The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-12-18

In celebration of his seventy-fifth
birthday anniversary number Of the
friends of Mr.. William Conrad gave
him a pleasant surprise last evening
at his home on South Thirteenth
street. The guests brought well-filled
baskets and a picnic supper was
served. The guests we're Mr.. and Mrs.
E. K. Shera, Misses Nina. Grace and
Ruth Shera, Mrs. w. E. Wilson and
son Master Robert, Miss Van Dora
Mckee, Mrs. e. F. Taylor, Miss Ida
Taylor. Mrs. Ostot, Mr.. and Mrs. L. H.
Bunyan, Mr.. and Mrs. John Saylor,
Mrs. Mary Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P.
O'Neal and Mr.. and Mrs. John Mark
ley.
Mrs. S. w. Hodgin was hostess yes
terday afternoon for a meeting Of the
Francis Willard w. c. T. u. at her
home on South Fifteenth street. Mrs.
Ewes and Mrs. Hodgin presented the
program, Mrs. Ewes reading a paper
on world Peace" and the latter on.
The Prospects for National Constt
tutional Prohibition" A short bust
gave nineteen dollars toward the
Union Station matron> and sixteen dol
lars and twenty-five cents toward the
National w. c. T. U. convention en-
tertainment fund. The hostess for
the next meeting will be announced
later.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Elliott of
near Hamilton, O., entertained Mr.
and Mrs. Will Brown and son Richard
of this city with dinner Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown are guests of
Miss Goldie Butterfield forsthe week
end.
The following musical program will
be presented Sunday at o'clock at
st. Paul's Episcopal church. with Mrs.
Edna Cathell in charge: Professional
hymn, Jesus Came, the Heavens
Adorning"; Gloria Patria, Gregorian
Tone I; Magnificent, Gregorian Tone
I: Munc Dimittis. Gregorian Tone Re-
guis; hymn, Rejoice, Rejoice, Be-
lievers';; offertory, 'The Lord is My
Shepherd, Franz Schubert: quartet
for women's voices, Misses Helen
Beatty. Mildred Ernest, Elizabeth
Bates and Mrs. Lewis C. King; pre-
sentation sentence: doxology; recess
sional hymn, Come, Thou Long Elk
pected Jesus"
An enjoyable dancing party was Civ.
en- last evening in the Odd Fellows
hall by Messrs. Chauncey Edgerton
and Neil BLY,. Runge's orchestra play
ed the order Of dances. Among those
who participated in the party were
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Clark. Mrs. Frank
Chrichet, Mrs. Marian Mccarthy.
Misses Dorothy Clark, Cornelia Bor-
der, Nell Becher, Nina Edmundson.
Ruth Wickemeyer. Doris Groan. Anna
Seta Manner. Elizabeth Thomas, Mona
Porter, Gladys Bailey. Olive Lewis,
Mary Candy, Irene Gormon, Ruby
Haner, Mary Tiff, Rhea F1tzgibbons,
Rhea Turner, Messrs. James Woods,
Julian Dunbar, Frederick Van Allen.
Ray Smith, Thomas Bell, Clarence
Coyle. Everett Skinner, Paul Sherer,
Neil BLY,. Walter Well. Howard Mes
sick, U. M. Thomas, George Douglas,
Kirk Bly,. Robert Land, Raymond
Jones, William Williams, James Med
lin. Joseph Smithmeyer and Gerald
Fitzgibbons.
Miss Fay Marie Drake arrived from
Trinity College. Washington, d. c.,
and is the guest Of her mother, Mrs.
William Clendennin.
Poinsetta flowers with Christmas
bells and other decorations In the
red and green were used In decorating
the John H. johnson home this after
noon when Miss Mary johnson gave
an informal tea for several town
guests and also for girls who are
students at Earlham college. The aft.
ernoon was spent socially and with
music. The guests were Misses Helen
Nicholson, Mary Clements, Eleanor
Seidel. Ann Nicholson, Josephine VIII
son, Ruth Pennell. Dorothy Land,
Edna Parker. Mary Coffin, Yuri Wa
tanabi, Martha Scott, Ruth Scott,
Martha Jones, Lucille Nusbaum, Eliza.
beth Marvel. Katherine Quigg, Esther
Coate. Evelyn White, Mary Evans,
Ruth Brown and Phoebe Hathaway.
Christmas bells, holly and other
decorations in red and green orna-
mented the home of Mrs. Bair, North
Seventh street, Friday afternoon when
she entertained members of the