THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, PECKMHKT. 27. 1003. SOCIETY AND YOUNGSTERS Wek'i Affairs Ua.r! All Thaaa ttit tb. Go'.lega Bet Runt. asasMBaBBBaSf V HOLIDAY EVENTS LEAD THE SCHEDULE Bays aa Girls Hone from Srbool Llrra l the tfcrlstaaaa Dars with lanoroaipla Fua tut Voath I al Frolic. Help Witt Benrath the mistletoe aha stood. (The maid who own mf hert,) . And though 1 lonfed In lovesick mood 1 dared not play my part. ' But while I stood there (poor galoot) A change rtmt o er nr cairn A K soma pain did through lier shoot. She cried out In alarm: O, something; In my hair has caught.. Come rescue mo, 1 pray! ' And atrnnire to tell, my help was sought A dozen times that day. , i'AL'L. OOOLU, In New Tork Times. Local Calendar. ' JiONDAT Mra. Jack and Dick Baum and Henlse L'.arkalow, a dancing party; Mra. H. . Strelaht, a recepilun from 1 to I o'clock; annual reunion of the hlah - school class of W at the- home of Mine Xlanche Konewater; Mr. J. B. . lllanch ard's card party; Mr. and M, Charles Harriina-, Went Bide Card club. TUESDAY Mr. and Mra. Crofont, a mu sicals for Mrs. Nash; Mra. I, B. J.llanch-4 ard, a card party; Mrs. Sumner a lunch on st the Omaha club; high school class Vfi. Mlaa Olive Carpenter. (WEDNESDAY The Misses Hlllls, cards; Barton Millard, dancing party. THURSDAY Mra. H. 8. Jaynes. a tea ' from a to S o'clock; Second cotillion; Mra. Arthur Fetter, cards; high school class 1WU, Mine Hulah Evans. . VKIDAY Mlxa Mount at home, I In J o'clock; Misses Conant at home, ! to I o'clock; Mr. Clinton Orcutt, a dinner; Old Bottlers' club, Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Yates; Crescent club, dancing party; Misses SwIUler, Moorhead, Krelder, re ceive from 1 to o'oioi'k; Mr. John L.. ' Kennody, a dinner and theater party; Young Women's Christian association, re ception 4 to 8; Metropolitan club, annual SATURDAY Mr. and Mrs. John R. Man chester, Poppleton Avenue Card club; Mrs Frederick Hugh Cole, at home from ' 4 to o'clock; Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Peck, a dancing party. If thera la ona tlma of the year more than another when tha college folks take the reins. It Is during1 the holidays, and this year has been no exception. To be sure, the time Is all too. short for them and then It haa been a long time since they wera all packed off to schqpl last , September, and, of course, In their, pleas ant anticipation of having Ihem all at home again, promises wera easily made that It has. hurried the fond parents a bit -to fulfill of late, and they are still hurry Ing, for there are more than ths usual number of future society men and women at horns this vacation, and they ere Im proving their time at a rate that promises a lively whirl for future fashionable circles. ' ' , The young people "have monopolised things, and for the most part they have danced. This week will be a repetition of last, with a few teas and class reunions, and dinners and card parties, and dances for the elders In addition. The New Year's reception ' will not be as general this year aa last, though at least half a doien hostesses have cards out, arid aa many mors will keep ppen house. Among the most notable gatherings . of ' the week will he the meeting of the old settlers' New Year's evening at the horn of Mr. and Mrs. Henry yf. Yates. , . A very 1 well known matron was called to her telephone the other day, and after replying that that was Mrs. 8 ' resi dence, and that It was Mrs. 8 talking;, was somewhat surprised by a cordial greet , ing In a masculine voice from the other 'and of the line, and nn inquiry if she had forgotten their - engagement for dinner. Mot recognising the voice or the engage ment, she asked to be enlightened regard ing both. It proved to be an appointment made In Sioux City a short time ago with another Mrs. 8. Fatare Kvaata. Misa Olive Carpenter will entertain the high achool class of 1903 Tuesday evening. Tha Misses Conant will receive New Year's afternoon and evening at The Bach elors' ' . , Miss Amerla Newman will be hostess of this week's meeting of tha A. O. T. bowling club. The next cotillon will be given New Year's eva tat Ghambera', Mr. Georg'e Pritchett to lead. , Mrs. H. G. Btrelght'a reception between t and 5 O'clock will be among the largest affairs ot Monday. The high achool class of '9t will hold Ita annual reunion Monday evening at the home of Mlsa Blanche Rosewater, 1711 Douglas street Tha annual reunion of tha high achool olasa of 1901 'will be held at the home of Miss Beulah Evans, CS Bouth Thirty-eighth street, Thursday evening. Mlsa Mount will receive New