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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1917)
THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIr AY, MARCH 23, 1917. College Cirli Ready to Serve. Omaha girls at Smith are enjoying the Red Cross work which is being done m the school. They are hear ing lectures and talks on simplicity in food, healthful exercises, simple dress and all the other things which will make them strong to take their part in national affairs it active war comes, So far as we know now Miss El eanor McGilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. McGilton, is the only girl who has been taking the course in Red Cross work which is offered at that school. She writes enthusiasti cally to her parents of the work and the teaching which she receives. Other Omaha girls at Smith are sharing in the lectures and the spirit of the traintng, and have probably enrolled for the course during the re cent wave of spirit which has swept the school. Miss Harriet Sherman has written of the Red Cross move ment in the school, and others who are being interested are Misses Lois Kobbtns, Florence Kussell, Mildred Rhoades, Irene Rosewater, Katherine Robinson and Katherine Woodworth. Girlt in preparatory schools and private schools are -not feeling the movement so vitally, for war talk is less general among them. Miss Caroline Holmquist has written to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Holmquist, saying that they hear very little war talk or war plans at Dana Hall. - Miss Erna Reed and Miss Helen Peycke are Omaha girls at Vassar, where it is reported almost every student signed up for war service in the National League for Women's Service. The Wellesjey girls are Miss Leola Harris and Miss Margaret Loomis. New classes to study nursing, have been formed there. Hempel-Biesendorf Nuptials. The marriage of Miss Ruth Beisen dorf, daughter of Mrs. Mary Beisen dorf, to Mr. Carl Benjamin Hempel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Hem- pel, toox place at 1 ociock ac inc home of the bridegroom's parents, the Rev. Fred Clarke of the First Congre gational thurch officiating. The house was decorated in white carnations, sweet peas and bride's roses, with a background of ferns and other greens. .The bride's favorite color, blue, was carried out in decora tions of bluebirds in the dining room. a i i : v i ........,.. k .miss marie i am Bug uciausc iv fore the ceremony and Mrs. George Abel of Lincoln, who was Miss Ha zel Hempel, played the Mendelssohn wedding march. Miss Rcgina Beisendorf, sister of the bride, and Mr. Eugene Hempel, brother of the bridegroom, were the only attendants. Both the bride and her attendant were gowned in tailored summer suits of heavy white silk and carried Mrs. Ward roses with lilliea of the valley. After the ceremony a reception was held for the forty guests. Last even ing Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Sistel: enter tained the bridal party at the Black stone. Assisting in the dining room were Miss Teresa Hempel of Platts mouth, Miss Janet Beetison of Ash land and Mrs. E. L. Nuquist At 4:30 Mr. and Mrs. Hempel left for Denver. After April 1 they will be at home in Rawlins, Wyo. Weirich-Neale Nuptials. This evening at 7:30 o'clock the marriage of Miss Jessie Eleanor Neale, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Neale, to Mr. Ralph Weirich, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Weirich, will be solemnired. Rev. O. D. Baltzly of Kountze Memorial church will per form the ceremony, using the double ring service. The house will be decorated throughout with pink and white roses anil crnalinn, - Si vnntlV wnffl.lt. the Misses Mary Jackson, Grace Snygg, Katherine Blind, Isabella Mc Donald, Evelyn East and Mildred Pickard, dressed in pink and white, with trimmings oi. orange blossoms, will stretch ribbons to form an aisle for the bridal party. Little Miss Hester Ellen Van Wie will be the ring bearer. Miss Isabella Neale, a lister of the bride, will play the wed ding march. The bride will wear a gown of white satin and silk tulle made short and full and with a silver lace- bodice. A band of orange blossoms around her forehead will hold in place the high frill of the veil across the back. She will carry a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley and sweetheart roses. Miss Evelyn Neale, another sister of the bride, with Mr. Leonard Wei rich, brother of the bridegroom, will be the attendants. The bridesmaid will wear a gown of blue satin with bodice of gold lace and trimmings of 'tulle. She will carry Mrs. Ward roses. A reception will follow the cere mony, after which the young people will leave for Minneapolis, where they will make a short visit before going to the Canadian Rockies for their honeymoon. After two months they will be at home in Omaha. For Chicago Visitors. Mrs. Ronald Pateraon entertained at-luncheon at her home in honor of Mrs. Alfred Francoeur of Glencoe, Chicago. Pussy willows and orange calendulas, arranged in