Nebraska Newspapers

    5&ar Mothers of
State to Meet
Here Thursday
J
Fifth Annual State Conven
tion at Hotel Rome; Fri
day Meetings at Voca
tional School.
The fifth annual convention of
Wnr Mother* of Nebraska will be
held June 5 and 6 at Hotel Rome.
More than 100 war mothers, Includ
ing gold star mothers, are to attend.
Mrs. W. A. Wilcox of Omaha, state
president, will preside. Mrs. H. II.
MeCluer, president of the National
War Mothers of America, will bg the
principal speaker at the meeting fol
lowing a banquet the first evening. »
The War Mothers of America or
gainzed in September, 1918. All
mothers of world war veterans are
eligible. In the Omaha chapter are
128 members, including 28 gold star
mothers. The work of the Omaha
chapter Is composed of relief work
among the ex-soldiers, In hospital
visitation work and among families
of former soldiers.
Visit to Bellevue School.
The second day of the convention
will be spent at the vocational
school in Bellevue. Cars have been
chartered to take the visitors to the
school. Bunch will be eaten with the
boys, and an entertainment given In
the gymnasium in the afternoon.
More than 230 visits were made to
Omaha hospitals by the local chapter
last year.
Mrs. H. H. MeCluer, president of
the National War Mothers of Amer
ica, will be honor guest at the con
vention. Mrs. MeCluer is the sister
of Mrs. S. M. Schweitzer of the
Knickerbocker apartments. Mrs. A.
H. Burr will be in charge of registra
tion for tho delegates.
Program Announced.
The program will open Thursday
with the singing of America by all
the War Mothers in the ballroom of
the Rome hotel. Invocation will be
given by Rev. E. H. Jenks of the
First Presbyterian church and ad
dress of welcome by Mayor Dahlman.
Mrs. J. F. Clabaugh of North Platte,
stats vice president, will respond. A
salute to the flag will be made by all
the women. Mrs, J. A. Rlncker of
North Platte, recording secretary,
will give the roll call of the chapters.
Mrs. R. J. Miles, corresponding sec
retary, will give reports.
After a. luncheon at the Hotel
Rome, a memorial hour will be held.
During the hour Mrs. Jessie Ahlquist
Dickerson will sing, accompanied by
Mrs. Robert Uhllg, both of Omaha.
Election of officers will be held and
placs of the next meeting selected.
During the banquet hour. Miss Hasel
Wilcox will play the violin. Miss
Irene Moore will be the accompanist.
Miss Bess Watson will be vocalist at
the musical. Miss Hazel Beaverton
and Miss Edith Rablnowitz will play
the piano and Miss Gladys Furness,
the violin. A reading will be given
by a Mlsner school student.
NEXT THURSDAY
IS “BUNDLE DAY”
Mayor Dahlman has Issued a proc
lamation designating next Thursday
as “Bundle day” when the near east
relief in co operation with the schools
will collect clothing.
On Monday school children will
take home a shipping tag which will
be tied to the bundle of clothing
which his parents will be asked to
pack. The bundles will be brought to
the schools and on Thursday near
east relief trucks will collect them to
be shipped as part of the cargo which
is to be taken to the near east this
Rummer bjl Jackie Coogan.
There are 60,000 orphan children
In orphanages of Greece, Syria, Pales
tine,-Persia and Georgia. Fifty thou
sand more are being fed one meal a
day. It Is said more than 1,000.000
lives have been saved through the
near east relief organization.
Prisoners Ask Parole.
Table Rock. Neb., May 81.—Fred
Jones and Henry Jackson, serving
terms in the state penitentiary for
a robbery in Table Rock three years
ago, have applied to the state board
cf pardons for a parole. These men
held up W. J. Shallenberger of this
place.
War Mother Officials
to Be at Convention
'•EL '_K (
Mr*. H. H. MrClurr.
ftrj WA Wilcox, *'*
MIDLAND PLEDGES
TOTAL $100,000
Special Dispatch to Tha Omaha Bee.
Fremont, Neb., May 31.—Continued
success is being met in the Midland
college appeal for $500,000 for its
expansion program. Several addi
tional large pledges have been re
ceived in advance of the concentrated
drive June 8 to 1*.
