THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1917.
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conducted by ADELAIDE KEN NERLY
ELLA FLEISHMAN, ass't editor
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MELLIFICIA-Nov. I.
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Drink Habit On, Despite Max
I kave a dark secret to disclose.
Did you know that dozens of our
prominent citizens have a. tad habit?
Yes, and if the a wfqt. truth. must be
told it is drink. Even so, and, this a
dry town.
The worst of this situation is that
the practice is carried on in broad
daylight and the victims of this awful
craving have been seen to enter the
place where the sparkling fluid is sold,
right in the heart of the city, without
the slightest 'effort to conceal the ob
ject of their visit.
Unable to believe the reports that
I heard, I decided one day to find out
lor myself if this deplorable state of
affairs really existed. As I passed
through the swinging doors who
should I see standing by the marble
bar but one of our well-known
physicians! And what should he do
but give me the wink over his glass
and say,
j "Well, have you got the habit, too?"
1 To my mind something really
should be done, for it was only yes
terday that I saw one of the most
eligible bachelors of the town emerge
from this popular place and not that
alone, for, wait, the worst of my story
is yet to come. The women are also
extremely fond of this "cup that
cheers." To my surprise and horror
the electric belonging to a prominent
society woman was standing by the
curb in front of the place where the
beverage is sold1. She is very active
in Red Cross work and lives at one of
the largest hotels.
I repeat that something should be
done, and at once, for the community
will become completely demoralized
if the sale of buttermilk goes on.
Page-Palmer Wedding.
A pretty home wedding takes place
this evening at 8 o'clock at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Guy M. Palmer, when
their youngest daughter, Faye, will be
married to Mr. Hubert R. Page of De
troit, Mich. Rev. C. N. Dawson of
Pawnee City will perform the cere
mony. The bride will be given away
by her father, and the young couple
will be attended by the bride's sister.
Mrs. C. H. Blomberg, and Mr. C. H.
Blomberg. v
The bride's gown will be white
French embroidered organdie. Her
go-away suit is of Burgundy chiffon
broadcloth, hat to match, and black
fox furs. The matron of honor will
wear white organdie with trimmings
of silver lace.
Mrs. Harry Wheeler plays the wed
ding march.
The home decorations will be in
pink and white.
A reception will follow. The mother
of the bridegroom, Mrs. C. Page of
Grand Island, is heie for the wed
ding. ... J
Mr. and Mr3. Page will leave for
an eastern trip and will bp at home
in Detroit after November 15.
Halloween Parties.
Narcissus chapter, Eastern Star,
gave a Halloween party at the Ben
son Odd Fellows' hall Tuesday eve
ning. It was preceded by a program
of music and readings, those partici
pating were: Miss Grace Forneyv
Mesdames A. J. McClung, William R.
Morse, W. Nelson, A. Turner, Messrs;
Herbert and Wilbur Frierman and Ai
J. McClung; The program of the so
cial hour was a spelling bee, fortune
telling and Halloween games.
An attractive costume Hallowe'en
party was given Tuesday at the home
of George Guiriotte in honor of the
Monmouth park foot ball team.
Surprise Party.
A surprise party was given in honor
of Mr. Harry Peasinger Saturday eve
ing, the occasion being the his 17th j
birthday. The rooms were decorated
with Halloween colors,' games were
played and there were about 30 pres
ent. Hnghes-Boushoe.
Mr. Francis J. Hughes and Miss
Christine Boushoe were quietly mar
ried by Rev. Father O'Sullivan of St.
Cecelia's church Saturday. The mar
riage was a surprise to the many
friends of the couple. They are at
home at 3024 Emmet street.
Dancing Party.
One of the largest dancing parties
of the season was given at the Prairie
Park club house Saturday evening.
In connection with the regular dance
a Hallowe'en party was given for the
children, consisting of stories, games,
dancing and refreshments.
Mrs. Merrill to Lecture.
