The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14
THE CITY'S SOCIAL LIFE.

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Charles lockwood. Individual lace dolies
were used on the polished table and the
center piece was jardinieres of ferns,
crystal vases filled with poinsettias.
Mr. Frederick A. Hetherington enter
tanned a party of friends in his new studio
last night. They were chiefly members Of
the old Portfolio Club and some artist
friends, numbering about seventy-five. The
studio is an ideal one The room is large
and bright, with low ceiling. The walls are
covered with green burlap and pictures and
sketches are hung about in an artistic
manner. There are inches and coy corn
ers, with innumerable sofa pillows and
lounging chairs. Mrs. Hetherington was
assisted in receiving the guests by. the
Misses Sharpe. Misses Hugh McGibeny
gave some pleasing recitations during the
evening, and al 1.-The guests wrote some
thing original in Mr.. Hetheringtons Log
Book
DR.. Calvin I. Fletcher will deliver a lee
ture on Egypt Friday night at Plym-
outh Church for the benefit of the Kath-
crime Home. The lecture will be illus
trated with stereopticon views and it is
pected that there will be a good attend
ance. The board of the Home are the pat
ronesses. They are: Mrs. John w. Kern,
Mrs. John c. .,ew, Mrs. John G. Wright,
Mrs. John H. Baker, Mrs. Hervey Bates.
den, Mrs. w. j. Brown, Mrs. S. NJ. Church
man, Mrs. Agnes De Way, Mrs. George HI.
Evans, Miss Hamilton, Mrs. Frederick A.
Kleinschmidt, Mrs. Charles Kregelo, Mrs.
II. G. Long, Mrs. Fanny Morrison, Mrs w.
j. Richards, Mrs. Soils Runnels, Mrs.
George w. Sloan, Mrs. j. Cumming Smith,
Mrs M. B. Wilson Miss Nettie Stewart
The Misses Minor gave delightful tea
yesterday afternoon at their home on North
Meridian street In honor of their guest
Miss Lynn, of Pittsburg. They We're as
sisted by Mrs. Eugene Minor, Miss Martha
II M
Woollen. Miss Ora Woolen, Miss Maud
Mcconnell, Miss Florence Atkins, Miss Sa-
rah Foster, Miss Agnes Neighbor. Miss
Mary Dixon, Miss Sadie Parker Miss Anna
Louise Rogers. Miss Florence Rogers, Miss
Jean Morrison. The decorations in the par
lors were green and white. Southern smi-
lax was used in trimming the mantels and
doorways, and formed screen with palms
for Marone, the harpist, who was stationed
in the reception hail. In the dining room
green and red were the colors used. The
table had lace doilies and in the center was
tall stemmed vase filled with Meteor
roses.
The Alpha Club will celebrate its fif-
teenth anniversary Monday evening with
a bowling party at the German House. The
club. which is purely a social one. was or
gained fifteen years ago by the late Mrs.
Charles Mayer for her daughter, Miss Ma
tilda, who had just returned from Ger
many after completing her education. She
invited nine girls to an informal after
noon, since which time the same ten wom-
en- have been meeting every two weeks
They have added five new members to the
club since then. The original Alpha Club
members were Miss Matilda Haueisen, Miss
Pauline Deitz, Miss Laura Ruchaupt Miss
Tillie Schmid, Miss Anna Sudorf. Miss
Bertha Pfaffiin, Miss Louise Weigman,
Miss Julia Schnull, Miss Clara Gall and
Miss Mayer. Several of the charter men,
bers now married. but their inter-
est has always been with the club. The
present members are Miss Matilda Hauis-
en-, Mrs. Charles f. Meyer, Mrs. John
Karmann Mrs. Frederick Loomis, Mrs
George Mueller, Mrs. Rudolph Mueller
Mrs. Philip Hildebrand. Miss Lena Fertig,
Miss Emma Wittenberg, Mrs. Louis MUIR
Mrs. Gustav Schnull, Mrs. Jacob Becker
The members Of the club will entertain
the gentlemen at their bowling party to-
morrow evening.