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THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY. MARCH 16, 1917. f March 15 iJ Mrs. Kimball Writes on Vierge. Again the versatility of Omaha women is brought to our attention! Under the name of Mrs. Annie L. M. Kimball, known to more of. us as Mrs. T. R. Kimball, appears an interesting and well-written article in the February number of the Jour nal of the American Institute of Ar chitects. Mr. Kimball is a member of the committee on publications of the institute and -through him, the editor, Charles Harris Whitraker, be came acquainted with, Mrs. Kimball's knowledge of and interest in the work. ", , -. At the editor's request Mrs. Kim- hall wrote for this nuinjser ot tne Journal an article on Daniel Urra bieta Vierge, the ninth article in a scries on architectural draughtsmen, This appreciation of the work of the great illustrator-draughtsman is ac companied by illustrations taken from originals which were very dif ficult to procure, it snows inrougn out.an understanding of the technical ability of the artists, a sympathy with iiis human sorrows and a delicate grace of expression which is charm- in? m the reader. Few of Mrs. Kimball's" acquain tances realize of .what a charming 'iterary style she is mistress. There is not a hint of the" stern lines and angles which you expect in an archi tectural essay and yet there is a. cer tain and definite understanding of hese essentials of architecture which pake the little story a worthy con tribution to so authoritative a maga zine, . ' Entertain Visi'.ing Club Women. The Omaha Woman's club enter tained delegates to the second district convention at luncheon at the Black stone. Yellow daffodils were used in the decorations. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Welch will -ntertain the state and district offi cials at dinner at the Blackstone this evening. Pink and sweet peas and white roses in the form of corsage bouquets for each guest will be ar ranged in a long oblong basket in the center of the table. The only excep tion will be, tle corsage designed for Mrs. J. X. Paul, state president, which v ill be of lavendar sweet peas with a vhitc rose in the center. The guests will be the national offi crs, Mrs. F. H. Cole and Mrs. K. R. i. Edliolm; state officers, Mesdames ,. M. Paul. M. B. Cameron, George ieels, W. H. Davidson, A. G. Peter on, and district officers, Mrs. Charles ieslie and Mrs. R, M. Erway of Val ley, and Mrs. E. M. Syfert, president if the Omaha Woman's club. Notes of Interest. ' ' Mrs. Philip Potter," Mrs. Oscar Villiams and Miss Sprague were on 'he program for talks at the meeting ,if the Southwestern district of the Woman's auxiliary of the diocese of Nebraska, which was held at the Holy Trinity church in Lincoln Wed nesday. ' . Mrs. Edith Marble, wife 'of Dr. Robert E. Marble, who was operated on for appendicitis at Wesley hospi tal, Chicago, is reported to be con valescing. Registering at the Hotel McAlpln from Omaha during the last week nave been Mri-and Mrs. J. H. Hanley. Among the Bridge Players. Mrs. F. R. Straight and Mrs. D. E. McCulley entertained their bridge 'uncheon club today, when twelve quests were present. The luncheon table was prettily decorated in a mound of yellow tulips. Mrs. W. A. Gordon entertained her Bridge Luncheon club today at the Blackstone, when , eight guests were present. The table was decorated in double pink tulips. After ' luncheon the guests went to Mrs. Gordon's home, where the afternoon was spent nlavinar bndee. Mrs. Ben Wood entertained the Friday Bridge Luncheon club today at her home, when ten ot tne mem bers were present. The luncheon table had a bowl of jonquils tor a centerpiece. The Dundee Bridge club, which was to have met today at the home of J. B. Edwards, has postponed the meeting until tomorrow. Mrs. I. C. Wood entertained the members of her Neighborhood Bridge1 club at luncheon ana bridge today. All favors and decorations suggested the approach ot at. Patricks day. In the center of a real lace luncheon cloth a bowl of narcissus and maiden hair ferns formed the color note. Social Gossip. Mrs. Boughton. widow of the late Colonel D. H. Boughton, who has been visiting at the home of her sis7 tcr, Mrs. Warren Switzler, since the 'marriage of Miss Alice Switzler to Mr. John Daniel Lynn of Boston on Mew Year's day, has gone to Fort Riley, Kan., to visit army friends, and from there will go to ' St. Louis 'to visit other friends before arriving in Washington, D. C, her home. Miss Helen Pearce, who has been in Corning, la., visiting her aunt for the last week, is expected home tor morrow. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ashton will have as their guests over the week end Mrs. Lotus Robb, who is the leading lady with a company now ap pearing at a local theater, and Mrs. Ashton s brother, Dr. C. W. trvin, of Lincoln. What Occupied the Day. Miss Nan Barrett entertained this afternoon in honor of Miss Harriet Copley at a kensington and miscel aneous shower. Miss Helen Miller A-as the only out-of-town guest. The parlors -were decorated in sweet peas. Mrs. Robert McLean entertained at ea at the Fontenelle for Miss Lillian Cavanagh of Chicago, who is the guest it Mr. and Mrs. Marshall K Sharp. Mrs. Jettie Cavanagh and Mr. Joiner Casady, who have been guests at the numerous affairs given in honor of :he Chicago girl, leave Monday even ing for Mrs. Cavanagh's home in Abraham, Utah. Tomorrow Mrs. Marshall Sharp is entertaining the party at the Orpheum. Mrs. B. C. Fowler gave a luncheon at the Blackstone, for which the table decorations were pink roses, ind at each place was a corsage bou luet of violets for the guests. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Reed are epter aining at dinner at their home this evening for Mr. and Mrs. Luther irake. Sweet peas will be used in he decorations. In honor of Mrs. Alfred Francoeur of Glencoe, Chicago, who is the house guest this week of Mr. and NEW PRESIDENT Or SOCIAL SETTLEMENT. MRS. A. VV. BOWMAN. Mrs. William R. Wood and Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Boyer, and who will visit next week with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey E. Milliken and Mr. and Mrs. Don Neety, a theater party will be given this evening, followed by supper at the rontenelle. Jottings on the Calendar. The University club has postponed its annual college dinner until some time in April. Mrs. Robert McLean will entertain at luncheon on Wednesday next for Miss Lillian Cavanagh of Chicago, who ts making an extended visit in the city. Following the program of music and talks by the pastors of the city at the new First Presbyterian church this evening, a reception similar in decorations and assistants to the one given last evening will be held. Visiting Nurses To Keep One Busy On Tuberculosis Superintendent Randall of the Vis iting Nurse association of Omaha an nounces that Mrs. Winifred McCoy will devote all of her time to tuber culosis work. Mrs. McCoy will first spend a month at the state tubercu losis institution at Kearney, observ ing cases and posting herself on the best methods of .treatment. "We have at this time five tubercu lar cases among our patients. The work is increasing. Since last July we sent twenty patients to the Kearney hospital, two members being sent from each of two families. I am of the opinion that the tuberculosis sit uation here is appalling," said Miss Randall of the Visiting Nurses, t Miss Randall believes that as public sentiment on this subject becomes more informed there will he a demand for stricter regulation of victims of the white plague. Campfire Groups Will Hold Grand Council All. local Campfire groups will hold a grand council at the Young Wo, men's Christian association Saturday at 3:30 o clock to celebrate the filth anniversary of the Camnfires found ing by Mrs. Luther Gulick tf New Xork. A Campfire pageant, ceremonials and awarding of national honors are rp'anned for the afternoon. Those talo mg part will be Helen Oarvin, Gladys Mickel, Catherine Baxter, Catherine Goss, Aloys Berka, Ruth Hatteroth, Louise Pteiner, Dorotha Pond. Mar thina Peacock. Margaret O'Brien Bernice Peake, Frances Schalenberg, Margery Smith. Mildred Dunham Pauline Richey, Marion Fisher, Mary Robins, Eva Granger, Marion Howe, Helen Brown, Leola G. Higgleton Zarefa Smith, Erbel Eddy, Maud Wells, Clara Barentsen, Mable Mer edith. Winifred ' Stout. Zoe Schalek, Winifred Lathrop, Lettie Grobeck, tmilv Mulhnger. Beatrice Whitelaw, Evelyn Stallard, Olive Brain. . Anna Porter, Charlotte Huntley and Flora bhukert. Omaha has eleven registered guar dians, although there are at least four, teen groups in the city.' . Miss Nelle Ryan is president of Guardians' as sociation, that meets monthly. Other guardians: Miss Bertha Wises, Miss Ethel Reese, Miss Glen Sleeper, Miss illah Anderson, Miss Helen Laur- ance, Miss Emma Ellsworth. Miss Eleanor Stallard, Miss Helen Garvin, Miss Alice Chambers and Miss rran ces Anderson. Omaha Girl and Boy in Leading Roles of Uni Show The University of Nebraska Alumni association Wednesday evening de cided to promote a ocal presentation of "The Diplomat" by the Kosmet Klub of the university. The play will be presented here at the Bran deis theater during the latter part of April. Ellsworth Moser and Kather ine Newbranch, Omaha attendants at the university, have the leading roles. How Expensive is Dog Bite? Jury is Asked to Decide It A jury in Judge Wakeley's court has the task before it of determining how much a dog's bite is worth to the person bitten. Sam Fellinas is suing Joseph Sa lerno, a grocer, for $2,500 damages, alleging