Mrs. Anthony French Merrill, who
will deliver a course of lectures on
modern topics at the Blackstone. will
give the first talk of the course Fri
day morning at 11 o'clock. Her sub
ject will be "Living in War Time"
and will deal especially with women's
work. "
Miss Wilson Entertained Senior 0.
U, Circle.
Miss Irene Wilson entertained the
members of the senior class of the
Omaha university at a fried chicken
dinner at the Omaha .Automobile
club. After dinner the guests were
taken to Miss Wilson's home, where
the evening was spent with games and
music.
Theater Parties.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Burns will en
tertain at dinner at their 1iome this
evening, followed by a theater party
at the Boyd. Covers will be laid for:
Messrs. and Mesdames
Sara Burns. Fred Hamilton,
Lieutenant Richardson and several
other men from Fo.rt Omaha will
entertain at a theater party on Friday
evening, at the Boyd. Reservations
have been made for 11.
Those entertaining parties of five
at the Boyd during the engagement
of Blanche Ring will be: W. H. Mc
Cord, J. Campbeli, W. A. C. Johnson
and M. Watt. Foursomes and parties
of three will be given by Lieutenant
Sibbernsen, W. G. Nicholson, L V.
Lewis, L. J. Doup, J. E. Davidson, J.
Refregier, C. Anders, E. M. Kennedy,
D. N. Nicholson, W. A. Redfield, T.
A. Welsh, F. J. Fitzgerald and Miss
Eileen McCaffrey.
School Benefit.
To raise' fundj 'for ' the Hebrew
school of B'nai Jacob synagogue,
HEADS XMASTACKET WORK
FOR SOLDIERS
Twenty-fourth and Indiana streets, a
large dance will be given at the Audi
torium Sunday tvening. Mrs. H.
Levey is president of the women's or
ganization in eliarge of the ball.
Mrs. Wheeler Hostess.
Mrs. W. H. Wheeler was hostess at
luncheon given for the Original Cook
ing club at her home today.
Hallowe'en Card Party.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. McCarthy enter
tained at a card party at their home
on Wednesday evening in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nieman. The
house was decorated with Hallowe'en
favors. Those present were:
Messrs. and Mesdames
Robert Nieman, L. Johnson,
O. L. Hart, Miss Mary Proud ?t.
John Rasmussen,
Mr. and Mrs. Burgess Entertain.
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Burgess will
entertain at dinner at their home, fol
lowed by a theater party at the Boyd
this evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Head. Covers will be laid
for the following guests:
Messrs. and Mesdames
W. W. Head. A. L. Reed,
Charles ICnuntze, Luther Drake.
Ludovic Crofoot,
Red Cross Announcement.
The women of the Turner Park Red
Cross unit, who are in charge of the
benefit bridge party and bazar which
is to be given at the Fontenelle on
Friday, wish to announce that the
card parties will be given both after
noon and evening. .
Holy .Name Parish.
The Women of the Holy Name par
ish will entertain at a card party on
Friday afternoon at Marks' hall.
Eight prizes will be given.
University of Chicago Alumni.
University of Chicago alumni will
hold their annual reunion and lunch
eon at the Commercial club Thursday,
November 8, during the teachers' con
vention. Principal J. G. Masters and
Miss Irma Gross of Central High
school will receive the reservations.
Dr. A. D. Dunn is president of the
alumni organization.
Benefit 'Bridge.
Over 150 tickets were sold for the
benefit bridge party which was given
at the h6me of' Mrs. John S. Brady
this afternoon under the auspices of
the Monday club. The proceeds of
the affair will be used for Christmas
boxes to be. sent to the soldiers in the
trenches. Eight prizes were given and
tea and sandwiches were served.
PERSONALS
Soliloquy of Modern Eve
The Pendulum of Fate has swung back and
forth, allowing me to sip the sweet and forc
ing me to gulp the bitter lees. : : :
By ADELAIDE KENNERLY.
Here I am, nearing my goall
In quiet retrospection I ask my guardian spirit how I survived.
On, on, as a drop of water in a rapid, rushing over rocks and into
holes; up in a water spout and round in a typhoon of events all this with
out my bidding or consent yet I continue K go on!
