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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1898)
T TJIE GRATIA DAILY 31EESTTyUAT ; , , fTAIfUAHY 30 , 1808. HOUNDS OUT A BUSY MONTH Eociuty People Find Much to Attract Their Attention. CARD PARTIES SEEM TO BE ALL THE RAGE 4iprnK < Miu-iit ( hut \ reotoil KtirnUU t oncliinUr KA hlcinT tluit C'lipltl In Still PttriiiliiK His 'I lino- llouorfil 'tootleu. The month of January has about been lirought to a close In Omaha society by a i cok that contained n number of Intcrca'llng c r-slons , but developed no sensations * The i ibb in gorman of the Cotillion club on Thursday was ono ot the moat delightful fiffalrs ghon by that organisation that baa done soory much to relieve the monotony of society life In Omaha this winter and prevent the spread of ennui Card parties lu\e appeared more numerous than ever lioforo ami the valilo of the prbrs Is being lapldly Increased by efforts of successive hostesses in excel the surer" ) of the cnter- talnnicnt/3 of their worthy predccesiois. It Id noticed that dinner parties , now given In scr'cs ' , are becoming very popular and are larccly displacing receptions , dancing pai- lloa and other mcana of canceling social debts The announcement of the engage- incut of two > oung folks well known In Omaha toclcty merely gives further proof of the fart that when Cupid starts to work In i family he never lets up ahoatlng his 1 ecu arrows until ho has go-io unite through thn ranks. The affair ? of the week brought out eev- rrpl forms of entertainment that were more or less unique The kuislngton luncheon ' Mrs Yost was a double-bill performance ivhlfh the guests were itilte | anxious to see Introduced Tint It "was a success Is stifll- < tcnt compliment , but Imitation Is n more Blnrero foim of ( lattery and future kenslng- ton luncheons will be anticipated with eome Interest The standing luncheon of Mrs Veck and Miss Peck was another experiment , which was even more of a success Guessing contests fhavo taken a firm hold on Omaha soclet > iiiul by long odds the moat Interesting of these that lias been noticed for several uei'ka wBrj that of Mis H M McClanahan. It was a poster party and the guests were asked to guess the mine of some well luiown firm from an advertisement cut from n popular maga/lne , newspaper or other publication Another Intel eating guessing contest of the week was that In which vail- ons parts of the human body were to be Inferred from similar terms denoting other objects The organisation of a toboggan club has been the means of pro > ldlng much nport for the joung folks of the smart set who have had considerable more of Indoor amenities tlnn of outdoor sport It Is only to bo rcgiotted that tlin inexperience of ono of tlio gentlemen guiding a toboggan the other evening resulted In pilnful Injuries to onu of society's fjlrest daughter During the coming week there are to be two marriages that will attract no little at tention. There are numeious card parties , kcnslngtons , dlnnei parties and othei small nffalr.3 , but no largo parties on the week's calendar The prospect of having the town fairly well undei the cover of a white man- Uo means that there will be more of out door sport and less of Indoor pleasure dur ing the coming week than for several weeks past and for this prospective amount of healthful pleasure all these who aie Inter ested In the welfare of our society belles and beaut should glvo much thanks Ono of the rulca cf correct social con duct which Is becoming so well established that men are revelling in the relief It brings < lees nway with the necessity of sending cards In answer to Invitations to afternoon receptions and teas The return of a card used t3 bo looked teen as a necessary acknowledgment of such .in nttc-ntlcri That 1 no longer the case and an Invitation to anything less font > il than a dinco or a dln- nci may bo Ignored "It was list winter , " said a womin vv'.io has had experience H tluso matters , "that the number of cards hpnt In re'ponco to Invitations to afternoon entertainments began to diminish , and tbls -winter ono sees to few of them that the old iulo miy be looked upon as havlmg finally passed away along with some of the o'her usages of sooletj v.hlch were formerly regarded as obligatory but have tolaj nulto dlscopeared Men In nartlcular nre satisfied "with any now rule which relieves them of > the burden of even so slight a duty as mall- Ing an envelope TMo 'oimalltles attending ( iftpinoon affairs have giadually diminished until there seenib nothing left to bo elimi nated It was only a few > cnrs ago that 1ho guestn at a tea p-'oke a few words to the hoste s as they were leaving This vva followed bj a change vvhlh led persons to Ket out of the room as quickly as possible , nnj no\v they hurry away without a word of Carting This has Its advantages for the licstess 'Fici ! went the fashion of leaving tatiiA at n tra , and now that the habit of fending them has gonn out of fashion there teems to reiraln / . > ry little that used to make these a'ternoon gatherings fairly for- anal I'osslblj the first cau e Oi ? this change was the decision of the hostesses about ten jearwago that they made a mistake In wear- Jig full evening clnss In the afternoon and that t'ley shculd wccr gowns of a much less elaborate clnractei " II.MMiiil of "lnriu4l \ \ OI-KCPH. " On Thuisday nfteinoon the Earnest Work- f\a \ the ladles' Aid society of the Tlrst Christian cliuuh , gave n luncheon to their president. 