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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-14
Indiana HaYbOY
Club Receibes

The reception was most brilliant
one, and was characterized by the
elegance of the costumes worn by the
members and their guests. as well as
other attractive features. There was
no line. Mrs. r. Lee Taylor. the presi-
dent, and Mrs. Drummond. receiving.
The decorations were roses white bios
SONS being used in the dining room
and pink ones In the reception room
and the second parlor. The table had a
center piece of ferns and roses.
The program was very good and
proved a delightful feature of the en-
tertainment: Miss Emma Hoch sang as
did also Miss Beatrice De Lapierre of
Chicago: Mrs NJ. f. Critics. and Misses
Lillian Spittle and Callahan, the latter
of Chicago, played Miss Eva Memo
read paper on the great lakes
Mrs. b. c. Lukens was chairman of
the refreshment committee Mrs Will
liam Harding of the entertainment COM
mittee and Mrs. William Hughes OF the
decorations committee. Mrs. Spittle,
Miss Lillian Spittle and Mrs. Critics
poured
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A HOUSE WARNING.

= The pretty new home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter A. Hoke in Condit street was
the scene of a House Warming" given
as a surprise to Mrs. Hoke by a num-
Der of her Hammond and East Chicago
friends yesterday afternoon. There
were eighteen guests, among them
members of the Fern Leaf Linen Club,
jolly Dozen Club and r. A. r. Club.
Mrs. Hol<e was presented with a num-
Der of gifts, among them articles of
hand painted china and an umbrella
stand. The guests played cards pro-
excessively at four tables. Whist and
pedro were played. Mrs. Aubry and
Mrs. Grateau won the honors in the
pedro games. High scores in whist
were made by Mrs. Frederick A Bun,
and Mrs. Edward Murden. Mrs. Spen-
Ger was awarded the consolation prize.
The awards were very pretty and att
traetive. After the card games the
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The Indiana Harbor Woman's club
entertained last night with a large re-
ception. The event was held at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs Enos Drummond
and was attended by about 100 persons,
men as well as women having been in
vited.
Features of the evening were a mu-
steal program and a case of palpitation
of the heart exhibited by b. c. Lux
ems The array of beauty around him
was enough to make any masculine
heart palpitate more or less but the
degree of palpitation to which this par
ticular organ was affected. was alarm
ing. The other guests could actually
see it throb through M Luken's we
skft. He had everybody wrought up to
the point of sending out for a physi-
cian when some inspired individual d.
vined that 1t was all joke. And so
1t was. Mr.. Lukens had concealed
about his person mechanical device
which throbbed like small engine
without the noise and this was furnish
ing the palpitation.
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artistic way and the flusic will be FUR
nished by the well-known Academy or
chestra. The East Chicago guests will
have an opportunity to return on cars
leaving the broken corner at 11:5o,
1910, 1890 and 1850. the latter go
ing clear through to Whiting and Rob-
ertsdale At los another car win leave
the broken corner to accommodate the
north side patrons. The members of
the reception and the entertainment
committees are as follows:
Reception - G. W. Hunter. George
Drackert Thomas Gilboe, William Cor
don, Sr.; A. ]. r. Hill, II. F. L.indner, III.
c. Long and W. Soltwedel
Entertainment-E E. Frieke, A w.
Franck. George Jonas. William Leytse.
Fred Hickman, J. NJ. Stinscn, t. 7.
Thompson and f. ]. wallace
The names of the dances and the
title of the music is as follows:
Grand March and Two-Step. begin
ming at $50 p. m.
Waltz: over the Waves" in honor
of the boat outing
Two-Step. Crack of The Whip in
honor of the Eel.
Waltz: STORY of a Rose in h0nor of
the Lille G.
Two-Step: Rag Time SolSier Man."
in honor of the Beulah y.
Waltz: Moonlight on the Water in
honor of the Annabelie.
Two-Step: Dew Drops" in honor of
the Earl
Waltz: Rye Waltz" in honor of the
Louisa s.
Two-step: Battle Royal" in honor
of the Roy T.
Waltz: The Three Graces," in honor
of the Theresa III.
Two-Step: "Riverdale," in honor of
the Genevieve.
Waltz: when 1 Dream of YOU" in
honor of the Adabelle
First extra, in honor of the Duckie
Kid.
Second extra. a pirate two step and
novelty dance, in homer of The Kate.
Third extra. Ladies' choice. in honor
of the Elsie r.
Fourth extra, in honor of the Alma
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A SURPRISE PARTY.

