book of greater indianapolis, which
has recently been published by the Bowen
merrill Company. The society is to re-
ceiye a generous share of the receipts.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Lilly entertained a
lew friends informally last evening for Mrs.
Bianchard, of Boston, and Misses Emma and
Ida Lilly, of Mount Clemens, Mich. During
the evening Mrs. Blanchard sang a number
OF songs and Mrs. McGibeny, Messrs. I. p.
daughey, jr., and Raymond Lynn partici-
pated IN the programme.
The celebration Of the fifth anniversary
OF the opening of the German House this
evening promises to DE the most largely
attended social event cf the season. ~he
membership is the largest Of any society
in the city and a large number of guests
are expected. Elaborate preparations have
been made for the event. The entire build
ing will be thrown open and decorated. The
ball will be given in the assembly hall i'm
mediately after the opening address by Mr..
John b. Cockrum. There will be all kinds
of entertainment, dancing, bowling and
cards and q substantial supper will be an
important part of the programme provided.
Mrs. Charles b.. Clark was the hostess
yesterday afternoon for a reception from 3
to 8, at her home on Central avenue in
Irvington. Those assisting in receiving were
Miss Merrill, Miss Nina Merrill, Mrs. Scot
Butler. Mrs. Dewhurst, Mrs. M. G.. Goe,
Mrs. Hilton u. Brown and Mrs. E. S. lib
bolt. In the dining room the lights and
flowers were scarlet. A great cluster of
carnations adorned the center Of the table
and punches were arranged about the room.
Mrs. Orville CarVin and Mrs. Robert Brown
ing served ices and were assisted in pass
Miss Ethel Purryer and Miss Ethel Roberts.
In the library the color scheme was yellow,
the flowers being yellow jonquils. Assisting
In this room were Mrs: Alfred Potts, Mrs.
j. ID. Forrest, Mrs. r. c.. Moore, Miss Har-
riet Ritter and Miss Augusta Stevenson.
The primary and junior classes of Mrs.
Harriet Augusta Prunk gave an entertain
ment last evening at Mrs. Prunk's home
before ar audience of relatives and friends.
Participants were Carl Shaffer. Roy Bios
som. Marcus Spickelmyer, John Reinhard,
Thomas and Sarah Sheerin. Lenora Cox,
Ella Rawlings Thomas, Mabel Mills and
Bessle L4Ve wa The # first sap part part was was a q. scene TSs
boys gave a little scene, THE Kings Son.
and there were individual recitations by Miss
plays will be given by the seniors, who will
graduate at a public recital at the German
House in April. The seniors are Messrs.
Misses Ruby Hinchman, Blanche Purviance,
who will be assisted by Mr.. Clarence Reid.
of the class of '98. There will be musical
numbers by vocalists and instrumentalists.
WOODRUFF PLACE MINsTRELS.
The Woodruff Place Ministries called out
a large audience last evening, and it was
well repaid by a bright performance. There
was enough of the conventional to make
it a genuine minstrel show and the jokes
and burlesques were novel and full of local
hits. Mr.. Charles A. Layman proved him
self a versatile minstrel, and it would be
difficult to say in which he was the most
applauded, for his funny little step in his
accompaniment to Mr.. George Bonney's
song "Darktown," in his Dan Daily song
"Conundrums," with local reference to the
lou ooe ETooJ.,,Hc nJo-1 - -. =;
his burlesque of Little Eva, where he came
out in an Eva costume of white swiss, blue
ribbons and a blonde wig, or as Emil
Miller, leader of the German band. Each
was a capital performance.
The Long and Short of IT. was a laugh
able sketch: Morris Haines, who is six
feet two inches, wore a gorgeous costume as
q darby belle and sang He Certainly Was
cake walk interlude by Master Hayden
Shepard, only four years old and correspond
lngly short. The little chap had on a dress
suit and silk hat and carried a cane. The
incongruity was duly appreciated by the
audience, and finally Mr.. Haines picked up
his little partner and carried him off. Mr..
Barney played Uncle Tom to Mr.. Lay
mans Little Eva, had some good jokes and
stories and, with. Messrs. Barney. Layman
and Shepard, made a picturesque appear
ance in the most startling exaggerated cos
lights. D1 "s" 'se enough ior mead
The whole programme was doubled. for
every one was recalled. Mr.. Layman sang
verses until he ran out of topics, and every
one enjoyed the programme. The particf-
pants were George, f.. Field, interlocutor:
G. A. Layman and Charles D. Robinson,
bones; George L. Barney and f. K. Shop
ARD, tambos; H; G.. Coldwell. c. d. Ebert,
y. 5. Belcher. f. b. Fowler, b. A. Boyd
+. B.. Loomis and Harry Eagle, double
quartet; John L. Geiger, musical director.
The entertainment was in charge of Mrs.
g. A. Layman and Mrs. f. f. Rogers. who
were responsible for its success. After the
minstrels there was dancing.
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