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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1916. Society Notes Personal Gossip -.'- Entertainments -:- Club Doings NIIINN hi K I K RR1 OFF TO WAR Fair ladies look Rueful at" tad's in Khaki. Make Beady to leave" ' i Sooial Whirf. ; BRIDE-TO-BE . CHANGES , PLANS By MELtlFICIA June 22. - A troublesome little specter comes i crecDini into afternoon teas and bar- ties where women do congregate these days. I walk down the street and see a man in khaki -at. the . window of a passing street; car, or ' knots ot the brown-garbed men I standing at street corners or going some where as' if they had business, on hand.. A t ; ; ; .At dinner", tables! toys .who come (home from . business : sav: "lohn lVhat-you-caUrhim's folks Jfeel pretty laoiy mat ne nas ennstea. White - haired . fcrandmothers and- mdfathers say, "I remember when the young men of our town marched away to another. -was. V--. .js-.i When yotf. make your evening call on the Bride-torbe she considers the possibility of changing -the route of their,wedding journey fromCalifornia to the east. Everywhere the insidious' little spirit intrudes. ;.- Fair ladies are looking 'ruefulj for without Monsieur le Beau What shall we do? With whom-will we dance at tthe country clubs?- At whose side will we spin 'over the boulevards in the summer twilight?. .Shall we sit and twiddle our, thumbs while the moon light on the -water calls for sentiment and song? Ah, Such a thought I Hence, loathed melancholy! ' , Mack-Daniels Wedding. ' The Weddirig',of , Miss" Florence Daniels and' Mr". Edward Mack, both of Bancroft, was solemnized at the , . n 11 rr n nr in itAtinin, u.. i. Wednesday, at 2 o'clock. The Rev. A. E. Marsh officiated. At the con clusion of AUitsen's '"S oner nf thanksgiving," sung by Miss Hazel Ritchie of Lincoln, thr 1 nh.nn.;. Ivedding march was played by Miss rClaire Newmyer of Lyons for the entrance of the bridal party ...... ... ,u,viiu W1UIC . Georgette crepe, trimmed in white wm. inc onaai veil was held in place with lilies of the valley. She carried a shower bouquet of bride's roses. ' Her only ornament was a Vdiamond and nearl lavnl piannum, me gut ot tne groom. ' I.ittlp Titian riauf rrkei'n t U- bride, carried the ring ina Cala lily. Airs, nowara uramncn, tne bride s sister, was matrnn n hnnnr -xr,A x Ralph Mack, brother of the groom! was nest man.. After the ceremony-a reception was held at the tinme Af tU hr',A Ail , 7 . " v. . i w.t.iM nuu3 wcic m pinK L- ana white. Assisting at the reception -were members tf the Achoth sorority, of urere Mutfl I am M1-1.-1.Hte. A DU..I us JNeiign-or'"Wst"Hr,oint,-Hazel Hh n nf Walrhill H..l V1.U J anA Hf.'srr Wvmr, rt T m.h - Mil'- .ju,w. . miuvwu, mi,-' dred Cube of Schuyler and Margiier-: ne raney ot Bancroft; . Mesaames Francis Rivett oi . Florence-Mirfon-Farley of Brancroft. and; Blanche Rousey of Grand Jslancv'-v : Among those present from -oat' of town were: Mrs, J,. M'. . Gramlich;' Omaha; Mr. arid Mrs.;M.'t;' Eastom Walthill; Mr. and Mrs F.s Kiel son, Omaha; Miss Katherine Nielsorr, Omaha; Mrs. Harl Dodd, Randolph, 1. VTr Q -KV.I CI. xri. : Mrs. rv. A,,anaw, Kippey, la.; Mr: and Mrs. Herbert Easton, Ida Grove, . Ia.; Miss Claudia Townsend, Lincoln; Miss Casiie Daniels, Glenwood, la:; , Katherine Bristol, Oakland; -Mrs. William Biles and Miss- Edna Biles, renaer, ana : Mr, anaMrs. M. A. Atr. Marie naa rte-ert nMHnoalfr a Rflnrrnft fnr th last icrrif nA is now connected with a life insur ance company of Lincoln. Miss Dan tels is a graduate of the University School of music. Mr. and Mrs. Mack will make their home in Lincoln. In and Out of the Bee Hive. Mrs. Harold Feil has returned .to her home in Cleveland after a month's visit "with Omaha friends. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Sloman have returned from their honeymoon and are with the parents of Mrs. Sloman, m ir. v p f.;i i Miss Dorothy Sloman of Detroit, who came to Omaha for the Sloman Feil wedding, has, remained as a guest at the Feil home. . Miss Elizabeth D. Bertsch left yes terday for an extended visit to rela tives at Centreville and other points in Indiana and Ohio, - , Miss Elizabeth Elcock left yester day evening to spend the summer at her former home at Van Wert, 0. Boston, Mass., to visit her mother. She will also visit relatives at other' points in Maine and Massachusetts, Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Pope of. Oma ha are among the new arrivals at the Hotel Snapp in Excelsior Springs. ; Baron Astor's Son to Wed , -Mo RV;- yh T-" i' r " -ui.ua. i lAOy ; MERCER, KAJRN. ' London. Tune 22. Caotain. the Hon, John TacOb Astor. vouneer ion of the former William Waldorf Astor, now Baron Astor of Hever Castle, is soon to marry Lady Mercer Nairne, it was announced today. Young Astor, who is an officer in the First Life Guards and champion racquet player of the British army, was appointed by the king as a lieu tenant in the Life Guards in 1906. He was wounded in a battle in France early in the war, but the nature of his wounds was never disclosed. Press Club Luncheon. Mrs. Harry Payne," New York newspaper woman and guest of Mrs. C. T. Koantze, was the speaker at the Omaha Woman's Press club luncheon the union OUTFITTING CO. 16th and Jackaon Sta., Will put on apecial tale on SATURDAY, JUNE 24, A carWoad of mattresses and hundreds of pairs of pillows. J An oppartimltr ts kur tilth ant. mtt. imiiii .tld villow. .t DricM that will jnwn Mi .biolut. avfof to all pnrehai- m of at leaai ona-aaiz, ftiiiom amenta Itaclf thffefor., w. would urga all vrupectlv. bnym of th.M articl.. to talc, advantage of tha mtrem. low nrloM that wifl prevail durlna thle big onelar aaja. buy now for rear .relent a well ae your fuuir. needa and. at alwaya, . YOU MAKE YOUR OWN TERMS. by marriage of Mrs. Madeline Force Astor, who is to be married Thursday in car rtaroor to William R.. uick. He went through Eton and entered the English army in 1906. He gained fame in the army in 1908, when he won the racquet championship. He was appointed in 1913, aide-de-camp to Lord Hardings. His regiment was among the earliest sent with- the British forces to France. He holds title to $8,500,000 word of downtown Manhattan real estate, including the site of the old Astor House, the Exchange Court building and the office building at Noi. 8-12 Wall street. His father transferred it 'to him last July to escape inher itance taxes. He is heir, of course, to other vast properties upon his father's death.'; ; , The gazetting of young Astor in the Life Guards by King Edward was the first indication that his father, William Waldorf Astor, was acquir ing the royal favor he iiad long sought. , ; Lady Mercer Nairne is the widow of Lord Charles George Francis Mer cer Nairne, who was ' killed in the fighting in France, in October, 1914. He was a major in the First dragoons. Hise widow was Lady Violet Hary Elliott, daughter of the fourth earl of Minto, former viceroy of India. She spent much of her time in the United States when her father was governor general of Canada. i John Jacob Astor, jr., is a nephew ait the Fontenelle today. Other guests of the club were Mrs. Kountze and the' Misses May Mahoney, Fannie Myesrs,' Irene McKnight and Anne Johnston,. . Cpyers. were.pjaced; iipr .twentynye quests. Wiener Roast for Children. ;. -A hb'stiof boyi'.and .girls. had the time ot; their 'lives-as1 the guests of Mr.. -and Mrs. E: S. Rood of Elmwood parlr'.today, In' hbhor of - her small 'nieces, 'the Misses Charlotte- Smith sjnd Anne and Jane. McConnell, Mrs. flood irave a wiener roast for the ioungstersi , The rain-threatened to Morrison-Kenyon Wedding. guests at tunchron at the Field club today. The women were seated at a large U-shaped table adorned with Shasta daisies and coriopsis, a com bination of yellow and white, in Venetian baskets. Mrs. E.' Buckingham and Mrs. W. B. Wilkins entertained twentv-five at luncheon at the Field club in honor of Mrs. W. H. Alexander of Salt Lake, who is making a short stop here on her way home from New York, where sne has been visiting her daughter, The 'guests' were all old friends 'of Mrs. Alexander, who is a former resi dent of ' Omaha. Canterbury, bells were usea as tame decorations. ". Mrs'. C J. Baird Had four luncheon guests. Mr. and Mrs; C. L, Farnsworth will give a dhmcr for . twenty guests at j;he Field club Saturday evening. ' Notes of Interest. .j ' Miss Florentine Frances Pinkston of Omaha was graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, at