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Dlls week in Omaha belongs to the Visiting Nurse association. They
neetl $25,000 for carrying on their work until the first of the year when
they will share in the < (immunity Chest funds.
From tlire* different points of view, the Visiting Nurse story is an elo
quent one. First, there is the army of local women who are unselfishly
devoting themselves to the week's finance campaign. Mrs. W. W. Carmi
chael and Mrs. W. J. lfynes are chairmen for tills. Mrs. N. P. Fell is one of
the highly efficient workers. According to Mrs. \V. R. Wood, publicity chair
man, she has the fortunate combination of a "calm exterior and a brilliant
mind." She is a member of the publicity and the tuberculosis committees.
Mrs. W. R. Adams' work lias been described as of "incalculable value.” She
investigates cases of need, carrying the personal, rather than the official
touch. Her entire life, according to co-workers, is given over to the relief
of distress. Mrs. M. M. Livings and Miss f.uella Kennedy are two inure of
9 the working army who are to make the finance drive a success this week.
Their gratuitous assistance at the headquarters is a very necessary, though
not a spectacular, form of service.
Second, there are the 25 nurses themselves. Highly .rained, and capable
of demanding top salaries in their professions, they work for $110 to $125
a month, paying their own living expenses. This, in contrast to their fel
lows ill the profession who are paid from $12 to $19 a week plus their living
expenses. The \isiting Nurse obstetrical nurses are on duty 21 hours a day,
It necessary. They go into the lowliest of homes. Sometimes there isn’t
even a cake of soap in the house, ami up sheets or adequate bedding for the
patient.
Third, there are the people benefitted. Fifty thousand calls were made
hy nurses last year, an average of 4,000 a month. Service Is free to those
unable to pay. A fee is accepted otherwise. People of good circumstances
use the V. V A., the particular advantage for them being that a nurse may
he obtained by the hour. Special departments are maintained, sueh as tu
berculosis, maternity, infant welfare and orthopedic.
fn the pictures, a most interesting branch of the association work is
suggested. At the lop are Mrs. Paul tiallagher and Miss Kma Krrd at a
Juni-tr league clinic, where both aid and instructions are given to mothers,
uttder direction of doctors and nurses.* The picture below shows one of
many obstetrical cases where proper rare Is given a mother at a time when,
perhaps, her entire future health hangs In the balance. This mother Li very
weak and is much in need of instruction as to diet and mode of living. She
speaks only 10 words of English. The nurse ha* made I! visit* to thi* home.
Even in this SOth rentury, more mothers die from rauses incidental to
childbirth than from any except tuberculosis. One maternal death means a
broken home and motherless children.
"No man llveth to himself.” As Omaha cares for her sick poor, she
helps herself. Tlierp is nothing vague about the rnorwious and important
work of the V. X A. In Omaha. Dollar membership* and large subscriptions
ought to be freely given this week.
Hostess, Like
Worm, May
Turn
rBy GABBY BETAVI>.
HI • p| I.UHAI’.S it Christmas story, de
r-' splte_the fact ttint it is ohvi
1 *■ ouajy untimely, sliould have its
^ .ilace in Gabby's column. The mflre
ic since it is only a Christmas s’ory
in that the girl about whom it is writ
ten was a hostess at that tlmt. You
til know her, she is one of the most
popular of Omaha's social set. a deb
if not so many years back, who has
V the courage of her convictions. One
of her convictions, ns you will see, is
hat a hostess must not necessarily
• he Imposed upon.
She Issued invitations, let us -ay,
•ot a large dinner, three w<!eks In
advance of the affair. Itegrets and
acceptances flowed in smoothly
i > tiough until all had been heard
from except one hoy and two girls
Inquiries the day before the dinner
'.o the three homes concerned elicit.d
'•olhing definite, and one girl said »he
wouldn’t know until morning.”
'if course, in Hie end they accepted,
he recalcitrant ones, and phoned
with mechanical apologies, to hear
fmm the maid that Miss M. had been
compelled to fill their places. Gabby
has had her quiet titter over ’heir
discomfiture—will you, too?
WITH the Introduction of Intri
cate- lessons, under the control
of a competent teacher, bridge
-‘•till holds it* sway regardless of the
ightful encroachments of golf, tennis
and riding. It Is pursuing ita trium
phant course, rumor now has it, Into
its competitors’ dens, the Oyintry
lubs, where there will he dally sci
ence classes.
Apparently bridge Is determined to
he the national game, and bids fnl^
to he when we consider that promi
pent men as well ns women are tak
ing It i<fi seriously.
Will the next few years see bridge
tiros as well as golf pros a necessity
'o the well-managed club?
