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TTTR OMAHA RTTXDAY BEK: DECEMBER ll.
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Counoil Bluff s
Social Activities
For the Week
Sisters Who Join Omaha's Younger Set
.; Miss Mary Aid. who I attending Har
din college at Meleo, Mo.. U wp4
homo etnrday for tho Christmas hotl-
ar-
i Mtea Oara Hart wtio U at Dane Hall.
; Uealey. V&u, will b home abont De
, crmbfr IT to spend tho holiday with her
'mother. Mrs. Brnrrt B. Hart, at Hill
crest. Miss Helen Walker, who la at Pweet
Briar eolleire in Virginia. U erpected
homo about December 1 to pend Christ
mas with her parents, Mr. and Mra. W.
I. Walker.
Mra. J. W. P-esrdeley. Mra. J. T. Bench
and Mm. Oleee entertained the memberi
of the Aid society of the Second Preeby
lertan church on ThuriKlay afternoon at
the manse.
Miss Oraco Smith, who attends Rock
ford college. Rock ford. III., will arrive
home Saturday morning to spend tha hnll
, days with her parent. Judge and Mra
, Walter I. Smith.
' Members of the ladles' Auxiliary to the
'Letter Carrler'a association, were enter
, talned Thursday afternoon at a Christ
inas party at the homo of Mrs. Charles
. Bock on East Fierce street,
j Miss Helen S. Walker of Council Bluffs,
' who graduated last Juno from Brownell
Hall, will return homo Sunday morning
from Sweet Briar college In Virginia.
The Sweet Briar girls have a special
car to Chicago.
Oakland avenue chapter of 8- Paul's;
guild met Monday afternoon at tho home
of Mrs. William Koehler. Tho afternoon
; was spent sewing and visiting following
'.a brief business meeting. It waa decided
I to hold no further meetings until after
Una holidays.
I Mr. William R. Lemonds and Miss Fay
Iriumb. both of Hastings, were married
(Wednesday afternoon at tha mans of
tho Second Presbyterian church by Dr.
! George A. Ray. Mr. Lemonds owns
r large farm near Hastings, whera he and
1.1 bride will make their home.
Nearly forty peoplo attended tho dance
Tuesday evening at tha EU's club. The
attendance waa somewhat smaller than
usual, tho holiday rush having its effect.
Excellent muelo waa furnished for dan
clng and punch and cake were served.
Tha next dance will bo given on Decem
ber a.
The meeting of tha McPheraon Avenue
Improvement club planned for Monday
! afternoon at tho homo of Mrs. A. W.
J Ask with waa postponed until January s.
i A number of tha members are out of town
i and others aro busy with holiday prepara
tions, so the postponement was aeemea
advlsablo.
Pupils of Miss Maudo Graham Bell,
assisted by the Euterpean quartet, lav
I a musical on Friday evening at her studio
: in tha Mcrrlam block. Tho quartet msm
i brrs are Mrs. Land re y Stroop, Mrs. Leroy
! Brown. Mrs. James Mulholland and Mrs.
Frank Zorbaugh. with Miss Marguerite
Brown as accompanist.
Members of the Chreatomathean elasa
T
Lincoln surrounded by quadrangular
Roman walls. Its firther development
by Remlglus and Its Injuries by fire and
earthquakes are traced, also tho con
struction of the yellow-brown limestone
by Blehop Hugh, and Its subsequent re
storations and additions. Mies Mlttle
Pile described the Interior of the won
derful cathedral, exhibiting four typos
of architecture ami showing French In
fluence. Her description of the arches
and windows wss very interesting and
greatly enjoyed by all present. Mr. M.
B. Knnford gave a description of the In
terior of 4 he cathedral and of the chapter
house adjoining, throughout which Pur
bin k marble and Lincoln stone are used
In the beautiful chapter piers, vault
ings, mouldings, arcadlng and screens.
