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VOL. XLVIII NO. 38.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1918.
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!i SOCIAL CALEAE
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Many Are Helping on
Housing Committee for .--Newcomers-
(By Staff Correspondent)
THE colony of Nebraskans in
Washington is constantly in
creasing, the chancellor of the
University of Nebraska and Mrs.
Avery being house guesto of Mrs.
Susie Root Rhodes, superintendent of
playgrounds of the District of Co
lumbia and formerly a school teacher
in the Omaha public schools. Chan
cellor Avery" is chief technical ad
viser in the chemical division of the
Mar board and is now on a trip to
Canada examining into the question
of explosives.
The Lenten season, inaugurated
Wednesday, will see little less activ
ity among society people, as they are
all so busy withwar work and hous
ing propositions that they have had
little time for teas and real festivities.
Tea drinking, however, is fast be
coming a national habit in the east
and middle west. Washingtonians
are acquiring it because they feel it
a necessity. Everybody is at work
real work and when four-thirty in
the afternoon arrives, and it is still
two hours or more until dinnet, the
tea room is the most enticing spot in
the world. Therefore Washington is
a tea-drinking community just now.
The cup of fragrant beverage, with
a dainty sandwich or tea cake, is
very grateful after many hours' work,
. and preceding perhaps a long ride or
a long walk, for, nearly everybody
lives far uptown in these crowded
"lays.
Folks from Home
Representative Lobeck has been
joined here by Mrs. Lobeck and Miss
Marguerite. Lobeck. Mrs. Lobeck's
mother, Mrs. "Cook, is also with them
at the Winston. They are expecting
a visit soon from Mr. and Mrs. Lo
beck's other daughter, Mrs. Raymond
G. Young of Omaha. .
Representative Stephens and his
family are at 1645 Newton street thisf
winter.
Major M. O. Gilbert and Mrs. Gil
bert are settled here for the re-
mainder of the winter. . Major .Gil
bert has been made one of the as
sistant judge advocates in the War
department.
Mr. Herbert Daniel, custodian of
the alien enemy property, has Mrs.
Daniel with him now and they are
renewing old acquaintances and mak
ing new ones.
. Mrs. Russell Harrison had a short
. visit this week from Mrs. James
Robert McKee of New York, her sister-in-law.
Mrs. McKee spent a few
days here on her way to Palm Beach
for a two months' stay. Mrs. McKee
has been verv active in the' work of
Militia of Mercy of New York,
'Jio take care of the tamiliSs ot the
sailors and marines. Mrs. McKee is
treasurer of the' organization of
which Mts. John Hays Hammond
was president and recently resigned.
Workers
Representative and "Mrs. Shallen
berger are at Congress Hall for the
season, and have'thcir two daughters,
Miss Shallenberger and Miss1 Dor
othy Shallenberger, with them. They
have all been active in the ladies'
housing committee of the Nebraska
association in finding abiding places
for new clerks organized to help.
Pierce-Moulthrop.
A pretty home wedding took place
Saturday evening at 8:30 o'clock at the
home of Mr. C. H. Moulthrop, 2332
North Sixtieth avenue, when his only
daughter, Miss Irene, was married to
Mr. Loyd C. Pierce of Omaha. Rev.
John Calvert of the Methodist church
performed the ceremony. The bride
wore white s .tin and tulle and car
ried a shower bouquet of bride's
roses.. The color scheme of the dec
orations and dress was pink and
white. Mr. Harold Pierce attended
j the bridegroom t, d Miss pllen Erick-
son, dressed in pink, was the bride's
attendant. Misses Madeline Gross and
Gladys Titzel,- dressed in white, were
ribbon stretchers. Miss Mildred
Titzel r'ayed the wedding march and
Miss Elizabeth Coffman sang "At
Dawning" and "To Thee." A recep
tion for about 40 guests followed the
ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce will
' be at nome at 24$) Laurel avenue,
Omaha.
Omaha Girls in France.
Miss Louise Dinning and Mrs.
