TllKOM A HA DAILY lf\n.VV HKH J7 , KSim.
SOCIETY IN THE HOLIDAYS
Ohdstmas is Accounlablo for a Light Week
in Socinl Circles ,
RESPITE BEFORE NLW YEAR'S ' GAYLTIES
Tlilnitx Will Ilinnicii Itfforr .Mi-
atlivr Miimliiy L'liMtuui < > f .Von-
ViMir'n Cnllliic Nlio v i Ml.mil > >
of ( . ' ( i in I ii K In
The wetl : which holds Christmas Is gen
erally believed to bo plentifully nupplled
with blessing ! by the fact of Hut po.'fccanlcn
alone , ami not to need the added attraction
of a whirl of nodal guycty to make It the
inwl Joyous tlmo of the year. The period
of Bovcri days which has passed since lh < s
last hobdompdal review has been.no cxcop-
tlou In this regard to the rule iM'.abllnhrd
In other seaEons. The wick has been full
of benevolent preparations for the coming
festival and of widespread ami hearty en
joyment of that festival when It censed to be
an anticipation , and became an actuality. It
la a beautiful thing , this universal coleora-
tlon of an event which Joins the hearts of
mankind all round the world 111 bonds of
peace and gooil will. Pc-rhapo an apprecia
tion of Ita deep significance helr-c * .o keep
down the ebullition of the nodal pot during
the-enrly holidays. At an.y . rate , very little
has gone on In society In the week Just
closed. Mr. and Mrs. Cowln'fl reception for
General nnd MM. Wheaton. with the danc
ing party which followtd. wcro po-salbly the
most iiotublo events ; and a certain amount
of other plenHant happening' ! will he found
net forth lit the eolurur.H which follow.
A number of rc'-cptlons are announced for
New Year's day and evening , and It Is
probable that several women who arc prom
inent In society will open their houses iieml-
Infornmlly to the uld-faihloni'd observance
of the day. The cuwtom of New Yoar'o
calls has been allowed to fall into dlauau
of Into , much to the regret of many who
keenly mijojeil the convivial round. Just
now It would seem , from certain apparently
trustworthy slgnti of the times , that the
pleasant practice IH coming In again , nnd
Its advent will unquestionably bo halleil
with acclamation by hostessed and callers
alike.
air. mill Mr * . Vrmli-nlHiru
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Vradenburg wcro
very agreeably surprised last Monday night
nt their home. IBS. ' . South Twenty-ninth
Btreet , by a host of their friends from
Papllllon nnd Omaha , It being I'.ie thirty-
first anniversary of their married life. The
entire party met at the home of MUs Uhl
nnd nt S o'rlock completely surprised their
friends by appearing with lunuh baskets
well filled , together with a very handsome
present. Mr. Mugney made the presentation
npeeeh , testifying on the part of those
present their high esteem of the benc-
llclarlcs.
MIH. Noo. Mrn. Rtalhower , Mrs. Beadle
and Mrs. I'lil acted as hostesses nnd serving
maldd , while the bride nnd groom received
the ciingraiul.il lor.fl of their oM-tlmo friends.
Mrs. Moore furnished the musical program
for the evening , which wna very much ap
preciated. It wns long utter midnight when
the last guest departed , after having spent
n most enjoyable evening.
Tho.io prtqent from Pnpllllo were : Mr.
and Mra. M. P. Ilrown. Mm. S. I ) . Norton.
Mm. J. W. Ileadle , Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Rtalhower. Mr. and Mra. A. W. Crltchficld.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Moore. From Omaha :
Mr. and Mra. D. L. Cr.nicnter , Mrs. H. Mc-
Connell. Mrs. J. M. Grnlnllch. Mr. and Mrs.
] ) . K. Cameron. Mr. nnd Mra. M. J. Greavey ,
Jlr. and Mrs. M. C. Ettlnger. Mr. nnd Mrs.
Dr. Shorrnden , Mr. nnd Mrs. George A.
Maguey , Mr. nml Mrs. C. F. . Shaw , Mr.
nnd Mrs. J. K. Campbell , Mm. W. M. Fuller.
Mr. Frank Ewers and Mr. and Mrs. Mel
t'hl. _
1'h'tui'f mill n I'nrni.
To HIP Soc'lety Editor of The lice : I ask
you to print the following lines. When 1
tell you that EURCIIO Field did not compose
them you will the better appreciate , per
haps , how very llko him they are. The
actual authoress is one who takes no second
rank In the homo and social life of Omaha.
The occaalon was n present to me. many
months ngo , of n beautiful photographic
group of the family of "llvo llttlo folks from
borne. " Two of whoso number "poetic
llcenso" Is allowed to describe us "little
folks" In the last two verses , the "curtain"
bolns "drawn" upon "ono of the folks : "
I'lvilittle folks from homo nrp we.
Very important nil ngreo ;
lllp and little ami between we bo
1'lve llttlo folks from home.
One little folk Is round and small ,
Hut thinks he IH the blggent of nil !
When he spenks we obr-y the cull
Of this little folk from home.
If nny day to chance to meet
One little folk nho la so xweut
You'll love her from her head to feet.
One llttlo folk from home.
One llttlo folk Is most a man ;
All that'x black IH only tan
Ho wll "do" you If liti can
Thin little folk from home.
One of the folks IH lean and "thin , "
Sober , solemn , without a grin ,
Iloiu-Ht and happy without much "tin , "
This little folk from home.
Ono of the folks I draw the curtain ;
You'll dm ! no other , I'm very certain ,
So mllil , so Hweet , no nonuHMertin'
As thlH poor folk from home.
_ O. L. jr.
MINN ConiliMi KnlriiliiH.
Miss Cathryn Condon entertained a number
of her friends at her homo nt IHO South
Thirty-second street Inst Tuesday evening.
Among thcuo present were : Mlsacs Clara
Hervey , Adele llyou , Janetle Miller. Mnmle
Kpeneter. Mnvbel Hull. Nell Gregg , Helen
Hctllngton. Mnybel Carrey. Nelllo Carrey.
1'ixirl Ley , Margnrctte Fanning , Cora Slick-
ney , Eva Stlcknoy. Vivian McDowel , Ger
trude CiiBwell , Mary Manor , Heck Hoon ,
Mnrgarolto Curtis , Ethel Wllklns , Ethel
Sralght. Mildred Clark , Grace Taylor , Mamo
Taylor. Jennie. Campbell , Dec Solomon , Hat
tlo Mitchell , Conxtanco Frederick , Alice
Frederick , Edith Anderson , Emma Gerney.1
and Messrs. Charllo Prltchard , Hoyal Comstock -
stock , Herbert Cole , Ocorgo Ackermau. Hod
Cameron , John Cameron. Walter Foster ,
"Waldo Foster , George Canlluld , Dovoro Par-
incr , Harry Mncumber , Hob Shorley , Jim
Yule , Author Chlsam. Hay Chisam , Howard
Chlsam , Earl Hervoy. Lesler Ilulchlnson.
Doll Iloon. Jrvlng Slater. Willie Galbralth ,
Chnrllo Kosters , Elmer Prank. Joe Quln-
llven.
Alley .MllN < | lirriulf ,
A unique form of niasiiiieinile was In
dulged In by Ihe friends of Mr. and Mm.
Will Hooper on the evening of December
IS , the date being the eleventh annlveniary
of their marriage.
At 0 o'clock the quiet moonlight night was
made hideous with n horrible din and after
listening to n most successful charivari the
thoroughly nurprlseil hosteai welcomed her
strangely nttlrcd guesls. "Ilosan's nllov"
dculzena of every known typo were there ,
the yellow kid , as usual , a prominent
feature.