a low class bowl, formed the centerpiece and I comic etiqutte place cards in orange ind black, called "Bad Table Manners Corrected," carried out the color scheme. Mrs. William Sharp entertained at llinch. nil ai hr hrttvi in linnn nt m;. t :n: r u -r : t uo Gillian vchukji Ul tllbaxu. A basket of kTillarn.v rnaa fnrmerl 5 V WUI(1 aa favors for each guest. . Entertain State Organizer. . Mrs. J. T. Pickard entertained the Benson P. E. O. sisterhood in honor of Miss Nora Killian, state organizer, who has come' to inspect the work of this organization. Event of the Day. Miss Elizabeth Reed entertained the Junior Bridge jjub when eight of the members were present - Miss Katherine Thummet was host ess for the Friday Bridge club this iiitcrnoon, when two tables were placed for the game. - t Mrs. Alexander Pollack and Mrs. Samuel Katz entertained at the home of the former at a bridge party, when fifteen tables were placed for the game. Jonquils were used in profu ion throughout the house. The out-of-town guests were Mrs. Delvin OMAHA BRIDE WHO WILL LIVE AT RAWLINS. TtJtS. CARL ffJSJVJZEZ. Becker of Mitchell, S. D.; Mrs. Charles Moch. of Milwaukee,' Mrs. Lester Kirchbraun of Chicago, Mrs. Edwin Vaughan Glaser of St. Louis and Mrs. Herbert Heavenrich of Chi cago. Social Affairs Planned. f - an,t vr-. a a t ! .. : 1 1 ..... biiu ,no. ,-, ia;iui will entertain Friday evening in honor of miss i-ois layior oi unswold, la. . fr. Frltth Riirlr will nrtin at luncheon Friday at her home in honor r ,:- T .'ii: i- .i , . ui miss. Gillian i-avenaugn oi int cago. Mrs. Karl N. Louis will entertain the Monday Bridge club next week. Mrs. E. H. Howland will entertain at luncheon at the Blackstone Satur day in honor of Mrs. Alfred Fran coeur of Glencoe, Chicago. Mrs. R. E. Davis is entertaining at tea at her home tomorrow afternoon. Personal Mention.' Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Russell, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Haas, H. J. Oswald, Frank F. Riiftnlnh and C u n u;-i of Omaha are registered' at the Hotel incnipin in new v0rk. Mrs. Charles B. Rand, who has been' vteirincr Mn S n T !... -.. turned to her home in Buffalo, Wyo. Mrs. Char1a R UrmH f--.. farch 31 for Springfield, where she win meet ner daughter, Miss Harriet Sherman, who is at Smith college. Miss Harriet will visit in New York during the first part of her vacation. Later Mr. Sherman u,ill her for a stay at Northampton. All Omaha Invited To Celebration by ; i Pioneers Monday Mm. farv pArmsclr mrrtnv nf the Douglas County Association of Nebraska Pioneers, announces that evervbodv is invited and will h uni corns next Monday evening at the Auditorium, on the occasion of a cele bration in honor of the fiftieth anni versary of Nebraska's statehood. Mosrl P. D'Rn.n Prank C U ell and Matthew Gering will be the Bpers. music wm oe furnished by the Omaha Letter Carriers' band. Ar mour Glee club, Scottish Rite quar tet, Harry Disbrow, Mrs. Roy Flana gan and Mrs. Adeline Wykoff Kelt strom. A feature of the program will be a reproduction of the inaugural ball held in the City hotel during February, 1855. The participants will appear in costumes of sixty years ago and the dances will be of that period. Wants to Be Cowboy, but May Become Sheep Herder John Needy needs a job. ' He has written from South Bergitstown, Pa., asking the free co-operative employ ment bureau here to get him a place as cowboy on a western ranch. Joseph N. Benners, in charge of the bureau, operated jointly' by the federal, coun ty and city governments, says cowboy work has just about gone out of existence, but that he can probably place the needy Mr. Needy on a sheep ranch. It J M at 0 Am Brothers 1519 DOUGLAS STREET ADVANCE NOTICE! 500 Blouses and 200 Tailored Suits On Sale Saturday Watch Friday's Bee for Complete Details , RELIGION IN NEED OF NOJEFENDERS Might as Well Try t? Defend Sun for Bestowing Its Bril liant Bays. NOW IS BEST TIME OT ALL By A. R. GROH. A man sends me a pamphlet of which he is the author and asks for my opinion of it. His pamphlet is a "knock on re ligion or all kinds, lie declares all the creeds are wrong, that priests and preachers are worse than useless and that "the masses" have been made poor to build churches, cathedrals and other places of worship. I am afraid, sir, that you are in a very poor business. Your arguments are founded upon tne crassest igno rance and builded with suspicions, jealousy and sourness. Your principal objection to all religions seems to be thaf they cost money. You might extend the same objection to the schools. They cost money, too. Wrong Premises. You intimate that clergymen draw big salaries and live in luxury and idleness. Your ienorance on this, as on the rest of the subject is so glar ing as to be amusing. If you knew anything at all about it, you would know that preachers and priests get smaller pay than any other professional men. The average salary of a clergyman in the United States is less than $600 a year. Thou sands of them get only $300 or $400. And