The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-24

tertained by Mrs. Kenyon, and they were
seated at large round table and four small
ones. each of which was daintily decorated
with vases OF violets. while the large table
guests was Mrs. sweenie, of Londonderry,
England, with Mrs. William Scott.
Mrs. William F. Coughlen received in
formally Monday afternoon at her home on
North Delaware street, in honor Of her
sister. Mrs. Edward NJ. Lentz. OF Pitts
burg, who is her guest. and of Mrs. Arthur
W. Kaye, recent bride, who was formerly
Miss Pearl kindelberger. The rooms were
sweet peas and snowballs. Assisting Mrs.
Coughlen were Mrs. John Z. Cleland. Mrs.
CLINTON L. Lasher, Mrs. George Webster
Hunt, Mrs. Boyd Templeton. Mrs. William
Roth.
Mr.. and Mrs. EIdridge Nj. Shanklin OBJ
served the first anniversary OF their we'd
ding Wednesday night by entertaining
dozen friends at their home. on East YER
mont street The several rooms were dec
GRATED with cotton, appropriate to the occa-
sion. The guests were Miss Flora Ketch-
am, Miss Beatrice Byers. Miss Lillian and
Miss Mona Taggart. Mr.. David Smith. Mr..
ODle j. Smith, Mr.. James Mcpherson, Mr..
Irving Williams and Mr.. John 7. Leck-
Adelaide Lecklider.
Mrs. May Wright Sewall entertained at
luncheon Friday, having for her guests the
senior class of the Girls Classical School
The table decorations were red peoples. the
class flower, and the souvenir of the occa-
sion for each guest was a small volume of
essays or poems bound in a scarlet binding.
The guests were Miss Juanita Bvine, Miss
Hal
Pauline Crooke, Miss Bessie Dixon, Miss
Katrina Fertig, Miss Eloise Lyman. Miss
Josephine Nader, Miss Alberta Mahan. Miss
Irma Manegold, Miss Virginia Pickens,
Miss Lois Pratt, Miss Harriet Sawyer, Miss
Clara Sibilla. Miss Una Stubbins. Miss Belle
Widner, Miss Augusta Wehrman.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sickford entertained
at dinner last Tuesday evening in honor of
their daughter. Miss Grace Sickford and Mr..
Walter C. Buckhorn. who were married
Wednesday evening. The guests included
the members of the bridal party and a few
relatives. The table was prettily adorned
with pink and white sweet peas set in ferns
and smilax. The guests were Miss Sick
ford. Mr.. Buckhorn. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Kingston, Miss Grace Allen, Miss
liam Swain. Mr.. Harry Sickford, Mrs. O..
c: Sherman. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Kimball,
Of Chicago.
Miss Edna M. Meyer was the hostess for
pretty card company, Thursday after
noon. at her home on North Alabama
street. Pink carnations daisies and other
spring flowers formed attractive decora-
lions in the parlors. Miss Meyer was as
sisted by her mother Mrs. George F.
Meyer. and Mrs. Charles a. Meyer The
guests were Mrs. James M. Davis, Mrs.
William Heath. Mrs; F. H. Rupert, Mrs.
Stencil, Mrs. A. b. Meyer, Mrs. E. III.
Meyer, Mrs. A. j. Meyer. Miss Harriet
Fitch. Miss Irma J. Woeher, Miss Hazel
Killer, Miss Mabel Bishop. Miss Title
Brandt, Miss O'Bren, Miss Julia Kantro-
vitz. Miss Jessie Cleveland. Miss Stella
Vondersaar, Miss Ella Hutchinson, and
Mrs. Arthur Charles Downing, OF Green
field.
At the reunion of the Oxford College
alumnae held Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Eldridge NJ. Shanklin, officers
were elected as follows: President, Mrs.
John b. Elan; vice president, Mrs. Alex
ander Craig; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Eldridge NJ. Shanklin; recording secretary,
Miss Alice h. Brown; treasurer, Mrs. Allan
A. Wilkinson; executive committee, Mrs.
Edward H. Greer, Mrs. s. Z. Perkins and
Miss Nancy Warman. Among the men,
bers present were Miss Maude Lawson of
Spencer. who is visiting Mrs. Shanklin;
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guest; Mrs. Rifenberick, of Cincinnati with
Mrs. John b. Elan, and Mrs. Ricketts,. of
Charleston. III: with Mrs Belle Calvert;
Miss Sallie Ruth Robinson was special
guest. Miss Robinson is president of the
college and she gave talk about the col
lege and it's work.
One of the first of the early summer teas
was that given Wednesday afternoon by
Mrs. w. A. Ketcham and Miss Flora Ketch-
wood. The guests were the most intimate
! friends of the hostesses. who were assisted
in their hospitaiives by group of friends
| and relatives The house was most at
tractively trimmed in flowers of all kinds.
| arranged in great clusters in vases and
| bowls. Among the callers were Mrs. Var
n Me- OF Washi pg1S, with Mrs Mrs Gordon
with Mrs. Thomas Reid Kaekley; Miss
Luella McLain, of St Louis. with Miss
SleIand; Mrs. Hunt unit. of Victor, Col; and
Robertson: Miss Richey, of Oxford. o.,
| with Miss Alice Long, and Miss Mary
Fletcher. OF New York, with Mrs. Edgar
II. Evans.
The members of the Clio Club observed
the twenty-hfth anniversary of the club
with reception last Friday evening at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Amos X. Hollowell,
] on College avenue. Many guests were in
/ attendance, and, with the club members
| were entertained by musical and literary
programme. Miss Mcdowell played a num-
| Der of piano solos, which were followed bv
| a paper 1.-The Clubs Past" read by Mrs
| Webb. Short talks about the clubs history
were given by two of the charter MEM
| bers, Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Undertake
| Following recitation by Mrs. Bronbach a
paper on Our Club" was read by Mrs,
| Brown. The programme finished with a
| violin solo by Miss Josephine Mcdowell and
| a song by Mrs. Sewage. Later in the even
/ ing there was a social hour, the hostess
| being assisted by Mrs. John Furnas. Mrs
| Socwell and Mrs. X. W. Furnas. The house
| was most attractively decorated with flow
! ers and green plants. Mrs. Wright, of Ko-
komo. was among the guests.
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The Sketching Club had delightful guest
evening last Monday evening with Miss
Julia Walk. on North Delaware street.
| large number of the club members were
present, with a number of guests, to hear
! DR.. Frank w. Foxworthy talk on the
| Orient. where he has Travelled extensively.
DR.. Foxworthy said that il was matter of
surprise to him that more travellers abroad
! did not go to Japan rather than TO Europe.
as japan was by far the most interesting
and most beautiful country in the world.
/ His talk was Illustrated by a number of
photographs Of Japan and China. DR. Fox
| worthy also showed two pieces of ex-
| Quisite embroidery, one the cover of the
| Empress's footstool. the other the robe of
a mandarin. The latter was OF rich blue