Does the rapid shape the destiny of the drops or do the drops influ
ence the course of the rapid?
So is a human life just a drop and yet we wonder about it all.
The Pendulum of Fate has swung me to the clouds of Happiness and
the winds of Companionship have wafted me to the top mount of Pleasure.
But the Pendulum of Fate also has swung me in its backward course
to the Depths of Despair; it has left me torn and bleeding in soul and spir
it against the jagged rocks of Disappointment; it has swung back and forth
in its course, allowing me to sip the sweets of I'fe and forcing me to gulp
the bitter lees; it has left the impress of the kind and the mark of the cruel.
Since so much of life has passed, I thank Fate that it has been kind
enough to leave me, at times, torn and bleeding in soul and spirit on those
jagged rocks of Disappointment that it wafted me on the winds of Com
panionship to the top mount of Pleasure; that it allowed me the sweet and
forced upon me the bitter.
Had Fate denied me these experiences, these joys and sufferings, I
might have grown stagnant as a drop of water resting in a slimy pool. I
might have been mean of spirit and soulless.
Now I thank Fate for allowing me to give and take. The four cor
ners of the earth are drawn to me in my perspective a beautiful thing.
I would not have the jagged wounds of Experience entirely heal!
I would not have the scars of the cruel entirely vanish!
As a drop in the rapid I have been a soul in the human family, and my
existence has been as necessary to humanity as drops are to the rapid.
Nothing is ever lost!
No one can hide no one is inconsequential!
So with these siftings from the School of Experience I take a new start
for I know that sorrows are as valuable as joys are sweet.
LOOK OUT, MR. PETERSON!
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Letters of Protest Are Coming
From Every Section of Omaha
THEY ARE ALL AFTER YOU
Mrs. Hal' Brady arrived Tuesday
evening to be the guest of Mrs. John
S. Brady for a couple of weeks. Lieu
tenant Brady who has been stationed
at Camp Dodge has been sent to the
coast with a troop train, but expects
to return in a short time.
Mr. D. R. Herdman, and daughter,
Miss Jane Herdman who have been
the guests of Mrs. William Herdman
for the past month have returned to
their home at Leroy, Kan.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Hyman H. Cohn Monday at
Ford hospital.
Mrs. Roy Menck of Grand Island
who has been visiting her parents,
Mrs. and Mrs. James Wilson, for the
past three weeks, returned to her
home Monday.
Alfred T. Redman is at the Hotel
McAlpin in New York City.
Mrs. L. Kuh of Sioux Falls arrived
this morning to visit her parents, Mr,
and Mrs. A. Block.
Mr. Sam Leon and Mr. Arthur Ros-
enblum returned Wednesday from
Fort Snelling, where they visited Mr.
Max Rosenblum in the officers' train
ing camp.
Says Wifey Threatened
To Carve Him With Razor
Albert K. Scott, suing Alzora Scott
for divorce in district court, says his
wife had a habit of accusing him of
"trifling with other women" and then
threatening to carve him up with a
razor. They were married at Council
Bluffs August 21, 1905.
Frank L. Pine is another tiusband
who seeks his freedom. He says Min
nie Pine, to whom he was married at
Council Bluffs March 22, 1911, de
serted him.
Two Months, of Married
. . Life Enough for Olearys
The O'Learys, Jerry and Margaret,
are in divorce court after less than
two months of married life They
embarked on the matrimonial sea
September 6. Jerry says shortly
after they had "settled down" his wife
threatened to kill him. He alleges
she finally packed her clothes and
left
A few of the protests against the
alleged woman hater, Mr. Hans Pet
erson, follow:
A Letter to Mr. Peterson.
Omahs., Neb., Oct. 26, 1917.
Hans P. Peterson, 1616 Chicago
street, Omaha, Neb.
Dear Sir:
While in Omaha yesterday, I read
The Bee and saw you had broken into
print with an article that attracted
my attention on account of the clever
manner in which the editor of The
Bee called the attention of all the
readers that there was a man in
Omaha of your type.
