The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-14
SOCIAL
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WEDDINGS BETROTHALS

- - Ruth Alice Buck. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Buck Of Coliseum
Avenue to Earl 3. Merritt, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. +. L. Merritt of W.
Twenty-Seventh St The ceremony
will take place at p. m. Wednesday
at the home of the brides parents.
Attending the couple will be Miss
Carol Metcaf. as maid of honor;
Misses Mary Barnes and Margaret
Tyler, as bridesmaids. and Howard
Hamilton as best man.
After a bridal journey to Detroit,
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt will be at home
at apartment los, the Van Cortland.
Both Miss Buck and Mr.. Merritt
are graduates of Shortridge High
School Miss Buck later studied art
at st. Agnes Academy.
"HE second of a series of teas will
be given by the Indianapolis
Il League of Women Voters
Wednesday afternoon at the head
quarters, 2O5 Chamber of Commerce
building. The hostesses will be Mrs.
Ira NJ. Holmes and Mrs. w. c. De
Miller. Mrs. Wilmer T. Christian VIII
have charge of the decorations.
The guests of honor will be new Off
GERS: Mrs. Allen T. Fleming, president
and Seventh District chairman, Mrs
Mary NJ Knippenberg and Mrs. Al
bert J. Beveridge. vice presidents; Mrs.
Clarence R Martin. secretary; Mrs.
Marie Karrer. treasurer. and Mrs.
John W. Friday, assistant treasurer.
Richard Garvey, of Bloomington.
Ill, a junior at Northwestern Univer
slty, Evanston, Ill. has returned 10
school after a weekend visit with rel
atives.
Miss Lou Gentry entertained with
a kitchen shower Sunday afternoon
for Miss Hilda Wright, whose mar
riage to W. Haywood Gentry VIII take
place June 5. The scheme of bridal
colors. pink and white, was carried
out in the decorations and ices. The
gifts were presented to Miss Wright
in a large clothes hamper. \ shower
bouquet Of small kitchen utensils was
the gift of the hostess.
Miss Gentry was assisted by her
mother, Mrs. 7. NJ. Gentry. and Miss
F1eeta Thacker.
The guests included Mesdames L.
johnson. Robert Davis, Ralph Archer
Albert Ensley, !. Ray Fife, Fred Pat
terson. Elmer Wright. Carey Huffer
and Wray McCoakey, and the Misses
Mildred and Evelyn Gibbs Mildred
North. Ruth Van Meter, Fleeta
Thacker and F1eda Wright.
The Sewing Club of Golden Rule
lodge. No. Is, Ladies Auxiliary to the
brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, /
will give q card party Tuesday after
noon IN the Trainmeu's Hall. 1902 E.
Washington st.
One hundred and twenty-five
co1uIes. representing alumni. under
graduate members and pledges Of the
Tary.bda Chi Alpha fraternity from
the five Indiana chapters. including
Butler University, Indiana University
De Pauw University. Wabash College
and Purdue University, held their an
rual spring formal dance at the Lin
coin Saturday night. The chaperons
included Mr.. and Mrs. L D Clay
con1be. Mr. and Mrs. Y. c. Hoagland,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Hagemier Cap
tain and Mrs. a. Z. Mcintosh, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. c. KIippel and Professor and
Mrs. P. L. Haworth.
The affair was sponsored by the
Butler chapter. with Lawrence Sparks
and Charles Shaffer In charge.
Elaborate programs brought out
the fraternity colors Of purple, green
and gold. !
The Beta Delphian Chapter Of
Irvington will meet Wednesday morn !
ing at the Irvington N. Z. Church.
Mrs. Demarchus Brown will lead the
discussion. Subjects will be given by
Mesdames c. W. Whaley, W. c. Gard
ner, Henry Stedfeld, Tyler Oglesby.
Simon Reisler, Ethel Duncan. c. Fl.
Augstein. n. A. Rodman, II. 3. Mills
paugh. Cora Williamson. Walter
Ewing and Albert Alexander.
A card party viii be given at the
Women's Department Club Saturday
nv the Indianapolis Pan Hellenic AS
ISOLATION. Alumnse of all national
fraternities are invited to make
reservations through the local rep
resentative Of each sorority.
Members Of the active chapters may
secure tickets from Miss Rebecca Dix
on. Alpha Delta Pi.
The committee on arrangements
consists Of Mrs. c. 3. Durham. chair
man, Delta Gamma; Mrs. Ellis Hall,
Pi Beta Phi; Mrs. James Baird. Delta
Delta Delta: Mrs. X. H Sales, Alpha
Cmicron Pi. and Mrs. Frederick
Tucker, Alpha Chi Omega.
The party viii be preceded by a
business meeting and election Of
officers.
Miss Helen Walter of Culver, Ind, /
has been the guest of Mrs. VIM J.
F'reaney Of Central Ave.
Among the parties planned for Miss
Virginia Reyer. a bride-elect. is din
ner Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
Edward P Brennan in Capitol Ave.
Miss Reyer has been in newspaper
work for the last two years and the
guests will include other newspaper
women OF the city.
Mrs. William Is. Benton has re-
turned from Greencastle. where she
spent the weekend with her daughter.
Miss Rachel, at the Kappa Alpha
Theta house.
Misc ErIsia nuana of Mount Auhurn.