Jordan Hall last Tuesday afternoon. She has completed the pianoforte course at America's old est and largest conservatory, having nau Aiirca uevoto as Her .principal teacher. Miss Pinkston has made several appearances iin concerts and recitals during her course in Boston. young, couple left for Kansas City. They will visit in Kansas and Colo rado and be at home after July 10 at 3028 Fowler avenue, where the bride's father now resides. Rev. O. D. Baltz ly performed the ceremony. W. W. Club. " Mrs. Louis Oldfield entertained the W. W. club yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Kelly won first prize in a clever little contest which was held. The members were seated at small tables decorated with pink roses and garden flowers. , ; i . spoil the plans and to ' oblige, them to change the frolic into a party in tne big card room ot the Colonial, but when 40:30 came, the hour, set for the start, the- sun shone bravelv. Mrs. Mabel Gray Smith, Miss Caliie McConnell, 'Mrs. U S. Sherman and Mrs;' Burgess assisted Mr. and Mrs.' Rood in the tare of the children.4 ': The invited guests 'Were-:"1 - .' MiHee ? ... p ' Mliab . 'Evelyn Cola, ; .. :Hlan Rofara, Virginia Frenaer.'", A Dorothy Ouckert, .Joeephtae Frenaer, . Helen Hontmorenoy, Margaret Baatman, Ruth Carpenter, Joeephlna Marpl., Gertrude Carpenter, Virginia Cotton, Ellaabeth Robleon, Ann Young, . . " . -? Franel. Roblnaon, Eleanor Scott, Dorothy Swltzer of Kathlyn Herdman, Fort Crook, Laura Bwltier of Fort Crook, . Delay Rloh, ff'redrleka Naah. Margaret Lee Bur- Vlrglnla Herdman, Virginia carllale, Charlena Dodd, Verna McCauley, ; Ilene Robblna, Virginia Pearea, ' Dorothy Sherman, Marjorle Panooaat, Helen Paneoaat, Lula Jonea, Maatera Bennle Cotton. Rlchara foung, Jack Coad, 8am Carllale, Charlea Haneen, . William Hynea, gee., ; Charlotte MacDonald, Wynne FalrSeld, I Virginia Barker, Dorothy Barnard. Maatera Francla Martin, Oeorga Martin, Kenneth Metcalf, ; Myron Hoohatetler, Auatln sturtevmjit. Dick Phllbln, Philip Montmorency, Charle. Dundy, William Poppleton, Gordon Smith, . Louie Carr, . John Hoe, Harold Olfford,. Kenneth Shepherd, ; Nelson Updike, AUxander Auatln, Toney Leermakera, Laurence Lake. Wedding Announcement. A very pretty. wedding took place this morning at 8 o'clock at the Kountze Memorial church', when Miss Alice Mabel Mansfield, daugh ter of Julius Mansfield, was united in marriage to Mr. Hugh Dillon Rob ertson. After the ceremony the Special Lace Curtain Sale . One Day Only, Saturday, June 24th Central . Furniture Store Hundreds of beautiul lace cur tains an entire shipment from one of America's foremost weav ers at less than mill prices. . Come to this sale on Saturday, June 24, expecting to find the greatest bargains you ever saw and you will not be disappointed. Our location, out of the high rent district, low- operating ex pense ai:d enormous purchasing power, enable us to save you money on every purchase, and, as usual, you make your own terms. ONE DAY ONLY JUNE. 24TH. ESSE The marriase of Miss Mvora Lu cille Kenyon and Mr. Clayton Fox Morrison took place jn All Saints church Wednesday, Rev. T. I. Mackay officiating. Miss Ada A. Morrison and Mr. Byron Kenyon at tended them. Members of both fam ilies were present. The young cou ple have gone east for a few weeks. At the Field Club. A match game of golf was played at the J Field club this morning be tween the women of Seymour Lake Country club and the former club. The visiting women golfers were: ! Meadamee Masdam , J. D. Ringer, John Mellen, John Bekln., , J. H .Parratt. L. H, Lord. H. C Townaend. ' . John Urfon, ; c. Mathaon. The home players were: Meadamee . Veedamea Blaine Young, J. W. TIIIeon. i. J11"1'!' W. H. .Walter.. , W. D. Clarke, . - ; M"- Wilbur G.. Brandt and Mrs. William H. Head entertained seventy Business Girls' Picnic. Two hundred business girls will hold a picnic at the Young Women's Christian association park , tonight. A picnic supper will be served by local church women and games will be a feature of the evening. The Young Women's Christian association will provide boats so that sport may be enjoyed also. At Happy Hollow Club. . Miss Ida Darlow, a bride of next week, was the honor guest at a lunch eon given