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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1923)
I wo^Itukes i The Omaha Sunday _iee l \ OL. 53 NO. 25. PARTTHREE OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2, 1923. 1—C FIVE CENTS (j</uJa.f'ct<P and daughter. <J{a.t-i lyn. meyn photo >7 GATCHfU PHOTO. Iy^ d(ts John J. f Hanigken J*~ AND CHILDR.CN cJttfie K^fa+ie and Johtft c7. JfattigheH hevn photo SyltU ion Coad Undeniably of paramount interest to their mothers these blessed in fants are also of paramount interest to a society in which they will, all too soon, claim a place. .lust now their paramount interest, we can easily see, is the famous “birdie” of photographic convention. In nyt so many years, the “birdie" which will interest little John J. Ilauiglien, the third, will be tile kind which has siicli an attractive ap pearance seen on a seore card at the 19th hole. Just now he is eonteut lo see an ornithological toy while seated safely on his mother's lap under the protective hand of his big sister, Ann Marie. Twins with eyes that are truly forget-me-not blue, fringed with long, curling lashes are the most precious possessions of Mrs. Wallace S. Npear. Mrs. Spear caine to Omaha following her marriage from her girlhood home in treiuont where she was Miss Uee Sehurman. Barbara, cue of her little daughters, bears her name, I,ee, and the other has been christened Sara Ann. A future Junior leaguer Is Marilynn Edwards, whose mother, Mrs. Rob ect Edwards, is a prominent worker in that organization, and little Mari lynn considers she is already doing her hit for charity when she shares her mother with the babies at the day nursery, the league's pet charity. Mrs. Edwards is an Omaha girl, formerly Miss Gertrude Porter. A member of our very youngest set is Uaura I.yttleton t oad, daughter if Mr. and Mrs. Ralph t oad, and a granddaughter of Mrs. J. F. t oad. Miss I oad has just been visited by her maternal grandparents from New York, • ml is still wearing the happy expression of a'well beloved baby. _JVe Have Only Two Natural Fears, Says Psychologist The Man Who Wrote “I Like Music With My Meals” Didn’t Dine in a Radio Age Near a Broadcasting Orchestra. \ BY QABBY. A NOTED psychologist tells us that we have only two natural fears, loud noises and being without support. We have to learn our other fears, he says. He tried out all kinds of things on the uncorrupt ed Infant. Nor dogs, nor cats, nor bears nor snakes, not even a bon fire got more than a "dada” out,of the small child. Only the sharp sound and the lack of support tensed the baby’s muscles pnd made Its hairs— If It had any—stand on end. All other fears are accumulated like a lolling snowball gathering more snow, according lo this Investigator. Now Gabby feels better. At least she understands why she was in a state of near-collapse after a dinner at one of our fashionable downtown restaurants. The orchestra was "broadcasting.” From 6:30 to 8 o’clock they played. They paused on ly long enough between numbers to announce the title of the next. There was nothing mild about their play ing. They smashed and craiOied and banged for this hour and a half while ^qpoor Gabby at a table near the play ers was trying to maintain both calm and conversation with her table com panions. "Will you kindly pass the salt,” shouted Gabby. "No, It wasn't anyone’s fault,” said her next door neighbor, as nearly as Gabby could understand the shrieked reply. The man who wrote "I like music with my meals,” didn't live In the radio age. Gabby likes it too, but pre fers it In soft melodious doses with some interval between numbers. But she would have been too timid to voice her’objection* had not the psy chologist come along with a Justlfi i atlon for her natural ahhorence of loud sounds. % -* { { T-'^IND the style that suits you M most and keep to It,” we are sometimes advised. “Study your individuality, don’t follow every whim of fashion.” That doesn't work out, as a matter of fact. At one of the more brilliant affairs of the week at a town club, Cabby observed a woman who fin ished college, let us say, not to be too exact, along about A. D. 1908. She was the last word In artlstio creation, except for her hair. Her gown wns the season’s