The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-16
Club Opens
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CLdtE Assembly WOIIttIl > OluD
held opening meeting of the year
today. when it entertained with
/ o'clock luncheon at the Marott
hotel with more thau 300 members
and guests in attendance.
The tables were decorated with
clusters of purple and gold ball
Icons tied with huge bows Of pur-
pie tulle The two speakers tables
were arranged with bowls of gold
jonouils and purple steyia, complet-
ing the scheme to carry out the club
colors.
At one of the speakers tables sat
the state officers Of the organiza-
ton and the wives of newly elected
members of the assembly. including
Mesdames Noel Neal, Elmer o.
Lockyear and Arthur r. Robinson,
Covers were laid for officers and
committee members of the Indian
apolis branch of the State Assembly
Women's Club, who were hosteSses
for the occasion.
Bugle Opens Meeting
At / o'clock the bugle announcing
the opening of the meeting was
blown by Mrs. Carl D. Elliott. The
flag of Indiana was raised and Mrs.
James Lowry, indianapolis, sang
Indiana
The invocation was pronounced by
Mrs. Timothy Harrison, Indian
apolis. Between courses, original
songs, written by members Of the
indianapolis branch, were sung I'M
der direction of Mrs. Julius Travis
and Mrs. Berta Ruick.
Following the dinner, Mrs. Charles
]. Buchanan, president of the In
dainapolis branch, president of
the state organization, and general
chairman in charge of the luncheon,
gave a brief history of the club.
Organization took place in 1921,
she said, with twenty-five members,
under direction of Mrs. Russell Bed
good, indianapolis, now of Florida,
and Mrs. George H. Cooper, Green
field. There are only four other
similar clubs in the United States.
The Indianapolis branch was organ
lied in 1925
Wives Are introduced
After the history of the club was
given, Mrs. Buchanan introduced
the wives of ex-Governors of In
diana who we're present and officers
of the indianapolis branch, includ-
ine Mrs. Fred Byers, vice-president
and Mrs. Luke Duffey, secretary
treasurer.
Members of the executive COM
n1ittee of the Indiana State Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs were pres
ent in body, as special guests.
Mrs. Buchanan turned the meet
ing over to Mrs. j. Monroe Fitch,
Muncie, president of the State As
sernbly Womens club, who intro
duced the state officers and wives
OF state officials.
Mrs. Julius Travis had charge of
the program following the luncheon.
Mrs. James Lowry presented a
group of songs and short talks were
given by the three women represent
tatiVeS, NIesdames Little Ferguson,
TT. WdyIlC, Il. H. NClol1Sls A4C4ll~
gan City, and Berta Zimmerman,
Terre Haute.
Pupils Give Dance Numbers
Madame Theo HeweS presented
her pupils in a group Of dance
numbers. Among the honorary
hostesseS were:
Mesdames Samuel Ralston, Ed jackson.
Emmett F. Branch, MartinsvilIe; James P.
Goodrich, Arthur r. Robinson, John w.
Kern. Caleb S. Denny. L. Ert Slack. John
L. Duvan. Charles w. Jewett. George ].
Marott. John Downing, curtis Hodges,
Everett schofeld. John T. Wheeler. Evans
Woollen, Chic Jackson, ovid Butler jane
son, Kin Hubbard, Isaac Born. NJ. E.
Foley w. Q. Smith, Bloomfield Il. Moore,
H. Burnett. Alice Corbin Sizes, Thomas c.
Howe, E. H. Kemper McComb. George Buck,
Milo H. Stuart. Alice Baxter Mitchell.
James K. Branson. Demarchus Brown, E.
o. Rumpler. David Ross. o. NJ. Pittenger,
Richard Lieber, Frank j. Sheehan. Gary;
Arthur Mckenzie Frankfort James B.
orankshsw. Fl. Wayne; Misses Adah Bush,
DorNfhz Ca1prinohav, Marv Glaafh