'Mrs ' W J Mount at the homo ol Mrs McMastors , 2JJO Hint blroet This llttln entertainment was u surprise to Mrs ( Moimt anl was given to celebrate her twen tieth annual election as president of this soi lety The Earnest Workers were organized In lAugust of 1S78 by Kev II H Tyler , who OVBS hero to looir.anUo thu Christian church Tlilj llttlo band of woikeis has beta In fCwIvi ) service during all these years under the leadership of the s.ime president The regular meeting of the society Is held or Thursday afternoon of each week At this tlmo an ) business of Inteust to the church whether It bo large or small , receives atten tion During the years that have gene dcntl : has claimed many of the Hi at workout o'her members have moved to distant homed ea that on Thursday afternoon only the of the charter members were present to hol | celebrate thla anniversary After the regu lar buslnef-8 of the meeting had been dis posed of and the umiu.il report of the so- cleij read the members wc-rci Invited to the dining room , where u dainty lunch was toned After the good tlilnqs had been dla li.ut.il of Itev J M Vavvte'i on behalf of Ilia Mount's eo workers presented her with Ihu beautiful bowl of loses that had been the centerpiece of the table a rose for c.ery ) eai of her scivlco Mrs Mousit te- Ihe 1(0)al ( la the diqhrst grade baking powder l.nonn. Actual tints bliow It ( joesono- tlilrd further lliuti any other branJ. Absolute/ ! Pure /Jov ! i BUttNa feweiR ce. , MW yonit. spondcd In a liappy llttlo speech of thanks and the guests retired to the parlors for social Intercourse. Yntei' ( li-rniiiii. The first segment of the local society tlrclp ijo > ed Itself mightily 01 Thursday uen- IIIK , thu occasion being n rlbiran gcrnian at the homo of the Misses Yntcs In addition to the full membership of the club there were present n number of xlsltors 1'our \ery attractive figures were danced by those In attendance under the leadership of Mr John Patrick. The favors were especially prottj , flovvrrs bolnt ; need for fie uf the figures , the men being provided with rose nnd the women with violets , which weru ex change 1 during the dancing Other favor wcro hand-painted souvenirs In the form o booklets for the men and butterflies for th women Hnch favor had part of n verse o sotno popular comic nccig. which Its poi sessoi was required to sing n 1 partner wore found by completing the vciua Thli brought out considerable hi heilo con-ealei \ocal ability In another figure , npproprl ately called 'Tacetlous , " the women wer designated by numbers and the gcntlemei b ) aptly contrived nicknames , the partner so selected not knowing the Identity of thel companions until the couples were united The nature of the nicknames may bo gathered from the following specimens Mr John Patrick wes characterized as "Jovla Pat , " Mr Thomas Crelgh as "Tough Cus tomcr , " Mr. Charles Kountre as * Capturei Knight , " Mr Harry McCormlck ns "Hand some ) Man , " and Mr. Handall Urown a "ltn.thcr llashful " i tnlnniiMits < if HieVroK. . The Six-Hand Kuchro club met Tuesday with Mrs 12 M iMorsman The Mlrscs Wnkeley untertalned a fcv frlcma at a chafing dish supper last even Ing. In hcnor of Miss Han bleton of lopek Miss C'ara ' Pnlmei entertained iat luncheo yesterdaj. The South Side Whist club was cntcrtalnei lEtt TucsiU } at the residence of Mrs. Rogers 2210 Thlrtj-second a\cnue. Mrs Powers entertained a small number o friends at n dainty luncheon on Thursday at noon at her homo on Park avenue. The llterarj society of the Omaha Com mcrclal college gave an entertainment Tues day night In the form of a til-soi-Ial. In honor of Miss Parker of Cincinnati on MUs Florence Morse' , Mrs Richard Carrie entertained most delightfully on AVeducsda evening. Mi and Mrs C \Vllhelmgavcachaim Ing supper on Tucsi'-iy evening as a farevvol to Mr UV IJKon , who Is soon to leav for New York. On Wednesday evening the C A I , Can club met at the home at Mr end Mrp Weeth The favors were won by Mrs. Kin and Mr Sackett Dlshop and Mm WoithViRton ontcrtatnci at luncheon jesteidaj and at dinner 01 Wcdnesdaj In honor of Mr. and Mrs UJsoi of Detroit. Mich. Mr and Mr ° Hcrnhardt celebrated th tvventj-flfth anniveisar > of thcii marriage a tholr home , J307 North Twentieth street , o Thursday evening. i\Irs Cdward Portei Peck and Miss Pod entertained delightfully at a ' standln luncheon ' on Thursday afternoon bctwce the hours of 1 and 3 o'clock The C M. D A. Social club gave anothc of Its Interesting high live parties on Tues day evening The prizes vcro won bj Mrr Joseph McCaffrej and Mr. Joseph McGratli. Mr. and MM P W. Hieckenrldge , at 131 South Thirtieth avenue , entertained a sma ! company last Tuesda > evening In honor o theli friends , Mr. and Mrs Prank P. Alle of Denver. The rt home of Mrs Clark Colt on Wednes day afternoon was a charming affair. Th hostess was assisted In receiving by Mcs dames Sargent and Kuhns and Misses Tultey Cooke and Laura Morse Miss Anna Kelly entertained her friend at her hoiie , 2'KS ) Franklin strost , on Trl day evening. The evening was plcacuntl spent with games and music , after which re frcshments were served. Mr and Mrs Addison S Carter cntei talned the H T. Card club oa Wednesday evening. The game plajed was Thlrtj-three Prizes were wen by Mrs S A McWhorte and Mr George E Barker. Miss I/jilla Tulccy gave a charming lunch eon jcsterday afternoon In honor of Mrs Thomas Steveno Clark Onlj a small num her of guests were bidden Pink ro&es fciaie-i the pilnclpal llornl decoration Miss Cornelia Hutler , 1713 South Tenth street entertained her friends on Tuesday evening from 4 to C , In honor of her twelftl birthday. Music , fjames and a da'nty lunch made the evening very enjoyable Last Wednesday night the officers and superintendent of Pro , > ect Hill cemetery called en Jndgo Uuldvvln and picsentcd bin with i gold-headed cane It was the fiftieth anniversary of Judge Unldvvln's marriage The women's regular Monday Afternooi club cf the DroAol hotel tpont an afternoon at cards , at which Mrs Miller won first prize , Mrs Wlndhelm second and Mrs Davis correlation Light icfreshnients were served The members of the I'rlday club tendered a surprise party to Mrs Harry P Deuel nt her home. Nineteenth nnd Dodge streets last evening. The occasion was to appro- pi lately celebrate. 