The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-15
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mr.. Thomas A King, OF Muncie. Ind. is
in the city.
Mrs. Henry Kahn will go TO Cincinnati
to-day to visit Mrs. Samuel Ach.
Mrs. Zillah Ten Eyck is visiting her sister.
Mrs. Mary Gould, in Moberly, Mo.
Mrs. Stephen Sharp will leave this morn
ign for Dayton to visit her sister. Mrs. Geo.
Roberts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick A Joss will en-
terrain at dinner Tuesday for Senator and
Mrs. Beveridge.
Mrs. Charles w. Fairbanks is quite I'll
since her return from Washington with an
attack of la grippe.
Col. J. +. Megrew. commandant OF the
Lafayette Soldiers Home. was in the city
yesterday on business.
Miss Gail Smith will give a tea Saturday
for Miss Birney, of Sandusky, o., who will
make her short visit.
Mrs. VIM 5. Budd has returned to Key
stone farm after an extended visit to her
father. III Philadelphia, Pa.
There will be meeting OF the Caroline
Scott Scot Harrison Chapter ,er9 Of the D. A. r. with
annual election will be held.
Mrs. John II. Sontag will leave tomorrow
for Evansville. where she will remain until
May. when she will join Mr.. Soatag in Chi
cago for permanent residence
Mr.. Thomas Newlin, of Newberg Ore
who has been in England since September
is visiting his brother. Mr. G. L. Newlin
and family EN- route to his home.
X.
garet Geiger. of Louisville. will go to AT
lanta March % to spend week or ten days
with Miss Geiger's father, Mr. George
Geiger.
noon and Mr.. and Mrs. White this evening
at their home. No. 1894 North Pennsylvania
street Mrs. White was formerly Miss Mar
garet Malott, and invitations for the recep-
ton were issued with the wedding cards
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Reid entertained
twelve friends at dinner last evening. The
appointments were in red and white, and
the dining room furniture OF English oak
made in 1923 with quaint carvings, was used
for the first time. General and Mrs. Harri-
son were among the guests.
There was a musical tea given Yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. NJ. Ogle
for the benefit of the Boys Club reading
room The programme included several
numbers each by Mrs. Fremont Swain, Miss
Margaret Lockwood, Miss Georgia Calvin
Miss Eleanor Lemcke Master Mardo Kaehn
and the High School mandolin club. Music
was given at intervals during the hours
from to 8 o'clock. Spring flowers deco
rated the rooms and were also for sale
Miss Van Camp and Miss Wiegand presided
at the ice table. and the young girls assist
ing were Misses Eleanor Lemcke Emily
Winters Hazel Backus, Helen Day. Mar
garet Ship. JAMIE Ogle, Ellen SOmmers
Baker and Mary Noble. The proceeds will
be used to secure books and Magazines for
the reading room
FORTNIGHTLY'S ANNIVERSARY.
The Fortnightly Literary Club observed its
fourteenth anniversary yesterday with an
elaborate luncheon Of five courses at the
Propylaeum. Fffty-four members accepted
the clubs invitation To be present. and soon
after 1 O'Clock they were ushered into the
east parlor. They were seated at long
table with shorter tables in the center ex-
tending At right angles. The club coler,
pink, was carried out in the decorations
There were silk scarfs covered with lace
silver candelabra with pink candles and
large clusters OF pink tulips the entire
length. After the luncheon there was a
series Of toasts. Mrs. J. S. Harrington. the
club president. presiding toastmistress
The toasts were OF especial interest 10 the
Fortnightly, Mrs. j. w. Hess responded
To- The Charter Members and gave a brief
sketch of the organization OF the club, which
took place at the home OF Mrs c. w Fair
banks with Mrs. Conrad Baker, Mrs. John
It. Dye, Mrs Albert Baker, Mrs. T. IL
Dean, Mrs. II. c. Alien, Mrs W. A. Woods
and Miss Alice Baker and Mrs. c. r. Hen
derson. now OF Philadelphia. Other toasts
were THE Programme. by Miss Eliza @.
Browning; The Amiable Member" Mrs.
Jacob +. Dunn; The New Member by
Mrs. III. G. G.. Balls, and The Club as a
Solace." by Mrs. o. Il. Jameson. A literary
salad was served and a member named