Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 October 1942 — Page 6

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HOSTESSES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED by the Civic theater affairs committee for its opening meeting and tea Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Kurt F. Pantzer, ~ theater president. Jack Hatfield, director, and Mrs. Hatfield will be honor guests. Assisting Mrs. Pantzer with general arrangements are Mrs. Harold M. Trusler and

Miss Helen Coffey, committee president.

Honorary members of the Civic, who will serve as special hostesses, are Mesdames William H. Coleman, J. A. Goodman, Richard Hoover, Frank D. Stalnaker, Booth Tarkington, Raymond P. Van Camp and the Misses Eldena and Sara Lauter and I. Hilda Stewart. » ” 4 2 2 2

Additional hostesses, most of whom are members of the committee’s board of directors, will be Mesdames Charles C. Martin, George

T. Parry, W. C. Holmes, Fred Luker, Charles Efroymson, Ray Spar-

row, Walter Myers Jr., Lindon A. Bailey, Edwin M. Craft, Thomas L. Neal, T. H. Earle, G. W. Gustafson, Paul Rochford, Edward Dean, R. G. Lazarus, Harry Pritchard, Roger Beane, A. K. Scheidenhelm, E. O. Noggle, William MacGregor Morris, Rosamond Van Camp Hill and Trusler.

Dining Room Hostesses Listed

_AMONG THE DINING ROOM HOSTESSES will be Mesdames Ralph Powers, Robert M. Bowes, J. R. Thomas, Myron McKee, Scot B. Clifiord, Frederick C. Albershardt, Herbert Todd, C. R. Reynolds, Charles Ettinger, Harry Karcher, E. N. Trago, E. E. Whitehill, M. N. Zankl, William Watson, J. Perry Meek, C. C. Robinson and Miss Harriet Holmes.

Six hundred invitations for the tea have been sent to members :

of the affairs committee by Mrs. Powers, assisted by Mesdames Don Zimmerman, Franklin Kerfoot, Neal and Miss Eldena Lauter. The tea also is open to any additional members of the Civic theater who desire membership in the affairs committee, accordIng to Miss Coffey. Persons interested in becoming committee members should contact the theater or the treasurer, Mrs. Noggle.

Sunnyside Guild Plans Card Party

THE ANNU CARD PARTY sponsored by Sunnyside guild - to finance its work at the Marion County Tuberculosis hospital will be held Oct. 30 in the Egyptian room of the Murat temple with Mrs. Erwin B. McComb as general chairman, She will be assisted by Mrs. George W. Kohlsteadt. : : ‘Committee chairmen appointed by Mrs. McComb include Mrs. Myron J. Austin, guild president, hostess; Mrs. Daniel Bower and Mrs. E. R. Grissel, table hostesses; Mrs. John Bulger and Mrs. Maxwell Lang, tickets; Mrs. Edward Lawson and Mrs. W. H. Hanning, candy sales; Mrs. A. C. Crandall and Mrs. G. FP. Kleder, Pecial prizes, and Mrs. Edward Hilgemeier and Mrs. R. Hanly Blackburn, cigaret sales. 8 ” ” # . 8B Other committee chairmen include Mrs. Mort Martin and Mrs. ‘Wayne O. Stone, decorations; Mrs. Fred Krauss and Mrs. Ethel Brom- ~ ert, card table covers; Mrs. Frank Holmes and Mrs. Kurt W. Schmidt, ~ card tables; Mesdames A. B. Chapman, E. Park Akin, Carl E. Wood and Frank Jennings, cards and pencils; Mrs. Robert J. Clarke and Mrs. Oscar B. Perine, table prizes, and Mesdames Howard Linkert, Earl Cox, Charles J. Renard and Sidney Weinstein, cards. For 23 years, the Sunnyside guild has aided with the rehabilitation program at the county tuberculosis hospital and has done welfare work for the families of needy patients. With the annual spring dance canceled, the card party this year is its principal means Of. financing its program. :

Christamore Aid Society to Meet /

NEW MEMBERS OF THE CHRISTAMORE AID society will attend the orgamzation’s first business meeting of the fall season Tuesday. The society will meet for a 12:30 p. m. luncheon with Mrs. Paul R. Matthews at her cabin near Laurel Hall. Co-hostesses will be Mesdames W. I. Longsworth, William C. Bertermann, E. G. Vonnegut and Dudley Pfaff, 8 8 =» ss = =»

