Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 August 1942 — Page 6

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Barbara Hickam and Audley J. Wasson Are to Be Married Today in Chicago

MR. AND MRS. HUBERT HICKAM are in Chicago to attend the wedding of Mr. Hickam’s daughter, Barbara, to Audley Jackson Wasson, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas M. Wasson of Kosciusko, Miss. The ceremony will be at 5:30 p. m. today in the John Timothy " Stone chapel of the Fourth Presbyterian church, with the Rev. O. R. Sellers officiating before the immediate families. Miss Hickam'’s only attended will be Miss Elizabeth Sellers of Chicago, a former college classmate, James P. Woods Jr. the bride’s bxother, will be best man. mony a dinner will be given for the bridal party. In Chicago with Mr. and Mrs. Hickam is the bride's grande

" mother, Mrs. W. V. Moffett, Bloomfield. , After Tuesday the couple

will be at home at 323 Webster ave., Chicago. Miss Hickam has been in Chicago during the past year working She was gradu- . ated from Tudor Hall school, attended DePauw university and was graduated from Vassar college. She is a member of Kappa Kappa " Gamma, Mu Phi Epsilon and Phi Mu Gamma. sororities and is a _ Provisional member of the Indianapolis Junior league. The bridegroom is a graduate of Holmes Junior college at Goodand received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from

Chicago Musical college. He is now stationed with the radio signal

~ corps at the army radio school in Chicago.

Hess-Gantt Engagement ls Announced

MR. AND MRS. DANIEL CLIFFORD HESS, 5241 ‘Washington ~ blvd., announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Jane, to

Lieut. Hugh Robert Gantt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jones Gantt of Lynchburg, Va. Miss Hess is a senior at Hollins college in Virginia. Lieut. Gantt, a graduate of Virginia Military institute, is

"serving overseas with the army air force.

» ” # 8 ® 2 Tomorrow afternoon from 3 to 8 o'clock, Miss Peggy Trusler and Miss Joanne Mumford will entertain with a tea in honor of Miss Peggy Jane Gray and Stratton Brooks Cralle of Midland, Tex., who are to be married Thursday. The tea will be given at the home of Miss Trusler’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. Harold M. Truslér, 6150 N. Pennsylvania st, Serving at the tea table will be the Misses Ginger. Mason, Joan Buschmann, Mary Jo Gray, sister of the bride-to-be, and Miss Theodosia Cralle of Springfield, Mo., the prospective bridegroom’s Sister. Mr. and Mrs. C. Dolly Gray, the bride-to-be’s ‘parents, will 2 among the guests at the party. Others attending with their escorts will be the Misses Sally Walker, Barbara Wells, Ann Shaw, Ann Bishop, Virginia Schakel, Martha Jo Cantwell, Mary Glossbrenner, Sally Evans, Barbara Jones, Jean and Alberta Wells, Virginia Binford, Nancy 3 Bell, Betsy Harding and Jean Sims.

Streightoff-Mitchell Rite Announced

THE MARRIAGE of Miss Ruth Ann Mitchell to Frank Doan reightof! is announced by the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Mitchell. . The single-ring service was read Thursday by Dr. A. T.

Williams in the Washington Methodist Episcopal church at Alex- :

For the ceremony the bride wore a gray tailored suit with navy v ories and a corsage of roses. Following the wedding, Mrs. Fark Streightoff, mother of the bridegroom, entertained with a edding breakfast for the couple. She has returned:to Indianapolis. The bride attended Arthur Jordan conservatory and is a member of Sigma Alpha Iota sorority. Mr. Streightoff attended In-

na university and the University of Chicago and was graduated

rom the California Institute of Technology at Pasadena, Cal. He member of the American Chemical society and is now setviig

Waiter C. Merediths Anmowince Their Daughter's Marriage

Announcements of three marriages are featured in Joday’s 1 bridal

DUES.

“Mr, and Mrs. Walter C. Meredith, 56 S. Audubon rd., announce the ge of their daughter, Argie Ruth, to Corp. Wilburn E. Nevins of

Knox, Ky. The Rev. E. 8. Conread the service Aug. 22 in his ne here. The bridegroom is the on of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Nevins this city.

Bradford, Norfolk, Va.

' » 8 2 The marriage of Miss Evelyn Lau-

Immediately following the cere-

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Beecher: of Crawfordsville,

Musical and. Review

Schoeneman to Robert F. y is announced by the bride's nts, Mr.' and Mrs. Gus J. peneman of Edgewood ave. The pom is the son of Mr. and Walter Berry. The New el Baptist church was the of the wedding, Aug. 22, at h the Rev. Frank Buckner of-

5 Gene Beecher, 33 N. Irvingve., and Lester M. Cox were d Tuesday at Mr. Cox’s home, Keystone ave.

Set for Wednesday

A public harvest musical and athletic review will. be = sponsored| Wednesday at 7 p. m. by the Fountain Square Athletic Club Social circle, an auxiliary of the United Shepherds association. : The event will be at the South Side community center, 1233 Shelby! st. Among those appearing on the will be Patty Ann Miles, Helena Maloney, Richey Sisters, Richard. Kendall, Barbara McGee, Covey Sisters, Harry Limpus, Harriet Billger and Hyatt Johnson.

