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SOCIETY
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CLUBDOM
Calendar of Club Doings
Monday
Association of Collegiate Alumnae, music Sec
tion, Mrs. Roy Docherty, hostess, 4 p. m.
Drama league, city hall council chamber,
4 p. m.
Tuesday t
U. S. Grant Woman's Relief corps, Memorial
hall, 2; 30 p. m.
Business GUIs' council, Volunteers' hall,
11 a. m. to 2 p. m.
Wednesday
Book club, Mrs. J. H. Conrad, hostess.
V. C. T. U., Omaha branch, all-dny meeting,
Mrs. Beecber Higby, hostess.
Thursday
Christmas tree celebration at Rivervlew home
by City Federation of Child Conservation
Leagues.
WOMEN'S club activities are on the wane
during the holiday season, study pro
grams have been abandoned and
Roberts' Rules of Order cast into the
discard, carrying Christmas cheer to
the needy, however, is pot included in this category,
but. Indeed, will occupy the attention of more than
a few busy matrons. With the advent of the new
year, however, the clubwoman will renew her ef
forts toward uplift work with added zest.
Omaha women have not yet returned from the
national suffrage and anti-suffrage conventions in
Washington, which were the principal events in
national woman's clubdom during the last week, but
word has been received of the signal recognition of
a local woman by her election as vice president of
the National Anti-Suffrage society Mrs. Edward
Porter Peck.
Attention has also been called to another woman
prominent In local clubdom. If you held as many
offices In women's organizations as there are letters
In the alphabet, perhaps you would hesitate about
launching Into the editorial field by cutting out an
official organ for a society nation-wide in Its scope,
to say nothing of writing the history of an organiza
tion almost a quarter of a century old.. Not so Mrs. '
Edward Johnson, one of the best known Omaha
clubwomen.
The first issue of "The Evangel," which is to
he the official organ of the west central district of
the Woman's American Baptist Foreign Missionary
society, embracing the states of Kansas, Iowa and
Nebraska, Is Just off the press, edited by Mrs. John
son. Both the dedication and a poem, "A Message
from Our Chairman," by Mrs. Johnson, are a
feature of the first issue and have received con
gratulatory notices from Mrs. Helen Barrett Mont
gomery of Rochester, N. Y., the natioaal president,
who is also author of the study books in use by the
foreign missionary societies throughout the enin
try. Mrs. Montgomery was one of the stellar at
tractions arranged for the last Summer School of
Missions, which was abandoned on account of the
"Billy" Sunday meetings. Mrs. Johnson's poem
was sung at Lincoln the other day to the tune of
"Greenland's Icy Mountains."
Mrs. Johnson's other venture, the compilation of
u history of the Omaha Woman's club, will be ready
for publication about the first of tbe year. The
work was begun during Mrs. C. W. Hayes' adminis
tration. Here are a few offices, but only a few, of those
held by Mrs. Johnson and offices whose duties she
performs in a most efficient, capable manner. Labi
week Mrs. Johnson was re-elected president of the
Old People's Home association, she is secretary of
the Young Women's Christian association board of
directors, vice president of the Tri-City Baptist
Quarterly, secretary of the Woman's Missionary so
ciety of the First Baptist church and chairman of
the board as well as home administration vice presi
dent of the west central district of the Woman's
American Baptist Foreign Missionary society, which
office places Mrs. Johnson on the national board;
chairman of the parliamentary practice department
of the Douglas county Woman's Christian Temper
ance union, to say nothing of being a past president
and holding innumerable offices in the Omaha
Woman's club.
Two new endeavors will be launched by the
two largest women's clubs in the city, directly
after New Year's. The Omaha Woman's club will
open its soup kitchen at the Train school, where,
for 1 cent, a hot, nourishing lunch will be pro
dded the children. Mrs. N.-II. Nelson" and her
committee, including Meedames E. M. Syfert, F.
J. Burnett, F. II. Cole, Edward Phelan. F. W. Car
michael, H. C. Sumney and Miss Eunice Ensor,
director of social extension work in the publlo
reboots, are most enthusiastic over tbe successful
outlook for the work.
