South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-25

AT beautifully appointed dinner Of
20 covers Thursday evening Mr.. and
Mrs AlOnzO j. Hammond OF Navarro
place announced the engagement Of
their daughter Mary 10 George Edwin
Davies. son of Mr. and Mrs w %.
Davies. The guests were placed at a
number OF small tables artistically ar
ranged in Christmas colOrs Miss
Hammond Is one Of the most beautiful
and charming members of the young
CT set and both young people are very
well known.
Holiday celebrations today will con-
Sist mainly Of family dinners of which
there are, as usual a great many. A
number of visitors from out of the
city viii enjoy their vacation with
friends. here, while the return of the
students from various colleges has
caused q flood Of social events for the
youneer set. There will 1e several in
formal danci1g parties. The Indiana
club VIII give its annual dancing par
Is tonight which rs the gala event Of
the season. Elaborate preparations
have been made and the affair Will
doubtless Doe as successful as usual.
Invitations include d number of OuJ of
town guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick O'Brien, w
Washington dV., viii entertain at din
ner today their guests being Lieut..
Edward q. Mccormick. T.. =. A. 18th
Infantry with his parents. Lieut.. Nc
Cormick has just returned from Ma
nilla and was met in Chicago Sunday
by his parents They will leave Sat
urday for Albany, y. y, and viii stay
40 the Ten Eyek hotel until their
apartments are completed. During
their stay in South Bend they are
stopping at the Oliver After a two
months furloueh. Lieut. Mccormick
viii join his regiment at Texas city,
or NacO. AriZ. Mrs Mccormick has
great many friends ia South Bend.
having formerly been Miss NJ. T..
Fox of this city.
In q pretty nome ceremony Thurs
day afternoon at 4 o'clock Miss Edna
KOchenderfer, eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Kochenderfer, S27 y.
sixth ST.. River Park. became the
bride of William Morton POntZ. The
ceremony was performed by Rev A.
". smith of the River Park Method
ist Episcopal church i'm the presence
of immediate relatives and a few
friends. The arch IN the living room
was arranged 10 simulate an altar
with every green's. ferns and white car
nations. Suspended from the center
OF the arch was a huge hell beneath
which the bride and groom stood. The
bride was SOWned in white crepe de
chine with trimmings of lace and she
carried "a bouquet OF brides roses. A
bridal supper was served following the
ceremony at a beautifully appointed
table adorned with empire baskets of
white roses and streameTs Of southern
smilaN- IN the center stood the we'd
ding cake. Covers were placed for
"a. Mr.. and Mrs Pontz will leave
this evening for trip to Chicago and
Detroit They will bc az h-me after
Jan. ! at So y. sixth ST., River Park.
Nit Pontz lis the son of Mr.. and Mrs
William PCntz of Lancaster. Pa. and
is employed at the South Bend Watch
TO.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Haslanger.
95T NiStula av-, VIII entertain with
family dinner ON Christmas day at
which covers viii Toe placed for 20.
Among the out of town guests Will be
Mr. and Mrs. George Slower and son
OF Detroit. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry l..
Hasianser and son of Menominee.
Mich. and Mr. and Mrs George Nc
Clelian and children of ST. Louis