that the Iatter's faithful guar dian of apple barrels and pickle jars "attacked him without provocation" when he entered the store one day to do some trading. Many Answers to the Puzzle Picture Have Been Sent In Answers to' The Bee's puzzle pic ture have poured in thick and fast all week, the number exceeding any in the series so far. Something in the possibilities of "the toast" has ap pealed to the readers irresistibly, and very many clever suggestions have been received. Winning "toasts" will be printed in this morning's issue. ' v SUFF LEADER CALLS WORK 'NOPINK TEA New Yorker Urges State Or ganixations Bather Than Club Methods. TEACHES OMAHA WOMEN "Suffrage clubs are out of date. "Suffrage work is no longer a 'pin tea' alfair. It's a political proposition and must be handled by political or ganization. "Organize through precincts, ward: and congressional districts instead of -l i:..l- ...IX " ' yuur lime suuiAgc nuua. ' Mrs. Frank J. Shuler of New York gave this message to local woman in the first session ot the suffrage school, conducted by the National Suffrag association, which opened a three- day, session at the Young Women'i Christian association yesterday. Mrs. Shuler, who is correspond secretary of the national association handled the Congressional union, rival suffrage association, without gloves "Congressional union methods, are hurting the cause. They are methods designed for thick-skulled English men, not for American men, who are the finest, on earth," she said. Ameri can men will give tne American worn an what she wants as soon as they are sure that she wants it. Union Hurts Work. "The Congressional union has re peatedly hindered the work ot thi national association in Washington This winter when our suffrage lobby ists atremnteri tn secure suffraore neti- tions on the federal amendment from congressmen, they found Congres sional union lobbyists had asked these same congressmen not to sign the petitions because they, the Congres sional unionists, were not willing that the work should be done this winter, Our state work must come before the federal amendment can be passed. "Picketing the White House and dropping the flag, all of which has been done by the Congressional unionists, is losing us our staunchest supporters. I sneak with intelligence on this subject because I have been in Washington three times this winter and heard the comments ot the sena tors." No Union Here. Mrs. Shuler said she spoke with frankness because she understood there was no Congressional union or ganization in Nebraska. Attempts to organize were made here recently by Miss Beulah Amidon ot the Congres sional union, but no officers of the lo cal club were ever announced. Work on a federal amendment, which the Congressional union desires exclusively, cannot possibly he eftec five until at least one New England and one southern state have given votes to women, she said. Mrs. Halsey W. Wilson and Mrs. 1.1. Cotnam, the other instructors in suffrage history and argument and public speaking and publicity, have been with the suffrage school since its inception in November and have al ready conducted fourteen schools. Mrs. shuler came on from New York this morning. Southern' .men ; are ready to give women the vote. It is the women who are apathetic," Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Cornam say. I wo hundred woman are enrolled in the suffrage school here. One night session was held last evening for business girls who could not attend the day. sessions, and a large mass meeting is planned for Saturday evening. Special Movies for the Kiddies Here Saturday "The Kingdom of Nosey Land" will be the him shown at the Strand Sat urday morning at 10 o'clock, followed by Sammy Johnson Hunting Wild Animals," a cartoon, "A Box of Ban dits," and "Reel Life." "Little Lord Fauntleroy." in a mod em version;" "Bobbie Bumps in the Great Divide, a comic him. and country life stories, showing the first ot a series ot ihe Diarv ot the Fud pies," will be shown at the Muse at 10 o clock. "Borrowed Sunshine" will be thej auratiiun a me cesse incaier, wnicn, unlike both of the other houses, gives the program at 1 o'clock. These movie programs for children are sponsored by the educational com mittee of the Omaha Woman s club. Girl Who Accidentally Swallowed Pins Dies Albuquerque, N. M., March 15. Miss Ueotilde oallegos, ZU years old, died today at Los candelarias, near here, as the result of having swat lowed several pins. Miss Galtegos' sister collided with her as she was dressing for a dance Monday night. She had several pins in her mouth and the jolt caused her to swallow them. Omaha Club Studies-New Vocations for Women Here "Interesting Vocations for Wo men" is a pamphlet the local voca tional bureau is working on. Miss Myrtle I'ltz Roberts, superintendent of the bureau, is