The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-15

Thursday. Miss VAIL will read paper on
Julius Caesar"
Mrs Overstreet who is Mrs. L. j. Hack
ney's guest, will return early this week
to her home in Louisville. Mrs. Hazard,
who is also Mrs. Hackney's guest, will re-
main several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Taylor Power have
announced the engagement of their daugh-
ter Claire Ethyl and Mr.. Mcdonald Nixon,
of Louisville. The wedding will be solem-
nized Wednesday, April 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kelly Thompson
left yesterday for Louisville Mr. Thomp-
son will proceed to New York and Mrs.
Thompson will remain to spend two weeks
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jarvis.
Miss Mary Sayles left last Thursday for
New York, where she will visit friends.
Her mother, Mrs Charles F. Sayles, will
join her there in two weeks and they will
sail Marches to spend the summer abroad.
Mr.. and Mrs Alexander Taggart will re-
turn this week from an extended trip to
California and their daughter, Miss Ger
trude Taggart, will leave the latter part
OF the week to join her brother, who is
in California.
The marriage of Miss Louise Dunkerson
at Grace Church, Evansville, Wednesday
afternoon. Miss Dunkerson has number
of friends here, having visited Miss Ellen
Sommers Baker.
Mrs. Pentecost, who has been the guest
of her sister. Mrs A. NJ. De Souchet, at
the Blacherne, will leave on Tuesday for
Mount Vernon to visit her mother. Later
she VIII visit in st: Louis before returning
to her home in Chicago.
Miss Rose Knefer has returned from
Ferry Hall, Lake Forest, ILL.,, to spend the
spring vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
K. Williams. Misses Laura and Clara Will
Eams will be home the last of the month
from gainesville, o., for the vacation.
The Fortnightly Literary Club will OBJ
serve its eighteenth anniversary with a
guests evening Tuesday at the Propy-
laeqm; Dr; ALBERT FREDERICK kuersteiner,
OF Indiana University, will lecture on THE
Spanish People" Each member of the club
has the privilege of inviting three guests
Judge Robert Grant, of Boston, will be
temporary Club next Wednesday evening
He will read selections from his own writ
ings Judge Grant is the author of I'm
leavened Bread" THE Reflections of a
Married Man and numerous other novels.
He has also written several books of verse
and juvenile stories, and his appearance
here is anticipated with interest. The COM
Mrs. Charles Richard Williams. MIR. and
Mrs. Hilton u. Brown, Miss Mary Colgan
and Mr.. Hewitt Rowland.
FOR OUT-OF-TOwN VISITORS.
Mrs. Leonard ]. Hackney was the hostess
for beautiful reception yesterday after
noon, TO which she invited about two hun
dred of her friends to meet her sisters, Mrs
Oliver Perry Hazard and Mrs. Overstreet,
of Louisville. The callers were received by
Mrs. Hackney and her guests of honor in
the pink drawing room, which was adorned
with great clusters of pink roses placed in
wall pockets and vases. Assisting in the
hospitalities of the afternoon were Mrs.
Enos Porter and Mrs. Daniel De PREF, of
Shelbyville; Mrs. John w. Kern, Mrs. j. o.
Henderson, Mrs. Edward Hawkins, Mrs.
5. p. Sheerin, Mrs. John T. Dye, Mrs. Cush-
ing of Pittsburg. Mrs. Frank Gavin, Mrs.
Pierre Gray, Mrs. Harriet Bingham, Mrs.
Thomas h. Swain, Mrs. George Stout and
Miss Elizabeth Dye. Pink roses in a pro-
fusion were used in the adornment of the
second parlor, and the library was fragrant
with clusters of spring flowers. Scarlet
prevailed in the color tone Of the dining
room. The mahogany table was covered
with handsome Battenberg cloth, on
which was arranged low center of scar
let tulips. The same flowers filled pockets
placed at intervals around the walls and
the bonbons and ices harmoniZed with the
floral decoration. n number of guests were
present from out of town, among them Mrs.
Rawlings. of Anderson; Mrs. A. b. Ander-
son. of Charlottesville: Miss Hardwick, of
Chicago, with Mrs. Gerritt A. Archibald;
Mrs. Pentecost, of Chicago, with Mrs. Ed
ward Hendrickson, and Mrs. William Ell
lott, Mrs. Clara Gorgos, Mrs. McFadden.
Mrs. Peter Kamp, Mrs. John Pugh, Mrs.
j. B. Hamilton, Mrs. Sidney Conger and
Miss Mary Ray, all of Shelbyville.