The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-18
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mrs. 7. A. Wagner and son Fletcher will
return from California next Sunday.
Mrs. Wilbur Wynn Dark will observe her
last reception day at home this afternoon.
Mrs. F. d. Person and Miss Person will
give a euchre party Tuesday morning,
June "a
Miss nellie Breevort, OF Columbus, is
spending the week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr. c. F. Clarke, who came for the Bow
man-Pursell wedding, will return to-day 10
his home in Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Boaz were the guests
OF friends in the city the first Of the week,
en- route TO their home in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Clarke and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ross Hamilton Wallace, have
gone to West Baden for ten days stay.
The marriage of Miss Louise Craig to
William Hedrick will take place Wednes-
day. June %. at the home OF the brides
sister. Mrs. Frederick Brown, Eight
zenith street
Mrs. d. B. Shideler entertained eighty
women OF the Tabernacle Church at her
home near Fairview Park yesterday after
noon with a garden party a paper was
read by Mrs. G. +. Kregelo on Japan"
william F. Quigley announces the mar
riage OF his daughter Ruth and Edward j.
Rauch. which took place Wednesday. June
for wedding trip through the Northwest
They Will live at the Ardmore where they
Will be at home after Aug. 1.
The Boys Club will have a lawn fete
SATURDAY a
South Meridian street The Newsboys
Band will furnish the music Hilton Brown
will speak and Richard Herrick and Harry
Porter will furnish entertainment in the
way Of sleight-of-hand and impersonation
work.
The marriage of Charles Richard Will
Hams to Mrs. Bertha Rose Kneher will
take place at high noon on Monday, June
%, al the Knefer homestead. After the
service a breakfast will be served at the
new home on North Meridian street. Only
he ms wi ne
present at the service and the breakfast.
The wedding of Mr.. Martin w Nou,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ]. Noll. and
Miss Lavalette Lois Lancaster, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Lancaster.
took place last evening in the presence of
relatives only at the bishops house, corner
of Meridian and Fourteenth streets. the
Rev. Joseph Chartrand officiating. The at
tendants were Mr.. Frank ]. Noll jr.
Akin. cousin OF the bride. The newly mar
ried couple will spend their honeymoon at
the lakes.
Mr. and Mrs. c. P. Lesh observed the
tenth anniversary of their wedding day last
night with a reception and garden party at
their home on Central avenue. The house
was beautifully decorated with pink and
white garden flowers. combined with smllax
and palms. japanese lanterns lighted the
lawn and refreshments were served in a
pavilion. which was made attractive with
soft Jugs and cushions. Assisting in the
Inequalities OF the evening Mr.. and
Mrs w l.. Heiskel Mr.. and Mrs. j. a.
.NNilke1S. +.
and Mrs. w. w. Pritchlow, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Derbyshire. Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. oliver.
MT and Mrs. w. III. Kelly. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur HeiSkel, Miss LeSh of Richmond
Miss Bradley, Miss Bodine, Miss Kyle. Miss
Hazel Killer Miss Clara Pray of Knights
town. Miss Hamilton, Miss Sue Heiskel and
Miss Crosall.
Mr. and Mrs. John s. Harrington enter
tanned a dinner last night in honor of their
son. Newton Booth Harrington, and his
hancee. Miss Louisa Fletcher whose mar
,r~fT coIar a h.
was handsomely arranged in bridal white.
The light fell from tall Greek candles and
clusters OF fragrant Bride roses were the
floral decoration. The name-cards bore
quotations appropriate to the OCCASION.
ImproIaptu tOssts were given TO the bride
and groom by several of the guests. The
guests included, beside the immediate fam
fly, number of Miss Fletcher's friends
and the men who came for Mr.. Tarking-
toms dinner the night before. The latter
were Marshal Bulett and Edward Palmer
of Louisville. Edwin and Fenton Booth of
Marshall. Ill. Edward Clay OF Lexington.
Mr. Daniels and Mr. Hall of Dayton, o.,
and Mark Ewing OF St. Louis.
Miss Laura Buschman was the hostess
Tor pretty afternoon tea yesterday, enter
tanning for her guests Miss Ethel Clay
bourne, OF Chicago, Miss Pinnel, OF Kan
sas. and a bride of to-day, Miss Netue T..
Shower. The guests were received in the
first parlor, where pink roses were daintily
arranged. Throughout the several rooms
were decorations OF palms and garden
flowers. An orchestra, screened by palms
noon. Assisting the Inequalities were
Miss Margaret Shower, Miss Grace Ken
nedy. Miss Ella Schaeffer, Miss Phyllis,
Miss Elizabeth May. Miss Fanny Marten,
Miss Edith Feldcamp, Miss Nell Maurer.
Mrs. Francis Buschman. Miss Larsh OF
Richmond. Miss Lindsey of Pittsburg Miss
Dahlen OF Terre Haute, Miss Anna Meyer
and Miss Mildred Hoover. Among the
callers were Miss Allen Of Colorado, Miss
Billhardt or Upper Sandusky. o.. with the
Misses Schelschmidt; Miss Baker of Mum
Gle. Miss CruZon OF Scottsburg, Miss Hart
ley OF Kansas. with Mrs. George T.
Bruenig. and Mrs. Claybourne of Chicago,
with MIS-. A Eornaday-
BOWMAN-PURSELL.
A pretty home wedding last night was
thet OF Miss Olive Francis Pursell and
Charles John Bowman. OF Cincinnati.
which was solemnized at the home OF the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. P. Nj. Pur-
sell, on College avenue. The ceremony was
performed at o'clock. the Rev. r. o.
Ballard officiating. and was witnessed by
the members OF the two families and their
most intimate friends. pyramid OF
palms in the east parlOr formed an attrac-
tive setting for the bridal party. The
bridal party came down the stairway and
passed down the aisle. which was marked
with white ribbon by two little girls. Mar
guerite and Helen Pursell. An orchestra
screened py palms played the wedding
music and played the march from "Lo-
hengrin' for the entrance The groom en-
tered first with his best man, Mr.. {. r.
Clark. OF Detroit. Miss Susan Pursell, the
maid OF honor. followed. She wore a
gown OF yellow SILK embroidered null.
fashioned with satin folds, and carried a
great bunch or marguerites. n little flower
girl, Mary June Pursell. preceded the hrioe,
carrying big basket OF pink sweet peas.
which harmonized with the pink OF her or
CANDY frock- The bride entered with her
Iather who gave her away. During the
ceremony the music changed 10 "Oh, Thou
sublime. Sweet Evening Star" and the
Aendelsohn wedding march was played for