Fneclal reference was made to the
beautiful choirs, that "of Faint
Hugh, with Its many wonderfully
carved oak stalls, portraying both seri
ous and grotesque subjects, and that of
the angel choir, rich In decorative work,
erected In the thirteenth century and
considered the most beautiful in Kng'and.
The cathedral Is also famous for Its shiln1
nf Faint Hugh and lis monument to tho
loved Queen KUnor of the thirteenth cen
tury. The next meeting will be held
January 17, with Mrs. Dollle Burgess as
leader. The topic will be "Westminster
Abbey."
West Ambler's
Affairs Socially
Vivienve TZarkslow
Qenevicve 'Bsrialow
tund, Mr. Tom La n gen and Mr. George
Kaiser. A series of essays followed, all
Of which were very Interesting.
Tho members; of the Fortnightly Thim
ble club were entertained at a
luncheon on Wednesday afternoon at the
homo of Mrs. Joseph Mlchener. Tho
occasion was tho annual Christmas party
of tho club and the decorations were ap
propriate to the season. Christmas games
were also greatly enjoyed. A dainty
three-course luncheon was served, and
waa followed by the annual exchange of
gifts, accomplished through tho medium
of a grab bag. Miss Velma Mlchener
gave several solo which were greatly
enjoyed by the guests. Mr. James Mul
holland, who la famed for her delicious
home-made candy, presented each guest
with a bo of her choicest brands. In
addition, to tha fifteen club members,
Mrs. Mlchener had as her guests Mrs. A.
L. Dermody of Omaha and Mrs. Charles
F. Davis of Paclflo Junction. The next
meeting of tho club will be held Decem
ber 2 at the home of Mrs. J. A. Kllllns,
Morningald avenue.
The Book Lover met Wednesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. A. P. Hanchett.
who waa assisted In entertaining by Mr.
J. T. Hamilton, Mr.,H. W. Tllton and
Mr. I. N. Fllcklnger. The meeting marked
the completion of the atudy of George
Eliot which has occupied the club since
October and the program for the after
noon had as Its principal feature
lecture by Dr. J. T. Jones, who suggested
as a fitting inscription for tb title page
of each of her books the word of the
Apostle Paul. "Whatsoever a man soweth,
that shall he also reap." Dr. Jones'
talk was a most Interesting summary of
the character of the writer a shown In
her, book and was greatly enjoyed by all
of the Second Presbyterian church were m frMnm,nU. The club
entertained Tuesday evening by the no h,, meetings until
Misses Rose and Lydla Man and Mrs. , . , ftt whch tlnl, th, ituay of
lsl. 'Forsyth at the Mans 11lMilMly iu b. wmm.ol. Three of
iwa.&na anve. i n. evening wM ,vv M Boyu ,tu(llMi ..Hnry
to Kensington worn ana un wioiihubii
i of plana for Chris Unas. Refreshment
Hinder and Mrs. F. W. Miller were ap
pointed to serve as a nominating commit
Mra. Harriet MacMurphy of Omaha.
member of tha Omaha Woman's club and
former member of the Nebraska Pure
Food commission, wss guest of the home
economics department of the Council
Bluffs Woman's club Wednesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. L, 8. Howe.
Mrs. MacMurphy gave a most interest
ing talk with regard to the work of the
pure food commission, telling of the in
spection of the factories and dairy plant
and of the work of the Red Cross society
along the line of prevention of tuber
culosis, closely silled to the pure food
work. Mr. MacMurphy is now associated
with hte Alamito dairy and Invited the
women to vta.t the plant in Omaha or
the substation over here. The demon
stratlon of a "Three In One" salad mad
by Mrs. E. J. Towslee, followed Mra
MacMurphy'a talk. An Informal discus
sion of pure foods and the way In which
the buyer can assist In raising the stand'
ard of foods was also a feature of the
afternoon. Refreshments were aerved by
the hostesses, Mrs. Howe, Mra K. E.
