Benson Society
Benton Correspondent—Call Walnut 5370.
unison nonuni Club.
Forty-five members and friend*
"cr* ln attendance Thursday at the
regular session of the Benson Wo
men's club, entertained at the home
of Mrs. It. Burford. Mrs. E. R. Nick
erson, Mrs. Frank Broadwell and
Mrs. J. Dean Ringer were honor
guests, the latter two putting on the
reading, “Enoch Arden,” with the
Richard Straus accompaniment. Mrs.
.Nickerson spoke briefly, but to the
point, on the work to be brought to
tlie club women of the Second dis
trict by the officers and heads of the
... d fTorent departments at the conven
tion entertained in Benson the early
part of April. She also gave out
tlie information that two Benson club
women are to be honored by the dis
trict and state: Mrs. C. C. Beavers
bns been chosen to head the district
' department of health, child welfare
and industrial conditions, and Mrs. E.
VT W. Johnson of the Benson club Is
slated for the state chairmanship of
- industrial conditions. Mrs. F. E.
» 1 oung has been appointed by the
' president of the Benson club to fill
«■ tlie vacancy created by the resigna
Ron of Mrs. Johnson as civic chair
man for Benson. Mesdames D. C.
Sturtz, C. H. Penoyer and E. W. Nor
l is were appointed by the acting
president, Mrs. Paul Wilcox, on the
„ nominating committee for the Ben
* son club election, to be held Thurs
- day, Starch 6, at the home of Mrs.
1>. M. Wooley.
liUnehcnn for Mrs. Nickerson.
Mrs. Paul Wilcox, acting presi
dent of the Benson Woman’s club,
entertained at a luncheon of five
covers Thursday complimentary to
Mrs. E. R. Nickerson, president of
the Second district of the Nebraska
Federation of Women’s Clubs.
Itoiison Community Center Program.
The Bell Telephone company will
put on the program before the Ben
son Community center, Friday even
ing, February 15, In the auditorium
ot tlie city hall. Community sing
ing at 7:45 and the regular program
at 8 o’clock. Introductory remarks
will lie given by J. W. Redeieff, mana
ger for the Walnut and Harney tele
phone districts. A piano duet will be
furnished by the Misses Dorothy
Eden and Eltlian Lindskog and a
vocal solo by Miss Corinne Eindce.
A demonstration, “What Happens
When You IJft Ydlir Receiver,”, will
be put on by Miss Blanche Bishop,
assisted by the Misses Margaret
Brandt, Ethel Mahaffey, Margaret
Roberson and Katherine O’Brien and
H. R. Smith, commercial agent for
the Walnut district, and S. A. Se
cord, district supervisor of the com
mercial department. The motion pic
tures entitled “The History of the
Telephone,” “When the Sleet Storm
■ernes” and a Harold Elo.vd remedy
c ill he staged, with C. H. Berllnghof
operating the machine and Miss Lin
skog at the piano.
Five Hundred Club Luncheon.
Mrs. Ella Cunningham was hostess
Tuesday at a 1 o'clock luncheon com
plimentary to the members of the
Benson I'lve Hundred club. The aft
evnoon was spent with cards; Mrs. J.
\Y. Filch winning first prize, Mrs.
Houston, second and Mrs. Moore, con
solation. Mrs. Fitch will be hostess
tjiis dub Tuesday. February 19.
Reception lo Taster.
Tlte reception F'rlday evening to
Uev. Arthur H. Adams and family,
who have been recently called to take
up tlie pastorate of the Methodist
ciiun-h. was well attended. The dif
f. rent departments of the church
work were represented and the pas
tor and Mrs. Adams were pleased
with the outlook for Benson. This
church ranks among the first in the
missionary work of the district.
Kebekali Masquerade Tarty.
Members of the Belle Kebekali
Iphigc Will entertain at a masquerade
party Mondav evening. February 11,
in the 1. <>. O. F. hall. An interesting
program has been arranged to which
th,, public is invited. Refreshments
w ill l*. served at twenty five cents
1 pO pUlt*.
