Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 198, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 December 1929 — Page 8

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Custom of Gay ’: 9os to Be Obsei'ved An annual custom, started in the •gay nineties.” when the Propylaeum was on North street, will be observed New Year’s day, In an athome at the Indianapolis propylaeum for the stockholders of the association and their families. This year the board of directors of the Propylaeum will be hostess. Mrs. Thomas R. Kackley, president of the Propylaeum, is chairman in charge. The hours of the reception are from 3 to 7. There will be dancing in the ballroom from 4 until 7. Miss Helen Harrison and Miss Margaret Harrison will play during the afternoon in the reception rooms. Members of the board of directors who will assist Mrs. Kackley are Mrs. Arthur V. Brown. Mrs. Augustus Cobum, Mrs. John N. Carey, Mrs. Fred Hoke, Mrs. Kin Hubbard, Mrs. Ralph Lemcke, Mrs. John W. Kern, Mrs. Owen M. Mothershead, Mrs. Harry Murphy, Mrs. Gavin L. Payne, Mrst. Frank M. Reed and Mrs. Albert C. Seaton. In addition to the board of directors, the following members of the Propylaeum will assist: Mrs. Henry H. McNamee, Mrs. Edgar H. Evans, Mrs. Maurice Tennant. Mrs. John Somerville, Mrs. Berkley Duck, Mrs. William F. Landers, Mrs. S. A. Johnston, Mrs. Harry R. Fitton and Miss Anna Spann. Miss Stout, Mrs. Leonard Are Honored Miss Frances Kotteman, who is j home from St. Mary's of the Lake, Notre Dame, for the holidays, will entertain tonight with a supper; dance at the Indianapolis Athletic i Club in honor of Miss Josephine j Stout, whose marriage to Leon j Desautels will take place Feb. 8, and ! Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Leonard. Mrs. ! Leonard, before her marriage Nov.! 30. was Miss Marie Arens. The supper table will be arranged with Christmas decorations and lighted by red tapers. Covers will be laid for Miss Kot- j tertian, Miss Stout, Mr. Desautels, Dr. and Mrs. Leonard, Miss Helen Garrity, Chicago, Miss Stout’s house ! guest; Miss Josephine Madden, Miss < Martha Barry, Miss Mary Lloyd, • Miss Antoinette Langsenkamp, Miss Marjorie McDufTee, Gordon Kelly, ' John Harrington, William McGowan, Robert Kirby, Theodore Mar- j baugh, Vincent Ryde. Joseph Me- i Duffee and Hugh Charles McGowan. Sadye Lehner Is Wedded to Ben Lieberman Announcement Is made of the marriage of Miss Sadye Lehner. daughter of Mrs. Rose S* Lehner, 1255 Union street, to Ben Lieberman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lieberman, South Bend, winch took place at 7:30 Wednesday night at the Woman’s Department- Club. Rabbi Milton A. Steinberg read the service. Miss Minnie Lehner, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Bertha Epstein, Miss Anne Lehner and Miss Lee Lieberman, South Bend, sister of the bridegroom. A1 Lehner. brother of the bride, was best man. Ushers were A1 Epstein, Harold Harris, Chicago, and Isadore Stein. Mr. and Mrs. Lieberman will be at home in South Bend, after the first of the year. Alpha Chapter of Sorority to Give Tea Sunday Alpha chapter of Xi Delta Xi sorority will entertain with a tea Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 at the Sherman Inn. Mrs. Windsor Waits and Mrs. T. M Overly will preside. Miss Martha Conger, violinist, will give several selections, accompanied by Miss Verna Sullivan. Miss Bernice Hessel, toe dancer, will present a program. The committee in charge is composed of Mrs. George Vestal, Mrs. Carl S. Jones and Mrs. Edward Montague. Guests will be Miss Mary Vestal. Miss Blanche McDaniel. Miss Lillian Ball. Miss Clara Scheible and Miss Ruth Boltman.

BRIDAL DATE SET BY MISS MARY STOUT

Miss Mary Josephine Stout, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Stout. 3364 Park avenue, has chosen Saturday, Feb. 8, as the date of her marriage to Leon Desautels, son of Mr. and Mrs. George O. Desautels. 2160 North Meridian street The wedding will take place at 9 at St. Joan of Arc church. Miss Helen Garrity, Chicago, will be Miss Stout’s maid of honor, and Miss Wldell Washburn. Paducah, Ky. will be bridesmaid. Mr. Desautels has chosen his brother, Ray Desautels, for his best man. Ushers will be Gordon Kelly and Rex Queenev.

