Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-23
TO wrn 1NDIANA GIRL

TO WED INDIANA GIRL
Half across the American continent
and then half across the Pacific ocean,
word comes Of the engagement and
approaching marriage Of Mr.. Rolla K.
Thomas, OF the Honolulu Y. d. G. A,
and Miss Ruth Reeves AZ Anderson,
Indiana.
Both are graduates Of the state uni
versity Of Indiana. Mr.. Thomas has
made his home here for some two
yesrs and has innumerable friends,
who win look forward to welcoming
the bride upon their arrival.
News Of the engagement and ap-
preaching nuptiais came In the follow
ing clipping from an Indiana paper:
Distance lends enchantment, but
the old world was not big enough TO
overcome that absent feeling which
separated RolIa Thomas, Of this city
and Miss Ruth Reeves, Of Anderson,
Indiana. and after tripping across the
great Pacific from Honolulu. where
he n stationed IN Y. n. @. A. work
he comes sshomeS and before return
fne 10 his Hawaiian abode he VIII
tale back with him Mrs. Thomas.
All OF which 70 another mark credited
TO college romances OF the Indiana
University campus. -. :.
sRolla arrived here Saturday and
the news OF HIS engagement was
made NJ 4 party given IN Anderson
FRIDAY evening. The wedding win
take Mace early next month. =
'dThe Anderson Herald OF Saturday
had an account Of the engagement
announcement, a., follows:
sOne Of the prominent social events
OF early July will be the marriage OF
Miss Ruth Reeves, daughter OF Mr..
q. r. Reeves, 20 Rolla Thomas son
of Mr.. ana Mrs. M. K. Thomas, OF
Vincennes. the announcement OF
which was made by Miss Reeves Fri;
day evening at her home, s2s West
Sixth street.
: sThe Reeves home was artistically
decorated IN white and yellow flow.
ers. white and yellow being the color
scheme az SIX o'clock dinner.
~The dinner table was unique with
ite beautiful centerpiece OF Towers
~ each cover was q LEI, character.
tsf,n ~ Hawaii. From each lei TO
fhe centerpiece q yellow satin ribbon
wns strung at the end Of which was
small card that announced the ap-
preaching event. Y.
aThe bride-elect IL Q graduate o.
the Anderson schools and also IN.
diana University. She is member
az the Kappa Gamma sorority. For
The past two years she has been an
Instructor IN the public schools.
ssMr. Thomas ID educational score
tarv az the Y. M. G. A. at Honolulu.
Hs A graduate Of the State Uni.
yersity and member Of the Cinnamon
Club.
aThe wsdding win take place at An
dereon early next month and the
couple viii leave shortly afterWards
for Honolulu where they Will reside.
sloueefs nj the announcement party
FRIDAY evening were Mrs nellie Bur.
NETT. Miss Frank Kimbail. Mrs. N. J.
Rozelle, Mrs. Herman Rewitt OF
Marion, Miss Harriet OMears, MISS
katherine Langell, Miss Blanche
Woody, Miss Mary Reeves ana MISS
Josephine Thomas 81 indianapolis.
MISS DoR0THY HARKER ENTER,l
TAINS
Mrs. Lloyd Brett Of sehofteld OAR
racks was the honor guest ct very |
deliehtfui informal sewing tee on
wednesday afternoon given by Miss
Dorothy Harkef. This pleasant party |
was given 10 introduce Miss Lloyd
Brett TO some Of the Honolulu girls,
Sewing and knitting parsed the after
noon most charminely. then refresh.
ments were served
Miss Harkerss guests were Miss
Lloyd Brett, Miss Ruth McChesney
Miss te1rtha McChesney, Miss Mario
Ballentyne. Miss Maud Ballentyne..
Miss Dorothy McRae, Miss Eleanor
Gartley,, Miss Margaret Grey, Miss
Louise Clark, Mis- Dorothy Palmer,