The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-04
PERSONAL and SOCIAL News

entertainment may obtain boxes If they so
desire. The Flower Mission is giving the
party with the one intention of interesting
the children of the city in mission work
and for this reason will have no admit
lance charge. Adults accompanying the
children. however. will be charged a small
admittance fee.
The children will find prepared for them
all of the delightful things which they
pony carts. automobile rides, candy and
lemonade stands and many other features.
In addition to the committees already pub
lished will be that in charge of the icecream
booth, which includes Mrs. Frank Richie
and Mrs. Alexander Macpherson chair
man, assisted by Mrs. Benjamin Hitz, Mrs
II. II. Friedley Mrs. Eldridge NJ. Shank
lin Miss Flora Ketcham, Miss Gertrude
Taggart, Miss Lillian Taggart. Miss Bessie
Miller, Miss Agnes Richie and Miss Flor
ence Cothrell. The punch and judy show
will also be an entertaining feature of the
afternoon 1t will be in charge of Mr..
Harry Porter, who will introduce number
of specialtes in the show.
MIR. AND MRS. HINES ENTERTAIN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher S. Hines enter
tanned a number of friends last night at
a handsomely-appointed dinner at the Co
lumbia Club in honor Of their daughter,
Miss Marie Hines. and Mr.. Charles G. Kon-
ter, of Naples, Italy, who will be married
tomorrow afternoon. Dinner was served
was arranged in heart shape The decora-
tions were exceptionally attractive. Sus-
| pended over the center of the table was
| large wedding bell of pink, white and green
| flowers and vines From the pink flower
| clapper were ribbons OF three colors which
| extended TO the guests places. The name
| cards were clever conceits, being bridal
| pictures with quotations appropriate to the
| occasion. AT each place were bonbOn hold
ers in the form of odd little wine glasses
which were brought from Germany. The
center of the table was covered with a
round mound of pink peonies surrounded
room were banked with palms. The COM
pany entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Hines
Y Mss a III New My York Ms: Edns
Stevenson, Miss Agnes Brown and Miss
Stella Gale. who will be the flower girls
a Mr. the 1 WeddIng; MI and Mrs Howard Gale
W. E. Stevenson, Mrs. l.. s. Hines of New
York and Mr.. Jesse Fletcher.
IN HONOR OF MRS. SEWALL.
The Alumnae Association of the Girls
| Classical School were the hostesses for a
buffet supper last night at the Propy-
laeum in honor of Mrs. May Wright Sewall
and the twenty-first anniversary of the
school The east parlor was used for the
! reception and the guests were received by
Mrs. Sewall and the executive committee
OF the Alumnae Association. Mrs. James
! Clara Hawkins. Palms and ferns, harmon
! lzing with the green hangings of the room,
| formed the floral decoration. The supper
| was served in the west parlor, where the
| coffee table was presided over by Miss
! Julia Landers and Miss Clara Hawkins.
| who were assisted by members of their
classes. The table held great basket of
American Beauty roses, thus carrying out
| the school color, red. During the supper
toasts were responded TO, Mrs. Jacob p.
| Dunn acting as toastmistress. A number
civ Mrs
Judson toasting Mrs. Sewall,' which
| brought forth a short talk from her. Miss
Hda 1b gave the be- welcome to the
president of the class, responded. About
seventy guests were entertained, includ-
| last night and number of the out-of-t town
| alumnae.
FOR THE STUDY CLUB.
The members of the Study Club were en-
| tertained at luncheon yesterday by Mrs.
| Samuel Elliott Perkins. The club has met
weekly for the past eight months and has
devoted its time to the study of Rome. AT
each meeting prints and photographs have
| been exhibited TO illustrate the special line
| Of study and these pictures were auctoned
| off after the luncheon. At the luncheon
| table, which was decorated with vines and
| sweet pea blossoms, were bonbon boxes
| filled with beans. which were used to buy
| the pictures Mrs. Perkins entertained
Mrs II. b. Haywood, Mrs ]. V. Stanbery.
Mrs Charles Emery. Mrs. S. E. Perkins,
| jr., Mrs. Robert Bennett, Mrs. Alice Dow
| den, Mrs. James NJ. Judson, Mrs. j. ]. Price
and Mrs A. l.. Lockridge- Other members
| a. Winterrowd, Miss Mullen and Mrs.
Joseph r. Smith.
Observation-Disclosures
Miss Jane Alexander. daughter Of Mrs
Mary A. Alexander. and Mr.. Harry Louis
Likert were married at 100 o'clock yester-
day at the home of the brides mother on
/ Ruckle street The Rev. d. III. Murphy, of
| Greensburg. an uncle of the bride, pro-
nounced the ceremony. which was wit
messed by the immediate relatives only
The only attendant was little flower girl
Jean Coffin, of lrvington. Mrs. William
| Alexander De Motto played the "Lohen-
grin wedding march. The bride was be-
coming.y gowned in green tailor suit and
carried cluster Of June lilies. The house
was p ottily decorated in pink peonies. Mr.
and Mrs Likert left for a trip to Cali
fornia;, On their return they will reside at
| No. 2l1S Talbot avenue, where they will be
at hone after Aug. l.
\ BRIDAL LUNCHEON.
Miss Florence Russell. who will be mar
| ried next Wednesday TO Mr.. William Lilly,
entertained her bridesmaids and assistants
ut beautiful luncheon yesterday at the
| Columbia Club. Sweet peas formed the
| floral decoration of the table and in the
| center was broad. low basket of the flow
| ers with smaller baskets at the guests
/ places. The guests were Mrs. H. A Rus
/ sell. the bride-elect's mother; Mrs. Charles
| Lilly, mother of the bridegroom Miss
| Morey OF New York, Miss Ida Turrell, Miss
| Elizabeth Lewis, Miss Myrtle Harvie, Miss
| Blanche Carroll, Miss Grace Rebel Miss
/ Margaret Shower, Miss Louise Lilly and
| Miss Marie Katzenbach.
| SELLS-DEAHL.
| Mr.. Corwin p Sells, of this city. and
Miss Charlotte Anne Deahl were married
yesterday morning by the Rev. d. r..
| Lucas, at their home No 1901 Talbot
/ avenue. On account of recent breavements
| in the family of Mr.. Sells, the ceremony
| was very simple and pronounced in the
| presence of the family and nearest rela-
| tives only.
| GANT-GENTRY
| Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
| BLOOMINGrON, Ind, June 3.-One of
the most elaborate weddings ever seen in
this city was. the marriage tonight, at
$50. OF Miss Jessie Gentry. of this city,
and Charles CANT at the Gentry home
| The bride is a sister of the Gentry
brothers. the well known showmen. 1t was
| a rose wedding. and the home was beauti-
| fully decorated throughout in roses The
| ceremony was performed under a wedding
! bell of Bride roses by the Rev. G.. ID.
| company included the Tri-Kappas and
about twenty special friends. in addition
TO a number of out-of-town guests. among
whom were Mrs. Alfred y Hanson and
! Charles Petrijohn, of Indianapolis The
| bride was dressed in satin crepe dc Chine,