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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1917)
PART TWO SOCIETY PAGES 1 TO 14 FART TWO AMUSEMENTS PAGES 1 TO 14 ELJ' Fa TTA H K i i ' Aj VOL. XLVII NO. 27. Christmas Tim Bright Spot. j Dances, Parties and Teas; Will Be Given for Young Set Home from School. Christmas -time is the oncj bright spot on the winter season's; social calendar. Holiday week' eutertain "mcnt of the school set furnishes the one exception to the general abandon ment of formal social functions dur ing the period of the war. And at thajt, this year's program is not dotted .with the affairs that were wont to eep the younger set busy from the moment their traveling bags were de posited under their own roof-tree until the hurried departure to resume . their books and 'studies. The Christmas datice at the Black stone for Miss Mary Morsman and Miss Virginia , Pixley and a dinner ' that same evening preceding the dance,given by Mr. andyMrs. Arthur Crittenden Smith for Miss Mary Julia Crocker of San Francisco, the guest of Miss Olga Metz; the dance Mr. Louis Metz will give at the Fontenelle Thursday evening, the 27th, for his niece, Miss Met?, and her guest; and Miss Dorothy Belt and Miss Louise Clarke's informal dance L-. 1-M..-.1-sir., .i "n..r r',rJa ni-n for the same guests, arc among the aumi a an lauj 111 ji i 'v.,. i. i in. (.1 1. relict tea-dance at tne uiacKstonc two lays after Giristmas will also be largely attended by the school set. Home from New York. The girls from Miss Spencc's 'school in New York come home Sat urday. They arc Miss Clarke, Miss Metz and her renominate. Mijs ' Crocker, Miss Belt, Miss Helen Smith and Miss Claire Dougherty. Miss Krpa Reed will be home fromi Vassar Friday. Miss Lmlla Peter son, also at Vassar, has been ill, but is expected home this week. Miss Emily Burke, a freshman at Vassar, goes toWashington to spend the noli--days with her uncle and aunt, Con gressman and Mrs. William Kent of California. Miss Mary Watiles will be home 'Friday from the Ten-Acre schoul at YVcllesley and Miss Margaret Wat tles, Miss Virginia Pixley, Mis Helen Hoagland and Miss Ruth Hamilton, will be home from Dana hall next j .Sunday. 1 t ' Students Arrive This jWeek. Miss Harriet Walters, who attends Kemper hall, Kenosha, Wis, will ar rive home Thursday to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walters. " Miss Helen Shepard, who is in Ann ' Arbor, attending the University of 1 Michigan, expected home Thurs day to spend the holiday vacation with her mother, Mrs. Carrol A. Shepard. Miss Mjldrcd Rhodes, who is a student at the Chicago Art institute, is expected home this morning to spend the holidays. Vnr Mice Duval- Miss Helen Smith entertained at" an informal ftemoon tea at Iter Vume today in honor of Miss Alice Iuval, a holiday bride. Social Calendar Monday Lunclieon for Miss Alice Duval, Mrs. Frank Selby, hostess; aft ernoon party for Miss Duval, Mrs. Nile Booth, hostess. - Omaha Woman's Tress club din ner at Hotel Loyal Card party given by .band No. 7, Independent circle of Sacret heaYt church. Tuesday Crcighton University Mixers club dance at Keep's academy. Vassar club luncheon at Univer sity clirb. Wednesday ' Tea for Miss Duval, Miss Betty Carr, hostess. Cpmus club. Mrs. Charles Lvcr- son, hostes. Luncheon for Mrs. W. V. Syuby V of Denver,- Miss Harriett Smith, hostess. Indoor carnival at Keep's acad emy. Thursday Cinosam Dancing club. Scottish Rite cathedral. Afternoon bridge for Miss Duval, Miss Marjoric Howland, hostess. Luncheon for Miss Helen Stanley at Fontenelle given by directors of Tuesday Morning Musical club. Friday La Zalle cib dancing'party at Keep's academy. Luncheon for Miss Lottie- Under bill, Mrs. Marshall McWilJiams, hostess. Saturday Week End Dancing ehb at the' Fontenelle. Luncheon for Miss Duval. Miss. Sybil Nelson, hostess. Dinner-dance at the University 4lub Informal dancing party at the Country club. Dinner party for Miss Duval and Mr. Rollin Sturtevant, given by .