The Omaha Sunday
Bee
PAilT TWO
SOCIETY
PAGES ONE TO EIGHT
TART TWO
SOCIETY
PAGES ONE TO EIGHT
VOL. XLV NO. 28.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DKCKMBKH 2C, 191.").
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Calendar of Club Doings
Tuesday
South Omaha Woman's club, literature de
partment, Library hall, 2:30 p. m.
Donation day, old people's home.
Wednesday
women's Christian Temperance Union, Fran
ces Williard society, Mrs. George W. Covell,
hostess, 2 p. ni.
Thursday
omaha Woman's Press club Hotel Loyal. 1
p. m.
OAVE Nebraska UaDles:
With this cry on their lips, Nebraska
O clubwomen are beginning preparations
for the obserrance of "Baby Health"
week, starting March 4. 1916.
The movement for a national baby health week
originated with Mrs. Percy B. Pennybacker of
Texas, and was launched by the General Feder
ation of Women's clubs, of which she is president.
When in Norfolk for the last annual meeting of
the state federation, Mrs. Pennybacker outlined
her plans in person.
Miss Julia Latbrop, head of the children's bur
eau of the department of labor, was most en
thusiastic in favoring the plan, and ias lent gov
ernmental aid to the work. The clubwomen are
especially proud as a result, for this is the first
time the federal government has co-operated with
the clubwomen in any such endeavor.
"Baby Health week Is to be the first, general
jopular expression of the scientific attitude of pre
vention rather than cure, as applied, to infant life,"
says Miss Lathrop. "Science has no value unless
it Is applied to life, and the children's bureau has
ijo value unless we can gather the Information,
prepare It In intelligible form, and get it to the
people who want It and who need it.
"Whatever the social and medical causes of
babies' deaths, there Is Immediate opportunity tc
reduce the present death rate by using methods
that we know and understand. If babies are well
born and well cared for, the death rate will dts
r.ppear to the vanishing point."
To this end, the children's bureau has gotten
out a special bulletin with practical suggestions for
w'wljser iBfcwbaby week in communities frdiffcrent
uses, drawn from the experiences of communities
where local baby week campaigns have been held.
Demonstration of the gospel of how to save,
tables has been left to the health, civics and home
economics departments of the state federations.
In Nebraska, therefore, the work Is In the
bands of Mrs. K. R. J. Ed holm, state health chair
nan as well as the - Nebraska representative of
Miss Lathrop's burean; Mrs. Hugh La Master of
Tecumseh, civics chairman, and Mrs. A. E. Davis
sen of Lincoln, who besides betng home economics
chairman, is bead of that department at the Agri
cultural college of the University of Nebraska.
Mrs. Davlsson is especially concerned In this
work, and at a recent meeting of the Omaha
Woman's club, which she addressed, voiced several
Instances of infant mortality, as a result of ignor
ance of the care of babies by young mothers.
A conference of these three chairmen was ar
ranged for Omaha early In the month, but on ac
count of the Illness of Mrs. La Master, the meet
ing was postponed, to be held In Lincoln, early in
January. . Immediately after this conference, work
cn Nebraska's obesrvance of baby week will be
launched.
Women's clubs In every city, town and ham
let will be urged to observe baby health week lq
some manner.
Exhibits patterned after the child labor exhibit
held at the court house last year by Miss Josephine
schenbrenner, under the auspices of the national
child labor committee, is one of the Ideas that Mrs.
Kdholm has in mind. It includes charts, photo
graphs and other articles which demonstrate the
idea.
Literature bearing on the subject will be got
Un out by the children's bureau, and many women's
clubs will arrange special programs, and In some,
even pageants will be gotten up to present the Idea
forcibly.
For smaller towns, the suggestion has been
made that mass meetings at which the speakers
should Include health officers and prominent offi
cials, should be held.
"The children's bureau is ready to co-operate,
with any community in the country that wants to
bold a baby week, especially those where there are
do federated clubs,", says Miss Lathrop.
State health officials in almost every state of
the union have already written offering help In
promoting baby weeks in their states.
For the Omaha Woman's club, Mrs. Edholm,
vxho Is also health chairman for this organization;
Mrs. F. J. Burnett of the home economics depart
ment, and Mrs. F. J. Birss, civics chairman, will
be In charge of arrangements for the observance
locally.
