Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-06
WRITER'S CLUB
ANNIVERSARY
Fifth Birthday Celebrated
With an Appropriate
Pdrty at SeUerin.

The fifth birthday anniversary of the
night with the annual banquet at the
Hotel Severin Seventy five persons were
seated at beautifully decorated tables ar
ranged to form the letters ''W. c." Old
fashioned candelabra and flower holders
were artistically arranged on the tables,
while bright colored quill pens were
given as favors.
Mrs. Minnie Olcott Williams, who has
been the president Of the club for the
last year, presided over the banquet.
At the close she was presented with
strand OF pearl beads, as a token of
the clubs love and esteem. The pearls
were presented by Miss Ida 3. He'll
phinstine, the second vice president.
During the dinner, Miss Alberta Nc
Cain played the harp. The program was
metaphoric, comparing the growth OF the
club to the growth Of a tree. Miss Mary
b. Orvis prepared the soil. when in 1917.
she started the Indiana University extern
sion course in magazine and short story
writing. The seed was given to Miss
Ida g. Helphinstine to plant. and she
told how it was planted on lavender
paper, which came from around a candy
box, In June, 1917. At the first annual
banquet held at the Y W. c. A. 1T was
suggested a club be organized. On this
lavender paper were written the names
Of the charter members.
The seed began to sprout into tree,
which had branches such rs 1.-THE Short
story" 1.-THE Essay" Special Features"
Verse advertising" Art" Films
and Scenarios" Editorials 'Humor,"
Fact and Fiction" and Politics" These
branches were added by Mrs. Eleanor
kalb Golay, Scott Bicknell, George Cal.
vert, Mrs. Claire Palmer Thurston, Miss
Dorothy Paddock and Miss Esther
kathleen OKeefa.
Every club must have Honorary
Members" Memories" and Correspond
ing Members and these were spoken
Of by Mrs. D. NJ. Parry, Mrs. Mauds
Swift Anthony and Miss Ruth Bowlus.
Several solos were sung by Mrs. Rhea
Hall Behymer.
As closing toast to the program. Mrs.
Kate Dyer spoke of the Past Year and
Mrs. Kate Miner Rabh OF The New
Year" Among the guests who attended
the banquet were: Mrs. W. A. Eshbach,
Mrs. Wolf Sussman, Mrs. Carl A. Tay-
lor, Mrs Minnie Olcott Williams, Mrs.
n. NJ. Parry, Mrs. ]. II. Greenstreet, Mrs.
Cora Young Wiles, Miss Eva Wiles. Miss
Ida NJ Helphin slime, Miss Dove Meredith,
Miss Margaret NJ. Scott, Mrs. l.. D.
Owens Mrs Rhea Hall Behymer. Mrs.
Clara Fischer, Miss Kathryn Pickett, Mrs
Eleanor K Golay, Mrs Kate Dyer, ].
H. yandawcrker, Miss Myrtle johnson,
Mrs. Charles McNuIl, George c. Calvert,
Miss Marguerite Mahoney, Miss Alma
Davis, Miss Ethel Frey, Miss Helena
frye, Mrs ]. C. Weir, Miss Cornelia Bell.
Miss Mary B. 0rvis, Wayne S. McMeans,
Morris Barton, Walter Mulberry. Miss
Anna l.. Johnson, Miss Mabel Wheeler,
Allen Dalrymple, Mrs. Florence Webster
Long, Lawrence Holmes, Joseph Myers.
Miss Dorothy Paddock, Miss A. Grace
Hawk, Mrs. Ella Spence, Mrs. Sonia
Brauns. Miss Ethel May Moore, Miss la
Mcpherson, Miss Ruth Bowlus, Miss
Catherine Mcpherson, Miss Della Nc
Fherson, Mr. and Mrs. K. II. Williams,
Emerson knight. Miss Pauline Curnick,
Mrs. Claire Palmer Thurston, Mrs. Kate
Miner Rabh, Mrs. Maude Swift Anthony,
Mrs. Fanny Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. Scott G.
Btcknen, J. \. Dyer, Miss Elizabeth
Cowan, Carl Ferger, Miss Emily 3.
Moores, Miss Lilah L. Maisch. Frankfort;
Earl Williams, Connersyille; Miss Esther
Kathleen O'keefe. Plymouth; Ravens
Mcclure. Frankfort; Miss Demaris Knobe,
New York City; Mr.. and Mrs. William
Dudley Foulke. Richmond; Mrs. A G.
Sheridan, Frankfort, and Miss Mauds Il.
Pate, Upton.