THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 17. 1M7.
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Dear Bee Readers:
1 wish each and every one of you
could have gone shopping with me
this week. Not only did the shops
"dress up" in their gayest summer
apparel, but "Old Sol" himself did, "his
hit" to help make things pleasant, for,
of course, we all feel more like shop
ping when the weather is radiantly
sunshiny. I did have the compan
ionship, though, of my friend Vir
giniaand a most enthusiastic little
person she proved to be over all the
pretty tilings we saw. Now, listen,
and I'll tell you about some of them:
T7TKGIXIA had purchased such a
pretty summer coat at Lamond's,
2d Floor Rose Bldg., so she was
"tickled to pieces" when I suggested
going there to see the new colored
wash skirts, which a little bird had
whispered to me were the smartest
skirt arrivals of the season, as indeed
they were. White and tan skirts with
huge kaleidoscopic dots; the colors so
happily combi' d skirts in Sports
stripes skirts of plaid or skirts
combining stripes and dots or other
splashy figures. In considering your
skirt requirements, you find every
skirt a picked value at Lamond's.
WHAT is more essential to lite
joys of summertime than pretty
dresses? The last time Mr. Reynolds
of Benson & Thome's was in New
York he was fortunate in securing
some truly exception.il wash dresses
for girls 8 to 16 years, in linens,
piques, feps and chambrays some,
with quaint little coatees, delightfully
fresh lawn and organdy guimpes and
bits of hand and machine work and,
imagine it, only $3.50. If in regu
lar stock they would sell for '$7.00.
Mothers will be glad to hear this
news, for who would take the trouble
to make dresses when such charming
styles can be had for so little? There
ire a few dainty, frilly nets very spe
cially priced $6.95.
A STOXISHED! Yes. the low
prices I found on some lovely
Japanese cotton crepe kimonos at The
Nippon Importing Co., 218 S. 18th St.,
truly surprised me and the kimonos
were embroidered, too, in delightful
effects of birds and flowers.
WOULDN'T it be splendid if there
were some way to place the pic
ture in this paper, showing you the
beautiful texture of the silks the col
ors the smart cuts to the new Sports
Silk Suits which the F. W. Thome
Co. is showing in their exclusive shop
for women at 1812 Farnam? An
Eastern designer has fashioned a suit
of heavy apricot satin with a monk's
hood collar and skirt of white La
Jerz, which could make its entree into
"Our Best Set" anywhere. There's
a wonderful array of silk sweaters at
this shop in daffodil yellow, old blue,
mid-summer rose and Kelly green
with sumptuous collars and numerous
rows of shirring at the waist line to
add the desired fullness and, oh, but
I was astonished when I glanced at
the tickets why these sweaters,
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least $18.00 or $20.00 for, are actually
tnarked $1475.
kMoths have Enlisted! and will
M.aty. war in manv winter ear-
ments that have been laid away with
out first being DRY CLEANED. If
you want to conserve your Winter
FOR CO-OPERATION
AFTER WAR CLOSES
Ernest Ling of Opinion tJnited
States Should Build Up
Close Trade Relations
With Italy.
(Correspondence of The Associated Prws.
Rome, May 10. "The United States
should send a trade commission to
Italy, and Italy should send one to
the United States, and the two com
missions should co-operate, if these
two countries want to fully develop
their joint commerce," said Ernest E.
r ing of the American Chamber of
Commerce for Italy and representa
:ive in Italy of one of the largest
janks of New York. 1
"I have been in Italy eight months
and it is clear to me that the big war
business the United States is now
"Business asMSual" heed the cry
Men must live, tho' men may die
Imprint this word on every thot.
Why have "hysteria," things mast be bought
Men must be clothed, aye e'en amused
Things we buy are also used
Men must be taught, and men must eat ,
Use up the corn, conserve the wheat.
Calmness and confidence both together
Form a bond no blow can sever
Reassurance, quiet, gri
Hold your own and "do your bit.'"
Normal living sanely quite .
Living as "usual" is living right.
clothes I advise you by all means
to get them out and have them Dry
Cleaned NOW. My favorite cleaning
establishment, The Pantorium, guar
antees no moths will bother them if
left in box or bag in which they are
returned. It costs no more to have
them cleaned now than it will next
Fall, so why not be on the safe side?
You'd better call The Pantorium,
Doug. 963, the first thing tomorrow
morning. If you live out of town
your order will be paid via Parcel
Post one way.
THE lady who wrote from Fair--
mont, Nebraska, asking me about
a nice, convenient place to lunch when
in Omaha will be perfectly delighted
with the cuisine at The Flatiron Cafe.
