The Omaha
Sunday
Bee
FAST TWO
SOCIETY
PAGES (WE TO EIGHT
PART TWO
MAGAZINE
PAGES ONE TO EIGHT
VOL. XLVI NO. 62.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1917.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
News of the Week in Social Circles : Activities in Women's Realm
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n Cupid's Darts
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Smith of Alli
ance, Neb., announce the engagement
of their daughter, Dorothy M., to
Mr. William Henry Ostenberg, son
of Mr. and Mrs. William Ostenberg.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Clarke
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Katherine Davenport,
to Mr. George Loran Howell, son of
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Howell. The
wedding will take place at the home
of the bride's parents June 20. Only
intimate friends of the family will be
present, and the bridal pair will be
unattended. Both young people were
graduated from Central High school
and the bride attended the University
of Syracuse, at Syracuse, N. Y., where
she specialized in the study of pipe
organ. She is a member of Gamma
Phi Beta 9orority. She was a special
maid of Ak-Sar-Ben when Miss Mar
ion Howe was queen, in 1915. Mr.
Howell is a member of Happy Hol
low club and is popular in club cir
cles; Miss Davenport is a grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. F.
Weller.
A life-long chum of Miss Daven
port's, Miss Clem Dickey, is to be
married to M,r. Robert Lincoln
Browning of Louisville, Ky., at 4
o'clock the preceding day. Miss
Dickey is a Louisville girl who has
lived in Omaha during her school
years. She graduated from Ornaha
High school with Miss Davenport.
The two have been inseparable
friends.
KdiJievine LoiUvv
(bluebird)
Society Marking Time; Red Cross
And War Relief Benefits Set Pace
DOES it seem to you that we are
marking time? When a com-
psny of people, in marching
order mark time they are not moving
forward, - but they are making all
preparations to move forward at
.double quick time if necessary. It
seems to me that we are just at the
marking time stage. Our great scram
ble to get in line when war was de
clared made our blood rush madly
through our veins. Every minute was
tense with excitement. We were in
the first throes of a new movement.
Gradually, however, we fell into our
place, ready to march when the
order comes in the shape of dire nec
essity. For we are doing everything
that we can to prepare for any emer
gency, but the tension has become a
matter of habit, the excitement has
died away.
This might be the prelude to a pret
ty little sermon, n'est ce pas? but they
are taboo in society. Instead of intro
ducing a sermon, this may explain the
social situation at present. When war
was declared everyone rushed so
frantically to do "her bit" in some
wartime work that there was a com
plete slump in social activity. Now
matters have readjusted themselves
until within the laft week we have
had really varied and interesting, if
not lavish, entertainments.
The delightful Equal Franchise
Bridge party at the Country club,
which Mrs. J. M. Metcalf worked so
hard to bring to pass, set the pace for
the week, just as the successful per
formance of the, American ambu
lance" film marked its close. There
were several informal affairs for vis
itors, numerous pretty June brides,
parties at some belated theatrical and
operatic performances, dinners and
showers for brides-to-be, luncheons at
the Blackstone and Fontenelle, dinner-dance
parties at. the country clubs,
affaira for graduating girls and ken
sington teas to introduce new resi
dents in the city. What more variety
could one ask? This has been a pleas
ant week.
In prospect we have much that is
interesting. The benefit affair for the
Red Cross scheduled for this week
will be Mrs. Myron Leamed's masque,
"The Spirrtof Walden Wood," which
wiH be performed on the green at
Hanscom park Saturday afternoon.
If Nebraska wealker behaves itself
that will surely prove attractive. We
shall ha--e to go a much shorter dis
tance than ire did to the bird masque
last year and if it does" rain we shall
be much nearer shelter. This is almost
the anniversary of "Sanctuary," which
drew so many, denizens of the town
out into the woods.
Brownell Hall commencement is
another social event on this week's
calendar and that with the return of
many school folks is one of the cer
tain signs of approaching summer.
Just at this season, when June
brides are serving their first hard bis
cuits to long-suffering bridegrooms,
along comes the canning school to
teacn tiiein now lu make delicious
canned and preserved fruit. The
trouble is that very "few brides and
brides-soon-to-be have registered for
the canning schools. Mrs. E. M. Sv-
fert, head of the commissariat depart
ment ot tne .National .League for
Woman's Service, who is boosting the
registration for the benefit of her or
ganization, deplores the fact each dav.
Are all brides this month such splen-
am cooks mat tney need never rely
on a bit of choice preserves to sweet
en the bitter anger of the new hus
band?. Anyone might know that Mrs.
Howard Baldrige is an expert at pre
serving or that Mrs. Byron Clark's
canned fruit fairly make one's mouth
water, but these are the very mem
bers of society who are taking an ac
tive interest in the canning school.
They will take the preliminary course
along with at least twenty other
prominent women in order that they
may later disseminate their knowledge
among the less fortunate.
