The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-22

| with a very pretty thimble company
| this afternoon at her home on East
Main street, in honor Of her mother.
Mrs. Charlotte d. Goode. The house
was attractively decorated with spring
flowers and ferns. There were twenty
guests hidden to enjoy Mrs. Nichol-
sons hospitality. Miss Carolyn Pet
| tit of Port Clinton, Ohio, who is a
house guest Of Mrs. Goode, was among
| the out Of town guests.
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Richmond's young people who are
attending school at various colleges
and universities, will come flocking
home in a few days to spend their
Spring vacation in this city with par
ents and friends. Spring vacation at
Earlham college will begin this week.
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F., Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Snedeker of
Centerville. entertained Rev. and Mrs.
]. o. Campbell to dinner yesterday.
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Mrs Walter Ratliff has gone to Chi
cago for short stay.
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A very pretty social event of the past
| week was the company given by Mr..
and Mrs. Atwood Jenkins at their
home on the National road west. The
affair was complimentary to MIR. and
Mrs. Alfred Ware, who will leave Mon
day for Kansas. The house was at
tractively decorated with carnations
and ferns. A three course luncheon
was served. Carnations were given
as favors to the women. while the
men we're presented with miniature
hods. Games and music were features
OF the evening.
Washington-It may be Lent. of
course, since you happen to mention 1t.
exactly suffering from scarcity of
square meals, nor Is starvation any
more de rigeur for decoration Of the
inner man than sackcloth and ashes
for the outer woman. London smoke
is the nearest thing one notes to ash
es in penitential costumes for the fash
ionable female. s.
Now the lady paramount of the ma
ton is as devout an "Episcopalian" as
ever sprinted fervently to lenten ser
vices across the green sward of the
White House grounds and Lafayette
park to old St Johns. But even Mrs.
!, some during the forty penitential days
and nights. The rigors OF the OFF,
cial game demand 1t. Mrs. Taft looks
prettiest In pink and che realizes 1t.
,, So few people do realize the things
they ought to wear.
So, Lent, or no Lent-she is not SON.
nolent where duty calls-the presi
dents consort donned her prettiest and
pinkiest satin frock, and. standing
proudly beside that big bonny man of
hers. received the diplomatic corps
and their women folk.
1t was the first official function Of
the happy pair in the presidential
abode. They enjoyed it as much as
their company did.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Trump entertain
ed with a six o'clock dinner last even
ing at their home on North Twelfth
street. Carnations and ferns were used
in appointing the table The guests
were Rev. and Mrs. w. NJ. Nelson,
Mrs. Mary Paige and Rev. and Mrs.
G. H. Hill.
Mrs. w. w. Gaar. who is in New
York. is staying at the Hotel Wclcott
She will remain through April. Mrs.
Gaar has also been in Chicago for
some time.
Mr.. and Mrs Emanuel Ashenfelter
of Boyer street were pleasantly sur
prised Saturday evening by number
of their friends. The affair was CIV
en- to celebrate their twenty-fifth we'd
ding anniversary. Music and games
we're features Of the evening. Mr.. and
Mrs. Boyer were presented with sew
eral beautiful pieces Of silver. A
luncheon in several courses was serv-
ed. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Sears and son Albert, of
Lebanon. Ohio. Miss Kate Lewis OF
Hamilton, Ohio. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Northrup. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fad
Ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Lewis. Mr..
anu 1ls. henry NOUUc. MI duu hTS.
Henry Warman. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gibbs. Mrs. Louie Miller. Mrs. Alice
Culberson. Mrs. Dora Redman. Mrs.
Bertha Chamness. Mrs. Martha Lewis.
Miss Merle Eadler. Miss Catherine Fad
Ter. Miss Elizabeth Eadler. Miss Mable
Redman. Miss Hazel Redman. Miss
Grace Morganstern. Miss Ruby Gibbs.
Miss Mildred Lewis. Miss Ruby Ash
enfeIter. Messrs. Carl Culberson. Tracy
Miller, Homer Miller, Everett North
rup. William Eadler. Glenn Eadler.
Harry Lewis James Lewis. Harry
Gibbs. Howard Gibbs. William Lewis.
Cecil Warman. Charles Ashenfelter
and Herbert Ashenfelter.
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Mrs Winfield Holden of Indianapo-
lis. is the house guest of Miss Edith
Nicholson for a few days. Mrs Hol-
den was formerly Miss Elizabeth Gif-
fin of Columbus. Ohio.
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dinner party AZ the Westcott hotel
Sunday evening. was composed of Miss
Adelaide wachtel of Petoskey. Miss
Edith Nicholson. Mr. Mills Matthews
Of Dayton. Ohio, and Mr.. Ray monc