- Mr. and Mrs. E E. Kirnberly at ' the UnlVersity cTtih. , fl; ; I s MRSv GEORGE B. THUMMEL. y ' a,' 'Vj Mrs. George B. Thummel is an v j f " attractive matron of the younger ' ,- ' lb set- She came' to Omaha , as a f JL . ' ' M bride nearly two years ago, and is k (-vCct O j now ' numbered among society's CiO ;j I popular young people. "Mrs. , jOSZQV 'itx i Thummel was Miss 'Gladys Eu- Cyj, . ' ' 7' " gene Congdon of Rochester, N. Y. U POilS " At present Mxs. Thummel is " " confincl'to her home with a se- ZLym ' . ' vere cold, which threatened' for a i "', m , time to develop into pneumonia. y . i ' r- i ' -A v 1 I , m Vvl r -1 L J- . - . III Pfcnefari-Sfeffens v ; ft v. A I s ' ' J I ' V rJ) i --n - " i i ' -i CraM Cares 'Nothing Ahmt (S e AUsoiuit.lHIis Beiim, htih Rahdtamni Darts IHIitttog IHIairte at Hfony -Camps t and 'Firesides ( . - ' j . - t Marriages are made in heaven also in private homes and churches. They are uniting college folk, officers who expect to leave their brides of a week behind when, they go to France, and just plain people who will remain at home and do their bit. Wehrman-Scherzinger. . A simple but pretty wedding took place at Nelson, Xeb., Monday eve ning, December 10, when Miss Ruth lone 'Scherzinger, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Ai Scherzinger. was wedded to Mr. I.awson James Wrehr man, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Wehr man. , Miss Pauline Lamb, cousin of the bride, played Mendelssohn's bridal march, the bridal pair entering the room unattended, where the Rev. A. J. Dressier of the First Presbyterian church, read the service uniting the young couple. The bride wore a cream silk gown with, overdress of Georgette, the dress was her mother's and was worn on a like occasion 23 years ago. Mrs. Wehrman is a member f the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, having attended the University of Nebraska last vear. She also had a year of training in the university school ofJ music at LmcolOt wagre she attracted ' ' ' some attention with her rich contra- to voice. ! ' College People Wed. ' Announcement is made of the mar riage of Miss Margaret A. Sears, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Leonard C. Sears, of Sacramento, Cal., to Kjev. Byrl F. Babcock of Des Moines, which took place at the home of the bride's uncle, Mr. C. W. Sears, in this city Fridav evening. The bride groom's father, Rev. J. W. Babcock. of Des Moines, performed the cere mony. Preceding the ceremony several piano selections were given by Mrs. Albert JL Eggers, and the bridegroom sang "Love is a Rose" and "I Love You Truly," accompanied by the bride ' There were no attendants, only the members of the family and a few in timate friends being present. A wed ding1 supper was served after the cere mony, jhe color scheme of fink and OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNLNG, DECEMBER 16, 1917 the.- World white was used on the table and through the rooms. The yotmsrcouple will make their home at 1107 Twenty4ourth street, in Des Moines,-, for a time, as Mr. Babcock is. taking a Special course at the university there. Later Mr. and Mrs. Bafccock will go to Redfield, la., where he has a pastorate. The-birde. who. is a graduate of Grinnell college, delivered the medal oration of the 1916 class. Mrs. Bab cock was also a member of the stu dent council, an associate editor of the school paper, "The Scarlet and Black," a member of the Young Wo men's Christian association cabinet, a director n the Woman's Athletic as sociation, and was given the lionorary degree of Phi Beta Kappa. After her graduation she taught English litera ture at Logan, la. Rev. Byrlf Babcock is prominent in musical circles. He has been with the Illinois Male auartet four years and with a chautauqua circuit five years. War, Emit He is a graduate of Drake university in Des Moines and a member of- the Kappa Lambda fraternity. Thomas-McCulloch Betrothal. , Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McCulloch of the South Side announce the engage ment of their daughter, Cordelia Eleanor, and Mr. Roy Thomas of Bushnell, Nebr. The wedding will take place at an early date. Mr and Mrs. Thomas Petersen an nounce the engagement of the;r Hanerhtrr. Anna T. Petersen, to Mr. J. C. Bcrthclscn of Philadelphia, Pa., and Mr, aim Mrs. Peter N. Petersen also announce the' engagement f their daughter. Martha D. Petersen, to Mr. N. O. Berthelsen of .Chester, Pa The two vounsr men are both employed by the Chester Shipbuild ing rnnir.aiiv and are the sons of Rev. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. berthelsen of Ornal atblby Lanaglhg Hn eairslhi if Secrets Unsuspecting friends, n-itics, enemies, judges, and jurors are oil her list and though you may be , one of the victims, Gabby will treat you' kindlyT-She is a loyal friend and square enemy. " v A pathetic little incident occurred at Fort Crook not long ago. A number of women hive been going to the fort every day to for the soldiers. Mrs. T. J. mend Mackay, who is one of the number, was working industriously one day when she noticed one of the Sammies who was" standing near had a long rent in his sweater. She told him if he would give her the garment she would mend it for him. The soldier promptly complied and then sat down beside her to watch as she waved her ncedlt in and out bringing the torn pieces together. Mrs. Mackay noticed that the young chap kept edg ing closer and closer to her and finally he touched her on the arm and said, a little huskily, "You know, you re mind me so much of my mother, that I was just sitting here pretending tnat it was my own mother wh was mending my sweater." . A new conception of citizenship is one of the happy results already ap. parent since -the war began, according to Frank. AVanderlip of New" Ybrk City, who spoke in Omaha Friday. "One of the men asked to serve on the; war thrift board told me h. gat. more pleasure, in doing this work than he ver got in his private money mak ing," said the distinguished banker, as he turned vith a half-smile toward Ward Burgess, Nebraska chairman of war savings certificate work. A self-conscious smile which over spread Mr. Burgess' face gave 4Jie se cret of identity away to the audience. "This man told me he" had never served his government directly before, but was glad he had been called upon, as he had learned many things of benefit to him in the short time since he had taken hold of the work," said Mr. Vandcrlip. The speaker urged the women. to let last year's garments do instead of purchasing flew fineries this season. On the conclusion of Mr. Vander lin's talk. Mr. Burgess made a brief speech, in which he demonstrated the degree of his patriotism. He assured the school ma'ams that while a-merchant as well as a banker, he opined the store in which he was interested would stand behind Mr. 'Vandcrlip and try to get along.' despite the decrease in sales this policy .would mean. Billy, who lived out West Farnam way, entered a class in the First Con gregational church last Sunday where there were a number of other young sters of his own (11 years) age. Billy told his father that he was greatly impressed with his teacher and learned a lot about the Bible. "What did you learn today?" in quired proud father. "Why, our lesson was Moses. He took the children of Fgypt into the wilderness and died bctorc he got them out." "Who got them out?" asked father, suppressing a smile. "Well, 1 think it was Abe Lincoln who came along and finished the job," frowned Billy a wee bit uncertain. No reflections on the Sunday school teacher whatever. Word comes to an Omaha society woman, through Miss Anne Hughes of Philadelphia,' now in France, that Mrs. iheouore KOosevelt is doing manual labor. Mjss Hughes' letter reads in part: "Yesterday we helped serve at the Young Men's Christian association canteen. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt presided, looking adorable m her lit tle white cap with black velvet strings and big pink apron the uniform of the canteeii. She is tlie head of this canteen and has -taken hold with enough vim and ability to do jus tice to her famous father-in-law. They try at the canteen to have real Ameri can food, tea and coffee, sandwiches and doughnuts. "Today Mrs. Roosevafc made 300 doughnuts and the boys swarmed around the canteen, consuming these delicious hot cakes as fast as the popular 'cook could make thein. Hr husband is 'Somewhere in Fran-;' and Mrs. Roosevelt is devoting her entire- time to serving thc.American boys over there." Rumors of an interesting engage