'Mrs. ' Ueuel's birthday an- nlv craary. The Saturday Night Card club met with Mi and Mrs J C. Dodman , 2425 Dodge itrcct , last Saturday evening , when a moot 'ellghtful cven'ing ' was spent by the mem- jcrs PrlzM were won by Mr. and Mia. = i L Kclley Mrs J. Lincoln llaker entertained about thirty-five guests at n high five party on Trlday of last week. Mrs T V. ( Jodfioy won the first pri e , a l--ndsomo cut glass vaoe the second a beautiful p'.ate , woa won by M's Dinning Mrs lloger.s was the gonlal hostess of the South Sldo Whist club last 'Incblay. Mrs O D Woodward md Mls.3 . Shelly were the jjues'a of honor Aftei pai taking of refresh ments prices wt re-awarded Mr ? H II Salis bury and Mrs Marty. On Wednesday evening Mr. Frank I Hi own entertained n number ot his friends at hl > i looms , 711 South Sixteenth street Cauls were Indulged In until a late hour music following by Prof G A Prcutcn of Sioux City and Prof C II Kecfer. The Gemuethllck Kelt High I'lvo club met last Turolay at the home of Mr , end Mrs 0 U DrakeIn Orcrard Hill The first prices were won by Mr and Mrs G. I ) Drake the consolation prizes were awarded to Mr II HnMfs ard Mro John Hcnmer The Partnlghtly club gave Its usual pleas ant pioqiesslvo high five hist Friday night It was attended and enjoyed by a greater number than usual The first pi ires were \von by Mrs Herman Preodmsn and Mr V A frecn ! , the consolation prizes by Mrs Davla and Mr \ Miller Ono of the pleasant social events of the veek was given last Filday evening , the occasion being u surprise tarty to Mlsa Til lie Muyer , 1S11 Webster street Gamwwero played , ami sevenl Instrumental selections vvtTi1 given by different ones present Sup- icr was nerved t'lortly after 12 o'clock List Monday afternoon acid evening M ! Winifred II Howecf 2C21 Hrlstol street ce e- jratcd her eighth blithday by giving a iarty ; o her youag friends Mlsj Wlalfied received inaiu valuable and pretty piesonts from her ninierous friends After tefreshmejis were lervrd Mr Win ha gave thu young folks a sleigh ride The Kensington lunchccci of Mrs Casper 12 YenT on Thursday afternoon was ono of he inott signal ot social successes duilng the irt' ent fusion It Introduced a new form > f entertainment to Omaha women , and it s EUfo to prctllct that lucichr ons combined Uth more or less handiwork will prove popu- ar hero in the future At the residence of Mrs K R Bruce the 'ore t Hill Card club was beautifully enter- alncd on Wcdncalay The game of vvhlut tas played at 11 vo tables After a dainty epast , herved 1 courses , orlzes were warded to Mesdamcw J M Motcalf , T. L. Clmtall , Oeorgo Barker and George W ioldrege , In the order named Miss Fayctto 'olo and Miss Hello Klmball oatcrtalned the lub with music and readings Mrs. J S Brady gave a very pleasant Ix-hand euchre party Wednesday The ooiiu were tastefully decorated and dainty Dfreahments were nerved during the after- eon The lli-i > t pilzo.s , a handkerchief a In-cushlon and a dolly , wcro wcci by Mr * . S Carter , Mrs , A. L Heed and Mtes .la Sharp , who cut with MUs Hurgott , Mrs larbur of Hloomlnetc i and Mrs Moore of ouiicll liluffa , The aecond prlzci , bunches of violets , were carried off bMrs. . AnqlH , Mrs t'olpptzer asd Mis JcJlvn A spec'al prize , a candlestick offcreJ to thecontti - tant pljjlrg 'he greatest nuinter of lone bauds , nert ti Mw Crumnier Mr nnd Mrs Sol Hopper entertained the members o < the A-ha-ma club on Saturday ovonkis at 2"26 South Nineteenth street. The first prizes ot cards were > won by Mrs Al bert Powell and Mr Taylor nnd the corsola- tto'i prizes wcro awarded to Mrs George Devnll and 'Mr George I ) HIco. DanclnK and refrcthments fallowed. Mliis Ulla Vn'.ll entertained the Madlsrn hotsl last evening , the affair being a re- un on of the twenty seven mambsrs of a party to Callfornli last summer , veiy BUC cc afully conducted by Mr Woodward Allen of Couii"ll Bluffs. The e-ntcrtalnmcnt las evening was attended by the entire party the gtuats being residents of Council Bluffs ind Omaha. The Oriole club members and Its friends to the number ot about fifty couples as'em b'ed ' at the house of ono member las WodntvJay c\enng ! and adjourned to Charles Street lark , where the evening waa very pleasantly spent In skating. Mr. Beck actc' as n aster of ceremonies nnd with the as slstaacc of the manager of the park , the occtalon was made an event to bo long re membered by nil attending. Mr nnd Mio C 0 Nleman ga\e acry en Joynblo high live party last Monday evcnln In honor of Mrs M G K'bbo of Chicago Assisting Mrs Nleman was her sister , Mia Minnie Wensa , and Mlsw BlancheHungatc In the cuily pait of the evening Mastci' ' By ron dellvcied nery pretty recitation Th head v il7es 'vvcro won by Mrs F. Gould an Ml. C W. DcLametrc , while Mis W. A Wllcox and Mr J G Bishop were console for their bad luck by two llttlo doll dablcs. Mia Frances Mu.uaugh gave n tea yestur t.ay afternoon In her art studio at the Paxto block to her friends and' patrons , which en ablcd the latter tolovv her more iccen productions In oil nnd water-color. Mr.s Mumnugh was assisted In icceivlng by Meo dames W. V , ' Keysor , Mrs 0 S Hoffina and Mis' ' Levl Carter , the MUses Susann Walker , Mona Martin and Agnes 1'merson Numeroiiij studies of scenes In Holland am Colorado , all produced from nnturo by th nitlst , were viewed approvingly and befor each guest depaitcd she was served with dainty cup of delicious lea Mis Kills Blerbower ga\o two very do llghtful entertainments to n number o friends during the week On Wednesday she entertained a number of her marrlci fi lends at an enjoyable Kensington tea , nnd on Friday a number of younger women wcro there to enjoy n similar nffalr. Mrs liter bower v.as assisted on these occasions by Mrs Boyd nnd Miss Boyd and by Mrs Tay lor and MUs .Mabel Taylor. The looms were prettily decorated with flowers and the guests weio served with icfrcbhments a their places , where the rest of the tlmo they busied themselves with their Indivldun