mode and cut from the latest material. Her accessories were perfect, the mntrhlng heads, ear rings and hnndeaux, Indicating both pains and expense in her toilet. Hut her hair wns piled up high, cinnamon a^ill fashion, In the coiffure of a * decade ago. It did not represent In dividuality so much ms a dislike for Change, or arrested thought. One's job Is to udapt the mode to her Individuality and not to ignore it. Just now the contour of the head is the important thing, be the hair bobbed, plastered down or tucked in. ON'K of Omaha's genial, opulent and well-traveled widower* Is ‘ paying attention" to a most at tractive Lincoln Junior leaguer. We have no authority for saying the affair is serious, but it is "we can heartily wish our fellow townsman well, for the Lincoln leaguer would make a happy addition to Omaha society. In the Kitchen When I come homo at « o'clock And wander kltchenwurrl to aee How brown the roaat la. and I ainell The biscuits, brown anil sugary, And find the pudding on the shelf— t barely can control myaelft I like to lift the ilda of pote And peer Into earh covered dish; I nibble at a crumb of cheese. Anil taste the salad; and I wish That cook would burry—for I know I'll die of hunger If she's slow! We found this little ditty in a paper from afar. Gabby isn't much of » housekeeper but dlie wonders if this poem wtisnt written by a man. Does a woman Ifke it if a man peeks under covers and into sacks, discovering what his fare Is to lie? Wouldn’t she rather have in the meal an element of delightful surprise as the dlsheR come steaming to the table? Isn't It her mystery and her secret up to that moment? What say? •-& THE woman with pol*e saves her self a lot of wear and tear and at the same time makes life inure benrable for her friends. Once upon a time not so very long ago a woman you know gave a bridge party. Like every other hostess, she didn’t invite half the people site "owed." One friend In particular should have been included, and was not. Now it so happened that upon tjiat same day the friend who should have been included and wns not went a-calilng. She had reached the door and rung the bell at her should hnve hepn hoste**’ house before she dis covered a party was in progriss. Flight suggested itself, hut she was h Woman of poise. Her friends are still marveling at the composure with which she went in and chatted and made herself at ease, remaining adequately long to carry off the sit uation. "I could have aunk through the floor," wns her own version of the case. -*— AN OMAHA woman tell* of s high class dentist in her own home town. His work Is pain less. of course, and of Shis he boasts Not only that, but Ills sign ranles further the words “Hpeclul pains With Children." Clubs Outline Their Reading for the Season Books Devoured With Avidity Everywhere—Never So Many Magazines Sold and One Might as Well Be Out of the World as • Without His Newspaper. Whatever may be happening In this worhl, reading in not falling off. Hooks are devoured with avidity everywhere. Never were ho many magazines sold, and. to pervert an old saying, one might, as well be out of the world as without his news paper. The stimulus of a dub lg unneces sary, hut many groups In Omaha find them more enjoyable for their reviews and discussions and for planning their reading, than the solitary path In a hit and miss fashion. The Book club, of w hich Miss Erna Reed Is president, outlines its read ing /or only two months ahead. This gives freedom for taking up new hooks which loom suddenly on tlie horizon. Their reading for the im mediate future Includes father's "A Dost Dady," Margaret Wilson’s "The Able McDaughllns," (a Harper prize novel);; "The Dlfe of Christ," hy Pnplnl; "Damaged Souls," hy Gama liel Bradford, and "A Son At the Front," by Edith Wharton. Dundee Club. The Dundee Woman's club reviews plays as well as hooks. Their schedule for the year includes the dramas, "Joint Owners In Spain." by Alice Brown; "The Fool," by ('banning Pollock: Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and "The Kleptomaniac,” by Mar garet Cameron. “North of 3tf,” hy Emerson Hough, was the first of their books to be reviewed this yenr. "Tale of Two Cities,” by Dickens, wns presented last month. "The