The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-19

| President and Mrs. Robert L. Kelly,
Professor and Mrs. f. P Trueblood,
Miss Edna TruebIood, Mrs. Clara
Graves, Mrs. Jennie Yaryan, Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Dougan, DR.. and Mrs.
Horace Boyd, of Cambridge City, and
DR.. and Mrs Bond After dinner the
evening was spent socially and with
music.
Mrs. Walter Woodwork has issued
cards for a miscellaneous shower to
home in North Eleventh street for
Miss hucile Townsend, a bride-elect.
Miss Hazel Roach will entertain
Monday evening at her home in South
Twenty-first street in honor of Miss
Lucille Townsend, who will be mar
ried Saturday, September the twenty
seventh. Wednesday, Mrs. Howard
| Townsend will entertain for Miss
Townsend.
Mrs. W. W. Gaar gave pretty din
ner last evening at the home of Mrs
Wheeler on Riverside, Indianapolis,
/ in honor of several of the Richmond
guests who attended the beautiful par
! ty given Thursday at the Wheeler
home. Covers We're laid for Mrs. w
| F. Starr, Mrs. Jennie Yaryan. Mrs.
| John Nicholson, Mrs. Jeanette Leeds,
Mrs. Rudolph G. Leeds and Mrs. II. H.
Huntington.
| Richmond women who are members
/ of the Daughters of the American
| Revolution and who attended the elab-
crate party given last evening at the
! home of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Wheeler
on Riverside Drive were delightfully."-
entertained. Among the guests from
| Richmond were Mrs. John Nicholson,
Mrs. H. H. Huntington, Mrs. Jennie
| Yaryan, Mrs. w. F. Starr. Mrs. Jean
nette Leeds and Mrs. Rudolph G..
! Leeds.
Like a trip into Fairyland of chill
| hood days was the wonderful estate
about the Wheeler home. The affair
was in the nature of a garden party.
! Sparkling lights in red white and blue
| elistened amid the flower beds and
waving grass and twinkled back from
the reflection in the waters of the
lake and from the rushing waters of
the falls that came tumbling down
| from the Japanese gardens.
| Among the guests were members of
the Caroline Scott Harrison chapter
| of the Daughters of the American Rev
o1ution. Everywhere about the large
| garden the hostesses in charming gar
! den costumes greeted the guests and
| led them through maze of beauty
Although most of the furnishings of
the magnificent residence have not
| been placed, the lower floor was
thrown open for the pleasure of the
guests, and may gathered in the large
Hyyin urh
Fthey talked in groups or rested in the
great couches and chairs of deep rose
velvet and mahogany. The oval din
ing room also was open, and here the
oval table was laid with a cloth of
drawnwork over pink and decorated
with pink roses and pink tulle The
breakfast room which is to be in Jap
ense decoration with black lacquered
furnishings, also was lighted for the
occasion, and the table was in white
and yellow with a basket of yellow
roses.
Mrs. w. w. Gaar, of Richmond, a
! cousin of Mrs. Wheeler and woman
of much Importance in d. A. r. circles,
in whose honor the party was given,
assisted in entertaining the guests.
She wore an exquisite gown of prin-
cess lace, with girdle of Dresden
tones of rose color. Mrs Samuel Eli
OFT Perkins, the new regent of the
chapter, also welcomed many of the
guests in her usual gracious manner
| as did Mrs. D. NJ. Parry, who was one
of the general chairmen of the occa-
sion. Mrs. Charles f. kregelo, who
was to have shared this honor with
Mrs. Parry, was not able to be pres
ent because of a slight illness.
Mrs. Perkins was very stunningly
gowned in a costume of green and
white. with picturesque hat of green
velvet with tall aigrettes of the same
tone. A scarf of black sable suggest
ed the Partisan fashion that has been
so much in vogue this season.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Jay will give
an informal dancing party, Saturday
evening at their home in College ave-
nue.. The guests will be members of
party of young people who formed
camping party during the summer,
No doubt persons who attend the
elaborate Fall Festival ball to be
given Wednesday evening. October the
first, will acknowledge the occasion
one of the best of the season. The
ball will mark the opening social
event of the entire Festival and will
no doubt be largely attend.
The Fall Festival orchestra held a
rehearsal last evening in the Coliseum.
in preparation for this event. The
orchestra is composed of fifty persons.
and is the largest organization, with
one exception, ever playing in this
state for a function of this kind. The
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