at Happy Hollow club to day by Miss Mona Cowell. Pink spirea decorated the luncheon table, at which covers were placed for; Meedamei Meadamee t Lloyd Holaappte. MUee McFayden. Mteaee . . Mlaaea Ida Darlow, Marjorle Smith, Marlon Hamilton, Helen Smith, Eleanor Mackay, : Mona Cowell. Mrs. CT F. Weller was another luncheon hostess at the club today. tier guests were: , .. : Meadamee. . Meadamee.. J. F. Flack, r. H. OrlKin. , L. D. Neleon. TV. H Ciarratt. J. W. Griffith, A. J. Dinning, , A. H. Hippie. O. C. Holmea, Mlaa Joaephlne Hoyer. Miss Helen Drummond entertained at a bridge-luncheon at the club to day. Miss Drummond's guests were: aieiaamee Meadamee Karl F. Adaml, Jamee Drummond. Mlaaee Mleea. Anna MoCague, Helen Soeeneon. Mary Bourn., Blliaboth Charlton, babel McMillan. Edna Cole. The guest of Mrs. Peter Elvad at luncheon were: Meidamee Meadamea E. Ar Beardeley. ' ' ' Paul Thomae Dora Jahaaon, of Council Blufff. Mieeee Mlaaea Margaret Beardiley. Alice Myeri. Ruth Beardiley, Mrs. L. M. Holliday will have twenty guests at luncheon at Happy Hollow club on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Weller will en tertain eleven guests at dinner at the club Saturday evening. Bridge Party for Guests. ,,' ' V " Mrs. George Dingman gave an aft ernoon bridge today .. complimentary to Mrs. H. S. Purvis and Mrs.. A, H. Nabstedt of Des Moines, guests of Mrs. L. M. Holliday, and for Mrs. Lockwood of Chicago, guest of Mrs. A. W. Sydney. Garden flowers were used in the decorations and four ta bles were placed for the game. Other than the honor guests and their hos tesses, those present were: . Meadamee Meadamee C. Robertson, W. R. Overmyer, m C. F. Stegner, '- Sam Mathaon, F. R. Roblnaon, Harry Hutehtnaon. C. H. Shearer, C. Both well. Paul Havens, Joaeph Barker Sd, T J. Donahue, - Henry Forester, At the Country Cub. i The Misses Elizabeth and Meliora Davis gave a small luncheon at the club today. . Mrs. George Haveraticlc will have eight guests and Miss Agnes Russell ten guests at luncheon at the Country club Friday, For the week-end dinner-dance the F. P. Kirkendalls .will have twenty two guests; A. H. Sibbernsen, four; and Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. Page, fourteen guests. Luncheon for Visitors. Miss Alice Coad entertained at an informal luncheon at her home today in, honor of Miss Lucile Mistrot of Galveston,. Tex., who is spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. J. C. THAHTED NURSE IS MARRIED TO AH I0WAN. Flood Conditions In Montana and Idaho Are Serious Spokane, Wash., June 22. Flood conditions continued today in western Montana and northern Idaho, due to heavy rains and, the melting of una sual', deep snow banks in the moun tains. Tbe Kalispell division of the Great Northern railroad is under water sev eral leet east of the town of Bonner's i Ferry, Idaho, a big log jam acting as a dam in the Kootenai river. The ; ,wn of Kalispell, Mont, still was isolated early today. , Cboteau, Mont., has suffered heavy damage through the Teton river bursting its hanks, wrecking the sew er system and camalsg the water plant. Reports from Great Falls, Mont, were that the tributaries of, the Mis souri were ncaririg high water mark. several bridges already have gone out and residents in the lowlands have been warned of an impending flood. At Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, the Koo- :nai river was reported to have r ched the crest of the flood, boats being freely used in the business sec tion. .. : . Tire George A Hpickaim Miss' Anna Lamb, a well known nurse of this city, and Mr. George A. Hyndman of Cumberland, la., were very quietly married at the home of tne bride on Hawthorne avenue Wednesday evening. Rev. . Titus Lowe pronounced the ring ceremony in the presence of a few intimate friends. - Mr. and Mrs. Hyndman left at once for a trip east and will be at home to their friends after July 15, at Cumber land, Ia. Start the Summer With Music and it will follow you all the year! . The main thing is to get started. We are doing all we can to help. For a six day period we agree to in stall in your city or sum mer home a Brand New 88-Note Player Piano, guaranteed for 25 veara. at factory-to-home price, which means a saving of $100 to $150 when compared with players of other make. THE SCHMOLLER & MUELLER PLAYER PIANO together with a beautiful Bench, Scarf land Selection of, Music for -- $500 4 We have made the "ways and means" very simple: A small initial payment and $2.50 a weekis all you need. ' Please feel free to come to our' store and examine the instrument., Play it yourself and ask any questions that may be in your mind. : v . y f This offer is worth very serious consideration If you wish to make your home a musical home,' this is your chance. , -. , , -. . . SCHMOLLER & MUELLER PIANO CO. . 