The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-21
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

MS I'LL VII q - 49,
Hot Springs, Ark.
Miss Emily Olcutt will return to Muncie
Saturday, accompanied by her hostess Miss
Corella Taylor.
Mrs. Jennie L. Ballenger's Sunday. school
class will meet this afternoon with MIS-
Richardson, 327 East Tenth street.
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph A. Milburn Will be
the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. CORTLAND Van
Camp the remainder of the week
Governor and Mrs. Winfield Taylor Dur
bin and Mrs. Charles +. Coffin Will leave TO-
day for a short trip to West Baden.
Miss Mary Sayles will arrive next week
to spend the spring vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles +. Sayles.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Stone, of Anderson,
will arrive soon to visit their daughters,
Mrs. F. a. Kinds and Mrs. Lynn f. Stone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin w. Mansfield en-
tertained at dinner last night in honor OF
their guest. Miss Myrtle Parks, of Mar
tinsville.
Miss Ruth Wilson will go from Smith Col
lege TO New York for the spring vacation
and will be joined there by her sister, Miss
Sarah Wilson.
The First Section of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of Central Christian Church will give
a tea tomorrow afternoon from 2 TO .
o'clock at the home of Mrs. p. Nj. Dill, No.
PIG Park avenue.
The indianapolis Maennerchor gave an
evening euchre last night ct the clubhouse
on East Washington street, the hostesses
teing Mrs. George A. Richards, Mrs. julius
Keller and Mrs. Charles Bake. There were
fly tables and handsome prizes were given
to the successful contestants.
Mrs. William smith was the hostess for
a large coffee yesterday afternoon in her
apartments at the Savoy given by the
Veronica Club, the proceeds of which Will
be donated to the Oldenburg Academy fund.
Mrs. Smith was assisted by Mrs. Clara
Langsdale, Mrs. Henry Warrum, Mrs: John
Schleppy. Mrs. McWhinney, Mrs. Walter
Fitch. Miss Florence Wacker. Miss Har-
rfot Fitch the AIfGcnCH VnnnarGaQr MISS
Emma O'Brien and Mrs. Ella Baxter Hit.
The rooms were prettily decorated in green,
with marguerites and white carnations
About $50 guests were entertained.
Mrs. Harris F.. Holland gave an informal
company yesterday afternoon at her nome,
1923 Broadway, entertaining about twenty
guests at a geographical contest for when
prizes were given. The rooms were fragrant
with a profusion of spring flowers. Inc
guests included Mrs. Louis Ferger, MRS.
Lorena Albro, Mrs. John B-uGnanan, MIS-
George Budd. Mrs. William I. Brown, Mrs.
Charles Wesley Gorsuch, Mrs. A. e. Sim
berlin, Mrs. b. f. McFarland, Mrs. T.. w.
Bassett. Mrs. A. b. Carr, Mrs. Benjamin
Richardson, Mrs. George Weaden, MRS.
Granville Allen, Miss Eloise Palmer, Mrs
NJ. V. Virgins and Mrs. +. l.. Richie.
A LARGE RECEPTION.
The home of Mrs. Lynn B. Millikan, on
North Meridian street. was the scene of one
of the largest and most brilliant receptions
OF the season, yesterday afternoon. fol-
lowed in the evening by a dinner and dance.
The guests of honor at the reception were
Miss Leora Pierson, of Boston, and Miss
Katharine Sherick, of Avondale, Cincin-
natl, both house guests. The handsome
new home was beautifully decorated. The
reception hall and Oriental den were
adorned with wall pockets filled with red
carnations and ferns, with palms grouped
about and Southern smilax forming a frieze
about the walls. The drawing room, IN
which the guests were received. had a pro-
fusion of Easter lilies on the colonial man.
