The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-15
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

on the 18TH
Mrs Moses Meyer. of Louisville. is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Meyer 30S North
East street.
Mrs. Evan Lilly will give dance for her
daughter, Marguerite Lilly, al the Propy-
laeum, Dec %.
The French Club will meet Monday after
noon with Mrs. Samuel Morss, at 964 North
Meridian street
Mrs. John II. Talbot has returned from
weeks visit with friends In Chicago
and Logansport.
Mrs. John r. Wilson. sr.. of Virginia.
and Mrs. Courtney. of Louisville. are Wis
iting Mrs. John r. Wilson.
Mrs. W. ID. Pratt, of 1904 Central avenue,
will be at home informally this afternoon
for Mrs. Magee, of Logansport
Mrs. Burton E. PARROT gave a hearts
party, yesterday afternoon, entertaining in
honor of Miss Zoller, of Greensburg.
Mr.. ard Mrs. A. NJ. Kuhn and Miss Kuhn
have issued invitations for a Christmas
party at the Brenneke Academy Dec. 2o.
Miss Foulke, of Richmond. and Miss
Lindburg. of Trenton, n. j., who have been
the guests of Miss Emma Atkins, have re-
turned home.
Mrs W NJ Backus and Miss Hazel
Backus have returned from two months
visit in New York Colonel Backus is still
ia South America.
Miss Mary Harwoodl OF Rutland, VT.
and Miss Margaret Gregory. OF Grand
Rapids will come soon to visit Miss Wool
len and spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans Woollen gave din
ner last night, entertaining twelve guests.
The table decorations were scarlet, con-
sisting OF holly ard red candles.
Mrs. Arthur b. Grover gave an informal
company dinner yesterday afternoon, en-
tertaining in honor of Mrs. r. II. Court
ney, OF Louisville, the guest of Mrs. John
X. Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. II. s. Thomas will enter
tain at dinner this evening at their home
Oh West New York street. The guests
will include Mr.. and Mrs. Barclay and
Mr.. and Mrs. p. NJ. Goodloe.
Mrs Morris Ross invited few friends.
informally, yesterday afternoon, to meet
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Skinner. This evening
Mrs May Wright Sewall will give a
luncheon for them after the performance.
Mrs May Wright Sewel entertained at
dinner last night, the guests including Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Ross, Mr.. and Mrs. Ovid
Butler Jameson and Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ.
judah, who will leave shortly for Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs T. J. Foster will have with
them on Christmas Mr.. and Mrs. M. Il.
Crowell and Miss Crowell, of Franklin,
Mr. and Mrs. r. r. Buchanan and daugh-
ter and Miss Antoinette Andersen, of st.
Louis.
Invitations have been issued by Mrs
Katie Gimbel for the marriage of her
daughter Ida and Mr. Mansfield o. Mar
tin, TO take place Monday evening, Dec.
81. at o'clock, at the home of the bride.
COZ Iowa street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Meyer will give a
betrothal dinner tomorrow evening at
their home on North East street for their
sister Miss Jessie Meyer of Louisville
and Mr.. Walter Kahn, whose engagement
has been announced. There will be eight
cen guests.
Mr. and Mrs r. o. Hawkins have taken
apartments at the Denison Hotel for the
winter. Mr.. Gaylord Hawkins, who is at
tending Princeton University. and Miss
Clara Hawkins. who is attending the Ellis
Mcdonald school in Washington, will re-
turn home for the holidays
Mrs. Herbert M. Atkinson will give a
small tea this afternoon in her apartments
III the Delaware in honor of the young
ladies' who were her attendante at her
marriage. including Miss Benaldine Smith.
Miss Barbara Langhorne, Miss Annie Fort
ner and Miss Edith Surbey and Mrs. Win
thrope Atkinson and Mrs. Harry Goldrich.
The Good Time Euchre Club met last
night at the residence of DIR. Otto b. Petit
john, AIS Blake street After "a pleasant
first prizes were awarded to Mr. III. II.