“Mrs. Hortense Rauh Burpee will discuss the “Pantry Shelf” of the Service Men's center before the Wheel and Distaff committee of ‘Caroline Scott Harrison chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, Friday. The committee will meet at the home of Mrs. Charles Voyles, sponsor and organizer. Mesdames Harry E. Blasingham, Emsley W. Johnson Jr., Paul Ragan, Francis H. Sinex and Verne A. Trask will assist the tess, Presiding at the business session for the first time will 8 Mrs. Francis W. Black, president; Mrs. F. C. Albershardt, vice sident; Mrs. Johnson, secretary; Mrs. Edgar Pattison, treasurer, Mrs, Wilbur Smith, membership chairman,

yflower Society's Board Changed

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AT A RECENT MEETING, two changes were made in the exec2 board of the Indiana Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mrs."

p] M. Shotwell was named recording secretary to replace WilJ. Cleaver, who has entered the service, and Samuel O. Dungan ‘made elder following the resignation of the Rey. George S. South-

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Announcment that the regular hospitality committee will serve organizations opening dinner Nov, 20 at the Propylaeum has

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Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority to Observe 72d Birthday Tuesday; Local Alumnae Club Plans Dinner

The 72d anniversary of Kappa fraternity, will be observed Tuesday

Kappa Gamma, national women’s by 74 chapters in the United States

and Canada. To celebrate the fraternity’s founding at Monmouth college, Monmouth, Ill, on Oct. 13, 1870, Indianapolis alumnae will hold their annual dinner on the actual birthday at 6:30 p. m. in the Prop-

Monday Club To Open Its - 48th Season

The Monday club will: open its 48th year Monday at 1:30 p. m. in Ayres’ auditorium with a reception for the new officers. “The Home Front” is the theme for the program this year. Mrs. Clarence L. Kittle is president; Miss Laura Buehler and Mrs. A. L. Marshall, first and second vice presidents; Mrs. C. F. Dillenbeck, recording secretary; Mrs. Herbert Grouns, corresponding secretary; Mrs. O. E. Mehring, treasurer; Mrs. W. D. Keenan, parliamentarian; ‘Mrs. Edward Mitchell, historian, and: Mrs. BE. B. Thompsun, ‘president's aid.

Review on Program

Mrs. Clayton Ridge, program chairman, has arranged for Mrs. J. Clifford Hirschman, Cross Creek, to give. a review. The. musical program will be given by Mrs. William J. Goory, assisted by Mrs. O. P. Arbaugh and Miss Victorig Montani. Mrs. Carl Ploch, social chairman, and. her committee, Mesdames: J. W. Coffey, J. 'W. Bryan, Howard Passel, M. E. Costin and’ Ollah Toph, will have charge ‘of the Teception: and tea. Other chairmen of standing com=

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| mittees are Mesdames Coffey, Vera

Cones, J. L. Jackson and Clarence R. Greene.

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Decorative features and program details have been taken from the bi-ennial convention of the fraternity held last July at the Seigniory club, Montebello, Quebec, Canada. Mrs. Gayle B. Wolfe, local alumnae president, and Mrs. Warren ‘Oakes, chairman of the dinner, are in charge ‘of arrangements.

Preceding the dinner “America” and “God Save the King” will be sung and toasts will be made to the United States and Canada. The Kappa quartet, including Mesdames Harry E. Elliott, Frank Fairchild, James E. Costin and Jack Gull ing, will sing fraternity selections, accompanied by Mrs. James A. Hogshire Jr. Seated at the speakers’ table will be : Mrs. Everett M. Schofield, national president; Mrs. 'Elliott, vice president of Delta province; Miss Norvella Judd, president: of the sorority’s Butler chapter; Mrs. G. B. Taylor, state chairman of “Hearthstones”; Mrs. Wolfe, who will be toastmaster, and officers and the executive board: of the local alumnae association.

Arrange Talks

Following Mrs.: Wolfe's birthday toast to the fraternity and her presidential greetings to 'the guests, Miss Judd: will discuss “Personalities of Convention,” Mrs. Elliott, “Social Highlights of Convention,” and Mrs. Taylor ‘will report on the progress| of the fraternity’s clubhouse ' project, known as “Hearthstones.” The principal speaker, ‘Mrs. Schofield, will discuss “Accomplishments of a War-Time Convention.” The DE a aud Wn