Year'a day between I and o'clock In honor of Mlsa - Newcomer of New York, guest of Mrs. , Harry Lyman. No cards. Mrs. Arthur Fettcra will entertain at euchre Thursday afternoon In compliment to Mrs. Charles Woodland of Mitchell, B. D., and the Misses Manrid of Lincoln. Among the most anticipated of the af fairs for tha college folks Is tha dancing party to ba given Monday - evening 'by ; Messrs, Jack and Dick Baum and Denlse Bark a low. ' Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Yatea will throw open their spfclous home. Hillside, New Year'a night to the old settlers. Some time ' ago a club of these earlier -residents was s formed and they together with some others will constitute the party New. Year'a night. Among the largest affairs announced for New . Year's day Is the recep tton to be given by Misses Grace Leard, Ruth Moorehead. Litta Rohrbough, Mary . Krelder and Alice Bwltaler at the home ot Mr. and Mra Warren Switsler on St Mary'a avenue, between I -and 6 o'clock Cards have been Issued to about 126. Weddlaaa Esfagesiesti. Tha marriage of Mlsa Elsie Seifken and Mr. John K. Oamble, formerly of Omaha, - The beverage an up the body, but gives strength . and cacrgy for the day' work. ; was solemnised at noon Wednesday, Pe- J camber 23. m Los Angeles, Cal., at the I home of Rev. Robert Mclntyre, pa"' of 1 th First Methodist church. They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Howard Llpsey, formerly of this city. Mf. and Mrs. Gamble will reside In Los Angeles at 1336 South Ios Anfteles avenue. A wedding of Interest to many Omaha friends will be solemnised at the Fresby- I terlan church of Hannibal, Mo., Monday evening, January 4, at 8 o'clock, It to be the marriage of Mr. Charles How, formerly Of Omaha, and . Miss Amy O lee- son, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Lan caster Oleeson. and a frequent visitor In I Omaha. A reception will follow the cere mony at the residence of the bride's par ents, 1H South Fifth street. Mr. William Pease, Mr. Arthur Oulmj and Mr. E. M. Fairfield will serve aa ushers. Co ate aaa Go Uosslp. Mrs. Horace Durt has returned from Chi cago. Miss Newcomer, vof New York, Is the guest of Mrs. Harry Lyman. Mr. and Mrs. John Patrick are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J, N. II. Patrick. Miss Nanette Shoup Is the guest of Miss Hilda Hammer for ths holidays. Miss EHa May Brown returned from St. Louis the early part of the Week. Mrs. I. R Perley of Emporia, Kan.,-Is the guest of Mrs. Francis Brogan. Mlsa Helen Brandeis Is spending the holi day vacation with friends In Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Strickland have gone to St. Paul, Minn., for a week's visit. Mr, S. Kollner Is the guest of his uncle, Mr. Carl Brandeis, for two weeks. Miss Clara Edholm Is spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Edholm. Mies Edith White 6f Lincoln Is the guest over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Melkle. Mrs. Milliner Woodrath. of Denver, la spending the week with friends in the city. Mr. A. B. Hunt expects to leave the early part of the week for southern Cali fornia. Miss Marie Ryan and Miss Alice Stevens have rcturnedfor yie holidays from Cedar itapias. i Miss Alma Brandeis Is at home from Milwaukee Downer college for the holi days. Mr. William At wood of Klllawog, N. Y., Is visiting hla daughter, Mrs. W. E. Hitch cock. Dr. and Mrs. Alfred O. Peterson and Mlsa Ivy BolshaW spent Christmas day In Lincoln. . Mrs. Fred J. Sackett of Minneapolis and daughter Ina are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Oscar . Williams has .been called to Indianapolis by the death of her mother. Mrs. M. M. Gregory. Mr. Glen C. Wharton, who Is attending the New xorn law scnooi, is at noma ior his Christmas vacation. Mra. Es C. McBhane spent Christmas in Kansas City, visiting her daughters, Mrs. Sargent ana Mrs. oye. N Mr. and Mrs. John Jrftkson announce I the engagement of their daughter, Mlsal Lavinia. to Mr. Frank B. Loomls. I Mr. Mosler Coipetier of Grand . Island I spent Christmas in ths city with his par- I ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coipetier. ' Miss Lavlna Avery of Buffalo, N. Y., Is expected soon after the first of the year tb be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kll Patrick. ' ' . Mr. Gerald A. Wharton of St. Paul, M'nn., Is In the city pending' the Chrlstmaa holi days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Wharton. , Mr. Louis Reed, of. Chicago, and Mr. I Phillip Reed, who Is attending Harvard, are Spending the week with Mr. and- Mra: L. 8. Reed. . Dr. Eugene Smith of Wyoming and Mr. John Godfrey of Mississippi were guests over Chrutma. at tha.hom. of Mr. nd airs. tfUKiii Duni! Mlsa Maude Dunnand and Mr. Thomas E. Parker, of Kansas City, are guests of I their parents, Mr. ' and Mra. Thomas E. Parker, for tha holiday!. Mlsa Fay Hitchcock and sister,' Hasel, have returned from achool to apend tha holiday vacation with their parenta, Mr. and Mra. W. E. Hitchcock. . Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hiller will anend the week with frlenda tn Illlnota.' Miss Mlnnls Hiller, who Is a , student at Vassar, la spending the week In New York. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson arrived from thel aouth Christmas morning, to be the guests of Mr. and Mra. H. V. Cady for k few daya before going to their home In Denver. Captain William Cowln of the Third cavalry, atatloned at Fort Asslnnlbolne. has been granted a fifteen days' leave of ab- eence, which he la spending with hla par- enta . ' Mr. and Mrs. Herman D. Kountae and children, who are now guesta of Mr. and Mra. Herman Kountxa at Forest Hill, will return to their home In New York, Mon day. Dr. and, Mrs. J. J. McMullen left last evening for the east Mra McMullen will ba tha guest ot Mrs. Charles Ford In Chi cago and Dr. McMullen -will spend about ten daya In Buffalo. Misses Esther and Frances Nash, who! have been guests at the home of Mra. Thomas Rogers since- their arrival 1 from New York last week, ara now visiting Mra. Harry Cartan. ' Mr, Will T'rlau of Denver,' Mr.' and Mra, C. A. Hunter of St. Paul and Mlas Cath erine Vrlau of New York were among the out-of-town guests for tha Herrlck-Urlau wedding Thursday, Mrs. McClintock and Mlia McCllntock who hava been tha guests of Mr. and Mrs, Milton Barlow, will leave Monday for Portland, Ore., where they will visit Mra. Edward Brooke, nea McCllntock, Mlsa A. J. Robertson, superintendent of public Instruction, Cherokeer Ia la In tha city, the guest of Mra, John 8. Brim over Sunday. Eha goea Monday to, Dea Molnee. to attend the Iowa atate teachers' meeting. Pleasures Past. 1 ' Mr. sn'd Mrs. Ward Burgess entertained a puny uc iweive guests at dinner last evening.. Mlsa Coad. Mlsa Jane Orcutt. Mr. Moore- head, Mr. Sidney and Mr. E. E. Cope were guests Of Miss Edith Thomas at a box party Tueaday evening at Boyd's, .. Mr. Cope giving supper after the theater. Tha Allgre'ia Assembly club cave a-very detlrhtful wincing party at Prague hotel Chrlivwa rijfUt. Ther were abeut forty coiiplea present -The dining room waa pri'tttly decorated with evergreen and that not only butlJj S3 . 1 (7 vf rrT7. w holly, where Chrlatmaa supper wss served, The next party of the Club will be given January 14, 1804. Ulna Nathalie Merrtam gave a very en joyable dancing party last evening to a number of. members of the younger set. Mrs. McClernand gave a luncheon com plimentary to Miss Howard Saturday, the other - guests being: Mioses Yates, Hold- reao, Susan Holdregef Kllpatrlck, Pritchett, McKenna and Mra. Maxwell. Miss Charlotte Parkins entertained last Monday evening at her home, 116 North : Forty-first street, In honor of the Parkins McKltrlrk bridal party -eonsisting of Misses Josephine Parkins, Dorothy Stone, Georgia Patterson, V3race Davla, Orpha McKltrlck and Charlotte Parkins, "and Messrs. J. "B. McKltrlck, Woods, Tarklna, McKltrlck, G. M. and C. W. Drew. Mr. and Mrs, Nathan Merrtam of 1802 Blnney street gave one of the most en joyable dancing patties ot the week last evening at the Merrlam hotel. The dining rooms were cleared for the dancers, who Included sbnut seventy-five of the young people homo from school. Christmas greens and red carnations made the rooms very attractive. ' ' Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Farr entertained a number of their friends at their pleasant home at J24 North Nineteenth street on Christmas eve. Th house was profusely decorated with American - Beauty rosea, ferns, mistletoe and holly. The evening was pleasantly spent In games, after which luncheon was served. Mr., and Mrs. Farr reoeived man presents. For their guest. Miss Dietrich, the Misses Holdrege gave a chafing dish supper Tues day evening. The eartjr Included Misses Dietrich, Howard, Kllpatrlck. Yates, Crounse, Marie Crounse, Captain Horton, Chptaln Castle, Captain Shaw, Lieutenant Elliott, Lieutenant Bowls, Lieutenant Al len, Mr. J. L. Kennedy, Mr. Greens, Mr. 8am Caldwell and Mr. Esra Millard. Mrs. H. P. Whltmore gave two box par ties at Boyd's last week for her daughter, Miss Eugenie, on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. Wednesday afternoon the pVrty Included Misses