The German. Nebraska synod has
pledged $25,000.
Mr*. Mary Sudman and family at
Sarben have pledged $5,000, as have
also Dr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Miller of
Surprise, Neb. A donor, who pre
ferred that his gift should be enony
mous, has pledged $10,000. A mother
fn Kansas, who also declined to
divulge her name, pledgsd $5,000,
To date, Dr. J. F. Krueger an
nounced, pledges hav# been made
with a total over $100,000,
BIG CELEBRATION
AT DAKOTA TOWN
Miller, B. D., May 31.—Everything
is in readiness for South Dakota de
velopment congress, which opens in
Miller next Wednesday morning.
Golf, horseshoes, baseball, "nerrygo
round for big and little, band con
eerte, quartet, choruses, movies, bar
becue and speeches by prominent
men of South Dakota and nearby
states make up the program of these
two big days.
Visitors will he here from ell parts
of the state. W. J. Arnold, secretary
of the assoclatiqji, states that large
delegations are coming from Bioux
Falls, Watertown, Aberdeen. Huron,
Mitchell and Redfleld, all helping to
make this the biggeet get together
meeting ever held In the state.
Richard Cornhusker, “Ak” Hero,
Breezes Into Hokum, County of
Bragg, Bullifornia; Is “Fleeced”
By A. R. OROH.
Richard f'ornhuslter, an honest. Ne
braska farmer, got the fever to go to
Call—pardon us, we mean .Bullifornla,
He went. His adventures there
and his eventual return to the great
commonwealth of Nebraska comprise
the plot of the new Ak Sar Ben show
which will have Its premier at the
historic •'Pen" tomorrow night.
It's something entirely new in "Ak"
shows and it's a ''knockout" accord
ing to Impresario Qua Renze, Stage
Plrector Frank Tatteneer and Oscar
Lleben. Beading Man Bawrence
Shaw, Byrlcs Writer O. Lawrence
Hawthorne Music Author Fritz Al
Carlson and Assistant Mtlss Green
leaf.
After viewing a rehearsal, the
writer who Is a veteran of several Ak
Sar-Ben shows, agrees with these
gentlemen and wlshea to' state that
the man who falls to get a member
ship and see this ahow la cheating
himself out of the biggest 111) worth
► he has ever been cheated out of,
/ Seeing that ahow every Monday
night (or ns many Monday nights as
one wlshea); and getting free hot
dogs, cheese sandwiches'Xbuttermllk
and near beer, to say nothing of
tickets to the ball, 1# a bargain ex
ceeded by nothing else we can think
of outside of tha purchase of Manhat
tan Island from the Indiana for |14
" ♦'«ss|tl) of beads.
THyioys "Permanent Ravers.”
Folk\ who have the "permanent
rave'' aOput California will not enjoy
I It eo muth. for it Is a satire on the
I so-called ttlidden state’s penchant for
L boosting Itself, But most of the folks
who see It will be of the opinion that
Nebraska ia pretty good at that.
Of courae. moat of what goes on
^ Inside the Pen cannot be divulged. It
f
Il permitted to remark that the scen
ery was all 6uiU to order and In
clude* one whole stage setting which
Is moved on and off bodily like they
do at the New York Hippodrome. In
on* act a most lifelike train pull*
Into Hokum, Bragg county, Built
fornla.
Our hero Invests freely In oil
wells, orange groves and sunken gar
dens, assisted liy an army of realtors
and promoters. He writes horn* for
more “money and gets It and Is event
ually nominated for congress, a scene
In which the whole audience finds it
self In th* cast, with John N. Bald
win chairman of tho convention, Pan
Urns* the "keynoter" and Barristor*
Hobart Hwltzler, Jr., Jn« Lovely,
Bryce Crawford, Jr , Claudio Pelltnlu
end Oenrge Collins making stirring
spesche*.
Rut Walt and Nee.
Rut w* have gone far enough In
divulging the secret* of Ihn drama.