handiwork. Ono of the most successful entertainment ! of the series given this season to the Drexc hotel guests tcok place on Thursday even Ing A musical and literary program was the principal feature under the direction o Mrs. i : Mathlsoa These who so ably as sisted In the evening's pleasures were Mrs M.uhlson and Miss Clara Harto In a piano duct. Mrs Cameron and Miss LJowman in a number of vocal belcctlons , Mrs Mathlson In her Inimitable style of i collations , Miss Illgglns in a selection on the plans nnd Mr Charles Illgglns achieved a vciliable trl uniph on his violin playing At the close o the program dancing was Indulged In uatl the small hours of the morning On Tuesday afternoon the members ot the C A. L Kensington club met at the homo of Mrs Mrtln , where two novel guessing contests awaited the guests The first was a contest that the bishop and students o Oxford competed In and the bishop won the prize. The manuscript was given to Mrs Martin ; the subject was on a human balng nnd had thirty-three answers Dlfferenl parts of the human frame wcro named as follows A piece of English money , a crown the products of a camphor box , gums , a trunk with two lids trunk and eyelids ; two lofty trees , palms cf hands , two students pupils ; flno flowers , two lips. Mrs Weeth was the fcrti/nnte ono to win the prize and for the blind guess Mrs. Burmlngham won the prize. Mrs II. M. ( McClanahan entertained a num ber of friends nt two very enjoyable occa sions on Wednesday and on Friday after- neon On Wednesday the principal amenity was termed Salamagundl and a dlffeiput ganio of cards was played at each table On Filday the guests were asked to look over two score of the most commonnlaoe adver tisements found In the newspapers and mag azines of today and to write on a slip of paper the name of the article for which the advoitisement stood or the name of the ( irm represented Mrs Perfect and Mrs Dale proved to he equally well posted on the papular ads of the end of the century and they played off the tie In a novel man- ne.1 Each threw bean bags toward a cer tain point the one making the beat score Mrs Perfect , being awarded the first prize Mrs , Dale won the second MotCIIU-IltM Of I'fOplO. Mrs J M. Metcalf left for Now Yoilt y cstorday. Mr and Mrs Roy Austin have returned fiom a southern trip Mr S A McWhnrtcr , who has been nulto 111 , Is Improving rapidly- Mkn Laura Morse returned Wednesday fiom a vlblt in Minneapolis. I.Mr John II Evans is recovering from an attack of typhoid pneumonia General and Mrs. Cow in nnd Miss Cow In returned to Omaha last week. Miss Margaret McKcll of DCS Molnc s , la , will soon visit friends in this city. Chancellor MacLean of the Nebraska uni versity was in the city Thursday- Miss Frances Gilbert left yesterday for a shoitislt with friends In Chi a , eMUs MUs Anna Qulullven Is a gcu't of her sis ter , Mru O II. Wiith , at Walnut Hill Miss Lllalcxamler Is expected homo fiom Madison , Wis , eaily In February. Miijs Mary Malone 1 is returned fiom a three weeks' vtbit with relatives In Ohio MM I Kaufman has gene to Philadelphia to vhlt her parents for about nix weeks Miss Hnttlo Morrla on Thursday rctuniel fiom Topcka after a pleasant visit with frlonds Mr and Mrs. John C Wfliarton have re turned from a wedding tile through bouthcrn California. Mr and Mrs Morltz Meyer OTO roelvlng congiatulatlons on the anival of a baby girl at their homo A numerous circle of friends sincerely re- prct the lomoval of Mr and -Mrs. Gcorgo II PCo'runi to New York Mr and Mrs C T Taylor and Miss Mabel Taylor left Thursday for Galvcston , where they will remain until coring Mrs Andrew Ellibon of Klrksvllle , Mo , and Mrs A J Hill of Kansas City are vis iting Mrs D M. Vlnconlulcr. Major and Mrs A H Anderson of Hot Springs , S D , aio 'ii ' the city the guests of Mr od Mrf W G Templcton. Mlsa Hcsslo Allen ot .Milwaukee , who 1 = teaching Omaha's uoclety women scientific whist , Is stopping'at ' the Malison , Mlis Louo Bellamy rcturne-1 homo on Thursday from Chicago , where f > ho enjoyed p pleasant vlolt with her aunt , Mrs. George. Ely. Ely.Mia L M Occtor left for her homo nt Rod Oak , la , during the week , after having liail a pleasant visit with friends In the city. city.Mrs Mrs Charles L I/iwton and Miss Ileth Volll will return to their ' .mine In Ciioplo Creek , Cole , on Tuesday , alter a month's visit hero. Mr James P. Cusack , wife and daughter of Portland , Ore , arc * In Omaha on a visit ; o Mr Cusack s * father , Mr. Samuel Cusack , 1S10 draco strtot Mr J. 0. Schrlover , who has ibeen til slnco ast August from the effects of typhoid fever , eaves tonight for the eouth and went to ic- ; aln his former health Mlba Grace- Allen returned Thursday from t visit In Qutncy , III She was accompanist > y Miss Helen Clcavo'and of Denver , who vlll renal i ) In Omaha for some time. MM Charles A Rtitheiford and Miss lutherford have returned from a plcaean * . ojourn In Texas Duilng their absccico they blted friends In Houston and Galvcston Mrs John A Templeton , who has been \cry 111 slnco NewYear's day with malarial over , li slowly recovering , Owing to her Mr , and Mia. Tcnvplcton have rente J tbrlr housn n"n < Pvvlll iboard for the winter1 nt 2102 Caai street Mrs Myrcci D Smith , well known In O'naha by her beautiful contralto voice , Is studying In Wefiiork City this winter Mr. and UTS Frank F Tompleton left Wednesday alternoon for their new home In Portland Ore , ft hero Mr. Templeton goes to take chariot 'Of the office of a branch es tablishment of thi > Cudihy Pack'ag company. Mr. Fred I.wwo ini ifo returned yester day from n tlireo weeks' pleasure trip to Now York toil Vither eastern cities. They wcro unfoituil Ma 'enough ' to have rtielr trunks burned In a wreck between Philadelphia and Rochester , N Y. < i iMiil | > of tln > Captain Wflla of the Glcnvvood mllltla paid the Guards a recent visit. Lieutenant Wilson has leturned from nn extended vlalt to