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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1918)
THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 16. 1918. Adelaide K.ennerly mm I Ella Flteishmaixgi SM ASS'T EDITOR. Ml I n I I I I 1 ify MELLIFICIAJ an. IS Former Omaha Girl Engaged to Lieutenant Riggett, Medical Corps Would Revolutionize Society Section. "Society editors know less about society than anybody else," said John Bengough, newspaper man, lecturer and cartoonist, in a talk to the Wom an's club Monday. Whew! What a slam! thought I, especially coming from a newspaper man. ' "But it's because they have a par tial view they deal only with that part of society which is spelled with a capital 'S,' he elucidated. Then he drew two pictures, one of a portly, bediamonded figure like old Jim Brady, the other a starved-look-ing beggar without any stomach at all. "These men are brothers," Ben gough announced. "You see the para dox." Mr. Bengough had a brilliant sug gestion to make anent the policy of society pages. "Under the , story of Mrs. Gotrox Vanderbilt's recherche pink tea should be run the paragraph which tells that John Smith jumped 'off the bridge and into' the river to end all his struggles in this world," .was the recommendation of the Ca nadian single-taxer. - Why not? Anyway it's worth a society lead, Mellificia reflected. ft Clef Club Dinner. The orienta.1 room at the Black stone was the scene of a "musical dinner" , Monday evening, when 40 members of the Clef club gave their 10th banquet The guests were seated at small tables, the dinner being a progressive one, the diners changing their seats after each course. Origi nal rhymes and limericks written by the members about each other were ,. a feature of the evening and follow ing the dinner these were read. The committee in charge of the affair were Mrs. Edith L. Wagoner, Miss Corinne Paulson, Miss Eleanor Wrentz, Mrs. Harvey, Milliken and Mr. J. H. vSimms. The Clef club, whose presi dent is Mrs. Douglas "B. Welpton, is noted for the unique 'programs pre sented . at the dinners, which are x given by the"" club at regular inter vals.. I Miss Peshel New President. Miss Mayme Peshel was elected president of the Begabmis club, one ' of the industrial organizations, of the Young- Women's Christian associa- . tion, at the meeting held Monday eve ning. Miss Hildred Herbert - is the new vice president; Miss Louise Her mann, secretary; Miss Katherine Peshel, treasurer, and Miss Lorina Tolin, chairman of the membership . committee. " , This club, which now numbers 18, is . conducting a .membership cam paign. Red Cross work and work for the Child Saving institute, are; in-' eluded in the club's activities besides . their combined business-hour-program meetings. . 1 ' At last night's meeting, the Begab mis girls entertained ten girls from the- Mma Taylor department of M. Smith company, who meet Friday night to organize a club of their own. These clubs, and another large in ' dustrial dub, the Many Centers, in cluding 35 members, are under the di rection of Miss Esther Stamats. Theater Parties. Mrs. S..L. Degan will entertain five guests at the Brandeis Friday even ing while foursomes will be given by E. M. Stevens, J. D. Reed, F. W. Thomas, A. V. Kinsler, Dr. C. A. Roeder and Dr. W. O. Bridges. Others who will entertain parties are Wood Allen, Dr. Palmer Findley, Park Billings. U J. Millard, W. P. Thomas and Frank Hamilton. Mrs. J. J. McBride will entertain - a party of eight at thtf Saturday mat inee and Charles Harding and Arthur ' $ t C Smith will entertain foursomes Saturday evening. L'AIliance Francaise. A meeting of the L'AIliance Fran caise will be held this evening at the home of Madame August M. Bor glum. A miscellaneous program will be given consisting of a talk by Mon sieur Remillard on "Napoleon I," readings, by Miss May Mahoney,and Mrs. Harry Poorly. Musical num- - bers will be given by Mrs. A. I. Root and J. E. Brill, t Mrs. Levin Entertains ' Mrs. Louis F. Levin entertained at a matinee party at the Boyd, followed by supper at her home, in honor of - her son, Stanley, the occasion being his tenth birthday.. " ,, Informal Dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Ludovic Crofoot will entertain informally at dinner at their , home this evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Hoxie Clark of New York. Happy Three Club ) ' The Happy Three club will give a - dancing party this evening at . Miss Coopers academy. Fifty guests will i 'attend the affair. , . ; All Church Women Invited. k . The