Cook, Mra Bwanaorr and Mrs. Klnset, an
especially attractive feature being indi
vidual mince plea, with a miniature Santa
Claus adorning each one. The depart
ment wilt hold no more meeting until
January 13, when Mra William Koehler,
I0O North Second street, will be the
bostesa
A most interesting meeting of the Coun
cil Bluffs Woman's club's art department
was held on Monday evening at the pub
lic library. Miss Mary Denny waa the
leader. Mrs. Page Morrison gave the
history of the Lincoln cathedral, begin
ning in 28 with Paullnua, bWthop of Tork,
a a small church in tha hill town of
ICE CREAM MANUFACTURERS
TO MEET HERE NEXT MONTH
Nebraska, which is shown by statis
tics to consume more Ice cream per
capita than any other state In the
union, mill soon have another annual
convention of Ice cream manufacturers.
It will be held in Omaha. January 11
and 12, while the Nebraska Ice Cream
Manufacturers' association la meeting
here, the Iowa state association will hold
Its annual convention across the river.
at Council Bluffs. The two associations
will hold one session jointly in -maha.
A daughter was born last week to Mr.
and Mrs. M. OutsKcher on Marey street.
Mr. J. H. Warrior of Greenfield. la.,
was the guest last week of Mr. and Mrs.
F. D. Stultx.
Samuel Wyxenbeek left Wednesday for
Ottumwa, la., and Cedar Rapids, la., to
spend the holidays.
The Orace Saxe Bible class will meet
Tuesday at 10 a. m. with Mr. D. Given.
82J South Fifty-first street.
The Christmas exercises for the Jen
nings Methodist Episcopal Sunday school
will be held Friday evening.
Mr. A. M. Oleson and daughter, Elsie
Jean, of Portland, Ore., were guests last
week of relatives and friends In West
SlJe.
Mrs. Munny Hess and children have
gone to Ottumwa, la., to spend the holi
days. Mr. Hess will go later and return
with them
Mrs. A. Hatfield entertained at a
kensington last Friday. The afternoon
was spent In embroidering towels for the
hostess.
MIms Hattto Van Dusen and Mr. N. W.
Doarn were married last week in At
lantic, la., at the home of the groom's
mother. Mr. and Mrs. Doarn will be at
home at 4US North Seventeenth street.
The Mothers' Kensington club was en
tertained Thursday afternoon by Mrs. W.
W. L, Gilmore. Papers were read by Mra
Gllmore and Mrs. John Wlsler and a
vocal solo was given by Mrs. William
Spann. '
Mr. and Mra David Johnson enter
tained at dinner last Sunday for the fol
lowing guests: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Haines,
Mr. and Mr. George Peck, Mr. and Mra
E. Sundberg, Mrs. Todd, Miss Verna
Todd.
Mr. and Mr. E. G. Grover entertained
at dinner Wednesday evening for Mr. A.
M. Oleson and daughter of Portland,
Ore. Cover were laid for Mr. and Mr.
John Blake. Mr. and Mr. F. N. Butts,
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Grover, Mr. A. M.
Oleson, Misses Ella Roberta, Elsie Jean
Oleson. Evelyn O. Grover.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Gerken celebrated
their sixth wedding anhiversary at din
ner Tuesday evening. Decorations were
In pink and green. Cover were laid for
Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Stewart. Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Gllmore, Mr. and Mrs. N. F.
Brewster, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Gerken,
Mrs. M. Totts. Mr.' Glen Gerken, Jr.;
Mr. Harry Brewster, Mlis Ellxabeth Oil-more.
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JEWELRY
Tbe Most Kxqulslte Offerings In
Fine Jewelry.
POPVIiAH PUK ES.
jOMAHA'tt GIFT STOKE.
Reese Jewelry Co.
403 South 16th Btree.
City National Hank Building".
Omaha, Neb.
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Lounging
A good Lounging
Robe it one of the
comforts of a man's
life!
We are showing
some very choice
blanket robes in a
very select variety of
colors.
Cut long and
generous. Priced
right; $5, $6.50.
