South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-29

renee Mccormick. Louis HendersceI
and Gustav Boss. TIE party was
planned by Mrs William Putt. as
/ sisted by Mrs. oscar Anderson, sis
/ tiers of Miss Olson.
Miss Wilma Nifardy. W. Colfax av..
entertained number OF her girl
friends at a thimble Thursday even
ing. Dainty refreshments were served
az the close.
Mrs. Alberta Parker was surpri0ed
by a large party Of friends at tns
home Of Mrs. Frank Beckwith. 900
Blaine av.. Thursday evening Mrs
Parker is leaving soon for KokomO
90 take up a position. a supper was
served 20 the 30 guests at o'clock
az a table tastefully decorated with
clusters of saliva. During the even
ing Miss Margaret Culver. Mrs Jo-
seph Cunningham and Mrs. Maude
Freyermuth entertained with mu-
steal selections. Nictrola music and
games were other diversions which
the company enjoyed.
Mrs. o. A. Clark 126 f. Marion
ST.. was hostess 20 the Philathea
! class of the First Christian church
Thursday evening. The guests pres
ent numbered 80. VictrOla selections,
Rotations by Miss Bessie Hogue and
games and contests comprised the
evenings enjoyment, and refresh
ments were served The prize win
rers in the contests were Mrs. Win
/ chell Mrs Butt and Miss Hogue.
I The class viii meet again in one
month. the date and place TO be an
rOunced later.
Relics dating back TO the early
fifteenth century formed part OF
the very interesting exhibit which
the Thursday Clue prepared for the
entertainment of the guests at its
homecoming celebration Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
George W. Phillips. 10 Colum bia
st. The homecoming was held in
observance of the Indiana centen-
NAL and was attended by 50 mem
bers and former members. The
ither features Of the afternoon. be-
by Mrs. F. c. Freyermuth i'm which
she reviewed the march of events
in Indiana history between 1916 and
1916. Miss Marguerite Freyermuth
gave a reading and roll call was
responded 20 by quotations from
Riley. Letters were read by p ex-
members of the club who were un-
able 10 return TO the city for the
occasion.
Some of the more interesting rel
les exhibited were loaned by Mrs
j. b. Dillon of Chicago and Mrs
/ Hontz OF Ligonier. Mrs. Dillon sent
daguereotypes more than 100 years
old Of her French great-grand-
mother and the gold-rimIned
mother-of-pearl pin worn by the
little French lady when the daguer-
eOtype uwas made.
A collar made by the sister OF
John Howard Payne author OF
Home Sweet Home. quaker bon
net more than 100 years old and a
towel made in 1884 and another
made in 100 were among the relics
sent by Mrs Hontz.
Few articles were more interest
ing. however. than a cane once own
ed by Lincoln which Is now the
property of Rev. Henry l.. Davis of
South Bend; a medallion worn at a
banquet given in Philadelphia for
Lafayette. now the property of Mrs
Fred Kelley and a shawl 76 years
old, belonging to Mrs. ]. T. Kelley.
The house was prettily decorated
for the occasion with garden flow
Crs and goldenrod. the club flower
At the close of the afternoon delici-
Gus refreshments were served by the
hostess assisted by the program
committee. The next club meeting
will be held at the nome of Mrs.
Marshel Hughes, 511 r. Monroe
81.
a farewell reception planned by
members of the congregation was
given Rev. and Mrs. T. =. Parsons
I'm the social parlors of the Quincy
Street Baptist church Thursday
evening. Rev. Parsons will soon
leave with his family for Washing
ton, Ind. 20 enter evangelistic work
I The evenings program of readings
and music was presented in com
mendable manner by the young
people of the church and refresh
mentS were served by the Ladies
Aid society. The parlors were elab-
orately decorated with numerous
bouquets of fall garden flowers. J.
W Randall and Mrs Ralph Smith
jr., We're i'm charge of the entertain
ment The honor guests were each
presented with gift of remem-
uranCe. Mrs. Smith making the pre-
-entation 20 Mrs. Parsons and +.
* Mickey 10 the pastor. Rev and
Mrs. Charles a. Decker Of the First
Baptist church were among the in
yited guests of the evening.
The Impromptu club opened its
year with "A biennial day meeting
Thursday afternoon at the home Of