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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 12, 1916.
What
Women Are
Doing in the World
"Memories" is the name given the
historical review of twenty years' ac
iivity on the part of the Omaha
Woman's club. Mrs. Eward Johnson
compiled the history of the admini
strations of Lucy 1. Savage, Frances
M. Ford, Harriet C. Towne, Ella W.
Peattie, Lillian R. Harford, Henrietta
1. Smith, Ida V. Tilden, Jennie E.
Keysor, Emma P. Cole, Mary G. An
rews, Amelia H. Somers, her own ad
ministration and that of Viola J.
Cameron, dating back to 1893. Mrs.
E. M. Syfert, president cf the club,
compiled the history of the term of
office of Mrs. C. W. Hayes, during
which time she was secretary. Photo
graphs of each of the presidents are
an interesting part of the booklet,
which is bound in the club colors,
,- yellow, with a silver monogram.
Mrs Peattie is now an author of
note and Mrs. Ford is connected with
the children's page of the Chicago
Daily News, both women making
their home in Chicago.
Mrs. Savage, Mrs. Tilden and Mrs.
N. H. Nelson, the late president, have
passed away. Mrs. Andrews is living
in Minneapolis, and Mrs, Keysor has
moved away, otherwise the club presi
dents are familiar figures at meetings
today.
Educational day will be observed
by Benson P. E. O. sisterhood Mon
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
W. A. Wilcox. Mrs. J. T. Pickard is
in charge of the program.
Mrs. P. M. Pritchard, president of
' the Omaha Story Tellers' league, is
leader of the program on "The Bo
hemian girl," which will be . given
Thursday afternoon with Miss Ruth
Thompson at the Merriam. Miss
Eleanor Nevin will tell the story of
the opera while Mrs. Pritchard will
give the biography of the composer,
Mrs. O. S. Chittenden will tell a se
lected story.
Miss Vera Du Bois will conduct
story telling hour, following the busi
ness meeting of the South Omaha
Woman's club, Tuesday afternoon, at
Library hall. This will be an open
program in charge of the literature
department. Mrs. Walter Hill will
entertain the music department Sat
urday afternoon, Mrs. Anna Bratron
will give a talk on "Evolution of the
Orchestra," and Mrs. Bruce Mc
Culloch will give current events. Mrs.
Earl Brown, Mrs. Leo Wilson and
Miss Jeaane Lee will read papers on
McDowell, Gaynor and Chadwick.
, Old People's Home inmates will be
the recipients of a good deal of kindly
attention Wednesday from the Wo-
- man's club of the Railway Mail Serv
ice. The annual fruit shower of about
sixty quarts of canned and preserved
fruit will take place this day besides
which the clubwomen have arranged
' k fine musical program for the old
people. Miss Luella Allen's violin
orchestra will give numbers. Miss
Abbott and Mrs. Gamble will sing
and there will be numerous readings.
Mrs. J. G. Hart is in charge of the
program while Mrs. J. K. Bittinger
has charge of the refreshments.
"Economy in Dress" will be urged
by Mrs. Henry Bayer, president of
the Monmouth Park Mothers' club,
at a meeting Tuesday at 2:30 o'clock
in the school auditorium. Mrs. "Gus"
Miller will give a reading and a re
ception to Miss Elizabeth Rooney,
the principal, and teachers, will fol
low. , , .
Phillips' "Ulysses" will be dis
cussed by Miss Kate A. McHugh,
president of the Drama league, Tues
day at 4 o'clock at the public library.
Mrs. O. A. Scott, president of the
Clio club, will entertain the members
Wednesday afternoon at her home.
Mrs. W. D. Percivat will lead the
study program.
Shakespearean women will again
provide the program for the oratory
department, Omaha Woman's club,
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at
Metropolitan hall. Following this,
there will be an informal luncheon
for new members of the department.
The parliamentary practice depart
ment meets the same afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. '
Mrs George B. Darr, leader, of the
program for the literature depart
; ment, will review Booth Tarkington'a
"Seventeen," at the meeting Wednes
day morning at 10 o'clock. Mrs. W,
S. Knight gives a resume of the
Hoosier writers.