The evening pacsed with cards and music.
Ilefrcshments wcro produced from capacious
baskets and the guestH departed qulto oatls-
lled with the novel celebration.
Thcuo present were : Mcusra. and Mes-
damcti IMoraon , Owen , Hopson , Hutchlns and
Huff ; Mesdamen Hooper. Hughes and DC
ioo ; Mlsnen Hopson. Culllson and De Yoo
nnd Mtusru. Toozer. Ilcfls. Hayes and Flint.
Tlu-lr 1'lflli A
Mr. and Mrs. George II. Doveroux cele
brated the fifth anniversary of their marriage
last Monday evening at their homo nt1210
Davenport street. A largo number of friends
were- present , and the evening was spent In
a very pleasant manner , .Mrs , Duvureux
was UHsUted In receiving Iho guesls by Mrs.
J. W. Fend. Mra , E. C. Harr and Miss Helen
Kogors. The happy couple received many
prutty gifts from their friends ,
A literary and musical program was ren
dered , consisting of recitations by MUs Helen
llogore , Kitty Fead and Maude Sherwood ,
violin solos by Miss Jeffries and A vocal
eolo by Mrs. Charles Wilson , The prizes
In the literary contest were won by Mrs. J ,
M. Wilson and Mrs. George King. Light
rorrcshmcuU were lervoU and all departed
. i. , lu. i , , Mr an I it Domett ? : rnsry happy
r urn , 'if lite d , , ,
A , u , K I1 i iircftcnlvr. . . < llnv and
Mu J Al \vi.c.i , Mi. and Mi. ; , . ( link * II
\\ilsti : Mr Mini Mtn , JV Fn' , Mr nnd
Mis IMw.irJ . I. Will \cr , Mi an 1 Mis K. 0
Itarr Mrs ( ' D Fox. Mis ( liorge King ,
Mi.- < Jack ion , MlMcfl Paulli.c I'crrl. Helen
lloRri-fi. Nanny HchulU , Kitty 1-Vad , Christian
Kchult/ . lli'ne-vlf-ve Jeffrltiv Clara Schultr. ,
Maitiln Sherwood , llathara Itarr , Amanda
Sciiulu mid Corn Wlll-vcr , nn-l Moms
Alfred 1'Ixoy. John Lewis , Charles Yung
lilut. Fled t.oluin. J. II. Kough. 0. Fox , B
W. Devrreux. .1. U. Van Dnrn. lOnnntt
Schwalonbcri ; . Howard Wilson and Sullivan
nml llnuiiuomoiif .
Mr. Jolin Neff a 'Ml Mrs. Mury A. Lle-ber-
kru-eht were mar , led Wednesday. December
23. at tlio hr.mu of the ofllclallur : inhibitor
CliarlcH W. SavldRF.
Mr. Gcnrno A. McCarty c ! Los Angeles
Oul . and Miss May Hnrdwoll of Omaha were
married In this city Wednesday afternoon
December 23. Th'-y took the afternoon
train for tl'tur h.mio In California , Rev
Chnrl.H W. Sm Min cifllclated.
Mr. Herbert 11. Wnldron and Miss Flor
ence Gall Magco wore married last Ttiuimla )
at the residence of tin bride's parents , Mr
and .Mrs. .Innscj R. MURCC , tit Fairmont
Neb. A rctcptlr.n to .Mr. and Mrs.Valdron
will ( irciiiroxt Friday. January I. nt Iho
residence of Mr. nnd Mrs. II. H. Waldron
aoiith of Ashland , Neb. Mr. and Mrn
Horlnrt H. Waldron will make their home In
Hcniitngtnn. _
I'll'HNIirCN Illllt llllYI * I'llKIOll ,
General and Mrs. Mnndcrison save a dinner
last evening for Uencral anil Mrs. Wheaton.
Captain and Mr * . Saraon entertained at
luncheon la t Friday for General and Mrs.
Wheaton.
Mia * llfps Skinner entertained a party of
friends from Chicago , Hurllnglon and Platta-
nioiitli at lUnuhcon last Saturday.
l''or ' their son and daughter , who have not
yet formally entered the domain of .society ,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Itccd entertained a nnm-
bor of the younger sot nt an Informal danc
ing party on Christmas evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Olfntt entertained at
dinner last Tuesday night Miss Gleason of
St. Louis. Miss MeKenna. Miss rainier , Mr.
and Mi's. Crofoot , Mrs. Cartan , Mr. Hall
Mr. Drake , Mr. Palmer nnd Major Crowder.
Mr. and Mrs. Clement Chase gave n dinner
last wrok Saturday evening In honor of Mr.
and Mrs , Charles T. Koimtze. Covers were
laid for Mr and Mrs. Kountze , Miss Kotmtzo.
Miss Palmer , Miss Wool worth. Mr. Tarlcton ,
Mr. John Patrick , Mr. Palmer and Mr. and
Mrs. Chase.
Chief Clerk Davis of army headquarters
entertained the- guests of the Drexel hotel
last Wednesday evening with an Instru
mental and vocal program on the "Gramo
phone. " Fifteen numbers were given , nnd
so pleased those present that several songs ,
etc. , had to bo repeated.
Mr. nnd Mrs. C. F. Ilrlnkman entertained
at. dinner on Christmas day Miss Hattle
Lundecn anil Messrs. W. K. Canhvoll anil
F. II. Ilansen In honor of Miss Ora Welmoro
of Sioux City nnd their daughter , Etta , who
has Just returned after a four wenlcs' visit
with friends In Sioux City.
On Christmas day the following named
parties enjoyed the hospitality of Mr. and
Mr.s. George A. Josllu nt their new home.
Fortieth and Davenport streets. Those
present were Alfred Joslln , Fci 'linnd Jos
llu. A. O. Teabury. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Read.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Telllck. Mine. Telllck. Mra.
Jennie ? peoce and daughter , Ethel. Wild
turkey from Tennessee was served.
Mr. W. F. Hypes of Chlrago was In the
rlty last week and was entertained Wednes
day evening at the homo of Mr. Fred J.
Adams. 918 North Nineteenth street. Those
pri'sunt were given n rare treat by Mr.
I Types In several songs , which showed him
to bo a true artist. Mr. Hypes Is solo tenor
In the First Presbyterian church of Evans-
ton. 111. , and a charter member of the Apollo
club of Chicago.
One of the enjoyable parties of the week
was given by Mr. nnd Mrs. B. G. Fisher tea
a few near relatives and most Intimate
friends on Christians night at their home.
on Corby street. Those present were Mrs.
J. F. Fisher. Messrs. and Mesdamcs H. H.
Carnes , W. L. Fisher. MlEses Ford Carries ,
Holland , Lillian and lllrdle Aeurawald , Ward.
Laura. Minnie nnd Nellie Fisher nnd GUIs ;
Messrs. Harrison , Smith , Gcorgo , Fred and
Harry Fisher.
MM. J. 1) . Illanchard entertained the
South Side Whist club In her usual pleasing
manner Tuesday , December 22 , at her homo
on Georiila avenue. The house was pro
fusely decorated with holly nnd mistletoe
In honor of thn festive season. After a
scries of eight gaunt ) of whist refreshments
were served by the hostess , assisted by her
duughtera , Miss Illanchard , Miss Clyde
lllanrhnrd and her niece , Miss Hull of Cres-
lon. la. The prizes were carried oft by
MHdames Crlckmore and Marty.
