The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-27
Social and Personal Mention
Conducted by
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DIR. and Mrs. George II. Hill and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alden Mote were enter
tanned at dinner Friday evening by
the Rev and Mrs. w. NJ. Nelson, at
Grace NJ. E. parsonage.
india" and "The Freedmen were
the interesting subjects studied at the
meeting of the Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Society of the
First Presbyterian church, which was
held at the home of Mrs. d. Il. Mather
on North Twelfth street, Friday after
noon. Miss Jane Colburn led in the
devotional exercises. A round table
discussion was held, Mrs. I. NJ
Hughes, Mrs. Paulina Jones and Mrs
J. N. BulIa having charge of the sub
iect, India and Mrs. Mather, Mrs.
Mary Winchester and Mrs. Sherman
giving talks on 1.-The Freedmen" In
terspersed throughout the talks were
plantation melodies sung by Mrs.
VIII Earhart, which added much to
the program. Another very enjoyable
and interesting feature was the read
ing of q letter from Miss Alta Holmes,
who is teaching in Tennessee. "A guest
of the society was Mrs. ]. c. Hills, OF
MsrshviIle, Wisconsin, with Mrs. I.
T. Graham. Following the program re-
freshments were served by the hostess
and pleasant social season spent.
Next month Mrs. James Judson will
he the hostess at her home, "a South
Twelfth street. The subjects for study
will be Porto Rico, Cuba, Siam and
Laos
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An ENJOYABLE meeting of the Athe
naea Literary society was held Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. Alexander
Reid. at her home in Spring Grove.
It was the last meeting Of the season
and the program which was given
proved to be a fitting close to the sea
sons meetings, which have been ex-
ceedingly interesting. Mrs. Almeda
Hockett read paper on the Local
Public School System and Local High
School System-Its Uses and Abuses.
The paper was full Of interesting in
formation and was much enjoyed Mrs.
Elizabeth Toms also read pape.
which was fully as meritorious as the
first, her subject being Education for
Modern Life" A general discussion
followed both Of these. it being led By
Mrs Belle Kinsey. Part eight of the
serial story which was to have been
read by Mrs, Kate Schneider, was read
by Mrs Kinsey, owing to Mrs. Schnet-
der's absence. piano solo was
cbarmingly rendered by Miss Haley
Harold and a vocal solo was given b.
Mrs. Clarence Hadley, accompanied
by Mrs. Turner Hadley. Refresh |
ments were served by the hostess.
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Master Percival Allen Gray was
given a surprise Friday afternoon ar
his home on Main street. by seven of
his little friends. 1t was his seventh |
birthday anniversary and a most en-
joyable time was spent by the guests.
A six O'Clock dinner was served. the
decorations for which were carnations.
In the center of the table was large
birthday cake bearing seven candles. ,
The guests were Masters Wendall /
ONeil, Emmett Curme, Burr and Shell
don Simmons, Robert Lacey and ver-
non Goldsberry.
Mrs. BENZ. Myrick and Mrs. Charles
Bell were hostesses for a meeting of
the Woman's Home and Foreign Mis-
United Presbyterian church. at its
meeting held Friday afternoon in the
church par1ors. Mrs. f. E. Brown, a
former missionary to India read a very
comprehensive paper on that subject
and one that was most enjoyable to the
members. Mrs Gus Scott was leader
for the DEVOTIONAL exercises. Mrs.
George Ball read a paper on Home
Missions" and Mrs. Richard Sedgwick
gave missionary items. Refreshments
and q social season followed the pro-
gram. The next meeting will be the
last Friday in May.
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A meeting OF the Ladies' Aid soci-
ETY. Of Grace NJ. e. church was held
Friday and the following unique plan
of liquidating its obligations to the
church improvement fund was decid-
ed upon. The members will try to
secure a ''mile OF pennies each mem
Der of the church being supplied with
a narrow strip of paper, one foot in
length, on one side of which will be
printed the plan Of raising the money,
and on the other will be spaces large
enough 10 hold penny. sixteen to
each strip. The coin side will be
coated with an adhesive preparation
TO hold the pennies. 1t is thought that
when a mile of pennies is received
the sum OF ss44.ss will have been col
lected. which sum will enable the so
eiety to pay its debt
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The friends of Mrs. John Hafner.
gave her a most enjoyable surprise
Friday evening at her home. on North
Nineteenth street, it being her birth
day anniversary. Pedro was PLAYED
at five tables. prizes at which were
awarded TO Mr. Christopher Kinsella.