Christmas Parties Glow Amid Indiana Winter Weather
Indianapolis society embraces Christmas spirit with a round of dances and teas. Highlights include Michigan Opera event at the Athenaeum, stafford family dance at the Columbia Club, Psi Iota Xi ball in the Lincoln Travertine room, and numerous teas, bridge parties, and open houses through New Year’s Day at homes and clubs.
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Indianapolis
Jack Frost
Michigan
Athenaeum
Santa Claus
Earl E. Stafford
Columbia Club
Robert
Dorothy
Woodstock Club
Henry Thornton
Travertine
Lincoln
Horace Huey
Edwin Ferry
Alabama St
Kappa Alpha Theta
Little Theater Society
Propylaeum Association
Engagement and Wedding Notes Fill Holiday Social Page
Social column details the marriage of Miss Margaret Egbert to George O. Chambers at the bride’s home with family and out of town guests from Anderson and Fort Wayne. A reception followed. later notes cover studio parties, teas, showers, and other weddings with multiple attendees and decorations.
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Margaret ‘. Egbert
James Egbert
Alabama St
George O. Chambers
John Q. Chambers
Anderson
Ind
Frederick E. Taylor
First Baptist Church
Percival Owen
Glen O. Fhermood
Owen
Georgette
Irene Smith
Agnes Learrimore
Ft. Wayne
Virginia Parker
Miss Smith
Columbia
Errett E. Bowman
Daleville, Ind
Bertha
Fannie Egbert
Anniston
Ala
Alice Stewart
Yorktown
Noah Richman
Daleville
Matilda Graham
Martinsville
Agnes Larrimore
Mildred Brainard
Darlington
Olive Weir
Mary
Ray Bowman
Somerset
Castle Addison
W. W. Bollinger
Laurel St
Ruth van Meter
George F. van Meter
Ira M. Bonnell
Cambridge
Ohio
Ruth Amos
Harold B. Winslow
Misses Nettie
Treva
Mildred Hendershott
Emma Hottel
Alice Mason
Constance
Ruth Esther Amos
Hiram Hensel
Fred Wendershott
Roscoe Clayton
Psi Iota Xi Christmas Dance Arrangements Detailed
Mary Alice Cole assists with arrangements for the Psi Iota Xi formal Christmas dance on December 26 in the Travertine room at the Lincoln. Elizabeth King leads the ticket committee and publicity while Misses Ruth and Helen Sheerin handle invitations.
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Iss Mary Alice Coleman
Pennsylvania St
Psi Iota Xi
The
Lincoln
Elizabeth King
Ruth
Helen Sheerin
Letter from Richard Summers to Beatrice Grimshaw
A 1923 NEA Service letter from Richard Summers to Beatrice Grimshaw discusses changed feelings after a separation, jealousy toward Paula Porter, and rumors in Hollywood around Miss Porter and actor Sydney Carton. Summers notes Miss Porter’s closeness with Carton and Abe Einstein, and hints at further content about maternal instincts in Paula.
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Richard Summers
Beatrice Grimshaw
Beatrice
Paula
Indiana Republican Women Meet Arts Program At Christmas
Dorothy M. Woods presents a readings program at the Indiana Republican Women's Club Christmas meeting in the Chateau room of the Claypool. Newly elected officers will be installed by past president Martha J. Stubbs. Mrs. Hentze will sing vocal solos with Mrs. Welsenberg at the piano. Hostesses will be current and former officers and directors.
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Dorothy M. Woods
Indiana Republcan Women's Club
Chateau
Claypool
Martha J. Stubbs
Victor Hentze
Louise Welsenberg
Xmas Deliveries and Parties Highlight Local D A R Events
The Theta Sigma Chi sorority members Bebedict Blanche White Vajen Hitz Lola Noble Helen Irene Rost among others will deliver Christmas baskets. On Christmas Eve Miss Juanita Roemier Miss Osamae Hensley Miss Lorraine Watson and Mrs Albert Vopp assist. Mrs Theodore Vonnegut and Mrs Henry Ketcham led the children’s party for the Caroline Scott Harrison chapter of the D A R aiding the Old Glory chapter of the Children of the American Revolution.