women of all churches are coi- i dially invited to attend a lecture and ,-aemonsiraiion on name ecuuunuts iu 3e given Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the Walnut Hill Methodist church at Forty-first and Charles streets. A luncheon will be served by the women 'of the church preceding the -lecture, ' free of charge. , Maple Leaf Chapter. s ' The Maple Leaf chapter of the ktastern Star, Chapter 152, will give t kensington Saturday afternoon at the new Masonic temple. A special -meeting of the chapter is scheduled for Saturday, January 26. Talk for Unitarian Women. -Mrs. Edmund Abbott will address i a meeting of the Women's alliance of the First Unitarian church Wednes ' day at 3 o'clock in the . assembly room of the church. The topic of Mrs. Abbott's talk will be "Religion in the Home." i t At the Blackstone. V. Mrs G. D. Shipherd will entertain 1.J guests at luncheon at the Black- none Wednesday. TnrtJe's Choice. The auto had (kidded and upset. An Irishman eame up and ald to another tn th crowd: . "What's tha excitement, Pat?" , "Shore, an automobile haa turned turtle.' "Turned turtle. Is It?' said the new comer. "Bedad. that must be the rayson It chose, a mud puddle." Boston Transcript I nejrn new An interesting ' announcement is that of the engagement of Miss Esther Graff of Indianapolis, former ly of Omaha, to Lieutenant Leonard Riggett of the medical corps. Both young people are well known in Oma ha. The wedding date has not been set, but will depend on Lieutenant Riggett's war orders. Mrs. Grotte Will Entertain For Trixie Friganza, Life Long Friend The coming of Miss Trixie Fri ganza, who is appearing at the Or pheum this week, was not only, wel comed by numberless theater fans, but also by Mrs. Leo Grotte, who is a life-long friend of Miss Friganza. Mrs. Grotte and Miss Friganza sang for several seasons in the Carlton Grand Opera company when they were young girls. "Much younger than we are now," said Mrs. Grotte, laughingly. Miss Friganza is a very clever, original person and is as en tertaining off stage as she is on, and she is very much in demand among the friends she has made in Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Grotte will entertain informally at dinner this evening for Miss Friganza, who will be their house guest during her stay. Covers will be laid for seven of Miss Fri ganza's old friends. Mrs. Grotte is planning a larger evening party for her house guest later in the week. Omahans Are Growing Keen Over French War Orphans' Suffering More and more Omahans are be coming interested in the suffering wa: orphans of France. Miss Elizabeth McDonald found her French orphan in her Christmas stocking, a gift from her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mc Donald, and the fact that the little French maid is just the same age as Miss McDonald makes the tie be tween them very close. All through the state the kind-hearted people of Nebraska are responding to the call and many little hearts across the sea will be made glad through the kind ness of their American god-parents. Madame August M. Borglum, Ne braska head for the organization, "The Fatherless Children of France," announces the following additions to the list of subscribers to this won derful wrk: From Omaha. Master Frederick Engel, Miss M. E. Dacy, Miss Gladys Warner, Margaret Lee Burgess, Mrs. Alex H. Guilbert and Cooper Danc ing academy and Trinity cathedral guild. Fremont contributors are Mrs. Rose S. McGovern, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Keene, sr., Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Knapp, Miss Etta A. May, Mrs. Isabelle D. Schneider, Mrs. Carrie S. Fried, Clar ence Reckmeyer, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. John Sonin, Mrs. Otto H. Schurman, Miss Mar garet F. Kelly, Mrs. C. J. Hage and the Fidelis club of the Congregational church (which took two), Priscilla Flower mission and the What-so-ever club of the Baptist church. Other persons adopting orphans are Mrs. W. S. Finch of Ida Grove, la.; Mrs. J. C. Robinson, Wter'0 Neb.; Aurora Teachers' club, Aurora, Neb.; Mrs. T. E. Williams, Aurora, Neb.; Red Cloud War Relief, Red Cloud, Neb.; Mr. Emil Kopec, Schuyler, Neb.; Mrs. H. A. Quinn (two or phans), Council Bluffs; Miss Rose An derson (second orphan), St Paul, Neb.; Washington school (two or phans), Council Bluffs; Mrs. J. H. Jenks, Avoca, la., for her daughter, Florence Jenks, takes one. Mrs. Clinton Brome, wife of Cap tain Brome, stationed at Camp Cody, has, through her own individual ef fort, secured the following