circularizing all wo men s clubs ot the state for assistance in compiling the information. You can gat Sunklat Orang wherever uniformly food fruit i( (old. Tiaau wrappers atmpI "Sunklat'! iden tify tha fanuin. Order now. Sunkist Uniformly Good Oranges CaltfaniaFraJtCrawanExchaam Frocks for I ill pAil WHEN "little sister" goes off to school she wears a warm coat and under it a sen sible wash frock, which she may be per mitted to "muss up" with right good will. The dress is of brown linen of that soft shade called "cafe-au-lait," cut in one straight piece like the chemise frocks of the grown ups, and it is broadly girdled at the waist by a brown suede belt, whose rich, dark shade just matches the bands which finish hem and neck and sleeves. Why Infants Put Hands By GARRETT P. SERVISS. A correspondent asks: "If the eye is a lens why is it that we don't see thins upside down?" Because the upside-down image ot an object produced by the lens ot the eye is not formed until the crossed rays reach the retina, which is the seat of the sensation of sight or vis ion. From the retina, on which the lens focuses the image, the impres sion is conveyed into the brain by the optic nerve. The brain traces this impression back to the object hy toi lowing, backward, the direction of the rays of light that form the image. It sees not the image, but the object from which the rays forming the im age come, and this appears upright because, in tracing back to the object the crossed rays, along the paths by which they have traversed the eye, the effect of the reversal by the lens is neutralized, the ray which is at the bottom in the image being fol lowed back to its origin at the top of the object, and the ray which is at the top of the image being, likewise, followed back to its origin at the bot tom of the object. The case is very different when we have an image made by a lens outside the eye: In that ca. . the brain does see the image, and sees it as it is, upside down. The lens of the eye deals with this outside image as if it were a real object (which, in effecriit is), and reverses it on the retina. Tile seemingly contradictor;- result fol lows that an upright image on the ret ina produces the impression of a re versed object, while a reversed image on the retina produces the impression of an upright object. But this is easily, understood if vou reflect, that the image on the retina is not seen by the brain as an image, but is simply perceived as an impres sion made by the rays of light from the object. You can get a areat deal of o eas ing and instructive entertainment by studying the performances of simple the Smart Out to Seize the Moon lenses. They are as full of magical tricks as the head of a prestidigitator. Take an ordinary pocket magnifying glass, for instance. Look through it at any bbject, say a line of print, holding the glass at a distance from the object less than the focal length of the lens; you will see the object magnified, but upright, in its correct position. Now remove the glass from the ob ject, beyond the focal distance, and the outlines will become blurred. Then, keeping the glass in the same position, draw back the head well be yond the locus on its side of the lens, and you will see the magnified image of the object upside down. The reason is that low the eye no longer sees the object itselt, but the image of the object, which is reversed at the focus of the lens. If such things as this were shown and ex plained to school children, thus em ploying some of the time that is now given up to the eten.al drill on such relatively useless subjects as the rules and futilities of grammar, the world would not be so full of "educated" persons whose educations stops where practical life begins. A dis proportionate amount of youthful time is devoted to learning to read, write and speak various languages. This is putting the cart before the horse. The first thi. g to be studied is the world of nature, which will fur nish material for language to talk and write about. How many school children, I won der, are ever told anything about the real advantage of having two eyes both turned in the same direction? It is not the increase in the quantity of light gathered, although that has some importance, bi it is the fact that by looking simultaneously with two eyes we see an object from two slightly different directions, and when the images made by the two eyes are blended in one sensation in the brain we get the effect of depth, or solidity, which makes the object Little Girls AVERY dress-up "party-frock" is this. And yet deft fingers may fashion it at little ex pense. Kate Greenaway would not have disowned the little costume of white net over pale pink lajvn or china silk. The puffed sleeves end in flaring cuffs cut in deep squares like those which finfsh hem and