South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-20
SOCIETY

The Pleasant View w G.. T. L. en-
tertsincd members OF the other unions
OF the city and their husbands very
pleasantly Thursday evening at the
hbme OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Otis. 40
Howard av. After an enjoyable pro-
gram. lunch boxes brought by the
guests were auctioned on and q picnic
supper enjoyed Abou. 90 people en-
JOyed the hospitality Of Mr. and Mrs.
otis. The principal feature Of the
program was a talk by Rev y. r.
PlatZ on How the ". &. I. I. can
Help TO Make South Bend a Better
City" I'm which he recommended the
appointment Of police woman. wo-
man suffrage and similar eXpedients-
other numbers OF the program were
q violin solo by Clarence Collins, &C
companied on the piano 10y George
Miller, a piano duet by Hiss Pearl
Clarke and Miss Edna Downing:
readings BY Miss Mildred Funston and
Miss Cleo Young.
Miss Mae +. Ross. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. s. A Ross. living west OF
South Bend and Walter J. Plumback.
son OF Mrs. Caroline Plumback OF
I.ydick. were united in marriage
"Wednesday evening At the home of
the brides parents, Rev. Cecil NJ.
Bear performing the ceremony. Miss
Bess Farmhouse Of South Bend acted
as bridesmaid and Roy Mikesell OF
Lydick as best man. The bride was
becomingly gOwned in white crepe de
chine trimmed with shadow lace and
pearls, and wore a full length veil.
The bridesmaid was gowned in white
wolfe oyer pink silk. The ceremony
was witnessed by 10 guests. After
an extended visit in New York and
Pennsylvania the young couple will be
AT home April 1 or the w Division
road.
A charming talk on Japan and the
Philippines by Mrs. T j. Swantz
made the meeting OF the ImprOmptu
club Thursday afternoon unusually
delightful. The meeting was held at
the home Of Mrs. r. II. Goodman.
924 Leland av. Mrs. Swantz lived
for two years in the Philippines and
spent a summer in Japan and Egypt.
She described the scenery and the
points Of interest of the various lands
and told OF the people and the social
life in a most entertaining manner.
4 number Of views which she took
while there added interest to the
talk. The club will meet in two weeks
with Mrs. c. l. Huffman of Riverside
drive.
Miss Marie Kersey. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. r. II. Kersey. $40 w AIadi-
son St, was delightfully."- surprised
Thursday afternoon by a company of
her little friends on the occasion of
her 18th birthday anniversary. The
afternoon was spent with games and
At its close dainty refreshments were
served at a table prettily arranged in
red and white. The centerpiece was
a cluster of red carnations. Red
shaded candles we're also used eff
fectiVelY. The guests included the
Misses Katherine Hall Smith. Antoin-
cite and Mary Grace Crockett, DOro-
thy Roys. Marguerite and Erme-
garde F,reyermuth. Doris Campbell
and Mildred Rersey.
On their 2sth anniversary. March >.
the members OF the Mothers club
will be entertained by their husbands
with a banquet at the Oliver hotel.
The regular meeting Of the club was
held Thursday afternoon at the home
OF Mrs. +. II. Sawyer, 525 w. Wash
ington av. The next meeting will be
with Mrs. John A. Hibberd on w.
Washington av.. and from there the
party will go to the hotel for the ban
quet. The club is one of the Oldest
in the city and is unusually long
lived for the merely social club which
II has always been.
Mrs. NJ V. Beige- or Mishawaka
entertained Friday afternoon at
o'clock with the second OF her series
OF luncheOns at which covers were
placed for "a. Among the guests was
Mrs Amos w. Riley OF St. Joseph,
No, guest Of Mrs. Nelson J. Riley.
The Vayninger w. c. T. L. met
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. John Novotny. $50 ~ st. Peter
St. and appointed a committee COM
posed OF Mrs. Ernest Peach. Mrs.
Robert Mofflt and Mrs. Jeffries. To in
vestigate the matter OF presenting the
subject OF scientific temperance To the
children in the schools. The commit
tee will send for literature on the
subject and If permission can be
cured will go into the schools and
talk 10 the children The next meet
Ing OF the union will be with Mrs.
a y. Bos y. Eddy St