The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-01
IN SOCIETY

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Smith college cub will give re-
ception In honor OF Marion Leroy
Burton, president of the college. FRI
day afternoon. In the home Of Mrs.
Lee s. McCollester. No. sos John X.
81.
Ralph Russell Calder will give a
graduating recital. Tuesday evening.
June 6. In the Y. w. G.. A. hall. as
sisted by Mrs. Alice Calder Leonard.
soprano. The young pianist Is a pupil
! OF Miss May K. Porter. He will play
comprehensive program of classic
compositions.
/ Lewis Weary will give a program
lof readiug3 and coster songs, Thurs
day evening. in the Y. w. c. A. hall,
assisted by Mrs. George Preston
Hyde, soprano. Mr.. Weary is a de-
iightful platform entertainer and his
progrems are always interesting,
varied and original His rendition of
the English coster song is inimitable.
Mrs. Weary will be at the piano.
The dedication banquet OF the High
land Park Presbyterian church will
be held, Thursday evening. In the din
ing room OF the new church building.
The Rev. e. III. Pence, OF the Fortst.
Presbyterian church, will be toast
master and the speakers will include
the Rev. John Britton Clarke, the
Rev. Frank s. Rowland and James
Schermerhorn. Harold Jarvis will
sing.
School pupils. factory employees and
society girls will unite in the effort
to raise funds for the Van Leuven
Browne Hospital School tor Crippled
| Children, Saturday, when flowers will
be sold on the down town streets ana
in the Industrial plants of the city,
for that charity. Autos have been do
mated by a number OF motor com
panies and filed with the fair flower
the home. No. 33 Kenilworth-ave.,
early Saturday morning. and will
parade down Woodward-ave and out
Jefferson-ave. before being taken to
their stations for the day.
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DR.. Mary Thompson Stevens was
Suffrage league, in the annual cleo
ton OF officers, held Wednesday, in
the home of Mrs. o.. e. Butterfeld,
No. SO Putnam-ave. The league MEM
bers accepted Mrs. Butterfeld's invi-
tation to hold the annual meeting lin
her home and to enjoy an al fresco
supper on the pretty lawn which sur
rounds 1t. There was large at
tendance. Other officers chosen for
the ensuing years, besides DR.. Stevens
are: vice-president, Mrs. Lena Fl.
Doty; recording secretary, Miss Alice
May Boutelle; corresponding seeFe-
I tary, Mrs. Mary H. Grosvenor; treas
urer, DR.. Anna Starring; directors,
DR.. e. Louise Orleman, DR.. Lucy Ut
ter and Miss Esther Boynton.
There will be many original and
amusing features In the attractions
arranged for the Tau Beta outdoor
fete Friday afternoon and evening on
the ground of the Russell residence,
No. GIT Jeffersonave. The arrange
ments for the party, which Is given
TO raise funds for the Tau Beta diet
Kitchen and the maintenance OF a WIS.,
iting nurse for babies among the poor
have been in the hands OF a commit
tee OF young society women noted for
the originality of their entertain
ments. The days program includes
all sorts of games for the children,
! in the afternoon, and dancing and mu-
| sic for the grown.ups in the evening.
A varied assortment Of desirable ar
ticles will be on sale, each booth to
have a barker" to cry the worth OF
the wares within.
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A pretty. though quiet home we'd
ding, witnessed only by the immedi.
ate family circle Of the contracting
parties, took place Wednesday after
noon, In the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman -Meinke, No. 250 Frederick
ave-, when their daughter. Miss Ella
Meinke, was married TO DR.. Charles
Francis Kuhn. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Eugene An
| trim, of the North Woodward Metho-
dist church. and the Rev Charles
Bronson Allen, Detroit district SUI
perintendent. The bride, who wore
charming bridal gown, was attend
ed by Miss Ida Meinke, her cousin,
and Miss Annette Kuhn, sister Of the
groom. Arthur Kuhn and Albert
Meinke, brothers OF the groom and
bride. respectively. made up the i'm.
mediate bridal party. The parlors OF
the home we're prettily decorated In
peonies and ferns. After an informal
reception and supper, DR.. and Mrs
Kuhn left for an eastern wedding trip.
After July 1, they will be at home In
the Doctors residence, Theodore and
Hastings-sts.
Miss Mary A. Commons, one OF De-
troits most talented young pianists,
will give graduating recital, In the
chapel OF the North Woodward Con-
gregational church, Friday evening,
which will be in the nature of fare
well, as Miss Commons leaves June
20 for Europe for protracted study.
In her program, Friday evening, Miss
Commons will play Beethoven Apas-
sionata sonata, Lszt's Concerto In K
fat major, a group Of four Chopin
numbers, study for the left hand
by Leschetitzky and q Debussy COM
position. Miss Gabrielle Fuerth, So
prano, will assist. her songs to be
accompanied by Miss Edith NJ. Pfei-
file. Miss Common Is daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. A. Commons, No.
1877 Josephineave. She will go TO
Europe accompanied by her teacher,
Miss Elizabeth Johnson, OF the fac