The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-10
Social Calendar

Kentucky.
A breakfast will be given by
Mrs. Robert L. Kelly at her home
on College avenue, in honor Of
Mrs. Scott of Yonkers, New York,
and for Miss Agnes Kelly, a bride
of this week.
A meeting of the Aid society of
the West Richmond Friends
church will be held in the after
noon at the usual hour.
Mrs. E. r. Beatty will give a
party at the Murray theatre in
honor of Miss Nancy Yeager of
Kentucky.
Mrs. Walter Dalbey will enter
tain the members of a card club
in the afternoon at her home on
South Twelfth street, for Mrs.
Elizabeth Mock of Louisville,
Kentucky.
A card party will be given in the
evening in the Moose hall at 8
o'clock.
The Woman's Home Missionary
society of the Grace M. E. church
will meet in the afternoon at 2:30
o'clock with Mrs. Mary Price at
her home, 215 North Fifteenth
street.
Adding to the attractiveness Of Sat
urday's social schedule was the pretty
loge party given in the afternoon at
the Murray theatre by Miss Helen
johnson Of North A street, in honor
of Miss Christina Brown Of Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania, who is the buest of Mr.
and Mrs. H. S. Weed. The guests
thoroughly enjoyed the performance
Of st Elmo" as presented by the
Lewis-Oliver Players. After the show
the party was served at Prices. The
table was prettily appointed with a
mound of garden flowers and ferns
"A dainty collation. was served. Covers
were laid for Misses Christina Brown,
Rena Anderson Of Chicago, Miriam
Hutton, Emma Fetta, Mary Foley and
Helen Johnson.
Misses Margaret Wright returned to
her home in Dayton today after a
pleasant visit with Miss Dorothy Land
at her home on South Eighteenth
srteet. Miss Wright came over to at
tend the elaborate dance given last
Monday evening by Miss Dorothy Land
and Miss Sarah Arlington. Several
other functions were given during the
week for Miss Wright.
Miss Josephine Wilson Of South
Thirteenth street, returned last even
ing from New Castle where she spent
the weekend the guest of Miss Wini-
fred Brown and attended a dancing
party given by members of the Psi
Iota XII Sorority.
A prettily appointed dinner was
given last evening at the Cedar
Springs hotel at New Paris by Mr..
George H. Dilks. Covers were laid
for Mr.. and Mrs. George Griffith and
daughter, Miss Nina Griffith of Chi
cago, Mrs. j. A. Graham of Florida,
Mrs. Dilks and Mr.. George Dilks.
Miss Inez Coale, a former resident
of this city, is the guest of friends
here for few weeks.
Misses Minnie Wigmore, Irene Wig
more, Messrs. Cecil Maibach and
tives in Indianapolis Sunday.
Club women and others in this city
will be interested in a recent publica-
ton of the Science Press, New York,
a volume by Cora Sutton Castle, Phi.
D., entitled, "A Statistical Study of
Eminent Women" Mrs. Castle finds
86S women in all history who come
within the standard set by her. TAX.
ing the six principal encyclopedias
recognized by America, England,
France and Germany, she has chosen
only those women agreed upon by any
three of these.
1t is gratifying to note that in this
list America though only two cen.
turtles old, comes fourth in the number
of eminent women. England stands
at the head, France next, Germany
third, and then after our own country
come Italy, Austria, Spain, Russia
Sweden, Greece, Scotland, the Byzan.
tine Empire, Holland and Ireland
Harriet Beecher Stowe the most emf
nent American woman, ranks TWEEN
tieth in the list of S6S according to
Mrs. Castles standard of rating, while
Marie Stuart stands at the head and
George Sand is fifth. Tables of var
ious sorts add to the value of this
work and a great many interesting
facts are brought out.
Among the diners at the Cedar
Springs hotel at Cedar Spring recent
ly were Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Pennell
Jr, Miss Helen Helms of Columbus
Ohio, and Miss Anna SymOns.
Miss Matilda Pfafflin of Indianap
oils, Is the guest of Misses Alma and
Meta Pfafflin at their home on East
Main street.
AS a courtesy to Mrs. Elizabeth
Mock of Louisville, Kentucky, Mrs
Walter Dalbey will entertain the mem
bers of an auction bridge club Tues
day afternoon at her home on South
Twelfth street
The week promises to be replete
with charming social functions and
among these affairs announced fol
Tuesday is luncheon to be given by
Mrs. George Weir at her home or
South Eleventh street, in honor OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Mock of Louisville
Kentucky. Mrs. Weir has recently
come to Richmond for a residence
This affair promises to be one Of the
pleasant functions of the day.