The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-29

the ceremony. The assistants were Mrs. =.
Bonesteel. Mrs. III. CONNER, Mrs. l. Dick
son and Mrs. C. Gildeman. Mr.. Edward
Sommer, OF Springfield. o., an uncle or the
bride, was one of the guests Mr.: ana
braska street
The marriage of Miss Reba Corwin Stew
art and Mr.. Scott Preston Matthews took
place Thanksgiving night at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. ii.
Stewart. in College Corner. Only the rela-
tives and most intimate friends of the
bride and bridegroom witnessed the cere-
mony, which pronounced by the Rev.
Il. Z. Dobson, assisted by the Rev. Mr..
Ward. The bride wore a dainty gown or
white Paris muslin and lace over taffeta
Following the ceremony wedding supper
was served. The dining room was deco
rated with Bride roses, chrysanthemums
and smilax; Mr.. and Mrs, Matthews left
for a bridal journey through Alabama and
Florida. after which they will come to this
city for residence.
Mrs. William NJ. Jillson and Miss Anne
Jillson were the hostesses for a rose tea
Friday afternoon to introduce Mrs. Doug
lass Jillson TO their friends. The drawing
room where the guests were welcomed had
clusters Of pink roses for decoration. The
same flowers were used in the dining room.
Assisting in the entertainment of the
guests during the afternoon were Mrs. Nor
ris M. Defrees, Mrs. James M. Winters,
Mason, Mrs. ]. L. Ketcham. Mrs. Charles
II. Comstock. Mrs. w. F. c. Colt, Mrs
Harold B. Hibben. Mrs William Pirtle
M. Townley, Mrs. Henry P. Coburn, Mrs.
Stoughton "A. Fletcher. Mrs. William j.
Taylor. Mrs. Harry Willard Raymond. Mrs.
Phil Mitchell Watson Miss Ethel Havens
and Miss Elizabeth Peck.
XXX
Miss Nav Couv,n,,r dorcbtar ~ NErc
Anna Seymour, and Mr.. Harry c. Grafftey,
of Louisville, formerly Of this city. were
married Thursday night at the home of the
brides mother on Villa avenue. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. James d.
Stanley of Christ Church. There were no
attendants. The bride entered with her
brother-in-law, Henry Dollman, who gave
her away. The wedding gown was of
shirred white lawn and the flowers an arm
bouquet Of white chrysanthemums. Mrs.
Seymour was assisted by Mrs. A. III. Graft
tey, mother of the bridegroom, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Dollman. Among the out-of-
town guests were Mrs. Forrest A Cheno-
weth, of Winchester, and Matthew Walden
and James Pickerill of Louisville. Mr.. and
Mrs. Grafftey left for Louisville where they
will be at home at lbs Broadway.
XXX
The Monday Afternoon Literary Club OBJ
served a guest meeting Monday with de-
lightful programme, with Mrs. E. ]. Robi
son. on Broadway. The entertainment was
Crawford tea, and the little play taken from
the quaint old story was one of the most en-
joyable events in the club history. The char
acters were all taken in q clever manner
and the cast included Mrs. Earl Matlock,
as Mrs Forester; Mrs. c. A. Paquette, as
the Hon. Mrs. Jameson; Mrs. James Perry
Holster, as Miss Pole; Mrs, Frank d. Aid,
ier as Miss jenkins, and Mr.. sumner Cian-
cy, as Captain Brown. Mrs. Percy Johnson,
Mrs. Franklin McCray and Mrs. J. l.. Mas
tiers n,nos assisted sisted in entertaining harpist
social hour following. Each member had the
privilege of bringing three guests and the
audience was large one.
Mrs. E. C. Atkins and Miss Atkins gave
small dancing party Monday night at
their home on North Meridian street, in
honor of Miss Mary Helen Sayles and Mr.
Harriet Van Deventer Moore, whose mar
riage occurred Wednesday at noon. The
drawing room was decorated with clusters
| of American Beauty roses and the dining
room had white chrysanthemums for deco
ration. The ballroom was attractively ar
ranged with palms and ferns. Assisting the
hostesses in entertaining were Mrs. Charles
French Sayles, Mrs. n A Gladding and
Mrs. Arthur Deuel. Gates. The out-of-town
visitors with the dancers, included Miss
Ethel R napnss os Of n Il Miss
| Byles, of New York; Miss Alice Day, Of
Milwaukee,; Miss Evelyn Walton. of Cleve-
land; Mr. Arthur Comstock. Mr.. Wenman,
Mr.. Charles Billings and Mr.. Leonard
Bates, of New York.
| Miss Hazel Dietz was the hostess for a
card party Friday afternoon in honor of
the members of her house party, Miss
| Helen Evans, Miss Bess Miller, Miss Jean
| Wright and Miss Ethel Deardoff, of Day.
ton, o. Miss Dietz was assisted by her
mother. Mrs Helen Dietz, and her sister,
Mrs. Webster E. Dietz The guests includ-
| ed Mrs. Edward Wilmington, Mrs Harry
Dickhut, Mrs. Frederick Johnson, Mrs. VIII
| liam Shireman, Mrs. Samuel K. Ruick,
Mrs. Earl Matlock. Mrs. William Smith,
Mrs. Oscar Maurer, Mrs. Curtis Dixon, Mrs
| Harris, Mrs. William Omelvena, Mrs. Carl
Cameron. Mrs. Charles Cross, Mrs Vance,
nan, Mrs. Murbarger, Mrs Keller, Miss
| Mabel Norris, Miss Mary Stone, Miss Ida
Turrell Miss Leona Ensey. Miss Bess Gray.
Miss Anna Smith. Miss Grace Hensley. Miss
Ruth cleveland, Miss Myla and Miss Ber-
enice Smith, Miss Mary Osterman, Miss
Lucie McDaniels Miss Mary Sue Huber
Miss Emma Smith. Miss Mayme Gibson
Miss Mae Egan, Miss Ethel Detz, Mrs
| Condo, of Marion, and Miss Sue Smith, OF
Muncie.
One of the exceptionally beautiful enter
tainments Of the season was the bridal din
ner given Tuesday night at the Columbia
Club by Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Sayles in
honor of Miss Mary Helen Sayles and Mr.
| Harriet Van Deventer Moore. The two par
lors of the club were used for the reception
Of the guests, the other for the dining room
and both were decorated in white and green
The table was heart-shaped, and the center
piece was a mass of white chrysanthemums
and ferns The guest favors, clusters OF
Bride roses, were laid on the table, and be-
tween them were set silver candle holders
with strands of smilax. Immense palms SET
these were placed floor candlesticks with
tall tapers. also roped with the smilax The
chairs for the bride and bridegroom
were placed in the inner curve of the heart
and were caught together by ropes of smi
lax and white satin ribbon, and decorated
with great clusters of white chrysanthe
NUNS The name cards had artistic decora
lions of seaweed to carry out the white anC
green decoration. AS the first toast was Civ
en- the Trinity Church chimes were repro
duced by a photograph. Mr.. and Mrs. Sayle.
entertained eighteen guests, and the party
included only the out-of-town visitors fol
the wedding.
One Of the beautiful weddings of tn,
month was that of Miss Alice Somervill,
and Mr. Martin Luther Kirkpatrick which