Charles Turner, who have been in
France since July, have recently
spent a week or to at Nice enjoying
a vacation aijd rest from their work,
the former as a nurse's aid at the
American hospital at Neuilly .nd the
latter at a certain one of ihe Amer
ican army headquarters near Paris.
Miss Dinning may join the hospital
ynit with which she went over last
ummer, and which is now estab
lished in Belgium,
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Mrs. E. A. Higgins is one of Omaha's
'By MELLIFICIA
VERY week we must chat for a
while about the 'social doings
of our town, but with Lent
clutching at our coat sleeves and
Easter'' and her charming sister,
Spring, several weeks away, society
is non est. However, the gladsome
spring is surely just around the cor
ner for those cheery harbingers, the
daffodils, are blooming in profusion
in the florist's windows. The center-
now always spring flowers, a, large
number of the young girls are wear
ing their straw chapeaux, and with all
these signs the long Winter must be
nearly over.
Miss Mabel Aller.'s guest, Miis
Alice Pelzer, who comes from the
sunny southKhas beeif a very popular
visitor. Every day of her stay so far
has been filled with affairs for ner.
Miss Allen entertained informally at
bridge Tuesday evening. Wednesday
she shared the honors with Miss Nan
Barrett at a delightful tea given by
Mrs, Earl Turkett. Miss Allen ih7
vited seventy-five of her friends in for
a oup of tea Friday and a bit of a chat
with the southern visitor, and Satur
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most charming young matrons. She is an active Red Cross worker, her
the warehouse. Mrs. Higgins is petite and blonde
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day the Misses Helen and Dorothy
Smith were hostesses at a luncheon
for her. Although our climate may
be cold, our hearts are warm, and the
yofinger set will regretfully say
goodby to the little lady froni Ala
bama. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Canfield,
who are at the Blackstone for a short
stay, have been honor guests at a
number of parties during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kountze enter
tained at dinner at their home Mon
day, followed by a party at the Or
pheum an ' supper at Fontenelle. Mr.
and Mrs. E. M. Fairfield made up the
rest of the party. Mr. and Mrs. W.
E. Martin entertained at dinner in
their honor Friday evening and Sat
urday a dinner party was given by
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Fairfield.
Miss Nan Barrett, whose marriage
to Mr. Jack Hughes will take place
February 28, has changed her wed
ding plans. The ceremony will take
place at the home of the bride's
parents instead of at St. Andrews'
Episcopal church, as formerly
planned. An informal wedding
breakfast will be given after the cere
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mony and the reception will be omit
ted. Mrs. Edward Leary will attend
the bride, but Lieutenant Paul Muel
ler, who was to have been best man,
will be unable to attend, as he has
gone to Washington on service or
ders. Mrs. Eugene Duval will enter
tain at a handkerchief shower for
Miss Barrett Tuesday, and Thursday
Mrs. Harold Thomas will entertain
at an afternoqn tea.
Washington Birthday Dinner.
Arthur P. Guiou,! president of the
Omaha club, has sent out notices to
members of the annual Washington
birthday dinner at the club on next
Friday, when Congressman Dan
V. Stephens of Nebraska and Hon.
R. R. Brewster of Kansas City will
address the members on topics re
lated to the war, and many army
officers will be guests of the club.
Dinner will he served at 7 o'clock,
and acceptances must be in not less
than 24 hours in advance.
Movie Party.
Mrs. H. M. Thomas entertained a
box party at the Strand theater Fri
day afternoon. Those present were
Mrs. A. A. Watts, Mrs. Gerald Akers,
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activity being centered on the work at
Mrs. Lyne Kilgore, Mrs. Harry
Miller, Mrs. C. E. Bronson, Mrs.
Charles Siefken and Mrs. R. C. Fad
deu. Military Dinner.
Mr. M. C. Peters entertained at
dinner at his home last Saturday even
ing in honor of Colonel Douglas Set
tle of Fort Crook. The tabic was
military in its decorations, flags, sol
diers and cannon playing an important
part, and the guests included Colonel
Settle, Colonel F. A. Grant, Major
Robert Hamilton, Major Stern, Major
Frith, Everett Buckingham, Ward
Burgess, Frank Judson. George C.
