The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-06
In SOCIETY

Mrs. T. II. Simpson will give din
ner for twelve guests, Thursday even
Ing, In her home. No. 20 ElIo,-st.
O.
n Mrs. Alfred Lucking has issued in
| vitations for a large afternoon recep-
ton, Thursday afternoon, April 20.
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The annual meeting OF the Woman S
| guild Of st. Paul's Episcopal cathe-
dral, will be held Friday morning. In
the guild room.
DR.. X. v. Meddaugh will talk 10
young women I'm the Y. w. c. A.
fThursday noon, on "Elimination-an
important process In maintenance OF
health" Miss Mamie Morse will
sing.
The nth annual dinner given by ID.
M. Ferry q Co. TO the travelling men
OF the firm took place. Tuesday even
| ing, In the Hotel Cadillac, when COW
ers were laid for 100. w. A. Nc
Gregor acted as toastmaster.
The ladies' of ST. Adams Episcopal
church. Highland Park, will hold a
sale of aprons and sunbonnets ara
home-baked cakes. pies and bread, In
the church parlors, Thursday after
noon. from l to 5 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel F. Altland
have taken the DuCharme home in
|cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank {.
nAl Av,lr ,,,h a ~
In Europe Mr.. Altland intends to
erect handsome home on MS prop
erty adjoining the Country club.
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The Bible class of the Army Y. NJ.
c. A. will give banquet, Friday even
Tag, to so men from the Twenty-sixth
infantry at Fort Wayne The speak
ers will include Capt. Lawrence j.
Langland, Private James b Donovan
and Wellington NJ. Logan OF the De-
troit Y. NJ. G.. A. The weekly enter
tainnent Will take place Wednesday
|evening, the program TO include in
|strumental and vocal solos, moving
pictares and illustrated songs.
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Friends in Detroit have received
word from Berlin, Germany, OF the en-
|gagement, by the Royal opera OF that
city. OF William Burton Piersol, whose
marriage to Miss Marie Ladue. daush-
Tier OF Mr. and Mrs. Austin Y. Ladue.
|of Detroit, was a social event OF two
|years ago. Mr.. Piersol graduated from
Annapolis Naval ACADEMY In 1909, but
gave up a naval career for the pro-
|fessional stage. With his wife he has
lived and studied in Berlin the past
two years. Last summer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Piersol visited In Detroit snd
Sang at several private musicales, to
|the enjoyment of all who heard them.
The Rev Alfred H. Barr and Mrs.
Barr were the guests OF the KenIock-
|ety club, Tuesday evening. AZ a din
|ner In the Elliott-Taylor Woolfenden
Co.'s cafe The Kenjockety club Is
composed OF the wives OF the Presby-
|terian ministers OF the city. The din
ner guests included all of the Presby-
|terian pastors and their wives. and
was given as farewell courtesy TO
lDr. and Mrs. Barr, who leave Detroit
Immediately after Easter for Balti-
more, where Dr.. Barr has accepted ~
important pastorate. AS a parting
|memento, DR. and Mrs. Barr were.
presented with a book OF Photographs
|of the ministers and their wives, views
|of their homes and churches and
other personal tokens.
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The private view of the exhibition
|of the Detroit Architectural club.
Tuesday evening, in the Museum of
Art, attracted large gathering of
artistic people. The exhibition is ex-
'ceedingly interesting and is charming
ly arranged. Photographs of resi-
dences and buildings OF all kinds, re-
productions OF landscape effects,
pieces of tapestry and furniture and
examples Of pottery combine to make
the exhibition far removed from the
|dry, technical plans and drawings
suggested by the clubs name. The
exhibition will be open to the public
until April 81, and is well worth a
visit, especially from prospective
home builders.
Among the weddings OF much in
terest to the younger members OF so
ciety, to take place in the early sum-
mer will be that of Miss Marguerite
Werneken, daughter Of Frank S.
Werneken, OF the Pasadena spart-
ments, to Arthur Tilton, Of Boston,
which will take place the last week
In May; Miss Abbie Morley, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. T. Morley, No. so
Peterboro-st., to Grierson Smith June
II: Miss Marguerite Josnson. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Johnston, No.
48S Woodward-ave., to Alan Lyle
Corey, of New York, which takes place
July s.
In talk on Spring gardening" be-
fore a neighborhood gathering in the
Field-ave. branch of the Public lib
rary, Tuesday evening, T. Glenn
Phillips, the landscape architect and
chairman OF the city plan and i'm
-provement commission, said that De-
tTuft is the poorest tree planted city
in the United States. What trees