Mrs. William W. Keysor gave n small but
very charming tea yesterday afternoon In
honor of her nlalcr , Miss Ellin. Portraits
of twenty-live distinguished men were up-
pllod , and the guests were Invited to name
them In competition for prizes. Mrs. Hu-
chunan and her guest , Mrs. Hoot , were the
successful guessers. Those present were :
Mcsdamcs Wattles , Dickey , Potter. Hustin.
nierbowcr , nuchanan , Itoot , Hldwell , Nott ,
Richardson , Fleming and Mclntosh , the
MU--.SCS Davis and Miss Ellis.
Miss Helen Wlnans was delightfully
Kiirprlsod nt her homo on Friday evening.
December IS. The evening was spent In
games and music , nnd nt a late hour an
nhundancn of good things were served.
Among those present were : Misses Ilattlo
Martin. Edith Sayrc. Hattlo Rabcr , Mabel
Itobllng , Elma Schmidt. Hcpslo Hotline.
Fayettc Pardum. Pearl lions and Helen
Wlnnns ; and Messrs , Willie Falconer , Frank
lions , Henry Schmidt , John Austin. George
limy , James Muray and Edward Wlnans.
On Monday evening. December 14 , Mrs. M.
0. Maul was tendered a surprise by come
of her friends , the occasion being her sixth
wedding anniversary. Cards were Indulged
In , after which winners and losers alike
participated In a dainty lunch. Those
present were : Messis. and Mesdames
Wright , Davis , Anifersou , Callahan. Lapago.
Stnbln. Goodwin. Plumb and Clark.
Mradamcs J. Hcdell , 1C. E. Decker , George
E. Powell. A. Walker. M. Kolley. Miss U.
Unwell , MLss II. Creggcr , Meeors. I'ogue.
Ilrown , Ilurkc and Meallo.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Weber , jr. . entertained a
number of their friends last Thursday evenIng -
Ing In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weber
of Wayne. Neb. High five was the feature
of the evening , twelve games being played.
Mrs. Hackus won thn woman's royal. Mr. Cole
received the men's royal , while Mra.
Cole and Mr. Backus were presented with
the consolations. An elegant supper was
served at a late hour. Thcso pres
ent wcro Mcndames Scveroc , J. Don.
dcsson. C. A. Victors. W. Puta. J. J.
Cole , W. Weber of Wayne , Neb. ; J. Weber ,
sr. , nnd Mr. Cnrl Hnndrason.
The North Sldo Kensington club was de
lightfully entertained Monday afternoon by
Mrs. W. J. Ilradbury and Miss Illch at their
homo In Kountzo place. The women , nfter
working on fancy articles for an hour , were
given fourteen battles containing perfumes
and spices , which they guessed by the odors ,
Mrs. Harry Wellor winning the prize. I.ntor
dainty refreshments were served to Moo-
ilaniES Foster , Pnlmatler , Jones , Davenport ,
Glbaon , Reynolds. Harry Weller. Goodman.
Charles Weller. Pierce , Grlmmel , Schneider.
Mlss s Llvesey. Weller , Dauman and Doss ,
the latter of Leavenworth , Kan. _
The reception given by Mr. and Mrs. John
C. Cowln last Tuesday evening. In honor
of General nnd Mrs. Frank Wheaton , who
have been spending the week with them ,
was ono of the tnoft brilliant events which
have thus far brightened the social season ,
and undoubtedly the uiost connplcuous society
event of the week. A holiday aspect was
given to the occailon by the special decora
tions , which were chlelly of holly and ever
green. A list of the Invited guests would
Include a great part of the prominent names
In Omaha society. Following the reception
was a dancing party for the younger sot ,
given for Miss Octavla Wheaton.
IMfiiKiircx In I'riiMitrct.
Mm. G. M. Hitchcock will give a tea on
Noy uYe-ar'n day from 4 until 7 o'clock.
"
"Miss Havcnc and Miss Stone will receive
on Now Year'B day at Iho residence of the
latter.
The third party of the Monday Night club
will take plaeo tomorrow night at the
Mlllard.
MM. Hongland and Mien Hoagland will
glvu a dancing party on the evening of
Wcdnefday , January 0.
Mr , and Mrs. George A. Hoagland and Miss
HonKlaml have leaned Invitations for a tea
In honor of Mica Hall of Haverlll , Mam. ,
f ncjt Frt'ay nf'trnj n fr m I un il
I Mliis Dora Tliomns ati.1 Ml ? Adams will
I receive on New Yoar'n day at 1712 C.ipllol
i avenue , from 2 to C p. m.
| MM , J F. Dale will gl.o n reception next
I Thursday afternoon from 3 until C o'clock
for her Ruet , Mrs. Fulton.
I Mr. and Mr * . Cliarlci T. Kountzc and Miss
Kountze will give a danclnu thirty next
Thursday evening at Forcat Hill.
At the Omaha Guards armory the medal
drill for the best drilled eoldlcr comes oft
Monday night. Dunclng wl.l follow the drill.
Mrs. Klrkcndall nml Mrs. Drady will give
a large children's dancing pnrty next Satur
day afternoon at Morand's assembly rooms.
Mr. and Mrs. Halph W. nreckcnrldge nnd
Mr. and Mrs. Ira II. Mapr.i will give an "at
homo" on New Year's day , from 7 to 11
o'clock.
The Woman's club wljl receive Its frlomla
at the club rooms from 3 to G o'clock on New
Year's day , this being the annual reception
of the club.
Miss Gertudo Clarke will give a reception
to the members of the Chicago University
Glee club at the Mlllard hotel Monday after
noon , January 4.
After the concert of the Chicago University
Giro club next week Monday night a recep
tion and dnnco will be given to the members
and their friends at the Mlllard.
Ak-Sar-Hcn lodge No. 322 , Ancient Order of
United Workmen , will give Its llrt annual
hall at Its hall. Seventeenth and Vlnton
streets , where the members nnd their
guests will dance the old year out ntid the
new In.
Mrs. M. nnd J .A. Fuller. Mrs. J. H.
Wcbater , Mrs. J. C. Howard nnd Miss Emily
Fuller will receive their friends on Now
Year's day from 3 to 10 o'clock , at the home
of Mi-s. C. E. Cowan ami MM. J. H. DanleJa ,
3015 Chicago street.
The Dorcas Ten of All Saints gives a
social tomorrow evening at the residence of
Mra , C. S. Montgomery , fi02 South Thirty-
sixth street. A poster show , dancing and
refreshments are the pleasures Its friends
are Invited to enjoy.
I'ciiiili * AVIio Connanil < ! < > .
Mls.4 Helen Peck U spending the holidays
at home.
Mra. J. Stewart White has returned from
the cast.
UM Skinner Is homo from Chicago for
the holidays.
Mr. Warren Hlackwoll left for the eaat
last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Gamble are In Denver
for the holidays.
Mr. Harry A. Frank Is at home from
Cornell for the holidays.
Miss Itlanchc Estabrook of Chicago is
visiting friends In Omaha.
Miss Howena Hlgglnuou Is spending the
holidays at Mndlson. WIs.
Mrs. II. W. Talmaqe ha * returned from an
extended trip In the cast.
Mr. nnd Mis. William Lyle Dickey spent
Christmas at Topeka , Kan.
Mr. nnd Mra. Osgood Eastman arc visiting
Mr. and Mra. Samuel Hums.
Lieutenaiit HutchcHon has gone to Salt
Lake City for n holiday visit.
Meurs. Giay and Charles Montgomery
nro In town from Madison. WIs.
Miss Maud Oakley of Lincoln has been
In Omaha during the past week.
ML s Jcralo Smith of St. Louis Is npend-
Ing the holidays with Miss Downs.
