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VOL. 53—NO. 39 PART THREE OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1924.. 1-C __FIVE CENTS
GABBY
The “Cutting-in'” Evil.
Another Engagement.
She Gives Up Smoking.
“Our Cook Has One.”
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ABBY's heard of another en
gagement. It involves an C^maha
girl, of more than usual abili
ties, and more than the usual amount
of suitors. One of the few girls in
town, toq, who has more than the
usual amount of red hair.
She's engaged, but to an out-of
town man. One of her friends asked
another friend, "what is he like, and
when are they to be married?" "He's
a perfect dear," she replied, “I met
him in Chicago." They won't be mar
• 1 led soon because lie hasn't gotten
grounds for divorce yet.
HAVE you heard, as Gabby has,
of the fight that took place in
one of our downtown clubs a
little time ago?
It's made Gabby feel that one need
not go out into the great open spaces
to find men that are men.
It really was quite embarrassing, for
it was fought over a girl, and when
they got through, the poor dear who
had had two men to dance with all
evening, hadn’t even one to go home
with, for it ended in a tie, and a very
bad one, with both damaged to a ter
rific degree.
It arose over the not too ancient.
. -.and riot too honorable custom of cut
ting in. A thought B was getting a
little too much of A’s evening and B
thought A's girl his lawful prey on
' l lie dance floor. A's gill thought so,
too, and was glad of it, but what she
thought didn't matter, so why men
tion it here.
Well, Gabby is no sport reporter, so
she can't tell you how A "cut loose
with a right to the jaw” and B
"countered with an uppercut to the
chin" or was it gin. Anyway, they
made a thorough job of it, and messes
of each other.
We really must cotne to some un
derstanding about cutting in. Gabby
thinks, or Gabby’ll have to learn these
fistic terms.
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WORMS really do turn. Gabby
can prove It. It hasn't been so
long since the favorite Indoor
sport was fretting parties for mistress
es of maids who “used the living room
for entertaining her friends and
played the piano every time we went
out."
Today’s version Gabby heard the
oilier evening when someone In speak
Ing of the charms of the radio, said
“The Soandsos have a fine one but
they have to wait till It’s the cook’s
night out to use It. for she owns It,"
WHILE we are all busily giving
up candy and sweets for Lent
•or our figures) or bridge for
Lent (and for our purses) Gabby feels
Bhe must chronicle this one of a young
matron who gave up smoking for her
' Tills unusual young person, who Is
ruaed for her wit, nevertheless has
he, solemn, not to. say reverent
moments. She Is that most unusual
of women, a true, and not a spectacu
uar, lover* of lady nicotine, so It was
with surprise her friends discovered
her w ithout her usual “fag." °ne
them seeing her a few day's ater Mill
without a. clgaret asked In mock
alarm, "You can’t have given them
up, and sons In for permanent re
form?” . . ___
“Dear me no," she made answer,
“just wait until Saturday. You see
my darling cat was frightfully 111 last
week, and I said that If she pulled
through I’d give up smoking for
waek. end she did, so I did.
Radio Sets Take Place of
Flowers for Hospital
GiftS
One Is no longer an fait "ending
s bouquet of flowers or a book to
brighten the sick room, and the dull
hours of some convalescent friend.
The latest gift l« a radio for the
patient to indulge bis tastes f
amusement on WOAW.
The result Is lippv for both the
shut ins and their callers, for along
the corridors there are not so many
scenes of suffering.
Most of the patients today wear the
badge of the electrically initiate,
headpiece, and a large smile.
In Clarkson hospital, there are five
fortunate* who have radios. Mrs.
.Tames Fitzgerald, Mrs. I. IT. Martl"
Mrs. T. C. Wright, George Stanich
and Glenn Carpenter.
Mrs Claver Tuveson ha* a very
fine set at the Swedish Mission hos
pital. It Is attached to the electric
wiring in her room. Many other pa
tients enjoy this with her.
There Is a radio In the Swedish
Immanuei Deaconneas1 home. The
hospital Is near the home so the con
valescents have many Interesting
hours there.