Virginia and I had a most appetiz
ingly dainty lunch there yesterday
and, oh, what) a joy it was to sit
down in such a quiet, refined atmos
phere. The snowy table cloth was
spotless the silver .bright and the
china dainty. And, ny the way, the
luncheons are only 35 cents.
CHEERS1 A sale on wardrobe
trunks, bags, suit cases and lunch
boxes! Coming so opportunely at
this season of the year, 'when so
many of you are planning to travel, I
thought it would be a good item for
my columns. The prices on these
pieces of luggage are under the ac
cepted value of things at Orchard &
Wilhelm's.
HERE'S a bit of shop gossip that
will certainly interest you. Mr.
Napier told me that on Monday and
Tuesday he will offer a line of white
Nile cloth, high-laced boots, with
cloth-covered French heels, turn soles
and short vamps, for the very humble
price of $3.90. The sizes are 2', to 8,
widths AA to B. Cash mail orders
prepaid. This offer is doubly attrac
tive, coming from such an exclusive
establishment as Napier's Booterie
Rose Bldg.
TUNE is devoted to brides and
" flowers. I realized this at Lee
Larmon's Flower Shop the other day
when I saw a bride's and her brides
maids' bouquets just ready to be
sent to the scene of a wedding. Any
bride will be more than complimented
why I believe she'll go into actual
ecstasies when she receives her
"shower" from Larmon's. Not only
are his flowers grouped artistically,
but they're always the choicest blos
soms obtainable. In the Fontenelle
Hotel. Phone Douglas 8244.
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GUESSl Miss Cole of The Lingerie
Shop, 511 Bee Bldg., who makes
to order "Saucy Jane" house frocks
-and Bungalow aprons, is going to
spring a surprise on us July 8. It'ssome
thing new something clever some
thing useful and she's making it now.
Whoever sends the first correct an
swer to "Polly," care Omaha Bee,
will receive one of those dandy
Bungalow aprons free. Now hurry up
and guess quick! .
doing here can be continued after
the war if both countries pull to
gether," he continued.
"The best asset and wealth of Italy
is its working spirit that the war has
awakened. The nobility of Italy have
learned in the trenches that work is
not a disgrace, and all are eager to
leave off their old custom of cane
carrying and party dancing.
"The other fellows in the trenches,
who have always worked more or
less for a living are going to come
out of the war graduates of a fine
working school and they are going to
go to work in the shops as killed
workmen.
"From an American point of view,
Italy has become a fine market for
iron, steel, coal, cotton, electrical
equipment, for mechanical tools, for
heavy machinery tools of all kinds.
Before the war Germany sold largely
of these materials here, but now the
Italians are going it alone. They
have developed self-reliance as a na
tional asset, and this lasting result of
the war should improve the market
for American products.
"The big point in international
A
A T Thotnpson-Belden's we saw the
new summer modes in bathing
suits. My I they are good looking and
comfortable, too. Father Neptune
and the mermaids will surely have
favorable comments to make when
donned in these sea clothes we enjoy
the pleasure the water atlords. Oh.
dear, how they have improved on tin
old familiar stuff of blue flannel with
white braid. This year Thompson
Belden's have secured scores of new
styles in knit suits, from tiny midget
suits for 2-year-olds to large suits
for matronly mothers and in such
pretty color , too. Then there are
mohair suits, serviceable as cwell as
attractive. And what the wild waves
won't say about the pretty caps from
this store won't be worth knowing
so roguish and pert they are. One
had a little purse attachment doubly
fastened for the security of valuables.
THIS is KIMONO WEEK at the
W. H. Eldridge Importing Com
pany, 1318 Farnam. Look for their
big display ad in the Society Section
telling aboui this event.
I WAS so interested in the new
VUDOR porch shades at Orchard
& Wilhelm's, for one can make their
porch into a delightful, airy out-door
room with this exclusive ventilation
device. It may be made into a break
fast room, sun parlor, living room or
sleeping porch, keeping out the sun's
rays and enabling you to enjoy the
health-giving out-doors air and best
of all, it requires only a small expen
diture to equip your porch with
VUDOR porch shades.
Tt7TIEN the hot days come Tiny
' Son and Wee Sister can have
so much fun in the sand pile or shady
back yard if arrayed in the cool, little
beach rompers I saw in The Tots'
Shop at Benson & Thome's. They
come in gingham, Devonshire cloth
and white madras and have short
sleeves and open trousees. 'N Muwer
will like 'em, cause they're so easy
to do up. Ages 2 to 6. Prices 65c
to S175. v
DRAHOS-LUTTIG'S that charm
ing Hat Shop, 1706 Douglas St.
has anticipated the demand for Sum
mer Millinery with new arrivals in
Sports Hats and Milans, and surely
they are pretty enough to demand the
attention of every woman in Omaha.