Frances and Esther Nash. Mary Rogers, Helen Davis, Eugenie Whltmore and Mrs. Whltmore, Saturday afternoon the party occupied two boxes and Included Misses Louise Peck, Hasel Connell. Jene Cudahy, Bess Baum, Messrs. ueorge Keaick, Kimer kboick, nnut Lewis, Ronald Patterson, Barton Millard and TCdward Cudahy, Miss Whltmore and Mrs. Whltmore. f The members of the Omlkron Alpha PI and a number of the college people home for the holldaye enjoyed one of the mer riest affairs of the week Thursday evening, a dancing party at Chambers' academy. The fraternity, colors, turquoise blue and gold, and Christmas greens, holly and red carnations 'trimmed the hall and doccrited th8 balcony, where the pbnch was se ed. fne programs were most unique. In ace of the. regular names of the dances, the name f elkhteen well known schools. aU ot Mch wera represented, appeared on the card, every other one being airls' scnooi and these dances were ladles' choloe. The patronesses Ot the evening were Mrs. Mor j,an, Mrs. O. D. Kipllnger, Mrs. Andrew Rosewater, Mrs. Charles Downes, Mrs. Havens an Mrs. Beeman. Sane Local Gossip. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Perfect Have taken apartments at the Pratt. Mr. and Mrs, Daniel Baum, Jr., are re ceiving congratulations upon the birth of a daughter. ' Mrs. Campbell . Fair and her sop, Mr. James Fair, have taken apartments at the Madison for ths. present. Mr. and Mra. John K. Reas-an are re- ioiclng over the birth of a daughter on Christmas morning. Mother and child do ing well. 1 TALLEST BUILDING ON EARTH Kw I'orlc E i peels to tt Cesapletea '( Wlthla One Year fraaa . Date. NEW YORK, Deo. 38. -The tallest build ing on earth Is to be erected In lower Broadway If, the present , plans are carried out. With live atorlea below tha etreet I level, forty atoriea high from tha entrance I to tha top floor and surmounted by a sixty- foot tower, the gigantlo new building will ""a a ioisi neiBni or eio ieei, maaing u over twice aa high aa the Flatiron building and 'mMt ta" aln " the Park Row building, which at preaent noiaa me record, 1 Uulldlng - would extend ona run block on Broadway and Its cost. Including th ,l,e' wt recn HO.WO.000. .The land la M ta hav ben curd anl tha comple- tlon. of tha building within ona year ta Promtacd. , ANNOVNCEM EMT, , . Tctrtll. Finding that I am greatly overstocked In all aorta of materlala, I will for tha next month make a great reduction on every thing In stock making evening and din ner gowna for less than coat; shirt waist dresses for eMOO and sac.w; handsome laca gowns for, less than coat; cheviot walking skirts for 123.00; mixed goods, S2S.00. E. H. TERRILL. Uaiwtkr Verelsi'a social. Washington hail waa comfortably filled nmi.nluv evenina with members, families and friends of the German Landwehr so ciety of Omaha, about en) being present to enjoy their annual Christmas celebration. T-hl snnetv is comDOseu or veterans ei inn German army who have served the requisite three years and became members of ths "landwehr," v which la tha regular militia of uermany. , Th. hall was Tasuir oocoraiea lasi even ing with Christmas trees and tables filled Witn gooa inmgw lor young biiu oiu, una I cell in if with presents, stood out in bold I relief between me sroauer irees, A -h ,,i- musical vroaram took tin th urller nart of the evening and waa fol lowea oy aancing anu aiurirs ok mm mi nor land. The ocoaaion waa altogether a ploaa- aut one. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Promise of Fair aa loiaer saaday aal Maaday la Na a-raska.. WASHINGTON Dec. . Forecaat :. For Nebraska Fair Sunday and Monday, colder Sunday night or Monday. For Iowa Fair Sunday, warmer In cen tral and east portions; Monday fair, colder In east and north portlpns. For Illinois Fair, not so cold Sunday Monday fair, brisk to high southwest to northwest winds. For North and South Dakota Fair, cold er Sunday; Monday fair. For Colorado and Wyoming Fair Bun day and Monday. For Kansas Fair Sunday and Monday; colder Sunday night or'Motiday In north east Dortlon. , For Missouri Warmer Sunday; Monday fair. . i Leeal Keeord. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA. 1C. wmi-iw i wju, u ui m Mrature and prtclpltalion comparea wil iha curresuoiidina- day ' ba last tiirce tan ittiS 1m - lOAd Msimum tempw-ature.... 0 T J it Minimum temperature.... I II Matin tempr.lura 1 0 85 II preulpltauun - ' r Record uf tfmperature and prvclpiiation at Omaha for this day since ttrch L 1M3: .-. Normal temperature IS Eicraa for tne dy 1 Total excess since March L lfj 13 Noriobl precipitation .03 inch Deficiency fur the day . ......... (B Inch Total rainfall since Mrvh L...UM IneliM F.mneHS alno March 1. IscS 3 li liict.es Len.