Hufflcn It to say that Other parts are
taken by Jay Holman, Ulndslone
Perhy, R. I). Thomas, Maynard
Hchwartz, Herbert Connell, Charles
Pocherty, Richard Low, fieri# House,
Mickey Gllmon, Hobert Buckingham,
fins Hwjruson und Kenneth Reed.
Also tho "Bull Quartet” composed of
Hoy Tyler, Hugh Wallace, I’hll Hcl
grin and Ulailslons Derby.
The best stuff, of course, Is r*
served for those who' are wise arid
clever enough to come forwaid with
their $10 notes.
Th» music Is all original, composed
by Frit* Al Cailson ami the chorus I*
mado up of the 60 trained singers of
Carlson's Orpheus Hlngers.
Men ran buy memberships at th*
Pen any Monday night am\ go right
In and see the big show and get the
big eats. The ehow Is for men only,
though It Isn’t that kind of a show
For those who wish to
make their own drap
eries we are equipped
to give every assis
tance.
Illustrated Pictorial Review
Pat. N6. 126. Pattern costs
60c.
Materials needed for a T-foot
window, 6% yards of 36-inch
width or 3% yards of 60-inch
width. 8V6 yards of edging
are needed together with 2%,
yards of braid.
There are 21 others on which
we can furnish the same in
formation end supply the pa
per patterns.
Ask for Pattern Book, 2 Be.
Especially Attractive
are our offerings of
Fringed
Curtains
*—for formal rooms
New and very attractive de
signs in fringed, figured
Super Filet Curtains for liv
ing room or dining J. QC
room, per pair.T.OJ
Fringed
Punto Tirato
A figured Casement Net Cur
tain of great £• gjrv
beauty; per pair.D.DU
Escola Net
Curtains
A plain or figured net similar
in style to the popular Tus
cans of la?t year. Shown
with fringes; <7 a a
per pair../ .l/U
Fringed
Broiderligne
Curtains
Reminding one of old-fash
ioned embroidery. Especially
suitable for case- 0 FA
mente. Pair .5,Jv
O-O
Take a Portable
Autophone
on Your Vacation
This little “Suitcase" Phono
graph with the Victor and
Brunswick records you love
best will add that last touch
to your vacation, making it a
complete success.
Main Floor.
O-—O
Our Sale of
Wamsutta
Sheets and
Cases
Offers you an opportunity to
purchase the best of percale
sheets at less then regular
prices. And really good sheet*
are SO satisfactory, you
know.
Percale Quality
Plain
4.50 72x108, each.3.25
4.25 81x90, each.3.25
90c 42x3814 • each.75<f
1.00 45x38 %, each....804
New Bedford Quality
Plain
3.25 03x90, each.2.00
8.75 81x90, each.2.55
4.25 81x108, each....3.00
75c 42x38 H, each.55^
86c 45x3814, each.604
Fancy
Bed. Spreads
Especially suitable for your
bed chamber at this time of
year.
Stenciled —Appliqued—Can
dlewick, and Crewell Embrow
dery in practically all calora
or combinations of colors,
suitable for bedroom use.
Single or double bed eize
priced up to.11.75
5.25 stenciled designs, single
size . 3.05
6.75 stenciled designs, double
bed size .4.85
Orchard-Wilhelm
| SIXTEENTH AND HOWARD STREETS.
t
\ - ' ‘ ' ' -i ’ " ’“-1 * '<
“—Purchased in the May
Market at Bargain Prices
Are Offered Omaha ns
THIS WEEK
All grades of Rugs are in this offering including Wiltons, Velvets, Ax
minsters and Saxonys. There are so many rugs that we are using our
main floor for Extra Sales Space for this event Some of the rugs
are slightly imperfect, but clearly so designated in every instance.
The values are such as have over and over again proven the desirabil
ity of shopping at Orchard & Wilhelm Co.
Savings Range From 15% to 33V3%
Examples-—
Axminsters
Many of these rugs are made
without a seam, all of them
have the high wool pile that
gives such good service,
whilo the designs and col
oring* are new and altogeth
er desirable.