neck. A blue ribbon sash is held on the band of tiny rosebuds, and, if mother chooses, rosebuds may be scattered lav ishly all over the frock. appear to stand forth, free from its background. In truth the two eyes perform' like the two lenses of a stereoscope, by giving perspective to what would otherwise be a flat view. If you hold your hand before you and look at it with only one eye open, it will appear to lie against the wall of the room, or if it does not actually appear so to you it is because you al ready know that it is nearer than the wall. But when you open both eyes you see clearly and unmistakably that the hand stands forth in space far in front of the wall. By looking at it first with one eye and then with the other you will find that each perceives it projected in a different direction against the wall, and that with both eyes open the two views i.re blended by the brain into one, and that one stands bodily forth, free from the background, because the hand now appears where the lines of sight from the two eyes cross in space. There is no doubt the origin of our perception of relative distance. If we had only one eye, the world around us might resemble a picture painted on a flat canvas, and we might have some disagreeable experiences before we learned otherwise. Even as it is, we have to learn by experience to judge the distance of remote objects, it is said that an infant will some times put out its ha d to grasp the moon. It Makes Me Smile to boar women fM about getting momU Jml try m in Too know tfi tirft mow wtiK, trmmr flail imHst all t4j to OM-rigbt from tha f-delteloui beyond wordf or It mr ba thinntd a dwrfroj with a Itttla watar, milk or craan. It'e foil of fmrtahmant. JhjODaano of food ok oaa Mallo In raelpaa i olaea of tKt orilk and lufar. Jtlloraci- Pare Inflnftdy Improved by nitntf Mallo ,mA of whipped cream. ThlnnM ao tbat It po h mm Mallo makee bnakfait arithOraoa fnta, uorn runa, roneo wnaai, onrtKjeo Waoat, Puffad Rice and all tha brtakfut earaaw-t meal to look forward to. Salad drtwrinff and itladi and krjrtdrmj tutF deuerta and frmtltra madfi with Mallo glvato InnebaoB and dfnnar ea Mat. It'i tralr wonderful help to tha hoot wlfa-tt'aao eaiv to oie and w economical.. Try oalna: eup of thlnnad Mallo InaUad of a cop of rollk whipped op Mollo lntad of wbippad cream. A mli book full of wa to tine Malta and full of vtiyn to mtkc dainty, tipw, nod ttilngi to at la wrapiwd with each (hv rail. .Tint trv eat roclpe you will h a Mallo rnntrTt for all tlmr. Ktmr-mherl Wlilte-Stokoa Mailt at your irootn. Today Malte It WMafa itCy In fA VKAif-5foA pofsHtV wMf aunlightmd morfira faetory arrWrw it mat orjffinafaef ftp Whlto-Stoket Co Inc. MIS Jupwr PUm Ckluit nth. Mayor Turns Down Plan to Set Up a City ILC, L, Store Mayor Dahinian reported adversely to the city council on the proposition of the city furnishing H. H. Auer bach quarters in which to establish a producer-to-consumer experiment in connection with high cost of living. In view of the fact that the city is receiving $100 per month for the basement of the Aditorium, from an automobile garage concern, the mayor dismissed that location as not available. Methodists Will Hold Mass Meeting at Dietz Memorial , Methodists of the city will hold a mass meeting in the Dietz Memorial church Wednesday afternoon and eve ning, to be followed by follow-up meetings in nearby towns. At this meeting Rev. John L. Fort of Chicago will discuss the financial side of the church; Rev E. D. Smith, Washington. D. C, benevolent work; Rev. Titus Lowe, Omaha, will talk of the religious press; Rev. E. D. Hall, Christian stewardship. There will be addresses by Bishop Stuntz and Rev. Mr. Brown, the latter district super intendent. Following the speaking, at 6 o'clock there will be a fellowship hour, sap per being served by the women of the church, Foot Form Fer Spring Ready with Spring shoes waosc graceful lines will lend an ef fective trimnese to the ankle and give that desirable "smart ness" which all women are glad to have shoes that meet the latest vogue for cleverness in novelty style and footwear form. Costume shoes, walking (hoes and shoes for semi-dress. Mod els of high character in work manship and of gratifying com-' fort in the fit. Distinctive in their charm and yet fairly pr": $30 $4.50 The Kind Mother tW "r .t... .... r.i.. E,vcry iiijiv muiiivi i via viu- met I know there's going to be good things to eat at our house. Delicious, tender, tempting doughnuts, biscuits, cakes and piesl I've never teen a ba Ice day failure with Calumet. Mother says it'i the only Baking Powder that insures uniform result, Roaind HithMt Avar k SPECIALS I $4.00, $5.00, $6.00 No Crool.t, No Dolfvorioa. j f No DUcounW, No Commit- I ionaOiir pricot wHI not I f permit of any oxtroi. I Shoe Market I 321 South lash at. . j III A