Mr. John L. Webster and Miss Webster
have reiurccd from a southern trip.
Mr. J. M. Woolwnrth nnd Miss Woolworth
wcro In St. Louis early In the week.
Miss Ida Dutts Is spending the holiday
vacation with friends In Crcston , la.
Mr. W. S. McCnnc and Miss McCuno are
upending the holidays In Pennsylvania.
Mies Alice Drake Is expected to visit In
Omaha soon after the first of the year.
Mrs. Smith Hogan of Hamburg , In. , Is In
the city , the guest of .Mrs. Charles Hogau.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith , formerly of
Omaha , but now of Chicago , are In the city.
Miss Ellzal-cth Allen Is spending the holi
days with hergrnndparentsnt Falrham.Mass.
Mr. Henry D. Estabrook , now resident In
Chicago , spent a few days In Omaha last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur II. Smith returned
Friday morning from a trio to the Pacific
coast.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry McCormlck of Sheri
dan. AVyo. . nro visiting Mr. and Mra. T. E.
Fonda.
Juliet Morrla has returned from
.school to spend the holidays with her
parents.
Ml s Sadie Ilurnhnm of Lincoln was the
guest of Miss Alexander for several days
last week.
Mr. J. C. Kln.slcr lies returned to Hiarvard
university to complete his course In the law
department.
Mr. and Mrs. George Forgan are receiving
congratulations upon the birth of a daughter
last Moii lay.
.Mrs. Frank Kleffner I * spending the holi
days In Kansas City with her daughter , .Mrs.
C. H. Sawyer.
Lieutenant Van Llew , Second Infantry , has
been vi&ll'ng old friends In Omaha during
the- past week.
-Miss Penncll and Mlsa Symns , who have
liccn the guests of Ml&s Stone , have returned
to Leavenworth.
.Misses Perlo and Claudia Urlau and Miss. .
Alvlna Engler are spending the week with
friends In Avoca , la.
Mr. nnd Mrs. W. II. Chrlsman of Maplo-
ton. la. , nro visiting Mrs. Chrlsman's
mother. Mrs. C. II. Downs.
Mr. nnd Mrs. H. I ) . Wagoner of Albany ,
N. Y. , nre In the city , the guests of Mr.
and .Mrs. Clarence W. Cox.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Meredith Nicholson of In-
dlannpolls arrived last Thursday to spend
the holidays nt Forest Hill.
Mies Kntherlne Kluclsch of Lincoln who
was the. guest of Miss Hauman over Christ-
nas , returned homo yesterday.
Miss NIeaam of Connecticut-who has been
vUltlng Miss Alexander for several weckn ,
oft for her homo last Monday.
Lieutenant Dean of St. Paul , who was
ormerly stationed here , haa been spending
a few daya with frlcnda In Omaha.
Mra. Hello Kelp , who bus been visiting
friends In this city , leaves for her homo In
San Francisco , Cal. . this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Holiert P. Smith of Council
lluffa nre spending the holidays with their
parents Mr. and Mrs. John Darker.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles U. Ford and children
left Christmas day for Indlannpolls to visit
friends and relatives for two weeks.
Miss Anna. Hroadflcld has returned to
Omaha fium Schuylcr to spend two weeks
of the Chrlstrnastldo with her family.
Mr. Will McLeod of Denver , Colo. , is visit
ing Mr. and Mra. W. T. Scott of South
Twenty-ninth street during the holidays.
Mrs. E. Newton nnd Mra. H. Nevton of
Missouri Valley , la. , are spending tl.o holi
days with Mrs. Grccvy and Mrs. Shorraden.
Mr. Arthur II. Place. Cornell , 'fll. nt
present Instructor In the University of Mis
souri , nrrivcn this mornlr.g for a holiday
visit with Mr. Charles C. Ilosewatcr.
Masters Hex and Walter Lyon nnd Lester
Itahm , who have been attending achool at
Wentworth Military academy. Lexington
Mo. , are at homo for Christmas vacation.
Mr. J. Laurie Wallace left last Wednesday
for Chicago to tialnt thn nnrtr.ilt nf i. m < ni.i
Godowsky , the planlit. Tills commission
will keep him In Chicago about two week. ) .
General nnd Mrs. Wheaton and Miss
Who-iton , who have been the objects of iiiuc'i
nodal attention during their week's stay In
Omaha , will leave for Washington this after
noon ,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Catlln left on
Thuraday for Colorado , where they will bo
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer A. Thaycr
of Pueblo. They will bo absent about ten
days.
days.Mrs.
Mrs. N. A. Kuhn has gene to Minneapolis
for a month'o vlalt with her parents , Mr.
and Mm. William Preaton. who are now
located there , after forty years' residence In
Omaha.
Mr. Scott Ilrown , a graduate of the Omaha
High school , ami formerly resident hero , Is
a member of the University of Chicago Glee
club and la with that organization on Itu
preeont tour.
'IVIKriiill | OptnitdKIIU IlliiiNc-lf.
LOS ANGELES , Dec. 20. I ) . W. Uarlck-
low , a telegraph operator , formerly cm-
ployed In Kansas City. Kan. , committed
sutcldo by inking morphine. Ilarlcklow be
came despondent bccaime of hlo Inability to
obtain employment. Ills father la a resident
of Coffeyvllle , Kan.
-'AMUSEMENTS. '
In vlt w of .Ji ieharpeldr of certain cir r
talunrnta whlrhihavo ue n onVrcd recentl
nt local theieerst end la consideration fur
( her of the olujgo of vulgarity or wors
which lie'ti been .mado against ilioni. an In
rjulry as to whitrthlngs are unseemly upo
the stngo and'jan ' Investigation of the tint
of critics \1c.-Jl1nK with Ihh question ma
not lack pertinence. "Tho Lady Slavcv. '
which showed fit the Crelghton last week
Is sal-1 by some to have been Indecent. A
more or less cs'eomed contemporary quote
from the spiritually-minded "Alan Halo" to
prsvo that It was not a thing for an hones
girl to take her parents to sec. And Tli
ica ; has been censured for praising the er
formanco Instead of holding It up to the ex
ccraUons nf mankind.
Now. It will be generally admitted that It
theory , and from the standpoint of a nature
Ideally Just , equable and perfect , vulgarity I
vulgarity wherever and whenever found
Even to minds somowhnt less nicely nd
justed the coarscncsa prevalent In dramatl
representations sacms the most serious bin
dranco to the advancement of the stage
which n degenerate ago presents. Publl
lasto runs In low channels , ami the publl
dunand > ls for variety and for the oihe
splcis of life. Managers who nre managlnr
first of all for revenue and a long way afte
for aesthetic and philanthropic cuds , cate
to the public taste and demand as ( hey llm
them , taking advantage , llko skillful navl
gators , of every wind that will waft them on
ward over a treacherous sea. There nro
others , and all honor Is due them , who
struggle to raise the tone of the drama nut
to create nnd fester n more general prefer
cnco for higher things. Hut that way Is n
long nnd weary one , apd few thcro bo thn
have the grace or the ability to remain
lu It.
