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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1930
Page
2
A Paris fashion service notes last year’s styles look dowdy as couturiers revive old-fashioned feminine contours. Wide shoulders return with hourglass waists without corsets, draped effects underline the figure, and evening bodices with berths and peplums emphasize mystery and charm. Capes and varied sleeves clash with wraps to extend wardrobe options and maximize fabric use.
Altrusa Club will meet Friday at 12 15 at the Columbia Club for a regular luncheon. Archibald M Hall will be guest speaker discussing the topic Good Government.
Thetta Beta Chi sorority members were entertained by Miss Louise Neiger at her Cumberland home with a country style dinner. The table featured pink rose buds and pink and green tapers. Covers were set for fourteen members including Ruth Fechtman, Freda Wagner, Elizabeth Wagner, Helen Dongus, Helen Nolan, Dorothy Brinkman, Evelyn Craven, Dorothy Schaefer, Irma Klinefelter, Marjorie Shuttler, Edith Hancock, Edna Hancock, Edna Kritsch, and Katherine Haley. After dinner the regular business meeting was held.
Mrs. J. Joseph Norton of Loudonville New York was honored at a bridge party hosted Wednesday night by Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Becherer at 3145 Central avenue. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McNutt Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F Holtman Mr. and Mrs. Otto C Mahrett Mr. and Mrs. Donald Walker Mr. and Mrs. Barney Fristoe Mr. and Mrs. John Korra Miss Julia Becherer and Kurt Mahret.
Before her marriage on Aug. 26, Miss Mathalie Edmondson daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C A Edmondson of Clayton Indiana, will wed H S Wheeler. The couple will reside in Grand Rapids Michigan with the wedding announced by their families.
The Co-Wa-Ma Club will hold its meeting at 8 tonight at the Spink-Arms. Members are asked to attend and participate in the planned program.
Alpha Delta Tau sorority held a rush party Wednesday night at Miss Betty Endsley's home. Rush captain Miss Mary O Connor led assistants Miss Ann Doll and Miss Margaret Moylan. Decorations featured pink and green with guests and members named.
Mrs W T MacDonald was elected president of the Woman's Luncheon Bridge Club of Avalon County Club on Thursday. Mrs William Hutchinson was elected treasurer. Mrs F W Hawkins and Mrs Earl Harvey were hostesses.
The Pi Me club hosts a bridge party and personal shower for Miss Rosa lie Bastin at Miss Georgette Schmitt’s home 620 East St Clair. The event honors Bastin’s upcoming Sept 15 marriage to J G Sweeney at St Joseph’s church with blue and rose beige decorations and a treasure hunt for gifts.
The Indiana Federation of Clubs executive board reorganized the education department at a Claypool meeting, creating divisions in public instruction student loans preschool extension adult education and better speech. New divisions in educational agencies include library and motion picture while public welfare aligns with delinquency public health child welfare community service and mental hygiene.
Women of the Reserve League of South Bend plan a charity fete on September 10 at the Oliver hotel. Mrs. A R Russell leads arrangements with a banquet for 500, a style show and a ball. Music comes from the Imperial Cossacks Ensemble provided through Henry C Gordon of Chicago.
A discussion on marital strain from ego clashes and lack of communication. The piece notes both spouses share fault when egos dominate, urges dialogue over nagging, and presents a reader letter from Hyla about a night-working husband and lonely days.
Rho Zeta Tau sorority hosts a Sunday morning breakfast at 10 o'clock in the Columbia Club. Decorations feature rose and silver. Hostesses are Mrs. Mark Hopkins Mrs. Ruth Zorniger Miss Agnes Tope and Miss Margaret Langlotz. Guests include Mrs. Harry McDonald Mrs. Clarence Raney Miss Dorothy Bernizer and others. Mrs. Raney will read the sorority history.
Paris fashion column surveys rich trends from plumage colors to fur accessories. Discusses astra khan trims on winter coats, two tone leather buttons, and transforming old fur scraps into modern belts jewelry and small hats. Mentions fall collections feather trim hats and dyeing to match designs.
Mrs Myron McKee hosted a Western College Alumnae Club garden bridge tea at her Cold Springs Road home. The pastel floral decor featured a centerpiece bowl and pastel-tapered lights. Mrs Lawrence Earle and Mrs Bryant Gillespie presided. Reservations were organized by multiple club members.
Announcement notes the marriage of Miss Juanita Cox and Lloyd Parsons in Marshall Illinois on May 25 with Parsons having attended DePauw University last year and both families planning Purdue University attendance this fall. A second Bloomfield wedding, Miss Mary Fields and Paul Rogers, took place Thursday at the Methodist church parsonage in Bicknell with Rev. E. E. Aldrich officiating.
Division 10 of the L A A O H will entertain at 8 tonight with a card party at 615 North Street. Mrs Charles Ziegler and Mrs Louis Fos sati will be hostesses.
Mrs Gordon Haggard and Miss Elizabeth Hodges host a bridge party at 145 Hampton Drive tonight to honor Miss Nelle Von Staden whose marriage to Harold B Epler is set for next Saturday. Attending are Mrs L A Von Staden and many friends including Mrs Robert Littell and Miss Katharine Haugh, among others.
Mr and Mrs Peter Gartland and family return from Wequetoning. Dr and Mrs Harry A Jacobs plan a three week Canada and New England motor trip. Mrs Dorothy D Goodrich and daughter Nancy return from Lake Maxinkuckee. Mrs R Hartley Sherwood and daughters Sally and Alicia return from Switzerland and Nova Scotia. Mrs William B Butler returns from Milwaukee. Miss Mae Allison returns from Lake Maxinkuckee. Mrs Charles Bookwalter and daughter arrive in Montreal from abroad. Miss Rosiland Holloway returns from Fish Creek and will enter Vassar in three weeks. Mrs Ruben Schrader hosts guest in Batesville. Mr and Mrs Charles Otto Van Horn return from Lake Wawasee. Dr and Mrs Frank Brayton and Miss Irma Brayton return from a west motor trip. Mrs M W Carr and son Dr Cyril Carr return from Roaring Brook. Dr and Mrs Frank Down return from Harbor Springs.
Invitations from Indianapolis announce the wedding of Miss Mary Alice Moore of Muncie to Edward Arnold Chapman son of Mr and Mrs Edward Chapman. The ceremony is set for 10 30 Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church in Muncie followed by a breakfast at the bride’s parents home in Westwood. The at home address is Duncan Manor Ann Arbor Michigan.
The marriage of Miss Margaret Charnley of Goshen and Paul Hampden son of Walter Hampden of Detroit, famed Shakespearian actor, occurred in Toledo on June 21.
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