Schwankhaus and Mrs. Brackete, the Sec
ond to Mr.. George c. Van Camp and Mrs.
y. III. Izor. The BOBBY prizes went Il w.
w. Spencer and Mrs. G. G. Van Camp.
The Veronica Club gave large card
party. last night, at the Propylaeum, enter
tanning about three hundred guests. The
hostesses for the party were Mrs. Henry
Warrum, Mrs. Blanche Bloor Schleppy.
Mrs Walter Fitch, Mrs. Henry Smith,
Mrs. Langsdale. Miss Louise Mccarthy and
Miss Harriet Fitch. The two parlors were
used for the entertainment and they were
decorated In Christmas greens. The four
teen prizes were awarded to the successful
contestants at the close of the game.
The proceeds of the entertainment are to be
used for the Oldenburg Academy memorial
fund.
Mrs. George c. Hit and Miss Muriel
Hit gave a high tea yesterday afternoon,
entertaining in honor of Miss Irene Pol
Mrs. Frederick Dickson, and Miss Rodgers,
of Knoxville, Tenn, who is Miss Rock
woods guest. The rooms were adorned
with Christmas decorations. Garlands of
holly were festooned about the walls and
the daintily appointed tea table was ar
tistic with scarlet candles and silver. The
guests included Miss lockwood, Miss
Elizabeth Dalton, Miss Katharine Ayers.
Miss Mary Wilson, Miss Edith Smith, Miss
Gertrude Wocher and her guests, Miss
Needham. of Washington and Miss Dur
rand, of Chicago, Miss Ethel Failey, Mrs.
John r. Hollett. Miss Martha Carey. Miss
Mary Edith Dean, Miss Lucy Taggart.
Miss Virginia Keep, Miss Florence Jones,
Miss Helen Edison. Miss Sara Wilson, Miss
Lena Brash, Miss Martha Foster. Mrs.
George Barratt Monkey, Miss Beatrice
Pyers. Miss Louisa Fletcher. Mrs Freder-
lex Dickson, Miss Theresa Pierce, Miss
anne Hurry, Miss Annie Dean, Miss
Buehler and Miss Mary Kurtz, of Denver.
A BRILLIANT RECEPTION.
One of the handsomest of the December
receptions was that of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles +. Sayles and Mr.. and Mrs. Her.
man b. Sayles, last night. at the home of the
former, on North Meridian street The
guests were received in the white and gold
drawing room, which was adorned with
American Beauty roses in tall vases. The
various rooms throughout the house, in
Guiding the large ballroom, had frieze of
Southern smilax around the walls: the
large freplaces. with shelved tops, were
banked TO the ceiling with poinsettias and
palms and the lights were hooded with
scarlet shades. The round polished table I'm
the dining room had lace center piece. on
which rested vase of American Beauty
roses. The hosts and hostesses were as
sisted in entertaining during the evening
by Mr.. and Mrs f. c. Atkins. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lane
Wallace. Mr.. and Mrs. a. VI. Robertson
Mr. and Mrs William H Coleman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Il. Coffin. Mr.. and Mrs Court
land Van Camp. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Tuttle, Mr.. and Mrs Edward Dean, Major
and Mrs. W. j. Richards, Mr.. Wilfred
Dean. Miss Mary Dean. Miss Louise Fetch
er, Miss Van Camp, Miss Martha Carey
Miss Mayme Beck and Miss Helen Swain
Mrs. Sayles wore a beautiful gown of black
Chantilly lace. embroidered in gold. over
black satin; Mrs. Herman Sayles wore
Paris creation OF American Beauty lace
over white satin Among the guests from
out OF town were Mrs. Howard G. Smith,
of New York, with Mr. and Mrs. George e.
Hume: Miss Ransdell, of Washington. d.
c., with Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Reid: Miss
Rodgers. of Knoxville. Tenn, with Miss
I,f-. Hrrx4 De- a..