Under thcso circumstances , nml even will
thu stage as It is todav , It would seem i
waste of tlmo nnd energy to try to hoist I
with denunciatory petards thrown at those
abuses for which the public. In fostering
them with Its 'insistent demands , Is more
thnn half rfsponalble. Hesldes , standards
and crltcrlons change. One generation nay
ono season mav toleratii what the last con
demned and what the next will vociferous ! }
applaud. Thirty years ago Adah Isaacs Men
-en was looked upon as the fount and or
igin of nil Iniquity because she enaetei
"Mazeppa" In a costume/ not much different
from that which thousands of chorus girls
will wear tonight without conscious or sug
gested Impropriety. Reputable women at
that tlmo wcro not seen nt representations
of "Tho Hlack Crook , " and oven men care
ful of their reputations went to Nlblo'u on
the sly. Nowada > H , the spectacle of many-
colored fleshings , filled out In more or less
nmplo measure with female loveliness. Is so
common ns not to shock the most delleau
s"iijlbllK'lc.s ! ; nnd Mazcppas clothed only In
a single coat of bronze paint have been
suffered to adorn the stngo In New York
citv.
citv.Thcro
Thcro are so anany sides to Ibis question
of propriety so many things enter Into It
that unreserved condemnation of any clteil
offense Is very seldom culled for. Ono man's
meat Is doubtless another man's poison , anil
what affords n great amount of pleasure ,
without deing a great amount of harm , to
thousands of honest men and women , has
surely Insofar established Us claim to kindly
treatment. T.o some tasted the 'humor ' of
old Kabclals and , thc Intense virility of the
modern Whitman Is too rank to be borne.
Others , whlli > i Htllj deploring the license of
thought and language which these writers
permitted themselves , find a warm-blooded
qiiaMty and ( in all-embracing humanity in
thorn which goasfar to excuse the coarse
ness In which , they clothe themselves.
A safe general proposition would seem to
be that thlifes are vulgar 'and Indecent ,
either on or oft the stage , pretty much In
proportion as. they are Interfiled to bo so.
On this basts , although there arc parts of
"The Lady Slavey" which1 arc undeniably
Rabelaisian In their humor , they do not
seem to the wrltor to overstep very seri
ously the bounds set for decent and reputa
ble performances.
A vast deal of fun Is made of Richard
Mansfield juat now , because. In the courac
of the trial of a suit for damages brought
npnlnit him fnr nil nllound hrn.inh nf nnn.
tract by n female member of his company.
It transpired that he had used violent lan
guage toward the plaintiff because she ven
tured , unbidden , to sit in his presence. Now
It Is the fashion in very many quarters to
rail at .Mr. Mansfield's supposed autocratic
tendencies and to ridicule certain Idiosyn
crasies of hla which are set down rather to
affectation than to genius. Such a handle
cs the cplaode referred to is too evident to
bo missed , and the paragraphcrs have nl-
rcndy seized upon It nnd begun the dreary
round of their pleasantry.
Unquestionably there nre many things
about Mr. Mansfield which arc not at all ad
mirable. The same may bo said of a num
ber of others. Hut In the case noted , it Is
not unlikely thai ho may have been entirely
right in resenting the familiarity of a mem
ber of his company who sat Instead of
standing before him. If she sat under cer
tain circumstances , such , for example , as
during a rehearsal , at the table In the center
used by the director , such a glaring breach
of stage etiquette would not go unrcbukcd
by any self-respecting stage manager. It
would be much the same as if the head ol
a great mercantile establishment , arriving
at his ofilcc , found his desk and chair oc
cupied by a clerk who showed no dlsposl
tlon to vacate them at his employer's ap
proach. Mr. Mancfield Is often enough
blamed for things for which he Is to blame.
In this case it may very well be that he
was quite within his province both of man
ager and gentleman.
A full houseIn expected at Hoyd's tomor
row night , when a double bill Is announced.
In conjunction with "Saved from the Sea , "
the celebrated fighter , Ilobert Kitznimmons.
Is billed for a glove control with bH spar
ring partner and a bag punching exhibition
by himself
That the regime of melodrama Is ntlll
flourishing Is exemplified by the success of
this class of dramas on English and Ameri
can stages , and particularly by the recent
approval nnd endorsement said to have been
accorded the elaborate production of "Saved
from the Sea" at the Howdoln Square
theater , on December 23. It Is probable that
melodrama will always maintain Its hold
on large numbers of llientcr-goers , CH Its
very ground work Is BO closely allied to
life. A perusal of any dally newspaper with
Its ensemble of , pcws , echoing deeds of
bravery , the wJlrs of chicanery , and Hie
humors of the Jioijr , l < < of itself an undra-
matlscd play. Jack'lng the striking situations
of the master baud of the playwright.
Nothing BO appeal la to the patrons of boxer
or gallery alike aa a. situation of heroic res
cue , the KLpprrcsslon of villainy , or the
triumph of liquor. In "Saved from the
Sea" a good story 'is said to bo admirably
told. The novel ' mechanical effectn are
examples of rrafliVtlc modern stage craft and
the scenic ar M'.1 skill , the notable effects
being the th ; Illiujrexploslon on the "Ocean
Waif" at scu'a'r.iV'tho ' rescue In mldnccan ,
the rcnllritlc demolition of the hrldcn In net
2 , and the orccljr.ilsillon of the villain to the
wateia below , aml'-tliu wonderful iiceno nt
the scaffjld a novelty new to the stage and
a scene that fnuiui Its prototype In real ll'e.
" a.d from thoHea" will bo seen at Hoyd'w
all the week , hut IjLauky Hob's" engagement
Is for Monday nlyht ; only.
The attraction nt Uoyd's for the week ,
commencing Sunday , January 3 , will be
Lumlcro's Clncmatographo the twin
stars William and Wlllard Nowall , and
supporting company , presenting "Tho Op
erator , " "Corslcan'Ilrothcrs , " "Tho Lyoiib
Mall' ' and "The Clcmanceau Cace. " This
marvelous machine for Iho reproduction of
moving pictures will bo Identical with the
ono used at the Schiller theater at Chicago
and other theaters In the largo clllra. None
of tbcrto machines have ever been sold and
today they command a higher rental than
nny of the other reproducers of photographic
views. '
Few attractions presented on any slagu
have over been lauded BO highly by press
and public r.i this machine. It amazes ,
startles and dellghU by turns. Nature , an
imation , llfo Itself , seem lo bo placed before
the eye with Impressive fidelity.
Among the acencn to bo nhown hero are
"Tho OntrlchrM , " "Watering Horses. "
"Spanish Artillery Evolution , " "Kostlvlllea
n' Huda Prs't' ' . " "Oar < lcni"-s ami Mn > Had
Hey , " "Ilu-Mlan em-icror and imim' i < and
prcul.lenl of Frame al Porto Dauphin ,
Paris " Danish Guard" mounting at Mud-
11.1. " "French Cuirassiers In Sham Ita-tlo , '
"March o. ' Ninety-sixth French Infantry , "
"llUHslan Dance , " "Haby's Hoimjc" nnd
" .Sword Dance. " A glance nt this list will
show that many of the scenes nre of foreign
origin mid to those who have never seen
Eiieh a llllng a. < French or Spanish military
maneuvers or a royal parly , these views
will be doubly Interesting.
The- Boston Howard Athenaeum Star
Specialty company , now In Its fifteenth sea-
ion , will be the- attraction at Iho rvclghton
Tor two nights , commencing with a matlure
today.
Among the well known vaudeville artist *
who will assist In entertaining are Mollle
Tnomi-son. a singer who make * her Inltlil
appearance nfter a three yoaivV tour of En-
rope and Soutl > Africa : Hen II. Hartley , e\
poneiit of the negro character , glngln
negro melodies nn ( | playing "Hag Tlmo
music on the ilano ; Sam and Kitty Mortot
character singers and d.ineerj ; IXilph am
Susie Levluo lu "The Illval Arts. " Merle
nnd Mack as the "Plpor and Dancer. " th
Misses Orovlnl and Murray , acrobats , dnneoi
and contortionists : Eddie O'Doll the all
letlc tramp ; Delmoro and Leo , gymnastn o
the revolving ladder .suspended lu tnldnlt
Kayo nnd Henry , comedy sketch artlatd , I
"Capital vs. Labor. " and the Motogrnphe.
device for presenting animated pictures upo
a screen.
