The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-24
Recent Parties, LuncheOns, Receptions and
WeddIngy and Calendars
of the Clubs
Of the Clubs

De Pauw. of New Albany The parIors
were decorated with palms and clusters or
rosebuds. A few friends assisted Mrs. Dur
bin in receiving, and among the guests were
q number Of Out-of-town visitors.
The marriage OF Miss Lillian ElbeTg and
Mr. Michael Cummings took place Wednes-
day morning at 9 O'Clock at st. Patricks
Church, the Rev Dennis O'Donaghue off,
ciating. The wedding attendants were Miss
Nellie Brannan and NJ. Cummings. In
the evening a wedding supper was given
; by the brides mother at her home on
Pleasant street.
The st. Marys-of-the-W Woods Club gave a
drawing room musicale Friday afternoon at
the home of Miss Laura Fitzgerald. Miss
Fitzgerald was assisted by her sister. Mrs
George Carbon. The programme was given
by Mrs. Barlow Hatfield. Mrs. a. L. Rapp
Mrs. George T. Corlon, Miss Frances Spen-
Ger, Miss Conlen, Mr.. Clarence Verder
Nixon and Mr.. w. II. Morrison, jr.
Mrs. Joseph Marshall Francis gave a
japanese tea Thursday. from to o'clock.
at her home on Central avenue. Mrs. Fran
els, who has spent nine years in Japan.
gave informal talk on Japan and Japan
csc customs. One of the rooms was deco
rated with japanese hangings as a tea
| room, and real Japanese tea was served
| there. A number of ladies Of Grace Pro-
Cathedral assisted Mrs. Francis
The marriage of Miss Florence Marcy!
daughter of Mr. and Mrs F. T. Marcy, and
/ Mr.. Frank E. Pierson took place Wednes-
| day evening at the home of the bride on
| South East street. The ceremony was per-
| formed by the Rev. Mr.. Hyde, OF Fletcher
place Church, at O'Clock. The house was
prettily decorated with flowers and palms,
and Mrs. Elmer I-oucke played the wedding
| march. Mr.. and Mrs. Pierson will be at
home at 249 East South street.
| Z
Miss Voss gave a prettily appointed lunch
con Friday In honor OF Mrs. n. T. De
PAW and Miss Katherine De Pauw. of New
Albany, who are visiting Mrs Winfield Tay-
| Tor Durbin. The table was laid with eight
| covers and the decorations were in pink
tulips and white hyacinths. The guests
| were Mrs. Durbin, Mrs. Goodwin Smith,
| Mrs. Henrietta Stevens, Miss nellie McIn-
| tosh and her guest, Miss Nan Neat, Of
| New Albany.
| At the Columbia Club Thursday Mrs.
| Sarah A. Hibben gave a luncheon. enter
/ tanning sixteen ladies, all being relatives of
| Mrs. Hibben's sister, Mrs. L. NJ. Reid, and
of her niece, Mrs. L. r. Mauzy, both of San
Francisco. Cal, who are here on brief
! visit. The luncheon was served in the
| club parlor which was beautifully deco
| rated In pink roses. Mrs. Hibben was as
| sisted by her daughters, Mrs. Harold b.
Hibben, Mrs. Z. NJ. Wiles and Mrs. I. L.
| Hibben.
Mrs. Edwin Forty give tea Thursday
afternoon from to in honor of Miss
| Tompbins. of F'ishkill- he-Hudson. The
parlors were charmingly decorated with
| pink roses and ferns. Assisting Mrs. Forty
were her mother Mrs. Volney Malott, Mrs.
| Edgar Evans, Mrs. Paul Heb White, Mrs.
Miss Florence Malott, Mrs. John Shaw,
| Mrs. Raymond Van Camp, Mrs. John Tay-
| lor Martindale, Mrs. s. II. Greer, Mrs.
Charles Coffin and Miss Josephine Robin
| son.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Augustus Pickens
entertained about sixty friends with a
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS card party Wednes-
day night at the German House. The
rooms were decorated in pink and white
with carnations for the floral embellsh'
| ment. Assisting in the entertainment OF the
guests were Mrs. Harry Adams, tr., and
Mrs John Pearson, and the out-Of-towr
| guests were Mrs. Jesse Peeden and Mrs
John smith, of Spencer The company was
| given in honor of Mrs. PickensS sister, Mrs
Percy Fisher. of Spencer.
Mrs. John Brosnan entertained the mem
bers OF the Chapel Club Thursday after.
noon. The first of the afternoon was takeT
for the business meeting. at which the an
nual election OF officers took place. The
new officers are Mrs. Eugene Granting
president; Mrs F. .. Conner. vice presi
dent; Mrs. William Lalley, treasurer, anC
Mrs. John Brosnan, secretary. After th'
meeting there was Il social hour and must
cal numbers were given by Mrs. Andrew
Smith, Mrs. Alfred Rapp. Miss Mary Owen
Miss Katherine Reynolds and Daniel Rey
nolds Brosnan-
Mrs. Emma Eckhouse gave a beautiful
luncheon Thursday at the Columbia Clul
in honor of Mrs. Horace Eckhouse. a recen
bride. and Mrs. Baker. of Cleveland, o.
who is visiting Mrs. Henry Rauh. The tab
was decorated with red carnations and red
shaded tapers. The guests were Mrs
Rauh, Mrs. Joseph Eckhouse, Mrs Gilber
| Hart, Mrs. Frances Rosenthal, Mrs. Ralpl
Bamberger. Mrs. Barbara Sternberger, Mrs
Norbert Gunsberger. Of Chicago: Mis-
Belle Freiberg, of Cincinnati; Miss Blanch
Beitman, OF Cleveland, o. After tn
luncheon the guests were entertained wit
matinee Iarty.
unique party was given Wednesda.
night by Miss Sophie Helstein at her hom
on North Meridian street in honor of Mis-
Rheinheimer. of Philadelphia. The guest
were hidden by means of printed handful
to an advertising party. and each one cam
dressed to represent his favorite adver
tisement and prepared to recite its specia
virtues. Miss Helstein received her guest
attired as the Horlick matted milk girl i
blue gown and sunbonnet, and with a to
COW, and her brother, Mr.. Ira Helstein, VIII
assisted her. was Sunny jim" Mr.. an
Mrs s. F. Helstein assisted their daughte
in entertaining and there were number o
out-of- town visitors among the guests.
Mrs. Charles M. Cross, regent of the In
dianapolis chapter of the Daughters of tn
Revolution, entertained Thursday afternoo
at her home in Irvington for the member
=, of the Indianapolis chapter of the societ
and the members of the Greenfield chap
ter The parlors were beautifully decorate
. in the society colors, colonial blue an
buff with blue hyacinths and yellow daffo
dis Mrs. John Freeman, of Irvingtor
and Miss Anna Lott assisted Mrs. Cross i
entertaining her guests. The first part o
the afternoon was given to the bushes
meeting and was followed by a social hour
Among the guests were a number OF the /
4 n members from NObpSVille and the Stat