The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

set with clusters OF poinsettia. Assisting
in receiving was Mr.. Samuel Pogue, or
Cincinnati, who was guest of a. Nj. Ogle,
jr. The dance programme bore the scarlet
and gold monograms of the young people
Assisting in the inequalities were Mr. and
Mrs 3rn X lilly v; Mrs Eli Lilly MN Mr. a ahd
n. Carey. Mrs. Daniel Stewart, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Scott. Mr.. and Mrs. j. *.
Sharpe, Mrs. Dwight Fraser. Miss Fraser,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter L. Milliken, DR.. and
Mrs. Edward +. Hodges. Mrs Charlotte
Bushnell. Mrs. Nellie Williams and Mr..
and Mrs. w. b. Wheelock. Among the
guests were Miss Ruth Barnard, of Buffalo;
Miss lone Hayward. of Pana, Ill; Miss
Harriet Buck, OF PEORIA Miss kirkpatrick,
of Springfield, O.; Miss Cox, of Dubuque.
Ia; Miss Louise Emerson, of Lafayette;
Miss Kite, of Delhi. o.: Hale Statesman
and Milton Edwards of Peru: Mr.. ketch-
am, of Elmira, n. Y; Messrs Kite, OF Del
hi, o.; Stewart Walcott, of Boston; Carroll
Holman, of Iowa.
One of the pretty holiday weddings was
that which occurred in Rockville on New
Years day at the home of Mrs. d. w.
Stark. The bride was Miss Bertha Caroline
Stark and the bridegroom was Mr.. Jacob
Strauss White, both of Rockville. The
maid of honor, and Miss Helen White,
as bridesmaid. The Lohengrin wedding
march was played by a harpist for the
mony room and Hearts and Flowers was
rendered during the ceremony which was
pronounced at o'clock by the Rev. j. c.
Christie. of the Memorial Presbyterian
Church. The bride was handsomely gowned
in ivory brocaded satin, trimmed with lace
and embroidered chiffon. She carried
bouquet of Bride roses. Miss Stark wore
roses. and Miss White wore a gown of
white and carried the same flowers. The
out-of-town guests included Mrs. Grace
Coffin Axtell of Denver Col; Miss Helen
Richards, of Decatur, H.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank White, Miss Madeleine White, of
Terre Haute; Mr.. Hubert S. White, of
lis, and Mr.. John Lenbarger. of Monte
yuma. Mr.. and Mrs. White left the same
afternoon for trip to Asheville, N. c.
They. will reside in Rockville, where they
will be at home on North Michigan street
after Feb. /.
An interesting and delightful event of the
week was the Vassar breakfast given Tues
day by Mrs Henry Douglas Pierce and Miss
Pierce at their home on North Meridian
street. About forty accepted the invitation
for breakfast at II o'clock. In the large
dining room small tables were arranged for
the guests, each table being daintily
adorned with vase holding the Vassar
daisies and were tied with the Vassar col
ors of silver gray and rose During the
breakfast there were a number of informal
talks, Mrs. Balmer, of Chicago, who is a
member OF the college committee to raise
a large sum for the college, being one Of
those who spoke. Other talks were given
by Mrs. r. w. Cathcart, Mrs. E. J. Foster.
and Miss Harriet Noble. The college song.
''Vassar, We Sing Thy Praises" was sung
by all, the words being provided on silver
gray cards printed in rose color. The COM
pany included Miss Eleanor Smith of Mum
Gle, Mrs. Edison Wood, Miss Doan, Miss
Natalie Smith, Miss Lydia Wallace, Miss
Nora Taggart, Miss Margaret lockwood,
Misses Margaret and Ruth McCulloch, Miss
JOSpnbinq
Miss Mary Pratt, Miss Merica Hoagland,
Miss Kite of Delphi o., Miss Claribel Kahn,
Miss Amelia Platter, Mrs Mrs Trip Of Cali
FrenZel, Miss Florence Dunning, Miss Eiz-
abeth Baker, Mrs. w. Il. Allen, Miss Mar
guerite Bowen, Miss Frances Brownell,
Miss Bertha Balls, Mrs. A. B. Grover, Miss
Claire Shower, Miss Margaret Shipp, Misses
Eleanor and Ruth Carey. Miss Bertha Cros-
ley and Miss Theodosia Hadley. At the
conclusion of the breakfast the Vassar
Club Of Indiana was formed.
A Paris letter recently received in the
city contains the following of interest:
Another of those interesting afternoons
for which they are noted was organized by
Mr.. Frank Holman and Mr.. Charles Hol-
man-Black, in honor of the birthday of the
latter, in their artistic home in Paris last
week, Americans only being invited, many
OF them being known in the musical world
on both continents. The music as usual,
was superior, though the programme was
short. Mr.. Charles Clark, the well-known
Chicago baritone, who has sung in Indian
apOlis well as all over America, sang Sc
lections from Schumann, his remarkably
beautiful voice and singing creating great
| enthusiasm. The other singer was Miss
| Cornelia RooSevelt-Scovel, a cousin of the
| President of the United States, who has a
| charming voice and sings most artistically
| Among those who are known in the musical
world were Mr.. Sebastian B. Schlesinger
the composer, his daughter, Miss Bertha
| Schlesinger, who is soon to make her op-
cratic debut; Mr.. Frank King Clark, the
| Chicago baritone. who is perhaps often
| confused with the other Chicago baritone
| Charles Clark; the pianist, Miss Suez, OF
| New York, who has just given a successful
| recital; w. z. Harlan, the writer and
! teacher; the tenors, j. McClosky and AL
| gernon Reid-Taylor; the former soprano OF
the Covent Garden Opera, Miss Nata Car
/ cite (Mme. Emil Grarum); Mr.. and Mrs
| Paul Savage, Miss Dodge whose lovely
voice created a sensation in Paris last win
ter; Mile. Talona Miss Garigue), Miss
| Brooks, Miss Booker, Miss Miner, Mr.. Will
| son, of Chicago, who has a beautiful bass
voice; the organist, George Lester Backus
of Chicago; Mesdames Charles and Frank
King Clark, the Maitre Juliani, ETC.. The
next matinee occurs on Jan. o. Mr.. Hol.
man-Black will be the attraction at the
| Comtesse de Coetlogon's matinee musicale
Jan. IA.