Middle of the Kond," hy Philip Gtbba; "Men Dike tluds," hy H. G. Wells; "Stella Dallas," tiy Olive I’rnuty; "Druhln,’ by John T Fred erick: “Gold Mounted Guns," by F. ft. Buckley, and "The l.ast of the Vikings," by Johan Hojer, Hie their books for (he year. Short stories In clude "Empty Arms," by Kolnml Pertwee, and "Mayor Wttbraham," by Hugh Walpole, Mrs. Helen K. Morton Is president of the Dundee Woman's club tills year. Smith College Program. Smith College club, meeting every month, Mrs. Harold Kvnrts president, has nn ambitious book program for the season. Biography, fiction and poetry are Included. The iltlSs are: "Ethon Frome." by Edith Wharton; "The Dost Dady," by Wllla father; "Jeremy Biid Hamlet, Walpole; "The Middle of the Hoad," Gibbs; "Fortune's i Fool," Balsllna, "The Able McDuugh | linn," hy Margaret Wilson; "Hawk eye." hy Herbert Quirk; "End of the House of Alnrd," by Shells Kaye Smith; "Lord Jini," hy Conrad; "Theo dore Roosevelt," hy Churnwood: "Life and Letters of Walter Page," "Life of Christ." by Paplnl; "Icebound,” by Owen Davie (Pulitzer prize book); Nei hnrdt's lutest book of poems, and the following short stories: “Gigolo,” by Edna Ferber; "Cross Sections," by Julian Sireet; "Hllss," by Katherine Mansfield, nnd "Captures," by Gals worthy. College Club. The college club, tiyi, Is leaving the way open for interesting books that may lie revealed as the season goes on. So far it has scheduled "Dam aged Souls,” by Bradford; father's "The Lost Lady, “Life of Christ" hy Paplnl, and "By Camel nnd Car to the Peacock Throne," by Powell. South Omaha Club' South Omaha Woman's cluh, Mrs. E. R. Leigh, president, la studying books |n Its literature department. In cluded are "The Cathedral," by Hugh Walpolo; "The Sctidders," by J. Bacli ellor nnd "Enchanted April" by Ar hint. Early this year Miss Edith Tobltt of the public library gave a talk to the club, mentioning certain hooka nnd giving brief sketches of their contents. Among them w-ete "One of Ours," by father; "Raw Ma terial," by Dorothy Canfield; Robin son's "iMInd In the Making," nnd Paplnl's "Life of Christ;" Drlnkwa ter's “Outlines of Literature;" Olhhs, "Middle of the Rond; Hough, "The Covered Wagon," and "North of 3rt,” and Wharton, "Son at the Front.” Chnutamiua Circles. "No fiction" Is the rule of the Chau tauqua elrcle members who read on history, travel, literature, psychology, art and sociology. Five books are named for this year’s work, according to Mrs, J It. Osborne, president of Hall in the Grove, the Chautauqua alumnae group. They are "America Faces the Future," hy lhirnnt Drake: The Tale of a Hemisphere," a travelog hy Frank Carpenter "A Short Ills tory of American Literature," l>as«d on the Cambridge history and edited by William Peterfleld Trent, John Ersklne, Stuail Sherman nnd Carl Van Doren." "The Parly llnillis of Jackson's Period," by Claude <1 How ers, and as an optional book. "Wo men Professional Workcii1." by Elisabeth Tucker Adams, Phi Delt Frosh Here. Friday n group of the freshman member of Phi Delta Theta frater nity at the University of Nebraska motored up from I.lncoln to spend the weekend. Friday evening they gave a party at the Brandets tea -t o r >r 1 oshf s. Guests and their hosts Include Wayne Stoehr of Mo ri. , who is stopping with Bur ton Tripp; John Boyer of 1’awnee City and Charles Uhlig of Falla City, who are with Hughes McCoy; Ira Brinkerhoff of Pawnee City, with Floyd Striker; Weld Coy of Waterloo and Hoburt Huston of Pawnee City, with Willard Elwood. Mr. nnd Mrs. Joseph Barker enter tained at dinner Ht their home last night for Mrs. Walter Head, recently returned from Parte. All Saints Bazar on Tuesday A Christinas tree, sparkling with lights and trimmed with small, gifts, the kind children ran buy for their mothers, or that fit well into those yawning little stockings hanging in front of the fireplace on Christmas eve. Is one of the attractions planned by the members of the Church Service League of All Saints for their Christ mas bazar. The bazar will be held Tuesday of this week in the All Saints parish house. Miss Gladys Peters is in charge of the tree, and Mrs John Hedlck is assisting her. Mrs. George Redirk and Mrs. Charles Metz are dressing little four inch