Anne Elizabeth Smith to Be Wed To Maurice Kirkwood in Tipton; Couple Will Live in Bloomington

TIPTON, Ind. Aug. 29.—At 4:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, Miss ho : Anne Elizabeth Smith will become the bride of Maurice Richard Kirk-|

wood. Methodist Episcopal church here.

The Rev. Charles Croxall will perform the ceremony in the

Miss Smith is the daughter of Maj. and Mrs. Harry E. Smith of| Hattiesburg and Columbus, Miss., and the bridegroom is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Walter B. Kirkwood of this city. An arrangement of cathedral candles will form a pyramid toward the organ and a large cross will light the altar decorated with baskets of gladioli and greenery. Two large vases of Talisman roses will mark the door through which the bridal party will enter. Mrs. Wilmer Mayne, organist, will play “A. O. Pi Girl” and will accompany Miss Margie Nunn of Owensboro, Ky., as she sings “White

Rose of Sigma Nu” and “I Love:

You Truly.”

George Thomas ‘Smith of Hattiesburg will give his sister in marriage. Her gown of ivory slipper satin will be fashioned on princess lines with long sleeves tapering into points over the hands. The bodice, with a sweetheart neckline, will be trimmed with shirred bands of satin from which her sweeping skirt will fall. She will wear a fingertip veil ‘of illusion cascading from a tiara of pearls. Her bridal bouquet will be of white roses, white gladioli blossoms and stephanotis.

Wear Pastel Gowns

The maid of honor, Miss Ellen Hull, will be attired in heavenly blue chiffon over satin and will carry a bouquet of pink gladioli. Petal pink chiffon over pink satin will be the costumes of the bridesmaids, Miss Shirley Anne Smith of Grand Rapids, Mich., cousin of the bride, and Miss Elizabeth Ann Schmidt of Indianapolis. - All of the gowns will be fash-

joned on princess lines with short

puffed sleeves. The attendants will carry. colonial bouquets. Judith Anne Enneking, the flower girl, will wear orchid organza over satin. She is the daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. Robert Enneking. William Koontz of Roanoke will be the bridegroom’s best man and ushers will be Robert D. Cox and Bill Huffine of Tipton and William Samms’ Jr. of Indianapolis. The bride’s mother will be attired in a dressmaker suit of heliotrope wool jersey with accessories of darker shades. Mrs. Kirkwood has chosen a delft blue wool to be worn with black accessories. Both will have corsages of gardenias and blue delphinium. Following the ceremony, there will ‘be a reception in the church foyer. The bridal table will be laid with a lace tablecloth centered with a tiered wedding cake and on either end will be bouquets of Radiant roses. a

Will Travel East : For her going away costume, the

member of Sigma Nu, Beta Gamma Sigma and Phi Eta Sigma fraternities and is president of the Board of Aeons. Coming to Tipton for the wedding will be Mr. and Mrs, E. C. Kirkwood, Salem, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hill, Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Retter, Mrs. Lena Kirkwood and Mrs. John Heflin, all of Kokomo; Mrs. Jesse Tomlinson, Mitchell; Mr. and Mrs. Sosbe, Elwood, and Mr. W. A. Armstrong, Kempton. Tonight the bride’s mother will entertain with a dinner for the bridal party and members. of the immediate families at the Marott hotel in Indjanapolis.

Patriotic Rally To Be Friday At Murat

Dr. Albert McCown of Washington, national Red Cross medical adviser, will be one of the principal speakers at a patriotic rally Friday evening at the Murat theater. Volunteer workers in the countywide . campaign to recruit candidates for the nurses’ aid corps and to register\ blood donors for the plasma project will attend the meeting. * The rally was arranged by representatives of the county OCD and the Indianapolis Red Cross, joint sponsors of the drive to be held Sept. 7-14. ¥. Speakers on the program with Dr. McCown will include W. I. Longsworth, chairman of the local Red Cross chapter; C. Harvey Bradley, director of the county OCD, who will preside; Mrs. W. D. Gatch, chairman of the nurses’ aid corps, .and Miss Frances Kearby, director of the women’s division of the OCD. : ‘All recruiting activities in connection with the campaign will be carried on by trained OCD personnel. Miss Kearby recently sent letters to more than 3000 block chairmen ' outlining the Sampaign and stressing its importance in civilian life.

Marott Hotel Bridge

Winners Announced

Winners in the duplicate bridge play conducted by Mrs. Dorothy| Ellis at the Marott hotel have been announced for the week.

will study this fall at the University of Missouri.

* Purdue | Naval academy, i Annapolis, Mo, ; o. Ms, ‘ant MB, dole Mt, Bas ssimounse his marriage. of Whisk |.

¢ 1. Miss Mary Jane Hess’ engagement to Lieut. Hugh Robert Gantt is announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Clifford Hess.