Students of Oberlin
College to Honof
| Presidents
Henry Churchill King, president,
end Frederick Holm, aHaintunt prcal
dont of Oberlin college, will he In
Omaha Saturday evening. April 2X.
In their hoi)or gradual* atyl former
Htudenta of Oberlin will give a dinner
• t 0:30 o'clock at the I'nlvoralty club.
Fred P. Igtomta le In charge.
Mrs. Cole Homo.
Without further ln# tot Ion Mr*. F.
H- Col* wtl bo at bom* thl* afternoon
Mr*. Anna Morey of Haeting*,
vho i» her week end gut**
Mrs. Baldrige Will
Meet Good Will
Girls Abroad
Mrs. Howard Baldrtge. who is; in
Paris, has been Invited/by Miss Ann
Morgan to assist in the reception of.
this year's Hood Will delegates to
France, the first of whom arrive there
May 25. Mrs. Baldrlge was very
helpful In the movement In Omaha
last year when a large delegation was
sent overseas in the name of devas
tated France.
Klaborate plans are being made for
official French welcomes and for
pleasure trips in and around Paris
Laist year the girls were escorted in
a large group. This year they will j
tie divided Into contingents of four or
five, each having a chaperon ^ho will j
make sure fhat every girl seen what I
most Interests her. One fortunate i
group will have Mrs. Baldrlgo for a
guide
The first delegation for this year
will Is from the south. New Ordeans.
Atlanta, Los Angrier and Han Diego.
A group of 150 from New York city
alone will go over this summer.
"Miss Morgan was wild over the
way New York responded." said Mrs.
Baldrlge.
President Millerand will give a re.
caption at his home at rtnmbouillunt.
Just outside Paris. The city of Tarls
will give a wonderful reception, pre
senting diplomas tn the flood Will
girls from the state of France. Am
bassador Herrick will entertain for
his countrywomen. . The American
club tn Paris will give n dinner dance
for the girls, who will be Miss Mor
gan's personal guests at opera. Dele
gates will be taken over the battle
fields and shown the constructive
work going on .with the funds Miss
Morgan has raised for Franco in this
country.
"The baby death rate Is awful.” nc- ,
cording to Mrs. Baldrlge. The French ]
have given a slto and the American
committee under Miss Morgan is
sendltif 300 babies every month to a
health camp In Switzerland.
Omaliau Illustrates
Hatrliffe Article.
April's rerjtury magazlno contains '
an article written >»y S. K. Uatrltffe, j
British Journalist, who lectured here |
early thuk month, and Illustrated hy
Kollln Kirby, nationally known In his
art. and formerly an Omaha boy. Ills
mother resides here nt the home of
tier daughter, Mrs. W. .1, Miller
Sketches of Chesterton nnd Masefield
ars among ths Interesting Illumina
tions of Mr. Ratcliffe's article.
Miss Kennedy Win* Honor.
Miss Hetty Kennedy, daughter of
Judge and Mrs. Howard Kennedy, lias
been elected tn the Alpha Tan Itho
society In the College of Kino Arts nt
th« University of, Nebraska. This
honor correspond* to the Uhl Until
j Kappa fraternity
Mrs. Poynter Honors Woman Medical
Students With Saturday Tea
Mrs. C. W. M. Poynter gave a tea
at her home Palurday afternoon for
the women students of the University
of Nebraska, College of Medicine. Ah
slating her were Mesdames J, J.
Keegan. E. I. McQulvey, Charles
Moon, Edwin Davis and Miss Ruth
Wyekoff.
The honor guests included Misses
Mary Eratt, Elizabeth Broyles, Han
nah Johnson, Miriam Pool, Emily
Borer, Jennie Bozell and Sophie War
ner, seniors: Miss Mildred Johnson,
Junior and Mieijrs Miriam Albertson,
Tansy Bargar, Elizabeth Brown, Nan
<y Catania, Charlotte Mitchell, Mar
guerite E Morehouse, Margaret O’Sul
livan, Mildred Fluzza and Buth Hull. ‘
Retiring President Society Fine Arts
With the Omaha Hoclety of Fine
Arts election Thursday afternoon, at
2:30, Mrs. Ward Burgess' term of
office ns president will expire, “The
best president We have ever had/*
declare those who have been In close
tout'll with the work of the society.
Mrs. Hurgens has served longer than
any predecessor, having completed
four succesaive incumbencies. Hhe
has boon largely responsible for the
development of the Omaha art
museum at the public library build
ing and generously has hen.elf con (
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trlbut«d the director's salary for three
year#. Thirty five thousand visits
were made to the museum during the
past year. The Fine Arts member
ship Is approximately 1.000. the larg
est In the history of th» organisation.
