The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-12-22
Social Activities, Parties,
\ Weddings, Engagements

N 100 LINDABELlE IhONP-
lMI son, 2O66 N New Jersey St,
0 entertained this afternoon with
a pretty miscellaneous shower and
five tables of bridge in honor of Miss
Dorothy Smith. who will become the
bride Of Rex Young Of Dallas, Texas.
Thursday Miss Thompson will be
maid of honor. Silver baskets Of or
child chrysanthemums were used to
decorate the rooms. The gifts were
presented in a hand-painted waste pa
per basket tied with orchid ribbons.
The guests: Mesdames James Ho-
bart. Stewart Parsons, Edward NIouch.
Chester Miller, I. r. Whiting. John A.
Scudder and Misses May Irene and
Helen Cossette Smith. Dorothy Reyn-
olds. Betty Burgess. Helen Mckee.
Catherine OMara, Cornelia Bates,
Marjorite Fletcher. Florence Kestler.
Genevieve and Josephine Stern and
Marie Eisenlohr.
Miss Thompson was assisted by
Mrs William 1. COons. Jr.
ISIS RUTH CLIFFORD HODG-
IMI ES. 1850 y. Pennsylvania St.
Il entertained this AFTERNOON at
tea. The rooms were beautifully ar
ranged with baskets Of red roses and
Christmas greenery. The tea table
was decorated with a centerpiece Of
rcd roses in a silver basket and lighted
with red tapers in silver holders.
Assisting the hostess were Misses
Susan Vickery. Hope Pfafflin, Eliza
beth Willard, Carolyn Richardson.
Katherine Brown. Ada Payne. Enea-
nor Dunn, Mary Butler. Eleanor
Blaine. Evelyn Barnes. Mary Ann Ad-
ans. Emily IglehaTt and Violet Phil
lips Of Elwood.
Miss Martha Walker. who recently
returned from China and is the guest
of Miss Mary Ann Adams. was a
guest.
:. PRETTY wedding ceremony
TAI took place this afternoon at
III the home Of the officiating
minister, the Rev. ". W Bolnnger.
1878 Laurel St, when Miss Ruth
Van Meter, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
CeOI ge F. Van Meter became the
bride of Ira NJ. BonneH of Cambridge,
Ohio.
Miss Ruth Amos, IN an afternoon
frock of blue Canton crepe, was maid
Of honor. She wore hat Of deep red
velvet and gold lace and a corsage
Of sweet peas.
The bride was lovely in an after
noon gown Of dark blue with
taffeta hat of turquoise blue and gold,
with a corsage Of orchid sweet peas.
Harold B. Winslow was best man.
A reception was held for a few
friends at the home of the brides
parents. Later a bridal dinner was
served to these guests: Misses Nettie,
Treva and Mildred Hendershott,
Emma Hotel, Alice Mason, Constance
and Ruth Esther Amos and Hiram
Hensel, Fred Hendershott, Roscoe
Clayton and Harold B. Winslow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonnell will go to
Cambridge, Ohio, on a wedding trip.
returning here to make their home
with the brides parents after Dec. 81.
Out-of-town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshall Winslow and daughter,
Kathleen and John A. Clayton of
Greenfield and Miss Edna Anstocker
of Cambridge, Ohio.
The Marion County chapter of the
American War Mothers will entertain
with Christmas party Thursday aft.
ernoOn at the home of Mrs. r. L.
Fitch, 1929 Central Ave An exchange
of gifts from a Christmas tree will
follow a program which includes mu-
sic by Miss Helen Brown. Miss 10
sephine Murphy and Miss Lucille
Hughey and readings by Miss Elsie
Hancock. HOstesses for the party
will be Mesdames c. c. Jones, Olive
Amelia HOugh. Frank Gallon, Joseph
Sertell, NJ. J. Hayes, Robert Bland,
Henry Isenbarth, Bertha Regula, e.
w. Thompson, NJ. L. Moon and Mar
tina J. Stubbs.
Mrs. Harry J. Berry. 1921 n. New
Jersey St. was the hostess this aft
ernoon for six tables of luncheon
bridge in honor of her daughter, Mrs.
Laurence Earle, of Akron, Ohio, who
is spending the holidays here. The
house was arranged with red and
green Christmas decorations and red
candles in crystal holders. Each ia
bic was lighted with a red taper in a
crystal holder with a poinsettia at the
base and twined with Christmas
green's.
The guests: Misses Frances Nc
Math, Helen Cofey, Gertrude Schiller,
Sara Fisher, Velma Rich, Lucille
White, Martha Updegraff, Dorothy
Daugherty, Thelma Blossom, Ruth