The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-29

A wedding which comes as sur
prise to many OF their friends Is tna'
OF Miss Gladys Bailey. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs William M. Bailey, and Lieu
tenant xenophon King, son OF Dr.. and
Mrs. James f. King. which was solem-
nized Monday evening at O'Clock at
the home Of the brides sister, Mrs.
Phillip Robbins in Reeveston. Rev. X.
d. Baldwin OF St. Johns Episcopal
church read the ring service. Mr. and
Mrs. Phillip Robbins were the only at
.endants Lieutenant King attended
illinois University before entering
military service last spring. He was
member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
After receiving commission IN the
first officers training camp, he was
sent to Hattiesburg, Miss. where he is
,ow located He will return 10 camp
Monday. Mrs. King will join her hus-
band later.
The first annual Christmas dinner
lance given by the members OF the
Delta Theta Tau sorority was held last
evening in the Westcott hotel. Two
tables forming a r we're appointed
with large clusters of white roses.
Green tapers in crystal candle holders
furnished light for the tables. All
the lights in the rooms were draped
in. green and white, the sorority
colors. A six-course dinner was
served After the dinner the party
enjoyed dancing in the dining room.
Weisbrods orchestra furnished the
music Those present were Miss Dess
Stevens of Liberty. Miss Hazel Hen
derson. Miss Dorothy Clark, MISS
Florence Cummins, Miss Mary Parks,
Miss Carolyn Rodefeld. Miss Ruth
Edgerton, Miss Hazel Mashmeyer,
Miss Mildred Townsend, Miss Dorothy
Rodefeld Miss Miriam Morgan, Miss
Mary Foley, Miss Elizabeth Casey,
Miss Carolyn Bradley. Frank Bescher,
Marc Johanning, Samuel Smith. Oren
Hale. y. Shaw, Fred Fosdick, Glenn
Menke, Herbert Bradley. Edgar Loehr,
Franklin Hebbler. Harold Grimes,
Drew Lacey. Cyril Pitts and Earl
Hewitt.
A union meeting of the EpWortll
Leagues of First Methodist and Grace
Methodist churches will be held iii
FIRST NJ. f.. church tomorrow evening
At $50 o'clock. A special program
has been arranged. Members OF both
societies are invited to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Phenis will
entertain members OF the Narclssus
.lub Monday evening with watch
oarty at their home, 313 Richmond
avenue.
The w. c. B. Bible class of Central
Christian church will meet next
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. GUS
Newlin at her home, Is Laurel street
Mrs. Earl O'Hara and daughter
Frances, will spend the weekend in
Cincinnati, where they will visit Mr.
O'Hara, who is in the hospital unit
at Fort Thomas.
Miss Helen Rethmeyer entertained
small group of friends Thursday
evening at her home, in compliment
10 Miss Dorothy Henning, who is
student at Mrs. Bakers school in
indianapolis, and sliss Jeannette
Kramer of the Cincinnati Conserva
tory of Music. The guests were
Misses Henning, Kramer. Ardath
Thompson, Esther Henning, Helen
Riggs and Leona Weaver. The even
ing was spent in an informal manner
and refreshments were served late in
the evening by the hostess.
Miss Elmira Kempton entertained
members of the Alpha 1ota Alpha
sorority at costume Christmas party
The girls were dressed in fancy cos
tunes representing various countries
and times. Miss Florence Porter IN
an oriental costume, gave graceful
dance, and Mrs. Tom Chapman gave
several piano selections. A Christmas
story was read by Miss Lucille Dodd
A luncheon. in which the Christmas
colors were carried out, was served
late in the evening. The out-of-towr
guests were Mrs. Percival Coffin Of