South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-19
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Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur NJ. Myers OF
Tecumseh av.. will entertain at a six
O'Clock dinner Friday evening as a
courtesy TO Mr.. and Mrs. w. G..
Chandler. who will leave Dec. Is for
Indianapolis TO live Covers will be
placed for II at a table appointed in
red and white. The centerpiece will
be cluster Of Richmond roses, and
the Christmas season will be suggest
ed in all the dinner courses. Mrs
Chandler was cOmplimented Thursday
afternoon with a 1 o'clock luncheon at
the Lexington, given by a small bridge
club Of which she is a member. The
centerpiece at the table at which the
covers were placed for Il. was a clus-
ter OF bittersweet. Mr.. and Mrs
Chandler Will close their home 20
;. Taylor St, next week and spend
the remain IT of the time before their
departure with Mr.. and Mrs. r J..
ROys. SIS HoratiO court.
A white elephant party was the
unique form which the meeting of
the Mothers club took Thursday aft
ernoon at the home OF Mrs L. s. La
pierre. 500 ". COlfax av. In place of
Christmas gifts each member brought
some knick-knack from the house
keepers category OF things never
used yet never thrown away" The
exchange OF these white elephants
OccasiOned much merriment The
club will hold its next meeting the
second Thursday of January at the
home Of Mrs. Stuart MacKibbin on
Portage az
Talks on phases Of life in Alaska
and on the National Convention of
Charities and Corrections in Seattle.
nit inf
made the monthly meeting of the
Philanthropic department of the Pro-
gress club Thursday afternoon enjoy
able. Miss Louise Studebaker spoke
on Alaska and Miss Addie Van den
Bosch on the convention. During the
business session which followed Mrs.
l.. ;. Ftckenscher led an informal dis
cussiOn on the matter Of Sunday clos
ing OF theaters. No formal action in
regard to the matter however. was
taken. The department will meet
again Jan. Is.
The Junior Girls Bible class en-
joyed Christmas party Thursday
evening ~ the y. W. &. A. Christmas
stories by Miss Margaret Van Fleet
and games appropriate to season were
features. Dainty refreshments were
s.isO served.
The Thursday club met Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Marshel
Hughes. oil +. Monroe ST. The pa
pers for the afternoon were Kris
kringle," by Mrs, Charles Miller;
How Germany Makes Toys For the
World by Mrs a. a. dodge, and 4
general 'liscussiCit of Christmas fes
Invites by Airs. ]. Q. Cts. Mrs. Carl
j.. Allar;t pieaSed the guests wlth a
number OF Christmas carols. The club
will postpone its next meeting until
Jan. g. on account of New Years day,
when Mrs. Ida North, 10 Motto
Dame St, viii entertain.
The Remnants Dancing club enter
tanned with its second dancing party
Thursday evening in Melville hall.
Arts orchestra played the program Of
dances.
Buddhism" was the subject for
study Thursday afternoon at the meet
ing Of the ImprOmptu clue held at the
home OF Mrs. Charles Keltner 725 Lee
land av. Mrs J. T.. Williams discuss
ed Leading Doctrines of Buddhism
and Mrs. Fred Gabriel presented the
Relation of Buddhism TO Christiani-
ty." Informal discussion of the two
papers followed their reading. The
club will hold another guest party
Jan. s, at the home Of Mrs. ]. T.. Will
liams, when DR.. c. r. Vickery will
speak.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w Bliss, 31I Z.
ColfaX av.. entertained Wednesday
evening at Z o'clock with a birthday
dinner cOmplimenting Alexander
Lindgren. Covers We're laid for u
after which the evening was spent at
progressive pedro.