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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1927
Page
2
A Christmas shopper recalls a scene in which clerks struggle with crowds and color names for silk stockings. The piece urges self restraint to avoid cruelty to workers and unfair divisional practices during the holiday rush.
Mrs H E Von Grimmenstein narrated The Nativity at the Monday Club Christmas guest meeting held at the D A R chapter house 824 N Pennsylvania St. Mrs O T Behymer with Mrs M D Didway sang selected carols and Didway gave an instrumental program as hostesses and assistants were listed.
Miss Louise Cantwell daughter of Mr and Mrs George Cantwell and Dr Robert Braunlin Huntington married in Indianapolis on a Wednesday. The couple will reside in Huntington after January 1. Mrs Braunlin attended Butler University and was a Kappa Kappa Gamma member.
Mr and Mrs Carl Koster announce the engagement of their daughter Katherine to Eber Carl Noblet. The wedding is set for 8 p m December 31 at Tabernacle Presbyterian Church.
Members of the Cervus Club and guests enjoyed a 1 pm luncheon at the Elks club followed by a bridge party. Arrangements were led by chairwoman Mrs. W L Wright and committee members Mrs. J H Forrest Mrs James E Miller and Mrs William Fix. Honorary hostesses included Mrs Albert L Marshall Mrs C C Shipp and Mrs W J Duncan.
Miss Margaret Burnsides and Miss Adele Benard entertained fifty guests with a bridge tea Saturday afternoon at the Spink Arms. Appointments were in Christmas design. Assisting were Miss Catherine Clifford, Miss Olive Brown and Miss Ione Hirsch.
The marriage of Miss Maybelle Edwards niece of Mr and Mrs Bert A Wright of 6049 E Washington St and Charles Kettner of Cincinnati Ohio will take place December 28.
The Times invites readers to submit fine nut based recipes not involving cakes or candies. Prizes of one dollar will be awarded to readers whose recipes are selected as good enough for feeding. Submissions must reach the recipe editor by Wednesday noon.
A choir of fifty selected voices under Mrs. Ruth O Benedict will present a candlelight vesper program of Christmas music at Teachers College at 7 p m Wednesday Soloists include Mrs Benedict Miss Twanette Nutter and Miss Mae Engle Faculty solos by Pauline Rawles Daisy Townsend Helen Green with Miss Helen Niedhamer on violin Accompanists Miss Maridel Adams on piano and Miss Mae Engle on organ The program features Silent Night We Three Kings The First Noel Jesu Bambino What Child Is This and other carols performed by choir and soloists
The Times promotes pattern No. 3196 for girls ages 6 to 12 with a velveteen dress featuring a lace Peter Pan collar and turn-back cuffs. It notes fabric options such as blue wool jersey and plaid wool with contrasting collars, and explains pattern shaping from under-arm edges with shirred lower edges. To obtain the pattern, mail the cupon with 15 cents to The Times Pattern Department. Delivery is made in.
Wabash High School alumni plan a banquet on December 27 to honor Adelaide Steele Baylor former Wabash superintendent and current chief of the federal board of vocational education. She will spend holidays in Wabash and Fort Wayne.
A discerning buyer weighs options for greeting cards to please friends and relatives. He considers hunting prints for sportsmen, modernistic splashes for college recipients, Santa Claus scenes, and festive trees. An etching or woodcut may suit newlyweds as wall decor rather than mere greetings.
A group of Hamilton County farm wives run a Saturday market in Noblesville to provide good food and earnings. Active organizers include Mrs. Fred Anderson Mrs. Byron Kaiser Mrs. Arthur Hosmer Mrs. O F Edrington Mrs. Walter Ringer and Mrs. Roy Wood. From January to December 1927 they grossed 6643 dollars under a women led executive committee with a market master coordinating unloading and stalls.
Mr and Mrs H P Dexheimer announce the marriage of Kathryn June to Gerald J Carlon. The ceremony occurred last September in Franklin Indiana. Mrs Carlon attended Butler and Indiana universities and is Pi Beta Phi. Mr Carlon attended St Edward's University. They reside at 923 E Thirty Fourth St.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Spanish American War Veterans of Greensburg named 1928 officers led by President Edna Hall and Treasurer Edna Steadman.
Mrs Roy McGee was elected president of the Missionary Society at Liberty Baptist Church Greensburg with Mrs Earl Robbins as secretary and Mrs Wayne Whipple as treasurer. The Westport Christian Church Young Married Wom ens Class elected President Mrs Glenn Swengel Vice President Mrs Roy Small Secretary Treasurer Mrs Todd Robbins and Assistant Secretary Mrs Irwin Scott.
The Nina Brigham WCTU will meet Wednesday at 928 N Rural St with dinner at 6 30 p m followed by a Christmas party and meeting Rev L C Trent pastor Woodruff Place Baptist Church will lead devotions and speak on The Christmas Spirit Musical numbers by Dorothy Smith Mrs Ethel Patrick narcotics chair will present her department report and Addie Lancaster will preside
The Terre Haute chapter of Delta Theta Tau plans a holiday dance for December 29. Committees include Music led by Thelma Hickman Bernadette Bath and Laura Grenlee and invitation and program led by Marie Hartshorn Susanne Cash and Mary Sullivan.
Mrs. Elsie Owens will entertain the Artemus Club at luncheon on Tuesday at 2217 N Delaware St. A brief business meeting precedes an afternoon program of Christmas music.
The Willing Workers' Needle Club of the Irvington Temple No 411 Pythian Sisters holds its annual Christmas bazar on Tuesday afternoon and evening with supper served from 5 30 to 7 p m.