subscrib ers: First Lieutenant Warren G. Harries (two), First Lieutenant Er nest J. Myer, National Guard, Grand Island; Major F. J. Lund, Webster City, la.; Lieutenant P. E. Stake, Shel don, la.; Lieutenant W. D. McIIugh, jr., Omaha (two); Mrs. Florence Hayes, Atlantic City, N. J.; Lieuten ant Owen McGrann, Eagle Grove, la., and Lieutenant C. F. Cool, North Platte, Neb. A Son Richard Long. A son, whom they have named Richard, was born to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Long Sunday evening. Y. W. C. A.. Activities THRIFT stamps to the amount of tfnl i i t -it . uiai were purcnascu uy oj mem bers of the D. T. A., the new business giVlsV patriotic' i club of the Young Women's Christian association, at the monthly meeting held Monday n'ght-V "The rest of our 100 members pledged their contributions through the firms with which they are em ployed," said Miss Clara Brewster, the director. For this month's war work the D. T. A-s contributed $102.90. The money will be used, to purchase a PERSONALS : ... ) Mrs. Joseph Slatnick of Des Moines ' is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Wolf. Mrs. L. M. Talmage, who has been very ill with bronchial pneumonia, is recovering. Household Hints for Saving If potatoes are made into salad while hot the salad will not seem sjggy and it will keep longer. When making chowder and canning a portion to use later on, put no milk in that which is to be canned. The efficient housekeeper knows that sharp knives save time, patience and give better results than dull ones. When pies are baked on a tin plate they should be removed to an earthen plate when they leave the oven. Overalls and such heavy articles should be dipped in the tub of water, then laid on the washboard, thorough ly soaped and scrubbed with a scrub bing brush. . victrola and records for the nurses' hut in France. With next month's money, which represents the " girls' savings from abstaining from ice cream, candy and other luxuries, the ?;irls will adopt a destitute French amily for one year. , Military organization or the club, whose motto is "Death to Mitocracy," was effected at last night's meeting. The squads will organize into drill teams soon. ' "This is for exercise and personal enjoyment, not with any idea of join ing the army," Miss Brewster, the physical director, emphasizes. coiuoMics 'Hp FJifcJ ly Isma H Gxoss m BOUSCHOLD XXTJS VEP T CZTTTXAt ffGH JVWOOZ Invalid Feeding. With the best of care ,and fore thought, there will arise occasions in any family when there are sick people to be fed. In any serious illness the doctor will prescribe food just as he does medicine, and then the job of the housewife is to obey suggestions as she would military orders. In many light cases, however, the diet is not prescribed, or is prescribed in very general terms. Under such conditions it is' well to have an elementary knowledge of what to feed an in valid. Principles of Invalid Diet. Digestibility and nutritive value of foods are prime' requisites, liven if the illness does not involve the di gestive tract directly, a sick person should have only easily digested foods, becauy the body should not be overtaxed in any way. Foods which build up the body are of great im portance, and milk and eggs lead in this respect Sufficient food must be given to meet the energy requirement of the body at rest. A person in bed needs possibly a little over half as much food as he does when he goes about his daily tasks. For the first day or two of illness, or in cases of very short illness, it is permissible to fast and allow the digestive tract to become clear. Types of Diet Disregarding the special diets re quired in certain diseases, such as diabetic diet, nephritic diet, etc., there are three general kinds of invalid diet fluid diet, sofe or semi-solid diet, and light or convalescent diet. Fluid diet consists of broths and clear soups, beef juice and tea, cereal gruels, milk in any form, j-aw eggs in combination, and cream soup. To give sufficient nourishment, eight or nine meals per day must be served. It is well o remomber in this diet that broths and beef tea give very little nutriment, and that milk and gruels must be depended upon for most of the food value. Soft or semi-solid diet includes all the things mentioned under fluid diet and in addition very simple dishes like custards, souffles, junkets, jela tines, ice creams, etc. Meats, fish, and green vegetables are omitted en tirely. Soft diet is generally more palatable because less bulk is neces sary for the amount of food value and more variety is possible. Only six or seven meals a day are necessary. Light diet includes any ordinary simple food served as three meals per day with possibly one or two light lunches between meals. Only a few kinds of foods should constitute a meal, and those foods should be chosen with special reference to di gestibility. ' General Suggestions. 