-ient-y for cor. poHo-O, 1 .. .16 lui hts eauvnvy lur our. parlod, 1M.. I ? inches mm IX CLUB AND CHARITY In no department of her activity can It be more truly said that "woman's work Is never done" than In clubdom, and with a year Just closing, and another about to vin. for the rest of the world, the club woman finds herself only In the midst of her work, and knows, too, that this Is not because of lack of system or of plans gone wrong, but only because, aa he world s housekeeper, her efforts muat -not cease with the year any more than with the day. A resume of the year Just closing shows to the credit of the clutr woman a list of achievements of which she may well be ' . . . 0,. h - I proud, and that by comparison with a few years bacH seems strangely full and big, I but altogether worth while. . ' I In the national effort the work aocom- I Dllshed in last "winter's legislatures stands first, for few state federations failed to secure the passage of at least one bill for the regulation of child labor, compulsory education, traveling libraries, or some other measure for the promotion of - the publlo welfare. In Nebraaka the women have ,not been less active than In other states; In fact, In some respects they have more to ahow for their efforts than In the majority ot atates, particularly In their recognition by the superintendent of tha Nebraska, educa tional exhibition at the St. Louis exposi tion aa an educational factor worthy of a place In the atate exhibit there. Nebraska la the one state In tha union to ao recog nise Ita club women. Tha atate meetings of the varloua or ganisations last fall show every one In creased materially In numbers and strength. In September the (Women's Christian Temperance union held Its an nual meeting at Lexington, at which was represented every part of the state, each with reports of something accomplished. In October the Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs met In annual convention at Fremont, representing 116 clubs and over 4,000 members. The same week the Nebraska Woman Suffrage association met at Nebraska City with 1.SO0 women repre sented, and tha P. E. O. sisterhood held Its meeting at Lincoln. With each organization representing some particular purpose, all hava worked to gether In the main things, chief among I these being the effort for the establish- meni jor a juvenile court, for a better pure food law. for the extension of tha Citato I r.iin. nv- - . I "-'""" '"' nmmilaAMr 1 - - 1 --" iur a i mora equitable property rights law for I nn T. I. Ill . I 1 7 ,t -oompuiaory education effort they were successful, Vnd I in tne other things their saltation Dromlscs not to be without fruit' far tnr. h.. been aroused that will In another year bear fruit I In Omaha the cluba have gone on grow ing In strength and numbers. The Omaha Woman's -club has rained materially In membership, and with a liberal allowance estimated for the year's expense will come out in tha aprtng with fully 500 over and I above Its expense, in addition to ita In- vestment of $1,000. The Woman's Christian Temperance union, while not as noticeably' aotlve as last year, has accomplished quite as much. having furnished the funds necessary for a great part of the work conducted at the City Mission, beeldes tha prison and con test work. At South Omaha tha disbanded union haa been reorganised with alxty some activa members, the largest in Doug-1 las county. Tha organisation of a atate society of the Daughters of tha American Revolution was another notable accomplishment that pro mises to oo mucn to strengthen the natrl. Otio work of the tat' collection of historic recorda oi thla section. Practically all of the national women ah Suva irtmilmA ,ki. , . IBM liar ncluded. Omaha- and Nebraska in . their itinerary and their visits hava been mu- tually helpful. All In all, the year closing Charles. Isaac and George Svaa and their haa been successful 'to the e-rtent nt ri- families held a reunion at the home of their naa oeen aucoessiui to tne extent of bring- ,lBten Mr, E, TOaai Thirty-first and Marcy Ing Nebraska and Its women to -a place streets, Christmas. Thirty-seven took din near the top among those who hava worked Miss Brook Carl of Council Blurts, who is hard and have profited well by their efforts ataving with her brother and family here . nj- atten(jjng. buxinesa college, was the Mlss Llllla Crummer, a alster of T)r. B. V. Crummer, will leave Omaha on January 4 to return to Shanghai. China, to re-uma her work at St John a college. Miss Crum. mer has been a teacher there for tha last .n v.r. ... , k . , . , ..w. of Milona, and returned thla fall on leave. expecting to remain a year,' Changes at , . . . i . 