South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-05
Social and Other Interests of Women



Smilers' club Tuesday evening at her
home, 2l3 s. Notre Dame st. A social
time was enjoyed and light refresh
ments were served. The next meet.
ing viii be held in two weeks with
Miss Martha Burkhart 1885 y
O'Brien ST.
very pleasant surprise was given
Monday evening by Miss Ethel Cord
ray in honor Of her grandmother. Mrs
Mary Cordray, 1871 S. Lafayette st.
About 20 guests were present. A social
evening with music was enjoyed. Light
refreshments were served.
The Woman's Dining club gave a
brilliant affair Tuesday evening in the
form Of Palm Beach dinner at the
Robertson tea room, followed by a
clever program. All the details of the
decoration and the menu were ar
ranged to suggest the famed resort.
From one Of the theaters a drop cur
tain had been procured representing a
water scene which completely covered
one side of the room. and before il
were arranged pillars and ballustrade
giving the room the semDlance of a
large pOrticO opening over the water
The guests were placed at small tables
scattered about the room and inter
spersed with palms on tall pedestals.
The only light came from Japanese
lanterns strung among the palms. IN
order to carry out the idea more real
istically. there were signs here and
there indicating the bath house" the
way Ito the beach" the hours of ar
rival and departure of boats and Ger
tain prohibitions as TO fishing.
In the midst of the dinner tele-
gram announced the arrival in South
ia a. 4
the privilege Of addressing the WO-
mans Dining club" Promptly at the
close Of the dinner Billy Sunday ar
rived by proxy in the person of Ernest
Staples of South Bend, who gave an
impersOnation of the evangelist, for
which ne is rapidly gaining name To-
a c-lly. lie ranted In mis- 1n1mltable
nner against the frivOlity Of wO-
man, especially the club woman who
drives man from the safe SeclusiOn of
his home by eternally running out to
club meetings and adopting all the
fadg and follies that come along. Fol
lowing Biily's exit which was made
amid enthusiastic applause, Miss
Elizabeth BeimbOlt vice president Of
the club and presiding officer for the
occasion. gave a brief talk in which
she sketched the history Of the club
for the benefit Of new members and
closed with introducing the entertain
He
Mrs. Frash. whose talented readings
are by no means unknown i'm the city
last evening presented "Fanchon the
Cricket" interpreting each character
with marked sympathy and power. In
characterizing the spirited FanchOn.
her grandmother. the witch, and the
proud Landry and his prouder father.
her splendid voice control was espe-
cially evidenced, giving the final touch
} to her spirited Interpretation. She
responded to an encore with a very
clever humorous sketch. The program
closed with a few remarks by Mrs
Marian A. White.
Covers at the dinner were placed
for % at six small tables, each Of
which was adorned with a cluster of
aaron Ward roses. The affair was the
monthly club banquet. The club will
hold a business meeting next Tuesday
evening at the Chamber of Com
merce
Auten ". r. G. No. IA. met Tues !
day evening in regular session with |
a large attendance of members. Ar
rangements were made TO attend the /
Memorial services Sunday, May %. at |
the First Baptist church, and plans /
were completed for the services. to /
be held at the Soldiers monument at |
the court house for the unknown /
dead. at 1880 O'Clock Memorial day
Il in the old court house
The c. w. B. NJ of the Indiana Av.
Christian church met Tuesday after
noSn at the home of Mrs. s. Frye. GA
=. Indiana av. Among those reading !
|papers for the afternoon were Mrs.
Charles Hull and Mrs. ID. J. Bowman.
Mrs. Lester Spidel gave the scripture
-reIU;ng. A social hour with refresh
Inents was enjoyed. The next meet
ing viii be held june l. the place to
b Apnounced later.
! -. Richard Dugdale, 200 f. Ma
varre ST.. was hostess Tuesday after
noon TO the members of the Silver
Pleasure club. After a short business
session the time was spent socially
and refreshments were served. The
members will be entertained May is
by Mrs. Charles Fowler, 1871 +. Bow
man St
The regular meeting OF the Home
Telephone club was held at the home
.of Mrs Frank Bull 707 Forest av.,
[Tiesday afternoon. At the close of a Y
pleasant afternoon spent with needle
work luncheon was served by the hos
tess. Mrs Joseph Atkins. Yukon av.,
will be hostess to the club May Is.
Miss Harriet Stcver. Navarro St. was
|hostess 90 the Clio circle Tuesday af-
fernoon. A paper on Modern Japan"
given 10y Mrs. John Campbell was the
! eatGre of the afternoon. During the
Social time luncheon was served. Mrs
Eli Seebirt 507 y. 81. Joseph St. will
entertain the members at their next
meeting. May is
The meeting of the Women's For
4 ign Missionary society of the First ]
y. r. church was held Tuesday after
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