TftE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAT 7, 1311. AMONG RUINS ON MESA YERDA SOCIETY ENTERS BUSY WEEK June Bridci Inspire I'aay Entertain menU fcr the Week. KOVZL WORLD JAUJJT3 PLA52TED Frprntlm fop t'harltr n-nrfl A -ork Tim f MairMfii'.rli. oh a Choir I nncfr! to Be Snrlptj- t:ent. nclnl rleinl-p. MOVDAT Mr and Mrs r M T-'iv,,m Jlnnr for M! Jenn C'Msh- Mr. Frank Wi'hrlm: Vr. n1 Mr--. "Vppt. bronW. Orrhpuin party fv M'a 'rnlk shsnk: Jollv Wh!.t Twp!vp. CrTVimm pertv. TV rTVAT Mrp. Pn!rf',- Th"-"- ""ThftP nil M'ss On-pnilolvri Wh'tp nr'-l'il tea; fr ,Jopnh niirVr. rorpp't In rmpflt fit Visiting; Nnrt smorlHti-n rr. anrl Mn. I H. .tsDli!. Cr(fr.pt vh't ,.,ih; Knlnrtnn rluh. Mr H. P Pfr-nii. WKD.NKF PA V Mi Aenp- d riurV'-v rtunc Inaj nnrt- Bt f'ntinfrv Huh f"f MIhh 'ii1 any and Mr. Wllhelm: Mr ('. TV. T'iriipr. fpta Cnr.imn liirnlirnn for Mn Kihol ruhy, and Misa Aitnpfs purton pf t- trolt; Mis. Harry Nott. pftprnoon tan; Dundee Dam-ins: club pailv; Mrr. W. C. Prlpp. W. W rluh THT'RSDA Y Mrs Paul Wptnrpr. hrldao afternoon for Mlas I.aura Dn. FRIDAV-Mra. Harry Nott. afternoon ta: officers hop at Fort ("rook. BATt'RPA Y Opening- dinner an1 dan' at Flplrt rluh; opening: dinner and dame at Country club; TupMay hrldup club, dln npr at Country i-lub. for Mic f'udahv and Mr. Wllhplm; Mlra Kdlth Roirpra oriafe evening lor Mlas Mabel Huntley The approach of the fo:nl irp'n!n; of the country clubs' aearon. and the an nouncement of plana for the many Inter esting; June weddlncs. are alike responsill for the increase of aoclal activity. The an nouncements for thla week arc numerous and varying In nature and Indicate that the entertaining for June br:dea has bpyun. Concert Doi Parties. Society la ahowlnn especial Interest In the Mendelaaohn choir concerta. The com mittee In charge of arrangement! la ac tively fostering thla Interest and also mak ing plana that the boxes at the Auditorium may be mad more attractive and com fortable. The boxes will he refurnished and oriental ruga and comfortable willow wicker chair furniture will bn Introduced. Members of tha Omaha Fine Arte society will assist In planning the decoration. The reservatlona for the concerta. May 18 and 16, ara already large. In addition to the Omaha partlea, people of Kansas City, Iea Molnea, Sioux City, Lincoln and Fre mont are planning parties foT the concerta. The offlcera of Fort Crook and Fort Omaha have made! reaervatlona for the concerts. Tha Omaha people who have re served boxea are Mr. and Mra. J. M. Baid rlge, Mr. and Mra. Arthur C. Bmlth, Mr. and Mra. E. M. Fairfield, Mr. and Mrl. C. T. Kountae, Mr. and Mra. F. P. Klrkendall, Mr. and Mra. Gut-don W. Wattlea, Mr. and Mra. F. 8. Cowgill, Mr. and Mra. F. A. Nash, Mr. and Mra. A. Hoape. Mr. and Mra. Thomaa F. Qulnlan, Mr. and Mra. W. H. McCord, Mr. and Mra. Ward Burgesa, Mr. and Mra. John A. MeShane. Mr. and Mra. Luther L. Kountae, Mra. E. W. Nash. Mr and Mra. T. I Davta. I lit 'J-''-" '"" h ' l(t ' SM (if : ,"vv' -'vv. lu Report on Researches Under Auspice of Smithsonian Institution. DAMAGL CARELESSLY WROUGHT MTALTHR WZZJXZ7Y3 OI tSAfiT I2ZAI7UISCO WHO I3 THE QUEST (XT MR.JUYD X2KS. WTJ3. wzimws. At h Coantrr Clab. . A large number of reservations havs been made for dinner parties at the open ing of tha Country club next Saturday venlnx Ona of the largest dinners will be given by Mr. and Mra. Edward P. Peck, who will ntartaln about thirty-five guests. Ona mt tha "Dutch treats" include Mr. and Mra. W. E. Martin. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Fairfield, Mr, and Mra. F. A. Brogan, Mr. and Mra. E. H. Bprague. Misa Lynn Curtlea. Mlaa Daisy Doane, Major Devore, Major Hale and Captain Babcock and Earl Gannett. Members of the Tueaday Bridge Lunch eon club have reserved a table for sixteen ruests, thla occasion being In honor of Mlaa Jean Cudahy and Frank tfllhelm. The hostesses at this dinner - 111 be Mlaa Eu genia Whltmore, Mlaa Ue.cn Cudahy. Miss Frances Nash, Misa Brownie Bess Baum. Mlaa Carolyn Barkalow and Mlaa Dorothy Morgan, Other dinners for the opening night will ba given by Mr. and Mra. W. J. Foys, who will have fifteen gueata; C. T. Bmlth, eight; Frad Hamilton, six; W. A. Bedlck, ten; J. A. C. Kennedy, four; W. A. C. Johnaon, Six; Jerome Magee, aix; T. L. Rlngwalt. (our; and Herbert Wheeler, alx. Toar of rongrearatlomaltsts. "A Specially Conducted Tour Around the Word" la the name of the entertainment planned by tha women of the First Con gregational church. Seven of the members of ona of tha aewing aocletlea who live on Thirty-eighth avenue, between Farnara and Dodge streets, have planned a pro gressive dinner which, Is to ba made typi cal of different countrlea. The plan is to have Mr. and Mra. George Marplea, who have made numerous tripa abroad, conduct tha party, but unleaa the data planned. May 23, la changed to an earlier one Mr. and Mrs. Marples will probably be bo ind for a rea! Kuroppan trip, as they will probably leave In about ten days. The home of Mr. and Mra. E. O. Mc Gllton, Thirty-eighth avenue and Dodge street, will fee the starting point and will represent Boston. From here the tourists will go "via the Mediterranean route" to Italy and will view the catacombs and Mount Vesuvius. The trip Is to be very realistic and will Include the famous beg aars of southern Europe. At each house refreshments typical of the different coun trlea will be served. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles a. McDonald will represent Italy. From here the travelera will go to Oermany, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles fiherman; then to Holland, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oeorg'e N. Hicks; thi to France, the home of Mr. and Mrs. George P. HoorPhead. In France the tour ists will view "the Art Gallery of the Louvre" and will "do tha Cathedrals." Lastly, the party will be conducted to Japan, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harding. Here they will attend a recep tion given In honor of the conductors of tha party. Terpsichore's Toar. Young society people who are enrolled as dancers In the "Around tha World with Terpsichore" program are assiduously rehearsing national dances and preparing for the entertainment, which Is to be given at the Brandeta theater May 22, In benefit of tha city mission. One of tha especially Interesting dances is tha Russian ona. The dancers Include Miss Claire Helene Wnodard. Miss Helen Cudahy. Miss Frances Nash, Miss Frances Todd, Mlas Marton Howe, Mis Elizabeth Congdon, Lieutenant Griffith, Lieutenant MuRcaster, Robert Burna, E. A. Cudahy, Jr., Cuthbert Potter, B. ,Bloodgood and Lieutenant Whiting. Tha gypay dance la another of the fea tures and will ba given by those In the Rurslan dance and Mlas Ruth Hitchcock, Miss Mabel Clarke, Miae Gretchen Mc Connell, Miss Eugenie Whltmore, Misa Marguerite Btowltta. In the Grecian dance will ba those young women In the gypsy dance and Miss Erna Reed, Mlas Marjory Bmlth, Mlas Dorothy Brown, Miss Virginia Offutt, Miss Marion Howe. Mivs Dorottjy Smith and Miss Rose 8r.:yth. The French dance will portray a Parla accne and will be given by Misa Claire Daugherty, Misa Virginia Crofoot, Miss Hazel L'pdlke. Miss Katherine Uaiton, Miss Olga Metz, Maatera Wadleigh Barton, Ray Millard. Da Wolfe Barton, A. D. Cloyd. Jr., and Edwin Hlniichs. Pleasures Past Mlas Beulah Besslre entertained Inform ally at her home Saturday afternoon In honor of Mlaa Nell Metcalf of Bt. Louis. Twenty-five guests were present. Mr. and Mra. R. C. Beavera, 2624 D street, were pleasantly surprised last evening by about forty of their friends, In honor of the fifteenth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Beavers. Mra. Harry Nott, who la giving a aerlea of Informal afternoon teas, entertained at tha first of the series Saturday afternoon. e or &JBw Autrrortatju cs 1 Ladies 1 ailo A Host of DUcrlminatlng "better Dressers" have eagerly seized this attire opportunity Suits to Order $50 At first glance this appear too lowly a prica for a wo men's gult tailored by "La-Book" a creation of vim and ton produced by an authentic STYLE shop. But lt'g a limited offer holda food only during the flrtt balf of May an occasion devised aa a practical way of ad vertising "La-Book" tailoring. So If you've never worn a "La-Book" suit, the oppor tunity presents Itself NOW with reduced prices. Whether bent on ordering or not, any woman will regard an Inspection of "La-Book" modele, cloths, etc., aa a posting on GOOD style. Will YOU Inspect? Storage of Furs Mrs, Nott will entertain again Wednesday afternoon and the third of the series will be given Friday alternoon. A pleasant b r hduy party was given Thursday evrnln.r at th? home of Mr. and tleorge M-itrn in donor ct .Vlis. Merten and their little daughter. Mary Eileen, whose annlvcrsar.ea occurred on this dat?. The out-of-town were Mra. llrooks of Blair. Neb., and Mrs. Surah A. Morroiv of Mondamln, Ja. Covers were laid for twelve. The Good Time club gave a party Fri day at the home of Mr. J. E. Goodman. Fifteenth and Locust streets. The evening was spent in music and taking flashlight pictures. Thoao present were Messrs. H. Burkett, 8. Gillam, G. Worthlngton,. A. Davis, 1. Vance, E. Goodman, M. Burcamp, M. Gillam, A. Reddan, C. Nelson and H. Reynolds. The Junior class of Brownell Hall enter tained at a dancing party last evening In the gymnasium of the school for the senior class. The class colors, coral and white Were used in decorating. The Junior class in cludes: Mifises Misses Frances Hochstetler, Stella Thummel, i,ucme Bacon Kleanor Mai-kay. Margaret SallHdin, Halcyon Cotton, Pauline Paul, Stella Holmquist, Alice Duval, Helen Simmons, Genevieve H looks. Florence Canning, Mary Fugit, Hazel Holman, Eleanor Johnson, Harriet Copley, Helen Blake, Wedding Bells The wedding of Miss Catherine Rose O'Connor, daughter of the . late Thomas O'Connor, and Mr. Gustav H. Hofmann will be celebrated In early June. Mra. Grace Shockley announcea tha en gagement of her daughter, Mi-s Pearl Bbockley, to Mr. Fred L, Lafferty. The wedding will be celebrated in June. Mr. and Mra. Ed. Johnston announce the engagement of their daughter, Misa Aimle Johnston to Mr. George F. Beyer of this city. The wedding will take fclace early in June. - The marriage of Miss Maude Hafer of Council Bluffs to Mr. M. H. Conrad, son of Mrs. W. R. Morand, will be celebrated Wednesday evening at tha home of the bride in Council Bluffs. One of the important weddings which will be celebrated the latter part of June la that of Miss Blanche Roaewater, daugh ter of Mrs. Edward Rosewater, to Mr. Mil ton B. Newman. The ceremony will be celebrated at the home of the bride. There will be no attendants. For the Future Misa Edith Rogers entertained at cards Saturday evening in honor of Mlaa Mabel Huntley, whose marriage to Mr. Loren Bnyder will be celebrated June 6. Mra. Daniel E. Carr of Fort Omaha will entertain at dinner today for Lieutenant and Mrs. Leaaure's guests. Covera will be laid for Mr. and Mra. John M. Doyle, Philadelphia; Miss Mae Doyle, Philadel phia; Lieutenant and Mra. Belble Leaaure and Mra. Daniel E. Carr. Mr. and Mra. Charles M. Wllhelra will give a dinner Monday evening for Mlas Jean Cudahy and their son, Frank Wll helm, and next Sunday Mr. and Mra. T. L. Davta will entertain at dinner, and the following day Mrs. Ben Gallagher will give a dinner for Miss Cudahy and Mr. Wllhelm. The Dundee Dancing club will give the last of a series of partlea Wednesday even ing at the Dundee hall. The entertainment committee Includes Measrs. Roy Wilcox, Clarence Weatgate, Carl Pott, George Pal mer, Harry Putnam and Harley Deems. One of the features of the evening will be several vocal selections by a quartet, In cluding Lawrence Dodd, Harry Dlsbrow, Ray Anderson and Will Prentiss. About sixty will