The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-23


Miss Gertrude Wocher gave a pink chrys-
anthemum dinner last night, entertaining
in honor of her guest. Miss Grace Need
ham, OF Washington. ID. c. Among the
guests was Miss Goodsell, of Bridgeport,
Conn, who is Miss Ayers's visitor. The
party afterwards went to the bankers re-
ception and dance at the Propylaeum.
Mr. D. T. Darnell. of Greencastle and
Mrs. Dell j. Stoner, OF Lebanon, were mar
ried yesterday afternoon in the parlors
of the Bates House. Rev. E. T. Lane, OF
Banbridge, Ind, officiating. Only the i'm
mediate families of the bridal couple wit
messed the ceremony. Mr.. Darnell has been
the clerk of Putnam county for two years
and is one of the best known men in the
county Mr.. and Mrs. Darnell have gone
to Florida on wedding journey.
Mrs. George w. Benton and her sister,
Mrs. j. r. Smith. were hostesses yesterday
for a delightful afternoon tea, and were
assisted by Mrs. S. Elliott Perkins, Mrs.
G. F. Bass, Mrs. Charles Garrard. Miss
Vivian Greene Miss Ida Foudray, Miss
Grace Alexander and the Misses Marie and
Marjorie Benton. The decorations in the
different rooms were pink chrysanthemums
and carnations. A buffet luncheon was
served during the receiving hours.
Mrs. Joseph T. Elliott gave handsome
reception yesterday Afternoon from to
o cock during which time several hundred
guests were entertained The hostess was
assisted by Mrs. Flora Jones, Mrs. Charles
Smith, Mrs. Frank Gavin. Mrs. Emma
Davis Mrs John Jones, Mrs. Henry Smith,
Mrs John Scott, Mrs Caleb S. Denny Miss
Dickinson, Mrs. Horace Nixon. of Wood
bury, n. j.; Mrs. Samuel Fletcher Mrs.
Jacob p Dunn, Mrs. Carl Walk. Mrs. Ell
lott Davis Miss Mary Noble, Miss Mary
Davis Miss Florence Jones, Miss Kate
Smith and her visitor, Miss Wilcox or Min
neapolis Miss Nettie Langsdale and Miss
Ethel Smith In the parlors American
Beauty roses were used, while pink chrys-
anthemums were used in the library and
yellow chrysanthemums i'm the dining room.
The tea table had two tall French baskets
of yellow chrysanthemums on opposite cor
ners and the candelabra held yellow can
dies Wall pockets of the chrysanthemums
were used in the second parlor and dining
room, and the mantles were banked in
green.
Miss Rose Vinnedge entertained yester
day evening with cards and dancing at her
hcme, 2225 North Meridian street, in honor
of her visitor, Miss Georgia Cannon, of
| Mattoon. Ill. The decorations in the diff
| ferent rooms were very pretty. The wide
| porch around the house inclosed in
| white canvas. the floor being also covered
On the canvas fern leaves were festooned
| and palms were grouped about forming
| screens for coy corners in which We're
placed sofas and numerous cushions The
| musicians were also stationed on the porch
| and played a varied programme during the
evening. In the parlors and reception hall
| garlands of ground pine were festooned
| about the pillars and fret work above the
| stairway. Chrysanthemums were arranged
about the mirrors in large bouquets and in
vases about the different rooms. The
| hostess was assisted by her mother. Mrs.
| Charles A vinnedge, Miss Anna trinidad.
| Miss Blanche Carroll, Mr.. Harry Haffner
and Mr.. Frank Phares. The other guests
Miss nellie Baird, Miss Bessie Hollis. Miss
| Ruth Phares, Miss Cornelia Swain. Miss
| Ida Ebenhardt, Miss Blanche Greenen,
Miss Jewel Fargoe. Miss Frances Fox,
| l. /
| Fletcher, DR.. j. A. Conkey, Mr.. Oscar
| Traub. Mr.. Benjamin Minor. Mr.. Lynn
| Spafford. Mr.. Harry Jordan. Mr.. Edward
| Tut, Mr. Archibald Hodge, Mr.. William
Law. Mr.. Joseph Fox. Mr.. Ernest Raper.
| Mr.. Sidney Elston, Mr.. Chauncey Fargoe,
| Mr.. Martin McDermott. Mr.. Preston High
ley and Mr.. Dudley Downey.
| RECEPTION FOR STUDENTS.