Mrs. Edgar Allen heads the Wo
man's club committee for co-operation
with the Franco-Belgian Relief
tocietv. Mrs. F. B. Brvant is the as
sistant chairman and Miss Loa How
ard, treasurer. Wednesday after-
toons, between 1 :30 and 5. Woman s
club mimbers help in making band-
aces at the rranco-neigian quarters.
Last Wednesday afternoon the wo
men made 52 eight-yard bandage
rolls and 120 guaze bandages.
Mrs. Mary I. Creigh, the vice presi
dent, will preside at the "Mothers'
and "Daughters' Day" program at
Metropolitan clubhouse, Thursday
afternoon at Z:JU. Club mothers and
their daughters, a list of whom was
given last week, and young women in
the club, whose mothers reside else
where, will be present and there wilt
be an informal discussion bearing on
what the younger women would like
to take up in club work. Mrs. E. M.
Syfert, the president, is jubilant over
the interest being shown by younger
women and the increase in the num
ber of college women who are signi
fying interest in Woman's club af
fairs. Mrs. 0. W. Malstrom will ar
range the program and a tea will fol
ow. Miss Katherine Green 'of Lincoln,
tate chairman of the national com
mittee, for ' Children of the Republic"
work, will be the speaker for Omaha
chapter Daughters of the American
Revolution, Tuesday at 2:30. o'clock
at the home of Mrs. F. J. Hoel, 110
South Thirty-fourth street. Miss
Green comes to promote the work of
patriotic education amona- forieen
' children. Major Isaac Sadler chapter
members will be guests of Omaha
chapter. Miss Kuth Ganson will
sing and Miss Julia Newcomb will
(ive readings.
Tennyson chapter of the Chautau
qua circle meets Monday at 2:30
t o'clock with Mrs. E. Benedict, 3520
Dodge. Roll call response will be
facts about Bulgaria. Mra. W. A.
George leads the lesson on chapters
WILL TALK DSESS TO THE
MOTHERS' CLUB.
ft yL w
"Economy in Dress" will be urged
by Mrs. Henry Bayer, president of
the Monmouth fark Mothers, club,
in a talk she will give before the
club Tuesday. Mrs. Bayer attributes
a large percentage of high school
girls' failure notices to too much
time spent in planning and thinking
about clothes. The average high
school girl overdresses, Mrs. Bayer
asserts.
11 and 12 of the "German Empire
Between Two Wars," while Mrs. F.
H. Wray has charge of the lesson on
chapters four and five of "Founda
tions of Modern turope. Mrs. C. C.
Cox will read a paper on German
literature.
Mrs. Charles Thiem has charge of
the program for the monthly meet'
ing of Miller Park Mothers circle,
Wednesday at 3:30 o'clock fc the
school auditorium.
Chapter B. P. of the P. E. O. sister
hood, will hold a business meeting
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. U. U. Brown, HU South .twenty-eighth
street
Garfield Circle club will meet with
u L'l t; t.. .. , k..
home, , 3715 North Twenty-second
street
"Tolstoy" will be the subject of the
drama section, Association of Col
legiate Alumnae, when it meets Mon
day at 4 o'clock with Mrs Stephen
Davies. This is the meeting post
poned from last Thursday. Mrs.
Philip Horan has charge of the pro
gram.
Leaders and chairmen of the var
ious neighborhood bible study classes
of the city are to hold their regular
meeting at the Young Men's Chris
tian association auditorium Monday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Mra. D.
A. Foote. the city leader, will give
a review of the first six lessons,
covering the bible as a whole, the his
tory of the bible times, the dispensa
tions and the book of Genesis, as a
whole, and chapters one and two of
Genesis. ,
The B. L. S. club of Benson will
have a card party and luncheon
Thursday at the home of Mrs. R. B.
Wilson on Main street
Benson Woman's club met for a
musical Thursday in the Rouse Edi
son room. Mrs. H. L. Rivett lead
and Mrs. F. L. Oliver and Mrs. N, H.
Tyson gave papers, which were in
terspersed by selections an the fcdi-
son. Miss Emma McRae of Omaha
gave an account of a personal inter
view with Charles Wakefield Cad-
man, an American composer of In
dian music
The Baptist Missionary circle will
meet Thursday at the home of Mrs.
B, Fletcher.