these are men who have spent years and -money in preparing for their calling. They could earn more of this world's goods as teachers or merchants or doctors or in the trades. Even if we would grant that Chris tianity has no divine foundation, the argument would still be' all in its favor. Modern civilization, by : 11 odds the most enlightened in the world's history, is admitted to be due to the Christian religion. The world's brightest men and women in this, the world's most brilliant age, are Chris tians. Christianity has raised the poor to a plane of freedom and com fort never before known in the world. It has liberated women. It has freed the black race. No Need for Defense. Defending the church is really as unnecessary as defending the sun for giving light. The church, all its denominations working together, has brought the world to its present enlightenment. Hundreds of millions have lived hap pily and died peacefully and hope fully in the Christian religion before you came on eartfr with your great wisdom to point out that it and all other religions are wrong. Rather odd, isn't it? And what do vou offer in place of the religion you would snatch away? Nothing. Nothing to sustain the ltv ing through the troubles of life. Noth ing to give hope and joy to the dying, .Nothing. Moreover, it is written, "By their fruits ye shall know them." What good works are men of your belief do ing in the world? Have you built anv hospitals? All the Christian denomina tions have hosnita s where self-sacn- ficingr sisters and nurses minister to the sick by day and by night. Where are your orphan asylums located? Do yon conduct any homes for the aged? Or do you just rail at those who are doing good and trying to make the world the best possible place to live in? Of course, you have a right to your opinions. You are quite welcome to them. You'll find very few people that want them. i Special Movies for the Kiddies on Saturday Because children are clamoring for it, a second showing of Marguerite Clark in "Princess Snow White" has been arranged for the Muse theater Saturday morning at 10 o'clock by Mrs. W. S. Knight of the Omaha Woman's club committee in charge of special films for children. "Quacky Doodle's Picnic," "Flivvering" and a pictograph will also be shown. T,he Strand will show at the same hour, "Let Katie Do It," a film recom mended by Mrs. Dexter Thurber of the National Congress of Mothers. Seven child actors take part in the movie. Another child comedy will be shown. 1 Charlie Chaplin in a juvenile spe cial, "The Seventh Son," "A Veiled Thunderbolt," and a study of foreign lands will be shown at the Tesse thea ter on the South Side at 1 o'clock. Fashions from Fifth , I r- THE suits of this spring often play traitor to our old friend blue serge and which of us shall fail to confess that the change is rather a relief? .This suit of ton tricot cloth has some rather unusual features. The revers carry double notches and not satisfied with its soft sash Belt the coat has to treat itself to little side-straps smartly buckled. Plaits of all sorts and widths run riot in long front of the coat and its bobby, bustle-like tunic. And the skirt boldly helps itself to the widest plaits of all. The hat is a grace fully flaring sailor of straw bended in gay wool embroidery and caught up under long strands of the wool. School Kiddies to Learn How to Make Gardens Boys of the Fort school wilt bo taught gardening this spring, in con nection with the other industrial branches of this institution. The school is favorably located for gar dening purposes and the boys show Chtoago "x. aH m s-y x 1 1 I 1 " lines of the a keen interest in agricultural work. Children of the public grade schools will plant flower and vegetable beds under euidance of the teachers. ' Ooa On a. Vacation. , M1b Clara Petsnon. Twenty-sixth and I Maflon streets, has been granted leavo of j abnencc from the postofdee department and j is enjoying a vacation at Excelsior Springe. AipremeDacon vQiildi'en IT'S good for the growing and grown-up. Little bofliea need lots of nourishment fuel to re place the energy burnt out by study and play. Everyday growth demands everyday food timber. Any physician will tell you that good bacon is a perfect food. It's fine-grained, digestible just the mate rial needed to build up those little, growing bodies. Supreme Bacon is extra fine has just enough fat just enough lean. The Morris cure means exquisite flavor the Morris Supreme Test insures uniform goodness. Bettarphcmrilit now for a supply of Snprema Bacon. Ltttlw littl un'a tat tli thay want. J E. St. Louis Sbjcacph Kansas Gry Ufclanoma uty Uniaha Avenue TT takes nine tailors to make a man," but one , I exceedingly clever tailor designed this suit of dark blue twill. The long square collar and long-pointed revers are only the beginnings of the fascinating things which happen in the con struction of the coat. A tiny waistcoat girdle of the twill is crossed by straps of the cloth and, from beneath it. falls a fan plaiting which is