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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1930
Page
2
A New York feature extols single lamps for each family member to ease reading. It describes modernistic lamps with curved lines, crystal bases, and divisions for living rooms, desks, and corners. The piece urges coordinated sets of library, table, and mantel lamps to harmonize rooms.
Marriage of Miss Grace Lee Messer of Beech Grove and Dell Dorn at 4 30 Monday afternoon was performed by Rev C J G Rossom of the First United Brethren church. The bride wore royal blue suit and they plan to reside in Cincinnati. The bride is a Sue Bennett College graduate from London Ky.
The Primary kindergarten and baby school of Hibben School at 5237 Pleasant Run Parkway will hold classes Friday in Halloween costumes. The morning recreation period will be devoted to Halloween games songs and stories following the usual routine.
Alicia Hart outlines a daily beauty regimen for older women emphasizing cleansing, upward patting, stimulants and astringents, muscle tighteners, and a youthifying cream. Regular, meticulous application, she says, yields a firmer appearance and a pleasing mirror reflection.
Tota Tau Tau national sorority will hold its annual convention at Lincoln on Friday Saturday and Sunday. Eta chapter of Benjamin Harrison Law school hosts delegates with a Brown county Sunday excursion. Beatrice Gohman is on the entertainment committee and Joanna Hinman assists the reception committee.
Dr Caldwell advocates six glasses of water daily and bulkier foods. He touts Syrup Pepsin as the world’s popular laxative, claiming it to be safe for all ages and effective without cramping or discomfort.
Professor C E Leavenworth of Wabash College will address the Alliance Francaise meeting at the Spigh Arms hotel Tuesday evening. He will speak on Strolling in the Louvre and Elsewhere with stereopticon views. Leavenworth heads romance languages at Wabash and studied at the Sorbonne in Paris.
New Century Club celebrated its thirtieth anniversary at the Woodruff Place clubhouse with Mrs. M. T. Scudder as hostess. Decorations featured blue and white, wrist bouquets by Mrs. Jack Carr and Mrs. Gordon B. Moss, and a musical program by Mrs. Dickson Saunders Gillispie Blakeman and pianist Miss Blakeman.
Mrs. Rudolph W. Stempfel hosted a bridge tea at her residence on North Pennsylvania Street for Mrs. Burton Hart Jackson of New York, visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Kittle plan a Woodstock Club dinner Sunday to honor their daughter and her husband.
Miss Alice Higman and Miss Mildred McCormick lead banquet plans for Stuart Walker the playwright and producer as Butler University alumni host a Lincoln room initiation and dinner. Date still to be announced.
Theta Delta sorority entertained guests Wednesday night at Mrs Leon Lane’s home 1302 Lexington Avenue with a Halloween party. Among the attendees were Mrs Pearl Roberts Mrs Isabel Rowlinson Miss Blanched and Miss Ge for a Christmas party.
A reader’s letter discusses how social rules pressure women to hide interest in a potential husband while men openly pursue. It argues that traditions label women as crass if they show preference and force them to feign disinterest, leaving men to do the pursuing. The piece contends women are made coy to preserve male control over romance and marriage.
The Propylaeum Club lists guests for its annual card party at the club 2 Friday with Mesdames Ayres Atkins Atherton Barrett and many others among reservations. Luncheon will be hosted by several members including Forrey Aufderheide Kerr Mayer and Blacklidge with Mrs William Allen Moore chairing and tea to follow. rooms to be decorated with flowers from Mrs Walter Marmon’s conservatory.
Phi Theta Delta sorority will entertain with a marshmallow and weiner roast at Seventy-fifth street and College avenue. Members meet at 9 at Sixty-third street and College avenue. Miss Carolyn Lachnit serves as chairman.
Paul C. Stetson Indianapolis schools superintendent will discuss An Educational Objective before the Indianapolis Altrusa Club at the Columbia Club luncheon Friday. Members may bring guests.
The auxiliary to the Alten heim will gather Friday at 2 30 P M at the home. A Halloween entertainment will follow the meeting. Hostesses include Mrs. Anna Stedfield Mrs. Anna Siebold Miss Emma Sindlinger Mrs. Louisa Burk and Emma Wacker.
Protective Home Circle hosts a masked Halloween dance Friday night at Modern Woodman’s hall located at 322 East New York Street. The event invites members and guests for an evening of social dancing and festive costumes.
The XI Delta XI sorority will hold its regular business meeting tonight at 8 at the home of Miss Leona Rihn located at 1210 North Naomi Street.
Miss Burta Tay Mayse, once billed as Indianapea, appears on stage in Indiana. The event highlights a rising young performer with roots in Native heritage and local theater circles.
The ceremony for Miss Gladys Julia Morris and Oral C. Hildebrand took place Wednesday at the bride’s parents’ home in Greenwood. Rev. Charles Smith officiated with Attendants Miss Minnie Alice Kelley and Morris S. Green. The couple will honeymoon in Louisville and reside with the Morris family. Hildebrand, Butler alumnus and Lambda Chi Alpha member, previously starred at Butler and pitches for the Indianapolis baseball team. Out of town guests included numerous Hildebrand and Stevenson relatives from Indianapolis and La Porte.
Meridian Hills Country Club hosts a kids Halloween party on Friday at 3 15 PM in the clubhouse. Mrs W D Little chairs with aides Mrs Mark Rinhart Mrs John Thrasher and Mrs E F Winslow. Games prizes costumes treasure hunt decorations match the Halloween theme.
