The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-18
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Miss Ethel Smith will entertain with a
card party Saturday afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. j. Cumming Smith will go
to the Blacherne shortly for residence.
DR.. George W. Halle is in the city. called
here by the illness of his sister, Mrs. b.
Ward.
Mrs. Henry Kahn will entertain for her
daughter Claribel on the afternoon of
Dec. 81.
Miss Sallie Hall, of Brazil who attends
De Pauw University. is spending a few
days in town.
Mrs Charles Richard Williams will not
observe her Mondays at home until after
the new year.
Miss Bertha Belle Ward is expected home
from Moody Bible Institute Saturday to
spend the holidays.
Miss Lucille Heron has issued invita-
tions for card company on the afternoon
of Wednesday, Dec. 81.
Mrs p. M. Pursell entertained with
luncheon of ten covers yesterday in honor
of Mrs. Charles Allison, of Spencer.
Miss Nora Taggart will return Saturday
from Vassar to spend the holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Taggart.
The ID. ID. Euchre Club will be enter
tanned this evening by Miss Bernice Sven
gle at the home of Mr.. j. II. Billingsley, on
Sutherland avenue.
Miss Crosby. of Grand Rapids. and Miss
Barnard, of Rochester, N. Y, who were
Miss Florence Cummings guests, are now
with Miss Theodosia Hadley.
Miss Lucia Holiday will entertain at
luncheon to-day for Miss Hadley and her
guests, Miss Barnard, of Rochester. n. Y,
and Miss Crosby, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Schurmann have
returned from their wedding trip to the
South and are at the Alexandria for a
short time before going to the Blacherne
to live.
kee where she will attend the marriage of
Mr.. Sylvan Kahn, of this city, and Miss
Blanche Newman, which will take place
shortly.
Miss Lois Pratt has issued invitations
for a company the afternoon of Dec. "a
at the Delano, in honor of her sister, Miss
Ruth Pratt. who is home from New York
for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs: George opdyke, Mrs. E. F.
Wagner, Miss Katherine Wagner Miss Eva
Opdyke and MIR. Maurice Larkin, of Day
ton, o.. are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win Hicks, having arrived for the Hicks
Harold wedding last night.
The choral class of the Y w. c. A. I'M
der the direction of Miss Josephine Robin
son. will give a Christmas recital at the
Association building, on North Pennsyl-
vania street, tomorrow evening Miss
Emily Mcdowell will be the accompanist.
Miss Tarquinia l.. Voss was the hostess
for a small high tea yesterday afternoon
at her home on Broadway. The Christmas
colors were used in the adornment of the
several rooms and the candles were shaded
with red flower shades. Ten friends were
entertained.
Miss Helene Hibben was the hostess for
Vassar luncheon yesterday. entertaining
for Miss Helen Crosby. of Grand Rapids
Mich, and Miss Barnard. of Rochester
Y. The Nassar colors of pink and silver
prevailed in the table decoration. The light
fell from pink shaded candles in silver
candelabra, and pink carnations were
gracefully arranged the table The
guests places were marked by attractive
name cards which bore medallions of girls
in cap and gown. with pink carnation
thrust through each card. To meet the
visitors Miss Hibben entertained Miss
Theodosia Hadley, Miss Florence Dunning
Miss Florence Jones. Miss Grace Aldrich
of Waverly. Miss Annie Dean, Miss Helen
Werbe and Miss Anne Hurry.
SCOFIELD-BYRD.
Miss Lena Maude Byrd. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George a. Byrd, and Mr.. Bernard
Arthur Scoheld. OF Brazil. were married
last night at o'clock at the home of the
brides parents on North Pennsylvania
street The appointments of the wedding
were exceedingly pretty. The ceremony
room held mass of palms set with tall
white candles with pedestals on either side
holding baskets of pink and white roses,
before which the bridal group stood for
the ceremony. Miss Harriet Dithmer as
little flower girl preceded the bride who
was attended by Miss Anna ShackeIford
OF Anderson, as maid of honor and Miss
Ethel Halstead of Brazil. bridesmaid. Mr.
Harry Poe Johnson. of Brazil, was best
man. Mrs. John Rawley. of Brazil. sang
call Me Thine Own while the ceremony
was pronounced by the Rev. Worth NJ
Tippy. The bride was beautifully gowned
| in white Paris crepe fashioned with ex-
/ quisite rose point lace She carried a
| bouquet OF Bride roses. Miss Shackelford
| wore dainty white Swiss gown and car
ried pink roses. and Miss Halstead was i'm
| pink point d'esprit, with pink roses The
| decorations In the other rooms Were Of hol-
| ly with the exception of the dining room,
| where the color scheme of green and white
| was followed. About one hundred friends
| and relatives were present, many OF whom