re peated at the sides of the skirt. The exceedingly long sleeves end in turnback cuffs of white faille, which is used again to make the deep waistcoat fastening over pearl buttons, whose long diamond shaoe is the final accent on the graceful, long suit. The hat of black lisere is a simple little model done on strictly tailored lines and then inconsistently ornamenting itself with, turquoise beads. "Any time you want reof Ciei use calumet Baking jerl My mother nses it she's tried all others she's learned her lesson now aha sticks to Calumet "Unequalled for making tender, wholesome, light bak ings. Wonderful leavening and raising qualities uniform remits. Mother says Calumet is the moit economical to buy aw eco flumiciltouie. Tryltstoncfl. RacaiTad Highest Awards Km Cl J..I Tm sw SVf'e In hand Cm I Persistent Advertising lY the Road I to Success. rail "WE DEMOLISH" SAYS WRECKERS Clearing the Parisian Site Meant a Complete Razing of the Very Ground A General De struction to the Last ' Plank. PARISIAN ACTS QUICKLY Closing Out Sale of All Spring Wearables fixates interest oi Every Woman in Omaha Thousands Have Al ready Bought at Undercut Prices. SOME ATTIRE EVEN V, OFF Great, big, brawny "Wreckers" don't cafe how beautiful a building may be, how historical it may be or how important us purpose. When the word comes to "Wreck" they Wreck, for Wrecking is their business. And the "Wreckers" who are soon to clear the site of the pres ent PARISIAN CLOAK COM PANY at 318 South Sixteenth street are no more sentimental than other wreckers; they will do their work of destruction in ear nest. But in the meantime THE PA RISIAN is active. A gigantic Spring stock of Ladies' Wearables must be sold before the "Wreck ers" cart in their picks and shovels. Yes, madame, haste is everything here now. Garments that are pop ular, snappy and thoroughly in de mand at this moment will not be worth a picayune in a few months from now; THE PARISIAN knows it and adjusts its Sale Prices in accordance. THE PA RISIAN is sincerely bending its every effort towards "-unloading." "Unloading," in this instance, means selling up-to-the-minute at tire at uncommon reductions. If 4 off doesn't effect a sale, tags will soon be changed to read 1-3 off; if 1-3 off doesn't create the room a few days sees Vi off. If low prices talk, this sale has a lan guage all its own. The Closing Out Sale reductions do not apply to a mere table full of garments, or even a whole de partment, but cover every piece of attire in the house. Most likely some woman friend or other of yours has already purchased a gar ment here since this sale has been on. She has certainty told you of the values she secured and she her self will surely be back for more. They all come back. They are go ing to come back again and again until stocks are so low that they cease to be inviting. Cannot you make up your mind to be here today or tomorrow? Won't you see whether or not this PARISIAN CLOSING OUT SALE is all that it is advertised to be? Surely you are in need of wearables of some kind jaunty ones garments that breathe the air of Spring and proclaim you a "delightful" dresser. Do come. Anybody along 16th St. will tell you the location of THE PARISIAN CLOAK COM PANY the number is 318 South 16th remember that. Large yel low signs proclaim the event. While there will be some days of this sale the better things are go ing ones. Early ones, you know, always hav.e the advantage of choice. Just reason with yourself. Say to yourself: "Can I afford to buy Spring Suits, Coats, Dresses, Skirts, etc., in the regular way. at regular prices, when THE PARISIAN is advertising so huge a CLOSING OUT SALE?" No, Madame, you are going to look into the matter. You are going to be here. You are going to buy Spring attire hare at M, 1-3, even off. Yes. indeed! The "Wreckers'" Are Coming. l.!llllll!lllIIIIIIIIl!!IIllllli!IUll:i:ll1ll!!lllllt!l.ll!t THE RIGHT SOAP A good toilet soap doesn't wash ". beauty away it preserves it Self preservation is best under- j stood with the choice soap which we sell. ? YourKind Always - Colgate's Cashmere Bouquet Z Luxurious, tasting, refined " 10- nd 25t the cake. I Colgate's Biz Bath I lOt Cake SI Box ' 16th and Howard. Doug. 846. i- iitHl-:'SM'it'r;ti't!!!ri:i'H!'i:it'til! lJi:r! II A Big Purchase of Ladies' White Blouses On Special Sale at the UNION OUTFITTING CO., 16th and Jackson Street One Day Only Saturday, March 24 Fancy Voile Blouses Colored Dimity Blouses Embroidered Voile Blousea All of the very latest models are included in this fortunate pur chase. Sizes range from 36 to 46. Many of these beautiful Blouses have the new and attractive large collars, while many are hand somely embroidered and others are trimmed with large pearl buttons and elegant filet laces. Come to this Big Blouse Sale and aupply your present and future blouse needs. Come expecting ex traordinary values and you will not be disappointed. Have the saleslady charge it to your account and if you have no account we will be pleased to open one for you. v