Woman’s Club to Entertain.
The Henson Woman's club will en
tertain at a benefit valentine luncheon.
Thursday, February 14, at the home
of Mrs. C. C. Beavers at r.O rents
i he plate. Receipts to he used during
hc second district convention to be
held in Benson the early part of April,
l .,11 Wal. 4609 for reservations.
B. S. Chapter, P. E. O.
Mrs. Donald Tracy. 2723 North
civtleth avenue, will be hostess Mon
lay, February 11, to the members of
ihe B S. chapter of the P. E. O. sis
terhood. Mrs. A. C. Nerness Is lead
r for the study program, subject.
•Constitution and Bylaws."
Methodist Home Mission Society.
Mrs C F. Roe, 3135 North Fifty
, ighth street, will be hostess Wednes
day February 13. at 2 o'clock to the
members of the Methodist Home Mis
-ion society. Mrs. I>. C. Bturtz is
leader for program. "The Child and
America's F'uture.” Is the book being
studied by this society.
\ssodated Walther league Banquet
The Walther league of the Ben
son Immanuel Lutheran church will
utend en masse the banquet to be
Mven Wednesday. February 14, at
he F'irst Lutheran church of Omaha,
,„Hted at Thirty-first and Jackson
troets. J- Gehrig of th* Benson
.ague Is president of the Associated
Yalther leagues of Omsha and will
• Hip toast-master at this banquet
n>f. O. Stallman of Fremont, presi
• nt of the Nebraska district, will
■ one of the speakers of the eve
Tg. Several hundred leaguers will
in attendance.
Baptist I .miles’ Mission Circle
The Baptist Radies’ Mission circle
ill meet Thursday, February 14, In
, ho church parlors. Mrs. K. B. Towle
xvil speak on "Missions In Mexico."
Mis. J. T. Plckard'a division will
serve the luncheon,
ltirHidsy Runcheon
Mrs. Harry Reed entertained at a
luncheon Thursday at. her home, com
plimentary to the birthday of Mrs.
Harry Sager. Red roses were used
In the decorations. A large rose
shaped basket filled with favors
adorned the center of the luncheon
labia. Two birthday cakes with red
candle holders were placed at each
, nd of the table. Covers were spread
fr.r Meadamea If. Sager. Carl Hold
rldge, C. A. Ronmls, \V. <1. Smith,
Rluvd Pierce, J. W. Thompson,
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World Traveler
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An interesting visitor in Council
Bluffs is Mits Grace Knowles of
Potsdam, N. V., who arrived a
week ago to visit at ihe home of her
niece, Mr3. Everett Wright and Mr.
Wright.
Miss Knowles spends the greater
part of her time in travel and last
year made a tour of the world, after
which she remained over in Italy and
France for five months.
on Thursday last Mrs. Wright in
vited a few friends in to meet her
aunt and have luncheon.
Phillip Moulton. Walter Relshaw, II
Davey and 11. Reed.
B. V. P. I . Party
Members of the Benson 1>. V. P.
W. entertained at a party Thursday
evening in the church parlors. In
vited guests were classmates from
Central and Tech high schools.
Games, music and refreshments was
the program for the evening.
To Entertain at Cards
The Narcissus chapter of the O. E.
S. will entertain at high five and
bridge Thursday evening, February
21, in tlie I. O. O. F. hall. One of
the prizes to lie awarded is a radio
set. Cards and refreshments at 60
cents the ticket.
May Iteiiiaiii in the Meat
Owing to the fact that the call
to remain in the western part of the
state has been so strong for Rev.
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Primrose, pastor of the Presbyterian
cliurrh of Spalding, Neb., he has not
definitely decided to come to Benson.
. Highland Park Kensington
Mrs. Robert Knudsen was hostess
Friday to the members of the High
land Park kenslngton. A luncheon
was served.
Showers for Bride-To-Be.
Toung ladies of the Benson Wal
(her league entertained Friday eve
ning at a miscellaneous shower at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Haver in
honor of MLss Dorothy Staben, a
bride-to-be of the near future. Miss
Staben is a niece of Mrs. llavcr.