At Lord Lister there are six. All
fiave their own aerials and they belong
to Messrs. Clyde George, Sam Beems,
Karl Wylie, Paul Christensen^ dames
Weather from Gothenburg. Neb..
Frank Watson, Ashland, and Mr*. W.
A. Schweitzer. Mrs. K. C. Henry of
the hospital has her private one In
■tailed there.
Methodist hospital hss but one
radio. It was installed aome time ago,
a* a gift from a former patient, for
the ^pleasure of thoae In the ward.
The Redirks Host?.
Mr. and Mra. W. A. Rcdlck enter
tnined at dinner Baturday evening at
their home In honor of their gueat,
Mrs. Godfrey Folterhoff of 1m*
Angclea. Covera were placed for 12.
Arthur Keeline la at Kagle Point,
pia., where Mr. and Mra. George
Keeline and children, Jean and
George. Jr., are spending the winter.
Mr and Mra. James Love Paxton are
also at Kagle Point. These Omahnns
are doing considerable deep sea flsh
l.,g and hunting. Mr..and Mrs. Rod
...irk will go to Washington from
* Florida, thence to New York and
other eastern points before returning
to Omaha early In April.
Mr and Mrs. James Love Paxton
will return Tuesday morning from
Florida where they have been ao
Journlng for »i* weeka.
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Marcel Dupre
to Play Here
March 22
Marcel Dupre, the famous organist
at Notre Dame cathedral, Paris, who
appears In Omaha at the First Pres
byterian church, Saturday evening.
March 22, played his farewell re
cital of last season on the Great
Philadelphia Wanamaker organ. This
is the largest organ in the world and
the program was broadcast by
WOO, the powerful Wanamaker sta
tion. Previous to the recital cables
were sent to Paris announcing that
an International radio test would be
mads on th# occasion of the Dupre
recital and requesting that Eiffel
tower station "listen tn." It Is said
that the parents and friends of the
famous organist "listened in" al
though the difference in time be
tween Philadelphia and Paris brought
the recital at a very late hour for
them.
Two day* later the New lortt
Time* published the following special
cable from Paris, dated March 16,
1928:
■'For the eecond time in a fortnight
American concerts were heard In
France, when Paris wireless ama
teurs last night listened In on the
Wanamaker organ broadcast from
Philadelphia. According to reports
from the Radio Club of France and
th# laboratory of the Radio Ra
fayette, th# concert waa received
with such clearness that even the
conversations of the operators In
Philadelphia were overheurd. Equal
ly good results were reported by a
number of other amnteure in Parle
and suburbs.”
It is said to be th* first time that
organ music has crossed the Atlantic.
Marcel Dupre is npw In America for
his second transcontinental tour and
will play In Omaha at the first Prea
byterian church on Saturday evening,
March 22.
The Shotwell* Entertain.
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Shotwell had
1« guests to dine with them last eve
ning. Following dinner there was
bridge.
The Bradburys Hosts.
r»r. and Mrs. W. J. Bradbury en
tertained 14 guests at dinner and
bridge last evening at their home.
Major and Mrs” It- C. Ungers left
this week for San Franelseo. where
they will be the guests of Major Rog
ers' parents, General and Mrs. John
R. Rogers, and Mrs. Rogers, before
going to Salt I-ake City, where Major
Rogers has been transferred. _
Winter Picnickers Thrive on!
Rough Weather and
Snowy Trails
Cartoonists will soon be sharpening pencils, preparing for the annual
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ind oil paper, his hardbolled egg shells and chicken drumsticks, h s
rloths which flap «° wildly while they are being laid and which, on
anchored, serve so kindly as s dancing floor for the omnipresent bug and
’^However, one group In Omaha has beaten the cartoonist to It.
Their plctllo season is already on! In fact If. nev.r been off, and1 wo" •
be until summer. At least once each .nonth all season they v. packed their
steak ‘'grid.” and quantities of food In their cars for on. glorious evening
In the open. Some months they v. been out two or three evenings, when
ever a beneficial calm has fallen on wild wintry winds.