More than 100.000 churches and
other religious organizations are ex
pected to observe Tuberculosis Sun
day on December 3 or 10, this year
making the aeventh annual participa
tion of religious bodies in an inten
sive, campaign to educate the public
on the subject of tuberculosis. '
J he National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tubercu
losis sponsors the observance.
It is estimated that last vear 2.000..
000 pieces of literature were distrib
uted during tuberculosis week, a
half million of .which were sent out
by the National association. This
year the association has prepared a
sermon on "Indifference to Tuber
culosis" and a' pamphlet entitled
"Talking Points on Tuberculosis."
The Society of American Widows
holds its weekly meeting Friday eve
ning at 7:45 o clock at 206 Crounse
building. .
E. P. McDonald will lead the parli
amentary practice class of the Omaha
Woman's club Tuesday afternoon on
the subsidiary motion.
Prairie Park Needlecraft club will
be entertained Tuesday afternoon by
Mrs. James Atwood, 2568 Fowler
avenue,
Mra. J. J. Hess will give a synopsis
of Lowells "Vision of Sir Launfal"
Tuesday afternoon, when the Sermo
club meets with Mra. George Gear-
narat .
West Side Women's Christian
Temperance Union will hold a rallv
at the home of Mrs. William Vickery,
him soutn r my-ioiirtn street, ihurs
day. Superintendents of departments
will plan the coming year's work.
U. S. Grant Woman's Relief corps
will present the George R. Custer
corps with a flag Tuesday afternoon
at Memorial hall in honor of the.
largest membership ever gained by
that chapter. The Grant corps will
attend in a body and its patriotic in
strutor, Mrs. Lillian T. Eddy, will
present the flag.
Miss Nellie McClung, noted Cana
dian suffragist, will be the first suf
frage speaker in the new campaign
in Nebraska. Miss McClung will
speak at the Brandeis theater, No
verber 29. To arrange the details
for the lecture, Mrs, J. M. Metcalf
has called a general meeting of the
Equal Franchise society for Tuesday
The Busy Bees
WHICH Busy Bee can write the best Thanksgiving story?
Will it be a boy or a little girl?
Will he or she be of the Red side or the Blue?
A special prize book is offered for the best Thanksgiving
story received by the Busy Bee editor before November 27,
and the editor is consumed with curiosity to know the answers
to these questions. You have about two weeks in which to write and send in
your story, so get busy, boys and girls.
Any story of interest about Thanksgiving time will be considered in
this contest. You may write what you have to be thankful for; what you
are doing to give some one else a happy Thanksgiving; how you will
spend Thanksgiving; what you are going to have for Thanksgiving dinner,
that is, if mother will tell you in advance; and a host of like subjects.
Mary Goldenstein of the Red side won the orize book this week. Harold
Towle of the Red side and Flora
mention.
Little Stories
(Prize Story.)
By Mary B. Goldenstein, Aged 12,
Glenville. Neb. Red Side.
I am going to tell of an adventure
I had when I was about 6 years old.
I used to like to play with fire. One
day I found an old candle that my
brother had dropped. I picked it up
and got a match and took it upstairs
I lit the candle and set it on the floor.
I heard someone talking outdoors, so
I raised the window and looked out.
The candle was near the window,
and as I turned around my dress
caught afire. I hit it against the cur
tain and the curtain caught afire. 1
was very frightened, and I screamed,
bdt, as my parents were used to my
yelling around the house, they paid
no attention. I shuts-the door and
ran downstairs. I was afraid that I
would be severely punished, so I ran
into my mother's bedroom, and shut
the door, rearing that my mother
would come in and see me, I crawled
under the bedclothes.
My mother in the sitting room
thought she smelt fire. She went up
stairs and saw smoke coming from
under the door. She ran inside and
saw two curtains burning, and a cot
ton blanket, and the floor was begin
ning to burn. She smothered the
flames and brought the burnt things
downstairs. Then she came into the
bedroom. The sight of my frightened
face made her drop the little switch
she had intended to whip me with.
That experience Cured me of playing
with fire. One can still see the
marks of the fire on the window
casing and floor.
(Honorable Mention.) ,
Fell Off Pony.
By Harold Towle, Aged 9 Years,
Weeping Water, Neb. Red Side.
Once noon a time I was riding my
pony. I went down after the cows.