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Bebedict
Blanche White
Vajen Hitz
Lola Noble
Helen Irene Rost
Mesdames Myron J. McKee
Devid Viet
Edmund Embry
Robert Stempfel
Theta Sigma Chi Sorority
Juanita Roemier
Osamae Hensley
Lorraine Watson
Albert Vopp
Theodore Vonnegut
Henry Ketcham
Caroline Scott Harrison
Old Glory
Children of the American Revolution
Left Over Coffee and Odd Kitchen Tips
The article notes reheating coffee harms flavor due to volatile oils and suggests using leftovers for gingerbread or gelatin desserts. It also advises lemon oil on chandeliers to protect shellac and prevent rust on metal. It mentions steaming and frying small green pumpkins like eggplant.
Christmas Meetings Across Local Clubs This Week
Zetathea Club schedules a Wednesday Christmas party at 5698 BE Washington St hosted by Mrs. R. E. Stevenson with Mrs. H. E. Robinson assisting. Mystic Tie Club plans a Christmas party at Mrs. A. A. Wise home on Sixtieth St and Michigan Rd with Mrs. John L. Brenner and Mrs. Louise Stowers helping. A. T. S. Club hosts a Christmas gathering at Mrs. A. D. Weatherford on 4510 N. Keystone Ave. No. 7 division of the L. A. A. O. H. has no meeting Monday evening. West Side Athletic Club to host 3 pm card party at 39 S. Delaware St. Alpha Delphian Study Club postposes its Dec 24 meeting to Jan 14.
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C. O. Roemler
Delaware St
Marjorie
Eli Schloss
Washington Blvd
Anita Akerman
Dorothy Smith
Herman E. Smith
Meridian Sr
St. Paul Episcopal Church
Rex N. Young
Dallas
Texas
Zetathea Club
R. E. Stevenson
Washington St
H. E. Robinson
Mystic Tie Club
A. A. Wise
Sixtieth St
Michigan Rd
John L. Brenner
Louise Stowers
A. T. S. Club
A. D. Weatherford
Keystone Ave
Alpha Delphian Study Club
City Hospital
Gingers
Peppers
Zippers
Lilly
Red Hots
Real Silk
C. J. Buchanan
Y. W. C. A. Bible
Esther
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
State Highway Contracts To Be Let For 81 Miles
Contracts for eighty one miles of State highway construction for 1924 likely will be awarded next week. John D. Williams, director of the State highway commission, said today. It is understood that, with one exception, contracts will be given to the lowest bidders.
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John D. Williams
State Highway Commission
Eve’s apple as symbol of women’s enduring influence
Martha Lee argues that since ancient times women have guided men toward success or failure, acting as the power behind the throne and now stepping out to rule the world. She insists they shoulder vast responsibility for the good or ill wrought by their influence.
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Adam
Eve
You Never Can Tell A Riddle of Puppy Love and Promise
A 17 year old writes of a girl who mentored him from boyhood to adulthood guiding him toward study and law. She urged him on while she kept their engagement plans in limbo and kept sending signals of patience. He wonders what to believe and is told to wait and deliver the ring when possible.
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Wenneslay
Dear Mies Lee on love after divorce and children
A reader asks if a divorced man can truly love again and whether his affection for a second wife extends to her children. The columnist explains that one love often stands out and cautions the father to treat all children equally, avoiding visible favoritism.
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Mies Lee
Shrine Show Cast Sought for Two Productions
Wives sisters mothers and sweet hearts of Mural Shriners are invited to join the cast for two productions directed by Arnold Spencer with Horace Mitchell as director. The plays listed are Everywoman Feb 14 16 and Rose of Algeria March 13 14 with a third all man cast show Sheba in development. Communicate with Spencer at the College of Music and Fine Arts.