dolls in the most recent modes for little girls and young ladles, and these are to hang upon the tree along with home made popcorn balls, peppermint dolls and all sorts of favors. Miss Kisie Elder, chairman, prom ises an array of presents in the booths, head bandeaux, bead bags, negligees, boudoir pillows and lamps, sachets, baby shoes and guest towels from the auxiliary of which Mrs. S. S Oakford is head, and homemade eatables from the branch headed by Mrs. Lois Cochrane. The Misses Jane and Ruth Roberts will supervise the candy. Tea will he served with Mrs T. J. Mackay, Mrs F. P. Kirkendall and Mrs. John T. Vates presiding at the tea table. Col. Stone to Speak on World Politics Col. David L. Stone will speak on j "The United States in World Poli tics" at a meeting of the political and social science department of the Oma ha Woman's club. Monday. 2 p. m , at the Y. W. C. A The triert;ng is open to club members and their friends. Alpha Omirron Pi to Observe Founders Day Alpha Omirron Pi will celebrate Founders' day with a luncheon Sat urday at the home of Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, 308 South Fifty-first street, i Miss Grace Gannon and Miss Helen I Ayers will assist the hostess. -- Little Virginia Penfield a Visitor | Virgt-HidL (JbfacoH ffiftfWdL hivn photo * l.ltllr Virginia Huron 1‘e.nflelrt who hag boon vial ling hrr groat-grand mothn. Mi* draco Crook. leave* thl* wr..|, with hrr grandmother. Mi* K! ml, \V Itin oti. for her home In New York Virginia celebrated her (outlh blrllulny Monday , v . Great Woman Leader Is to Speak Here Tuesday Carrie Chapman Catt, Profound Thinker and Gifted Speaker, Devoting Her Life to the Cause of World Peace—Has Practical Hope. By MYRTLE MASON. Carrie Chapman Catt will speak here Tuesday night at the Knntenelle ho tel ball room on "Peace or War. What Are You Going to Do About It?" Stateswoman and orator is sh». To describe h»r as a profound thinker and a gifted speaker, however, still leaves much to he said. Mrs. Catt is a natural leader. She has the per sonality which inspires others to great things. Her followers have In her faith utter and supreme, em bodying in it a sacrificial heautv com parable to that of the disciples of old for their humble leader. No one mo tivated by anything levs than ideal ism in thought and purity of purpose could command the respect accorded her everywhere. As the magnet to the pole, so have women of the world turned to this great force. Her in fluence is admittedly potent In South America. Spain. France and Italy, where she has visited at various times in the Interest of the Interna tional Suffrage alliance, of which she was long president, and it would be difficult to estimate the far-reaching effect of her life in this country. There is no doubt but Mrs. Catt Is now devoting her life to the cause of peace on earth and that her prac tical hope for securing It lies In .the united womanhood of alt nations. A wonderful and a workable thought! The late Dr. Anna Howard Shaw was once asked what she would do if Germany should attack us. "I don't know what 1 would do If the German men came." she said, “but if they sent their Germen women. • would go out to meet them and say. 'Come on in and sit down, girls, and let's talk it over.' " Dr. Shaw could feel so toward them hecause she knew through her international suffrage work that the German wo man has the same loves and hopes and fears as the American women, and because she believed in the funda mental integricty and decency of each. She had lenrned a confidence In peoples of another nation. Great thinkers, it is said, deal In Ideas, not personalities, Mrs. Catt is a marked example of this She has tier measuring sticks for life, and by them she quickly arrive*, with a mini mum of error, at her conclusions That enlightened intelligence is bel ter than force. Is evidently on* of her measuring sticks. Her theory of woman's suffrage was that education rather than violence wag the w.<y to secure it. Sh* la applying tills .