A definite beginning of the vocational guld
en oe work, which the Association of Collegiate
Alumni expects to direct, was made this last
eek, when a committee, Including Miss Elizabeth
Brenlzer, leader of this section of the organiza
tion; Mlbs Ethel Tukcy, one of the prime movers
In the work, and Miss Jessie Towne, dean of girls
at the Central High Bchool, waited on the educa- '
tlonal committee of the Board of Education and
asked desk space in the board rooms. This will
obviously be of value in carrying on the work.
Valuable ideas on how to pursue their plan of
work were left with local women by Prof. Frank
M. Leavitt of Chicago, vocational guidance expert,
who was in Omaha for the Sta,te Teachers' conven
tion. Additional Club News on Page Eight.
Helen Ingwersen is Interested in Arts and Crafts,
Especially Clothes, and a Needle in Her Fair Hands
Can Accomplish Wonderful Results : : : :
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MISS HELEN INGWERSEN, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Ingwerken, will be
tbe sixth debutante of the present
season, and the last, so far as yet
announced. Miss Ingwersen will make
bei bow to society at a dance to be given Christmas
pisht at the Fontenelle by her parents and Mr. and
y'rs. N. B. Updike, who are entertaining for their
laughter, Miss Hazel Updike. Miss Updike is not a
tVbutante this year she is attending school at
Miss Bennett's, in Milbrook, New York, but she will
spend the holidays here with her parents.
That the dancing party Is given for the two
young ladies is explained by the great friendship
rxistfng between the Updike and Ingwerseu farm
Dies. Last year when the girls came home from
trhcol for the holidays, tbe parents decided to gtv
this dance for their daughters at the new hotel,
entertaining at which was a delightful prospect of
the last holiday season, which has now become
realized. At that time, it was not planned that
Miss Ingwersen should be presented with this year's
(roup of buds.
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An interesting fact noted In each Instance of
the debutantes of this season, with the exception
of Miss Marion Towle, Is that each young girl Is
either the only child or the only daughter and,
therefore, is accorded particular queenly honors in
l er own little circle. Miss Helen is an only
daughter, as Is Miss Updike.
This week's debutante attended school at Cen
li! High and continued her studies t Mrs. Lor
iig's school in Chicago, which was the former
home of the Ingwersens. As one of the specia
Maids to her majesty, the queen of Ak-Sar-Ben,
she, too, received considerable distinction.
Miss Ingwersen Is one of tbe most charming
iris of the debutante set. a particularly beautiful
tioup this year, as everyone will attest. Ehe has a
winning smile, which displays a row of sparkling,
pearly teeth, tbe darkest of brown eyes and
balr and a most winsome, piquant manner. When
'.'Le Bee photographer snapped thla'daJnty llttlo
lady she was Just starting down town to do her
Cfcrlstmas shopping, attired In a smart little trot-
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tour, small brown toque and almost hidden from
i;w by a swirl of brown fox furs.
Miss Ingwersen dresses In perfect taste, and at
tbe Loring school she devoted herself to arts and
designing, especially of clothes. She can accom
plish more with the needle than any young girl of
her set, many of her most beautiful creations being
ih work of her own skillful fingers,' a rare accom-'
pllshment, Indeed, for the modern girl.
' The last of the series of debutantes enters well
into tbe spirit of everything which tbe girls enjoy,
fhe likes a game of bridge, plays the piano, is
often seen on the golf links, rides a little and
organizes biking parties quite frequently, but she
is not quite so much devoted to the outdoor sports
rs ber companions, who are noticeably so this sea
son. Wbst enthusiasm she lacks for these sports,
she makes up for in ber craze for dancing.
Miss Ingwersen spends ber summers with ber
grandparents on their country place near Geneva,
111., and after Christmas she will accompany ber
grandmother to California, where they will spend
several months.
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SOCIETY
Society the Coming Week
Monday
Matinee party for Miss Alice Maude Gates,
given by Mr. Howard Gates.
Dinner for Johnston-Gates bridal party, given
by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gates.
Opening hop of high school senior class, cham
bers academy.
Luncheon for Mrs. Nathan Merrlam at Yule
tide tea room, Mrs. Barton Millard, hostess.
