The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-08

Brill. I'm Danville. Ind, where a family re-
union will be held. Mrs. Bril-, who has
been visiting Mrs. Holt. has returned home.
Miss Agnes Duncan and Miss Pearl
Haines were hostesses for an Informal
dancing party last night at the home OF
Miss Duncan on North Alabama street, the
guest OF honor being Miss Charlotte Rams
dell, OF Washington, ID. G.
Mrs. Charles ShaIer gave a primrose
lrncheon yesterday at the Arsenal. Her
guests were Mrs. Clifton Comfy. Mrs. Hen
~ Fraser, Mrs. Willard, Mrs. George Ran
dali. Mrs. Hewitt Rowland, Mrs. Hugh
McGibeny. Mrs. J.. X Lilly and Mrs An
drew j.. Graham.
Miss Annie Fraser gave a tea yesterday
afternoon in honor OF Miss Giadwin.@of Chi
cago. She was assisted by Mrs. Charles
Judson, Mrs. William MacGuire, Mrs. Al
mus Ruddell, Miss Eliza Chambers. Miss
Sara Wilson, Miss Anna Louise Beck, the
Misses Agnes and Flora ketcham, Miss
Maria WooiIen, Miss Helen Hayden and
Miss Mary Cook.
The ladies of the first section of the First
Presbyterian Church gave a large reception
last night in the church parlors, which were
adorned with palms and pink roses. The
tea and coffee tables were adorned with
pink roses and dainty in all appointments,
and were presided oger by Mrs. John II.
Holiday at one and Mrs. Thomas Smiley
az the other. The guests were received by
Mrs James A. Mount. Mrs. James w. Lilly,
Mrs. George A. Gay, Mrs. Albert Bake and
Mrs. NIL. Haines. About 800 guests called
during the evening.
Mrs. Charles e. Kregelo entertained at
luncheon yesterday for Mrs. j. NJ. Neu-
berger. of Chicago. who is visiting Mrs.
Hermann Pink. The luncheon table was
covered with a lace scarf, and In the center
was placed an oval fiat basket of maiden
hair fern and pink and white roses. The
guests cards were written in verse. The
guests INCLUDED Mrs. Pink, Mrs. Carrie
Alexander. Mrs. Henry SEVERN. Mrs. Will
liam Haerle. Mrs. Robert w. Cathcart.
Mrs. III. s. Tucker. Mrs. ID. b. Knicker-
hacker, Mrs. Mary Mckenzie and Mrs.
Harriet A. Bingham:
Mr.. William II. Brown gave a dinner
dance at the University Club last night in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Noonan and Mr..
and Mrs. William r. Brown. The other
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. William r.
Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. Perle b. Raymond,
Mr. and Mrs. James II. Henry, Mr.. and
Mrs. Burton Parrot, Mr.. and Mrs. A. a.
Wilkinson. Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Wood, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Brown. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Layman, Mr.. and Mrs. John Spapn
and Mrs. Flora r.. Short. The tables were
adorned with American Beauty roses.
Miss Susan Huber gave a tea yesterday
afternoon. entertaining In honor of her
visitor. Miss Gass, of Muncie, Mrs. Glare
Cameron and Mrs. George William Huber,
two of the recent brides. Receiving with
Miss Huber and her guests was her mother,
Mrs. Louisa Huber, and assisting in enter
tanning were Miss Clara Gustetter, Mrs.
Arthur Heiskell. Mrs. Walter Ballenger,
Miss Mayme Zollinger. Miss Estelle King.
Mrs. Frank Fitzgerald, Miss Cecil Clune,
Miss Emma Minter. Miss Bessie Byfield
and Miss Bertha Rusch. The parlors were
adorned with pink roses and the mantels
were banke in green. In the dining room
the tea table was adorned with red carna-
tons and the candelabrum held red tapers.
The programmes which will be used for
the play. David Garrick," to be presented
by the Indianapolis Club on the
evening of Dec. q at the P~ropylaeum. will
be exact reproductions of those used for
the original play in the old Drury-lane
Theater, London. in 1742. Mr.. Newton
Booth Harrington will arrive home
Wednesday from New York to direct the
rehearsals, and he will also impersonate
David Garrick in the play. The committee
having the affair in charge has spent con-
siderable time in placing the cast, as well
as with the other numerous details, and
feels assured that the play will make a de-
cided hit. The play Is one Of the most
pretentious that has been presented by the
Dramatic Club. with the exception of THE
Prodigals,' by Newton Booth Harrington,
which was presented about three years ago
and was the strongest play ever presented
by the Dramatic Club. The committee
includes Mrs. Ovid Butler Jameson. Mrs.
Benjamin Harrison, Miss Katharine Wal
lick. Miss Hannah Erwin. Mr., Larz Whit
comb, Mr.. John ID. Thompson and Mr..
Newton Booth Harrington.