They will continue this hardy practice, they say, until balmy wenther
prevails, then they will go In for more civilized charms of country club
lnW'rhey do this for a variety of reasons, the chief one being that at this
I line of year, and this time only, there are no hugs, flies or other picnickers^
If. no! really cold, for they rig up a canvas tarpaulin on Hie windward
side, and make a huge Tire, after the .Ionics have been broiled over the coals.
on February 14 they held their last picnic, a cosy affair In Mandan park,
and expect to go on another within the week.
The group Includes Msssrs. ami Mesdames Henry T .1 .hnson, Alfred
Burr, Alfred Clark and Benjamin Sylvester ^
F. T. A. Presidents Speak at
Dundee School.
Mrs. A. H. Reevs, president of the
National Congress of Parent Teacher
Associations, will be greeted on her
arrival In Omaha Wednesday morn
ing by Mrs. 0. H. Went*, president
of ths Nebraska Parent-Teachers' as
soclation, who will come here from
Idnooln for thnt purpose Mrs. Wentz
will appear with Mrs. Reeve at the
meeting of the Dundee Parent Teach
er association In Dundee school
Wednesday evening at R o’clock. Miss
Irma clow, harpist, will play.
Mrs. Reevs comes on the Invita
tion of Harry A. Tukey, president
of the Dundee Parent Teachers' n*so
elation, and her only public appear
ance In Omaha will l>e at the Dundee
school. The monthly meeting of the
Dundee Parent Teachers’ association
has been postponed until Wednesday
evening In order thnt tli" members
tuny hear Mrs Reeve.
Mrs. D. K. McCullcy, chairman of
the courtesy committee Of the Dundee
I nr.-nt Teachers' ne.-oel.it on, ;,n.| the
other members of the committee, will
assist In entertaining Airs Reeve
While she is In Omaha. Mr* Reeve
I* editor Of the Child Welfare naiga
tins.
An announcement of the greatest interest is that made today by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Marker, of the
hetruthul of their daughter, Klizahetli Krxklne Barker, to Krvtn K. Bussing of New York City.
Miss Barker, who Is engaged this year In studies in Columbia university, will not return to her home
until June. Mr. Bussing plans to visit her here then.
Miss Barker, who is a member of the Junior league, is a prominent member of the younger set. She
is of royal lineage in (lie Kingdom of tjuivera. A princess In the court of 1*?B. when Miss filadys Peters was
queen; her sister, Virginia, was a duchess at this year's coronation. Her father is a member of the board
of governors, and her mother has lent her executive ability on many occasions to the directing of these gorgeous
spectacles.
Mr. Mussing is a graduate of Columbia, and is engaged In business in New York, where they will make
their home.
No date has been set for the wedding.
Among the most popular lenlrn guests Is Miss Martha Moir of Burlington, la., who Is the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Peters.
Miss Moir will be remembered as a bridesmaid in the Peters wedding solemnized two years ago In Coun
cil Bluffs.
Many fhnahans have hern guests of Miss Molr at her home, among them Mr. and Mm. Henry Bottling. I
the Ijtwremr lirinhem. Miss llaphne Peters, Roger Keellne, Ralph l>»ld and David Caldwell.
, The dinner, wliirh waa to have been given last evening by Mr. Caldwell, has been postponed until Wednes
day berause of the illness of Mr. Caldwell, who la In the Methodist hospital.
Mr. Hold tool* Mr. Caldwell's plaee as host at the llrandrls. This evening Mr. and Mrs. Peters will he
hosts at supiter, and Tuesday Miss Molr will be honor guest at the meeting of the Cooking rluh, In the home
of Miss Claire Daugherty. That evening Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allison will entertain at dinner, and the next
day Miss Molr will play with the Bridge rluh. meeting that day with Mrs. Allison.
fine of the week's hostesses is Miss Dorothy Dahlnian. daughter of Mayor and Mm. J C. Dahlnian.,
wiio entertained at an Orpheunt parly, followed by supper and dancing at the Brandeis restarants, on AVednes
day. Miss Dahlnian. who is one of the city’s accomplished equestriennes. Is eagerly watching bridle paths about
Oninlin, to lie one of the first In the saddle wlieu they are In rendition. In pursuit of this pastime she
will spend her summer at Fates park with Miss Mary Findley.