ONE of our prominent West Far
nam women has been sending to
N. Y. for years for Gotham Hosiery.
Imagine her surprise and delight the
other day when told it was purchas
able right here in her own city. Yes,
Benson & Thornc have the exclusive
agency for this superior hosiery
it is called the non-run hose because
it's protected at the knee by a woven
gold stripe, so that no runner that
starts above can pass it. With lisle
top, $1.25. Of pure thread silk, $1.75.
TN YOUR selection of a piano,
- whether it be for your bride, your
daughter or your family, you cannot
choose a better adviser than Omaha's
oldest and finest music house The A.
trade is salesmanship, and this is
where trade commissions could do
much good, by securing closer gov
ernment co-operation, by regulating
tariffs, by revising commercial laws,
by bringing closer together the busi
ness people of the respective nations,
by using expert information for the
establishment of credits. What my
firm thinks of Italy is indicated by
the fact that its first European branch
was established in Genoa, October
last, prior by four months to its
Petrograd branch. Of course Genoa
is a big shipping center for all of
south Europe.
"While the Americans in Italy are
not idle, trade commissions of other
nations, such as Japan, are active. A
good deal of Italy's new trade will go
to South America, but the credit ex
tensions possible in the United States
shoajd be an advantage. The Italians
appreciate this fact, but I doubt if
anybody, however, in all Europe
knows that the internal commerce of
the United States is so enormous that
we could do very well without any
foreign trade whatever.
"Italy is aware of its own necessity
i
Mospe Co. A bride friend of niin
was presented by her father with
Little , Brambach Grand from
Hospc's and she prizes it above any
gut she received, tor she says it car
ries with it more than sentiment
more than gratefulness. It instills
long-enduring memory of the occa
sion and of the donor. These wonder
fill Small Grand Pianos are priced
$483.01) and are so suitable for
bungalow or modest homo.
"0
IaN 1 this just the most
charming shop!" exclaimed
Virginia, when I took her into Arnold
II. Ldmonston s, on the 2d Moor o
the Rose Building. , In fact, she was
just one big exclamation point liefore
we finished our visit over all tin
lovely things in jewelry. "Do tell me,
please," she asked Mrs. Nienian, who
is the pleasant little saleswoman
there, "the price of these exquisite
diamond rings with the high lirfanv
settings in platinum." "They're $50.0(1
up to $250.00, replied Mrs. Niernnn
Virginia, who has a penchant for
pretty jewelry, declares she'll never
be happy till she owns one of the
$50.00 rings.
fpwo pillows that turn their backs
-- to each other and are stitched up
on three sides with a pocket between
if vou want a 1'ILLUW. 'tis a f'lL
I.OW-if a BAG, 'tis a BAG. It is
$3.00, in lovely flowered cretonne, at
Orchard & Wilhelm s Gift Shop.
T W ANT to buy my brother John
some good looking soft shirts
for summer. Where d we best go.
Polly?" Virginia asked when we were
on our shopping tour Friday. Lucien
Stephen's Shop for Men, 1901 Farnam,
has some fiber silk shirts that look
exactly like silk," I told her, "wear
far better and are cheaper in price.
They're only $4.50 and, then, I like
to go to Stephens', for one certainly
does receive courteous service there.
Virginia bought the shirts and John
was highly pleased with the purchase.
AITE happened in at The Alia Shop,
207 S. 18th St., at the moment
of' the unpacking of some beautiful
pottery. This, Mrs. Smith, the pro.
pnetress of the shop, informed us, is
Fulper Pottery note the glaze, the
wonderful velvety wisteria tones, ripe
and a sheen with bloom like the sur
face of a plum the dull chocolate, cu
cumber greens and browns mottled
with crystal. Aren't they wonderful?"
We agreed that the rose floats, flower
vases and bowls in this new Vase
Craft were truly wonderful and beauti
ful, too. There was a quaint brown
lamp (like Aladdin's) that would make
a distinctive ornament in a home.
Ask Mrs. Smith to show you her
Fulper Pottery" 'twill interest youl
THERE'S such a demand for HEM
STITCHING nowadays that The
Ideal Button and Pleating Company!
has had to install several new hem
stitching machines ,to care for the
work brought in. Why, there's
scarcely a garment made that doesn't
have a bit of this popular linisn,
Picoting, too, comes in for its share
of favor. I most heartily recommend
the careful work done at this shop.
