The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-12-15

yesterday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. John Peltz. The hours We're de-
voted to sewi0, after which a So
cial hour was enjoyed.
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The Ladies' Penny Club met yes
terday afternoon with Mrs. B. F.
Wissler in North. Seventh street.
There was large attendance, the
hours being pleasantly spent dressing
dolls, filing candy sacks and COM
pleting arrangements for their an
nual Christmas dinner to be given at
the Pythian Temple, December 2S,
10 the poor children of the city
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A party of X. c. ladies enjoyed the
afternoon yesterday at progressive
euchre, Mrs. J. II. Shofer serving as
hostess. Mesdames John Barrett and
A. r. Crump won the prizes. Mrs.
J. H. Luken will entertain at next
weeks meeting.
X x x
A pretty affair was the parcel
shower given by Miss Esther Bessel-
man to twenty of her friends at her
home in South Fourth street. given
for Miss Nina Hoover, whose en-
gagement to Mr.. George Pennison, of
Chicago, came as a surprise to her
many friends. The parlors and dim
ing room were attractive in the
cheerful Christmas decorations.
Music and guessing contests occupied
the hours, Mrs. Oliver Nusbaum be-
ing the recipient of prize. A
luncheon in three courses was served,
holly tied with red ribbon serving as
favors. The bride-elect will return
to her home in ST. Joseph, Missouri,
today.
The ladies Of the United Presby-
terian church and several friends
were happily entertained yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. n.
B. Ballenger, who was assisted by
Mesdames George Bishop and A. {.
Oeborn. The afternoon was spent
in needlework, there being about thir-
ty-five ladies present. Refreshments
were daintily served.
x X X
Miss Martha Dickinson enter
tanned the members of the Woman s
Foreign Missionary Society of White
water Quarterly Meeting yesterday
afternoon. Well prepared papers on
Japan were entertainingly given by
Mrs. E. L. Reynolds, Miss Margaret
Wicket and Miss Mary Cadwallader.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of St. Paul s
Evangelical Lutheran church was
held at the home of Mrs. William
Miller in South Seventh street, yes
terday afternoon. There were about
forty-hve members present. The de-
votional service was led by Mrs.
Hasecoster, followed by excellent pa
pers, which were given by Mrs. Anne
liza Bartel and Mrs. Lucy Thomas
and generally discussed by all pres
ent as was also the "Review on
Work in China" a two-part number
furnished by Mrs. H. H. Meerhoff
and Mrs. William Bartel, sr. Before
adjournment, the ladies decided to-
observe open house January 2, at the
chapel in South Seventh street. A
light luncheon was served. The
January meeting is called for the
third Wednesday.
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Highly entertaining and instruc-
tive was the illustrated lecture given
last evening at st. Mary's hall by
Rev. J. F. Mattinely, under the au-
spices of the st. Vincent de Paul So
ciety. Beautiful views of St. Peters,
Rome, the Appian Way, historic Ply
ramids, famous paintings, the Pala-
tine hill, where but few of the va
ried and choice selections of prints
thrown upon canvas The lecture
was a scholarly one and was we'll re-
ceived by the small, but appreciative
audience. As fitting intermission,
select views from ''Mid the Green
Fields of Virginia. were shown,
interspersed with favorite scenes
from Richmond's own garden spot
of nature-the Glen.
x X x
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Society met at the home
of Mrs. Harry Kaufman in South
Eighteenth street, yesterday after
noon After very interesting pro-
gram and an elegant luncheon, So