The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
Events of the Past
Week in The City
Personal MeRfEOR@
Exent. of the past Week.

Sept. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. w. y. Harding entertained
a few friends Informally at dinner
Wednesday night. for their son William. in
celebration of his birthday anniversary.
XXX
Miss Florence Jones gave a small in
formal card party. Wednesday morning. in
honor OF Miss Elizabeth Buchanan. of Chi
cago, who is the guest of Miss Marina
Landers.
Mrs. William G. Woodbridge gave a mis-
cellaneous shower, Monday afternoon. In
honor OF her sister. Miss Josephine Wright,
whose marriage to Mr. William Koch took
place Wednesday evening.
Xxx
Mrs. George p. Hawkins entertained a
number OF friends at a morning musicale,
Tuesday. at her home on North Pennsyl-
vania street in honor OF her sister, Miss
Minnie Stoddard. OF Minneapolis
Miss Fidelia Lester entertained her senior
students Of the Harmonic fraternity with a
trolley ride to Valley Mills. Monday night,
followed by a hay ride and supper at Pleas
ant View farm. The party was chaperoned
by Mrs Amelia Lester and Mrs. Joseph
Born
MISS sue chambers, one VI IN
maids at the wedding OF Miss Mary Edith
Dean and Mr.. Charles Brossmann, jr.,
which will take place this week, enter
tanned Miss Dean and her maids at a pref
~ white luncheon. Thursday, at her nome
on North Capitol avenue.
Xxx
Miss Mary Edith Dean. whose marriage
TO Mr.. Charles Brossmann will take place
this week, gave a neutrality-suspicious.
dinner, Tuesday evening. at her home on
North Capitol avenue, for her bridesmaids.
Mr.. Brossmann entertained the ushers at
q bachelors dinner at the Grand Hotel.
x1x
Miss Hazel West entertained, wednesday,
at luncheon, In honor of Miss Mary Edith
Dean. whose marriage to Mr.. Charles
Brossmann will occur Monday. Covers
were laid for eight the other guests, in
Guiding the members of the bridal party;
Annie and Belle Dean. Miss Lucia Holiday
and Miss Sue Chambers. The appointments
were all In white.
About forty friends were entertained
Monday night by Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Sim.
in honor OF Mrs. Sims birthday anniver-
sary. There were many gifts. The house
was decorated with palms and flowers.
end assisting during the evening were
Mrs. Thomas Sim. Mrs. Katherine Null
len and Mrs. James Callahan. Among the
guests were Miss Lillian Paddock, of Phila-
delphia; Miss Mayme West, of Chicago,
and Alley May, OF Newport, Ky.
XXX
Miss Hilda German entertained friends
Friday evening for Miss Flora Dowell TO
celebrate her birthday anniversary. The
decorations were tea roses and ferns and
the amusements music. dancing and
games The guests were Misses Edna
GLADDEN.. Cora EMS. Luella Newport,
Clara Bauer. Lola Silver, Florence Giles
pie, OF Washington. Pa, Messrs. Virgil
White. Of Chicago, Orwell Martin, Clarence
Helmer, Oscar Martx. Elmer Duncan,
Arthur Bratton and Charles Tresler.
A novel entertainment that proved sue
cessful was a porch excursion. given
Thursday night by member OF the Broad
way N. E. Church. The excursionists met
lege avenue. Here Miss Katherine Bro
den and Miss Frances FORMER gave musi-
cal numbers. This station was followed
by others to the number Of four, and at
each porch there was an entertainment.
the nnal being a series Of monologues by
H D.. Porter. The proceeds OF the evening
are Tor the church fund
DR.. Eli r. Brown. Of this city, was mar
ried Thursday at Monongahela, Pa, to Mrs.
soocPAAAo oncptdA %hllcA, VI ludh city. IDe
wedding took place at st. PauTs Church
the rector. officiating. Several girl friends
OF the bride were the ushers. DR.. Brown
is well known as the author of popular
school Psychologists, as a normal school
teacher and institute instructor. Mrs.
Brown 10 popular In her own city and in
southern California, where she has been a
primary teacher, where DR.. Brown met
her. They will be at home In Los Angeles,
Cal, after Sept. 10.
Wednesday night occurred the marriage
Of Miss Nancy M. Lee, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. s. Z. Lee. and Mr.. George d.
Gardner. youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
C. J. Gardner. az the home of the groom.
1912 West Washington street. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. w. d.
Engle. the ring ceremony being used. AS
the bridal party entered the parlor the
Mendelssohn wedding march was played
and during the ceremony the music
changed to "Cavalleria Rusticana." The
house was beautifully decorated with fall
roses and smilax- The brides gown was of
point d'esprit over white taffeta and she
carried an arm bouquet of Bride roses.
Immediately following the ceremony a re-
cepton was held. Among the out-of-town
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Courtney, of ST.
Louis: Mrs. Elliott, of Colorado: Mr.. and
Mrs. j. b. Lee, of Chicago; Mrs. Carver.
of Thorntown; Mr.. and Mrs. r. /. Myers
snd the parents of the bride from Los
Angeles, Cal. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. d. Gardner
will be at home after Oct. ! at a15 West
Washington street.
At the Central Christian Church,
Wednesday night. at s o'clock. occurred the
wedding OF Miss Josephine Wright, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. C. Wright. and
Mr.. William Christian Koch. The church
was beautifully decorated with white
asters and palms, the color scheme being
green and white. Before the bridal party
entered the church. Miss Alice Walton sang
20 Promise Me- after which. as the
organist played the wedding march from
"Lohengrin." the party entered: the ushers.
Messrs. Frank Hays. Oliver Jones. Garrit
Kirby and Adolph Nef: Miss Katherine
Light. as maid OF honor, who was followed
by the bride. walking alone. The party
was met at the altar by the groom. his
best man. Mr.. Sam j. Miller. and the Rev.
A Il. Philputt. who performed the cere-
mony. during which the music changed to
selections from Midsummer Nights
Dream" The brides gown was OF white
1ouisine over white taffeta. The skirt was
shirred at intervals. and the same idea
made with a high neck and yoke of heavy
lace. Miss Lights gown was of white
lansdown. n reception was held at the
home OF the bride. 1A7 West Market street.
for the relatives and immediate friends.
Assisting I'm the Inequalities were Miss
Caroline Woodbridge. Miss Ethel &. Stel-
horne. Miss Elizabeth Light and Miss Anna
Wright. Among the ouJ-of-town guests
were Capt. Amos T.. W. Stuve. OF Cincin-