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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1929
Page
4
A young woman asks Miss Lee how to handle a past misdeed that could affect her future with her fiancé. The letter discusses whether to reveal the secret or keep it hidden, weighing personal misery against possible heartbreak for the partner, with guidance that the decision must come from the individual.
Miss Mabel Krentler hosted a Tuesday night shower and garden party at 615 North Oakland Avenue for Ruby Harvey daughter of Mrs. John Harvey. Elmer Robertson wedding set for August 3. Guests included members of Theta Tau Nu sorority and numerous local young women.
The passage surveys hat materials from felt to ribbons and exotic straws like baku and goto. It highlights new felt textures for draping ease and inset incrustations, plus house dress ideas with detachable aprons and care leaflets.
Miss Frances Slaymon’s upcoming marriage to Mat thew C. Mescall is celebrated at a Tuesday night shower hosted by Miss Estella Austermiller at 1256 Union Street. Decor featured gladioli and phlox in bridal colors. Gift bearers were John Hedrick and Donald Thacker dressed as bride and groom. Also announced is the marriage of Miss Gladys Welsh Hedrick to Charles Cheek on November 29, 1928.
Stylish afternoon dress pattern described with cravat silk facings and crepe contrasts. Asymmetric lines and surplice waist with vestee create lengthened, flattering silhouette. Nine sizes from 38 to 54 inches bust. yardage and pattern pricing provided by mail order.
Mrs. Ferguson recounts Henry Howe's 1824 vignette of a pioneer wedding with a race for a bottle, heavy drinking, bride and groom feted by deputies, dancing through the night, and a multi day feast, ending with everyone exhausted and return to work weeks later.
Miss Nellie Mullis and Ray mond Barker lead a three act play The Mystery of the Third Gable to be staged by the Mask and Sceptre Club Friday night in the Old Trails theater Morris street and the National road with a Mars Hill grade school showing Saturday night Other cast members include Misses Irene Leach LeNora Hammer Thelma Douglas Edna Ketrow and Harry Ruffner Donald Horner George Weiser and Curtis Weekly
Miss Anna Louise Griffith is honored at a dinner party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Eaglesfield at the Woodstock Club on Central Avenue. The ceremony with Guy Chester Smith is set for Saturday in Bloomfield Hills Detroit. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nauman and others from Grosse Point Canton Philadelphia and Detroit.
The South Side YWCA branch held its third annual garden party Tuesday at 717 South Alabama Street with over 800 guests. Booths lined the lawn and street area roped off for the event. Green and white decorations and Japanese lanterns lit the lawn as Mrs. W. E. Pedlow chaired the affair and O. H. Leslie's orchestra provided music.
The Plan Luncheon at Fifty Maple Circle No 7 U A O D will entertain with a luncheon banco and euchre party at the hall 36 South Pennsylvania street. Luncheon will be served at noon.
Miss Mary Patia Carver, to wed James Parker this Saturday, hosted an informal trousseau tea from 2 30 to 4 30 this afternoon at 1407 North Delaware Street. More than seventy five guests attended with help from her mother Mrs Ethel S Carver and other relatives. Out of town guests included Mrs Walter Scheller Pittsburgh Mrs Blount Carver Wisner La Mrs Lola Carver Knoxville Tenn and Miss Grace Carver Samarcand N C attending the wedding.
Miss Josephine King, bride to be Franz A. Montgomery on August 13, was honored at a hosiery shower and bridge party hosted by Miss Martha Lee McCreary at 28 East Fortieth Street. Attending were Mrs. Russell King, Mrs. William Shideler Cleveland, Mrs. Jerry Redding, and several friends including Miss Helen Louise Keller and Miss Marguerite Bowers.
Announcement of the July 13 wedding of Miss Virginia Hamilton daughter of Judge and Mrs W A Hamilton Bluffton to James R Schultz of Anderson. The bride is a member of Kappa Alpha and Psi Iota sororities at Purdue and Purdue alumni Phi Delta Theta. They reside at 1432 Central Avenue.
The Ladies' Society of the Brotherhood of L and E invites members to a card party at 8 30 Thursday night at the hall located at Shelby street and English avenue.
