he Omaha Sunday
PART TWO
7 SOCIETY
PAGES ONE TO SIX
PART TWO
SOCIETY
PAGES ONE TO SIX
VOL. XLV NO. 20.
TIIK OMAHA SUNDAY BKK: JANUARY 2, 191G.
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Calendar of Club Doings
Monday
Omaha Womans' club, Y. W. C. A. auditorium,
2:30 p. m.
Social Settlement, membership committee,
Mrs. W. F. Baxter, hostess.
Tuesday
Business Women's club, Y. W. C. A.. 7 p. m.
South Omaha Woman's club, home economics
department, Mrs. Roy Dennis, hostess.
Omaha Woman's club, oratory department,
Metropolitan hall, 10 a. m.
Business Women'B Council, Volunteer's hall,
11:30 a. m. to 1:30 p. m.
Opening of hot lunch system at Train school
by Omaha Woman's club.
Wednesday
Mu Sigma club, Mrs. Isaac W. Carpenter,
hostess, 9:30 a. m.
Dundee Woman's club, Mrs. W. L. Selby,
hostess.
Association of Collegiate Alumnae, story tell
ers section. Miss Ruth Thompson, hostess,
4 p. m.
Mothers' Culture club of West Farnam dis
trict, Mrs. W. H. Mick, hostess.
Omaha Woman's club, literature department,
Y. W. C. A., 10 a. m.
Spanish War Veterans, Henry Lawton auxi
liary, Memorial hall, 2 p. m.
Thursday
P. E. O. sisterhood. Chapter E, Mrs. Herbert
H. Neale, hostess, 1 p. m.
Omaha Story Tellers' league, public library,
4 p. m.
Omaha Woman's club, home economics de
partment, Y. W. C. A., 10 a. m.
Friday-
Omaha Society of Fine Arts, Hotel Fontenelle,
4 p. m.
Saturday
P. E. O. sisterhood. Chapter B. N., Mrs.
Rudolph Rlx, hostess, 10 a. m.
TWO million clubwomen of the United
States, representing 9,000 clubs, are ad
dressed In a letter which Mrs. Percy V.
Pennybacker of Austin, Tex., the never
tiring president of -the General Fed
eration of Women's clubs, has written and ''which
appeared in the December number of the "Women's
Club Magazine."
All clubwomen are her "dear friends'' and there
has never been a general federation president who
lias visited more state federations and has come
into closer touch with the women of each state than
Mrs. Pennybacker. Her ways of communication
have been various. Through committees she has
become better acquainted, in addition to her per
sonal visits at state conventions. She has asked
each state president to write her a monthly letter
so that she may keep in touch with their work.
She follows such letters with such suggestions, ad
vice and reference to committees as may prove
helpful.
Her own suggestions are wisely made and
should be taken Into serious consideration for Mrs.
.Pennybacker touches on some of the shortcomings
of clubs In general. Her suggestions and criticisms
are so thoroughly In sympathy with' the work of
the clubs that they do not leave the least bit of a
etlng.
For example, Mrs. Pennybacker finds that the
minutes of the average club meetings are entirely
too long. "We should remember that adjectives
have no place in the minutes of a convention," says
Mrs. Pennybacker. Also Mrs. Pennybacker finds In
studying the year books of federations that the min
utes take up more space than necessary and thus
cost more.
Mrs. Tcnnybacker makes a plea for shorter
afternoon sessions, saying "No woman can digest
what she is hearing after a long strain. It is not
consistent with our views of conservation.''
"Punctuality," the bone of contention of many
meetings, can be well overcome, according to Mrs.
Pennybacker, who suggests that the presidents ap
peal to the body to co-operate with her and that
she convene on time and insist that the members be
present sad remove the disturbing element of the
late comers being UBbered In
"There are so many unnecessary announce
ments," continues the bright little president from
the Lone Star state. "Secretaries waste time by
making announcements that are not of general In
terest. Notices should be posted on bulletins out
side .of the meeting hall and members should be
trained to Inform themselves of these. The passing
to and fro of pages, delivering notes and announc
ing that 'Mrs. So and So' is wanted at the door,
take too much time and detract from the dignity
of the meeting."
Mrs. Pennybacker Is spending the holiday sea
son at home after a seven months' tour of the
United States, in which she visited federations la
the southwest, north and south, Including the Ne
braska federation convention at Norfolk.
Mrs. Pennybacker's son, Percy, and her daughter,
Miss Ruth Pennybacker, who attends Vassar, spent
the holidays with her.
Club activities suspended during the Christ
mas season are now being resumed, and the week
will see meetings generally held. The work under
way will be pressed with greater vigor, and the
winter's program may be perfectly completed in
good season.
Additional Club News on Page Fir.
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HAT TWO women should resemble i
I other enough to be mistaken for
I anotner i8 a common enough occur-
rence, but that three young women
me same city should be quite indls-
i.DBuisnauie. Decause of their strong likeness
"lu uiner, is not so common.
It is an odd fact that Mrs. Lucy Gore Cotton
mlBa wae angler, both popular members
me younger set. are constants beinir i.tAn
each other, while ever so many nerson h.v.
mented on the strong resemblance In type, features,
"u"u uu CU1C mae or attire that Is common
Mrs. cotton and Mrs. Will N. Chambers, former'y
Miss Ruth Byrne, and Miss Engler and Mrs.
Chambers.
At the theater. It Is not an unusual thing for
Miss Engler to be taken for Mrs. Cotton or Mrs.
Cotton to be addressed as "Miss Engler!" the col
oring of hair and eyes, cast of features and build
being especially similar in this Instance.