Society Is Interested In the announcement that Mrs. Wilhelm Ronekemper (firaee Rohrb.aiigb) will give •
series of seven lertures on Interior decorating. Always an absorbing subject. Mm. Ronekemper brings to
it tlie fresh viewpoint of an Independent consultant decorator. Mm. Ronekemper has studied the art In Chi
ragn and with a New \ork school for the last three yearn. *
Mrs Ronekemper will give her lectures this month, at her mother's home in Han«ront Park place, where
she and hrr son, Robert, 7, have lieen since tlielr return from Portland, Ore.
SaturHuy Luncheon.
Mia. H. A. Van Oredel entertained
Bt luncheon Saturday at her home. A
lai-Re howl of deep yellow tulip* deco
rated the table and cover* were placed
for Mcadsme* lloy l’aiir. Carol Hel
den, Frank Handnll, (’. Undqulut/
A, A. I/nvtmn, f., C. Storey, William
Itarr, c. J tiaanaen, Clinton pmme,
Hurry Jtoddeon. Mlaa KllKabeth Stew
nt and Mi*. Van Uiedel
For \nnettc Smith.
Mlm Mildred Khoadta w«,t 11 lum h
#nn boat pan to 10 gutat* on Snt urday.
honoring Mitt Ann^tt* Smith of Haiti
mort. Md , th# guept of Mrt. Carl
Gray. . f
Miss Snow Betrothed.
Mr and Mr* II A Snow announce
the engagement of their youngest
daughter, Lillian, to Anaon Shepard
of till* city. The wedding will take
place In the early summer at Alt
Saint* Kpiscopal church.
Mull Jongg Pinner.
Mr. and Mr*. William Hill t'larke
entertained Informally at dinner Fri
day evening. Afterward* the party
played malt jongg
Mr* IMwurd 1'yer of Fori Leaven
worth. Kan. will arrive the last of
thla month to he the gvievt of IV and
Mr*. C. W. Pollard. y
For Mis* MrYaun.
Mm* Willow 6'Rrle.i will entertain
Informally Sunday evening for her
truest. Mia* Rather Mi Vann of Waah
Initton TV C
On Tuesday Mr* T. J. Flynn will
*ri>e a luncheon for Mis* Mo Vann *n.l
on Wedneedav Mias O Brian will hold
a hi Idee
Mrs. v Sailor! of IMans, la . *r
rived Saturday lo he with hot sister.
Mrs RlUnheth Kllen Morrill, who Is
111 al the home of her dauchter. Mis
K. B. S.unnell
Miss Ruby l.idirard has ret umed
from Wakefield. Neb, where she has
lieen the meet of Mr*. A J Munson
School Set to
Sojourn in
East
Only a Few Come Home
Four of Pepper Pot Club
Will Return,
That life saving break in the school
year that comes the latter part of
March and the Hrst of April will not
bring many of Omaha's younger set
home from the east.
The Pepper Pot club, who were the
sub deb life of the town last season,
will scatter far and wide, only four
of them coming to be with their
parent*. Miss Elinor Kountze going
to Bermuda with the Lawrence Mc
Leans. Miss Margaret Wyman to
Great Barrington, Mass., to visit the
George Taylors and Miss Emma,
Nash, who is a student at Duchesne,
leaving with her mother, Mr*. E. A.
Nash, to join Frederick Nash in New
York. Frederick will come down from
New Haven, Conn., where he is s
student in Yale.
The four who will be home ar*
Jane Stewart of Dobb* Ferry on the
Hudson, Julia Caldwell of Emm* Wil
lard, Troy, N. Y., and Marcella Fold*
and Dorothy Higgins of Spence school
In New York city.
Many students will dash to New
York Immediately on the closing of
their dormitories, where they will tea
and dance in the Biltmore, and do the
theaters and the countless little
supper clubs that have sprung up
over night.
In the East.
Misa Jean Palmer of Bryn Mawi
college outside of Philadelphia will
visit friends In New York city.
