The Detroit times., 1912-11-04
SOCIAL and
PERSONAL


Miss Elinor Sheldon Allen. daughter
OF Orville &. Allen, TO John III. Hinch-
man.
The second informal dancing party
rf the season will be given by Pales-
tire lodge. No. 357, +. 4 A. M, In the
Masonic temple. Alvin E. Harley Ii
chairman OF the committee on ar
rangements.
The regular meeting OF the Twen-
tieth Century club. Thursday after
noon. Nov. Z, will be devoted to 7
musicale. Mrs. s. Olln Johnson viii
reod paper on Russian music. ("
Mrs. j. f. Maurice Macfarlane will
sing group OF songs accompanied
by Mrs. Morris ID. Silver; Miss Louie
Dawson, Mrs. Edwin s. Sheriff. and
Richard p. Hall Will play a trio FOR
violin, piano and cello. Russian tea
will follow.
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The Political and Civic league will
meet Wednesday, Nov. q. at $50
o'clock, In the Elliott Tay lor- Woolfen-
den cafe. There will be a reception
in honor OF the presidents and officers
OF all OF the clubs belonging to the
Detroit Federation TO whom formal
invitations have been extended. Ira.
w. Jayne will give talk on the
imoshers' compensation bill which the
league members have pledged them
selves 10 support in every way pos
slble Mrs. Earl +. Chase VIII sing
During the-tnfornfaf reception punch
will be served.
y The first meeting OF the Fine Arts
society announced for Thursday eve
ming, Nov IA. has been postponed un.
I'll Monday evening. Nov. Is. SO that
tha MILK Fund association or Proyi-
dencs hospital may be able TO use
Stiasburg's academy for bail,
Nov. Ia.
John Cowper Powys. OF Cambridge
Eng, who made a deep impression in
Detroit last year when he gave
series OF lectures, in the Church 81
Our Father. will give second series.
In the same auditorium, beginning
Saturday evening, Nov, 8, with lee.
ture on ''Voltaire." DR.. Powys' second
lecture. Sunday evening, Nov. II, OF
Gladstone and Disraeli' will be free
10 the public Tickets for the other
lectures In the course may be pro-
cured in Sheehan's book store. They
will be as follows Nov. % Carlyle"
Nov 80. "Chesterton and Shaw;
Dec. Z, Goethe" Dec. IA, "Ibsen."
In January, Prof. Forest Ray Moulton,
II Chicago university, will begin
series OF lectures on astronomy.
.
The Womans Progressive club will
meet Wednesday. Nov. 10. at 2:3O
O'Clock. in the Hotel Griswod parlors
10 begin the study of the question OF
a minimum wage scale for women.
Mrs. Richard G, Neighbors. who
was Miss Mary -pufileld, gave the hrst
OF her post-nuptial receptions in the
Duffield home, No. $50 Woodward
ave. Monday afternoon. Mrs. Muir
3. Duffield received also
The engagement is announced OF
Miss Elizabeth Hodges, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hodges. and
tebutante OF last season, TO How
ard Bonbright. of New York.
The marriage Of Miss Constance B.
Jenness TO Albert Griffith will be
quietly celebrated. Tuesday evening,
Nov. 10, in the home OF the bride
father, Henry l.. Jenness, No. SO
Rowena-st.
Miss Dorothy Bowling, who will be
formally presented to society at a
dance. in the Country club, Friday
evening, Nov. s., will be the guest OF
honor at a luncheon, In the Country
club, Tuesday, given by Mrs. Oren s.
Halves, OF Crosse Pointe Farms.
o
Milton A. McRae and Raphael Her
man will leave Detroit, Tuesday, for
trip around the world.
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The first OF three entertainments,
little out of the ordinary, to be given
this season by Oriental lodge, No. 24O.
r. Il A. NJ, will take place Wednes-
day evening, Nov. 8, in the Masonic
temple, when the Dixie chorus will
provide the program. The Dixie
chorus numbers eight Negro enter
tainers and the program will open on
n scene in Africa, several centuries
ago, then shift to a Mississippi cot
ton plantation before the war, and
end with a thoroughly modern offer
ing OF songs, instrumental music and
recitations Frederick A. Van Fleet
is chairman OF the entertainment
committee OF the lodge.
o.
Mrs. Murray w. Sales gave lunch
con and musicale Monday, in the
Country club.
Founders day was observed in the
Thompson Home for Old Ladies'. Mon
day. with a fair and musicale. The
sale OF fancy work and practical arti-
Giles OF all kinds. began at 10 o'clock.
Dainty refreshments were served
throughout the day.
The annual Bal Poudre OF the Dis
trict Nursing society will be given
Friday evening, Nov. 29 in Stras-
.burg's academy. Mrs. Chauncey
Griggs is chairman OF the ball COM
mittee and has large and efficient
corps OF assistants. The Bal Poudre
is an established and popular func.
ton. and as the District Nursing so
ciety makes no other public appeal
and is anxious this winter to enlarge
its sphere OF usefulness, the ladies in
charge OF the ball hope TO have an
unusually large response.
o.
Mrs George T. CASTOR gave
i bridge.luncheon. Saturday, in honor
OF Mrs. Edward Beck, OF Montreal
rho mncheon table was most attfac-