"Pudd'nhcad Wilson. " with Us quali
characters and faithfully dcpletod scenes o
the south , "befo' do wall , " will be prescnle
at the Crelghton for three nights , con
mencing Thuraday. January 7. being Inter
preted by a company almost Identically th
same as when scon In this city last white
Pudd'uhead , the character made famous b
the lamented Frank Mayo , will bo Inter
preted by Theodore Hamilton , an nclor o
long experience , whose success In "Friends
during Its first presentation here will b
remembered by many , nml who has bee
highly commended by press and public fo
his work In this more recent and 11103
dllllcult undertaking. Newton Chlsiicl
Frank Campau. Frank E. A Ikon , Arnol
Daly , Eleanor Morettl. Lucille La Verne an
Frances Grahame and other favorllo pla >
ers nro still retained In the cast.
The engagement of "Tho Shadows of
Great City" at Hoyd's will bo brought to
close with matinee and night performance
today. '
"Alabama" will bo nt Hoyd's In the uca
future.
Delia Fox and her comic opera compaii )
will bo the attraction nt the Crolghton then
tor on Wednesday. Thursday nnd Frldaj
evenings of this week , with n special mall
nco on New Year's day. "The Llttk
Trooper ' will bo sung Wednesday evening
nml at the Now Year'n matinee. "The Lit
tie Trooper" has been adapted for the Amer
ican stage by Clay M. Greene from Le 28
Jours de Clalrelle. a French opcrrottu bj
Raymond and Mars. The story of "Tho Llt
tlo Trooper" tells of the adventure of Clalr-
ctle. Ihe jealous wife of a young captali
of hussars , who follows her husband to
camp , and , finding , that a former sweetheart
of her husband's. Ignorant of his marriage
Is visiting him thcro. and has been Intro
duccd by a blundering friend as the cap
tain's wife , she disguises hen-elf and re
ports for duty as Lieutenant Henolt. The
blundering friend makes violent love to her
Dlalretto gets Into trouble by boxing her hus
band's cars in the presence of his superior
olllcer nnd Is arrested and only aaved from
execution by the arrival of the real Henolt.
The opera Miss Fox will present Thursdaj
and Friday evenings , "Flour de LIs. " mas
ue summed up as comprising good libretto ,
founded on a familiar French story. "Flour
de LIs" was taken from the French of
Shlvot & Duru , the words and lyrics being
l > y J. Cheevcr Goodwin. The musical num
bers are entirely original , and are by Wil
liam Furst. The plot of the opera hinges
on the disagreement of two life-long friends.
: he Marquis de Hosollo and the Count dea
ICsearbllles , over the ownership of the Duchy
Tubortlerro estate at St. Claude. France.
Tlio action of the opera Is supposed to take
place lu the sixteenth century , affording
every opportunity for brilliant srculc 'iis-
) lay , as well as the Introduction of novel
and picturesque costumes.
Miss Fox has a company of seventy people ,
Including many well known comic opera
artists. The scenery and costumes are cald
to bo of an elaborate nature , and a handsome
irodnction Is promised.
William Calder , the well known plaj
iroduccr , will arrive In this city this inoru-
ng and spend a couple of days with his
Saved from the Sea company that plays at
toyd's theater this week. Mr. Cnlder also
llrects the tours of "The Span of Life , "
Northern Lights , " "In Sight of St. Paul's"
and other scenic productions. His wife and
laughter accompany him , and they will ,
luring the week , start for California , where
or a couple of weeks on his fruit farm
Mr. Calder will recuperate.
The Players , the newly organized company
of the Crolghton Theater Dramatic school.
vlll give Its first public performance nt
ho Crelghton theater , Tuesday evening ,
January 5.
"M'lle Lot I" an original one-act comedy
roni the French story , "Sorpolotto , " which
las recently been dramatized by Mr. Guy
H. Short , will have Its first performance on
ny stage on that evening' . Miss Mlna Mar-
hall , who plays the part of a French
aiiBeuso. ha a most difficult part to por-
ray. Her rehearsals give ground for the
jollcf that she will astonish her many
Omaha friends with her acting.
Five life studies will be given. These
life studies were quite the success of the
icceptlon given by Mr. Short for Miss May
Robson In September.
As many requests have been received by
Mr. Short for a repetition of his excellent
performance of "TheHells. . " which was
given at Crolghton theater las.1 May for the
benefit of the Creche , that he has consented
to repeat It at this performance.
The piny has been recast , and greatly
to Its benefit.
At the Nebraska Music hall during the
coining week many new features will be
presented and pevcral of the strongest fav-
orlles of former weeks will ho retained. As
made up this week , the entertainment In
cludes the Kellys In their comedy. "Slat-
tery's Visit , " Dot West , Mamie Newman.
Mamlo Pock , In songs and dances ; Ford
West , buck and ring dancer ; Mao Waldron.
Milt Peck , May Cameron , Ruby Knight.
Tllllo Stork and Slgnor Almon Xrenyl , band
balancer and equilibrist.
S
MUSIC. |
Music for revenue only may bo reducing
art to commercialism , but music for glory
only means the destruction of the profes
sional munlcian and the relegation of the
grandest of the arts to propagatlvo powero
of thcuo who value It only ns a recrea
tion , and whcse hearts are In It only a
very small portion of the time. If a man
Is to bo a successful lawyer ho must have
cases to try , titles * to look up , estates to
B'jttle , and from the work done ho muat
make a living. A lawyer In In slender
repute who makes hl.s buslimu a sldo isauu
and few tbero are who care to trust him
with matter.1) of Importance. The world be
lieves that a man's business should bo IIMl
In hla mind. Music Is n hiislncsj and under
exlntlng conditions. In thin city , a very un
profitable on D , A few teachers are making
* decent living ; many are not. A few
elngcrx got $2. $3 or $5 a Sunday for slrig-
1ns In church. Many lng for nothing or
r.ot at nil. A few orchestra musicians get
the marvelous stipend of $1.80 a night playIng -
Ing in the thealcm , If the IIOUHO Is open , and
Ibcy are expected to practice until they can
rival the players In Theodore Thoinju'
orchealra , who grt from 5'JO to JSO a week.
Musical appreciation can bo much better
rnanlfrtited by supporting the niu.ilclans than ,
by criticising them and many people would !
la that way hldo a vust realm of the nub-
, llmifll Ignorance When t.m.ioy mUn n navn
' kind thir.fiii
| during Iho ptvjcat couwi w < ral mnnlral
enterprises iiavo been started In thin city
which depended upon publle .ippioclaUoii nf
1 imi.iii' for their e\lftenc' Hy the greatmi
amount of effort people were driven inln
the thotUors but not enough lo pay 'X-
! | n.vi. it l raid hard time * I * the reason
for thl 'nrk ' of Kilppoil. but Mine arc not
i 001orM enough given In thli city to innKo
. that an excuse. The Omaha Musical eo
i rlt'ty II.IH clveii two coiieeris. the Symphon >
i orehrntin one , the MondHUilu Choral noclct )
( mo , ( Indowsky one ; all tlnco November 1
| Just think of It ! I-'ho concerts In twi
j moitli ! What an jVAlaiuho of nrt , what n
dcliiKt' of music ! - \ Miticcrt once In two
! weeks Is a fearful perversion of public In-
| toroM And wealth , surely , especially when
with one cxctptluti the ' . .vealtltV H to bu >
bread and * lvo ( ho i-omlorts of life to Iho
local musician It . . .Ay nceni flirauc. but H
Is .ictuitlly tiur that tStore Is as much
enjoyment In lltftcnint ; to a good pel form
anco as to .1 bad < > n . nud It is not irtio Ihal
the only people who ran pl.iy or King well
llvo In cotno olhor town. rio ! o who Know
| nothing , llko nothing , and If thry wait lo
| like before trying to ki'ow they will prob
ably bo waiting wlnn Gabriel pli\y that
trumpet solo In the last act of The Uni
verse , and Ihoy wou't like It. Poor
Gabriel !