Smith, E. P. Peck, C. S. Montgomery,
A. J. Love, C. N. Robinson, Frank
Hamilton and Ralph Peters.
Old People's Home Benefit.
For the benefit of the Jewish Old
Peoples' home a dance will be given
tonight at the Auditorium.
Abandon Colonial Tea.
Major Isaac Sadler chapter, Daugh
ters of the American Revolution, has
abandoned plans for its annual co
lonial tea on Washington's birthday.
The members attended in a body the
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Dinner given by chapter
stone, followed by evening party at the home
of Mrs. E. H. Luikhart.
Luncheon and tea given at the Fontenelle in honor
of John Masefield by the Fine Arts society.
Luncheon for Dr. Owen Lovejoy given at the Fonte
celle. TUESDAY-
Handkerchief shower for Miss Nan Barrett, Mrs.
Eugene Duval, hostess.
Card party given by the women of the Holy Angels
parish at their hall.
WEDNESDAY
Subscription dance at the Prettiest Mile club.
Wellesley club meeting, Mrs. J. C. McClure, hos
tess. . '
THURSDAY
Afternoon tea for Miss Nan Barrett, Mrs. Harold
Thomas, hoetess.
FRIDAY
Dinner party at the Blackstone given by Mr. and
Mrs. F. B. Alldredge.
SATURDAY
Qui Vive club dancing
Dinner-dance at the Prettiest Mile club. .
Lw and Laimglhi with
(Salblby Detayls Today
Tomorrow W May Cry
By GABBY DETAYLS.
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AD THOUGH IT IS, we must
report that another young wo
man who resides in Dundee has
contracted that engagement disease.
Doctor Cupid reported the case to
Gabby the other day. The girl is one
of the prettiest girls in town, a, lovely
blonde wjtht a most charming way.
The jnan is in the service and we will
even go so far as to say that his pic
ture is in the window of one of our
large stores right this minute. We
will go even faLjhef the girl was the
"belle o the ball" dressed in a Red
Cross nurse's costume, at a Red Cross
ball given in the city about two years
ago. It would be a stupid person who
could not guess the young woman's
identity after all these broad hints!
WHEN the conservation discussion
t cached the point where no de
liveries of foodstuffs seemed immi
nent, a well-known Omaha matron
told her grocer, near Thirty-sixth and
Farnam, that if such a thing came to
pass he would lose her patronage.
"I shall trade at a store on Leaven
worth street," she announced.
When the tradesman queried
"Why?" she looked at him in amaze
ment. "You don't suppose I would carry
patriotic Lincoln program at the
Auditorium last week.
Patriotic Party.
A party was given Friday evening
by the seniors at the University of
Omaha in the chapel hall. Patriotic
decorations were used and progres
sive card games were played. Sain
Slotky, an alumnus of the school, now
in the United States navy, was fan
honor guest at the affair. Seventy
five students were present.
Army Notes.
Lieutenant E. T. Ferguson, who
left Fort Omaha with the second bal
loon squadron, now in France was
prevented from sailing with it by an
aUack of appendicitis after he readied
New York, and after recovering was
ordered back here and arrived last
week. He is at the Fontenelle await
ing assignment.
Lieutenant John Hanighcn was or
dered from Fort Morgan, Ala., last
week to duty at Pascagoula Bay,
Miss., in command of a detachment
of 50 men of the coast artillery.
Lieutenant Victor Caldwell, who is
an officer in the Fifth squadron ui;der
orders to leave Fort Omaha at any
time, will be retained here, accord
ing to a change of orders received
last Saturday.
Lieutenant Paul Mueller and Liep-
tenant Smith of the Fifth squadron,
received orders Thursday, calling
them to Washington, D. C, for duty
with the other officers of the Fifth,
and they left Thursday evening.
The Rev. Lloyd Holsapple, rector
of St. Barnabas for three years, has
accepted one of the volunteer chap
laincies in the army, which he was
offered by the war committee of the
Episcopal church. However, since
wiring his acceptance, he has re
ceived no further instructions and is
waiting orders.