On New Year's day, the Omaha Woman's club
resumes Its activities by a large reception to IU
members and their husbands, at the residence of
Mrs. Edward Phelan. The following day, the
memorial service instituted during the administra
tion of Mrs. C. W. Hayes will be held in the audi
torium of the Young Women's christian association,
between 1:10 and 4 p. m. Mrs. T. J. Gist of Falls
City, a prominent figure In stale women's club
dom and a gifted speaker, will give the memorial
address, musical numbers for which will be by
Walter Graham.
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Additional Club News on l'age Hix.
Personal Likeness of Two Well Known Omaha
Women that Has Often Confused Their Friends and
Affords the Ladies Themselves Much Amusement
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MRS. WATTLES!"
The silvery-haired, kindly gray-eyed
woman addressed, turned to the
speaker.
"I I! Pardon me, I thought you
were Mrs. Wattles!" But it wasn't.
It was Miss Kate A. McHugh, formerly principal
of the Omaha High school, and the most beloved
of all Omaha educators, as well as president of the
Drama league.
Now, reverse the situation.
"Miss McHugh!"
Another silvery-haired woman with eyes Just a
trifle deeper than the first woman's, turned to the
speaker.
"O-h-h, I beg your pardon, but I mistook you
for Miss McHugh!"
But It was Mrs. Gurdon W. Wattles, wife of
the well known street railway magnate.
These situations have occurred so many times
for bo many years that their number la legion. In
deed it is a most striking resemblance in form,
features, shape of the face, color of hair and eyes
and even in their dignified, though gracious man
lier, that exists between these two well known
Cmaha women.
Not casual acquaintancea, but persons who have
known each of the women for years, often mistake
the one for the other. .
Mrs. Wattles tells of scores of Miss McIIugh's
former students at the high school who accost her
with a glad "How-do-you-do," not meant for her
at all.
At teas, lectures and the theater, In fact
wherever they go, the same mistake is always mad.
Paul Hoagland once engrossed Mr. Wattlea ia
a lengthy educational discussion, thinking aha was
Miss McHugh all the while.
At the time that Miss McHugh waa principal of
the high school, Mrs. Wattlea waa one of a boi
party at a local theater one evening. The produc
tion was not a light one but then, neither waa It
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a Shakespearian presentation or anything particu
larly "highbrow" with which things Miss McHugh
l:i principally identified, when a woman in the au
d.ence was heard to remark:'
"I am surprised that the principal or the high
si hool attends theater parlies and so many social
functions. She can't bo fresh for her work the
next morning and it Ixn t such an excellent ex
rmplo to set for on ti k school girls, anyway." But
I: wasn't Miss Mll.i&)i rt all, though the woman
didn't know It. It was Mrs. Wattles.
Away back In the days of the exposition, Mrs,
Wattles says they were taken for each other so
much. At the time Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt was
Icre, Mrs. Wattles wss with her a great deal, since
Mrs. Catt and Mr. Wattles were old classmates at
Ames college In the days when the now famous
suffrage leader was Miss Carrie Lane.
In the "morgue" of The Bee, there is a photo
graph of Mrs. Wattles teken at a reception given
In honor of Mrs. Cntt, who with the late Mrs.
deorge Ti'den and Mrs. Damon, also appear in the
picture. When the photograph was resurrected
lust the o'.her day, evry one In the editorial rooms,
ol The Bee vowed the photograph was that of Miss
McHugh, although the Identification on the re
verse of the picture proved that It was Mrs.
Wattles.
Another photograph of Mrs. Vattles taken be
fore her hair was tinged with sliver, Impresses one
as a youthful picture of Kate McHugh.
Miss McHugh also tells of numerous Instances
when she was taken for Mrs. Wattles, "especially
when I have my good clothes on," she laughingly
itmarked.
Both Miss McHugh and Mrs. Wattles them
selves recognlio their strong resamblaflce to each
other.
PIC HUGH
SOCIETY
Society the Coming Week
Monday
Treis Kaldeka dancing party, Chambers' acad
emy. Oberlln Glee club concert, St. Mary's Congre
gational church.
Rehearsal for Smith college playlet, Y. W. C.
A., 10 a. ni.
Dinner party. Miss Dorothy Wright, hostess.
Luncheon for Miss Helen Rhodes of Chlcsgo
and Miss Vlvienne Barkalow, Miss Stella
Robinson, hostess.