4
Free coiiferls are fire only to ihoso who
hear them. No concert ran be given that Is
not an expense to somebildj. A free concert
Is A charity. Whoever given it Is willing to
contribute Its cost In tlmo. ui.mey and labor
to ihe general good. Tin- public la the
beneficiary. utd. If It accepts that which M
given to It. It becomes morally obligated to
that extent. This obligation should certainly
bo rmpeotod , and. when an opportunity t *
presented. Il should he discharged. Such
an opportunity eouslwth In attenillni ? and
supporting concerts that aw 'iiot ' froo. Musk-
Is often made Into a suit of pack horse to
carry the troubles of churches and other
organizations short of funds. Programs of
questionable merit arc thrown together by
persons who have few. If any , of the peculiar
qualifications of i program maker. 1ho words
"Grand Concert" are written over It and
the public Is humbugged. That sort of
thing brings music Into bad repute nnd
affords an excuse , to those who seek for ono ,
to turn up their uoso.s nt concerts Hi gen
eral nnd refuse to iinnltU In building up the
musical resources of their city. A great
ohoriiH , a line orchestra , Is A criterion of the
real civilization of n city. In Africa there
are niino , and the further removed a city Is
from the barbarism of such a country and
people the more It values art and the better
It supports It. Music Is one > f the rellno-
inents of civilization. It Is the outgrowlh
of the world's progress Ihrough all the ages.
It has been found to bo worth while. II
repays thcso who learn It by giving them a
limitless field of pleasure. It shines into
the heart llko a Hood of heaven's light. The
world Is better for It.
" *
-
Some of the orchestra muslrlaps have sug-
ge.stcd the Idea of giving a sprles of con
certs Sunday afternoons. For some ycari
p.ist Mr. Tuber has given organ concerts.-
Sunday aftori-oons and they wcro well at
tended. This season ho Is not giving many
of these gratuitous performances , although
one * Is announced for today , and has loft an
open field for other musical work of an
educative character. Of course , orchestral
concerts would have to be hold In a theater
and thcro arc some who would not think
It right to go into .1 theater on .Sunday. It
seems to the- writer , that from a religious
point of view , It Is much more consistent
to give and attend n conco-t upon any day
In .x place dedicated and devoted to such
purposes. Churches are dedicated to the
worship of God ni.d nro looked upon or
should be ns sncrod places and lo bo usoil
for sacred purpocen only. A church dorn
not make n concert n good oiw : If It did
church concerts would not bo so uniformly
bad. If "Iho Sabbath day wan made for
man" and ho Is not to use It for his Intel
lectual and spiritual development there can
hardly bo found any fcorlous objections to
well managed orchestral concerts upon Sun
day afternoons , for good music l-s certainly
good food for mind nnd soul. Music by an
orchostr.1 is no less worthy of Sunday per- !
rormanco than that by an organ. Indeei ; .
Iho orgnu Is but a machine constructed to
Imitate In lei o-color nu orchestra , and the
real thlivg Is generally considered better
than nn Imitation.
Of course no orchestra concerts could be
; lvcn without n stated price of admission.
Mr. T.iber's recitals have demonstrated be-
, 'oiid n doubt that If the support of n musi
cal lindcrlaklni * Is left In Ihe iieiiernsllv nr
tippieclatlon of the audience pennieu ,
ilcUels nud dltm nro the measure
of It. Penny concerts should bo
given only for paupers. If It Is
i sin to pay for n good thing II must
jo a sin to posses that good thing nt all ,
nnd as a good tbing can , in Justice , conic
nto one's possession only by paying for It.
concerts given for a collection to which , the
contributions are lee small to support them
ire decidedly wrong. A series of Sunday
afternoon concerts supported by the well-
to-do , who should occupy the lower part of
: ! ie theater , could bo made of great educa
tional value to the poor and unfortunate by
llstrlbuting with discretion free tickets to
those who cannot afford to buy thorn , and
leveling the balcony and gallery lo Ibis use.
* * *
This afternoon at 3:30 : Mr. Taber will give
mother of his free organ recitals In the
'Irsf Congregational church. This is the
Irst tlmo the public has had an opportunity
u hoar Mr. Taber piny on this organ tills
season and no doubt he will lie greeted with
i crowded house. Mrs. C. E. Squires will
sing.
The following program will bo given :
PA I IT I.
Mlogrn Appnsslonata Gullmonl
5ong Without Words Tborno
. 'ort-plol Lolic'iigrln WiiBiicr
rraiiKcrlplloii On Wlngo of Song
.MendtilKKOhu- lug
ulrodiictlon to Third Act Lohengrin. .
Wngiier
TAUT II.
Offertory on Christmas Hymns . .Oullmoiit
oprnuo Solo Save Me , O Ciod..ltamlcggor
Mr.M. H < iulrcn.
Communion lu n DatlHtl
Grand March Fiom Quooii of Sheba
Clouiiod
* *
The Oberlln Glee club will glvo a concert
Tuesday evening. December 2D , nt St. Mary's j
Avenue Congregational church. j
This organization ha gained the highest
ommcndatlona from the critics for IU style , I
nisli , precision , shading and eruemlile. '
'ho club comprises sixteen trained voices
arcfully selected from among l.HOO Indents ,
nd Is In constant and studious drill under
ompetent directors. The program pro-
lared for the holiday concerts of the coni
ng season Is In line. with the cluh'a Htand-
nK. In both the lighter , rollicking college
ongs nml thn heavier chorus worlc full op-
ortunlty Is afforded for the display of the
qualities which have won for the singers
their pciiltlon In the college musical world.
The club has secured the talented violin
soloist , Walter G. Logan , who has studied
for llvo years with Henry Miller , one of the
best known teachers in this country , and
later studied with the celebrated Ilcrnhard
Llstcrmann.
The club Is also forlunato In having with
them Everett L. Drown , an accomplished
cornet nololst whose playing Is regarded ns
truly artistic.
The Crelghton theater has been employ
ing during the past week an orchestra of
ten men. The Improvement | n the music Is
well worth the extra cxpcn.io If the audi
ences will only glvo It their attention. One
llrst-claos musician more earning a good
living is a matter of Importance In a city
where there are go few such and where their
remuneration la BO small.
Miss Margaret Boulter , who bus been In
Chicago studying the piano with .Mr. Emll
Llebllng. has returned home and brought
the report that Mr. Llebllng would llko to
visit Omaha and play before IU people. Ho
la certainly ono of the greatcal pianists lu
the country , and a man of brains also. As
a wrllcr and lecturer upon nuialo ho ha * few
Tim officers and executive commltlon of
Iho OniiitM Musical society have had tiov-
era I mooting * durliiR Iho past week mid
lm\p doclded lo continue thi-lr concert * t
theCrolKhton theater. In addition to the
mUi'ollanrous numbers , of which Iho pro-
graniH have heretofore consisted , at each
performance a cantata will bo given. "Tho
Dream of Jubal , " by MucKonzlc. has already
been selected nnd "Tho Specter's Hrldo , " by
Dvorak. Is under consideration , lloth
works of genius and will bo well w
Mi , dying ami hearing. The oichcstrat ntitu
hem will continue to form a most Important.
p.irt of each program and several selections
nnvor pel formed In this clly are contem
plated. The solo work will bo done In the
future ns In Iho p.ist by members of the
society , except when n performance Is glvoti
In conjunction with foreign artlMn. If the
concerts for February and April nro properly
ttuppoilcd It Is Intended to glvo n May festi
val wiih lha aid of Iho finest foreign slngero
nvnll.iblo.