As 1 was coming back 1 went under a
tree. Just as I was coming under it a
great big limb hit me in the face. It
knocked me off my pony. I took the
bridle off my pony and went to the
house. My nose was bleeding and so
was the rest of my face. My mamma
washed my face and put some listerine
on my face. It hurt and I jumped up
and down on the floor. It was a week
before my face was healed up. I have
a scar on my face yet. One time be
fore that, too, my papa had a runaway
with the pony and another horse.
They busted the double-trees and put
one of the wheels out of shape. He
tried to get out, but he tripped and fell
on the wheel. He had to walk with a
stick for about three or four days.
(Honorable Mention.)
Tom and Policeman.
By Flora Mark, Aged 9 Years, 220
worm second street, council
-: Bluffs, la. Blue Side.
Once there was a boy named Tom.
This boy was generally good, but once
in a while he was disobedient.
One day his mother said: "Tom, I
am going down town and I want you
to stay home.
torn didn t like the idea of stavinor
home, ao he thought he would go for
a walk and be home before his,
mother. He took his hat and ran down
the hill. He had wandered for about
an hour when he got tired and
thought he would go home. He
thought he was taking the right road
noun, out wandered tarther. He
started to cry, but ran on. '
rretty soon he saw a noliceman
coming toward him. The policeman
asked him why he was crying. "I I
morning at 10:15 o'clock at the Hotel
rontenelle. Following this, there will
be an executive board meeting.
The Omaha Women's Christian
Temperance union will have a called
meeting at the Young Men's Christian
association Monday at 2:30 p. m.
The vocational guidance section.
Association of Collegiate Alumnae.
announces a series of highly instruc
tive vocational talks to be, given at
Central High school. Mrs. Kate A.
McHugJi, formerly principal of Cen
tral High, will inaugurate the series
with a talk to the girls Wednesday on
teaching, luesday, November 21,
C H. English, recreation suoervisor.
will address both boys and girls on
opportunities in the recreation field.
November 28 E. H. Herminghaus talks
on "Landscape Architecture"; De
cember 6 Miss Lillian B. Stuff to girls
on ''Nursing"; December 12, Dr.
Hugh Whipple on Dentistry, and
December 19, C. H. Todd on "In
terior Decoration."
Talks on Commercial Advertising .'
by Robert Manley and on recreation
work by C. H. English will be given
at South High school.
The Business Women's club of the
Young Women's Christian association
will devote the evening of Tuesday,
November i. to Mendelssohn s ora-
toria, "Elijah. James Edward Carnal
will give a talk on the composer and
this masterpiece, and will be assisted
by twelve of his advanced pupils,
who will give parts of it. -
Mrs. May me Hedrick Cleaver and
Mrs. Katie Schmitt will hold a re
ception for the members of the De
gree of Honor Tuesday afternoon
From 2 to 5 o'clock at 2243 North
Nineteenth street.
T. W. O. A. HotM.
Mra Emmt Byera of Mlnneapolle, akeea
tlve aecretary of the north central Mold,,,
will speak at tho reaper aarvlce this after
noon on "World Pellowahtp."
Btblo rlaeeea moot aa followa: Qoapel of
Mark, Monday, 1:3 p. ra.; iroepel of John.
Monday. T p. m.; fundamental! of Biblical
knowledge, Monday, 6:30 p. ra.; the Prophet
Jeremiah. Tueeday. 7 p. ra.1 tho Trophot
Amoe, Friday, ls:tS p. m.
Thuraday aftarnoon the elrla employed In
homee meet at. the Tounf Woman's Chris
tian aaaoolatlon building.
A, Chrletniaa sift claaa will atari Wednea
day aveulos at t;3. SU loaaoaa for II.
Marks of the Blue side won honorable
by Little Folk
I lost my way home," replied Tom.
wnat is your name:
"Tom," answered the, hoy.
"Tom who?" questioned the police
man. 'Tom Moore.'' was the renlv
"Well," said the noliceman. "I will
take you home, but you must never
run away again.
"I Won't anv more." Tom answerer!
When Tom got home that night his
mother asked why her little son dis
obeyed her and Tom, very much
ashamed of his, conduct, promised his
mother that he would never run away
again.
Little Ruth's Revenge.