4.6x6.6 Axminsters
...14.75 «nd 17.75
—inatead of 17.60 and 22.61
6x9 Axminsters
’ .... 19.50 to 28.50
—Inatead of 21.60 to J6.60.
1.3x10.6 Axminsters
... 28.50 to 45.00
■—inataad of 11.60 to 11.60,
9x12 Axminsters
.28.50 to 4B.00
—instead of 37.56 to 69 50.
Rag Rugs
Qualities vary, but values are
uniformly excellent. Sizes,
colors and patterns are in
never ending assortment. A
few oval shapes are in the
offering.
1.50 2.50 4.00
—initead of appreciably higher
priee*. *
-Read Carefully
-Profitably
'Axminster
Hall Runners
These rugs have been very
hard to procure. Now we
have them and are able to
offer then at extraordinarily
low prices.
27 inches x9 feet, sale
price.13.50
27 inches xl2 feet, sale
price.17.75
27 inches xlS feet, sale
priee.21.50
16 inches x9 feet, sale
price.17.75
16 inches xl2 feet, sale
price.23.50
Hundreds of
Carpet Remnants
from 60c per remnant.
Short rolls, enough for small
rooms; from, per yard, 61.66
Velvets
This is an especially attrac
tive offering comprised of
several grades, so that if you
favor the easy-to-sweep,
close nap of the velvet rug,
you are bound to find such a
rug at the price you wish to
pay.
9x12 Velvets
.24.50 to 42.50
instud of 32.OS to 12 SO.
Small Hartford
Saxonys and *
Wiltons
Here again you will find a
very wide assortment, and
the patterns being dropped
by tne mill the savings are
most substantial for such
line standard rugs.
27x34 Wiltons and
Saxonys.12.50
■—inst«a«i of 16.00.
36x63 Wiltonu and
Saxonys.18.75
— iBftttad of XI.66.
Small Axminsters
Attractive patterns, so varied
in design and color that you
can find rugs for every
room, landing and hallway—
Arranged in piles on our
main floor according to sire.
6.50 27x54 Axminsters
.4.75
7.25 36x63 Axminsters
.5.25
16.60 36x70 Axminsters
.7.75
Fine Wiltons
Space will not permit us to
quote all the Wilton sizes
and prices, but customers can
be assured that the selection
is large and the values most
attractive. Sizes range
from 27x54 inches to 11.3x
15 feet, and include all the
unusual sizes, shown in liber
al assortment only by Or
chard & Wilhelm.
Be Sure and Bring the Sixes
•f Your Rooms.
-Store Opens 9 A. M.. This Sale on Main and Second
Tune, the Month of Brides
The June bride of thirty-one years ago, shopping in Omaha, may have had
some doubt as to where to buy her furniture, but today the knows, and is ad
vising her daughter to go to Orchard t Wilhelm because their merchandise
has stood the test, her test; their business principles won her esteem and good
will.
One dominating advantage found in selecting furniture in thl* atore reats upon the fact
that we are the exclusive agent* in thia territory for eucn fine furniture factoriea aa
Berkey & Gay, Imperial Furniture Co., Knox-Hutchina, Valentine-Beaver and other insti
tution* that are byword* in the trade for creative etylea and efficiency of manufacture.
This is our thirty-second June and June brides are again asked to let us help with their
homefurnfshing problems.
For our part no sympathetic attention or painstaking effort shall be spared to give them tb*
very best this house affords
f" f 7%.
Exchange
Your old furniture
for new through
our Exchange De
partment. Ask for
an appraiser.
Use Our
* Budget Plan
to Pay
June, the month of
hearty good will
toward brides, is the
month w* extend every
consideration toward
young homemakers.
"ImperialTables”
The fine two-tone mahogany
finish, together with the select
stock that goes into these tables,
makes them very desirable. The
style pictured ia one of simple
grace and a most excellent value.
?xr“.26.00
Windsor Chairs
These genuine Mahogany Wind
sor Chaira and Rockers are con
structed from the finest of stock
in a design that is both authen
tic and very serviceable. Chait
Z**.":.23.50
Guaranteed Mattresses
Without costing you a penny
more, all our better felted cot
ton mattresses will be sold with
a BOND that guarantees you sat
isfaction or replacement.