1. Never consult the patient or dis cuss food with the patient. The in variable answer to the question, "What would you like to eat?" will be "I don't care for anything.". If, however, you bring a tray to an in valid as a surprise a certain amount of interest in the food will be aroused immediately. This suggestion is not pure theory I have tried it and it works. 2. Choose simple types of food and avoid combinations with fat. If the doctor gives a list of permissible foods be sure to combine them wisely. ! 3. The serving of meals to an in valid is of very great iinffortance.' Easy to Make This Pine Cough Remedy Shouaarls ef famUle awear br It prompt results. InnpenaiTe, and swm ftbout 3. You know that pine is used tn nearly ell prescriptions and remedies for cousrhs. The reason is that pine contains several peculiar elements that have remarkable effect in soothing and heal in? the membranes of the throat and chert. Pine is famous for this purpose. Pine couch syrups are combinations of pine and svrop. The "svrup" part is us ually plain i granulated sugar syrup. Kothmp; better, but whv buy itt You can easily make it yourself in five minutes. To make the best pine cough, remedy that money can buy, put k ounces of Pinex (60 cents worth) in ft pint bottle, and fill up with home-made aurar eyrup. This gives you ft full pint more than yon can buy ready-made for $2.60. It is pure, good and very pleasant children take it eagerly. . ..You can feel this take hold of ft couch or cold in a way that means business. The cough may be dry. hoarse and tight, or may be persistently loose from the formation of phlegm. The cause is the eame inflamed membranes and this Pinex and Byrup combination will stop it usuallr in 24 hours or less. Splendid, too, for bronchial asthma, hoarseness, or any ordinary throat ailment Pinex is a highly concentrated com pound of genuine Norway pine extract, and is famous the world over for its prompt results. Beware of substitutes. Ask your drug gist for "2 aunces of Pinex' with di rections, and don't accept anything else. Guaranteed to give absolute satis faction or monev promptly refunded Thg i'inex Co., J't Wayne, lad, T IVORCE those old d u d s January clearance sales make it easy to dress up. Think of it Fashionable Coats .... $12.75 up ' Good Looking Suits. . .$12.50 up ' Safe Charming Dresses .... $14.90 up Store Pretty Suit Blouses. . ,.$3.98 up , Warm Wooly Sweaters. $6.45 up 1 IT WELCOME 1ECH. j i ... ( 1812 FARNAM Whij Bald So Young Rub Dandruff and' Itching with Cuticura Ointment Shampoo with Cntksra Soap Sell wi Hl S23tertmnrt TUX s 3 t A RAW, SORE THROAT Eases Quickly When You Apply , a Little Musterole. And Musterole won't blister like the old-fashioned mustard plaster. Just spread it on with your fingers. It pene trates to the sore spot with: t gentle tingle, loosens the congestion and draws out the soreness and pain. Musterole is a dean, white ointment made with oil of mustard, It is fine for rjlck relief from sore throat, bronchitis, Dnsiatisi croup, stiff neck, asthma, neu Ijia, headache, congestion, pleurisy, -.heumatlsm, lumbago, pains and aches of lie back or joints, sprains, sore muscles, .ruiscs, chilblains, frosted feet, colds on t'-ie chest (it often prevents pneumonia) Nothing like Musterole for croupy chil 1ren. Keep it handy for instant use. 30c and 60c jars; hospital size S2-50. tetter. Kothen tr flVVWI I tar Lourths r LoldfrTi has been easing sore throats !n all parts of the country for 50 years. It is the national cough and cold remedy. Containing balsam it soothes, heals and re duces inflammation and conges tion. Breaks up the fever, too, and cools the raw spots. The kiddles like tt. Give Drf King's New Discovery to croupy children. Get it at your druggists . Keep Bowel Movement Regular Dr, King's New Life Pills keep you in a healthy condition. Rid the body of poisons and waste. Improve your complexion by keeping the Bowels regular. Get a bottle from your druggist today. Effective but mild. Co-Operation Miss Gross will be very glad to receive suggestions for the home economics column or to answer, as far as she is able, any questions that her readers may ask. ' QBE Neatness is a prime consideration, for even a grease spot may drive away all desire for food on the part of the invalid. Select dainty 'china and usri different dishes at different meals if possible. A flower at the side of the tray or a toy if the invalid is a child makes a pleasant surprise. Hot foods should be served hot and cctd things cold. If the sick room is far from the kitchen hot. foods should be car ried in a double boiler and served in the sick room. To protect the cover cloth from the food the tray may be covered first with an inverted wire basket such as is used for draining dishes. 