DIR. and Mrs. John T. Scott gave re-
ception to the students of the Central Col
lege of Physicians and Surgeons at their
residence, 2209 East Michigan street. last
night. The rooms were decorated in red
and blue, the college colors. A musical
| programme was rendered. souvenir con-
| sisting of button containing picture of
| the college with bow of college colors
| was given each guest The authorized col
| lege pin which was adopted by the college
some weeks ago was shown for the frs:
time last night and will be delivered to-day.
| The design consists of a gold pin circular
in shape, with an enameled red cross. Run
| through this is flag with two streamers,
| one blue and the other red, representing
the college coors. Around the whole is a
gold wreath. Leonard A. Ensminger, mem
| Der of the sophmore class is the author OF
| the design. In addition to the members OF
| the college class there wrere present Capt
| c. r. Jones and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur
| Allie, Mr.. and Mrs. Millard Jared, DR.. Jos
| Eastman and wife, DIR. S. T.. carp and
| wife, DR.. ]. l.. Masters, Mrs. Kendall and
| sister, Miss Pearson. DR.. L. b. Eastman
and wife Mrs C. w. Meeker and Mrs
| Emma Jones. Instrumental and vocal music
was rendered by Mrs Grover Green, Mrs
| Wilbur Allie Miss Otie Scott, Miss Pru
dence Gruelle. Mr.. Walter Given, l.. A
Ensminger. The dining room was deco
rated with palms and refreshments were
served under canopy of red and blue rib
bons representing the college colors. One
| of the features OF the evening which at
acter sketch, with dance, the participant:
being Miss Otie Scott daughter of DIR
Scott, and Miss Prudence Gruelle, daughter
of r. b. Gruelle, the artist They wer,
dressed in the college colors-one in
costume of blue, the other red. There wer,
145 guests in all.
A BRIDAL TEA
Mrs. William b. Burford and Miss Bur
ford gave a bridal tea yesterday in hono
o. Mrs. Ernst Hobbs Burford one of tn,
October brides. Mrs. John c.. New ant
Mrs. w. r. McKeen, jr., received with tn
hostesses and Mrs. Burford. The receiving
party stood in the bow window of the soutl
drawing room, which was banked with tai
palms, on either side of which were larg
wall pockets of white chrysanthemums tie,
with wide white satin ribbon. The brida
decorations of green and white were car
ried out in the different rooms. The stair
way was outlined in palms. with here an,
there large bouquets of white chrysanthe
NUNS The walls were hung with wal
pockets at frequent intervals, and the door
ways were draped with garlands OF smilax
The mantels In the different rooms wer
| banked with maiden hair fern and whit
chrysanthemums and green candle light
were used in all the rooms. An orchestr
played during the receiving hours, whc
were from TO o'clock, and about 40
guests called during the afternoon. Amon
the guests were Mrs. ID. +. Paul. of Chi
cago; Mrs. Olney and Miss Florence Olney
of Clinton, Ia; Miss Crafts of Buffalo, an
| Miss Stevenson, of Philadelphia, with Mrs
CORTLAND Van Camp, and Miss Van Camp
Miss Goodsell. OF Bridgeport, Conn, wit
| Miss Katharine Ayers; Miss Avery, of Buff
falo, with Miss Winter; Mrs Theodor
| Yarney, of Chicago, with Mrs. Comstock
Mrs. Barnes, of Minneapolis, with Mrs S
| +. Gray; Mrs Edward Carey, of Memphis
Tenn, with Mrs. William j. Mckee; Mrs
Baum of Georgia, with Mrs James NJ
| Winters: Mrs. NJ. 7. Carey, of Cincinnati
With Mrs. Lowe Carey; Mrs. w. l.. Davis