Mrs Clifford Arrick travels to Boston and eastern cities while Dr and Mrs H E Gabe head to Florida for the winter. Mrs John S McFarland moves to Spink Arms for the season and Mr and Mrs Frank Remy return from Lake Wawasee to Spink Arms. Hapgoods take an apartment in Spink Arms for the winter as York and Greenwich Conn and North Pennsylvania street head to Chicago for the Princeton Chicago game.
Mrs Murl Richardson and several sorority members hosted Alpha chapter of Sigma Delta Zeta for a Wednesday night dinner at Mrs Richardson s Burgersville home. Guests included Gaylord O Beard Patrick F Lawley Roland A Trimpe C R Eschmeyer J L Montgomery and others.
New pledges to Alpha Tau chapter, Phi Pi Psi sorority include Betty Pursely Katherine Pursley Margaret Smith Ruth Lanham Harriett Clary Thelma Alston Bessie Cross and Martha Cross. A bridge party is planned for November 14.
Mrs John Sloan Smith Miss Mary Louise Pierce and Miss Lucille Wilding issue invitations for a bridge party and linen shower at the Columbia Club on Thursday night November 6 in honor of Mrs Edwin Gable formerly Miss Lavonne Burns daughter of Mr and Mrs James T Burns Shelbyville
Mrs. Clark will host a Halloween party tonight at 3051 East Thirty-fourth Street for the Phi Beta Kappa sorority. The event brings members together for seasonal celebration in a private home setting.
Washington society leaders respond to economic strain and White House signals by cutting back on dances receptions and elaborate gatherings. The trend mirrors national caution as stock market collapse affects upper class spending, with Alice Roosevelt Longworth noted for smaller dinner parties while other hostesses may feel constrained by reduced publicity.
The piece reflects on fashion and female behavior with a grandmotherly voice asserting that predictions about women’s dress are unreliable. It muses on past fashions like shirtwaists skirts and bustles, noting leg to mutton sleeves and lace mitts as possible returns, and ends by affirming women as the spice of life.
Mr and Mrs C J Grow host a card party and Halloween dance at Trainmen s hall 1002 East Washington Street at 830 Friday night St Patrick s Social Club hosts a card party Friday afternoon at 230 at the Prospect street hall Washington Council No 36 J O U A M holds a card party at 830 tonight in the Morris and Lee streets hall
The Theta chapter held a masked Halloween party Wednesday night at Mrs. W. M. Dolk’s home 638 North Rural Street with Mrs. L. Parke Thornburg assisting. Thirty-two members and eight guests attended including Mrs. Charles S. Ludy and Misses Helen Kiesel Beryl Smith Annabelle Ryan Evelyn De Wese Ona Caplinger Lucille Rector Alma Meisberger.
The Matinee Musicale program arranged by Mrs. Robert O. Bonner will be presented at 3 P.M. Friday at the John Herron Art Institute. A tea for new members will follow, with hostesses assisting Mrs. Bonner including Mrs. Robert Blakeman and others named.
The November meeting of Phi Alpha sorority will be held Saturday afternoon at the home of Miss Ida Lobraie, 2345 North Illinois Street.
Mrs. Ralph J. Huderson will receive informally at 4326 Carrollton Avenue from 2 to 6 on Friday in honor of Mrs. John M. Culbertson Artesia California formerly of Indianapolis visiting friends here The event has no invitations.
The Sunshine Club of Sunnyside plans a Halloween party for child patients at Sunnyside sanitarium at 3 Friday. Decorations, games with prizes, and a readings program by St. Joan of Arc students John Joseph Blackwell Josephine Mangold Anna Marie Rice and Ann Gritt.
Miss Kathryn Buxton hosts a pink and green shower and bridge party at 3753 North Meridian Street for Mrs F M Hill formerly Miss Katherine Bosley. Assisted by her mother Mrs George Buxton, the event features pink roses and a crystal centerpiece with guests including Mesdames E D Hill Everett Brooks and W A Buxton among others.
The regular monthly luncheon of the Kellesley Club will be held Friday at Ayres Tearoom. Mrs. Robert Dorsey is president.
The Semper Fidelis Club will meet this afternoon at the home of Mrs Edward Ten Eyck 1539 Spann avenue for a routine gathering.
The ad promotes Cascarets made from cascara claiming they work on both upper and lower bowels and strengthen bowel muscles. It touts lasting relief from biliousness dizziness headaches and constipation and notes 20 million boxes used yearly as proof of popularity.
Mrs. L. P. Robinson announces the November exhibit from the art department of the Woman's Department Club. It will showcase watercolors by Hilah Drake Wheeler and Hilah Mary Wheeler and hooked rugs by Arian Tudor of Kokomo. Pioneer luncheon attendees may view the display, with old samples and coverlets shown at the event.
Miss Martha Louise Railsback daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Railsback 1628 North Si nois street married Lawrence Tinsley of South Dakota at the Railsback home Monday night The Rev Abbam S Woodard Meridian Street Methodist Episcopal church officiated The couple will reside in Savoy South Dakota The bride owns the Latch String Inn a Black Hills summer resort she established years ago Mr and Mrs Railsback celebrated their golden wedding that day
The Indiana Women’s Christian Missionary Society will hold a rally Friday at Central Christian Church. Speakers include Mrs. Ora L. Shepherd Mrs. Alda R. Teachout and Miss Mary Kelly.
An Indianapolis testimonial promotes Konjola as a master medicine of 32 ingredients. Mrs. Belvin H. Steiert describes rapid, lasting relief from indigestion gas kidney-related back pain and swelling after two years of use, with claims it cures rather than merely temporarily eases symptoms. The Konjola Man at Hook Dependable Drug Store urges reading more about how it works.
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