2. A ceremony last Saturday evening in the Indianapolis’ Athletic club united Miss Martha Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Moore, and Ensign Walter Daniel Kibler, U. S. N. R, son of Mrs. Walter D. Kibler. The bride is a graduate of Butler university and a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Ensign Kibler was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of Finance. He is a Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity member. (Emma Gene Tucker photo.)

3. Miss Barbara Hickam will be married late this afternoon in Chicago to Audley Jackson Wasson. (Maurice photo.)

"4. Next Saturday will be the date of the wedding of Miss Jacqueline Spalding, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Spalding, to Gene R. Thomas, son of Harry E. Thomas, St. Louis, Mo. The ceremony will be in the Broadway Methodist church. Miss Spalding is a graduate of Stephens college, Columbia, Mo., and ‘She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and Beta Epsilon Phi honorary sororities. Mr. Thomas was graduated from Western Military academy and the University of Missouri. He is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity.

man, son of Mr. and Mrs. K. V. Ammerman. The ceremony will be at 12:45 p. m. in McKee chapel of Tabernacle Preshyterian church. The bride-to-be attended Lindenwood College for Women, St. Charles, Mo., and was graduated from Purdue university where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority... Ensign Ammerman is a graduate and is now a post- student. at. the the U. S. (Bretzman photo.)

duighter, Betty Jeanne, to-Louls W. Seller, The wedding took place Aug. 11. Mrs. Seiler attended Butler university anid is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. The bridegroom is a member of the Indianapolis Athiette club. (W. Hurley Ashby photd,) Dr

%. The engagement of Miss Mary Elizabeth

bride has selected a pink wool suit| / Night game winners were: North Thomas P. Caney, soni of Me. and Mri Janes 3

and black accessories. The Souple

and south, Mrs. E J.

{Alpha Tau ling, Wood . River, Ill, Beta Theta

DePauw Universi ty Rush Season. Scheduled to Open Thursday; Pledging Will Be on Sept. 9

Times GREENCASTLE, Ind., Sept. 29

and women at DePauw university will begin Thursday at 7 p. m. ‘when Gi

Special = ~The. formal rush season for. men

fraternities and sororities will hold open house for rushees. From 4:30 to 6 o'clock Friday afternoon sorority members will : ‘call on rushees at the dormitories and from 7 to 10 o'clock rushees will visi 5 the houses. Fraternities will hold their second open house that night.

Sorority women again will call at the residence halls next Saturday afternoon ‘and that evening rushees will attend formal parties at the houses. Invitational teas will be held Sept. 6, informal parties, Sept. 7, and formal evening dinners Sept. 8. ‘

On the latter date . preference cards will be signed by rushees in the Panhellenic office from 9:15 to 10 p. m. Sorority lists are due by 8'a. m. Sept. 9 and informal pledging will take place that evening. - Men going through rush will have dates with fraternities Sept. 5 to 9. At a meeting of fraternity rushees at 7:30. p. m. Sept. 9, freshmen will declare. their choices. At the same time fraternities will hand in vheir ‘lists. . Formal pledging may take place after 8:30 o'clock that evening. : Rush Directors

Miss Beryl - Peterson, Chicago, Panhel president, is in charge of sorority rushing and Gene Schobinger, also of Chicago, president of Kappa Tau Kappa, is directing the men’s activities: Indianapolis sorority rush chairmen ‘include Miss Suzanne Clark, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Miss Joan : Mick, Kappa Alpha Theta. Others are Miss Virginia Bridge, Norwood, O. Alpha Chi Omega; Miss Jean Woodruff, Oak Park, Ill,

_| Pi ‘Beta Phi; Miss Shirley Madsen, 5. Miss Vivian Marie Petersen, daughter -of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Fr. Petersen, will be married Sept. 6 to Ensign John McDaniel Ammer--

Itasca, Ill, Alpha Gamma Delta. Also, Miss Dorothy Levein, Whit-

Club Leaders To Hear Talks By Army Men

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20° (U. BJ, —State leaders of 34 nationally Or= ganized women’s clubs are being | vited to attend a series of meetings to hear? iff the record ‘talks by high army officers, it has been ane nounced by the war department. : The meetings will be held at. the nine army service command heads quarers. The first of the. one-day conferences will be held in Baltie more, Sept. 9, for the third service command . headquarters. - The ‘first of the one-day conferences will be held in Baltimore,-Sept. 9, for’ third service command. Dates and locations for the Sule quent meetings are: Sept. 14, 5th service: command, * Columbus, Sept. 16, 6th service Chicago; Sept. 18, 7th service mand, Omaha, Neb.; Sept. 23, service command, ‘San ‘Antonio, Tex.; sent: 25,

ing, Alpha Omicron Pi; Miss Paul-{

|ine . Grossman, North Vernon, Al-

pha Phi; Miss Ruth Kastrup," Lake Bluff, Ill, Delta Delta Delta and Miss - Juanita Gahimer, Anderson, Delta. Zeta. Fraternity Chairmen

Rush chairmen for

and Gerald Rutherford, Omega; ‘Allen Hermel-

fraternities|i

‘are Warren 'Weirich, Evanston, Ill, |v Chicago, |

Pi; Dick E Fit St. ; Josmen |.