1311-13 FARNAM ST., OMAHA, NEB; ; ! - , The Urfe.t R.tail.r. of Pianos in the) World. Established 1 889. Store Closes 5 p. m., Excepting Saturdays, 9 p. m. Kinsler. ' Bouquets of pink snap dragons made charming decorations. Bridge Luncheon. ' .' As a compliment to Mrs. James R. Blakeney of Kansas City. Mrs. Arthur A. Daly entertained at a bridge lunch eon today. A profusion or garden flowers decked tha house.' Eitrht ta bles were placed for the guests. Those present were: Meadamee ' J. J. Caaey, F. Klufmlre, , Rober Parka, ' Miles B. Welsh,.' Dels Moltett, bee Wilson, ' l R. B- Condon,' Madeline Dohan, Marfaret Parke, Katherine Parke, Margaret O'Toole, Tereea O'Cennall, Anna Welsh, Katherine gehaU, Laura Petereen, I Meadamea Tern Uehaa, Tom Sheehy, Patrick Sheehy, Karl Wallln, . William Johnson. Jamee a. Blakeney ; of Kanaas City. Mlaaea Oeoraina Davis, Adele Davis, . . Kelle Weleh, Nolle Walsh, May Walsh, Afnoe Walsh, Caaele Riley, Agnaa Riley,. Twin Mothers Give Up Sons for the War Two mothers who are twin sisters gave up three of their sons to the col ors. They are Mrs; Luetta Weigel, 2709 Farnam, and Mrs. Lucetta Lo gan of 1901 California street. Their sons all belong to Company D, and they enlisted Monday. They are Carl and Jack Weigel and Thurs ton Logan.- Carl Weigel is the crack Young Men's Christian association athlete. , "Do you like t see your boys go?" "You bet," promptly answered the sisters in chorus. "It's the highest honor they could possibly achieve!" "I am glad I had two boys to give my country," Mrs. Weigel declared. She has another grown son, "Bob" Weigel, one of the fast Associated Press telegraph operators. He will not join until war is actually declared, and then he will go as a wireless op erator, i He was recently married. Claims to Be the First War Bride Grand Island, Neb., June 21. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Robert McAllister, wife of the captain of the militia company now being organized in this city, lays claim to being the first war bride Of this community, Mr. and Mrs. McAllister- were mar ried about three weeks ago, arid Mr. McAllister's first matter of business upon his return from the honeymoon trip Monday was to take up the or ganisation of the eompany. Mrs. Mc Allister is a trained nurse, and may enlisti in the" service. ; Countess Nadi Torby, Who ia to marry Prince George of Battenberg, wears her . engagement ring on the third finger of her right hand, and wilt also wear hes wedding ring there, in accordance with the Russian cus tom, i , ' ' ' ' ' : . You can wear and own a beautiful-. 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Later he took up the writing of higher class juvenile works, pub lishing more than 100 booksso many, in fact, that he had himself forgotten the exact number. In his declining years he was proudest of the school histories he had written, for which Princeton gave him the de gree of A. M. His home was in Up per Montclair, N. J. - MILKING PROCESS WAS REVERSED BY THESE COWS When Sophus I. Jensen bought four cows, paying $770 for them, he also Sot a guarantee that they would pro uce fifty gallons of milk a day, In stead, the cows required a milk diet. On account of this, a jury in district court awarded him damages of $770 against Daniel H. Moss, from whom the animals were purchssed. U7 ' Framed $1 JI A. Dospe Co. 1515-1515 Dciflu St HOTELS AND RBtORTt. 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We are forced to raise prices or sacrifice quality, and ,NEEI0 QUALITY WILL NEVER BE LOWERED The same cause may compel an advance in the retail prices of other Nemo models in the near future. - - - ICOn BKOS.. Mm, t NKMO CORSETS, Abes Ymk