Miss Anna Williams very delightful
ly entertained number of young peo-
pie at her home in Wilcox avenue last
evening. The party was given a
surprise to Allan Williams and cele-
brated his twenty first birth anniver-
sary. He received number of gifts in
remembrance of the day. Music and
games were the social diversions. A
dainty two course luncheon was serv-
ed during the evening. The guests
were the Misses Gladys and Hazel
Younger Farrell Staley. Grace Mat
thews. Helen Wagonblast Helen Fra
ley. Mabel Powley, Meldora Smith,
Pearl and Anna Williams. Messrs. Ed
gar Smith, r. J. Reagin, Waiter 1homp-
son. Russell Gavit. Homer Beilby. Paul
and Graham Fuller. Gordon and Allan
Williams and the Rev Frank o. Fraley.
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CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY.

Mrs. George Sliger entertained her
immediate relatives at beautifully APP
pointed dinner last evening at six
O'Clock at her home. 500 Wilcox avenue
in celebration of her fifty-fifth birth
day anniversary. Flowers decorated
the table very attractively. A four
course dinner was served. During the
evening members of the Deborah So
ciety of the First Christian church
gave surprise party in her honor
Mrs. Sliger received a number of gifts
from friends and relatives The gift
from the Deborah society of which Mrs.
Sliger is president was a beautiful ring
There were a number of guests and
they all spent very enjoyable evening.
A musical and literary program was
given and several games were played.
A two course luncheon was served. -
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A DANCING PARTY.

The members of Opal Hive No. S96
L. o. T. NJ. NJ. gave their first dance of
the season last evening in the Moose
Hall in State street and those who at
tended report it as having been a de-
cidedly pleasant event. The party was
attended by large number of HAM
mond and out of town people The
evenings program of dances began at
eight-thirty o'clock and continued un-
til midnight. listers orchestra furn-
ished the music and their program was
pleasing. The hall was decorated very
prettily with red, white and black
streamers The decorations were in
the oolors of the Hive.
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spending a week in Hammond the
guest of her sister, Miss Elizabeth Tai
colt of Rimbach avenue.
Mrs. A. C. Mcmahon of May street
who has been seriously i'll with cry
sipelas for more than a week is report
ed a little better today.
McHilen McAuliffe of Delaware. o.
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Nc
Auliffe at their home in Summer street.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pepperdine and
children have gone to North Manches-
ter. Ind, to attend the funeral of Mrs
Preparedness aunt, Mrs. n. e. Kercher
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pated in various guessing contests and
games. Honors in the contests were
won by Mrs. Rogers. Mr.. Helfrich and
Miss Hasten. After the games the
guests We're invited into the dining
room for refreshments. A prettily APP
pointed four course luncheon was serv-
ed. Covers was laid for Mrs. Haisey,
Mrs. Schafer. Mr.. and Mrs. James Rog-
ers. the Misses Annetta Wickham, Mar
garet Blair. Charlotte Hasten, Ruth
Soderberg, Berenice and Mildred Soder-
berg and Messrs. Lee Franklin and
John Helfrich.
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Assemblies

The regular semi onthly meeting of
Triumph Council No. IL d. of l.. was
held last evening in I. o. o. F. Hall in
East State street. Following the bust
ness meeting a pleasant time was spent
socially. There were many members
present. Plans were made for the next
regular meeting to be held in two weeks
on the evening of January 9th when
the officers for the year 1918 will be
installed. A large attendance of the
membership is desired at the melting.
A meeting of the Court of Honor
took pace last evning in Weis Hall in
State street. There was a large at
tendance of the membership Among
the guests entertained at the meeting
was the deputy, Mrs. Sands of Gary.
The usual business and social program
was followed. Refreshments were serv-
ed during the social hour. The mex,
meeting will occur in two weeks on
Monday evening, January 9th.
The installation of officers will be a
feature of the meeting of the Ladies
Auxiliary to the b. of r.. r. which takes
place this alter Teea in the Z. of F.. Hall
in South Holman street. Following
the business session there will be a
social hour.
A large attendance OF the member
ship is desired at the meeting of Gold
en- Rule Council No. 1 d. OF L. to be
held this evening in the K. of p. Hall
in South Holman street. The instaIla
ton of officers will be a feature of the
meeting. social hour will be enjoy
ed following the business session.
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BOAT CLUB HAS ALL
DANCE PLANS READY
Numbers on Program Dedi-
Gated to Motor Craft
and Owners.