Tuesday
Dance at Hotel Fontenelle for Joseph, Ray and
Wlllard Millard, given by Mr. and Mrs.
Barton Millard.
Cornwell-Trlmble wedding.
Lea Hiboux banquet and smoker, Henshaw
hotel.
Dinner at Hotel Fontenelle given by Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Page.
Dinner for Mr. and Mrs. F. 8. Cowglll, Mra. E.
W. Nash, hostess.
Tuesday Bridge club. Miss Gertrude MeU,
hostess.
Luncheon for Miss Wilma Damon, Miss Nell
Ryan hostess.
Luncheon for Miss Louise Fort of Chicago,
Miss Elizabeth Barker, hostess.
Auction bridge party, given by Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Sherman.
Bridge party for llss Myra Cole of Atlantic
City, given by Mr. and Mrs. John T. Brown
lee. Wednesday
Wilson-Moore wedding.
Dance for Miss Olga Met, given by Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Metx. '
Nevln-Damon wedding.
Dinner and theater party for Miss Helen Smith.
given by Mr. and Mrs. A. C. 8mlth.
!es Hiboux dancing party. Chambers' academy.
Luncheon for Miss Harriet Walters, Mrs.
Frank Walters, hostess.
Brandels matinee party, Miss Marlon Hamll-
ton,toetess.
Thursday
Subscription club dance, Turpln's academy.
Dinner for Miss Eleanor McGllton, given by
" Mr. and Mrs. E. O. McGllton. . . .r
Dinner-dance fof Edward and Virginia Cro-
foot, Mrs. E. W. Nash, hostess.
Dinner party for Mr, and Mrs. Frank S. Cow
gill,' given by Mr. and Mrs. Charles T.
Kountxe.
Tea dansant for Miss Florence Neville and Mr.
Eugene Neville, Mrs. Elmer Neville, hostess.
Phi Lambda Epstlon dance, Rome hotel.
Luncheon at Commercial club for Mrs. R. E
II. Stevens of Syracuse, given by Equal
Franchise society.
Friday
New Year's Eve celebration at Hotel Fon
tenelle, Omaha club, University club.
Tea for house party of Lincoln girls, given by
Miss Ruth McDonald.
Dancing party, Mlsa Grace Slabaugn and Mis".
Margaret Williams, hostesses.
jt Mara club dance, Turpln'a academy.
vjlVs" dancing club .Elks' club rooms.
La Salle club dance, Chambera' academy.
Dundee Friday Dancing club, Harte hall.
Orpheum theater parties.
Afternoon bridge,' Miss Mabel Allen, hostess.
Watch party for Harmony club, given by Mr.
and Mrs. E. A. Benson.
Smith college play, Y. W. C. A., 3 p. ni.
Orpheum party and supper at Fontenelle for
Miss Florence Hill of Lincoln, by Mr. and
Mrs. Hardin Bean.
Saturday
Korsmeyer-Tukey wedding.
Phi Delta Theta fraternity dance, Turpln'a
academy.
B'nal B'rlth dance, Chambers' academy.
Tea for Miss Dorothy and Miss Janet Hall,
Mrs. R. 8. Hall, hostess.
Tea for younger set, Miss Alice Duval, hostess.
University club dance.
Lea Amies Whist club, Miss Sophia Rauber,
hostess.
THE festivities of the week so gaily an
nounced last Sunday with the debutante
set In prominence came to a sudden halt
at noon Thursday.
It waa a week of guests for Omaha so.
f iety, and from all cities they seemed to come, wel
comed and bidden, according to man'a proposing.
But another guest was coming, unheralded and
unwelcomed, while all the time the floors were wax
ing for the dancers' feet, the flowers were culling
for the debutante's decking, and the musician
tuned their Instruments for the hour of playing.
Cancelled on the week's calendar stands out
the debutante ball of Monday evening like an
unfinished picture It appears, as something beau
tiful about to be realised, when Death stayed the
hand before Its canvas.
The social plans for the coming week are prin
cipally pre-debut affairs of the school set home
for the holiday vacation. Many of the events will
te more of the nature of reunions than festivities.
It will be a week, too, when the boy will come Into
Lis own socially, and have things pretty much his
own way; so, being the week of the boy, there will
te more or less action to distinguish events. Boys
like to dance. It they can't go on the track or Into
the field, so there will be dancing.
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