Washington , D. C. Corporal Conant filed his re-enlistment papers with Captain Mulford recently. Private C. M ! Ekstrom has resigned and will shortly remove to Now York City. Private Kumper has resumed his place In the company after an enforced absence of several weeks Applications for membership nro on file fiom E. S Chadwlck , John E. Mathlcaon nnd Hugh Packard The following discharges for the good of the seivlco have been approved Privates Taylor. Alstrom and WllkUi" . Corporal Simpson and Miss Walsh wor married on Wednesday , January 19. They have the congratulations of the Guards. Private II. B. Klnncy was recently promoted meted to the grade of corporal , vice Cor poial II J. Lund , who has aerved his en llstment Private C L Allen has served three year nnd upon the approval of his request to discharge , his name will be placed on th honorary membership roll. The Omaha Guards announce their usun monthly medal drill for tomorrow evening nt their armorj The drill will b-o followed by an Informal dance program , to vvhlcl the comp.'tiy's filends mo crodlnlly Invited At the last company meeting the iticstlot ] of the company's attendance at the St. Puu National encampment was thoroughly can vasscd 'Umobt ' unanimous approval of th trip was the result , and preliminary step were taken toward the organization of a drill team. On Thursday evening February 10 , th Guards will glvo the first of a scries of dancing parties at the Metropolitan club The committee Intends that these parties shall be bcmi mllltaiy In charactci and shall equal in popularity the dances for- merely given In the Capitol avenue armory Invitations are to bo issued this week. \\LMllIlllKH IIIIll The wedding of Mlsa Lconaid to Mr Franl Tccts will take place at the home of the bride , 2C31 Ilarncy street , on Wednesday a lilh noon Mr William Cole and Miss PSioebo M Ivaney were married on Tuesday at the rcsl denco of the groom's mother , 9U Soul ! Twenty-fifth street. On Tues lay last occurred the wedding Ii Deadwood , S D , of Mr. J. Wentworth Carse a former resident of Council Bluffs and wcl k.iown In Omaha , to 'Miss ' Hairlctt St Clalr Charlton of Deadwood Mr. nnd Mrs J T. Knox announce the engagement of their daughter , Florence Lodge Knox , to Mr Fre < lei ick George Hartman - man The wedding will be a home affair and will take plate in the latter part o February. The wedding of Mr W. A Saumlers , a well-known attorney of Omaha and formerly president of the city council , and Miss Jessie Peters of Mount Pleasant , la , occurred at Mount Pleasant last Tuesday afternoon Mr and Mrs Saundcrs are enjoying a hort east ern trip and will return to Omaha about Febiuary 1. In the presence of only near i datives , am' friends , -Mr William T Garrow and Miss Maude EJ Krown were quietly married at the aome of the brHc's parents , 2J09 Leaven- worth street , At 7 o'clock , on Wednesday evening Mr and Mrs Garrow will bo at I'ome to their many friends after February 9 at 3719 Marcy street. The wedding pf Miss Dorethe Heniletta Manger , daughtei cf Mrs Mary Manger , to Mr Charles Potts , a prominent contiactor of this city , will take place at Kountze Moiro-lal English Lutheran church , on Tues day afternoon at 2 o'clock Mr and Mis Potts will leave fci St Louis and the cast immediately after the i mairlagc. On their return to the west tl ey will reside at Newcastle castleWy o PIl'IIMII CM 111 I'l < ISI > ct'l. Mrfl Frank ColpeUor gives a card party- next Friday Mlbs Amy Barker gives a Kensington Tuesday afternocn at 2 o'clock. Mis Edward Porter Peck gives t'jo first of a sciies of dli-ncrb next Tuesday. Mrs John S Brady has Issued invitations , for a card party next Monday afternoon The Fortnightly club will meet at Hie Drexel hotel on Friday evening , Februaiy 11. On Tuesday the Six-Handed Euchre club will bo entertained by Mrs John A. Hor- bach. bach.Oi Oi February 9 ttie C. A. L Glad club v.lll bo enteitallied at the home of Mi. and Mrb Rlsley. On February 1 the members of the C A Li Kensington club will be entertained by Mrs. Sackett In honor of Mosdumcfc Bache and Law ton the'Misses ' Wakeley will glvo a tea on Tues day afternoon. Mesdamc' . Fjsnk Ransom and Gcsrge Osvell have Issaed caids lor a reception on riiuroday afternc-on The Forest Hill Card club will bo entei- alncd by Misses Uavcnpoit and Cole on Wcuiiesday , February 9. The next mcetlig of the South Sldo Whl.it 'lub will be held at the home of Mrs Hall , jOS South Thirty -second ( btreet The next meeting of the Catholic Mutual benevolent Association Social club will be lehl on Tuesday evening , Fcbiuary 8 , at \rllngtcn hall. Mr Charles M Fcater las purchased the Berry phainacy at Sixteenth and Webster sticets , Drexel hotel , where ho will bo > ] cased to meet all his friends COI.M : < ; U I\IIIIIITIOV AlctlioiI/4 of Kiliiralliin to IIIMiimii III I'llhllc Xt-J.1 \\ViliH-sdfi ) . All educational exhibition of college work and results .will be given at Cielghton col- tgo Twenty-fifth and Callfoinla sticets , In his city , on next Wednesday , Fcbiuary 2 , at P m. The educational institutions of this state are planning and preparing niethcds of ex- ilbltlng the r class work and its success to ho eyes of visitors at the coming Transmls- isslppi Exposition To do so for Kimary ducatlon Is not very dllllcult Hut ex perience has Htiovyn that it Is a very tin- atisfactory tat't ' to attempt the application f such mctrods Jo the processes of study vhlt.li are pecullai to colleges and unlver- Itics The exercises at Creighton college text Wednesday , to which all friends or ducatlon are Invited , and will bo adm.tted ice of charge , atp ntumlcd to suggest ether ncthoda than such M strike the cyo only f the spectator to bring to the notice of the ubllc what la most valuable In college ( dil ation namely , 'tho mental and personal laiulng which it Imparts to the student The exercises on th'b occasion will bo con ned to fho study uf mental philosophy as