Society will fill the boxes at the
Benson track Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of this week for the
harness and running races of the
Omaha Driving club. One feels an
anticipatory thrill even at this far
cry from the celehrated Kentucky
derbies, but who knows to what fame
Omaha may not reach as a city for
races does society do its part? The
benefit the Red Cross society will re
ceive from the proceeds has helped
fill the boxes, some of which were
taken by M. C. Peters. T. C. Byrne,
J. A. Cavers, E. P. Peck, Otis M.
Smith, Everett Buckingham, George
Roberts, A. V. Shotwell, Dr. L. A.
Dermody, C. E. Reese and Miss Edna
Peterson. I
IN THE heart of a sylvan fastness, by the blue lakeside
of Hanscom park Saturday as the shades of after
noon are falling, birds, flowers, fairies and vege
tables called into being by "The Spirit of Walden Wood"
. will sing and dance and frolic on the green. Fairies will
flit about in a lovely dance to sunrise when the flowers
awaken and the Spirit of the Wood appears and holds
converse with them. Bird calls and trills of unusual
beauty will draw one closer to nature, as. indeed the
masque intends. '
Mrs. Myron L. Learned, or Mary Poppleton as her
friends continue to call her, mistress of "Walden Wood,"
near Florence, is the author of the nature masque. Mrs.
Leamed's nature stories, always printed in The Bee, have
in the past deeply impressed her readers by the love and
reverence for nature's manifestations as Mrs. Learned
visualized them. She wrote these, as she did her delight
ful little songs, for the sheer joy of expression. "The
Spirit of Walden Wood" Mrs. Learned conceived and
with the assistance of friends is presenting for the bene
fit of the Red Cross and the Woman's Service League.
The story relates how a very modern youth from the
city comes to spend his vacation in the wood. , He is un
acquainted with the ways of the birds and flowers and
spirits which abound there, but holds converse with them.
Almost, he succumbs to the charm of sylvan life, but not
quite. He decides to go back to the city and invites
the little ones of the woods to come with him. Only the
tiny vegetables accept and go dancing off to the city.
Omahans look forward with interest to this thor
oughly Qmaha production for so patriotic a cause.
Principals in the cast are here pictured in their
respective roles. Harry 0. Palmer is the natty city
youth; Harte Jenks, his antithesis, He of the Forest; Joy
Higgins, the Spirit of the Wood ; Pleasant Holyoke, queen
of the fairies; A. W. Jefferis, the dignified cardinal bird,
and Katherine Lowry and Thompson Berry, the Bluebird
and the Robin.
'Vegetables, flowers, more fairies and more birds will
be represented by groups of little dancers. Henry Cox
and his symphony orchestra have arranged special mu
sical accompaniments.
Scott, the photographer, posed the graceful little
dancers included in the vegetables at the head of the
page.
fa. Jtyrott L. learned
nmtMimt-sjfrfeia vw
Summer Calls to Lake,
Mountain and Shore
Mrs. John A. Kulin and Miss
Marion Kuhn expect to go to Estes
Park in July.
Mrs. Arthur Keeline left Thursday
to join Mr. Keeline on his ranch at
Gillette, Wyo.
Miss Eunice Pritchard of the
Brownell Hall faculty will spend the
surrtmer in California.
Miss Frances Wessells leaves Mon
day for St. Louis to visit her brother
and his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
How, and from there will go to Great
Barrington, Mass., to visit Mrs.
Charles H. Brown, who has a house
there for the summer. Miss Wessells
may also go to Litchfield, Conn., to
visit relatives beforereturning home.
Mrs. Arthur C. Smith and daugh
ters, Grace and Esther, left Wednes
day for Cohassct, Mass., whe"re they
have a cottage for the summer, and
where they will be joined by Miss
Harriet and Miss Helen Smith ,who
have been in Boston. Mr. Smith
and his sons will be on a ranch at
i'arkman, Wyo., most of the summer.
Mrs. Harold Pritchett goes to
Lake Minnetonka Thursday to open
the cottage she has taken there for
the summer 'and will be joined later
by Miss Davis. Miss Meliora Davis,
Miss Betty Bruce and Miss Daphne
Peters. Miss Davis and her sister
leave Friday for Minneapolis to visit
Miss Dwinnell until after the latter's
marriage June 23 to Oscar Weston,
and then they will be with Mrs.
Pritchett.
Some members of the Okoboji col
ony will go back this summer. The
D. C. Pattersons plan to leave about
the first of July for their cottage. Mr.
and Mrs. C H. Walrath will leave in
about three weeks if the weather is
good. The Harlcy Moorhcads do not
expect to iro.this summer
Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Henske are not
yet certain that they will occupy
their cottage at Okoboji this sum
mer. Their plans are dependent upon
whether or not the doctor is ordered
into active service.
Mile. Marie Louise Andre leaves
Monday for Japan for the summer.
She will not return to Omaha next
winter, as she. plans to remain in Cali
fornia upon her return from Japan.
Miss Frances Nash, accompanied
by her niece. Miss Fredericlfa Nal,
daughter of Mrs. Ella yagee, ar
rived Wednesday from the east to
spend a few weeks with Mrs. E. W.
