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B<*n«on Woman's Cluh.
Mrs. Charles A!. Nye, Bensonhurst,
voi hostess Thursday, April 2. to the
members of the Benson Woman's
elub. Purlm? th* business session,
Mcsdames H. Sager, D, 1Sehaffnit,
Austin Taylor, Gorton Roth end K. A.
Aiason were elected delegates and al
ternates to the second district con
vention to be held at Valley Tuesdav
and Wednesday, April 21 and 22.
After the business hour, Mrs. Joseph
F. Barton entertained the cluh with
u group of original short stories. The
first story, entitled "tine White Lie,"
is now ready for the publishers, after
having been favorably passed on by a
number of literary critics. Other
stories read by Airs. Barton were
“Her Day" and two humorous dialect
stories.
Mother Goose tost nine Party.
Members of Narcissus chapter of
the O 12. H. kensington will put on a
Mother Goose costume party at the
Nebraska Children’s Home Tuesday
evening, April 34, Miss Ethel Allen,
hostess. Committee members "n
costumes and program includo \b-s
<lames Florence Kike, chairman, and
Mary .1. Young, Beatrice French, Ma
rion Beoville, Isabelle Galhreath,
• Anna i-lurd and Ellen Devries, assist
ants.. Kncli. guest will be given a
slip of paper with disarranged letters
representing a Mother Goose rhyme
and large table with toys featured In
Mother Goose storyland will be placed
in the center of 'the. room. Tlie per
son guessing the greatest number of
rhymes represented will be awarded
me prize. Games In keeping with this
children s program will ako be en
joyed.
Dinner Guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank llagerman,
Mr. II. K. Welch and Mrs. Della
■ Doyle were Monday dinner guests at
lbe borne of Mr. ami Mr.- . I-’. KohlerL.
( .Mr. Welch and Mrs. Doyle left Tues
day for their home in Greeley, Coio.
Lenten Service.
Members of the Immanuel Luther
choir, under the direction of Airs. F.
AV. Sgesko. will lender an anthem
Thursday, April !•, at the noonday len
ten ut the Braudels thualer. The
Lutheran eh arches of the Missouri
synod are conducting noonday serv
ices at this theater each day during
holy week. Speakers include Profes
sor Wessel of Springfield, 111.; Rev.
Air. Jesse of St. Louis, Aio., and Rev.
Air. Oberschulte of Minneapolis.
Telephone Company Program.
The Northwestern Bell Telephone
company will put on the program
Monday evening, April 20, before the
members of the Benson Improvement
club meeting in the community ball.
Campfire Girls Hike.
The members of Airs. W. L. Pear
son’s group of Campfire girls en
joyed a hike out west Blondo street
Tuesday. A hot luncheon, prepared
by the girls was relished after their
brisk walk.
II. S. Chapter, P. K. O. Sisterhood.
Mrs. N. 11. Tyson, G2UG Burt street,
will be hostess Monday, April G, to
i be members of B. S. chapter, p. E.
sisterhood. Airs. Donald Tracy !
lias the program for the afternoon,
j Subject. "Best short stories of the
J:*22 to lut’d inclusive.’’
Good Friday Service.
■ A apecfctl service and holy com- i
’ reunion will be observed Good Friday,
} April to, at 1S:S0 :■ tii - Immanuel
jLtnheran church. An evening serv- 1
lie- at y o'clock will also be con
join-; d. .V 30:80 lmh communion
s«•dec will . Du be observed Easter
imorning. 1
( nuiieil Meet.
The auxiliary council of Urn ijpnti
> American war veterans of Ne
ro lc v-re entertained Wednesday
at.ernooii at the home of Mrs. Afollie
Ricker, department secretary , at For
y -eci-nd and Grand avenue. Among
•the council members In attendance
wo- i AI dames Rosubelle Whlsemtwl,
• apartment president, -Motile Ricker,
• ■ •retaiy and Carrie Mnruney, treas
: r* o,i r a I-'. Kohlen of Benson is
.ms. a member of tills council. Plans
Her. discussed for raising funds fur
ilo purchase of bead phones fur the
i.ma.es of Battle .Mountain sank
■ .rlurn at 1 lot Springs, H. 1J. Tliia
.nftm’ltnn Is main mined by ilie gov
- iiiiiciii for disabled war veterans.
Radios have lieen supplied by the
covernnient and the Wonien’s auxil
i tries will furnisli the head phones.
Methodist S. H. Hoard.
.Mr. urn! Airs. II. I.. Larsen will en
lertain Monday niglil, April 6, at
1 licit* home, GGA2 Alaple street, com
plimentary to the members of the
-Methodist Sunday school board.
“M"ssiali” at Midland College.
Mr. and Mrs. O. <'. AlcCaslin, -Mr.
and Mrs. M. J. Hedelund and Mr.
Airs. T. B. Larson were among
i he Ben&on jieople who drove to Kre
inont Thursday evening to hear the
lendltlon of the "Messiah” by stu
dents from Midland conservatory of
music assisted by talent from Fre
mont and Omaha. The West Hlsters’
orchestra and Messrs. Walter Jen
kens nnd Lawrence Dodds and Ales
dames Alargaret Hturgess and Harriet
<.lark Helgren were among those
from Omaha taking part In the pro
duction.
“Seven last Words."