7 w k., .r, .naue ner oeciae to return ai ones ana sne win resume ner work with tha beginning of ths spring term, the mid dle of February. Last year Miss Crummer waa In charge of Bt Mary'a Hall, St John's college, which Includes four educational Instltutlons-and an orphanage, Is one of ths oldest and hast knnnrit rhrlatUn n... i. China, and It la there that .m.t,. r --. ------ weauny wvruani viavs eauca&e ,i(reir sons and daughters, Ita graduatee now filling publlo posltiona In all parte of tha empire. Among the atudenta now there Is tha son of Wong Kal-kal, Chinese commissioner to tha St. Louis exposition. The Woman's club haa been granted the use of - Boyd's theater for Mondsy after. noon, January 25. for. Mrs. Martha "Glelow, who will present her "Plantation Folk Lore." ( Christmas for Old Soldiers. Christmas day was appropriately ob served at tha Nebraska Buldier ' and Sail ors' home at Grand Island. Many of the old veterans were kindly remembered by friends and relatives with Christmas gifts, ana a unrisimas reasi was served under the direction of Commandant W. S. Ask with. Following was the menu for the aay. BREAKFAST. ' Oatmeal and milk. Pork s.UHg. Baked potatoes. JUread. Butter. Co free. Tea. DINNER. Roast turkey. IreiiiK. Giblet gravy. Mashed potatoes. Baked sweet potatoes. Mince pie. Bread. Butter. ' Cheese. Oranges. Tea. Milk. Co,'-. Mixed nute. SUPPER. Oyater stew. Crackers. . Welerv. Canned apricots. Apples. Assorted cake. . ureaa. gutter. Tea. Coffee. Milk. People having no false pride aerva Cook's Imperial Champagne at Club' and home banquets, entirely through preference Invest your Christmas Money in Diamonds. r m ,a av ' . OMAHA SUBURBS Beasom. Mr 8. J. Crewes has been on the sick list during the past week. Several parties from this place attended the rendition of the "Messiah" at the First Methodist Episcopal church In Omaha on Tuesday evening. On ChrlRtmeji eve the cronrletors of the Benson hotel Invited a number of their friends to an old-fashioned Christmas tree. The festivities were held at midnight. Mrs. Olmsted of Loran. la., who has been visiting 'with her daughter, Mrs. J. A. Keller, during the past week, returned to her home Wednesday of last week. No meetlna of the Readlna circle ot the r.pwortn league was neia lnst week on ne- count of the general holiday breaking-up, b)t meetln(r"wiu b held next Tuesday as usual, at the parsonage. Mr. George Hawkins of Houston. Tex., lonneriT a resiuuni oi imn mace, inq pnin. L- .1 I'M. 1 I. .. ...... t . r . 1 lu .1 Tu..da . ..tend the funeral of their brother, Mr. Thomas Hawkins. Miss Fearle Kelly, Instructor in the reru Normul. arrived here last week, and will spend the holiday vacation at the home or her parents, Mr. and Mra H. J Kelly, and friends in and about Omaha. Mrs. 8. V. Smith of Rocky Ford. Colo., arrived last Wednesday, and is making an Indefinite vl'lt at the home of her daugh ter. Mrs. J. A. Morgan, and among her many friends here and In Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Stlger left last Wednesday . -for Plnttsmouth to spend Christmas at the home of Mr. and Mrs. X). B. tSmlth, parents of Mrs. Stlger. They will return to their home this evening. Services . will be held aa usual at tha Methodist Episcopal church today,, con ducted by Pastor Crewes. Special musia will be rendered. Sunday school, Epworth league and evening services at usual times. Mr. and Mrs. Olmsted and daughter, for merly of Illinois, visited last week at the home of his sister. Mrs. Keller, on their way to their new home In California. They left here last Monday, after .a week's visit. The nubile schools of the villa ne were closed on Christmas day only. No other vacation will be granted by the board on account of the month's delay In the fall term, on- account ot the erection ol me new building. Miss Ada E. Stleer left for Lincoln on Friday to Join friends In a house party, extending until after the holidays, and to be entertained by Mrs. James Waddick, and also Miss M. E. Saftord, formerly of this place. Mr. Will Smith of Wlnterset. Ia.. is ex pected to arrive today to attend the con vention to be held In Omaha in the In terest of machinery and lmolement deal ers. He will be a guest at the home of his sister, Mrs J. A. Morgan. The Benson. Methodist -Episcopal Sunday school gave a three-act cantata at the town hall on Christmas eve. it was given Dy children of the Sunday school