Fifteen years ago thf* society was an
art class of ?& people
Mrs. Hurgess Is descrllitd by her «<»
workers as a "working ' prc-adent. (
She knows as much about each com- j
rnltte#* ns the committee chairman. It ,
H stated
She executes bus It seas with dispatch I
Engagement of Miss
Bourne Announced.
Mrs. Anna Bourna announces ih®
engagement of her daughter, (Cadge. |
lo Chauncev E. Peck, of Burlington
la., formerly of Nehraska City. A
June wedding la planned.
Miss Bourne Is well known In mu
sical circles here. She is a graduate
of the American Institute of Normal '
Methods, has hud a piano studio in
Omaha and has instructed In public
school music. She has attended the
Northwestern university. Mr. Peck
attended Purdue college. Indiana. lie
is a member of the firm, Edwards
Evans and Peck of Nebraska City.
Mrs. Irving Benolken will give a
lea honoring Miss Bourne on Wed
nesday afternoon.
Tea for Travelers.
Mr. and Mrs. David Baum‘will he
at home for tea Sunday afternoon
honoring Mrs. Warren Rogers and
Mrs. Dan Wheeler. Mrs. Wheeler re
turned Saturday front Florida where
Nhe spent the winter and Mrs Rogers
will leave soon for the east.
Benefit Bridge-Dance.
The alumnae of the Sister* of Mercy
i la sponsoring a card party and dance
Thursday evening. May 3 at Hurg*.**
Nn*h auditorium for the benefit or me
building fund for the new convent to
be erected in Fair-acre*.
Mr*. Del** Muffltt la chairman of
! the bridge and high five and Mi** 7.ita
Conlan i* in charge of the dance
Keaervattons for card table* may be
made with Mr*. Muffle.. Harney
' 3349. or with Mi** Rose Whalen, Har
ney *7*7.
For the Lysters.
Senator and Mrs. R. Beecher
Howell entertained at dinner at the
Brandeis Saturday night, honoring
Colonel and Mr*. William I,>*ter.
who len\o todfiy for Boston, after
more than two year* In Omaha.
-Birds of Passage Bring New Modes
Quickly Sponsored by Society
Is there anything as invaluable as
Un out-of-town visitor? They are the
inspiration f<*r gay parti**.
The other guests in their honor,
even those whose social duties have
been badly dulled, make a distinct
effort fo shove the well known f»e«t
foot info the limelight. If they are
clever, and really to do them justice
i most of them seem so. they bring to
' Jaded conversation the new slant that
adds piquancy and rest Hut perhaps
best of all they bring with them the
j newest stvle notes—attractive ex
pressions of the mode that need only
an Introduction to become popular!
So it has been with Miss Ruth Haw
thorns who descended UpOtl society
iis s presiding officer, and her brief,
appropriate and well delivered Intro
ductlonR to speakers have always been
a delight to the society's audiences.
A few of the prominent lecturers
brought to Omaha during Mrs Pur*
gens* term Include Gilbert J* Ches
terton, John l)rinkwater, Hugh Wal
'pole. \V. I. George. Ilendrio Van (
l,«#r>n, If K Ratcliff* and Sinclair
! Ii*wls
An effort will he mad** to keep Mr*
Purgess on the board. Continued ex
pH ns Ion is Inevitable for* the Fine
i Arts society which hopes to have its
i own art building within three years, j
1 Mrs I Alt her Drake la mentioned ns
j a possible successor to Mrs. Purges*
| The nominating committee has al
ready met but Its report w ill be kepi
i a secret until Thursdday.
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a raw week* -mo iront .vow iota «un
her hostess, Mis. NiuillM Henson.
Possessed of an oriental beauty, dark
skhuuil and deep eyet). she empha
sised It ttv wearing a short strins of
rather large pearls, clasped tightly
around her slender throat. A Victor
Ian quaintnes* whs achieved quite at
variance with the long swinging
chains that until this spring have
been In favor
So also was It with Miss I.villa
Cook of Portland. Me . the guest of
Mrs. Sanford OIITord. who appealed
tn a tug Ht the Hrandeis one evening
with her hair neatly parted In the
middle down to the nape of her neck
Ant eoiffed in dutch rolla over the
ears. Since her visit, many have
taken up the style which Is extremely
attractive to the well shaped head
Poring the winter over the"bridge
tallies, players have admired Mrs.
