The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-13

Powell and Mrs. Sandborn. The brides Ia
BILE was placed in the dining room and was
trimmed with ferns and white roses. Those
who sat at the brides table were Mr.. and
Mrs. Powell, parents of the bride, Mr. and
Mrs. Allen. parents Of the groom, Rev. and
Mrs. Tinsley and Miss Powell. with the
bride and groom. The guests were seated
at small tables. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen will
go to Anderson Sunday, where they will
reside. They will be at home to their
friends after Dec. % at 1925 Jefferson ave-
nue., Anderson.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. T. McShane gave a din
ner at the Bates House last night at Z
o'clock. The dinner was served in one OF
the ordinaries. The centerpiece on the ia
BILE was an oval basket OF scarlet carna-
lions, with maidenhair ferns, and at each
place was a carnation. AT either end of
the table was a candelabrum, with scarlet
candles and shades. The guests were Mr..
and Mrs. w. d. Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs. John
+. Carson. Rev. and Mrs. Charles c. Las
and Mrs. William T. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer E. Perry. Mr.. and Mrs John Rea-
gen, DR.. and Mrs. Louis G. Cline. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles T. Whitsett. Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Powell. Mrs. Jennie Ballinger
and Mrs. Harriet Sperry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn B. Millikan enter
tanned one hundred guests last night at
cards and dancing. celebrating their eighth
wedding anniversary. They were assisted
in receiving by Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Pierson,
Miss Marina Pievson and Mr.. James X.
Millikan, of Cincinnati. The floors and ta-
bles were covered with white. and palms
were grouped about the rooms in the cor
ners in inches. In the parlors roses were
used as a decoration and in the other
room carnations and chrysanthemums.
Harris orchestra played during the even
ing. After the cards a course dinner was
served. The guests from out of town were
the Misses McCrea, of Wabash. Miss Fowl
er, of Spencer. Miss Josephine Gray. of
Muncie. and Mrs. Walter Duenweg, or
Terre Haute.
Miss Josephine Hyde gave a handsome
dinner last night in honor of her guest.
Miss Alice Day, of Milwaukee. The dining
room was trimmed in holly. and the table
was in red and white. A round design or
white cotton batten formed the centerpiece,
covered with diamond dust and studded
here and there with holly. The dinner
cards at each place were red satin, with
round blue prints, and the guests name
and date in gold. The prints were the
work OF Miss Hyde, and represented some
| Vermont scenes. The guests were Miss
Ethel Fletcher. Miss Ridgley. Miss Noble,
Miss Dye, Mr.. Thaddeus Baker, Mr.. Albert
Blackledge, Mr.. Warren Cakes. Mr.. Hugh
Hanna, jr.. Mr.. Stuart Dean and Mr.. Dud-
ley Palmer. The menu was also in red and
white. Coffee was served after dinner In
the drawing room.
ALLEY-CARSON.
A pretty home wedding was that of Miss
| Daisy Elma Alley, laughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. B. Alley. and Mr.. Francis I. Car
| son last night at $50 o'clock, Rev. George
NJ. Smith, of Hall-place Church. officiating.
frof. Barclay Walker played Men
delssohn's wedding march as the bridal
party entered the parlors, and during the
ceremony Annie Laurie was rendered.
The little ring bearer. Fay Bonita. entered
the parlor first, bearing the ring in a
Gala lily. She was dressed in a dainty
gown of white organdie. She was fol-
lowed by the bridesmaid. Miss Pearl Ham
ilton, dressed in light blue organdie and
! carrying a bouquet of pink roses. Then
came the bride on the arm OF her brother.
| Mr.. Jesse Alley. She wore a dress of
white organdie over white silk, with trim
mings of lace and satin, and carried an
arm bouquet of American Beauty roses.
They were met at an altar of palms which
was arrange before a mantel in the 'front.'
parlor. by the groom and his attendant,
Mr.. Ray Arbuckle. After the a
reception was held Punch was served by
Mrs. Anna In the dining room
the brides table was trimmed in pink
| roses. with asparagus. There were about
125 guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Carson left last
night for Chicago and on their return will
be at home at 32l5 Central avenue after
Jan. 1. Among the guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Stoner. Of Noblesville, and Mrs.
Louis Morris, of North Vernon.
GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATION.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH. Ind. Dec. 12.-Mr. and Mrs.
John Brown, of Wabash, to-day celebrated
the fftieth anniversary of their marriage.
| All their children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren were present, and many of
their friends personally congratulated the
old couple, who are we'll beyond the Scrip
tural age limit.