Take I p Christian Americanization.
Mrs. U Sharp and Mr. O. Mc
Guire of the Benson Baptist church
and Mrs. C. O. Robinson of Calvary
church are active in Christian Am»'t
icanizatlon work. Two Italian fam
ilies and a Mexican family are being
taught by these ladles.
Rev. and Mrs. Arthur II. Adams
and sons, Gerald and Arthur, were
house guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. c. Gt'ssard until they were
settled in the Methodist parsonage.
Mrs. Joseph Barton Is recovering
from her recent Illness.
C. L. Carlson has been 111 at his
home on North Fifty-eighth street.
Mrs. E. Tyner, mother of Mrs. AV.
A. AATlcox, Is suffering from a
sprained ankle.
Mrs. Edward William* underwent
an operation Monday at Wise Me
morial hospital.
Mr. anrl Mrs. E. A. Smith are lo
cated in their new home at 1005
South Thirty-eighth street.
Guy Fitch left Thursday for Oga!
I&la after having visited his father,
J. AV. Fitch, and Mrs. Fiteh.
Mr. and Mrs. George Remington
will get Into their new home in Ben
sonhurst some time during the com
ing week.
Museum Nolcs.
The public library has placed on
display a group of books on Chinese
art and modern art for those inter
ested In making a study of the sub
ject while these exhibitions are to
he seen tn the galleries. SpeclaJ at
tention Is called to Roger Fry's chap
ter on Negro sculpture In ‘‘Y'islnn
and Design." The exhibition of an
tique sculpture has been extended to
February 17.
On February 19, a large exhibition
of American paintings from the Milch
galleries will he opened to the pub
lic. The exhibition will he in charge
of William Sawltzky, who will give
several gallery lectures while the col
lection is shown. There will be can
vasses by Childe Hassam, Ceorge Bel
lows, Eugene Speicher, Thomas Ea
kins, Ernest I^awson, Richard Miller,
Havlcy Fever, J. Francis Murphy,
Henry Oolden Dearth, Frederick Frei
scke, Emil Carlson. Brute Crane,
Willard Melcalf, Gifford Beal. Wil
liam Glackens, Jonas trie, Abbott
Thayer, Chauncey Ryder. William
Rltshol, Sigurd Bchou, Robert Henri,
Edmund Greaecn, I,con Gaspard, Rnd
others.
The American director of the Royal
academy at Munich, Carl Maar, with
seven other professors, will no longer
hold positions there. Maar was born
in Milwaukee in 1858 and has been
connected with the academy' Blnce
1915. The government under the
new gold standard Is cutting down
the payroll to the minimum, giving
age as the reason for the removal of
these seven men, who are all over 65.
The Grand Central galleries In
New York are showing paintings by
Henry O. Tanner. An exhibition of
his paintings was shown here in De
cember, 1922.
1 The sales at the Corcoran gallery I
(Washington) biennial exhibition
which closed January 20. amounted to
$00,000. Tho winner of the third
prize of $1,000 was Maurice I’render
gnst, one of whose canvasses is now
being shown here in the exhibition of
modern paintings and drawings.
The Tate gallery, London, has just
bought a painting by Degas.
Birger Sandzen. of Lindsborg, Kan.,
is now- holding his second New York
exhibition. Tho Are News cont
inents, "The lithographs and wood
blocks are striking, for Sandzen sees
tliines as form, although his fine col
or seems to belle the statement. This
Is because structure and organization
concern him more than surfaces."
Arthur B. Davies, represented in the
modern art exhibition at the library,
will hold a comprehensive exhibition
of his work at Carnegie institute,
Pittsburgh, in the near future.
Annual Giurrli Luncheon.
Woman’s Missionary society. Down
Avenue church, will hold \+* annual
luncheon at Ihe church. Friday. Feb
ruary 16. The committee in chargn
includes Mrs. George Damon Mrs G,
W. Harvey and Mrs. J. B. Sines ton,
Tha officer* are Uadcra Subjects!
"American Indians" and "Korea."
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