Norman Cortices cunning afternoon
ling, which Is really a doll dressed In
the smartest manner. Very blond
hair Is half concealed under a poke
bonnet of brown taffeta made to match
the brown taffeta frock, and In abso
lute harmony with the tiny brown
allk slipper# ornamented with gold ,
luce. So complete Is thla small replica
that even the hands are clad tn mtnla
ttire white kid gloves The ribbons
which draw the hag conveniently over
Mrs. Curtice's wrist ate tile only evl
deuce (hat It has its utilitarian side.
This was brought to Omaha front
Parts hy Miss Helen Curtice of l,!n
coin, Mrs Curtice's guest.
Lincoln Returns Compliment
of Omaha Junior League
Lincoln 1* to return the compliment
Omaha paid it when several motor
parties went sjown for their Jifnior
league Revue two weeks ago, and
plans are being made for visitors to
Omaha to view the local leaguers at
their Saturday, May 12, performance,
Mr. and Mrs. George W OeLacy
will have with them that week end
Mrs. De Lacy's brothel's, ltert and
ltichard Faulkner, and their wives,
and In their honor the Louis Clarkes
the lewis Rurgesses and the Yale
Hollands will gue a large buffet sup
per Saturday evening at ths Clarke
home.
Miss Helen Curtice, sifter or Nor
man Curtice, is to vlett Mr. and Mr*
Naasson Young, and the Curtice* will
have with them Judge and Mr*.
Kisser, parents of Mrs. Curtice. Mr.
and Mra. Henry Burham will enter
tain the Kobert Talbot*, and In an
other party will be the Pace Wood*
and the Harry Graingers. Mrs.
George See man is also planning to
have some of her Lincoln friend* with
her over the week end.
May 11 and 12 are the dates for the
annual Junior league revue to be
held at the Gnyety this year.
"What, what, does the Junior
league stand for anyway." asked a
recent number of "Vogue."
The national Junior league consti
tution states that "the purpose of
this organisation 1* to develop the
ability of Its member* in the interests
of good citizenship and to relate
those abilities to the community as
a whole."
The Omaha branch of the Junior
league waa formed tn the spriitg of
ISIS. Mis* Harriet Smith, one o^ the
foundera of the Omaha league, was
its first president. The local mem
bership. which Is by Invitation, now
number* ISO niemehr*. a minimum
numbers 130. A minimum of three
hour* of work each week, as well as
special committee work and attend
mice at monthly meetings, are re
uuired of each active member
V year ag > the Omaha Junior
league took full charge of the Day
Ituraery situated at Twenty fourth
and St Mary* avenue Here la a teal
lay home for 2a to SO children whose
not here are employed They are
moused, instructed,* fed and given
heir dally nap. all on schedule Mrs.
r. 1.. I'arts is chairman of ilie Day
misery which is In clung* of Mis
Martha R. Morsrh, a trained nurse
of w ide experience. In lb* years that
are to com* the league will devote
most of its efforts towards building
up the Day nursery.
The league, however, has not turned
a deaf ear to the activities which
were already under Its protection
tr-fi re taking over the Day nursery
last spring. Consequently the
clerical work in the dispensary at
ths Vnivereity hospital, wher# the
cases of 1.500 patients are handled
monthly. Is still done by volunteer
league workers under Miss Gertrude
Stout and M:ss Emily Keller. In
struction in occupational therapy is
given three times a week to children
In the wards by Mrs. F. H. Buchols
and a corps of volunteer worker*.
Children whose physical handicap is
greet are thus aided away from a
mental handicap.
The five baby stations operated
hy the VisiUrg Nurse association have
the assistance of two Junior league
members under supervision of Mr*.
W B R t<erts All thslr clinics and
various charitable institutions are
recipients of many garments made
by the leagues sewing committees
which are at work every Mondav
! under their chairman. M.as Catherine
ThummeH.
The national organisation is 11
years older than the local.
In 1 ?0$, Miss Mary Harriman
gathered together S3 of her friends
• n New York city for the purpose of
amateur settlement work. This group
she called the Junior Leagus of Col
lege Settlement. tllrls were not
elected—they became members by In
vitation only, and each year tbs
Junior league invite,! a number of
the debutante* of the w. :«r to Join
Ita rank* and each year gave an en
tertainment in which these debuUntea
took tvart. The pro coda were used,
of course, to further the charitable
work of the organisation. It re
mained a strong!v localised organisa
tion. however, till Mr* Kltxa Swift
became president She visualised
wider field* of activity for the leagus.
Sell charier* we , c.vei to groups
In different cities until now the Junior
league boast* 53 branches throughout
111* I'nlted S'ales and a membership
of over I ft .POO. I 3 30 of whom belong
"* the mother league of New liork
city.