be preaent. Tueaday afternoon an intereatlng musical la to be given at the borne of Mra. Jospeh Barker, JM6 South Elgth street, for the benefit of the Baby Camp of the Visiting Nurse association. The program for the afternoon will be given by Misa Gertrude Bangorn. Miu Winifred Traynor, Mr. Jul ius Festner. Mlas Elizabeth Barker and Misa Mary E. Newton. Mlaa Gertrude Ernst la in charge of the program. This is In the nsture of a WARNING a warning that "Moth time" Is already here a warning that fine furs must be properly stored at ONCE a warning to seek RESPONSI BLE places In which to STORE furs. The word 'responsibility" la respected to Its fullest ex tent here; "La-Book" Is financially responsible for furs en trusted with him; every piece Is Injured; and one does NOT pay storage bills until the furs are taken out and EXAMINED lq the fall. Webster-Sunderland Bld. m ft .1 m jotI i rnone uotuiai 4y N. E. Cor. 16th and Howard t INSURED against fire moths burglary. Corner 20th and Farnam. Telephone Doug. 3040. Personal Gossip Mies Alice Cary McGrew expects to leave Morday for a visit in Chicago. Mrs. E. W. Nash and Miss Frances Nash w II leave In June for a sojourn In Europe. Mrs. M. Mitchell and daughter, Mlas Nancy Mitchell, have returned from a trip through California. Mrs. Clark Colt and children have re turned from southern California, where they opent the winter. Mrs. Daniel Baum, Jr., and Mrs. Wal lace Reynolds have returned from a week'a stay at Colfax Springs, la. Mra. M. C. Petera and Mlas Gladys Paleis. who have been at Excelsior Springs. Mo., are expectd home today. Mr. and Mia Rufu4 E. Harris expect Mrs. F. E. Buchan from Fcrt Ds Moines to visit them In the near future. Mra. lwother &ackerman. who has been visiting her alster, Mrs. Victor Rosewater, rt turns to her home In Baltimore next Tueaday. Mr. and Mra. John S. Brady and Mra Herman Kountie. who are spending a week at Colfax Spring, ara expected home Monday. Mrs Arthur C fmlth his tiken u cot tage at Cape Cod for the summer and will tContlnued on Page Three) laaual tivvkvra for Keltra Forestall the 9clc at 1st Nun (nnrlmloni f I lo fce null t'lsiri of Abandonment. lr. Wa'trr J Fewke. who nss detailed hy the se relaiy of tha UmitVcnlan Insti tute, at t;ie ici"fet ol ths nr.cvetary of the Intel lo: , to contln-ie the excavation Jnd repair uf r.iins In the Me.a Yerda Na tional park C lor1o, has written an ex haustive repot or the wn-k done at til ft palace, and the concluel- n lie ha lea'-hed as a ie.i:!t of his ie,ea che. This report aoon will Le publlshe.l : the Bureau of American Ktliiulua of the SmithuonUn institution, with uiuuy ill .istratlons. In. Kcv.kes was cll to repair com pletely 1h gnat ruin and to leave It In such Lcntll'.ton that trneleis artd student visiting it may !earn much more about cliff dwelling Ihiin was possible be To re the worlt mi undertaken. Dr. Fewkes was engaged In the tasit for four months with a force of about flf'.en workmen from Mancna. Colo. As many of thej'e laborers had worked on Spruce Tree ho ise previ ously and had be.'iune oxpeit In repairing ruins, It was possible to accomplish more and at lets jxfme than was expe-tod. While a brief report on the general re sult actunpllhed tt Cliff palace has been published by the sere:ary of the Interior, Dr. Fewke's account considers In a more detailed way th? various scientific phases. There is also Included a description of the few minor antiquities brought to light In the DrOCress of thn work. Thps itwrl. mens are now In the l.'nlted States Na-' tlonal museum, where they form the nu- J cleua of a collection fioiri Cliff palace. Dr. Fewkea deplores the vandalism, before the Mesa Verde National park was estab lished, which made It Impossible to secure a more complete collection. Wrecked by Pol II Haters. "No ruin in the Mea Verde park," he writes, "haa Buffered more from the rav agea of 'pot hunters' than Cliff palace; in deed, it had been