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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (April 22, 1923)
Women to Take Back Control of Social Center Board, Which Relinquished / Job at Request of Chief, Soon to Resume W'ork. After having been inactive for two years, the same board of women who turned the social settlement In South Omaha over to a board of men. at the request of the woman who was then head resident, will resume con- ' trol of the settlement before June 1. j The settlement house has been clos- [ ol for a year, ever since the depart ure of Mrs. Marie Leff Caldwell Dowd, chief settlement worker. The board which will resume con trol, and reopen the settlement house, includes Mr*. J. J. McMullen, Mr*. J. H. Dumont, Mr*. Draper Smith, Mrs. A. F. Jonas. Mr*. William Bowman, Mr*. N. P. Fell, Mr*. William Hanna and other*. They were requested to relinquish their Interest In the settlement two year* ago by Mr*. Dowd, who told them a board of men could give her •ounder financial backing. A board of men, headed by W. E. Reed, took charge, but dropped out when Mrs. Dowd left Omaha. Now the women will begin over again. Lumber Company Gets - Extension on Notes — Special Dispatch to The Omaha Baa. Fremont, Neb., April 21.—The Baker White Pine Lumber company, Baker, Oregon, was granted an extension of time by District Judge F. W. Button in which to pay out on bonds and notes owed to the defunct Fidelity Trust company of this city, amount ing to $131,500.. The action was taken upon request of Receiver T. L. Mathews, who recently returned from a trt^- of inspection at the Baker | plant. Bonds of $92,000, a note of O. M. j Winkelman for $5,000 and a note Is sued by the Baker company for $34,500 makes up the amount of the debt, j Mathews pointed out to the court ' that the Baker company will not at tempt to contest the notes If the ex ienfjion of time was granted. Should they fight payment, h^ pointed out. the Fidelity Trust company would be forced to take up the litigation in the Oregon courts at a great expense. Returned Missionary to Tell of Capture in China Rev. Anton Lundeen, missionary of yuchow, China, will lecture In Trinity Lutheran church. Thirtieth and Redirk avenue. Wednesday night, April 26. at 8, under the au spices of the Women's Missionary so ciety. Rev. Mr. Lundeen was born at Newman Grove. Neb., studied at \ Luther college in Wahoo, and fin ished his studies in Augustana col lege at Rock Island, III. He left for the China mission fields in the fall of 1916 and has aerved there continuously ever since. He was i aptured by bandits last fall, suffered untold hardships and was released through efforts of the United States government. He Is now home on an 18-months’ furlough and Is touring the states relating some of his ex perience*. Mezzanine Fountain Opens at Burgess-Nash Store Opening day of the Mezzanine fountain on the mezzanine floor of the Burgess Nash store found guests surprised at the novelty of the fur nishings. * W. G. Colling, Interior decorator, has given it the atmosphere of an Italian summer garden. Tables, ; chairs and benches are of gieen fin ished wrought iron. Italian china is decorated with bright colored flowers. Waitresses wear rainbow dresses of varicolored silks made with tight fitting bodices and shirred skirts. R. L. Phelps is marfbger. -- Mercy of bod Subject of Sermon for Woman Suicide Funeral service* for Mr*. Lf-la Tyndell, who committed sutrlde Thurs day night at the Keystone hotel, were held Saturday afternoon at Crane mortuary. Rev. W. N. Wallis, pastor of Lcfflcr Memorial Methodist church, spoke briefly on the "Everlasting Mercy of God.” Pallbearer* were Edward Levitt, P.obert Collin*, Harold Crane. Charles Coleman, Harry Molander and Frank McMurr. Burial was In Forest Lawn ceme terj£ Suspected Bandit Never Business School Teacher Arthur Stout, arrested at St. Jo i-eph. Mo.. Friday morning with Pete Nelson, suspected of being connected with operations of the "blue car" bandits in Omaha formerly, was em ployed on a commission basis to get students for' the American Business college, 1912 Farnam street. Stout was never a member of the faculty, as previously stated, according to Pres. J. A. Youngstrom of the college. Omaha Woman, 83, Falls Down and Fractures Hip Mrs. Poler Jorgensen. 83, 946 South Forty eighth street, while waiting for ft car Saturday at Forty-eighth nnd Pacific streets, slipped on the l avement and fractured her hip. She was taken to University hospital. Mrs. Jorgensen came to America from Denmark 16 years ago. She lives with Mrs. Mattlp Paulson. Spt. Lickert Retires. Police Hergennt Otto IdckerF re Signed from the police department Friday after completing 20 years of gar vie*. He ha* retired on a pension. *, He was made a sergeant two years fgn. Merchanth In the wholesale dis trict, where he walked a beat for 15 /oara, have presented him with Im plements to equip a 10 acre farm which he has pill*-based just west of Vlorence. A «mi. Walter C. Mckert, is a mcm Sfci of i ha detective force. ft i LVtnIDUL/I J J 1 w I\ C. Burgess-Nash Company ECONOMY SALE OF READY TO WEAR * y . Season’s Greatest Sale for theWfamen of Omaha During the week set aside for Economy Sale of Ready to Wear, we have put forward evfery effort to offer great er values than ever before • \ K * — I DRESSES. t Whatever your need or desire, it may be satisfied from so comprehensive a grouping that includes frocks and dresses for street, shopping, afternoon and club, wear, sports occasions, in formal evening affaire and even dance frocks. Interpretations of the prefer ences of many women—interesting in silhouette, conscious of the mode, al ways, and yet correct. I , Materials Heavy Cantons Printed Georgettes Paisley Prints Crepe Roma Flat Crepe Crepe de Chine Russian Prints Novelty Knitted Fabrics Summer Silks Fru-Fru Dotted Crepe de Chines Chiffons Satin Cantons See Our Window Displays and make your selection from the hundreds o f models shown in our Sixteenth and Harney street windows. I Colors Sandalwood Lanvin Green Ashes of Roses Peach Orchid Brickdust Nile Green Coral Beige White Navy Brown Black ■ —1 _ Sale Starts at 9 A. M. In order to secure more con venient selection we have ar ranged to have extra sales people to accommodate you. Trimmings Beading Embroidery Hand-Drawn Work Pleated Frills Cording Puffing Pm Tucking Embroidered Organdy Cream Lace Knife Pleating Ribbon Girdles Hand-Made Flowers • Appliqned Work Eagerly Welcomed by Those Who Have Waited until now to secure lovely, serviceable suits in two or three-piece styles. The sketches suggest the diversity of the styles; each with a smart distinction rare indeed in suits at $‘J9.7f>. Short box models, slender wrappy affairs tied low at the waist, and the new, long, flary box each type beautifully lined with navy and black, and developed of Forstnmn Hoffman Twill-cords of proven practicability--tho foundation of many wardrobes. " . . — ___ Third I I i Show Grace of Line in Velvety Soft Materials Often the spring wrap must do service from ■ morning on through the informal occasions of evening, so its choice must he carefully eon aid card. Am one of these that we feature Monday nt such moderate pricing will provide a delight ful selection. Arabella Pandora Piora Lusxrosa Canton Primevera Roshanara Poiret 7V«// - In Barley, Tan, Batwing. Black. Brown. Beige and Blue
