The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-05
Social and Club Activities:
Topics of Interest to Women
Meetings of Literary, Card and Social ORGANIZATIONS


Three hundred Invitations we're is
sued for the elaborate reception given
this afternoon at the home Of Mrs. III.
bert Russell on College avenue In hon
or OF Mrs. Edith 4mith-Dav1s OF Madi.
son. Wisconsin. woman well known
to temperance workers all over the
world. The hours were from . until 5
o'clock. All the decorations were In
keeping with st. Valentines day. Red
hearts with bright Valentines added to
Miss Juanita Ballard and Miss Tessie
Thomas. students at Earlham college,
received the guests. Mrs. Russell
with Mrs. Davis were in the receiving
line. The reception committee. COM
posed Of the hostess with the four
presidents Of the w. G. T. U. societies
Of the city, In addition to Mrs. Atwood
jenkins. Mrs. Murray Kenworthy, Mrs.
Francis Anscombe, Mrs. Richardson
and Mrs. Eta Hall, assisted In enter
tanning the guests.
The dining room, where tea was
poured during the afternoon, was
beautiful. A mass of red carnations,
the gift Of Mr.. e. G. Hill. were used
as a center piece for the table. Heart
shaped Valentines in the red were also
placed about the room, the color red
being carried out in all the appoint
ments. Those who poured tea were
Mrs. Eliza Hiatt. Mrs. p. w. Dennis.
Mrs. Hiss, Mrs. Eliza Hill. Mrs. Van
Doren and Mrs. Horace Whtteside.
The girls who served were Miss Edna
Wildman, Miss Helen Mcclure, Miss
Doggett, Miss Mary Jones, Miss Mabel
Barnett, Miss Kelsey, Miss Edna
Packet and Miss e. White.
Members of the Friday Auction
bridge club were entertained this az
ternoon by Mrs. ADRIAN Boyd at her
home in Cambridge City.
At the regular meeting of the Won
ans Relic, Corps held yesterday after
noon plans were completed for joint
social to be held with the Post Thurs
day, February II. At this time the
executive committee of the corps
under the supervision Of the chairman,
Mrs. Della Coggeshall will serve a
bean supper at $50 O'clock. All men,
bers Of the corps with their families
and friends are cordially invited to at
tend. The special guests for the &C.
casion will be old comrades who are
not members Of the Post. After sup
per the Post will give a program to
celebrate Lincoln's birthday. The
regular Woman's Relief Corps meet
ing will be held in the afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Mrs. r. M. Kaufman and Mrs. Julian
Gates have returned from short visit
in Indianapolis. ~ -e -
Mrs. Elizabeth Claypool Earl Of Con-
nersville, who has been spending sew
eral weeks in Indianapolis will4leave
tomorrow for Washington to attend
conference meeting Of the committee
appointed by MIS-. Percy v. Penny
hacker. president of the General Fed
Grafton Of Women's clubs, to investi-
gate the work being done by the gov
eminent for women and children.
Mrs. Earl is one of the prominent
women of the state when it comes to
club affairs and has attended the
various womens conventions held in
this city.
One Of the pleasant social affairs of
Thursday evening was the surprise
party given on Miss Florence Buening
aL
The rooms where the guests were hos
pitably entertained were decorated
with house plants and flowers. The
hours were spent socially and with
music and games. A delicious lunch
con in several courses was served.
The guests were Misses Nora Hirsh-
field, Bertha Olmetzer, Marcella 1ssen,
Iva Carly, Margaret Clingenpeel, Mary
Epping, Florence Buening, Leona
Buening, Mrs. Matthew Brinker, Mrs.
Elizabeth Buening, Messrs. Raymond
Markley, Cecil Maibach, Ralph Mark
ley, Bert Ellerman. Joseph Puthoff.
Samuel Parker, Virgil Schneider of
Cambridge City, William Jenkins. and
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weber and Miss
Marie Ferris.
Miss Grace Hadley went to Camden,
Ohio, today and will be a guest at a
dance to be given this evening by the
Camden Dancing club.
Mrs. Martha Barr was hostess on
Thursday afternoon for a melting OF
the Mission Circle of the Universalist
church, at her home on North Seven
teenth street Mrs. Sarah Walker had
charge Of the program. sermon writ
ten by the Rev. II. l.. Haywood was
read by Miss Jessie Smith. The SER
mon was entitled The Old and the
New Universalism." Miss Annette
Barr played several piano numbers.
A caffateria luncheon was served. The
guest for the afternoon yesterday was
Mrs. Ruth Packer Mrs. Ida Roser
will be hostess for the March meeting
at her home on South Tenth street.
There were eight tables at cards
Thursday evening when a card party
was held in the Eagles hall. Favors
were given, after which a social hour
followed and refreshments were
served.
Miss Grace Saunders went to Ha-
gerstown today to visit Miss Vera
lookout for several days.
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