By Dora Ossian. Stanton. Tnwo
Last summer while I was with my
wuunn a coupie .01 aays, her niece
came to visit also. My cousin was
12 and I was 14, and her little niece
was 5. One afternoon my aunt and
uncle went to town, leavinir ua throe
at home alone. They went about 2
ociocK and said that they would be
home around 6 o'clock. We tried to
amuse ourselves as best we could. We
cracked nuts and made candy. Popped
Eop corn and made some popcorn
alls which were not fit to eat. So
we had to eat more sweet apples to
make up for the popcorn balls. Then
we told Ruth that we would play
"Hide.., go and seek." And that she
should be it. She consented, and we
hid. Then hollered "ready." She
couldn't find us, so then she said she
wasn't going to play. Then we went
in to eat our candy, which was now
roclc hard. The candy was good and,
of course, very sweet. Then we told
Ruth to go and get us three lilies
apiece. As she went, we thought it
would be great fun to run and hide
again. We got in a closet and
slammed the door shut. There we
were, now, locked in for our own
smartness. We heard Ruth coming
into the house. We called to her and
asked her, in the sweetest tone, if
she wouldn't please open the door.
It was getting so hot we could hard
ly breathe. We thought we would
have to break open the door, when
Ruth said, "If I open the door, will
you promise not to hide again from
me?"
Of course, we were only too glad
to do that. Then she opened the
closet door for us, and you never
saw two gladder girls,
Hallowe'en.
By Jeannette Marie Oliphant, Aged 10
Years, 402 South Garfield Avenue
Hastings, Neb. Blue Side.
. I suppose all the Busy Bees are
planning for Hallowe'en night. I hope
most of the Busy Bees will celebrate
Hallowe'en in fun and frolic, instead
of mischief. Hastings is going to let us
have a good time. We are going to
have our fun uptown. The street west
of the Brach theater is going to be
sprinkled with cornmeal for a big
dance. We are going to have a large
orchestra. The children will be
dressed in masks and in costumes. I
think this Hallowe'en will be appre
ciated by the people of this town. I
know of one little girl who is going
to be dressed up as a witch. She is
going to wear a black peaked hat
and a long black gown with round
circles or moons with black cats. She
is going to ride on a broomstick. I
think this will be very cunning, don't
you, Busy Bees? I haven't decided
how I am going to be dressed. I hope
we will all have a good time. My
mamma is going to take another little
What
is Going On
in Society Circles
(Conttnned from rage Two.)
her father, who goes east about the
20th.
Personal Mention.
Mrs. Sidney Mumau and her small
daughter 'left for their home in Tobias
Friday morning after a visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. McEach
ron. Mr. George F. Engler hai returned
from a ten days' visit with his
brother, Mr. O. E. Engler, in Plain
view, Neb.
Mrs. Chester Wells returned today
from a ten days' visit in Broken Bow
at the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Alpha Morgan.
Mrs. Edward Levy left this morn
ing for Chicago to attend the wed
ding of Miss Doris Rosenfield and
Mr. Ben Glick at the Blackstone ho
tel Tuesday evening.
Miss Esther Newman spent the
week end in Lincoln aa the guest of
Miss Stella Abraham at the State
university. She went to attend the
high school game.
Miss Loretta De Lone returned
Saturday morning from a four weeks'
harp concert tour in the east, where
she played in New York, Philadel
phia and Washington. Miss De Lone
has opened her new studio In the
Lyric building. ,
Miss Hazel Allgaier of Wichita,
Kan., is the guest of her brother, Mr.
J. C. Allgaier, and Mrs. Allgaier.
Pleasuraa Past
The Immanuel Baptist Bloomer
tirls entertained at the home of Miss
lsie Kelso Wednesday evening.
Games and music occupied the even
ing. Prizes were won by Miss Flor
ence Jensen and Mr. Frank Terry.
Twenty guests were present.
Miss Florence La Boschien enter
tained twelve young women at dinner
at the Fontenelle Friday evening.
Persistence Is the Cardinal Virtue
in Advertising , -
Council Bluffs Busy Bees
uv i !3 j ML
girl and me up town. While I was
writing this little story to you I
thought of a little poem I made up
last Hallowe'en, so I will put it in the
story for you:
"At the sign of the black cat
On All Hallowe'en,
Ghosts, witches and bogies
Are going to be seen."
