The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-18
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mr.. Gustave Recker left last night for
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Miss Volland, of Columbus, Ind, is the
guest of the Misses Minter.
Miss Bessie Black, of Springfield, O., is the
guest Of Mrs. John M. Spann.
Mr.. Robinson, of Boston, is visiting DIR.
and Mrs. Edward F. Hodges.
Miss Ada Kendall, of Lafayette, is the
guest of Mrs. j. G. Mccullough
Mrs. Charles Daily has returned from
visit to friends at Columbus o.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Porter have re-
turned from their wedding trip to Florida.
Mr.. w. H. Messenger left last night for
Grand Rapids to be absent unit, Saturday.
Mrs. Ed Nell will entertain the card club
of which she is member Friday afternoon.
DR. and Mrs. w. F. Christian will en-
tertain the Phi Gamma Deltas the evening
of Jan. q.
Mrs. Brink and children, of Baltimore
will come to-day to visit Mr.. Christian Brink
and family.
Mrs. Norman S. Byram, jr., who has been
visiting her parents at Columbus, o., has
returned home.
Miss Kate Carmen, of Nation, ILL.,, is
visiting her sister, Miss Adelaide Carmen,
at the Blind Asylum.
The Daughters of the American Revo-
luton will meet tomorrow afternoon with
Mrs. Edward H. Dean.
Mrs. c. B. Lockard will go to Europe
next week, where she will join her daugh-
ter, Mrs William Reid
Inc 1auleS Merry CluD Will meet on
Thursday, Jan. 49, at the home of Mrs.
Walker, 1882 College avenue.
Miss Charlotte Brown. of Harrisburg, who
has been visiting her cousin, Miss Annette
Brown, returned home yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand L. Mayer and
family will leave Saturday for New York
and sail from there a week from to-day.
Mrs. John Chandler Pierson. has issued
Jan 25 at No. 22O6 North Meridian street
Mrs. John Dolinger and daughter, of
Louisville, who have been visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. Birk, will return
home this week.
Miss Wasson was the hostess for hearts
twenty-five young ladies for Miss Bella
Sharpe, of Helena, Mont.
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Wilton left yester-
day for Chicago, where they will spend
week. and later they will go to New York
for permanent residence.
The eighth section of the Free Kinder
garten Society will give a tea this after
noon, from 8 to o'clock, at the home of
Mrs Peake, No. 756 Laurel street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Wright Hewitt have
come from East St. Louis, where, they have
been residing, and will make their home
with Mrs Hewitt's parents, Judge and Mrs.
p. w. Bartholomew.
Mrs. Claude Matthews has returned to her
daughter, Miss Helen Matthews, will leave
soon for Kentucky, to visit friends until
the middle of March.
Circle No. A. of Central-avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church, will be at home to the
ladies of the church and their friends this
Afternoon from 2:50 to $50, with Mrs. Coer-
per, 2114 North Delaware street.
A reception to young men will be given
by the Young Mems Brotherhood of the
Central Christian Church on Friday even
ing. James w Noel representative from
Marion county in the Legislature, will make
an address
Mr. and Mrs Albert w Coffin entertained
about fifty, friends at cards, last evening
for Mr. and Mrs. 5. II. Fletcher. Progres,
sive euchre was played and the new method
of counting points instead of games, was
used. The prizes We're pieces of bric-a-brac.
Mrs. Coffin was assisted by Miss Mary Sew
all and Miss Florence Plum. The rooms
were prettily decorated with carnations.
Among the guests was Mrs. Oscar williams,
of Omaha. who is visiting her sister, Mrs.
s. d. Pray.
MRS HARRIS'S BREAKFAST
Mrs. Addison c. Harris, wife of the newly
appointed minister to Austra-Hungary,
gave a breakfast yesterday in honor of her
visitors. Mrs. Rowland De Pauw and Mrs.
James Hubert of New Albany The table
was adorned with a basket of red and yell
The guests to meet Mrs De Pauw and Mrs.
Hubert We're: Mrs. John NJ. Judah, Mrs.
Henry Jameson, Mrs. S. E. Morss, Mrs. John
H. Holiday, Mrs. James NJ. Winters. Mrs.
Noble c. Butler and Mrs. O. B. Jameson.
MR.. AND. MRS. SPANNS PARTY.
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Spann gave large
party last evening and chose the spacious
clubhouse at Woodruff Place as the scene
of the festivities. The host and hostess re-
ceived their guests, who were then enter
tanned at dancing in the hall on the upper
floor, where an orchestra furnished the
music with billiards in the billiard room,
or cards in the cardroom on the first floor,
or at bowling in the alleys below stairs.
Many participated in one or the other Of
these pastimes or visited the different floors
and watched the others The clubhouse
never looked so attractive, for several large