In arranging the dance program for
the Hammond Motor Beat club, to be
given at the Masonic temple on Thurs
day evening of this week. the commit
tee named the dances in honor of the
boats in the cluo and selected music,
emitted in homer oe he boat or its
owner.
Practically all the Arrange ments for
the event have been completed. The
sail will be decorated in novel and
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A BANQUET.

banquet for the members of the
Christian Endeavor Society or the First
Christian church will be given Wed
nesday evening, January 18th in the
pariors of the church in Calumet ave-
nue.. The members OF the society will
meet at seven-thirty o'clock. A literary
and musical program will be a feature
of the evening. Arrangements have
been made for the entertainment of q
large number of the young people OF
the church, all of whom anticipate a
very enjoyable evening.
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a SOCIAL GATHERING.

A pleasant AFTERNOON will be spent
by the members OF the Women's Auxis-
larry to the University Club who will
meet in the University club rooms in
South Holman street today to play
bridge. The card games viii begin
promptly at two-thirty o'clock. The
next affair on the clubs social calendar
will be an informal dance to be given
on the evening of January 24th. Bal
lou of Chicago will play for the dance.
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brate the first birthday anniversary of
their daughter, Vera. The little lady
received numerous pretty gifts from
friends and relatives The evening was
spent in a delightful social way. A
supper was served during the evening.
Covers were laid for Mr.. and Mrs.
August Daily and daughter Dorothy
and son. Carl. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Holm and daugh-
ter Edna
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Mrs. II. c. GrOman Will entertain
the memb beers of the Wednesday Aft
ernOOn Club at her home I'm RIM
bach avenue.
The members of Women's Guild of
st. Paurs Episcopal church will
meet mt the home of Mrs. II. l.. II.
Bell I'm South Holman street, We'd
nesday afternoon.
The weekly meeting OF the Ladies'
Aid Society of the First Presby-
terrain church will take place We'd
nesday afternoon In the church
parlors.
There will be a meeting of the
Ladies' Society of the b. of l.. r. and
f. Wednesday afternoon In the X. of
Hall I'm south Holman street.
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A THEATER PARTY.

The girls of ST. Joseph high school
chaperoned by Miss Rose Elder and
Miss Mayme knoerzer will form
theater party this evening to see Julia
Marlowe and E. H. Sothern in "The
Merchant of Venice at the Garrick
theater, Chicago.
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ENTERTAlNs WITH CARDS.

The members of Circle No. ! VIII be
entertained by Mrs. Frank Cope at her
home in East State street this after
noon. This weeks meeting was chang
ed from Thursday to Tuesday for the
convenience of the members. 1t will
be the first meeting after the holiday
vacation. Pedro will be played.
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WILL LISTEN TO An ADDRESS.

The Womens Union of the First
Baptist church will meet with Mrs.
Helen Hammond and Mrs. w. A. Hill
at their home, 904 South Holman
street Thursday afternoon, January
18th at two-thirty o'clock. The Rev.
NJ. p Boyton of Chicago will address
the ladies. All women of the church
and congregation are invited.
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AID SOCIETY MEETs.

Mrs. J. Floyd Irish and Mrs. F. N.
Hickok will be hostesses 1t the week
ly meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society
of the First Presbyterian church. The
meeting will be held Wednesday after
noon in the parlors of the church in
South Holman street.
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WILL PLAY PEDRO.

Pedro will be played by the members
of the China Club who have been invit-
ed to meet with Mrs. Mat Boney at her
home in Clinton. street this evening.
The games will be played progressive
ly at three tables.
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4 THIMBLE PARTY.