Just a word at the end:
Remember, please,
If you wish to send
For any of these,
"Polly" will shop for you willingly.
Shops will send to you C. O. D.
It will aid you surprisingly.
Sincerely,
POLLY.
Advertisement.
for the development of its foreign
trade as well as its internal resources.
The coal situation in this war showed
it how helpless it is, for instance, with
steam instead of electric power. Its
national poverty in industries is today
registered by the exchange value of its
money, which loses some 30 per cent
abroad. It is courageously preparing
to increase its industries, such as silk,
to make its soil produce more wheat
and other foods, and improve its land
and water transportation systems, and
to develop its natural mineral de
posits." Standard Oil Ordered to
Remove Tanks From Tampico
(Correapondpnco of The Associated Pri'ss l
Mexico City, May 15. The Stand
ard Oil company has been ordered
by the Department of Commerce and
Industry to remove about fifty oil
tanks erected in the Tampico field.
These tanks, the department de
clares, were erected without permis
sion and were not erected according
to government standards. It is said
the tanks cost approximately $500,000
to construct
What
Women Are
Doing in the World
CLUB CALENDAR
Monday
Convalescent Aid socictv, city hall,
10 a. in.
Political Equality league. 310 South
Eighteenth street, 7:30 p. in.
P. K. O. Sisterhood, Benson
Chapter. Mrs. N. H. Tyson,
hostess, J;30 p. m.
Tuesday
lliisiiiess Women's Council, court
house. 11 to 2 p. m.
Methodist women of Omaha,
Y. W. C. A 2:30 p. m.
L'. S. Grant Woman's Relief
Corps. Memorial hall. 2:30 p. m.
Wednesday
Railway Mail Service, Woman's
club, all day picnic at Carter
lake, Mrs. V. V. Paxton. hostess.
Mothers' Culture club, luncheon at
Blackstone. 1 p. m.
Omaha Woman's Press club, Hotel
Loyal, 12:45 p. m.
Scottish Rite Woman's club,
Cathedral, 2:30 p. in.
Thursday
F. W. club. Mrs. Jason Youngs,
hostess. 2:30 n. in.
Eastern Star. Adah chapter ken-
smgtoti, Mrs. J. V. Martin, host
ess. George Crook Woman's Relief
Corps, Red Cross benefit card
party, Crotmse hall.
OMAHA P. E. O.s have a spe
cial interest in the state conven
tion in session at Fremont
Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of this week, because there
will be discussed much of the business
in connection with entertaining the su
preme P. E. O. convention in Omaha
in September. Members of Chapter
K, the largest local one, are planning
to go down to Fremont in a body
Thursday, although the regularly ap
pointed delegates are the president,
.Mrs. N. B. Updike and Mrs. F. E.
George. Reports of the meeting will
be heard at the chapter's final gather
ing, June 28.
South Side Chapter M boasts two
state officers, Mrs. Bertha Hughes,
formerly state president, and Mrs.
Hester Copper, present state record
ing secretary. Mrs. C. F. Oliver, the
president, is ill, so Mrs. Dean Ringer
will go as her alternate. Mrs. Cora
Jackson is the second delegate and
others are planning to visit the con
vention. All members of Chapter B N, too,
are planning to go to Fremont in a
body. The president, Mrs. George B.
l.chnlioll, and Mrs. Vincent Hascall
are the regular delegates. Saturday
June 30. the chapter will meet with
Mrs. Lehnhoff to hear the reports.
Mrs. Frank C. Patton and Mrs.
R. E. Parrott are the delegates from
Chapter 13 P. Other members who
will go are Mesdames J. H. Harring
ton, W. H. Peacock, Ella Griswold
and G. W. McVey. June 26 is the
date set for this chapter's final meet
ing. Benson or B S chapter will send its
president, Mrs. N. H. Tyson, and Mrs.
f.lizabeth J racy as delegates, and
Mrs. W. A. Wilcox. Reports of the
convention will be given the last
Monday in the month. The regular
meeting, which should have been held
last week, will be held Monday at the
home ot the president.
Chanter B K. will be reoresented
nv its president, Mrs. Joseph C
Weeth. Mrs. John T. Buchanan, the
second delegate, will probably not
be able to attend on account of illness
in the family, in which event Mrs.
W. R. Matthews will take her place,
Other chapter members plan to motor
to Fremont to attend several sessions.
U. S. Grant Woman's Relief corps
will hold an important meeting lues
day at 2:30 in Memorial hall of the
court house. Members of the corps
meet in the Elks' club rooms Sunday
at 2 o'clock before going out to Han-
scom park for the patriotic exercises,
At the business women's councit
and prayer meeting Tuesday in the
court house Dr., A. B. Marshall of
the Presbyterian Theological semi
nary will talk and luncheon will be
served between the hours of II and
by the Union circle of the North
Side Christian church.