aught to the cl ss of 'OS They will con- tat ot simple Unas1 turrit performed in pub ic , and to an oral examination of seine nombera cf the class , first by their ordinary rofesbor , and afterwards by any ana of the udlenio who may Us willing to question or IJLtt The matter of the exam nation overs the whole Hold gene over In t ) o first or in , which Is just now completed As the oung gentlemen who are to bo examined ro equally prepared on every portion of their ask , It la duo to them to state clearly tliat o moans will bo negloctcd to convince all resell t that the processes followed will se- uro a thorough and buna fldo examination. I'nr < hr I'nrl Irthiir Trlji. Secretary J. K Utt of the Commercial lub l.ssueil a circular yesterday which Is otlcu to any member of the organization vho desires to join the 1'orti Arthur ixcui- lon to M < uiu n berth In sleeping t irs bc- or tomorr vv evmlng The- application must be , u > uirtpanltU by a check foi ? ? 0 and thu e-Iub.s order for cart * inubt bo L > a d upon the number of ac-M puinccs. OMAHA SUIIlUtllS. Flnrcnt'c. Miss Prudence Tracy spent Friday night In Omaha with friends. Mw. Hans Ivcrson of Coffman , Nob. , was visltlni ! with ( Mrs. Olc Olson Friday. Prof. Backus of the public schools was n business visitor In Omaha Saturday Mrs Ijou Orcbo of Omaha was called here Tuesday on account of thu serious Illness of her mother , Mrs Reeves. Mr nnd Ml s Dauglass of Omaha were visiting Mr nnd Mrs J. C Jacobson , who Hvo a mile north of the ulty , Monday David Gallop was taken seriously 111 while at work Friday nnd had to bo taken homo In a wngoa and nt present Is no better. J. Gordon of llennati , Neb , while on n bjslness trip to Omaha ono day this week , stopped oft nnd visited with Mr Kirk Miss Mcncke , daughter of Sheriff Menclte of Blair , Is In the city visiting her aunt , Mrs Andiovv Anderson , for n few days. Mrs George Stalon nnd son Frank went to Crescent , la , Saturday , to visit Mrs Hemv Peterson of that place , Mrs Stalcti's sister. tMrs C. V. Nleman nnd Miss Mlnnlo Wcasa of Omaha spent Saturday and Sun day with their parents , Mr. acid Mrs. Wcasa. Rev. R. W. Scott , evangelist , ot Wahoo , Neb. , Is holding n series of revival meetings at the city hall and has a large attendance every night. L N. Warllcr was called from Tckanmh Monday on account of the serious Illness ot his llttlo daughter. Her death Is expected al uny time. If the cold weather continues the Arctic Ice company will put n force of men to work Monday morning cutting Ice from the reservoirs and putting It Into Us new ice house hero. Rev. Dr W. W. Harsha , president of the Omaha T hoologlcal seminary , was In the e-lty Sunday nnd preached nt the Picsbyterlan church , returning homo Mon day morning. Will Weber , who 1ms been In thu city fern n week visiting with relatives nnd friends , left for Tekamnh Monday where he will visit some friends before returning to his homo In Wayne , Neb. Miss Blanch Tucker , a graduate of the public school here , was elected by the- school toaul In the place of Helen Morse , resigned Miss Tucker entered upon her duties at once , teaching the Intermediate room The South Omaha Ice nnd Coal company has Its largo Ice house full , finishing Fri day , piocurlng about half of the Ice to fill the housu fiom the river and the other half was taken from the reservoirs The lukt cut ting from the rebervoirs averaged about eleven Inches thick nnd that taken from the river fourteen Inches thick. The Knights of the Foiest Installed the following olllcers , assisted by members from Foiest council of Omaha , Tuesday tiight D C HOES , C. , James C. Kindred , L , J. G Ncglcy , chaplain , F. A Ayers treabiirer , W R. Wall , secretary , W. I. Kindred , herald , J. W. Simpson , guard , W. A. Wilson , sen- tiy , E H Walker , T. P. Hasklns and Hugh Suttle , trustees. Al/Dirt a year ago Will Crookshank lost a team of her es , wagon nnd harness by going through the Ice noith of town. Ho has found the hainesa and the neckyoko They were found by a man living on 'the ' river bank near Riverviow park , some time last spring Mr CicoKshauk just found out a few days asra about them being found and traced the harness up , as they had been sold two or three times , and will have possession of them In afew days Nothing of the wagon was found. Part of the skeletons of the horses weio attached to the harness IIl'IIHOII. Miss Emma Wood of Omaha was a vis itor last Thursday In Benson. Mrs C. Wolcott of Omaha v tailed with friends in Benson last Wednesday. The meeting of the school board was held nt the school house oil Wednesday night. The olllclal boaid of the Methodist Episco pal church met at the church Saturday night , a'week ago Mr and .Mrs William McGlnnis of Elk- hoi n visited a few days of last week with relatives in Benson. Rev John Dale of Omaha will preach to day In the evening No services will be held In the morning. Mrs. A. M" . Safford left Wednesday evening for an extended visit with relatives and frlendb In Geneoeo , 111. Miss Lettio and Zella Smith came up from Plattsmouth Friday evening to make a visit with friends In Bonbon. The Ladles' Aid society met at the home of Mrs. A. M Grove last week. They will meet with Mis S. U. Hoffman next Wednes day at 2 30 p m. The pulpit of the Methodist church was filled by the pastor in the mowing and In the evening a number of the association boys held a gospel sun Ice This was ono of the most enjoyable cntcr- talnmentB given for some time and a large ciowd gathered at the hall , all appreciating the entertainment. The proceeds will be used for the benefit of the church Revival meetings have been In progress 'or the last three weeks at Monmouth Park , conducted by the pastor of this place , and t Is hla Intention to close them with the ending of this week and conduct special meetings at this place soon. At the Town hall Friday evening , Jan uary 8 , n musical nnd bhadow pantomime was given