I suppose my letter will arrive after
Hallowe'en. I am taking subscriptions
for the Home Life Magazine. If any
of your mothers or fathers wish to
subscribe for the magazine, you can
give them my address. All they have
to do is to write name and address,
and town and state.
Haa Birthday.
By Mildred Lilly, Aged 12 Years,
South" Side, Omaha, Neb.
Red Side. '
This is the first time I have writ
ten to The Sunday Bee.
My birthday was on the 27th of
October. I was 13 years old.
I am going to write a story about
"The Christmas Tree."
Once upon a time there lived a
family in a little house in the country.
There were two girls and two boys in
the family. Their names were John,
Nellie, May and Paul. May and Paul
have brown hair and blue eyes. John
and Nellie have black hair and brown
eyes. One Christmas they had a
Christmas tree with all sorts of pretty
things on it.
Nellie got a little tea set, a doll,
a little table and two little chairs,
May got a doll, and a little carpet
cleaner. John got a new suit and a
story book. Paul got a box of tools
and a rnekine horse. The crirls had
a tea party for their dolls and the
boys played witn their piaytnings.
Nellie's doll has curlv hair and a
brown dress. May's doll has a long
baby dress on and curls.
Hy First Trip Alone.
By Evelyn Gaylord, Aged 14 Years,
Fontenelle, Neb. Red Side.
One summer, when I was 9 years
old, I took my first trip alone.
hor my birthday that year 1 got a
new parasol from mother. I left
home June 7, 1916, to go to grand
mother's. She lived in Hubbard, la.
West Ambler ,
Social Activities
Miss Ruth Jacobsen who attends
school here went to Fort Crook Wed
nesday to spend the rest of the week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Jacobsen.
D. Boonstra left Wednesday for
his new home at Clay Center, and
Mrs. Boonstra accompanied by Mrs.
Will Johnson will go on Friday.
The Royal Neighbors cleared over
$125 at their bazar given on Friday.
Glen Patrick spent the week end
with Glen Trent at Ralston.
Messrs. E. G. Grover, F. Jensen
and E. A. Stevens and wives, mo
tored to West Point and Tekamah
Saturday to spend a few days.
J. Jacobsen spent a few days with
his son Andrew, who is attending
school at College View, Lincoln.
Messrs Hans and Alfred Hansen
gave a dinner on Thursday in honor
of the birthday of the former, to
which Messrs. H. Jensen and J. Mat
son and families were their honor
guests.
Miss Ida Farland of Benson, was
the week end guest of Miss Ithol
Garman.
D. Givens and family autoed to
Lincoln and were week end guests
of his sister. Mrs. William Lee.
Carl Nielson left Wednesday for a
week's visit at, Minneapolis.
Mrs. Louis Frazelle of Grand
Island, has been the guest of relatives
in West Side this week. She left
Saturday to accompany her aged par
ents to their home in ' Goshen, Ind.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur King have
had as their week's guest their uncle,
William Niehart of Elmwood, Neb.
Miss Ruth Hammond won the sil
ver medal in the contest at Jenning's
Sunday school, her subject being
"Yon Conquer Me, Me Conquer You."
There were seven other contestants.
Mrs. William Farrell and daughter,
Miss Grace of Harvard, Neb., are
week end guests of Mrs. Roy Fra
zelle and family.
Mrs. Ola Carlsen celebrated her
birthday Monday, having as her
?;utjts her son, Fred Carlsen and
amily of Harlan, la, her daughter.
Their Own Page
I had so many things to pack and so
many things to think about that I
forgot my parasol.
When I got to my grandmother's I
told her about forgetting my parasol.
The next day she went up into the
attic and brought down an old faded
parasol, which she used when she
was a girl. She gave me the parasol
to use. This parasol was very beau
tiful. I thought very much of the
parasol, although mine was very
pretty. When I went home grand
mother gave me the old parasol to
keep.'
Auto Trip to Lincoln.
By Edythe Olsen, Aged 11 Years,
Weeping Water, Neb. Red Side.