Mrs Willia Before her marriage on Thanksgiving day Julia Anne Snow became Miss Julia Anne Snow Oblinger. Mr and Mrs Oblinger will reside at 3623 N Pennsylvania St after January 1. G Cross and Mrs Robert P Oblinger appear in an inset. Florence Lighthiser is mentioned as part of the weddings in this city.
Christmas decorations lit the Indianapolis Athletic Club rooms for the first guest luncheon bridge. The event drew a crowd of 200 people with covers set for all attendees.
The Meridian Hills County Club will host a formal dinner bridge party Saturday at 6 30 p m for members and guests. Mrs Marshall G Knox chairs entertainment with committee members Mrs Frank H Langsenkamp Mrs W D Hamer and Mrs Howard T Griffith. The club also held its second Sunday open house.
Mrs Madeline McCarty of 3969 North New Jersey Street hosted a luncheon in the blue room of the Marott on Saturday entertaining eight guests.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Sears of Bedford to Oran Carl Warren of Kentland was announced. Both attended Purdue University and Mr Warren graduated. Mrs Warren is a Bedford schools teacher.
Mr and Mrs William Haines of Haubstadt near Evansville celebrated their golden wedding anniversary entertaining relatives and friends recently with a family gathering and best wishes from neighbors.
Mr and Mrs David Marion Baker of Buckle Street announce the engagement of their daughter Marybelle to John Paul Lahr son of Mr and Mrs J A Lahr Huntington The wedding is planned for December 23 at Broadway M E Church
Mrs. Fred M. McNeely welcomed guests at a benefit bridge party held Saturday evening by members of the Illamiie Club. Christmas season appointments set a festive tone and about twenty guests attended.
The Fortnightly Literary Club hosts a Christmas guest meeting at 3 p m Tuesday at Propylaeum. Mrs Ovid B Jameson will read original Christmas stories and Miss Helen Harrison harpist will perform Christmas music.
Mr Otto O Zendell of 2421 Kenwood Ave announces his sister Miss Frances Zendell is engaged to William Segall The wedding is planned for the spring.
The Mu Sigma Chi local chapter will host the national convention of the professional medical sorority on December 28 and 29 at the Lincoln. Indianapolis physicians Drs. Jane N. Ketcham Lillian B. Mueller Marie East Mary Spink Lillian Low ger Rosa Butz Lillian Silkin and elia Keller will play key roles in entertaining visitors. Dr Mueller serves as a national officer. The program includes a city tour Lilly laboratories Indiana University hospitals a Lincoln banquet and a Keller home reception at 3516 Guilford Ave alongside convention sessions.
Mrs J M Dickson and Mrs William Birk hosted the Welfare Club meeting in the Art Dining Room at 2118 N Meridian St. Attendees sat at small tables with poinsettia centerpieces and Christmas candles after a brief business session. Hostesses were assisted by club officers and members including Clin Hatton, William Bartlett, A C Zaring, W H Russell, Fred Brubaker, Walter Coyner, John Sawyer, J Hamilton, Nelle Shellhouse and J G Karstedt.
Prize Recipes by Readers outlines a recipe for omelets with butter green pepper olives pickle chives parsley eggs and olive oil and notes Lorene Whitman Danville Indiana and Miss Elsie Calvin visiting Green Castle with Miss Claudia Taylor at DePauw University during a weekend.
Miss Dorothea Stout and Clyde A. Wands were married at 8 30 p m Saturday at the bride’s aunt Mrs A E Parker’s Shelbyville home. Rev W A Shullenberger officiated with Pasquale Montani the harpist. Maid of honor Katherine Cory wore blue velvet. flower girl Anna Louise Clancy wore white. Burke Robinson served as best man. The couple will reside at 3113 N Meridian St after January 1.
Officers of the Ladies Aid Society of Beamer Methodist Church Kokomo elected include President Mrs Harrison Smith Vice President Mrs Harry Whited Secretary Mrs Oscar Edwards Assistant Secretary Mrs Omer Clarke Treasurer Mrs Delcia Whited Assistant Treasurer Mrs Maude Hefner Treasurer of Building Fund Mrs Vern Rody Flower Committee Chairman Mrs Maude Hefner Assistant Mrs Cecil Smith Pianist Mrs Ollie Sexton Reporter Mrs Tracy McCarty Assistant Reporter Mrs Owen Sellers.
The Daughters of Veterans of Anderson elected officers for the coming year. Officers include Mrs C McGuire as president and senior vice president, Mrs Charles Scott as junior vice president, Mrs E A Brattain as chaplain, Mrs W W Atherton as treasurer, Mrs Alice N Kerr as patriotic instructor, Miss Minnie Van Pelt as guard, J C Groble as first council member, Mrs William Fowl as second council member, Hattie Humbles as third council member, Mrs George Horn as musician, Mrs Albin Hooker as press correspondent, and Mrs Fletcher Misner.
Chosen Ball Chairman Ross Deckard of Bloomington has been appointed chairman of the 1928 freshman ball committee at Indiana University. Others selected from the freshman class by class president Alan Marks include Earl Swain of Muncie Wayne Bradfield and Doris Bopp of Terre Haute.
A Parent-Teacher meeting Wednesday at 2 10 p m features an imaginary tour through Santa Claus workshop. Dolls of different nationalities will come to life while carols are sung by older pupils and a social hour follows at School No 62.
The Marott Hotel announces the first annual formal New Years ball for guests and friends in the ball room on January 2 from 9 to 12 p m. The hotel management invites attendees to attend this debut event.
Miss Marjorie Goldrick will return Saturday from Vassar College to spend the holidays with her mother Mrs Ralph Goldrick at 136 Berkeley Rd.
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