under the auspices of the Ladles' \ld fiociety The program consisted of ten nus.cal ntimbeiB , bevcral of them being cncoicd , and closed with three laughable shadow pantomimes. Port CrooK. A now prhcciei- has arrived at the post Private Kenneth , Company G , Ins been discharged. Lieutenant Patten Las gene east on a nonth's leave. Mrs Moore , wife of Lieutenant Moore , Is n Denver fora tea days' visit. Lleutcraut Hodgca loft lajt Wednesday to mpect the annuity goais Issued at Lower Uulo agency , Chamberlain , S D A lodge of the Iirproved Older of Red Men was organize } at the pest with a mem bership of almost llfty Sergeant falmm wda elected chief cachem The Young Men's Christian ustsoclatlrn of Omaha haul offered to co-operate In any p'-ii- slblo way for the advancement of the Fort Crook School league Private Murphy of Compary F , who 1 js reon sick for aomo time , died Friday and vas burled Saturday in South Omaha In the Catholic reinetcry Hh remains were ac companied by a nun bor of enl'sted men , vho lolonged to the same Catholic boclety 1 at the deceased was a member of. Dr Koerper has been ordered to take tatlon In Oirala from hero , about April 1 ) i Koeipcr relieves Dr Bache who Is ord- ncd to vVpshlngtcn Dr Wolf Ii ordered itio on temporary duty ns asoUstart to Di Pllrhor , who Is at pretont the only doctor t Fort Crcok. The following h the program given by the 'vventy neeccul infantry orchestra on Friday ilBht March The Lion Turner Sousa ivtrtim y.eropir Kldello f ! Van Hcthovan Oh iracterlstlc Piece The Jolly Pickan innies I'UPIIIPI- 'atrol Iilsh Putriici SelM tlon Ei mini . . . J.iklnbuwski X-scrlptlvo I'lpce A Hunting Scene liucarossl Miss Olla Cook has opened n studio for hlna painting In Commercial Nat'l Bank bldg. M > HiiiioKii'iii rii-tini * i\iiiiiii. : Yesterday the pupils' mythological xhlblt , which him bien In progress In oem No. 3 of the High school , closed. t bus been most successful In uve > ry rewpect nd iih an ( ducator In what mythology ras ono for art the bcholais have found it nliiahlc ! The management of the nffalr has been n o large of Mrs J W Roudcbiish , In- truiloi of mythology In the High Hchool. 'no exhibit originated with her anil under icr dlroctlun all of the pupils gathered pic. ures wbl h would Illustrate the object lined ut by her plun Many Omaha people ouied their best works of urt to thu ex- Ibltlun , tai > result being that fully 200 flno nythologlial pictures were ari urecl Mm loudchush thinks Unit the mholarti have erlveil many benefits from fie depirture nl It Is altogethei probable that other dls plays of u similar character will be planned foi stated Intervals In the future. Y , M. C. A. Bldg OF BROKEN LINES. Among these arc P. D. , W. C. C , , R. & G. , Armor Side , J. B. , and W. C , C , in a summer gray Jaxton and Hauton Corset Waists no better dollar waist in the market. All of the above at Just Half former price. Children's Waists broken lines in Ferris , H. W. and Double V. All at Half Former Price. See the Tailor Made Corsets we are selling at j | | 50c and New French Models for $1.00. Siiniiniiininfc Does better work and goes further than any other LAUNDRY SOAP. ONB TRIAL , CONVINCE © . i Annual Subscriptions to Standard Magazines arc Offered as Prizes for Saving llie Wrappers ; Explanation on Each Wrapper. JUT PYM/S I AKT.MIL i MIUIL Soi'oinl of Model Clothing r llui-Kliii-N Halves n CmitV.MNlon. Alllo Gordon , the second of the burglars who entered the store of the Model Clothing company on Christmas eve , was placed un der arrest yesterday. The full amount of the pioperty was al so recovered from differ ent pawnshops auid Epp's saloon on South Sixteenth street , to the value of about $73 Gordon made no denial of his guilt and gave an account of hla cc-nnection with the burglary. Ho had been employed In a lodging house near Thirteenth vcid Dou Irs streets , Just above the Model Clothing com pany. Qa the night of December 24 lie had spent the evening with C. M Call , the man arieated Trlday for the earao offense , and after closing time they accompanied the clerk of the store to a restaurant Gordon < -'iya that he later .jccompaaled the clerk part of the way home to make sure he would ot Interrupt them and them returned to as sist his partner In entoiing the store Ho said they could see a policen ai on the cor ner , diagonally across the street and therefore - fore made some otteirpt at caution. The rent dooi w > s opened with a key previously Itted end they made- their escape through the sime entrance , with ca many ciothcs as thev cou'd cany The thefts Included two sulta of clothes two extra coats and vestu and two overcoats The men u.is'ed tbo policeman without incident and escaped. Iho garments rccoveicd were Identified by Mi. lllrachbeig , proprictoi of the Model Clothing company end Goidon and Call have been recognised by pawnbrokers as the men who sold them the goods. Ihoy have both been charged with burglary. A Delmore Chomy baritone , teacher of voice culture , a-tlstlcs singing , foi ward tone placing a specialty. Uoom J02 , McCaguo bldg POII I , > IIIHII'N Pate UiiUiirmn. Chief Gallagher as received n letter fiom n Mr Lymnn of St rrnncK Kan , asking Infoimatlon In connection with the where abouts of his biother Don Lym in , who vvua recently In tils city. Don Lymin wis brougnt to Omih i nearly u mcmth ngo on , i charge af sending obscene letters ) through the mill to a Mis Workin in of IIilKlei , Neb Ho was found guilty 111 the federal court and sentenced to flirty diva In the county pill and to j > iy a line of $ " . ) and rests Litct the brothei wrote u letter to United Stutes Attorney Hush , stating th it Don had suffered from n sever , ' nt'ack of typhoid finer In his youth nnd t at his mind had not been quite rltlht since On thliciount the y 011112 man'H sentence In Jill vva.s cut short nr < l his line was 10- iiiltted Monev vv.is sent to film by his lirotbei In St I'ruirl i with vvlikh to come home but , nccoidlnir to the lettei Just le- celvcd , be iippuently did not receive It. The hint hciud of young Lymun was tint he had stalled to walk home. i , < > r.