One day about a year ago a -man
from Lincoln came in an auto. He
wanted to take us to Lincoln the
next Friday. He said, "he would be
here about 9 o'clock, but he didn't
come till about 11 o'clock. Mama,
papa and my sister and I were
the only ones that went We started
there just exactly at 11 o'clock and
got up there at 12 o'clock. My old
est sister went to the university and
she was going to come home with
us. The first place we went was for
her. Then we came back and got our
dinner. We started home about 4
o'clock and got to Weeping Water
at 5 o'clock. I had a good time all
day and wish I could go again. This
is a true story.
I have won honorable mention
twice, but I wish I could win a prizes.
Life aa Penny. ,
By Margaret Towle, Aged 10 Years,
Weeping Water, Neb. Red Side.
I suppose there was more to me but
I don't remember anything until I
heard a lot of voices. I was in a little
dirty chubby fist. It was a little girl,
she was very poor. I could tell by
her clothes. She went into a store
and gave me to a man for a stick of
candy. Then I was thrown in among
other pennies and was just ready to
tell them my history though. It
wasn't very large when I was taken
out and given to a very rich little girl
who looked very unlike my other mis
tress did. She was' all bundled up.
Mrs. Will Talbot and family of Lake
Manawa and Mrs. J. J. Jacobsen and
family of Fort Crook.
Mrs. M. Kinnev entertained at din
ner Tuesday night in honor of her
sister, Mrs. Nellie Groves and the
Misses Ada Gantz and Alice Walker.
The Birthday club gave a fine
luncheon Wednesday in honor of
five of their members whose birthdays
occur Jhis month. Mesdames: A.
Jackson, William Tex, H. Roessig,
E. A. YVinn, Miss M. Hammond.
Mr. and Mrs. Bostwick and daugh
ter, Miss Vera, of Glenwood, la.,
spent the week-end with their aunt,
Mrs. F. Cockayne, and family.
Miss Margery Egerellis of Flor
ence, spent the week end with Miss
Ethel Hammond.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. E. R.
Nielsen on West Center was bright
ened Monday by the advent of' a
daughter.
P. J. Trabu and son. George, spent
the week end with friends in Lin
coln. The Ladies' Aid society held their
all day meeting at the church Thurs
day and completed a quilt and plans
for their , Christmas bazar, which
they will give December 7.
The West Side Woman's Christian
Temperance union will hold their next
meeting Thursday, November 16, at
the home of Mrs. William Vickers,
1402 South Fifty-fourth street.
Mrs. George Sutton gave a lunch
eon Monday in honor of her house
guests, Mr. and John Smith, of Platts
mouth. Those present were: Mrs.
Kate O'Brien, Mrs. Mary Schiller
and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Burr.
Mrs. William Van Dusen gave a
party Wednesday evening in honor of
the classmates of her sons, Herbert
and Clarence. Those attending were:
The Misses Eldora Gantz, Martha
Smith, Lucy Weston, Helen Getcher,
Edith and Thyra Jepsen, Bertha and
Beatrice Cockayne, Messrs: Ralph
Gantz, Frank Gilchrist, Ben Elliott,
Harry Garman and Paul Nihart
Miss Wilda Patrick, assisted by the
Misses Janet-Hodges and Hilda An
derson, gave a large party Friday
evening to the following of their
High school set, at Miss Patrick's
home: Misses Juanita Benedict,
Adaline Petersen, Erna Lerma, Irma
Quinn, Nola Fife, Gladys Stanley,
Emma and Reba Hayes, and the
Messrs: Glen and Dewey Webber,
She took me home and put me in
her bank with lots ot pennies,
quarters, half dollars and dollars. I
stayed here two days and a night.
One night she came and got me and
nine other pennies and went down
town. In the middle of the street
she lost me and five other pennies,
but she did not know it and a little
beggar girl came and picked me up.
She was a kind little girl and bought
a loaf of bread for her sick mother.
The other pennies were sleeping,
but I woke them up when I was with
them. Some of them recognized me
and began to talk. But I was taken
out again and handed to a young
lady who gave me to her sister. One
day the little girl went and got me
and went down town. Some one hit
her as they were walking along the
crowded Streets and she lost me. She
was in great distress, but it was all
of no use. I was lost. She told a
little boy. He is looking for me now,
but I am hid.
Inspirations.
Ey Glee Gardner, Aged 14 Years,
Benson, Neb. Blue Side. .
