The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-02-22

Kaufman, of 209 National Avenue, oy-
or Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Leeds enter
tanned informally last night at the
Country club. The affair was compli-
mentary to Miss Annabel Wheeler and
Miss Martha Gayle.
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Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Thomas Of
South Seventh street, gave a dinner
party last night in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Fryar of Kansas City, Mo.
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Miss Clara Myrick and Miss Maude
Thistlethwaite, entertained at a de,
lightful whist party at the home OF
Miss Myrick, 326 North Eleventh
street, yesterday afternoon. The rooms
were beautifully decorated with red
carnations and smilax. Whist was
played at twelve tables and the priz
es were awarded to Miss Watson OF
Colum bus, O., the house guest of
Mrs. Robert Study, and to Mrs. Edgar
Hiatt. The affair was complimentary
to Misses Bessie and Mary Naber Of
Dayton, O. Fifty guests were pres
ent. Punch was served during the
afternoon and at five o'clock an ele
CANT two course luncheon was served
The out of town guests were as fol
lows: Miss Watson of Columbus, o.
Misses Bessie and Mary Naber, OF
Dayton, O.; Miss Annabel Wheeler OF
Owentown, Ky, and Miss Martin
Gayle, who are the house guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gayle of Souti
Sixteenth street.
Mr. and Mrs. f. L. Thomas, of 21S
North Fourteenth street, gave din
ner party last night. Miss Grace
Timer of Elwood, Ind, the house CUES
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas, and Mr..
Emory Thomas of this city, were the
honorary guests.
The "Buzzers" whist club will meet
tonight with Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Study of South Thirteenth street.
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The Earlham faculty reception vii
be held tonight at the college. About
three hundred invitations have been
issued.
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Mrs. H. B. Boyd, Mrs. ]. S. Boyd and
Mrs. Hobbs, gave a charming recep
ton yesterday afternoon at their
beautiful home in Cambridge City.
They were assisted in receiving by
Mrs. Kellar, Miss Rose Greisinger,
Mrs. Bailey and Miss Julia Boyd. The
color scheme was emblematic Of
the season. In the front and back
parlors. red carnations and smilax
were used profusely. In the dining
around the walls, while the table
was beautiful with a center piece OF
red and white carnations. Red hatch
cts were strung on ribbon and sus-
pended from the chandelier brought
down and fastened at the four corners
of the table with red and white car
nation. The hours were from two I'M
til five o'clock and about one hundred
were received during the afternoon.
Several Richmond people were in at
tendance. The following Richmond
people received invitations. Mrs. DR..
c.. S. Bond Miss Ruby Wilson. Mrs
DR.. C. S. Wilson. Miss Ethel Thomas
and Miss Edith Bowman.
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There will be a business NEE ting of
the Mary F. Thomas w. c. T. L. Mon
day afternoon at $50 o'clock. A good
attendance is desired.
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The Ladies Aid society of the First
Presbyterian church, met yesterday
afternoon in the church parlors.
There was a good attendance.
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The Daughters of the American
Revolution are meeting this afternoon
with Mrs. W. H. Bates in the Wayne
Flats. Several interesting papers are
being read in honor of Washington S
Birthday.
Have you decided what you are 60
ing to do without. during Lent: II
you have not, it is about time You
made up your mind for the forty days
fast will commence just two weeks
from next Wednesday, During this
season the Catholics and Episcopalians
avoid all dances and theatre going.
The observance of this season of rest
is very ancient, though it is not
thought to be an apostolic institution
and coming just before Easter its rea-
son is very evident. Originally it
lasted forty hours, but it was later
stretched to thirty-siN days and either
Gregory the Great. or Gregory the Sec
ond, nearly hundred years later. add
ed Ash Wednesday and the remainder
of the week, making the entire time of
abstainance forty days. Formal af-
fairs are usually done away with dur
ing this time. but informal affairs are
usually numerous and for some reason
or other the best shows and the most
enjoyable dances seem to come Just at
this time.
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Miss Ruby Iingling of North FIT
teenth street. entertained Friday from
three till five in honor of her twelfth
birthday anniversary. Games and