Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-04
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B H A z Ell B r E

One of the pretty weddings of the
season took place last evening when Miss
Helen Slinker, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Slinker, became the bride of Ben
jamin H. Bowles, the Rev. w. B. Farmer
reading the service at the Broadway NJ.
d. church. This was also the twenty
fifth wedding anniversary of the brides
parents. J aims and ferns banked the
altar and the pews where the members
of the two families were seated were
marked with garlands of smilax, tied
with white tulle.
While the guests were being seated by
the usbers, Verne Gildersleeve, Harry
Bushong, Charles Earlhart and William
Slinker of Lafayette, a harpist played a
program of bridal airs. The attendants
were Miss Eura Morgan and Miss Mil
dred kylor, bridesmaids; Betty Lou
Piper, foWermaid, and Jack Gildersleeve,
ring bearer Tom Collier was best man.
The bride was lovely in a gown of
bridal satin, fashioned with a long satin
train, over which fell a filmy train of
tulle, embroidered in orange blossoms
and long ends of silver ribbon, tipped
with clusters Of orange blossoms. Her
veil was arranged with Marie An
toinette frill at the back and was caught
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wore the gift of the bridegroom, q dia-
mond brooch set in platinum. The attend
ants gowns were fashioned alike, with
ostrich and long silver ribbons The
little flower maid was in pink chiffon
and carried a French basket of rose
petals. The double ring service was
used.
A reception at the home Of the bride,
followed the service. The rooms were
decorated with roses and spring bios
SONS. Mr.. and Mrs. Bowles have de-
parted on wedding trip, the bride
travelling in suit of dark blue duvetyn
With hat to match. After March they
viii be at home at 2164 Broadway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis G. Forde have gone
to Richmond for residence.
So
Miss Josephine Merriam has returned
from a weeks stay with friends In New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Wright have
as their guests for the week Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Thomas of Buffalo, N. Y.
Miss Florence Presser, 1901 Reisner
street, has gone to st. Joseph, Mo-, for
a visit of several weeks.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety Of the Capitol Avenue Methodist
Episcopal church win meet Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. J. l.. Smith,
3010 North Capitol avenue.
Miss Katherine Shirley has gone to De-
troit, Mich, for several days.
Miss Helen Haines has as her guest for
two weeks Miss Gertrude Alexander Of
CIeyeland, o.
The Womens Relief corps, Maj. Rob
ert Anderson post, viii be entertained
at cards at the home Of Mrs. Jessie
Clark, 119 West Twenty seventh street,
Friday afternoon.
The Phi Gamma sorority will meet next
Sunday afternoon at the home of Miss
Amelia Keifer, 1888 South Delaware
street.
Miss Katherine Lieber entertained this
afternoon with n luncheon at her home
in honor of Miss Gertrude Saltman,
whose marriage to George L. Tallman
will take place in March. The decora-
tons were carried out in a color scheme
of pink and white.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rost have departed
for New York, where they viii visit
friends and relatives for several weeks.
Miss Nora Williamson will entertain
with bridge party Friday afternoon for
her house guest, Miss Florence Madison
of Cincinnati, O.
The Sigma Delta Phi sorority will
meet this evening at the home of Miss
Hazel Cotterell, PIT East Michigan
street.
Mrs. Frank Nichols Lewis, 3216 North
Pennsylvania street, has gone to Phlla-
delphia.
Paul A. Hancock, Cos East Twenty
fourth street, has departed for Miami
Fla, to spend the remainder Of the
winter.
Mrs. Edith Lennard Wiley of the
Cambridge left today for Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh KelIerman have de-
parted for New York, where they will
visit the remainder of the month.
Miss Louise Bradbury has gone to
Cleveland, o., where she will visit
friends and relatives for two weeks.
Mrs. Carl Armstrong has returned from
a two months stay with relatives In Los
Angeles.
Miss Florence Presser has gone to St.
Joseph, Mo-, for a visit of several weeks.
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Miss opal Ruggles has gone to st.
Louis, No, where she will spend a week.