Miss Hulda Klein will have the
young women of the N N. Embroidery
Club as her guests at a thimble party
this evening at her home in Conkey
avenue. 1t will be the weekly club
meeting.
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AN AFTERNOON PARTY.

Mrs. ]. Raymond Stafford of Indiana
avenue will be hostes at thimble
party this afternoon. Her guests will
be the members of the E. s. T. Club
who will meet for their regular semi
monthly meeting. The members Will
devote the afternoon to their needle
work.
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HIGHLANDS.

Miss Mary Kraus spent Sunday with
her parents.
The entertainment and box social
was success
Mr.. and Mrs ]. Joice were Ham
mond visitors Saturday noon.
Miss f. Meter was the guest of Miss
NJ Molenaar Sunday.
Miss b. Mueller of South Chicago was
visiting relatives out here
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-14
A DINNER PARTY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Otto II. Rabe gave a
small dinner party last evening at
their home in Williams street. The
dinner was served at six O'Clock after
which the guests listened to a program
of music and spent delightful social
time
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-14

will take place Wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. B. L. p. Bell, COS
South Holman street. The ladies of
the parish are invited and it is desired
that there is large attendance at the
meeting.
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a ONE O'CLOCK LUNCHEON.

Mrs. II. B. Douglas of Glendale Park
Will entertain the members of the
Alpha Phi Club at one o'clock lunch
con Friday, January 18th. 1t will be
the first meeting after the holiday sea-
son.
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WILL MEET FRIDAY.

The members of the Happy Hour
Club will have their first meeting after
the holiday season at the home of Mrs.
Toms in Florence avenue next Friday
afternoon, January 18th. Mrs. Toms
will be hostess at a thimble party.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George Slohr entertain
ed a few friends Informally at their
home in Wilcox street last Saturday
evening. The party was given to cele-
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HOLD WEEKLY MEETING.
This weeks meeting of the Womens
Guild of ST. Pauls Episcopal church
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COUNTRY CLUB.
Smoking or chewing. Big package
Sc. McHie-s. Tob. Co. Save the tickets
nnd see our prcmfum Iist.--Adv.
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VERY PLEASANTLY.

ENTERTAIN VERY PLEASANTLY.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Soderberg in
formally entertained a number of their
friends Saturday evening at their
home. sos Summer street The home
was atractively decorated with flowers
and ferns. carrying out a color scheme
in red and green. The guests partici-
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guests were invited into the dining
room for refreshments. A prettily APP
pointed two course luncheon was serv-
ed. The party was one of the delight
full affairs of the season. the following
guests reporting a most enjoyable aft
ernoon. Mrs. Spencer. Mrs. Grateau,
Mrs. Mariner and Mrs. Jordon of East
Chicago. Mesdames H. O. Young. S. E.
Davis, e. Aubry, Martin Finding. Ed
ward Murden. Frederick A. Bull. o. G.
Routsong, Raymond Lyons. F. Fowler
NJ. pelzman, r. e. Schon. Frank Grove
and Charles Miller.
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Mrs. Henry McAuliffe, 551 Summer
street returned Saturday after an ex-
tended visit with friends and relatives
in Lima, Delaware and Columbus, O.
Mrs. McAuliffe was formerly Miss
Frieda Schaadt.
Mrs. Frank Hitchcock OF Ogden
street left today for Sarasota, Fla.
where she will remain with relatives
for several weeks.
Miss Talcott returned to her home in
Dss Moines, Ia. this afternoon after
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A BRIDGE PARTY.

Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. Fl. c. Gro
man of Rimbach avenue will be hostess
to the Wednesday Afternoon Bridg e
Club
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Really said Enz, taking the chair opposite, and
Offering the other his cigarette case, you welcome
chap with the enthusiasm of an Icelandic landscape
The other moodly accepted of the slim cigarettes.
which were manufactured in ST. Petersburg, and bore
just above their golden tips the crippled hand that had
been the device of the Enz family since the old Baron
had lost his middle finger following the enthusiastic
Gustavus Adophus. He rolled it between his fingers,
fowning upon though it the lowest of cock
ney smokes
1T really isn't bad that, Randolph smiled
Enz. "Have light
Randolph Werner had been born with pickle spoon
in his mouth, and had been crouch ever since. He
the original pessinist of the worst variety Life
him indigo with ultramarine borders. The
further he went into experience, the more disguised
he became. The vet to be discovered who
had seen him happy heard him express appro-
baton.
We'll" began Enz, smiling, "is everything as bad
ever"
Worse growed Randolph. This place is as bad
the rest thought it going to be pretty good
for awhile; but the cocktail that waiter brought
awhile ago wouldn't do to flush in CONSTANT
nope, and the service is rotten!'
He stared gloomilv out of the window. 1t early
spring. and the window open, letting in the fresh
of the outside with confused of the Citys
clamor, softened by the distance into sort of runic
monotone, though the mother town were grooming
softly her million children
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ANTIPESSIMISM
BY JOE H. RANSOM

Enz was in the highest spirits. He was taking one
of his vacations after months of strenuous devotion to
his laboratory where he watched day and night
times for than thirty hours without sleep, those
experiments to which his life devoted.
The dinner not enthusiastic one although
Enz talked great deal and exerted himself to
tain his companion.
All abnorrnaties interested En- and Werner was
an abnormaity. 1t during one of Werner's long
fits of staring of the window that the young German
quickly enptied the contents of small vial that he
slipped from his coat pocket into the water bottle.
Then he deity dropped piece of bread into Werner
water glass. Ems smiling apology for his awkward
ness, and the of the waiter in placing
other glass called the attention of the brooder from the
outside, and he took up the refed glass and drank
deeply.
They sroed out into the open air together, and as
Werner entered his limousine Enz, who had declined
his offer of transportation shook his hand
Il should like for you to dine with me-, the young
German saying, zone month from today, at the
Baldwin
The other agreed modify, and settled back on the
cushions. En- stood a moment the curb, watching
the car as it glded into the distance. He smiling
as he turned away and stroed slowly into the park
XIHEN he had ridden score of squares Werner
w ordered the car stopped and got out He told
the chauffeur to take the home that he wanted to
walk, and then turning upon his heel strobe quickly
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rapidly since he left the and he took off his hat
and wiped his brow. The action was hardly necessary;
for it yet early enough for the chill to inger in
the night air, and he really not 1t a
symbolic action subconscious the attempt of the phys
ical assist the mental His brain cropping vaguely,
duly darky, for something. He did not know what it
was He was trying to find out. Again he took off his
hat and mopped his perfectly cool brow:
He even became conscious of the chill in the air. and
pulled his overcoat closely about him. 1t was
then he noticed that he not alone. Another figure
shared the bench with him. He did not know whether
it had arrived after him. He had not been conscious
of its presence when he sat down; though truly he
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Drawing by Arthur Little

HEN DR.. Edouarde En- walked into the
grillroom of the Baldwin, where he had
of late got into the habit of dining, the
place was almost deserted. In distant
corner the cashier sat behind her glass
counter, serenely embroidering. Under
lighted jet bald-headed person was por-
ing over the evening papers, which were
stacked in a convenient pile by his chair.
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1llO llle night. TIC ScCllOIl III
which he found himself was
quiet; though even here pene
trated the deep subtone of the
city's muff1ed roar. The street
was one of cheap apartment
houses, and farther on he came
out into a park. where some
children were playing on the edge
of a lily pond. The park was
small, shut in by the high houses
about it, hardly more than a
court; yet it boosted half dozen
benches and the diminutive pool
about which the children of the
neighborhood were playing half
heartedly.
Werner stopped suddenly, and
turning into the park sat down
on one of the benches near the
sidewalk. He had been walking
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As the head waiter himself relieving him of his
coat the of the young man was roaming over the
empty room He was about to follow the retreating
waiter to a corner which considered the most
choice in that it combined the virtues OF privacy and
convenience when of a sudden he became aware OF
figure hunched in a chair by the great windows on the
Ffth-ave side. He smiled and moved in that direction
followed by the waiter.
He slapped the hunched shoulders lightly and was
rewarded bv a turn of the head and frown; which,
however upon the instant changed into poor smula-
ton of a smile.