The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-25

when Mr.. Wong Kai Kah. vice imperial
commissioner general to the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition. will address the ciup on
Chinese Poetry" The reception commit
tee includes DR.. and Mrs Edward IL F.;
Hodges, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nichois
Lewis Mrs. George F. Adams and Mr.. John
Chislett.
Miss Natalie Dalton was the hostess for
a prettly appointed dinner last night at
the Columbia Club, in honor of her visitor,
Miss Sue Ball, of Milwaukee. The table
was adorned with clusters of pink roses
Miss Dalton,s guests included Miss sS,. Ch Ias
Wynn, Mr.. Norman Peck, Mr.. Frederick
Weimer, Mr. Joseph Weimer, Mr.. Blythe
Hendricks and Mr. Hibben.
Miss Martha Foster was the hostess for
the first meeting of the Luncheon CLUB yes,
terday. The club will hold an informal
meeting each fortnight for thimble work
and social hour. The members OF the
club are Miss Lois and Miss Ruth Pratt,
Miss Julia Kern, Miss Helen Bennett. Miss
Edith Adams, Miss Nora Taggart Miss
Emily Winters; Miss GLADYS and and. Miss Is, Iris
and Miss Ruth Carey and Miss Charlotte
Scott.
Mrs. o. c. Lukenbill entertained friends
at cards yesterday afternoon in honor OF
Mrs. George Reeves, of Greenwich, Conn.,
The parlors were decorated with yellow
and white chrysanthemums. palms and
ferns In the library pink chrysanthse e,
entertaining were Mrs. Harry Strickland,
Mrs. Edward McClelland, Mrs. Charles
Zwick, Mrs. John Healing, Mrs. A w.
Means, Miss Mary Cline. Miss Hazel Nc
Clelland and Miss Beuah Bristow, and the
out-of-town guests were Mrs. Harry Strick-
land. of Greenfield, and Mrs. j. F. Stropes,
of Denver, Col.
The Proctor Club had an enjoyable guest
evening last night with Mrs. John j. Price
at her home on North Alabama street.
The Hon. James j. Fitzgerald, of Louis
vile, was the guest of the club, and gave
most interesting address on "Womans
Sphere" The rooms were decorated in an
artistic manner with the club flower the
Marguerite, and all the members wore
clusters of the flowers. Miss Adele Price
and Miss Edna Shiel assisted in the dining
room, and the members of the club assisted ted
address there were musical numbers given
by Mrs. Kate Collins and Mr.. Chris O'Con-
nor.
A BRIDAL DINNER.
One of the exceptionally beautiful enter
tainments of the season was the bridal
dinner given last night at the Columbia
Club by Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Sayles in
honor of Miss Mary Helen Sayles and Mr..
Harriott Van Veventer Moore. whose mar
| riage occurs to-day. The two parlors Of the
club were used one for the reception of the
guests, the other for the dining-room, and
| both were decorated i'm white and green.
The table was heart-shaped, and the center
| piece was mass of white chrysanthemums
q
| bride roses, were laid on the table, and
| between them were set silver candleholders,
| with white cathedral candles roped together
| with strands of smilax. Immense palms
| set at intervals met over the table, and
| between these were placed floor candlestfcks
| with tall tapers, also roped with the smi-
lax. The chairs for the bride and BRIDE
| groom-elect were placed in the inner curve
| Of the heart, and were caught together by
ropes of smilax and white satin ribbon.
and decorated with great clusters of white
In6rx flanyI,r nQrdG h06
artistic decorations of seaweed to carry
out the white and green decoration. AS
| the first toast was given the Trinity Church
chimes were reproduced by phonograph.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Sayles entertained eighteen
| guests and the party included only the
| out-of-town visitors for the wedding.
SOCIETY PEOPLE TO WE'D.
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
BEDFORD, Ind, Nov. 24.-The marriage
of Mr.. Spencer K. Norton and Miss Eliza
beth Owens, well-known young society
people of this city. will take place Thurs
day, Nov. 26, at the First Baptist Church.
The event will be one of much interest to
the society set of Bedford. The groom is
well known, being a brother of and in
terested in the stone quarries extensively
| with the Norton Brothers. The bride is a
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. John Owens. Mr.
| Owens is one of the city's prominent mer-
| chants and well known. The bride-to-be Is
a member of the Tri Kappa Society Of
| young ladies Of Bedford
RUSH-CURRY.
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE,I Ind, Nov. A.-The
| marriage of Miss Ida Curry, Of this city,
| and E. II. Rush, of Columbus, Ind, was
| solemnzed this evening at 1880 o'clock at
the home of the brides parents. The affair
| was very quiet one, only immediate friends
| and relatives being present.
Welded IN ITALY.
FLORENCE, Nov. 24.-Civil marriage
took place here to-day between Miss Cor
| nelia Scovel, daughter of Mrs. Roosevelt
| Scove, and Count Arturo Fabricotti
| United States Consul Cramer and Count
Bastogi were the witnesses.
Amt Margaret's Sururfse.