Manacor Ulrlcli. for Mr. Clarence Eddy ,
the organist , aim Manager Thalborg for Miss
Ellou Horteh Ynw , are desirous of nrmiiK-
lug dales for the appearance of Ihesn nrttsl.i
In this city. If the organlsti would get lo-
ucthcr and sell tickets thcro is 119 reason
why Mr. IMdv should not bo heard hero.
Ho Is ono of Hie greatest organists lu the
world. HOMER MOOHE.
AOTKS I'HO.M OMAHA SlIDUHIIS.
lloiiootl .Noli-s.
Mr. G. Sllgcr spent Chrlslmns 111
month , Neb.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Halley spent Christina *
with friends lu Clifton Hill.
William Hn tlug of Hloomlngton , 111. , Id
visiting with rcl.illves lu Heiioon.
The schools eloped last Wednesday for the .
winter vacation , and will open again Jan
uary -1.
Gu < ; Hodlnsort has given up hi" position In
Howard's slon\ where ho has been clcrk-
liiK the past year.
Mrs. W. C. Mulforl and son Warren of
Omaha wore the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Groves Christmas day.
There will be services al Iho church Oils
morning nl 11 o'clock and Ihls evening at
7:30. : llcv. Mr. Matthew. * , pastor , olllelallng.
W. J. Joseph Is able to get around again ,
after n confinement of two weeks with a
sprained ; ankle , which ho received In n run
away.
II. M. McOIr.uls went on a trip to Colorado
rado Monday. Mrs. McGliinla and children
will go to Elkhnrn to spend the holidays
with her son. William MoGlnnlv and Join
her husband In two or three weeks.
The literary fioc-ioty will hold Its next meet
ing at the hall Wednesday evening. Deccm- ( .
bor 30. commencing al S o'clock sharp. X.
The qucftloti to lie debated on will bo : "Re- '
solved , That modern machinery and ap
pliances are a benefit to the laboring man. "
There will be six speakers on each side.
The children of Ihe Methodist Episcopal
church and Sunday school gave a short en
tertainment at Iho church on Christmas
ovo. Several musical and lllcr.iry numbers f
composed the program. During the evenIng -
Ing the children received discouraging lelc-
grains from Sinta Clans , but at last they
received the Joyful news that ho was coming
and they soon saw him entering the door
with bis packages of presents nud Ircals
which ho distributed among them.
The school children gave their ClirUtmas
entertainment at the town hall Wednesday
evening. Heforo S o'clock the hall was
crowded by the people who cniuo from
all the surrounding1 country to see the chief
event of the week. The stage was appro
priately arranged nnd decorated with the
latlonnl colors , with the May polo , which
the little tots unwrapped , standing In the
center. The program of the evening was :
'olku Hondo Cora Johnson
Song School
\cldrods of Woleomo Mr. . Eby
'lirlstmns May Polo..Primary Department
looltiitlnn Anna lllelk
'lirlHtmnn Reunion
* nug School
March Sousa
) liilogiio Seniors
JOUR Hchool
riirlstmns Congress.Primary * Department
Itcc.Ilatloii Miss Vancura
Drama
Prill Senior Cilrls
Som ;
I'luno Cora Johnson and Mr * Bailey
Organ Ciortrudo McGuIre and Mlmi Eby
Vlolln Mr. Cnudall and Mr. Jorgoson
( ilvrn Kutiil * In 1'iirMlr HIT 1iiiiriiiy.
Mr.- * . Mary Vlllnn and child , who are In
destitute clrcuni tnuce.t and have been
given lodplngx at the police station for sov-
ornl nights past wore yoslerdav furnished
with transportation to Denver. The woman
Hays she formerl. " rctdded at Ialiuiue | , la. ,
with nn uncle , \vlio died recently. Thl
left her wlthoul 11 homo , and slie started
for Denver , whort she has relative * living
ami gel an far i\a this city when bur funds
gave out.
l-'lnur .Mill SI'I > UM Locution \i-liriiNlirt
The Nebraska club Is getting IliqulrlcH
form niiiiiiifaetiirerM thinking of changing-
loeatlons. A recent Inquiry came from ii-J
Frceport , III. , man , deslrmir to put lu aij
llourlmr mill. The Inquiry has had the at- * '
tonllon of Iho club ; also been referred U
various county club secretarloH for rcpllo. *
a.s to opportunities offered locally.
I'KUSO.VAl , I'AIIACIIAIMIS.
C. M. Rlgg of Hcatrlco was at ono of the
hotels yesterday.
F. G. Ilainor of Kearney was nomug the
yesterday arrivals.
F. II. Gllchrlst of Kearney was among
the arrivals yesterday.
Judge J. II. Hroady of Lincoln was an
Omaha visitor yesterday.
T. P. Rutherford of Lincoln Is In Iho clly.
Ho leaves for Chicago today.
Andrew J. Kcllar of Hot Springs. S. D. ,
was an Omaha visitor yesterday.
Charles Singer has gene to Chicago , where
ho will visit friends for a fortnight.
J. P. English left last night for Chicago ,
whore ho goes on n short business trip.
C. A. Cm-tin , city editor of the .SYhniFka
Clly Press , was nn Omaha vlsl'.or ye-storday.
J. P. Kllpalrlck of Hcatrlco was In Omaha
yesterday Willlo on his way lo Sheridan ,
Wyo.
E. D. Gould of Fullcrlon , one of NchraH-
ki-'n leading horsemen , was lu the city yes
terday.
W. F. Cody Is In Omaha on business , hav
ing arrived last night from his home , near
North Platto.
Hon. W. J. Dryan was In the clly yes
terday whllo on his return to Lincoln from
Atlanta. Ga.
II. H. Nicholson , ono of the professors
of the State university , was an Omaha vis
itor yesterday.
Hon. A. S. Paddock Is In the city for a
few days while on his return homo from a
visit to Now York City.
Walter Adams , who has been on a hunting
trip taken In the vicinity of Valley , re
turned homo last night.
Justin Malay , who ban been visiting rcl-
( ilives at Emerson , la. , for a short tlmo , re
turned homo last night.
Colonel Robert C. dowry and wife and
H. I ) . Estabrook and family camu over 'i cm
Chicago to spend the hollilayti.
W. A. Dllworth of Lincoln , ono of Iho. ncc-
retarics of the Stnto Hoard ot Transporta
tion , was In the city yesterday.
Ex-Governor Ilaxlcr of Wyoming wns In
Iho clly last evening while reluming to his
homo In Denver , after an extended eastern
trip.
trip.A.
A. P. Drink , wife and son , who have been
spending the Christmas holidays with rel
atives at Rod Oak , la. , arrived homo last
Nobraskaiis at the hotels : I. Con. John
A. Hooiioy , N. A. Duff and A. L. Mull , Nebraska - |
braska Clly ; Ocorgo L. House , Hall county ; _ _ .
Charles A. Dean , Arapuhoc. / I
Highest of all in Leavening Strength. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
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