$8.50 and $10.
Silk
Wilcox
203 So. 15th St.
Allen
Near Douglas
At Schnoller & Mueller's Tomorrow
A Beautiful New Aeolian Player-Piano
For Each of Twelve Purchasers
$10 Down and $10 Monthly
Price $395
Delightful music for
the entire family, a real
musical education for
children and elders, a
handsome piano for hand
playing and music lesson
practice all are provid
ed by the Aeolian Player
Piano at a cost so low
that practically every family may afford it.
These Player-Pianos are perfect new instruments.
They have full-scale, 88-note player-actions with special '
patented expression devices found only on players of their
manufacture. You cannot possibly duplicate these in
struments in musical capability in any other Omaha store
for less than $G00. As pianos they have fine tone, perfect
action quality in every essential to satisfy the critical
musician. The cases are beautiful, figured mahogany in
high polish.
Free Bench, Scarf and Selection of Music Accompanies Each
Instrument.
IMPORTANT Only twelve of these riayer-Pianos are ready fop Im
mediate delivery. To be certain of avoiding delay,
get your instrument tomorrow.
Schmollcr & ucllcr Piano Go.
1311-13 Faraam Street, Omaha, Neb.
Exclusive Aeolian Representatives.
See real estate columns for bargains
wore served by the hostesses niter tbe
seam waa laid aside. About twenty-fit-
members were present.
Mr. Ger'.acus J. M. Bourlclus, son of
Nr. and Mrs. Mar. Bourlclua. and
Ml' Ethel Merle Brownso of Omaha,
were qultlly married on Sunday after
noon at 4 o'clock, at the home of the
groom's parents on West Broadway. Rev.
C. t. Kinitrr of St. John's Ealish Luth
eran church, officiated. Mr. Bourtolu
is well known in musical circles In this
city and Omaha. He and his bride will
make their home la Omaha.
Mlsa Josephine Capps of Counoil Bluffs
and Mr. Samuel O. Roddick of South
Omaha were married Monday afternoon
at 1 o'clock at the home of the groom's
brother, Mr. George Roddick. 172 South
Thirteenth street. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. J. E. Cummlngs of
the Bethany Presbyterian church. Th
young oouplo will make their home in
south Omaha where Mr. Roddick la era-
ployed by the Armour plant.
The history and literature department
of the Council Bluff Woman's club met
Thursday afternoon at the ptibllo library.
with Mra. F. W. Miller as leader. The
afternoon waa devoted to the atudy of
two modern dramas. Mrs. W. P. Shepard
gave a biographical sketch of M. C Went-
worth and Mrs. Julius Peetkln gave a re
view of "War Brides." Mrs. Plunkett
. told of the life of Beulah Marie Dlx and
Mrs. race .Morrison review her play,
"Across the Border."
The Mothers' and Teachers' club of the
Oak Street school held a baser Wednes
day afternoon and evening at the school
house, in the evening an excellent pro-
it rain waa given. Including vocal solo
by Miss Oladys Anderson and Mr. Flatter
and a reading by Mlas Bhlriey Harrison.
The high school male quartet gave sev
eral most enjoyable numbers. Tbe affair
was well attended and was a financial a
well aa a social success. The prooeede
will be used in furthering the work of
the Mothers' and Teachers' club.
Mrs. A. B. 8lpherd entertained at the
fortnightly meeting of the Tuesday His
tory club at her home on Tuesday after-1
r.oon. The club continued the study of I
Chile. Mrs. J. E. Marshall told of the
form of government and Mrs. .Charles I
Perdum of the educational and religion
of the country. Mrs. B. B. Snyder told
of the nitrate fields of Chile and Mra.
A. W. Tyler described some of Its chief
cities. Mr. W. H. Klllpack told of th
deserts, forest and Isjroons. The next
meeting of the club will be held Decem
ber U at the home of Mrs. Painter Knox.
