The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-07

tractively decorating the various
rooms. Music and dancing were the
main features OF the evening, an or
chestra furnishing the dance music
About eighty persons were in attend
ance. A most enjoyable time was had
by those hidden to attend.
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Several persons from this city will
attend the Purdue commencement at
Lafayette. Everything is in readi-
ness for this the thirty-fifth annual
commencement and the festivities of
gala week. Alumni. young and old
are expected to visit Lafayette at this
time. The class of 1909 is the largest
ever turned out by Purdue University.
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Miss Ethel Thomas and Miss Edith
Bowman returned last evening from
Spiceland, where they were guests of
Mrs. Isadore Wilson.
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Mr.. Frank Brown and Mr.. George
Rettig have returned from Lafayette,
Ind, where they attended Purdue uni
versity.
Miss Elizabeth Wilson of Indianap-
oils, former Earlham student, enter
tanned Saturday afternoon with a
shower in honor of Miss Agnes Hunt,
a June bride. The guests were:
Misses Mabel Hunt. Winifred True
blood. Edna Clay, Bertha Carter, Lii
liam Henley. Helen Carter, Elsa Berter-
mann, Marcia Furnas, Ethel Bishop
and Mrs. Norman of Martinsville.
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Mrs. M. l.. Grose and son Hugh Of
Fairview. are visiting in indianapolis
for few days.
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Miss Nellie X. Bundy has been visit
ing friends and relatives in this city.
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One of the most delightful affairs in
the history of the senior class at Earl
ham College was the annual banquet
given Saturday evening at the West
colt Hotel by the sophomore class.
The g,I,sts numbered more than eighty
and the affair was elaborate in every
particular. Decorations, consisting Of
Richmond Roses, were used profusely.
The place cards were elaborate hand
painted designs, the work of Mr.. Har-
mon Maier, a member of the sopho-
more class. An extended program of
toasts was feature of the evening.
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Friends in this city who are person
ally acquainted with Miss Jessie Bald
win, of Greenfield, Ind, will be pleas
Ell to learn OF her engagement to Mr..
John r. Adams of Seattle, Washing
ton. The announcement was made at
shower given recently by Misses
Margaret and Nell Baldwin.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Griffin Of Cam
bridge City, entertained Miss Irene
Hart, Miss Edna Smith and Miss Mar
guerite holland over Sunday. Mrs.
Griffin was formerly Miss Marguerite
Hart of this city.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Shaffer, Mr..
and Mrs. B.. F. Wehrly and Mrs. Re-
becca Fleming were guests at New
49, oAIo oSSI ouiluoys
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Mrs. Edgar Stranahan and daugh-
tiers, Misses Esther and Ruth of Wichi
ia, Kansas, are in the city the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Dickinson and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stranahan.
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The first morning company for the
summer season, will be given Saturday
by Miss Edith Tallant. at her home
on South Eleventh street, in honor of
Miss Lulu Likens, June bride.
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Mrs George A. Reid and Mrs. John
Tillman will go to Muncie Wednesday
to attend large company given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Zimmerman in their hon
or. Mr.. Tillman and Mr.. Reid will
go over later in the week for visit
over Sunday.
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Mr.. Carl F. Slough a baritone SOLO
list, formerly of New York City, and
now of Council Bluffs. is a delegate to
the Lutheran convention. At the
forenoon services yesterday at St.
Paul's church he sang Fear Not Ye,
o Israel. by Dudly Buch. Tonight at
the First English Lutheran church he
will sing. Into the Woods My Master
Went by Charwick. On Tuesday
night at St. Paul's church he will sing
THE Penitent" by Beardsly Vande-
water. His rendition of these selec-
tions is very fine.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Dingley enter
tanned with an elaborate dinner CON-
pany yesterday at their home on the
National road, East, in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Dingley and baby of
Philadelphia. Among the out-of-town
guests were: Miss Edith Dingley of
Dayton. Miss Ethel Henley of Cincin-
natl and Mr. Roy Burton Of Dayton.
Dinner was served to about twenty
guests The remainder of the day
was spent socially.
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The following from The House
keeper" is of interest to June brides:
The custom of throwing shower OF
rice over newly welded couples comes
to us from India, and originated in the
idea that rice was an emblem of f.
cundi,y The Hindoo bridegroom, ct
the close of the marriage ceremony.
throws three handsful of rice over the
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