When I first started to write stories
it came by me in the form of an in
spiration. Where 1 got it. found it
or came by it I do not know. But it
makes no difference, for ever since
then I have written stories and had
pretty fair success. I suppose, all of
your Busy Bees have had the same
experience as I. Many things have
come up during school life which
gave others great inspirations,
but which, did not even give me a
thrill. Queer, isn't it? Once in a
while when I hear someone speak
very well or play beautiful music I
think I have an inspiration and for
the next one or two weeks I ponder
and talk and dream over it, but at
the end of that time I grow tired and
fish around for something new to put
or center my thoughts on. A little
girl once said to me:
"Glee, why don't you be a famous
writer?"
After that I felt very proud
and my thinkers would often wan
der back to the incident, but I have
begun to think contrary to being fa
mous since I have grown older in
years. A missionary once gave me
an inspiration when she talked of the
need of money and Christian people
over in the heathen lands. But soon .
my instinct told me I was not yet fit
for missionary work and I longed to
dwell upon more common, ordinary
things of life.
Turtles of Florida.
By. Luella Gregerson, Aged 8 Years,
Box 137, Elba, Neb.
This is the first time I have written
to the Busy Bees' page. We love to
read the stories on the Busy Bees'
page. I have three sisters and two
brothers. We all go to school but
baby. She is 3 years old. I will tell
you a story about turtles.
A year ago last summer we all went
to Florida and lived in the big pine
woods one mile from Indian river,
which is a big bayou on the east coast
of Florida. There are many turtles in
Florida, big and small, but they are
not snapping turtles. We children
would stand on their backs and they '
would go very slow; but when they
got out in the sand then they could
not walk, but would sink in the sand.
Once mamma saw one and she was
afraid of it It was not like the others.
This is a true story.
Trip to Western Nebraska.
By Nola Kerns. Phillips, Neb.
Blue Side.
This is the fourth time I have
written to you. I am going to tell
of our trip to western Nebraska. In
September papa, mamma, and I, start
ed for Ingham, a little station in the
western part of the state. I saw
many beautiful sights on the way.
When we got there our friends were
there to meet us. We had a very
good time while we were there. One
day we took our dinner and made a
camp. We stayed all day and went
home in the evening. We stayed out
there nearly a whole week and then
returned home. We surely had a
good time. As my story is getting
long I will have to close.
Gerald Hodges, Walter and Alton
Anderson, Rudolph Johnson, William
Moss, O. C. and Clarence Antisdal,
Glen Trent, T. C. Manning, Warren
Weymouth and Glen Patrick. Mes
dames Patrick, Anderson and Hodges
served an elaborate spread for the
young people. ' ,
Dundee
Society Notes
The Thursday evening chapter of
the chautauqua circle met last week
with Mrs. W. B. Howard.
The Dundee Woman's club met
Wednesday with Mrs. G. H. Morton,
5114 Izard street.
Mrs. John H. Harte has been ill
with rheumatism.
Mrs. Parrott has arrived from Ma
con, Mo., to spend the winter with
her son, R. E. Parrott and Mrs. Par
rott. The annual meeting of the Dundee
Catholic circle was held Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. W. E. Hills.
The Dundee circle of the C. C. L.
met Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Fred Elliott, jr.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Roe left Monday
to spend the winter at Long Beach,
Cal.
Mrs. D. L. Johnston's Bible class
met Thursday morning with Mrs. J.
W. Marshall. It meets this week
with Mrs. F. W. Carmichael.
Mfss Mildred Todd entertained at
luncheon at the Blackstone Tuesday
for Mrs. Alfred Roche of Troy, N. Y.
This week Miss Todd will entertain
Miss Marian Mathers of Greenville,
Pa., for whom several functions are
being planned.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Dun
dee Presbyterian church will meet
this Friday night with Mra. H. B.
Foster.
Dr. and Mrs. E. T. Manning enter
tained at a duck dinner Wednesday
evening at the University club. Those
present were: Dr. and Mrs. Rodney
Bliss, Dr. and Mrs. Palmer Findley,
Dr. am.' Mrs. H. B. Lemere, Dr.' and
Mrs. C. H. Waters, Dr. and Mrs. A.
D. Dunn Dr. Alfred Schallek, Dr.
A. P. Cnlin, Dr. R. B. Schrock. Dr.
Johpstf n, Dr. Eggers and Miss Pierce
of California. ,