The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-09

Rome. They will welcome all Indiana WIS.,
itors at this place. The commissioners APP
pointed are Miss Voss. Mrs. Cullop, Miss
Alice Woods, Mrs. John Perrin and Miss
Insley.
At the Research Club Monday the follow
ing officers were elected: President, Mrs.
William I. Brown: vice presidents, Mrs.
Frank II. Wells and Miss Emma Bradbury;
recording secretary, Mrs. George NJ. Hen
derson; corresponding secretary, Mrs. W.
Nj. Stevenson; treasurer, Mrs. j. K. Jones;
critic, Mrs. Chester Hit.
Last evening at 8 o'clock at 2130 North
Illinois street Charles Z. Beatty, in charge
OF station A postoffice. and Miss Josephine
~Goodykoontz. of Upton, Ind, were united
in marriage by Rev. A ]. Graham. of
Christ Church, in the presence of about q
dozen friends including Prof. and Mrs.
Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. Beatty are at home at
the above number
The Women's Mission Circle of the First
Baptist Church will give a reception for
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank lowering, of the
Telegu Mission, India, this evening, at 7:3O
o'clock, In the church p~arlors. A special
musical programme has been prepared
and addresses will be given by the mission
aries. The hostesses for the evening will
be Mesdames H. c. Martin, Thomas Pot
ter, Charles Sutton, r. r. Buchanan, f. p:
Fitzgerald and Miss Margaret Day.
Mrs, Hoyt McClain will be the hostess
for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Club to-
morrow. The subject for discussion will
be Scotland" Miss Inez Elliott will speak
OF its location and geographical divisions.
Mrs. C.. A. Wallingford on its government,
both past and present, and the character
OF its people. Miss Ethel Cleland will give
it's industries and its points of special his
toric interest, and Miss Josephine Buchan-
an will talk Of the literature OF the Scots.
Mrs. Charles Trusler entertained her card
club yesterday afternoon in the parlors OF
the Hotel English. The rooms were dec
grated in carnations. a luncheon was
served after cards. The members of the
L al.I 49,. n - NJ. TTl~.wy
Brinker. Mrs. Emil Zumpfe, Mrs. Charles
Tutewiler. Mrs. Rosengarten, Mrs. William
Carey, Mrs. Rieble. Mrs. Roney, Mrs. Ros-
well Hill Mrs. Augustus Craft Mrs Bos-
Edwards and Mrs. George w. Powell.
BEARD-RITTER.
The marriage of Miss Mary Ritter, the
eldest daughter of Captain and Mrs. Eli
Ritter. and Mr.. Charles Beard, of oxford,
England. occurred yesterday afternoon at
2 o'clock, at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ritter, on Central avenue. 1t was a small
wedding, only the Members of the imme-
date families being present. The rooms
were simply decorated in flowers, the GER
emony being performed in the north par
lor. Among the flowers were some exqui-
site carnations. more than fourteen dozen,
sent by friends in Los Angeles. A large
Il ant VI lon0C 1olAAC AAOAAA
Los Angeles also. The Rev. Mr.. s. b.
Towne, Of Greencastle, an uncle OF the
bride. performed the ceremony There were
no attendants. The bride and groom en-
tered together. The bride wore her trav-
cling gown, a gray tailor-made. Immedi-
ately after the congratulations a dinner was
served. Mr.. and Mrs. Beard left at 5 o'clock
for Philadelphia. They will sail Saturday
| for Oxford, England, on the steamer Rhine
land. They will remain in England for
three years or more. Mr.. Beard is inter-
ested in the University Extension work at
Ruskin Hall, in oxford. This hall is for
poor but ambitious men, to whom oxford
is barred. 1t is founded on Ruskln's ideas.
This University Extension work was start
ed by Englishmen who have made their
fortunes in this country, and who are anx-
ious to give the poor young men of their
country the advantages of university edu-
cation. Mr.. Beard is a graduate of De
PAW. After finishing the course in that
college he attended Cornell. He went to
oxford, and then came back to finish the
course at Cornell. He has been at his pres
ent work for three years. Mrs. Beard is
a graduate of De PAW also. She was a
member of the Kappa Alpha Theta Soci-
ETY., and was very popular in that frater-
nifty, as well as in all her club and school
connections. She Is well fitted 10 assist
her husband in the work that he has I'M
dertaken. Among those who were present
at the wedding were Mr.. and Mrs. w. ii.
Beard, of Newcastle, parents of Mr..
Charles Beard; Mr.. and Mrs. s. B. Towne
and daughter, Of Greencastle; and Mr..
Dwight Ritter, a brother of the bride,
| from De PauW University.