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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1928
Page
13
A meditation on how truthfulness can hurt love when jealousy and doubt flare. The piece discusses trust before marriage, the harm of endless questioning, and a reader letter about a boyfriend with a suspected infidelity. It advises honesty, avoiding endless quarrels, and recognizing engagement rings as not essential to happiness.
Mrs Harold J Purvis and daughter Marjorie Ann will visit her father Carl W Herren in St Louis Mo over the weekend Miss Henrietta Jungelaus hosted a yellow themed bridge party for her guest Evelyn Cau ser from Cleveland Ohio Dorothy Clune visits Frances Krieg at Wequetonsing Mich Mr and Mrs Thomas A Carroll and children Margaret and Thomas Jr motor to Beaver Falls Pa Susan Gray Shedd organist at Central Christian will go to Frankfort to visit Miss Marian Goar then to Oberlin for freshman week Fred S Boone and wife visit Charles E Hall in Petosky Mich Mrs F W Weinmann and daughter Margaret Wilson with guests Eileen Hollis Denver Cole and Vera Lang plan a Chicago trip Mrs H E Franklin and daughter Joan return home from London England aboard the Berengaria
Miss Mary Alice Wishard, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E E Wishard of Brookville, will wed Richard Louis Federman on Sept 12. A shower and bridge at Whispering Winds hosted by Miss Laura Templeton featured pink and blue decor. Additional parties planned this week include hostesses Miss Helen Wilson Miss Marian Marshall and Miss Edith Coryn with a Columbia Club bridal dinner Sept 11.
National president Mrs. Thomas Spence of Milwaukee and state head Mrs. Henry Pearson of Bedford attended a luncheon in the Florentine room of the Claypool Hotel hosted by Indianapolis War Mothers chapters. Welcome was given by Mrs. Martha J. Stubbs with Spence replying. Marion County chapter president Mrs. E May Hahn was toastmistress. Guests included Mrs. Lynn C Boyd and others, and a musical program by the Mary Traub Busch trio.
Mrs William C Brickley hosted a Tuesday bridge party at 3454 Graceland Ave in honor of guests Mrs Rachel Brown of Cheyenne Wyoming and Miss Julia Pain of Chicago Fifteen guests attended Decorations featured fall flowers A garden party is planned Tuesday by Mrs Edward Debiasa of Ravenswood for Mrs Brown and Miss Raia
Olive Roberts Barton argues children who cry for sympathy and things become ruinously self-indulgent. The essay links early self pity to future weakness, dependence, and lifelong dissatisfaction, contrasting such behavior with eventual resilience when circumstances force personal responsibility.
Prize Recipes by Readers note The Times offers $1 for each recipe judged meritorious and printed in this column One recipe is printed daily except Friday when twenty are published Recipe Orange Sunshine Cake uses two egg yolks half cup orange juice one cup sugar two egg whites salt baking powder flour and optional extract Beat yolks with juice until volume increases four or five times Fold in sugar and stiffly beaten whites then combine with sifted flour Bake as layer or leaf cake Total batter should yield about one and a half quarts Bake with even heat and adjust gas Mrs J L Brown 2719 N Gale St city
Mrs Lowell S Fisher entertained at the Columbia Club with a luncheon in honor of Miss Pauline Powell daughter of the Rev and Mrs J O Powell Pendleton who will enter De Pauw University this fall. Pink roses graced the table and college friends joined for a theater party and tea.
Miss Charlotte Passwater and Miss Armilda Jane Cox hosted a shower for bride to be Miss Ermal Conrad of Zionsville at Miss Passwater’s home 824 E 42nd St. The event featured late summer flowers pastel candles and a miniature bridal party. Attendants include Mrs Otto Klingstein matron of honor and Miss Armilla Jane Cox bridesmaid with Otto Klingstein as best man and Clarence O Wilson as usher.
Mrs. H A Martin hosted a Tuesday afternoon luncheon bridge at the Columbia Club in Indianapolis for Mrs. Whitney Speigel of Miami Fla visiting her parents. The table featured pink gladioli and orchid digitalis with pale yellow place cards and appointments. Attending were Mrs. Speigel, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Helen Brown, Mrs. Claude A. Jones, Mrs. John J. Kennedy, Mrs. Ralph Boozer, Mrs. Cleon Nate, Mrs. Skiles E Test and Miss Edna Heaton.
A 68 year old mother prefers quiet home life with canaries, eggs from her Plymouth Rock flock, and a garden, while her family insists she join an auto or boat vacation. The piece argues that others project their own vacation desires onto her, ignoring her need for solitude and routine.