MISS EDNA LAUBERT TO BECOME BRIDE

The marriage of Miss Edna M. Laubert to Fred W. Braun, Buffalo, N. Y n will take place at 7:30 tonight at the home of Miss Laubert’s aunt, Mrs. Anna E. Baron. 3057 Central avenue. Following the ceremony the couple will leave for Buffalo, where they will.make their home. g .

> . > § North Meridian street, is spending the holidays with her parents. She f C~X DAf F / attends Gulfport school, Gulfport, La. ' Mrs. John L. Kern, a member of the board of directors of the XT % o r Propylaeum, will be in the receiving line at the open house to be held O kO W N new year’s afternoon in the Rropylaeum for stockholders anand their families.

CLUB MEETINGS NEXT WEEK

THURSDAY Indianapolis Current Events Club will meet with Mrs. W. H. Biddlecomb, 530 East Fifty-fourth street. Roll call response will be New Year's resolutions. Mrs. Emma B. Peet will talk on Community Life Enrichment. Mrs. Alice Cosier will lead the discussion. The hostess will be assisted by Mrs. J. D. Setzer. Mrs. C. E. Pogue will entertain •members of the Ladies Federal Club at her home. 1824 Rural street. Mrs. Hurley Stonebreaker and Mrs. E. J. Whittaker have charge of the program. Mrs. Arthur Mason, 536 Sutherland avenue, will be hostess for the Aftermath Club. Mrs. Nettie Kane will speak on "Lisbon." Mrs. C. A. Mueller on "Milan." and Miss Elizabeth Cooper on “Madrid.” Mrs. O. W. Cross, 5147 Central | avenue will be hostess for the meet- , ing of the Thursday Lyceum Club. , Mrs. E. R. Conder will review "Wolf | Solvent.” by John Cowper Powers. 1 Business and Professional Worn- j en's Club will meet at the Department Clubhouse. Minutes of the board of directors will be read during the forum hour. A musical program will be given by Miss Thel- j ma Hawthorne, contralto. Thursday Afternoon club will have a theater party. Cornelia Cole Fairbanks chapter. D. A. R.. will meet at the Propylaeum. Mrs. Clarence Forsythe will discuss “Old American Songs.” Hostesses will be Mrs. Allan Hen-

dricks. Mrs. Ward Dean, Miss Elizabeth Claypool and Miss Katharine Layman. x FRIDAY The Indianapolis Women’s Club will meet at the Propylaeum. Mrs. Guy M. Shadinger will present “Sermons in Stones,” and Mrs. George W. Hufford, "Whither?” Tea will follow the program. Culture Club will meet with Mrs. W. A. Rowland, 3021 Park avenue. Mrs. Frank Chiles will review “The Road to Oregon,” by W. J. Ghent, SATURDAY Bertha Laatz Reick, 3241 Ruckle street, will be hostess for a meeting of the Violet Demree Study Club. Emily Helming will present “Side Lights on Yale University."

VISITOR TO CITY IS LUNCHEON GUEST

Miss Sara Williamson, Charlotte, W. Va., was the honor guest at a luncheon given Friday at the Woodstock Club by Miss Betsy Jane Carter. Miss Williamson is Miss Carter's house guest. Covers were laid for Miss Courtenay Whitaker, Miss Charlene Buchanan, Miss Marjorie Lynn, Miss Amelia Cheek, Miss Mona Taggart, Miss Irma Frances Drake, Miss Elizabeth Heiskell. Miss Priscilla Miner. Miss Jane Fitton. Miss Martha Jane Meyer, Miss Gertrude Hardesty. Miss Virginia Roberts and Miss Rosalind Holloway.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Miss Mary Josephine Stout has chosen Saturday, Feb. 8. as the date of her marriage to Leon Desaultels. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Stout, 3364 Park avenue. Miss Grace L. Brown, superintendent of the Indianapolis free kindergarten, has gone to New York City to spend the holiday season. Miss Lucy Jane Baker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Baker. 5263 North Meridian street, is spending the holidays with her parents. She attends Gulfport school, Gulfport, La. Mrs. John L. Kern, a member of the board of directors of the Propylaeum, will be in the receiving line at the open house to be held new year’s afternoon in the Rropylaeum for stockholders and their families. Among the young people who have returned from their schools for the holidays are Miss Florence Taggart, 4715 Washington boulevard, and Miss Bobbie Brown, 5107 Park avenue.