Nash. Miss Nash expects to go back
to her summer home at Heath, Mass.,
and Miss Fredericka Nash will re
turn east with her cousins, Miss Vir
ginia and Benny Cotton, who are
going to spend the summer with their
grandmother, Mrs. Herman Kountzc,
at spring Lake, ,. J. Mrs. Magec
leaves Monday for New York after
three weeks' visit here.
Residence Changes.
Mrs. Henry Meyer has given tip
her house and is at the Colonial unlil
she leaves shortly to visit her daugh
ter, Mrs. Flockhart, in Cincinnati.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry K. Wynian
have not opened their home since
their return from California six weeks
ago, but are at the Blackstone tem
porarily. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd M. Smith have
taken a house on Sixty-second ave
nue, just on the edge of Benson, for
the summer and expect to go 9Ut
about July 1. j
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Richardson
have moved to their new home in
Dundee at 5215 Webster street. Their
former home on Fifty-first street will
soon be occupied by Mr. John R.
Ringwalt and family.
Miss Kate McHugh has sold lier
home on Dodge street to A. K. Stone,
but will continue to occupy it proba
bly through the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Moorhcad and
Miss Katherine Moorhcad, who have
ben in San Diego, Cal., since the first
oflastOctoler, rerxpectcrl back
(Continued oil rage Two, Column One.) ,
School Set Flits
Home for Respite
Miss Hazel Updike will return from
Miss Bennett's school at Millbrook,
N. Y., Wednesday.
Miss Ema Kced arrived home
Wednesday from Vassar, where she
has completed her third year.
Mips Naomi Towle left Saturday
for the east to attend a class re
union at Bradford academy and to
visit friends for about three weeks.
Mrs. George H. Palmer and daugh
ter, Jean, who went east two weeks
ago, are now at JafTrey, N. H., at the
Shaltuck Inn. Jaffrey is not far from
Concord, where Mrs. Palmer's son,
Morse, is at school at St. Paul's.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Walters and
daughter, Harriet, left. Friday for
Hanover, N. H., to attend the com
mencement exercises at Dartmouth,
from which medical school Waltman
Walters will graduate June 20.
Miss Dorothy Dahlman and Miss
Florence Rahm will return the last
of the week from, school, at Monti
cello seminary. Mrs. James C. Dahl
man and Mrs. J. B. Rahm attended
their graduating exercises and have
returned to Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jordan and
son, Jack, are going to Faribault,
Minn., for the graduation of their son,
Channing, from the Shattuck Military
academy Tuesday and Wednesday. If
the weather permits Mrs. Jordan, with
Mrs. Westbrook and Edwin Swobe
and Jack Jordan, will motor to Fari
bault, starting this morning, and they
may return by way of the Fort Snell
ing camp.
Social Calendar
Monday
Reception for Brownell Hall
seniors.
Ileuck-Parker wedding.
Martin-Killy wedding.
Dancing party at Hanscom park
fiavilion for Miss Margaret
'arks, Mrs. John Cunningham,
hostess.
Luncheon for Miss Annette Davis
and Miss Marguerite Motter of
St. Joseph, Miss Helen Stenger,
hostess, '
Tuesday
Dinner-dances at Happy Hollow
and Seymour Lake Country
clubs.
Bridge for Miss Betty Holman,
Mrs. Roger P. Holman, hostess.
Luncheon for Miss Margaret
Parks, Mrs. Roy B. Condon,
hostess.
Evening reception at Blackstone
for Mr. and Mrs. Morris Wolo
witz, given by , Mr. and , Mrs.
Boris Pred.
at Country club, given by
Captain and Mrs. James McKin
ley. Dinner at Country club, given by
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. George.
Wightman-Cahill wedding.
Luncheon for W. W. club, Mrs. J.
J. Hess, hostess.
Luncheon at Happy Hollow club,
Mrs. W. M. Jeffers, hostess.
Dinner-dances at Field and Coun
try clubs.
Tea for Mrs. Sidney Smith of
Hartford, Conn., and Miss
Bertha Dale. Miss Marjorie
Howland, hostess.
Dinner at Country club for Mrs.
F. S. Cowgill of Chicago, given
by Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Meyer.
Thursday
Harrower-O'Brien wedding.
Prettiest Mile women golfers' play.
Lowcnthal-Kopald wedding, fol
lowed by dinner at Blackstone.
Pre-nuptial showers for Miss Mar.
garet Parks, Mrs. S. I. Parks,
hostess.
for Miss Margaret Parks,
Mrs. Edward Anderson, hostess.
Dinner-dance at Seymour Lake
Country club.
Luncheon for, Miss Martha Dale,
Mrs. Windsor Mcgeath, hosteis.
club picnic, Mrs. J. A.
Sunderland, hostess.
Red Cross benefit, nature masque,
in Hanscom park, 4 p. m.
Dinner dances at Country, Field,
Happy Hollow and Carter Lake
clubs.
Dinner for Mrs. F. S. Cowgill,
given by Mr. and Mis. Herbert
Wheeler. .-.
