The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-28
ington. Pa: Mr.. Smith with Mr.. Ross
Thomas and Morton Pierce, of Lafayette.

ington, Pa; Mr.. Smith with Mr.. Ross
Thomas and Morton Pierce, of Lafayette.
Mrs. ]. Z. Shideler entertained yesterday
afternoon In honor of Mrs. George h.
Parker and Mrs. G.. A. III. Shideler. ot
Michigan City. The hostess was assisted
by Mrs. w. H. Hubbard. Mrs. W.. =. Ben
ton, Mrs. w. c. Hall, Mrs. w. T. Fletcher,
Mrs. S. l.. Goode, Mrs. ]. Cumming Smith,
Mrs. Charles E.. Dark. Mrs. Ernest Elliott,
Mrs. Alexander Craig, Mrs. J.. I. Power,
Mrs. ID b. Shideler, Mrs. Herbert Rice,
Mrs. c. E. Thompson, Miss Lillian Mitchell.
Miss Anna Mccoy, Miss Mary kahlo, Miss
Jessie Anderson, Miss Jeanette Snow, Miss
Tisdale. OF Chicago, and Miss Kurtz, OF
Denver. Holiday decorations adorned the
different rooms, which were lighted by
scarlet candles. The manteis were banked
with maidenhair fern. Among the guests
were Mrs. Hughes. OF Oxford, o., with Mrs.
Craig, and Mrs. Van Frank, of Marion, o.,
with Mrs. Elliott.
Miss Frances Woerner gave a hearts
party yesterday afternoon, entertaining
about fifty guests. They were Misses Flor
ence Rottler, Hattie Rottler, Freda Woer-
ner, Bertha Mallory, Flora Pray Perd, Rose
Ethel Reeves, Corinne Mansfield, Edna
Rexford. Blanche Maine, Josephine Will
liams, Susan Taggart, Jean Morrow, Anna
Rogers, Florence Rogers. Marie Jungclaus.
Edna Green, Elsie Appel, Natalie Smith,
Edith Pearson, Anna Pugh, Gussie Pugh,
Florence Olsen, Nora Lacey, Amy Lacey,
Sue Chambers. Mary Chambers. Lucy Bal
COM, Ethel Balcom, Florence Russell, Freda
Minter, Gladys Nehrbus, Henrietta Frenzel,
Laura Martin. Ruth Patterson. Edna
Frank. Grace Stokes, Helen Wallick, Lila
Ketcham, Belle Dean, Gertrude Baker,
Hazel Backus. Amber Ensley, Louise Reese,
Helen Hibben, Jessie Cleveland, lone
Townsend, Alice Scott and Gertrude Bond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Rabb gave an even
ing reception last night. entertaining in
honor of the State University alumnae.
They were assisted during the evening in
an+arSofrf,. ~ Il. a1I Mro Allison Nav
well, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Swain. Rev. and
Mrs. Allen B. Philputt, superintendent and
Mrs; Frank L; Jones, Mr.; and Mrs. James
Il. Mccullough, Mr.. and Mrs. James p.
Baker, Rev. and Mrs. Francis A. Wood
ward, Mrs. Harriet Caspar Rhetts and
Mrs. Margaretta De Benler. The rooms
smilax, and p%ennants of the college colors
were placed about through the house.
Poinsettias banked the mantels, and the
lights were shaded with rose shades. In
the dining room coffee and ices were served
by Miss Margaret A. Todd. Miss Emma
Virginia Pearson, Miss Edith McMaster
anq Miss ths f hSey HOVE of the A stafe f fhs susfts
DR.. and Mrs. Swain and Mrs. Bergstrom,
guests of Mrs. Virgil Lockwood: DR.. Caro-
line McElroy, of Delaware, O., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Campbell, Of Anderson.
RIFFEL-ELwARD.
| Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Dec. 27.-Miss Nellie Ell
ward. prominent in local society circles,
this morning became the bride of Louis
Henry Riffel, of Rochester, NY. The
ceremony was performed at st. Demands
Catholic Church, the Rev. Father Pratt
officiating. On account of the death of the
mother Of the bride recently only a few
guests were present. Mrs. Riffel is the
Slaughter of William A. Edward, a we'll
known grain merchant.
TAYLOR-NEW.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WHITESTOWN, Ind, Dec. 27.-The mar
riage of Miss Ella New, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George New, and their foster
son, Mr.. Charles Taylor, took place yes
| terday afternoon at the home of the brides
parents. Mr.. Taylor is a teacher in the
county schools and Mrs. Taylor, who Is a
graduate of the State University, also has
been a successful teacher.