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|Tokalon President To Be Honored

nS TE SEES ER PER IN Se

1. Among Civic theater backstage workers who are busy preparing for the season’s opening next Friday are Mrs. John Thomas (left) and Miss Jenny Lind Duncan (en ladder). All sets and props for the opening play, “The Eve of St. Mark,” are being constructed in the Civic shop ‘under the direction of the theater's new technical and art director, Donald Irving Finlayson, Whe came here from the Pasadena playhouse, 2. Mrs. Kurt Mahrdt (left) is chairman for the benefit bridge party which Tri Kappa sorority will sponsor Wednesday in Block’s auditorium. Mrs. Frank. T. Millis (center) and Mrs. Alvin C. Johnsen (right) are secretary and president of the organization. 3. Serving on the committee arranging a book review which St. Vincent's hospital guild will sponsor Oct. 27 in the World War Memorial auditorium are (left to right) Mesdames Francis H. | well, E. T. Johnston and F. J. Moore. Mrs. Olive Enslen Tinder is to review “The Song of Burnadette.” 4. Two members of the executive board of the women’s commitiee, Indiana State : 80‘ciety, are Mrs. Bliss Wells {souotnd ‘truin_left). a Mrs. Herman U. Wolff {Second from right). Mrs.

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Wells is records - chairman and Mrs. Wolff, radio chairman. Mrs. Charles Latham (left) is president of the group and Miss Lucy Taggart (right) is in charge of publicity. 5. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Havens Brown announce the engagement of their daughter, Prudence Ann, to Henry Reynolds Stephenson of Indianapolis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Turner Stephenson, Newton Center, Mass. The wedding will be late this month. Miss Brown was graduated from Tudor Hall school and attended Western college at Oxford, O. She is a member of the Junior league and the Dramatic club. The prospective bridegroom attended Wentworth and General Motors institutes. (Dex-heimer-Carlon photo.) 6. Mrs. Lucille Lockman Wagner is the new president of the Indianapolis Matinee Musicale who will be honored at a president's day observance next Friday aftermoon in Ayres’ auditorium. (DexheimersCarlon photo.) 7. At a dinner meeting held Monday at the home of Mrs. Howard Griffith by Nu Zeta chapter, Sigma Alpha Iota, national musical soror-

ity, Mrs. Charles C. Martin will be the speaker.

To Have Dinner

Mrs. Earl Nell, new Tokalon|this évening with a formal dinner

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G. O. P. Gives Tea Today at Columbia Club

Precinct committeewomen of Marion county were to be honor guests at a tea given by the Ree publican ward and township vice

chairmen this afternoon at 2:30 in the Columbia club. Approximately 500 women were expected to attend, including wives of Republican county and ‘township candidates, and wives of ‘the ward chairmen. The four women candidates whe were to be speakers at the gathere ing are Mesdames Arcada S. Balz, Elizabeth Downing, Nelle B. Downey and Miss Mabel Lowe. Other speakers were to include Mrs. Eleanor B. Snodgrass, Repube lican state vice chairman, and Mrs, Fern Norris, 11th district vice chairman. Mrs. Agnes M. Todd, vice

| chairman of the Republican county

committee, was to preside. Special guests who were to be at the speakers’ table include Miss. Virginia Kennedy. of Ft. Wayne and the Misses Amy Krauter, Mary Compton, Mary Catherine Stair and Gretta Roush. Also seated at the table were to be Mesdames Clinton Ancker, Judson L. Stark and Clare ° ence R. Martin. Mrs. Adah Julian was on the ine vitation committee, and Mrs. Adele Langsdale was a member of the re« ception committee.

Hannah Noone To Be Hostess

Observe Anniversary Alpha Gamma Deltas | Suscidate tor tw ve =

The second anniversary of the ‘| Revlis Eton club will be celebrated

Tuesday at a president's day andiwiy pe guest luncheon given at 12:30 p. m.] ‘}in the Columbia club. Ms. Jessie) YW, .C.. T ou Van Camp ‘Wil give a alk on)

made by ‘Paul Buchanan, governor.. Members include Mrs. us- F. Posson, chairman, Mesdames Bryant .Gillespie, Fred ‘Walter W. Ward and Leon G. Zerfes. The program is heing jed by Mrs. H. A. O. Speers, chairman, Mesigmes Jess Prilchet, Ball and Ghiaries Re Weiss. hi

Druggists’ Auxiliary’ To Have Luncheon

The woman's. ition e fhe National Aveieiaioe. of Retail under ‘i shih _|26th anniversary. luncheon at. tae nken to the mocking. "| Columbia club,

Reyes wil ps en by deesiis Cervus Club to Toot

CH- ; Art institute, will open tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock in n Herron Art museum and will be open Yo the public here Nov. 8. Painting and drawings representing the work of, d Cross are now on display in the Herron school. The ex-. | loaned by the Red Cross. , - ir e®® CRIES

"|oring Mrs. Neill by sp A. Swain W. C.T. U. with a covered Wi one year, SR lot an aie. it Sr | A |mountain district of the South.