JuRt before the holidays, while Miss Engler
was aoing her Christmas shopping, she hH
given her name to the clerk in the shop for some
article that was to be charged. The woman
glanced up in surprise and hastily erased what she
had written.
l was at going to write 'Mrs. Cotton!'"
exclaimed. "I could have sworn you were she.
look so much like her!"
Mrs. Cotton has Just as frequently been
that she looks like Mrs. Chambers, although
coloring of these two young matrons is not
same.
Mrs. loltons cast of fpaturea has also
likened to that of Fr'tzl Scbeff, the-4ight opera
star, when Mile. Scheff was In Omaha.
Mrs. Chambers, on the other hand has
been likened to Mrs. Fred Hamilton, whose color
ing is similar to that of the former Ruth Byrne, the
glorious Titian hair and blue eyes and generally,
most attractive appearance of the two young
women being very marked.
A well known Omaha merchant Is said to have
exciaimea, wnen He saw Mrs. Chambers at
Country club, "It takes my breath away to
bow strongly Mrs. Chambers and Mrs Hamilton
resemble each other."
In tailored attire, mutual friends of the
sgree, the likeness between the two sunny-haired
women is the most marked.
Endless laughable complications ensued just a
few years ago, when Miss Engler and the former
Ruth Byrne used to be seen very often in the same
circle, both young girls having been most popular
In high school affairs. They attended all the high
school dances, both being graceful trippers of the
light fantastic.
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SOCIETY
Society the Coming Week
Monday
Luncheon at the University club by Rockford
college alumnae.
Debutante bridge. Miss Helen' Ingwersen,
nostess.
Luncheon for Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jam..
Sunderland at University club, given by
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Sunderland.
Temple Israel Sisterhood entertainment.
Tennyson chapter of Chautauqua circle meet
ing, Mrs. John R. Webster, hostess.
Monday Drama circle, Misa Kate Mcllugh,
leader and hostess.
Bible class, Mrs. A. F. Jonas, hostess.
morning muslcale at Hotel Fonto
nelle. Dinner for Mr. ahd Mrs. Elmer J. Sunder
land, given by Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Sunder
land. Annual reception of Prettiest Mile Golf club,
Mr. and Mrs. c. W. Martin, host and-hostess.
Meeting of Board of Trustees of Old People's
home, 10 a. m., Y. W. c. A. building.
U. S. Grant Woman's Relief corps. Installa
tion of officers.
Business girls' luncheon, 11 to 2 o'clock, Agri
cultural nail, county court house.
Benson W. C. T. U., Mrs. E. J. Crews, hostess.
North Hide Child Conservation league. 2 p.
m., Monmouth Tark school auditorium.
Sermo club, matinee party at Orpheum.
Tuesday Bridge club, Miss Alice Jaqulth,
hostess.
Thimble club, Mrs. Francis White, hostess.
Omaha Whist club, dub rooms.
Wednesday
aieeung or the Omaha Rockford College as
sociation. W. W. club New Tear's party, Mrs. Charles
Gruenig, hostess.
Thursday
Subscription dance st Turpln's hall.
Dinner preceding the Subscription dance, Mr.
and Mrs. George Bernard Prlnz, host and
hostess.
Dinner preceding the Subscription dance, Miss
Ida Sharp, hostess.
Drama circle, Mrs. Warren Blackw.ii h -
Friday
l aramount Prom dance In honor of the foot
ball team, at Turpln's hall, given by Paramount
club.
Friday Bridge-Luncheon club. Mrs. John Pot
ter Webster, hostess.
Dundee Bridge-Luncheon club, Mrs. A. Drake,
hostess. "
Dinner to Mr. and Mrs. Noyes at Hotel Fon
tenello, Palimest club.
Friday Morning Drama class, Mrs. W. A. C.
Johnson, hostess. .
New B-idge-Luncheon club, Mrs. Fred Wal
lace, hostess.
IT Is true that society still continues to limp ablt
with its burdens of illness In nearly everr
household, postponed events and withdrawn
acceptances. But the young ones were in
saddle during the vacation days, and a brisk
spirit of dead game sportsmanship carried things
through with a vim.
But the young blood leaves this week, going
back to school and college, and the world of
frivolities faces a week of blue Mondays and the
'cold, gray down of the morning after" the holi
days. Some aro finding It bard to give up 'promised
pleasure and to stay at home and swallow the pel
lets the doctor left, and others sight and say they
need the rest, and, after all "what will the differ
ence be next month?" A philosophical spirit to
show and It makes one think of Arthur Stringer's
old Irish sailor talking over bis possessions:
I caKf-4 me once a lark and let him go,
I caught m once a qutrr'l and aet ))lm free.
I left a Gal way collren Bobbin' low
And off I went to cea.
Aye, off I went to ae! j ;
I've had ma turn at things and now I'm old.
Hut what I've lout stand most bewildering near.
And those. I've loved and never dreamed to hold
I've kept this many a year,
In faith, this many a year.
However, the frivolities of smart circles may
be lagging, tUere is no falling In their highbrow ac
tivities. Thv) three drama classes will meet this
week on schedule. The most prominent matrons
are giving thtir time and energies to making the
coming of A'.fred Noyes, English poet, and his
charming wife a great success. The Tuesday
morning mu6icale will be one of the events of the
week end one of its principal performers Is the
guest at one of the most delightful homes In thq
city. .
Plans arc already under way for the organizing
of two moro Crania classes among women socially
active, and r.irangements are under way to bring
lec tun rs upoa the drama to Omaha during January
and Februar.
Most of the "school set" will be getting hack
to their studies with the coming of tomorrow, and
the holiday activities in their behalf will be over
for another twelve-month. Plenty of other plans
for the winter are on tapis, however, and the days
and nights between now and Lent .will be filled
with sufficient functions to prevent any suggestion
of stagnation
Additional SK-iety News on Xext l'aga. "