The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-01-01

N keeping with gayety of one
of Indianapolis most brilliant
@ holiday seasons, the PROXY
laeum Association revived the old
time New Years day open house
with a beautiful tea-dance and card
party Thursday afternoon at the new
club home, 1410 N. Delaware st.
Preparations were made for three
hundred persons and the tea tables
laid on exquisite lace and drawn
work cloths, with silver services,
were decorated with baskets OF
spring flowers and Christmas green's
Receiving with Mrs. James T
Barrett, first vice president, were
the other officers, Mesdames John
w. Kern, A. L. Lockeridge, Angus
tus Coburn. H.. D. Pierce. Ernest
Knef1er, Harry Murphy. Anton Won
negut and Arthur ". Brown.
Mrs. Carrie vajen Collins was pre-
siding in the coffee-room. Mrs
Charles Voorhees, in the cardroom
and Mrs. Albert ]. Beveridge in the
ballroom on the third floor, where
the young people danced
Mrs. Jacqueline S. Holiday, gen
eral chairman, was assisted by the
entertainments committee, including
Mrs. Vonnegut, chairman, and Mrs
Knef1er, Mrs. Clarence E. Coffin and
Mrs. Frank D. Stalnaker.
Mrs. H. r. Danner entertained
with theater party at the perform
ance of 1.-THE Mikado" at the Murat
honoring her daughter, Miss Helen
Danner. The guests later attended
the reception at the Propylaeum.
Members of the active chapter OF
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority held
open house from 4-8 p. m. in their
chapter house, 215 Butler Ave.
Small pine trees banked the fire
place and pine boughs and poinset.
tias decorated the rooms throughout.
Tall white candles lighted the rooms
and the tea tables were appointed
with a silver service and decorated
with a low centerpiece Of holly and
Christmas green's.
Miss Mary Patia Carver and Miss
Betty Bertermann presided at the
tea table. They were assisted in
serving by Miss Emma Neal, Miss
Betty De F'rief and Miss Anna c.
Gardner.
Receiving with Miss Irene Seuel,
president, were Mrs. Mary Keegan,
house mother and representatives of
each class. Miss Julia Brown. Miss
Martha Zoercher, Miss Mary Lee Or
loft. Miss Rosaline Solomon, harp
list, played. during the evening.
Miss Helen Haight was general
chairman for the party.
Another open house, which added
much to the gayety Of this New
Years day, was that of the Caroline
Scott Harrison Chapter of d. A. r.,
at the chapter house, S24 N. Penn
sylvania st. The rooms were beau
tifully decorated, by the courtesy OF
s. Douglass Bash, with many small
pine trees and a profusion of Christ
mas green's and poinsettias.
Mrs. Eugene H. Darrach, regent,
was assisted in the receiving line by
other officers of the chapter and
chairmen of standing committees
Presiding at the tea tables were
Mrs. Quincy A. Meyers, Mrs. Henry
C. Thornton, Mrs. U. G. Baker and
Mrs. Edward Ferger.
Mrs. Emmett r. Branch. Mrs. Ed
jackson, Mrs. James A. Drain and
Mrs. william Henry Harrison, whose
husband is a grandson OF Mrs. Har.
rison for whom the chapter is
named, and Mrs. Edward Franklin
White were special guests. Other
guests were members of other chap
ters and members of the Sons OF
the Revolution.
Mrs. Russell Harrison of Wash.
ington, D. G., was an out-of-town
guest.
One OF the most beautiful recep-
tons ever held in the Heron Art
Institute was held Thursday after.
noon when the Indianapolis Art As
sociation received from SO in the
Sculpture Court.
From "a Mrs. Marie Dawson Nor
rell gave violin recital and from
4-6 tea was served from eight beau
tifllly appointed tables in the gal
leries.
Club women representing seven
clubs in the city were hostesses. The
clubs cooperating with the Art As
ISOLATION were art section Womer's
Department Club. American Associ
alton Of University Women. Fort.
nightly Literary Club. Little The.