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Hearts of Mural Shriners
Arnold Spencer
Spencer
Algeria
Herbert
Sheba
Paul Richey
Horace Mitchell
The
College of Music and Fine Arts
Byers Mark Golden 51st Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Byers of 1036 N Illinois St celebrated their golden anniversary with a dinner hosted Friday by the Ladies' Auxiliary to Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers lodge 128. The couple, married in Sunbury Pa in 1873, were longtime Indianapolis engineers with forty years on the Peoria and Eastern division of the Big Four before retiring in 1918.
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David A. Byers
Illinois St
Mattimony
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Byers
Sunbury
Indianapolis
Peoria
Christmas Food Prices At City Market Show Bargains
Fresh Florida strawberries offered at 175 dollars per crate with fruit prices across the market listing English walnuts 40c lb almonds 85c lb pecans 35c lb. Florida oranges 50c a dozen California 80c. Chickens 28c lb live turkeys 45c lb ducks 30c. Dressed chicken 38 40c lb dressed turkey 30c rabbits 60c each ducks 40c lb. Other items include celery 20 35c a bunch onions 10c a bunch mushrooms 1 a lb artichokes 20c each cauliflower 25 50c broccoli 25c a box mangoes 5c each cranberries 1c lb limes 40c a dozen grapes 20c lb white 40c lb apples Grimes Goldens 3 lb 25c Jonathan 10c lb.
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Florida
Bermuda
Jonathans
Indianapolis Students Return After Holiday Break
Indianap olis school children brimmed with happiness as schools reopen after two weeks of vacation. Classes resume January 7 following a Christmas recess.
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Indianapols
Tea Honors Butler Sorority At Polly Primm Tearoom
Miss Louise Rundell attended a tea at the Polly Primm tearoom hosted by the Indianapolis Alumnae Club of Delta Zeta in honor of Butler sorority Tau Gamma Tau as it seeks a Delta Zeta charter in spring. Cedar boughs and greenery decorated the rooms while red candles glowed in crystal holders. Hostesses included Mrs. T. E. Grinslade Miss Katherine Sinclair and Mrs. Robert Franklin Miller. Harpist Miss Victoria Montani performed. Guests included Miss Florence Drury president of the Indianapolis Alumnae and Mrs. Walter Smuck treasurer with Tau Gamma Tau members.
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Pennsylvania St
Susan Vickery
Hope Pfafflin
Elizabeth Millard
Carolyn Richardson
Katherine Brown
Ada Payne
Eleanor Dunn
Mary Butler
Eleanor Blaine
Evelyn James
Mary Ann Adams
Emily Iglehart
Violet Phillips
Elwood
Martha Walker
China
Ruth Clifford Hodg
Louise Rundell
Congress Ave
Polly Primm
Indianapolis
Delta Zeta Sorority
Butler
Tau Gamma Tau
Delta Zeta
T. E. Grinslade
Katherine Sinclair
Robert Franklin Miller
Victoria Montani
Florence Drury
Walter Smuck
Tau Gamma Tau Sorority
Safe burglars sought after Standard Oil office break in Shelbyville
Police hunt two men who blew a safe in the Shelbyville Standard Oil office at 12 30 a m. The loot amount is unknown. Patrolman John Fields worked overtime today seeking the thief who took an eighteen pound turkey from his home Friday.
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Shelbyville
Standard Oil Company
John Fields
Churchman Ave
Y W C A Workers Observe Season Spirit At Party
Y W C A staff and 50 guests gathered for an old fashioned Christmas party around a tree with carols and stories. Santa Claus distributed gifts and everyone received candy and popcorn balls.
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Colored Branch
Santa Claus
Mothers Fix Baskets For Ex Service Families
Marion County American War Mothers teams with Disabled American Veterans to assemble Christmas baskets for families of veterans. Committee leader Mrs. J Harvey Reese chairs the effort with Mrs. Olive Barker and Mrs. Frank Callon.
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Marion County
American War Mothers
J. Harvey Reese
Olive Barker
Frank Callon
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