much more mutilated than the other ruins In the park. Parties of workmen had remained at the ruin all winter, and many specimens had been taken from It and sold. There was good evidence that the workmest had wrenched beams from the roofs and floors to use for firewood, so that . not a single room and but few rafters remained in place. However, no doubt many of the beams had been removed, possibly by cliff dwell ers, long before white men first visited the place. "Many of the walla had been broken down and their foundations undermined, leaving great rents through them to let In light or to allow passage from the debris thrown in the rooms aa dumping places. Hardly a floor had not been dug into, ?nd some of the finest walla had been demol ished. All this was due to obtain pot'.ery and other minor antiquities ihat had a market value. The arrest of this van dalism is fortunate and shows an awak ened public sentiment, but It canrot repair the Irreparable harm that has baen done. "From the nature of the work at Cliff palace very few specimens-can be cxpeoted from It In the future, and so far aa ih- minor antiquities are conc-trncd the ob jective material from this ruin Is now aU deposited In public museums or private collections. Additional specimens, how ever, can be obtained from other ruins near It, which will throw light on tha cul ture of Cliff Palace. "It Is appropriate, therefore, to point out that a continuation of archeological work In the Mesa Verde National park la desirable, as it will add to our tni.ii of the character of prehistoric life in these) What May Be Found. "The next work to be undertaken should be the excavation and repair of a Mesa Verda pueblo. The extensive mounds of atona and earth on the promontory west of Cliff palace have not been excavated, and offer attractive possibilities for study aa a promise of many specimens. Burled in these mounds there are undoubtedly many rooms, secular and ceremonial, which a season's work could uncover, thus enlarg ing' our knowledge of the cliff dwellers and their descendants." "The population of Cliff palace," Dr. Fewkea concludes, "was composed of many clans, more or less distinct and Independent, which were rapidly belns amalgamated by marriage; so we may regard the population as progressing to ward a homogeneous community Cliff palace was practically a pueblo built In a cave; Its population grew from both without and within: new clans from time to time Joined these existing, while new births continually augmented the number of inhabitants. "Nothing waa found to Indicate that Cliff palace was Inhabited during tha his toric period. The Inhabitants were not acquainted with metals brought by white men to the southwest. The absence of glass and of glased pottery ia aignlflcant. No sheep, horses or other beasts of bur den paid them tribute. In fact, there Is no evidence that they had ever heard of white men. These ruins belong to the stone age In America and show no evidence of white man s culture. Agra of the Rain. "Except that It Is prehistoric, the period at which Cliff palace was Inhabited Is therefore largely a matter for archeolog ical investigation to determine, and thus far no decisive evidenoe bearing on that point has teen produced. It haa been held that Cliff palace Is 600 years old, and some writers have added five centurlea to thla guess; but the nature of the evidence on which this extreme antiquity Is ascribed to tha ruin is not warranted by tb,e evi dence available. "No additional information waa obtained bearing on current theories of the cauaes that led the ancient occupants of the Meia Verda cliff-dwellings to adopt this Inhos pitable and inconvenient habitat. It la probable that one and the same cauae led to the abandonment of Spruce-Tree house, Cliff palace, and other Mesa Yerda cliff houses. The inhabitants of these build ings struggled to gain a livelihood against their unfavorable environment until a too