The Bee in printing this article has
caused unfavorable criticism among
its readers for even giving you space
for an article of this kind. Personally,
I think The Bee did the proper thing
in giving you the space. It brings to
the surface and acquaints the people
of Omaha with people they cannot as
sociate with. I am sending copy of
this letter to the Omaha Bee in hopes
that they will place it in the women's
section, where yours was found.
I was fair enough to try to get you
over the telephone last evening.
Found a number of people by the
same name listed in the book, and to
my surprise a number of ladies whp
have been allowed to live bearing the
name of Peterson. But you had no
telephone that I could find, and there
may be some reason for this, and not
Grape-Nuts.
Your statements about the women
in general are very bad. You, of
course, are familiar with the fact that
men and vomen both are supposed to
originate from, the monkey, and when
the time came to, leap from the cocoa
nut tree, women made the biggest
jump and are still a few steps ahead
of the men, and you evidently are still
in the tree.
I , am quite satisfied that your
mother would be proud if she is living,
to read just what her boy had written
of her 'sex, and down in your heart,
do you believe that when your mother
used to hold you on her lap, and tell
you that you were the sweetest little
boy on earth that she did not mean
it, that she was full of deceit, and she
would rather have a new pair of shoes
or dress than to have you around.
You have a right to your opinion
as to whether women are entitled to
vote, but I would say that you are
causing more men to vote for woman
suffrage by writing an article of this
kind, than anything else that could
be done. Personally, I would like to
see women vote, as it would be im
possible for them to make any more
of a farce comedy of voting than the
men have done. If I were you, I
would go to the best woman friend
I had, if you have any, and tell her
that you were mistaken in writing the
article in the Omaha Bee, and write
the editor of the Omaha Bee and re
tract your statements.
You should be wise enough to
know that remarks made about the
money used by Uncle Sam during war
times are not very commendable in
you, and it may cause you to leave
Omaha before a woman mayor ap
pears on the scene, and may be ac
companied by uninvited guests who
will see that you sit up on your
journey all the way, and carry water
to you. You had better get busy and
correct your statement to The Bee,
and this little reminder will give you
an opportunity of making good. I
am sorry that I cannot leave a per
manent address for you to reply, as
I am traveling in the United States
all the while, and making a specialty
of looking up the "Stop, Look and
Listen" signs.
A. C JENKINS,
,A Traveling Man.
Unfit for Civilized Land.
, In regard to your article on women
which was published in the papers, I
want to say that you are very nar
row minded and that you are one o
these kind of men that think a wo
man is not tot for anything except
raise a family and drudge in the
kitchen. We are grateful, howeve-.
that all men are not so narrow minded
as you are, or it wouldn't be a fit
place to live. You see we are way
ahead of heathenism. Perhaps if you
prefer that kind of women you had
better go over to India, where the
women are slaves to the men. As far
as your fleeing from this country, I
would say it would be a fine thing for
the country, as I don't count you a
fit man to be in a civilized land.
From a woman reader.
MISS EMMA SWEDLAND.
University Girls Sympathize.
While Hans Peterson, who has
come into fame of late by his new
1917 philosophy as concerns woman,
is being called a woman hater, a
lunatic, a goof and many other things
all related to the word crazy, the fair
coeds of the University of Omaha
come to his rescue with sympathy.
Not that they agree with the man,
oh no. But they are sorry for him
because he knows not of which he
speaks.
When the star reporter brought The
Evening Bee of October 25th with
the woman's page where the front
page should have been, immediately
shouts were heard from the coeds.
"Send him to the kaiser, hang him,
and how stupid," all such remarks
were uttered by the sweet-natured
young women. Seeing that the subject
demanded challenge, the coeds called
a meeting in the gymnasium.
Just what was said no mere man
knows, but bits of their results leaked
out. Although at first they were in
clined to express ill feelings toward
the woman hater, finally they decided
i to treat the matter in a slightly dif-
fc.ent manner. "The poor man,' thev
j said, "is not to blame. He has evi
1 dently been badly disappointed in
j love. Some voma:i who answers to
; his description has turned the man
i into a woman hater."