tel. with Southern smilax outlining the pill
lars and mirror. The background for the
receiving party was a pyramid of palms
and Easter lilies, in one corner. The
library was fragrant with American Beauty
roses, which were used on top of the low
book shelves, and a large basket of the
flowers adorned the mantel. The chan
deliers and doorways were outlined with
the Southern smilax, and wall pockets were
hung at intervals about the walls. In the
dining room the Southern smilax, was also
used, with wall pockets of pink carna-
tons and ferns. The polished table held a
large basket of pink roses and violets in
the center, resting on a Battenberg lace
mat, and on opposite corners were crystal
candelabra. in which were lighted pink
candles with pink shades. The buffet and
china cabinet in this room were also banked
with ferns and pink roses. Mrs. Millikan
was assisted during the afternoon in en-
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Charles +. DAILY. Mrs. w. N. Harding, Mrs.
Henry r. Bliss. Mrs. Lynn Z. Stone. Mrs.
Peter Atwood Kinds, Mrs. Harriet A. Bling
ham, Mrs. j. N. Rogers, Mrs. Mary Max
well Knippenberg, Mrs. Frederick Pennfield,
Mrs. Frank w. Wood, Mrs. Herbert Had
ley, Mrs. Clark Mallery, Mrs. Frank G.
Fitzgerald, Mrs. William Horne. Mrs. Ar
thur Jordan. Mrs. Daniel p. Winnings. Mrs.
s. NJ. Dyer. Miss Lois Dyer. Miss McCon-
nell, Miss Harriet Eitel, Miss Gertrude
Henry, Miss Maria Woollen, Miss Elizabeth
Cooper and Miss Martha Person. Mrs.
Millikan wore a handsome gown of white
taffeta, with mousselaine ruffles and jew
eled trimmings. Miss Pierson wore a lovely
gown of pastel blue etamine, with silver
trimming, and Miss Sherick's gown was of
light blue silk crepe, trimmed with white
and gold. An orchestra played a varied
programme during the afternoon, and for
the dancing Harris Orchestra furnished the
music. Following the reception a dinner
was given for the assisting ladies and their
husbands, and the house guests, Mr.. MILL
kan and Mr.. Hutton. of Cincinnati, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hough, of Greenfield, followed
by a dance. The ballroom, on the third
floor. is one of the prettiest in the city.
Tbs walls are done in green tints, with
a border of white plastic work. Among the
out-of-otown visitors were Mrs. Eph Marsh,
Mrs. "A. l.. Conklin, Mrs. ID. b. Cooper, Mrs.
=. b. toward. Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Hough.. Mrs George Duncan, Mrs j. f.
Mitchell, Mrs. l. p. Poulsen. Mrs. p. Thay-
er, all Of Greenfield: Miss Myrtle Parks. of
Martinsville, with Mrs. Martin w. Mans
field. Mr.. James X. Millikan and Mr.. Will
liam d. Hutton, of Cincinnati, with Miss
Pierson and Miss Sherick. are house guests.
FOR REV. AND MRS. MILBURN.
A large and brilliant assemblage was well
coined to the Second Presbyterian Church
last night by the pastor, Rev. Joseph A.
Milburn, and Mrs. Milburn, the occasion
being a farewell reception given In their
honor by the congregation. The parlor was
handsomely decorated, the colors being
green and pink. The background for the
receiving party was Oriental draperies with
groups of palms. The daintily appointed re-
freshment tables were adorned with pink
roses, and from the four gold candelabra
flowers festooned about the table. A. num-
Der of the women of the congregation as
sisted in the hospitalities during the even
ing. They were all eager to make the even
ing a memorable one, as Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
burn are held in high regard by the entire
congregation, and there was a special eff
fort made to entertain not only the con-
gregation of the Second Presbyterian
Church but other friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Milburn as well. Mr.. and Mrs. Milburn
will leave next week for their future home
in Chicago.
DIXON-THOMAS.
The marriage of Miss Mabel Thomas
laughter of Mrs. Martha b. Thomas. and
Mr.. Frank III. Dixon occurred last night
at the home of the bride, 627 West Michigan
street. The was pronounced at
$50 o'clock by the Rev. j. w. ]. Collins.
of the California-street Methodist Church.