Tuesday
Bridge-luncheon at ' Hotel Loyal, Mesdames
11. 0. Unverssgt and Albert Dreytoos,
hostesses.
Reunion of Phi Lambda Eptllon fraternity,
Paxton hotel.
Luncheon at Yuletlde tea room, Mrs. Harold
Qlfford, hostess.
Tea at Yuletlde tea room, Mrs. W. II. Oarratt,
hostess.
, Reunion of High school class of 1910, Miss
Jennie Undeland, hostess.
Wednesday
Clnosam rlub dance, Scottish Rite cathedral.
Prenuptlal shower for Miss George Trimble,
Mrs. Harold Downey, hostess.
Luncheon for Miss Marlon Towle, Mrs. W. H.
Bucholz, hostess.
Junior club dance, Hotel Fontenelle.
Dinner for the F. S.Cowgllls, Mrs. K. W.
Nash, hostess.
. Afternoon bridge for Miss George Trimble,
Mrs. W. II. Downey, hostess.
Luncheon at Yuletlde tea room, Senator Mil
lard, host.
Dinner for out-of-town guests, given by Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Huff.
Thursday
Subscription club dance, Turpln's acatomy.
Dinner preceding dance, given by Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. McKeen at Hotel Fontenelle.
Buffet luncheons for debutantes and school
set, Mrs. John W. Towle, hostess.
Swastika Card club, Mrs. J. E. Reeder, hostess.
Dinner preceding dance at Omaha club, Mr.
Luther Drake, host.
Afternoon tea. Miss George Trimble, hostess.
Little folks' afternoon dancing party, Tur
in's academy. Miss Kathertne Lee arable,
hostess.
Young people's evening dancing party, Dundee
hall, Miss Kathertne Lee Grable, hostess,
Friday
Dance for Miss Verna Kirschbraun, given by
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kirschbraun.
Dinner-dance at Hotel Fontenelle for Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Wllklns, given by Mr. and Mrs.
Moshler Colpetzer.
Saturday
Dance for Miss Helen Ingwersen and Miss
Hazel Updike at Hotel Fontenelle, given by
Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Ingwersen and Mr. and
Mrs. N. B. Updike.
Subscription supper-dance at Omaha club.
THE holiday season opens socially with the
Y. P. in full command. Everything must
give way now to youth. Until the holi
day season Is over they will be seen and
heard over everything else.
Tbey will be beard, that Is quite clear and
they have something to tell are not many of the
college set coming directly from the east? They
know tbe dance step of tbe last moment, and tbey
will describe tbe latest "palaise de glace." They
will tell of skating teas, of the Italian garden of
the Blltmore and Its ice pond, some sixty by seventy
feet In extent, edged round with pine trees, and of
the elite meeting there to skate for war relief, be
tween their sips of tea. Tbey will have seen the
leather skating frocks and tbe suits of knitted
cloth.
Some of the girls will have secTn really and truly
hoops, and they can tell for sure and certain
whether pantelettes have been worn.
"Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits,"
Goldsmith has told us, and It Is but meet and proper
that the young persons have the holiday season for
their very own. They bring a glimpse of the new
and the novel with them and give It out with de
lightful force of youth and youth's freshness.
Fortunate Is the western society where the stu
dents from finishing school and college come home
to mingle in one Intimate set.
American colleges may be too preoccupied with
learning and neglectful of taste. Of the fine arts
but orfe concerns them, literature. Wnile the object
of the finishing school may be frivolous' to some
extent, It does give charm of speech, a pleasing
acquaintance with the arts, a suavity of manner,
and (sometimes) a distinction of carriage.
Not long past, I heard a spirited argument be
tween two young western women, one a graduate o!
a leading woman's college, the other the product of
ft well known finishing school. They were disagree
ing about a topic In which both made frequent use
of the word "neutral." I am not saying which was
which; but one said "nootral" In crude accent while
tbe other drew out her long "n- with a correct In
tonation that seemed almost a trick of voice charm.
The girl who knew how to correctly pronounce
"neutral" perhaps did not know Its derivation, she
might have found It hard to parse her charmingly
spoken sentences, but she did know how to speak.
If each would Just unbend a little and one be
vllllng to learn something from the other!
Additional Society Kews on titxt Page.