The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-23
SOCIETY

A gay Yuletide season is promised
by the series Of dances, dinners, and
other social functions which are to be
crowded into the days which inter
vene between Christmas and the new
year. Clubs are 10 be hosts for num-
Der Of the most notable affairs and a
number of important festivities are
planned for members of the younger
set.
The ornis Melas club is opening the
holiday weeks celebrations with its
fourth annual Christmas dance Mon
day evening in the ballroom of the
Eagles club. Three hundred invita-
tons have been issued for the affair
and it is anticipated as one of the
chief events of the week Mollencup's
Society orchestra, which recently fin
ished an engagement at Washington,
ID. c., viii make its debut to local
audiences, playing the program of
dances for this affair. Striking scenic
effects, picturesque and colorful, are
carried by this orchestra The COM
mittee for the dance is composed of
Miss Josephine Hiatt, chairman; Mrs.
Conrad Ottenfeld, Miss Gertrude VIII
llams, Miss BRIDGE Norris, Miss Kath-
crime Binkley and Miss Doris Pickett.
Notable among the club functions
will be the formal Christmas dance
at the Country club Tuesday evening
for members of the club and their
out-of- town visitors. The Jesse Hal
berstadt orchestra will play the order
of dances. Elaborate decorations IN
keeping with the Yuletide season will
convert the .clubrooms into magn1-
ffcent setting for the occasion. The
committee in charge is composed of
Mrs. Ben G.. Bartel, chairman; Carl
Mag, Mrs. Joseph H. HILL Miss Jul
let Nusbaum, Whitney Mcclure, and
Earl Mann
A holiday dance win be held In the
baIlroo moi the l. o. o. F. hall Tues
day evening for the Happy Hour club.
Decorations and special features are
planned for this affair. The Evan
Smith orchestra is to play
A Christmas dance for the Young
Peoples Dancing club Will be held
Wednesday evening at the L .. U. r.
hall. The Evan Smith orchestra Will
play the order of dances.
The largest affair of the entire win
for season will be held at the Coli,
scum Thursday evening with the com
ing of the Oriole Terrace Gardens or
chestra of Detroit and Chicago, which
the Phi Delta Kappa fraternity is
sponsoring. A concert will be held
from $3.50 to $3.50 O'Clock, to which
everyone will be admitted The or
chestra, a 12-piece aggregation, is one
of the most famous dance orchestras
of the midwest and its personnel Is
composed of individuals who are art
lists and composers in their own right
The dance begins at $3.50 o'clock and
continues until / O'Clock. Admission
to the dance will be by invitation
only Several hundred invitations
have been issued for the dance. Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Monarch and Mr.. ane
Mrs. r. G. Leeds will be the patrons
and patronesses.
The sixth annual Christmas recep
tion of Post C. T. P. A, will be hel.
nj The Knights of Pythias temple FIR
day evening, Dec. %. Dancing an
cards during the evening, followed b.
refrcshmenta, are to be features Q
th,e afrai-. The Jesse Halbersta7
orchestra is to play for the dancir.
Elaborate Christmas decorations 81
passing any OF previous years az
planned to further assure the success
Of this gala event.
A dancing party viii be given b,
Mrs. Paul Comstock Saturday even
ing in the ballroom of her ReeVestol
residence for her daughter, Mis-
Winifred Comstock, who is nom
from Vassar college for the holida
season.
Fifty children of the city are to b
remembered by Santa Claus and Ell
tertained Sunday afternoon by tn
Delta Theta Tau sorority in the Pr
Delta Kappa fraternity rooms. a
members of the sorority are requisite
to be present at 2 o'clock.
The Day Nursery is entertainin
with its annual Christmas party Tue
day afternoon for children who al
kept at the nursery on week day
while their parents work. Mothers
the children are invited to come wit
them. Miss Elizabeth Kolp will haY
charge of the entertainment. A nun
her Of her pupils will give program
OF music, dances, and recitation
Gifts will be distributed among th
little guests by, Santa Claus. Thel
will be a Christmas tree and otht
treats for them.
Invitations to the annual New Year
dance of the Elks' club will be issue
TO members and out-of-town guest
Music will be supplied by the Pala