-ame principle now to world peace Two examples, trifling In themselves but Indicative, show how thoroofkly her thinking has been svstemati*e into principles, or generalization*: At a national suffrage convention in Chicago, a session was being die tuibed by women talking just Insid the door. After due patlenre, Mrs Catt rapped for order. Her classifies tion of the situation, without regard to the individuals involved, wa* re vealed In her rebuke to the disturb ers. She said: •'When will we learn to respect the common good." Consider what she might have said "The meeting is being disturbed," or "will people please do their talking outside." or something similarly limit ed in scope. But Mrs. Catt's measur ing stick was ‘‘the common good" and whenever or wherever she see* that defied she recognizes it and clas sifies it as wrong, and proceeds then, to do what in her power she can to right It. Another generalization, for eg ample: At a National league of Women Vot ers meeting In Cleveland In 1921. a debate on the direct primary was In progress. Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana had spoken In favor. He was received with unanimous approv al, the League women being ardently In favor of the primary as opposed to the convention system nominations It appeared for a moment that the speaker on the negative. Job Hedge* of New York, might receive an un sympathetic, if Indeed a fair, hearing. But Mr*. Catt's introduction forestall ed any chance of that. "-And we would have Mr. Hedges know," she said in her clear even voice, “that the League of Women Vot ers hears both sides of all questions with equal candor." "Both sides of all questions with equal candor." Another great guld lng principle of Jier own life. , Mrs. Craighead Home From Scotland tr 1 1" •“ •'Though there has been a marked growth In Aberdeen, my girlhood home.” said Mr*. K. Q. Craighead, who returned Friday from a sum mer a visit In Scotland and England, "it I* only manifested in the number of new homes. Architectural fash ion* have not changed an lota. Each new house, a square, grannite sided, slate roofed structure. Is hut a dupli cation of the home* i left 20 years ago to come to the states with my husband. A trip through our Dundee and West Farnam district where Italian facades vie with Dutch and English colonials, and n studio house with varicolored shingled roof, neighbors a conventional brick. Is vastly dlf ferent than a trip through the Omaha 1 came to shortly after my marriage, But the Scotland 1 left 1 felt 1 had found again, just as tt was. My mother's home 1* still the same. It stands two mites out on the tranks of the lv< And the one disappoint■ ment 1 had on my trip was In finding her garden, which I remembered as the most beautiful of spots, now a mass (if cabbage heads, planted in vegetables during the war, probably never to be devoted to flower* again Questioned on the next English ehc tton, which i" due IVcemher 6. Mis Craighead, who spent the majority of bar time in London with her brothers. \\\ J. B.. and John Duncan, said: Llovd Oeorge. They feel he sold them qut during the war. I very ‘much doubt he can come back." "Ixjndon Is suffering In the same Ihroes of readjustment that we are. So much money was made during the war. the people are loath to go back to the old order. You can't get a man to work the soil for love nor money, he wants the same money he was paid In the arsenals. "The income tax Is frightful. Six shillings for every *0 shillings. It Is the "dole" which necessitates this and the dole will ruin England. The dole Is a sum of money payed to every man or woman who Is out of work. It Is fostering laxlnesa and the burden fall* on the worker. "London outwardly la a very busy, happy city. The atore* are wonder ful. and the wares more than ever tempting. Mrs. Craighead Is full of praises for the street transportation system in Scotland and England. The car* are all double deckers, she said, and train service Is much faster though the engines are smaller. The roadbeds are perfect. "We motored from Aberdeen to see the queen's castle at KalmoraH, a spot a* charming as I had remembered it. then down throug,. the Trossaehs, Walter Scott's country, to layndon. It was u four days' tup The roads ire very fin* Due to the patrol boxes, stationed at short Intervals, and the constabulary which keep constantly passing and re|y*s*n\s, the banditry, so common * danger hei-e. is avoided, y'har-o bangs (busses) pas* one con stantly