Girl Scout News

Two-day outing at Camp Dellwood has been postponed due to the inci’ease of the epidemic of spinalmeningitis. All troop meetings will not be held this next week. Watch the papers for further announcement of meetings. New candidates reported during the past week are: Troop 39, Irma Williams; Troop 28, Julia Betty Beasely. Court of awards will be held Friday, Jan. 31, at the Broadway Methodist Episcopal church at 7:30 p. m. All blue cards must be turned in by Jan. 4. A hundred and fifteen girls were present at the party for Troops 8, 20 and 23. The entertainment consisted of specialty dances, readings, songs and novelties. The awards for cookie orders were given to the patrols that sold the most cookies. For the girls that sold over a hundred dozen cookies, a midget pin was given to them. Frozen suckers, popcorn balls and Girl Scout cookies were served as refreshments. Sorority Meeting Stated Miss Marie Spitznagel. 2250 South Pennsylvania street, will be hostess Monday night for a meeting of le Alpha Tau Zeta sorority.

Mrs. Arrick Is Party Hostess for Miss Plain Mrs. Clifford Arrick entertained Friday afternoon with a luncheon bridge and handkerchief shower at her apartment, 3419 North Pennsylvania street, in honor of Miss Eleanor Blain, whose marriage to Earl Gurney Mann, Richmond, will take place Jan. 4. Holly and Christmas greens carried out the holiday idea. Guests with Miss Blain included Mrs. Marcus Warrender, Mrs. Henry Frenzel, Mrs. Robert Hare, Mrs. Charles’ Nicholson, Mrs. Carl Vonnegut, Miss Frances Reed, Miss Katherine Brown, Miss Elizabeth Watson. Miss Edith Ann Stafford, Miss Hope Pfafflin, and her house guest, Miss Willa Kattenbach, Lewiston. Idaho. Receive Informally Mrs. James K. Lilly will receive informally Sunday afternoon from 4 to 7 o’clock at her home, 1715 North Meridian street, in honor of her daughter, Mrs. A. Russell Atwater and Mr. Atwater, Philadelphia, Pa., who are spending the holiday season in Indianapolis. There are no invitations.

NEWS OF INDIANA D. A. R.

Mississinewa chapter, Portland, will observe open house New Year’s day at the home of Mrs. James Fleming. Mrs. Harriet Vaughn Rigdon. treasurer-general of the national society, is spending the holidays at Wabash with her parents. Mrs. Rigdon wall remain in Indiana until after the central divisional conference at Ft. Wayne Jan. 7 and 8. General Francis Marion chapter, Marion, had an Ellis island meeting at the Y. W. C. A. Friday. Mrs. Guy Alspach, Rochester, state chairman of the Ellis island committee, was the principal speaker. Anew R. A. D. chapter was organized at Angola Tuesday by Mrs. James B. Crankshaw, state regent. Fifteen charter members comprise the new chapter. Mrs. E. D. Henry is organizing regent. Nathan Hinkle chapter, Sullivan, met Thursday with Mrs. William Billman. Response to roll call was Yuletide sentiments. Mrs. G. D. Scott told how the different nations observe Christmas. Mrs. John Allen gave a review of the D. A. R. magazine. January meeting of the Washburn chapter, Greencastle, will be held at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth McGaughey. Richmond chapter had Its Americanism program Saturday. Mrs. Colfax Davis, Mrs. Elizabeth T.

Stanley, Mrs. Ethel B. -Jay and Mrs. Katherine Robinson were hostesses. Mrs. Jay talked on “Little Peregrine White.” The White Water Valley D. A. R. members sang Christmas carols, directed by Mrs. Robert Hudson. Members of the Richard Henry Lee chapter, Covington, met Saturday at the home of Mrs. William N. White. Assisting hostesses were Miss Verna Glascock and Miss Jessie DeHaven. Gifts were exchanged and appointments for the January visitations were made. The January meeting will be held Jan. 11 at the home of Mrs. William B. Coffing. It was decided at this meeting to entertain the district meeting, to be held in the spring, at Covington. A special finance committee was appointed, composed of Mrs. Clarence Nelsdn, Mrs. William B. Coleman, Mrs. Marie Martin, Mrs. Frank Shelby, Mrs. Gorden Ost and Miss Leia Bilsland. January Meeting Slated Indiana Women’s State Republican Club will hold its January meeting Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Columbia Club. Luncheon will be served at 12:30. Mrs. Elizabeth Atkinson, new president, will preside. Celebrate New Year Temple Rebeckah degree staff will hold a New Year's eve party with cards and bunco at Castle hall, 230 East Ohio street.