Here are some of the guaranteed
mattress, we quote for full sire:
Winner, 45 lbs.,
Hotel Special, 60 r*A
lbs., at.£J.OU
Fmpresa (non-stretch- n j-A
able), 60 lbs., nt.£O.DU
Builtwell, 60 lb*. A «^q *7^
very popular mattresa. . / D
Flexo (patent spring IQ Pn
center), 60 lbs., at... Oy.OU
Inner Stitch, a tuftless mattress
of wonderful resil
ience, 60 lbs.
Other O. k W. Mattresses that
we hesitate to put so broad a
guarantee upon, yet such as will
give excellent service and satis
faction, at—
9.85 12.50
15.00
Bow Toot Bad—As pictured.
This is s full size bed that
can be matched up with
X.34.00
Maplo Porch Rockari Nat
ural maple color, with dou
ble, hand-woven cane seats.
3.95
Chairs and Settees also
shown to match.
I
Large Vanity Dresser—Ai
pictured, to match bed and
other pieces; Cq nc
price only .
I 1
" Kalta* Spring Seat Arm
_ „ . , „ . Rocker, an attractive, ma
3-piaca Brown Kalta* Suit#--Unexcelled for use in small apart- ,^ium ,ilf ro^jr 0f win.
ments, gunrooms, eneloaed porches, ate. Exactly JO nr some beauty and utility.
as pictured, in baronial brown. Price .JO,/J Shown in baronial brown
with seat, upholstered in
A simple 3-piece Kaltex Suite for porch or ^3 JCl tapestry. 1 n nr
aun parlor can also be seen at.dll* Price.1 / .0*)
What is a
Suggestry
A suggestry la a department
that makes really wise, ap
appropriate and altoggthei
delightful suggestiona to
friends and relatives fran
tically searching for the most
cunning and acceptabls
Gifts for
Brides
For Instance
Stemware
»—for Brides
A charming gift can be
made from the new Stemwara
we are displaying this spring.
We suggest services for six,
eight or twelve in one or all
shapes. You can sive the
goblets and another friend
can give the sherberts or par
faits. WE keep the record.
Worthy of note are:
Ice Tea Seta, 93.00 to 919 00.
Crystal Goblats, do*., 96.90.
Iridescent Goblets, 99.00.
Iridescent Sherberts, 99.00.
Fine Silver
Plate
—for Brides
The especially attractive
things that you can find in •
fins silver plate or Dutch
are appreciated by every
bride. Between a sugar and
cream set and a complete tea
service there is such a wide
range of possibilities that you
can regulate the expenditure.
Beautifully dona Sandwich
Trays, 95.00.
Large Pitcheis, 910.00 and
912.50.
Sugar and Cream Sets at
910.00.
Coffee Sets (Pot. Sugar,
Creamer, Tray), 916.00.
Gravy Boat, 910.00.
Lenox
China
—for Brides
Nothing is quite so encourag
ing to one who has everything
to purchase in China as the
gift of service plates or teas
or one of the important items
in their favorite pattern.
Our exclusive showing of the
famous Lenox (Beljeekl
China is larger than ever be
fore.
MAIN FLOOR '
Detroit Jewel
Gas and Oil Stoves
Offer • else and a kind to fit
your kitchen, your household
and your purse.
All This Week
the 62.50 Range Illus
trated will be sold at
49.50
? Aud Whito Perce
* lain Top Tablo illus
trated will bo girau
FREE.
FEATURES — Whit* porce
lain part* as shown. Oven
large enough for WEAR
EVER turkey roaster,
TERMS
Accounts opened for those
who wish to defer payments
to the first of July and there
after, you may pay aa little
»•- P«r COO
month O
Fuel line and connections
FREE, A liberal allowance
made on your old stove.
Ask about Detroit Jewel Fur
naces.
O—-*-O
Herrick
Refrigerators
Two Special
Numbers
100-lb. 3-door style with odor
less spruce lining - The kind
of value that has made HER
RICK famous—
46.50
70-lb., 2-door style with »hii*
enamel lining. This is an un
usually good value-—
29.50