to parents and friends, who attended In large num bers. Santa Ciaus and a treat oi gooa Lh,n?.B wa". fetre of interest to the Small aithnlara . Rntna fif . those dolnff -SolO , tne cantata Were Mr. Kodaoaush and Miss Louise Hecker. The funeral services of Mr., Tom. Hawk Ins. who died of pneumonia, were held at .ho' ,!! ,..i,ion.. MW-iono reet .... ... . Wednesday morning, witn itev. JO. r . jlii- fenbacher of Irvington officiating, and Rev. JO hn Crewes of this Dlace asHlstlnc. Mr. blffenbacker, united the deceased and wife in marriage four years ago. Mr. Hawkins leaves a widow and daughter a years oia. Ktieclai services were held at tha St, James orphanage on Chrlstmaa day, con sisting of high mass In the early hours, celebrated by Rev. Father Jennetto. A Christmas tree was displayed at a. m.. with a small Snnta Claus ny one oi me children. At midday a festival dinner waa kerved. Miss Marsaret Fa Kan had col- lected ' the enaentials to provide, thin. In JTt which consisted of songs and recitations, It waa greatly appreciatea Dy au present West Anibler, t).u t vT Tionierann will oreach at the First ' Methodist church In South Omaha today. . , Mr. and Mrs. M. Faverty entertained relatives from out of the city for Christmas dinner. . ' iWa. Carl and children were visitors witn Mr. Carl'a parenta In Council Bluffs on Tuesday. . . Mrs. Dayton Smith was the 'guest or wrs. I George Syas and daughter, Mrs. Will Free. Blan Monaa' u.,. t XT- luirh wax the ruest of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Kringel of Clifton Hill on Tuesday for dinner. . Rev. Mr. Howard of University Place waa the guest pf West Ambler friends from Saturday until' Monday. The Modern ' Woodmen hall on Fiftieth and Center streets Is ready for the plaster- I ers. It makes a fine appearance, H.i BiTHr.2f mth?1 m ' I Maestrlckv Sunday. nd. took their little I daughter Nellie home. , I Th, Dirlilmu, entertainment of South I i V. 1 , kaM wSl."?ino",'"h, U en lovable Uroe I was had bv all who participated. I guest of Miss Mae eyas ai amner ou xues- I uay evening. I Prof. John Henderson, of 'the faculty of VrSiVKlSi tctTJSS I h.v. with, his narenta. Rev. R M. I aon and wife. Mrs. Nelson Pratt, his sister, U"d family, lao were gueete of their par- i entg cn (jnristmas aay. , nd a dellahtful time waa had by all. I J, E. Augne visitea nis aaugmers, mr. I v. rtAwann and Mrs. J. Youiia. and son w,if. Folsom. I ; this week. Mr. and I Mrs. Dawson accompsnlea Mrs. Dawson 'accompanied him home. Mr. , Dawson brought a shipment of cattle to the South Omaha stock yarns. y Dna4e. Mrs. Tlllsori is slowly improving from her I recent severe illness. ..." " " ' ,ur I the Christmas holidays. Mr. William Colfax la the s-uest for a few days of his sister, Mrs. W. L. Selby. Mr. James W. Hamilton returned on Thursday from a business trip to several southern points. Tha sons of Rev. James J. Lampe are home from Knox college, Galesburg, 111.,. for tne holidays. Miss Carolina M. Pennock, a sister of A VERY PLEASING tEATIRE t the House of Baldntf is that no matter what kind of a "CAKE," PIE or BREAD you may decide upon it will always be found here our own baking, fresh and wholesome. A. J v REDUCTION SALE , to close out our entire line of wrist and chste laln baars and purses. 340.00 value now llo.OO; 1260 value, 110.(10; (12. U -value. 11 Go: 50 value. ' kl 1 Miia aTade of aoods and & early Monday. J&JWTZTFmTZYSc CO. R. LA BOOK, BI3-5l4Karbach Block. .' , f ilO H ART LADIES' TAILORING Ladies desiring advanced styles for spring should call at once. l)uring the month of January I will make Baits. Jackets and Skirts at Bpecial prices. The same high-class workmanship guaranteed. Mrs. I, 8. I-esvttt, died at the home of her parent in Omaha on Thursday. Mlsa Ella Marsh ell la at home from Peru normal school for the holidays. A delightful entertainment took place on Chrlstmna eve at the Dundee Presbyterian caurch, the Dundee Union Sunday school giving the "Santa Claua Cantata." Floreare. St. Marks will have a Chrlstmaa tree Monday evening at Wall a hall. Henry Stoltenberg waa a visitor at Cal houn the latter part of the week. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. J. Cole and family spent Christmas with relatives at Blair. Captain Reynolds, who has been confined tn his room for several days, Is able to be out. Mlsa May O'NIell visited several days of this week In Omaha with her sister, Mrs. Will McUulness. Mr. George Uoodlett ol Omaha was the guest of his sister, Mra Hugh Buttle, Sat urday and Sunday. . Miss Lll'.le Bondessen of Omaha waa a guest of her sinter, Mrs. J. Weber, Jr., a couple of days this week. Mra. Myrtle Fouke of lreton, la., is spend ing the holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elliott. The electric lights are In full blast now and make a decided Improvement for the town. They were turned on Saturday night for the tlrst time. Miss Emma King of South Omaha, ac companied by her sister, Mrs, Francis, spent Christmas wlthXthelr grandparents, Mr. and Mra. Forgy. Miss Edna Price, who haa been at Lin coln the past four months doing private nursing. Is spending the holidays with her sister, Mrs. W. R. WaiL Mr. and Mrs. Ole Olsen of Silver Creek, Neb., spent a craiple of days here the first of the week vUitlng olu friends. They were formerly residents here. The pupils of the high school gave an en tertainment Tuesday night at the school house, charging an admission of 10 cents. The proceeds go to buy boo Its for tha school library. - Bt. Phllllpp's house gave a Christmas tree to the Sunuay school pupils at Wail a hall Saturday evening. All the children were present. D. J. 8. O'NIell was master of ceremonies, assisted by hla sister, Mlsa May. Rev. Phillip 8.- Smith. In charge of Bt, Marka at Florence, conducted services at Bancroft last Sunday evening. Rev. John Williams of St. Barnabas. Omaha, held services at St. Marks In tha absence of Mr. Smith. The Davtd Talbot Ice company hava har vested their first crop of Ico from the res ervoirs and put It into the houses here. The Ice was about ten inches thick and Is of the finest quality. The Kclrle lea cr-u-rany have been working the past week hauling Ice from tha river and storing it In their houses. Children Give Estrtslamst. The chlldron'a club and training eriool of tha Woman'a Socialist union of Omaha will give a Chrlstmaa entertainment at Socialist headquarters, 619 North Sixteenth street, tonight. A special feature of this entertainment will be a physical culture drill by a clasa of little girls and boys un der the' personal direction of Mrs. W. E. Clark, physical culture and health director of all the children's classes being conducted by tha Wonfen'a Socialist union. THE BOOKSELLERS Calendars e Closing out our lina of fancy calen dars at one-half the original price. Many choice onea to select from. Our line this year Is the finest aver shown In tha city, containing tha beat things f roma foreign and domestic manufac turers. Nothing mora appropriate for a New Year's gift. 4 v Remember the 'price Is Just ONE HALF what It was last weak. ; ' 'LEATHER GOODS. GAME BOARDS eft 3otomery( iy FARNAM STREET. Morand's Dancing School WINTER TERM BEGINS Children beginners, Saturday, January Sth, 10 a. m. Advance, 3 p. tn. A liberal reduction to former patrons. Adults, Tuesday and Friday, January Bth and 8th, 8 p. m. Twelve lessons ladles, 36.00; gentlemen, 38.00. A reduction of 32.00 on each ticket sold on or before the above dates. Join this school. . We make graceful dancers In one term. Personal attention given each pupil. First lessons privately, H desired, no extra charge. Private les sons dally. Call 15th and Harney, or Tef. 1041. Goldman Pleating Co. French Accordion Sunburst Pineapple and Side Pleating. Tucking, Pinking, Fluting Shirring, Etc. f 107 South 16th Street jsoO Daailaka Block. lees-aal Macs'. Tslafcat 1S80. I520TARHAM PHONE. 711 value, V iu; tti.UO value. 3 60: 34.60 "Sc. These are unusual nrlces tor will surely interest ypu. Come Taw mm m mwm m w Odds and Ends We are cleaning house this week that Is a num ber of used upright pianos organs and square pianos are to be practically . Sivon Away Included in this lot are sev eral very fine new sample pianos advance styles beauties too that we get special low cost prices on-and,-hand, them to you. . . r. Without Profit Small Organ ........4.50 Another Organ ...... 6t0 3 Peloubet Organ ..... 8.00 Kimball Organ ..... (4,00 Perry Organ ....... 1300 Kimball Organ . . - - -13.50 Estey Organ ....... 21.00 Small Square Piano'i . . 8,00 Another Square riano .......... .2.00 Good Square Tiano. , 17.00 Uallet & Davis - riano 29iG0 Vose & Sons Piano . . 3400 Gilbert Upright Piano 4100 Waters Upright Piano 62.00 Halo Upright Piano 74.00 Arioii. Upright Piano 85.00 lilaw' Upright Pi. j, new. i.... 93-00 Another sample, new 2,00 New York make, new 122.00 Chickering Upright, used 138.00 Make au offer for choice of . used Knabe, ' dicker ing or Kimball Grand. Terms to Suit You llMCOSPOSATtOl M AN UFACTURE-WMOtE SALE -RETAIL ' f I N O S MAIN MOUSB- ANO Crfltll 1l FARM aal factory:. ' r" TIII'NONI tatt OMAHA UNCOLN, NIB I CO. BLUFFS, i.a a. htm t. i aot anoADWA til. im 1 tsu asa -i.y : i 4 1 ! ) I -