\i , itiuvitins Elmer Woodcock , charged with assaulting Jchn KdHon , was fined ? 10 and costs by Judge Gordon. Ole Anderson , a dairyman living southwest of the city who was anested a sho-t tlmo ngo nn a chirge ot selling llscased meat , was discharged In Judge Gordon's court The Adams Halston Health club will meet at the homo of Mr aid Mrs Carson , 2209 Ohio street , at i > o'clock Tueaclay evening , rebnary 1 All Interested are Invited. Andievv Merllng , n South IVikota farm hand who has been lodging ot the polled station was given tun days on tlio street by Judge Goidon on a charge of vagrancy b P 1'orklns , llvling at 1721 Hurt btroot , who keens a horse at 1721 Cumlng iitreot , vvaa arrer.te'd ycatorday aft imoon for cruelty to animals The warrant was sworn out by iielghboia who allege ho doei not properly feed and care foi his horse A la.np In the dwelling ot Hugh Mc- Eathron , 2125 Charles street , oxplojcd at S 30 last night with same damage to the furnlahlnss of the r-om The blu/e ; > was ex- tti.ulBliud brforo the airlval of the llro de partment , with a loss of about $10 A sin ngor went Into the store of Loula Stock , 100S Noitih Sixteenth street and de manded that tl o proprietor give him tome I cash The demand was not only refused , > Mt ] Mr Fleck In addition tcok ta * stiangcr by the coat collar and thiow him Into the f > trcet A sheriff from Hod Oak , la , waa In the city ycsterJay in search of C n Lars-on , who Is wantel In Stanton , la , for running away from his betrothal with Tllllo Jjlm- Bon Larsn was loditRd by dcetcclives and arrested au a fugitive frccn jiMtlro Ho will bo taken to Icwa In the charge of the therlff J J Klnzle , who gained considerable notoriety about a month ago In company with a young woman named Miiuil Raymond In the theft of a collatetto from Urbansc yk's fur store , was arrested last night f r vagrancy. Ho was given a thirty-day float- , er's iiciitonco by JuJgo Gordon , and promlaod to leave the city An excited man ron Into the Continental engine house. Fourteenth : < nd Hartley btrccU , | ami Bald that the candy factmy of Kop.i , , Urclbuu & Co , Thirteenth and Jo.ic * utroeU , | was on flro A tun was made by the de- ( lartnunt only to find that nothing more forlouB was transpiring than the Issuing ot a largo amount ol atcani from tlio window 4 Collarettes Late shapes toinonovv at SrU.OS , SI,50. 85 , $0 , $7.50 and $10. Ladies' Suits S t y 1 i s h BIouso Suits and Ply Front Jacket Suitb at cut pi ices. Ladies * Cloaks Best shown any whole at the prices & 1 OS , $2,50 , * " > i $ " -r-0 Jind 5(10. ( In our $10 lot you will find the best cloaks wo hnvo hud this jour. You'll never know how muvh jou cun oiivc unless von look. tCLOAtf&SUITCO. I5iO-Douinas Street. ; n % o\iit TIII : \iurr vu viv. Iri'ot Ilill it > I'ulH Siiudi Oiniiliii Oiin mi ( li - ( Mil loiiti < . The street rallv.ay compiny has Issued an order to begin running the South Omaha trains over the Sixteenth street viaduct , be ginning this morning , Thu new tracks on South Sixteenth Htreet have been practhally completed and the remainder will be done when the street Is paved in the spring The ic'turn to the old route over the viaduct Is welcomed by the employes on the II ic ns the loundabout trip by way of Thirteenth street has been a source of iiconvonlence South Omaha people will also bo caved the necessity 01 the walk up the hill from Thir teenth to Sixteenth Hirects In order to tra is- for to the ciosa-town line < ' < n lul I lull mill : | | | | , , , On next 1 ucsd ly evening at G % o i lei It the ComniPirlil club ivlli luhl Its 11311 ir monthly iiui'tlng and dinner Th's hour vvl I bo duvo'ul to the Interests of the uxpisltlm nnd eacb number of the * I'Mcutlve tuimnlt- tco of the Ti unml-lss ppl aril Inuini- tlon il Exposition IIHSOI lutlon vlll tlvr a t'oneiso stit < m iit of whit bis d' pirii.n nt b.is icoomnMshod and work planned fur li.a future. I'KIISOX VI , p VII icj | VPJS. Govermr Holcomb Is in the city. O.1 M W. StCTie of Wahoo wa-i in Omaha yesterday. M n Welch of Lincoln Is registered at the Mlllard. Abu I'cpperber of I'lattsmouth la visit- Ink In Omaha n 15 Sadler of Lincoln was un Omaha vlbltor yestirday S C Wilaht cf Minneapolis M.nn , In stopping at the Darker , James Maiiahan , u piomlnont attorney of Lincoln. Is in the city Mrs W. It Steclo of Dtadwool Is visit- Iw , friends In the city. CScorga .Illicit nnd vvlfo of DCS Molnci , la , are atopplni ; at the Haifcci. C W. Grlnnoll a id wlfo of Sioux C'ity n o spending Sunday at the Itirkcr , Charliu W Whlto and I' . O'Donilcll cf Lin coln are relHtcrt-I ; at the IlJrkcr. John M. Holt of Mlloi City , Mont , a prominent cattleman , IB in the city. \ ' II Stone of LHccln came down < o Omaha Inc. evening to tpond Sunday J A 0 Shea , an ex-aldcrman of the city of Lincoln , wad In Omaha yrat"rd.iy P II Butler , W Hughes and L WaVi are Ch'cago arrivals t 7 pln at the Uarl.ei- \V S Mattley of Ord was among the No- b.aEkana who vlalted Omaha yesterday Amelia M Jonrw of Shenandoah , la vve In the city ycoterdiy , the guoit of friends C H Hartlrtt , representing thu Kan-so City Times , Kaunas City , Mo , la at tha Mur ker. ker.U' U' . 1) . DrlHklll of Spearnsh , 3. I ) . , an ox- tonslvo Hvo Block grower , arrlvc-J. In Omaha yesterday. W. IMgar Cooley of Streatoi , III. a manufacturer of flint glassware , Id rcu's- tored at the Mlllard William 1J I'ra/ler of Columbus , O , na- Distant custodian of tlio capltol at that place , U a gueat at the Mlllard. Gcorgo Camped , who recently resigned the office of assistant city engineer of Lincoln , which ho had held for many yiars , ( aino to Omaha ycatciday Mr Campcn has bee'ii itn > p.agcd to take chartjo of the civil engineerIng - Ing department ot u , larse tam ; a tloa.