The "Seven Last Words" by Du
Bols will be sung Sunday afternoon,
April G, nt the fi o’clock Vesper serv
Ices of the Benson Methodist church,
Harold H. Thom directing. Hulo parts
will be rendered by Airs. Llgyd
Pierce, Airs. Carleton and Mrs. (', P>.
‘ risman and Mr. 11. II. Thom and
Mr. George Haltzglver.
Holy Week Services.
Rev. G. B. Weaver, pastor of the
English Lutheran church will con
duct special holy week services dur
ing the coining week beginning .
Tuesday night with the sermon topic,
’ The Fellowship of His Buffering."
The public Is Invited to attend these
services. —
Students to Broadcast.
A group of students under the dl
• etion of Mrs. Pearl Stephens-Whist- <
lor, teacher of expression and drn
•latlc art, will broadcast over WOAW
Saturday afternoon. April 11, at G 1
o'clock. Among those taking port ■
•e: Lloyd Pierce. Alta Mac Moultln,
Dorothy Larsen, Harry Runsteen.
g^Clelen Stoltenberg, ISva King and
Helen Gross Assisting otj this pm
gi.on will be Mr. E. J. Whistler, who
win read. “The Auctioneer," and John
r li-iffnii accompanied by Margaret
• lit who will render a vloliu solo.
RcnsCn Commercial Club.
K. II. Tliidcli. president of the Ben
s a iji inmercdnl cluh announces that
th# county commissioners will be
guests at the noonday luncheon
Tuesday, April 7, In the T. O. O. I.
hall.
at Fort Crook.
Mr. D. C. Stafford has been ill dor
ing the last week.
Mesdames Russell Walsh and
Charles Sprague were Tuesday visi
tors In Framont.
G. M. Hall left Wednesday for
Columbus, Neb., to visit Ills daughter,
Mrs. Knola .Ernst.
Miss Alice and Master John Colson
visited relatives in Stromsburg dur
ing the last week.
Mrs. Madouise Fix of Hickman,
Neb., was a recent guest at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. F. Kolilert.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hess of
Wichita, Kan., are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Hess' mother, Airs.
James Maney.
Robert II. Maloney, youngest son
of Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Maloney, fell
from the porch Sunday and fractured
the collar none.
Mr. and Airs. E. 11. Knnic. 3833
North Fifty-ninth - reel, moved
Thursday to the new home In the
Standard place addition.
At 1.;h Betty AtoVoy of the state
university will he the house guest al
the home of her classmate. Alias
Gladys Babcock during the spring
vacation time.
Old Faces Return to
Screen in New Film
"The Code of the West," showing at
the Rialto theater for a week start
ing Saturday, brings two faces that
have been absent for some time on
Omaha screens* One is Owen Moore,
and (lie other Mabel -Beilin. Mrs. Bal
lin appeared in many prominent pro
ductions a few years ago. She worked
for IS dhcolors prior to the time
when Mr, liallin. 7> well-known artist
formed his own producing organi/a
tlon.
Some of their productions were
“Gasp Gynne,” "Jane Gyre" and
Thackeray's “Vanity Fair." Mrs. Bul
11 n has the role of Mary Stock well in
the film. Constance Be nnett, who will
he remembered for her work in "The
Goose Hangs High,” the “Tnke-a
Chance” we'-k film at the Strand two
weeks ago, has the leading feminine
role.
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A Comhusker in
Washington
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By JACK GKG
Just now the attention of District
of Columbia officials Is being turned
to Omaha. Colonel Sherrill, head of
the rocewltm department of the Dis
trict government,
is desirous of es
tablishing a swim
ming pool. The
tidal basin bus
been used for a
iiuinic!|>al swim
ming pool for
some time, hut
this year con
gress failed to
make the neces
sary appropria
tion fit- this ac
Jaek Ijee. tlvlty for this
year.
The District officials hope to estab
lish a swimming pool which will he
sanitary and healthful In every way
and have been Investigating the swim
ming pool at Krug park, Omaha. In
Huntfay’s Star there was a picture of
the Krug park swimming pool and a
description of its purification appara
tus and how the pool la conducted.
Colonel Sherrill lias pronounced him
self as being highly favorable to tho
establishment of a similar pool In
Washington.
Congressman Willis G. gears has
returned to Omaha and Is planning
to establish an office In the Omaha
Xatlonul hank building. The AVasli
Ington office of Congressman Scars
will he open until in June. Omaha
visitors to Washington are Invited to
call on the secretary for any servlc®1
desired.
Internal revenue receipts fur the
Nebraska district between July I,
1923, and February 2:*, 1921, were: In
come tux, $3,585,9711.70; miscellaneous
lax, 12,359.381.23; total, *6,»«l,05«|f8.
For the period between July I, 1934
and February 28, 1925, they were- fo
come tax. $3,848,153.29; miscellaneous
tax, $1,437,219.19: total, *4,283,877.42.
Clfiens military training camps arc
to b« held in the following places with
in the Seventh corps area, according
to a recent announcement of the AVar
department: Fort T,envenworth, Kan.,
infantry and field Rrtillery; lies
Moines, Infantry, field artillery and
cavalry: Fort Snelllng, Infantry, field
artillery and cavalry, and Jefferson
barracks, candidates from Sixth coast
artillery.
Mies Grace Hhallenherger, secretary
16 her father, i'ongresman A. <*. Shu I
lenberger, expects to remain In AVush
Ington until in June.
■ '■ - And a host of good people
Whet motor in tin.
Will learn that had water's
expensive as sin.
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