.DEC. 28, 1929

Daughters Will Observe Defense Day National Defense day will be oberved by the Caroline Scott Harrison chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Thursday aft'moon, at the chapter house. 824 North Pennsylvania street. The program, which will begin at 3 o’clock, is in charge of Mrs. Elll* Hunter, local chairman of the national defense committee. Lieutenant F. F. Ferris of the United States navy, now stationed in Indianapolis, will be the principal speaker. His subject will be “Natioal Defense.” A musical program will be given by Miss Carolyn Richardson, pianist. Mrs. Austin H. Brown will sing, accompanied by Mrs. S. K. Ruick. Following the program, a New Year's tea will be served. Mrs. Hunter, who is in charge of the tea, will be assisted by Mrs. Henry G. Blume. Mrs. George H. Batchelor, Mrs. Frank L. Braden, Mrs. Clarence C. Crumpacker, Mrs. William F. Kegley, Mrs. Hubert Keller, Mrs. Chales G. Lizius Mrs. Edward Henry Elwood, Mrs. Walter C. Garten, Mrs. Myron Rush Green. Mrs. Ross B. Hill Jr. Mrs. Earl Houck, Mrs. Ephriam Inman, Mrs. Ralph H. Pinkham, Mrs. Oscar L. Pond, Mrs. Leroy F. Rybolt, Mrs. Albert G. Small, Mrs. John Weaver Weddell. Mrs. Homer H. Wheeler and Mrs. Howard Woodward White, all members of the national defense committee. Other assistants will be chairmen of all standing committees. Holiday decorations will be used throughout the house. Mrs. Michael M. Ryan and Mrs. Fred W. Eppert are in charge of decorations. A meeting of the executive board will be held at the chapter house at 11 Thursday morning. Mrs. Wilbur Johnson, regent, will entertain members of the board and all visiting state officers with a luncheon at the Indianapolis Athletic Club Thursday noon. Munk-Greer Invitations Are Issued Mrs. S. Robert Greer, 1321 North Meridian street, has issued invitations for the marriage of her daughter, Miss Catherine Greer, and William E. Munk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Munk, 1902 North Pennsylvania street. The wedding will take place Wednesday. Jan. 15, at 8:30, at Christ church. Miss Greer will have as her maid of honor her sister. Mrs. Edward S. Norvell. Her bridesmaids will be Mrs. Warren Hathaway Simmon* and Mrs. George E. Home. Mr. Munk will have William Byram Gates as best man. Gerald Gates Warren Hathaway Simmons, Stephenson, Edward S. Norreil, Augustus Coburn Jr., Edward Kenneth L. Ogle, George Home and William Allerdice will be ushers. A reception at Woodstock will follow the wedding. Miss Greer was graduated from Tudor Hall and attended the Erskine school in Boston. She is a member of the Indianapolis Junior League and the Dramatic Club. Mrs. Simmons will give a luncheon Monday in honor of Miss Greer. Saturday. Jan. 4, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Gates will give a dinner. Mr. and Mrs. A. Ewing Sinclair will give a dinner at their home, Golden Hill, Thursday, Jan. 9. Edward A. Ogle will entertain Friday, Jan. 10. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth L. Ogle and Mr. and Mrs. David Allerdice will give a dinner dance Saturday, Jan. 11. While Mr. Munk is having a bachelor dinner at the Indianapolis Country Club Monday, Jan. 13, Mrs. Home will give a dinner for the bride-elect and her attendants. The bridal dinner will be given at the Woodstock Club Tuesday night, Jan. 14, by Mrs. NorvelL Entertains With Afternoon Tea for City Visitor Mrs. Marvin L. Lugar entertained with a tea from 3 to 6 this afternoon at her home, 4806 East Washington street, in honor of Miss Orpha Ewing, Evanston, 111., secretary to the National Delta Delta Delta sorority. Miss Ewing is spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ewing in Indianapolis. Mrs. Lugar was assisted by her mother, Mrs. Thomas L. Green, Mrs. J. Harry Green, Mrs. G. Schuyler Blue, Mrs. Harold Magee and Mrs. Paul Morton. The reception room was decorated with a lighted Christmas tree, vase* of red roses and poinsettias. The tea table was centered with poinsettias, roses, box wood and cedar, and lighted with tall red tapers. Miss Gladys Hooker presided. Sixty guests were entertained.

MRS, VONNEGUT IS BRIDGE HOSTESS

Mrs. Franklin Vonnegut gave a luncheon bridge party at her home, 4011 North Pennsylvania street, in honor of her granddaughter. Miss Virginia Fosler, and her house guest, Miss Marjorie Kiser, Cincinnati Guests with the honor guests were Miss Pauline Vonnegut, Miss Regenia Fundergurg. Miss Helen Gearen, Miss Martena Fink, Miss Mary Dean Afto, Miss Dorothy Thompson, Miss Marjorie Fant, Miss Emily Dorgan, Miss Martha Shirk, Miss Ellen Rogers, Miss Louise Trees, Miss Louise Pavey, Miss Elizabeth Raney, Miss Elizabeth Downing, Miss Mary Frances Barnhart, Mis* Rhe? Lewis. Miss Betty Conder and Miss Elizabeth Lupton.