Miss Helen Janet Keehn daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Keehn became bride of Dr Paul Beard Detroit Michigan son of Dr and Mrs L A Beard Pioneer Ohio in a simple morning ceremony at the Keehn home Cold Spring Road The Rev J Ambrose Dunkel officiated The couple will reside in Detroit Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served to immediate families The bride wore beige georgette crepe and lace The groom wore poudre blue georgette They to be affiliated with Northwestern University and Indiana University respectively
Miss Frances Smith daughter of Rev and Mrs F E Smith will marry Edward King of Eureka Illinois this Saturday at her parents home 318 East Nineteenth Street A linen shower and party was held Tuesday at 510 West Forty Fourth Street in her honor with pastel garden flowers and a gift treasure hunt Guests included Mesdames Beasley Brad ley Robinson and Boswell and Misses Harmon Litz Hopper McCullen Riley and Smith The hostess was assisted by her mother Mrs Jess E Martin Mrs H D Martin Godfor d and Miss L Scott
A vivid scene shows Jane in a bright plaid outfit with a black bordered sash tied on the shoulder. She ends a small pantomime with a hint that her brother watches with a smile of admiration.
Mrs. Franklin's sister Miss Marjorie Dowden and Miss Mary Lou Twynam hosted a Tuesday Evening Bridge Club gathering at 3715 N Meridian. Guests included Mrs. Charles T. Hanna with nieces from New York and Asheville, and Mr. and Mrs. Cortice M. Warner touring from North Central St plans to Virginia Beach and Asheville. Other hosts and guests span multiple local addresses while Mr. and Mrs Ed Nunnaly return from Gadsden Alabama. Mrs Tyrrell Dee McConnell hosted a bridge party for Florence Aubrey Brewer fresh from Columbia Missouri with guests LeGrand Cannon Marion Eppert K C Adams Russell Hess Newton Cook Donald Hoover and Victor Lee.
The engagement and upcoming wedding of Dr. Joseph H. Clevinger of Indianapolis and Miss Ruth Harylin Ringer of Cass are announced with plans for a September 16 ceremony at the bride’s home. Miss Ringer is an Indiana University Nurses’ Training School graduate and has worked at Coleman Hospital. Dr. Clevinger graduated from the University of Illinois and Northwestern University.
The Times presents a dress pattern using crepe satin velvet or crepe de chine. Six sizes 34 to 44 inches require 314 yards of 40 inch material and a fraction for facing for a 38 inch size. Lower edge width is 1 1/2 yards. Fill the coupon with 15 cents to obtain the pattern from The Pattern Department. delivery in about a week.
A benefit garden bridge party will be held Friday afternoon on the lawn of Mrs. Harry E. Barnard at 5050 Pleasant Run Blvd. North Dr. Reservations list many attendees including Mesdames Edna M. Christian Mortimer Furscott Charles Brossman Ray Trent and Joseph Ostrander with Misses Pearl Forsythe Charlotte Rowe and Mabel Tibbott. Reservations may be made with Mrs. W. F Janes at 338 N. Ritter Ave.
Miss Mary Kepler hosts the Sigma Sigma appa Sorority business meeting at 8 this evening at 236 West Twenty Ninth Street. The sorority announces the initiation of Hazel Henson Mildred Colvin Maxine Gardner Roberta O Neal and Arlene Allen.
Miss Maxine Sellers will host a danco party and miscellaneous shower at 1535 Park Ave this evening in honor of Mrs A W Riordan. Decorations and appointments will be in green and yellow. sixteen guests are expected.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Peters hosted a bridal dinner in the Harrison room of the Columbia Club for daughter Frances and Fred Ahrbecker of Oak Park Illinois whose upcoming marriage at Tabernacle Presbyterian Church was noted. Attendants received gifts and guests included Emil H. Ahrbecker Harold Ahrbecker Robert Peters Berne Lyons Genevieve McNellis Margaret Macy Eugenia Harris Helen De Grief Beatrice Batty Maxine Peters and Bertha Green plus James Westerman Ray Lawrence Diamond Thoburn Maxwell Marvin Ludar.
Mrs. Warren Hanson hosted a dinner bridge and personal shower Tuesday evening for bride elect Miss Estella Shoptaugh of Greencastle. Guests included Mesdames John N Ott Guy Boyd and others. Shoptaugh is engaged to Buford Gill with plans for a September 8 wedding.
Honored guest Miss Helen Payne, soon to marry Carl Gustav Seashore, attended a Tuesday bridge party hosted by Misses Irma Ulrich and Jean Coval at 3419 Winthrop Ave. The event featured bridal colors rose and green and a silver gift for the guest of honor. Attendees included Mr DeWitt O Kieffe Jr and others.
The Zera Rho Sorority plans a business meeting for members and pledges at the Spink Arms Hotel this evening.
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