Lieutenant Tupper Wyman has gone
from Camp Cofly to Fort Sill, where
he has been transferred to the avia
tion corps.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Philip Metz
are at the New Willard in Washing
ton, where he is on duty in the pay
master's department.
Mrs. Smith's Party.
Mrs. Arthur Crittenden Smith will
have in her party at the Auditorium
February 20 Colonel and Mrs Doug
las Settle and Dr. and Mrs Good
rich. "A Day of Military Life" will
be the attraction.
St. Valentine Party.
The Misses Delphe and Edna Nel
son entertained 30 guests at a Valen
tine party Friday evening at 'their
home, 3191 iMeredith avenue.
BS, P. E. 0., at the Black- ?
party at Turpin's academy. I
any packages past the Blackstone ho
tel, do you?"
The woman to whom the story was
told wonders whether every occupant
or just a fe in the big apartment '
hotel watch from their windows to
note the passings of the person whom
the story concerns.
COLDIER boys at Fort Omaha and
u Fort Crook are "fighting" for the
"Maud May" sweaters, as the beauti
ful sweaters knitted by Miss L. Maud
May of Fremont, Neb., have been
dubbed. Miss May sends the sweat
ers jn packets of one dozen each, the
knitting being done in a distinctive
fashion.
Mrs. II. E.' Newbranch, who ana
lyzed the knitting, said the stitch was
accomplished by "knitting one, purl
ing one, then taking the stitch off on
the wrong side of the needle."
Miss May furnishes all the yarn
herself and attaches her card to the
sweater. '
D I CHARD HILLER, 5 years old.
v doesn't understand the United
States army system of promotions
and doesn't hesitate to say so.
Little Richard heard the family dis
cussing the promotion of his uncle,
Morton Hillcr, from second to first
lieutenancy at Camp Dodge.
"How is it, mother, that they made
Uncle Morton second lieutenant first.
and tirst lieutenant secondr X should
think he would be first lieutenant first
and second lieutenant second. I call
that a fine army!" interposed the 5- i
year-old.
FRENCHMEN have always been
A fascinating, but since France is
now our ally and close friend, they
have become more alluring than ever.
At a meeting of the L'Alhance Fran
caise the other evening at the home
of Mrs. Charles Offutt there was a
very debonair little man in the com
pany who spoke with a very delight
ful "French accent. AH the girls hov
ered around him and vied with each
other for his smiles and glances. Fin
ally one of the young women asked
him where he was stopping while in
the city.
"At zt Fontenelle I am e pastry
cook!" the "lion" replied. Oh, girls,
beware, all is not gold that glitters I
COMMISSIONER JARDINEmade
a resolution Wednesday. He re
solved never to hand out any money
but the exact change when charitably
inclined ladies approached him to buy
tickets.
Two women attended a council
meeting to sell tickets for an old peo
ple's benefit dance at the Auditorium.
Mr. Jardine handed the women a $5
bill (the tickets are $1) and was
blandly iuiormed . there was "no
change."
MR. BUMBLE BEE GROH, the
versatile and witty young news
paper scribe, received a Valentine this
week. We must tell you that the
sentiment on the said Valentine was
decidedly "mushy." Mr. Groh, who
claims to be a confirmed bachelor,
denies all knowledge of the sender,
but Gabby has had her eyes open and
she has her own thoughts on the sub
ject. ,
pALL in the 'chairman of vice.'"
This order given by an official
in Red Cross state headquarters one
day last week nearly threw one of the
out-of-town callers into a panic.
Mrs. A. L. Reed was the woman
who came forward in reply to the calL
Mrs. Reed was named vice chair
man of the woman's service bureau
to assist Mrs. Charles T. Kountze.
Facetiously some one dubbed ' her
"chairman of vjce.y
rVDX'T you love these fellows wTio
g to a show and then , tell you
about it? I ew of them, however, are
as frank as one young Omaha man.
"Have you seen the Orpheum this
week?" he asked a girl of his ac
quaintance. "No, I haven't," she replied. '
"Well, you go so we can talk about
it," said the unabashed young man
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