The rest of the student body, the
j boys, wondered what the coeds in
tended to do. We have appointed
a committee to communicate with the
desperate man. We must make him
' see that all women are not like the
one who soured hiin. We are taking
the matter in hand because we believe
the women ought to be defended and
the man ought to be made to see that
he is wrong." This was the answer
to the wonder.
Omaha, Oct. 25. Editor Woman's
Section: I clipped this out of your
last night's paper:
1 believe his woman folks are mak
ing him go to work. It sure makes
him sore.
A MAN. JS, wishes a steady poult ton, with
anything. Please write, H. Petersen, 1618
Chicago St. IiIcoko Street Mission.
From a Mother. .
Somewhere in Nebraska, Oct. 27.
Editor Womans Page, Omaha Bee:
Just read the effusion of Hans P.
Peterson, and was still wondering at
it when I turned the page and almost
the first thing that met my eye was
a little notice in the "Situations
Wanted" column by the same Hans.
This ad speaks of wanting work at
"anything." This is a pretty broad
statement and shows either a great
amount of egotism or a great lack of
training for any kind of work. Should
any such man's word be counted for
much? Unable to hold a job for
surely he has worked some in his 38
years. I greatly fear some bright
girl has got his job and so turned
his anger to all independent women.
Surely if his ability is as great as
it should be he could find some work,
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with the country needing soldiers and
the farmers needing help.
It happens I am one of the mothers
he speaks of but had not the right
man come along I sincerely hope I
could have been self-supporting. Lots
of working girls would like a home
but there are too many Hans Peter
sons and if he has a poor wife in cap
tivityGod pity her.
It seems to be either marry a
tyrant or starve, according to his idea.
Well, if he hasn't a wife and ever
holds a job long enough to support
one, I hope she proves a tartar and
a suffragist.
Worlds Largest Tree.
It is said the largest tree known in
thickness is a partly decayed chest
nut in Sicily, which is 60 feet across.
The Mexican cypress and the oriental
plane have reached 40 feet. This puts
the California big tree and the baobob
in the background, but the big tree is
of greater bulk in combined height
and girth and the baobob is thickest
in relation to heipht.
In preparing COOItS at home
use an egg beater or lemon
ade shaker. COORS-peedi-ly
dissolves in either hot or
cold water or milk, but cold
mute is usually pre
ferred. Never have
liquid boiling.
Order Coors
Today. Your
Druaaist Will
Supply you.
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selecting only tha
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Friday Evening, &r
At the Blackstone Ball Room
The 2d Associated Charities
Concert at 8:30 P. M.
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Thii number will 'be by the Oratorio Quartet, including Reed Miller,
tenor; Myrtle Thomburgh, eoprano; Nevada Van OerVere, contralto; Fred
erick Wheeler, beat all artlsta of renown In the concert world.
Especially will the owner of Edison, Victor and Columbia phonograph
records ba interested (n this concert for tha reason that Mr. Miller, Miss
Van DerVere and Mr. Wheeler have all made records for the above
mentioned companies.
Mr. Miller and Miss Van DerVere, who appeared as soloists In tha
Omaha May Festival several years ago, created an excellent impression
at that time.
Season tickets for this and three remaining concerts of tha Associated
Charities course which are to follow, $8.00 each.
Tickets for this single number, $1.80 each.
Season tickets may be procured at Beaton's Drug Store or on Friday even
ing at tha Blackstone Hotel.
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JACK SPRATT COULD EAT NO FAT
niS WIFE COULD EAT NO LEAN
WASHINGTON CRISPS JUST SUITED BOTH
SO THEY LICKED THE PLATTER CLEAN
TTHE children will be delighted with this
Jack Spratt toy which la one of the many
beautifully colored Mother Goose toys given
away free with Washington Crisps.
And of course, the toys last long after the
Crisps are gone, because you know that once
the children start in on a box of nice, crispy
Corn Flakes (our "New Process" keeps
them crisp) they won't last very long, but
they are good tot the children so you can
let them eat all they want.
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