Mrs. John Himler hosts a bridge party and crystal shower at 1244 East Washington in honor of Miss Helen Beem ahead of her August wedding to Andrew Hepburn. Bridal colors are pink and blue with delphinium and pink gladioli decorations. Attending include Mrs. L A Beem and several local guests from Bloomington and Spencer.
The column lists visitors and hosts in Indianapolis area households. J P Planner from Washington DC stays with Mr and Mrs J S McLaughlin at 3325 North New Jersey street, and the Livingston couple from Long Beach California visit Mrs Charles H Byfield at 3864 North New Jersey street until Sept 1. Other items note Mrs W B Rossetter at Walloon lake, Miss Myrtle Gard and Miss Nellie and Miss Cora Jaquith on an extended western trip, Dr E M Haggard and daughter Doris Haggard on a four week motor trip, Elsie M Reider in New York City, and Mrs William A Doeppers and son Robert touring Cumberland and Baltimore for a month.
Marion County W C T U members of the tree planting committees meet at Brookside park shelter house at 11 o'clock Thursday morning for a business session. A covered dish luncheon will be served at noon. Inspection of trees will occupy the afternoon session, closing at 4 o'clock. All members urged to attend.
Mrs. Frank C. Dailey and her granddaughter Miss Jeanne Dailey of 2949 North Pennsylvania street will leave August 6 for a western trip. They will visit Yellowstone Park and Albuquerque New Mexico where Mrs Dailey’s son and daughter-in-law Mr and Mrs Joseph Dailey reside.
Members of Kappa Phi Delta sorority enjoyed an evening at Miss Clara Vollmer’s home in Lawrence. Prizes were given for games and contests as tea was served.
Miss Mary Burroughs of 13 South Gladstone Avenue hosts Alpha chapter Delta Phi Tau sorority members for an evening gathering at her residence tonight.
Edward Herner, 34, of Indianapolis, died at his parents’ Madison home from tuberculosis believed to be caused by gas exposure during World War I. He had been ill for some time.
Incidents report Lyall Clark aged 26 died from injuries after striking a diving board while swimming on a July day in Ind. Police said the accident occurred at a local pool and the man was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Marriage of Hazel Van Wie to Richard H. Dye occurred July 22 at Westminster Presbyterian Church Dayton Ohio with Rev D Earl Daniel officiating. The couple, son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Dye Shoals, are on a trip to Washington and will reside at 4729 Hinesley Avenue after August 15.
Mrs. A. W. Eubank and Miss Mary Ann Hegarty hosted a bridge party and handkerchief shower at the Columbia Club Monday night honoring Miss June Noone who departs Sunday for a new home in Los Angeles.
Announcement of the engagement of Miss Margaret G. Stettler to W. L. Sandberg was made at a tea Tuesday afternoon at the Sherman Inn by the bride elect’s mother Mrs. Jacob C. Stettler. The wedding is set for August 17. Guests included numerous local ladies and several Misses from the area.
Dr. James H. Peeling, chairman of the social science department at Teachers' College of Indianapolis, will speak at 9 50 Thursday morning at the college assembly on War Debt Tangle. The lecture is open to the public.
The Indianapolis Altrusa Club will present an hour on WKBF Friday from 8 to 9 PM under its direction. Talks by Marmon Motor Car Company P R Mallory Co and L S Ayres executives are planned. Mary Meyers will discuss the Nutrition camp at Bridgeport, followed by a soprano recital by Ruth Sterling Devin and De Witt S Talbert with pianist Frank T Edenharter. A trio including Martha Winkenhofer Fern Eisinger and Lucile Springer will perform several numbers.
Parisian influence brings Pekinese ear rings and a triangular day watch with meal icons. Coral amber and semi precious stones rise in fashion with wooden pieces still smart. Seed pearls appear in bell earrings. bacchic boudoir styles favor baquette motifs and colored stones with diamonds or crystals.
Mr and Mrs Frank Howe announce the engagement of their daughter Lucile Howe to William Earl Keller son of Mr and Mrs John Keller both of Guilford Avenue. The couple plan a August wedding and multiple parties are being held in her honor.
Omega Phi Tau sorority will meet tonight at 8 30 at the home of Miss Evelyn Pinnick for a scheduled gathering.
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