4. The preparation of the food is of great importance also. Foods should he well cooked and properly, though lightly, seasoned. The lavish use of salt, pepper, etc., should be discouraged, because condiments have an irritating effect on the digestive system. 5. The care of the dishes for a sick person cannot be overemphasized, es pecially if the illness be contagieus. The dishes should be kept separate, should be scalded after each using and should be sterilized (that is, boiled for 20 minutes) before min gling with other dishes. I think many families would be agreeably surprised not to have a cold spread from one member to another if the dishes of the person with a cold were kept separate. (Friday Tempting Dishes for Inva , lids.) Your Dollar Has More Weight Buying Pianos Right Here Than Ever Before During the past ten days many shrewd purchasers have taken advantage of the great savings offered at our January Clearance Sale, but this week in ad dition to the exceptional values offered in our ex changed pianos we are go ing to add two extra spe cials in brand new instruments. A $350 Guaranteed Piano for A $550 Player Piano, only $395.00 , These are delayed holiday shipments and this is your opportunity to save at least $100. Do Not DUy Call at One. Exchanged Pianos and Players go at a fraction of their cost.. $225 Kimball Upright $ 60 $250 Brigg's Upright $78 $300 Kohler & Chase Upr. .$ 98 $500 Chickering Upright. . .$105 $325 Baus Upright $122 $300 Erbe Upright $135 $350 Story & Clark Upr. I. $165 $350 Packard Upright $178 $350 Smith & Barnes Upr. .$224 $400 Ivers & Pond Upr.. ,..$198 $400 J. & C. Fischer Upr. . .$245 $750 A. B. Chase Grand. ..$298 $800 Knabe Grand $600 ' $450 Price & Teeple Plyr..$238 $500 Steger & Sons Plyr. .$255 $500 Universal Player. ....$290 TERMS $1.00 Pr Waek and Up Freo Stool and Scarf. Player Roll, 15c, 25c and 35c. Pianos for Rnt, $3.50 per montb. SGII ROLLER & PIANO CO. 1311-13 Farnam St. MUELLER . TKs Stainway Hons ef Nebraska and Iowa, Business is Boosted by Use of Bee Want Ads 223 fenife ' fy f Buy , 'Hill ) ' Wmfw ' , -Sslk ill J ii-i- v - l ' ' If I ifwgW ' V"' ;" 1 : The nation's Fighters Depend On ' the Telephone The telephone business was among the fin. to be called on for tmnsual service in the war. All over the country the important railroad points, the bridges, 'the big grain elevators, munition factories and water-supply systems have been guarded, first by detachments of the National Guard and . now by private watchmen. This is requiring special telephone service and the total amount of telephone work to provide it is enormous. The call to arms brought to the Bell Telephone System imperative duties and responsibilities. ( i . No nation entered the war with anywhere near the number of skilled telephone men, or as dependable and comprehensive telephone service as this country possessed. ' More than 6,800 former Bell Telephone employees are now in some branch of the military service in Jurope or in training camps here. Only the telephone companies could furnish the skilled telephone men needed in the army signal corps. When the war came, telephone plants had to be built or enlarged at all the army posts, training camps, navy yards and department headquarters. Similar telephone systems have had to be installed in the American training camps, army headquarters, hospitals, etc., in Europe. j - In addition to the military demands for telephone service, business activity, accelerated and increased by the war, has required enormous amounts of telephone service and equipment. In spits of the war and what It has meant to this company In ths Increased number of telephone messages to handle, the enlistment of so many of our trained men, ths shortage of equipment, ths scarcity of labor and the high cost of telephone materials ' In spite of sll these ebstaoles, we are meeting ths needs of ths publlo for telephone service In a remarkably successful way. , NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY Las il f .