South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-29
SOCIETY HAPPENINGS

Among the prenuptial affairs
which are being given for Miss
Nancie Baker. whose marriage 10
claude Wickizer will take place June
.. and Miss Marie Place who will
be married on June 8 % Russell II
Downey. is a tea at which Miss Ruth
Baker and Miss Grace Baker. 14G
IAporte av. will be hostesses Fri
day afternoon. The affair will be
given az the Nicholson Inn at 1880
o'clock and 90 guests have been in
vited. Mrs. Francis SeybOld OF
Plymouth and Mrs. j. r. Mcintosh
Of indianapolis will be present.
The Misses Alma and Irma Coll
mer. az :. Lafayette blvd, will en-
terrain Thursday Of this week for
Miss Place and Miss Baker with a
thimble at their home The guests
will number %.
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The birthdays Of two Of the MEM
bers or the Penelope club. Mrs.
George Kuespert and Mrs. George
Adams. were celebrated by the club
Monday night az the home or Mrs
Adams IL Laporte av. During the
evening. spent socially and with
games. a luncheon was served at a
table conferred with carnations. lilies
and two birthday cakes. Mrs. Adams
and Mrs. Kuespert were presented
with gifts from the club.
mplimentirg Miss Marie Place
whose marriage 10 Russell H. Dow
ney will take place June o, Mrs.
Grey Staley. 1855 Woodward av.
was hostess at ( o'clock tea Tues
day afternoon. A color scheme Of
lavender and white was used i'm the
decorations. lilacs and tulips being
employed In carrying out the idea.
The guests included Miss Place. Miss
lrma COllmer. Miss Alma Collmer,
Miss Florence Reamer Mrs. Chester
Allen, Mrs. Richard Kuehn. Mrs.
Granville Zeigler, Miss Agnes Pfeif-
fer. Miss Anita Pfeiffer. Mrs. Paul
Kuehn and Mrs. Thomas Reed
In celebration OF the anniversary
OF its organization. the members of
the Qui Vive club will entertain with
o'clock dinner this evening at
the Nicholson Inn. Places will be
laid for II.
A dinner was given Monday even
ing at the home Of Miss Leona Jaco-
met. 424 y. Eddy ST. in honor Of
Nher brother Maine JacOmet. who
was married Sunday at ST. Joseph,
20 Miss Ethel Cordray. 1871 5. Lafay-
cite blvd Covers were laid for 8.
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A delightful surprise party was
given ar the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. 5. Peek, SIG w. Logan ST., in
honor 0f the 2-sy birthday OF Mrs.
Thelma Hamilton, 722 y. Scott st.
cards and games were the diver
sioDs- OF the evening. First prizes
were awarded 10 Mrs. Arthur Bat
tenbey and Arthur Petty; second
prizes were won by Joseph Kess and
Harry Gaoth A two-course lunch
con was served and "A pleasant fea-
ture Of the party was the cutting
Of the birthday cake i'm which were
concealed birthday wishes and sew
eral we're fastened to the cake by
yellow ribbons. The house was
prettily decorated in pink and white
with candles which added 20 the at
tractiveness. Mrs. Hamilton was
presented with beautiful fern as a
birthday remembrance.
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one OF the largest meetings of the
art department of the Progress
club was held Monday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock in the Progress club
rooms. The election of officers for
the ensuing year was the purpose of
the meeting and they are as fol-
lows: Chairman. Mrs. George NJ.
cutter. vice chairman, Mrs Maur-
ice l.. Kahn; secretary, Mrs. Frank
Robertson. treasurer Mrs. Jacob
Kerner. Mrs. Fred Woodward was
chosen chairman of the program
committee. The department has de-
cided 10 study the artists OF Elan
ders. Holland and France during
the Renaissance for the coming
club year. There were so ladies
present for the meeting which con-
cluded the year, work.