exacting nature finally overcame them. There are no Indications that the abandon ment of Cliff palace waa catyclyimlc In nature: It seems to have been a gradual deaertlon by one clan after another. One of the primary reasons waa change of climate, which caused the water supply to diminish and the crops to fall; but long before ita final desertion many clans abandoned the place, and drifting from point to point sought home-sites where water was more abundant. All available data lend weight to a belief that tha cljff houtea of Mesa Verda were not abandoned simultaneously, but were deserted one by one. Possibly the inhabitants retired te tha river valleys, where water was con stant, and later gave up Ufa on tha mete But even then the culture was allowed ta continue unmodified by outside Influences Where the descendants of Cliff palace now dwell or, ahether they are now exUnct. can be determiued only by additional research. 3 Summer Floor Coverings al Qniek-Infrodnetory Prices Just to introduce the newest arrivals of Doone Scotch rugs to Omaha we dropped prices on them lor Monday only to the break-even point. We will get a, little more than the cost of them;, buyers will get the rarest value in the finest designs. In Doone Scotch rugs those who make floor coverings have provided a cool atmosphere for under foot. The cool freshness of these coverings is combined with the soft and restful color effects that give the rugs an artistic beauty as effective in its right place as the most costly Oriental rug. The soft, delicate col ors of Scotch weaves make them suitable for any room, for they harmonize admirably with the choicest decorations and lend a tone and cheer to home that is at once inviting and comforting. Those pink and blue rugs immediately aroie within one a desire to purchase. All are unquestionably the finest quality, the prettiest color, and the longest wear ing. If you have a bungalow, summer cottage, or just your city home, these will brighten it up, adding a charm and atmosphere that will make it restful, cool, refreshing and' distinctive. Here are just a few of the prices: $32.00 Doone Scotch Rugs, 9x12 $25.00 $27.50 Doone Scotch Rugs, 9x10-6 $21.50 $23.00 Doone Scotch Rugs, 9x9 $18.00 $19.50 Doone Scotch R.ugs, 7-6x9. $15.00 $13.50 Doone Scotch Rugs, 6x7-6.. . .$10.00 $16.50 Doone Scotch Rugs, 6x9 $12.50 $18.50 Doone Scotch Rugs, 6x10-6, at $13.50 "Good furniture may he chemp, hut "ch?p" fur niture cannot he good. Miller, Stewart & Beaton Co. The Tag-Policy House . Established 1874 413-15-17 South Sixteenth Street sari Acorn Gas Stoves Known m the "intelligent stoves" because their automatic pressure controller saves gas for youjcery day. $17.50 to $30.00 Alaska Refrigerators The sanitary kind. No fuel odors. Al witty s pure and sweet. $8.50 to $36.00 IOfPsO, Lawn Mowers Pennsylvania, Amerlcus, Clover Leaf and others $2.75 to $18.50 Hplendid ones around, $6.00. John Ilussie lldw. Co. Sole Agents for Fox Furnaces. 2407 Cuming St. "If you buy it of Hussie it's right." In Our Advertisement ml Thursday, May 3d, .Wc Made the Statement "Oriental Rugs Not Luxuries. A great many of our friends have com mented on this statement favorably and adversely We invite your consideration of this , statement nnd will appreciate com ment from you. , Address Oriental Rug Dept Orchard & Wilhelm Or Auto A-2225 Get In touch with really expert cleaning ol Ladies' White Suits Shirt Waists AND THE LIKE Know what it la to have La dles' white suits cleaned PER FECTLY, as low aa $1.75. Know what it is to have white shirt waista cleaned FINELY, low as 60c. Know what it Is to have tall ored dresaea put into clean shape as low as I1.T5. Know what it la to have Jaolc eta shortened properly for little as $1. Express paid one way on out- of town shlpmentss amounting to II or over. Drcsher Bros. 221M3 Farnam Street. The Bee Prints the News II hi 5? CALL DOUGLAS jnAiiKinimicftD r f SERVICE ... I COMPANY Am i ...