ment have come to my ears. The voung lady in the case is a decided blonde and an only daughter ot a well known .family, while the young man is in Uncle Sam's service and wears a silver bar on each khaki clad shoulder. The young officer has been ordered , to a post in the east and .the girl tells her friends ver sadly SINGLE COPX FIVE CENTS: annd Weeps that her Christinas will be, a one, indeed. I am looking announcement very soon. dreary for an On his election to -presidency of the French republic, M. Falliercs was photographed against his will. But the suggestion' that he should put oft a more faslrionablc' tie aroused his ire. - "What I" he exclaimed, "change my tie! Change the tic I have worn for thirty yors! Never! would rather , not' be photographed 'at all." The cravat the president loved so much was a huge butterfly how slung around his neck by a piece of clastic. Reams havc,hecn written about the foolish girl who goes about in a peek-a-boo' waist when the mercury is-below zero and who trips through tin snow in thin pumps and open-work hose but not a word have I rcad about the- debonair yoting chap who" also indulges in a few frivolities in the -winter time,,)Tljer-,'othcr morning when X- was?hiirrymgf down' Farnam street bundled 'up-to the ears who should pass me tut an enterprising ; yoong real estate man of ' tliio-town with' his coat open and' his .feet- en- cased in white silk hose and oxfords! He is not the only man who insists on wearing low shoes all winter, for I have noticed several duringf this Arctic spell of weather we have just had with nothing but a summery pair . of tan oxfords bcrween them and the frozensnow. ; $ . .' '' "I want to speak with Mrs.-Sy fert" "Call Mr. rix1yfor me, will you?" "Why are' some of the Red Cross cards blue and some white?" , "What does Mr. Do'orly want me to do?" ' ..'' "Where do I get my supplies?" "Is Mr. Davidson in theoflke?" ' - "To which pTecinct am I assigned?" "Do yiu need any help? I want to do my hit for the Red Cross." Mrs. Porter Askew, in charge of the information booth desk at Red Cro'ss Christmas membership drive head quarters in the Keeline building, was almost tempted to turn over her post to the last applicant for "info." The above is a sample' of rapid-lire questions requests pleas,, demands and entreaties made upon tne "infor mation lady" in the -space of "about six seconds. ' ' Mrs. Askew is also, the "telephone girl." 1 - If voti want to know anything just ask Mrs. Askew! l hey take her name literally at Red Cross Jioadquarters! Girls, here's a tip! It came from one of the khaki-clad boys at Fort Omaha. ' "After you nave finished making that dream of a comfort kit for that 'particular' friend who is at some 'training camp or perhaps 'somewhere in France, and 'after you have knit ted that cozy sweater you. are prob ably wondering, what .other present you can send him that will be accept able. ."Well, here's the solution ! Make him a pair of bed socks. They can be made of anv double-faded mate rial used for bathrobing. Cut them something after the fashion of lare Christmas tree socks and make theni large enough to fit his 'tootsies.' Run a drawstring through the top. " lis said that even at Lamp Lody the boys suffer intensely from frigid pedal extremities at, night. They will" apprecia.c anything that will keep their 'tootsies' warm. The cost of material f5r a pair of bed socks is infinite, but the warmth afforded by them cjnnot be measured. Ask any boy at Fort Omaha." ' . ' One enterprising Omaha sociciv girl keeps her nimble fingers busy making some article of comfort lor the soldier bovs and says she cannot think of anything that will be appre ciated any more, than a pajr of bed socks. More-Underhill Wedding. The wedding of Miss Lottie Under- -hill and Mr. Walter More will take place Thursday evening, December 27. at the home of the bride's mother. rUr. D. E. Jenkins will perform the ceremony. Miss Hazel ynderhiTl or Denver, a cousin of the bride, wijf be maid of honbr and Mrs. E, R. Emer son will be matron of honor. Miss . Margaret Bctts will be flower girl Mrs. Marshall McWilliams will en- tertain at luncheon "at herioinc Fri- , day in honor of Miss Underhil1 . i