Tiio December meeting of the Flower
mission waa held on Wednesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Donald Macrae,
hostesses for the afternoon being Mra.
Clifford Wolfe. Mra. Cert Bellinger. Mra
Robert Moth and Miss Katharine Keellne.
plans for the annual Christmas tree.
which Is to be aa extra large one. were
4staM(sd and verloua plana for charity
work were formulated. Tbe tree will be
at the armory the morning of the Mlh
and about l'J children will be th guests
of Santa Claus and the Flower mlaslon.
Late In tbe afternoon refreshments were
served by the hostesses.
Miss Olga Thompson entertained the
members of th Had a Beda Literary
ocluty at her home on Tuesday evening.
Tbe member were entertained by the
president and socta committee. The
entertainment was designated a a
Persian evii.g and the bouse waa moat
U tractive with oriental rugs, draperies
uid curios. Tt.e merobere of tbe club
sore pemlan costumes. The program for
IU evening was taken mostly from Omar
Kfcayyaro'a "ftubalyat." The poem was
Ciil-i-S into four parts and recited by
Esmond," "Pendennl" and "The New
ecmest" supplemented by readings from
Vanity Fair" and "The Book of Snobs."
Th December meeting of the Associ
ated Charities was hs!d Monday after
noon at the publlo library, at which time
th arrangements for th Christmas cele
bration for the children at th Creche
were completed. Mrs. Caroline Johnson,
the superintendent, reported that there
are at present forty-four children at the
Creche and that the expense for the last
month have been slightly In excess of
tb reoetpu. The members of the two
sewing circles are arranging for Christ
mas gifts for the children, some friend
taking the name of each child and agree
ing t provide for his Christmas. At
present there Is a Sunday school at the
Creche with about sixty members and
these children will be given a tree on
Christmas eve. The next meeting will
be th annual meeting for th election
of offloera and will be held at the home
of Mrs. W. It Dudley. A commute ap
pointed to assist Mrs. Dudley Include
Mrs, Charles T. Offloer, Mrs. 8. T. Mc-
Ate and Mrs. C. F. Kimball. Mrs. H. W,
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ready money. Open a charge account with, us, get your
gifts now and pay later in easy weekly or monthly pay
ments as suits your convenience. Our easy credit system
makese one dollar do the work of five in a cash store.
Oome in and see for yourself. Your credit is good with us
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Mala Floor. Oltr Vatlonal Bank Block.
09 OtTTK 1STK ITXXI, OMAHA.
Opposite Bargeas-jTaeh Co. separtmea Store.
The "Shop in haste" days are almost upon you. Don't
wait until the last minute to select your Christmas gifts.
Make your selections tomorrow. We will hold your pur
chases for future delivery or deliver them now just as
you please. Your payments will not begin until January.
For convenience of those who are busy during the day,
our store is open every night until Christmas.
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bend Her Flowers
For Christmas
Our stock of choice, fresh Cut
Flowers Is in Christmas readlneea.
Why not make your gift to her a
box of Parker's flower
BEAUTIFUL BLOOMING
POTTED PLANTS
Of all eeaaonaM varieties. They
make Ideal Xmaa gifts and add
greatly to the beauty of any home.
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PARKER
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xatiji o. rum,
411 goata. ISta. Street.
City Meuuaal eak Bldg.
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i . You c,n mo no mistske in selecting
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A fine Diamond Brooch and
Pendant is always an appro,
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sister or relative. Extra values
for Christmas presents.
TU4 Fancy Lace Brooch, hand
made. Fine solid gold, English
finish. Set with 1 fine genu
ine diamond and 4 fine pearls.
$15 $1.50 a Month
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Beady fee rreeeatattoa.
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gift combining utility and beauty, the Wrist Wstch is In
high favor this season. We are showing Wriat Watches
from fll.tt up.
104 Dainty vvnat waicn. uase and bracelet are now
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Mjaa Ui Tiiomion. Mrs. fcloff Had
v vuru my fw'Mfivw tit' lUn