Gordon Stewart plans to return
home from Andover and spend
the spring vacation with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Stewart, at th*
Black stone hotel.'
Miss Flora Marsh will also go to
Bermuda for the spring holidays. She
attends Wellesley.
Ben Cotton, Jr., goes from Andover
to New York city and will b# at the
home of a school friend.
Miss Barbara Burns, who is at
Dobbs Ferry, will go to Bermuda.
Burk# Dowling Adams who is com
pleting his last year in the engineer
ing department at Cornell univer
sity, will spend a week in New York.
Lawrence W. Lewis, son of Sir. and
Mrs. S. Arion Lewis, who attend#
Berkeley In California, plans to go
to Sacramento and be with his cousin
Mrs. H. B. Dresher.
Bernard Hanighen will go from
Hsckley college to Miami, Fla., to
Join his parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. J
Hanighen, who have been spending
the winter in Florida.
Miss Doris Talmags, who attends
Miss Bennett-^ school at Milbrook,
N. Y.. will visit first at th* home of
Miss Lillian McMeekam In Brooklyn.
Vte# McMeekan will be remembered
as th# guest of Miss Talmage last
summer for several weeks. From
there Miss Talmage will go to Man
chester, N. H . for two week* and
then to Fall River, Maas.
Misa Janet Cunningham, another
girl attending Mis# Bennett s school,
will Join a group of her schoolmate#
on a trip to New York cfty.
Wynn Rainbolt and Duane Rain
bolt, whjj are students In Loonus In
stitute in Windsor. Conn., will go to
Hartford and later to Washington.
Miss Maris Dixon wll! go from Miss
Madeira's school in Washington to
join h#g parent*, Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Dixon in New York city.
Miss Charlotte Denny, who attends
Wellesley, goee to New York city,
where she will meet her aunt. Mrs.
Cheater Simmons, of Minneapolis.
I Turn to rn» Two. C etmnw Op» >
Miss Cartan Hears
McCormack in
California.
Word has just reached bin fruiu
Mia* Catherine Cartan, telling of the
John McCormack concert in Sa
Francisco. In a letter to Mrs. I* a
Nash. she writes:
"Knowing that you are to have
John McCormack in Omaha. I thought
you would like to get the good re»«
of his great concert her* yesterday .
It was simply wonderful. It i# re
ported the largest concert audience ir.
the world. About IS.W>0 people at the
civic auditorium, lie sang and sang
and was cheered for fully 10 minutes
at the close of the concert. We were
all wildly enthusiastic, and I must say
l really have never heard anything
finer. So your concert should go tug
Miss Fredericks Nash attended the
concert with Miss Cartan. with whom
sha has been visiting. She will haa.”
John McCormack at the Audi
torium April 10.
Dp Parlitnann Spp* Old
Frirnds Herr Frida}.
A rare opportunity to see an artiat
informally was afforded Mr». Gentry
Waldo, and her daughter. Elisabeth,
on Friday afternoon.
Mr* Waldo who had met Vladimir
de l’aohmann In Houston. Tex.. II
years ago. and hail seen him socially
for several days there, was phones;
on Friday by Francesco Fa'.lottelh
Cortnaldeoi. his manager, and Invited
to call that afternoon to renew the
acquaintance.
The artist on the occasion of their
first meeting had played for Mr and
Mr*. Waldo and a group of their
friends until } o'clock one morning
so sympathetic was his audience.
Friday he evinced the same gener
oalty, playing a great many of Mr*
Waldo'* favorite selections.
I,title Mary Elisabeth Fruner. 1.'
year-old daughter of 1's and Mrs.
William H. Fruner. was also among
the fortunate* who called on l'e
Faohmann that aftenuson. Her un
cle. hr. A C Fruner. who attrnvi*d
him that -lay, 5- uietl an lnVUattou
for her. A note was written t hrv
school teachor, and little Miss Ft un
»«« dismissed front her studies for
the afternoon. Her classmates who
had heat'd of her good fortune,
clapped and cheered as ahe left the
loom for her tiatt to the natU