Election of officers will follow the
1 o'clock luncheon which the Moth
ers Culture club will give Wednes
day at the Blackstone.
The Roval Holland bell rincrer fam.
ly will give a unique musical enter
tainment Monday evening at Han-
scom Park Methodist EniscODa!
church, corner of Twenty-ninth and
Woolworth streets. The performers
will be in costume for this, their last
appearance in Omaha. No admission
will be charged, but a silver offering
will be taken for the missionary work
ot tne standard Hearer society.
The Woman's club of the Railway
.Mail service will meet Wednesday at
Mrs. Vernette Paxton 's cottage at
Carter lake for an all tlay picnic. The
initial election ot olhccrs will take
place in the afternoon.
I. F. W. club will hold its last mcet-
ng ot the year Thursday afternoon at
he home of Mrs. Jason Youngs. A
musical program will be given.
Omaha Methodist women meet at
30 p. in. Tuesday at the Young
Women s Christian association to
consider plans for .he annual conven-
ioii ot the iopeka branch to be held
ere in October. Four hundred per
sons are expected to attcjid the con
cilium.
Adah Kensington, Ortler of the
Eastern Star, will be entertained by
Mrs. J. V. Martin Thursday after-
oon. Mrs. Clyde Kelts will assist
the hostess.
The meeting of the Dundee Catho-
ic circle, which was to have been
eld Monday with Mrs. Charles
Henry, has been postponed until Mon-
ay, June Jo, because ot the 1'idehs
club card party at Happy Hollow.
A special meeting' of the Scottish
Rite Woman's club has been called
for Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at
the Scottish Rite cathedral. Matters
concerning Red Cross work and the
urchase ot Liberty hontts will he dis-
usscd. Mrs. O. C. Redick will talk.
George Crook, Woman's Relief
corps, No. 88, will give a card party
Thursday afternoon at Crounse hall.
Proceeds from the admission, which
is 25 cents, will be used for Red Cross
work.
Political Equality league holds its
annual meeting and election of offi
cers Monday at 7:30 p. hi. at 315 South
Eighteenth street.
V. W. ('. A. Notts,
Th venier st'rvlce will lu th lnf w
to l,o held nt tho aBaorlallon building this
Hummer. After today thero will ho a ves
per aervleo at f o-, lock at the row summer
vamp ovory Sunday. Mrs. tleora-o Hlce
will toll a story and tho music will ho
furnished ly High .school ottlli ttlrls. Iiur
Intr the sc-liil hour Ml? Winifred Travis will
Kite roadlnjt.
Monday the Mnny CVntors chili will hold
a iilonlo at Mlllor lark. Monday aftornooi
tho Caninflte tilrls will ontor Into thol
two. week encampment at the Young Wo
one christian association summer camp.
On Tuesday tho airls who are goiinr
the Industrial conference at Storm l.ak
June 39 will holt! a picnic.
Benson
Social Gossip
Miss Nina Thompson of Castana
la., is a guest at the home of Mrs
V C. Matlseu.
air. ami sirs. iu. stntleiirotli vis
iter! at the H. A. Studenroth home
while on their way home from Texas
to Chicago.
Mrs. William Urookman leaves to
day for a few days visit in Lincoln.
Miss Eunice Anderson will I
nosiess lor tne uorcas society ilex
Friday evening.
Mrs. It. Kanz-and daughter hav
gone for a visit in Hastings, Neb.
The English Lutheran church wi
have the closing rally of the services
ot tne tenth anniversary celebrations,
this evening at s o clock. Rev. L. H
Powell of West Point will give an ad
dress.
Miss Maud Whitesrell entertained
on Wednesday for Miss Artlalh Van
Arsdalc, who leaves Sunday to snend
the summer in the east. Eight little
tolks were the guests.
Mrs. Maud Scarson and daughter
Irene left friday lor Cedar Rapids,
ia., wnere tney will spend the sum
mer.
Misses Josephine Kestler and Marie
Mnney Ir It last week for Peru, where
they will attend summer school.
Mrs. E. M. Bowennan entertained
twelve little folks at a party in Mill
er s park m honor of her daughter
birthday anniversary.
Miss Jennie Johnson has arrived
from Nebraska City to spend the
summer with her sister, Mrs. L, E,
Litthcr.
Mrs. II. N. Kelland and daughter
livelyn leave next week to torn Mr.
Kelland at Sioux City, where they will
reside in tne future.
Mrs. W. M. Yarton has returned
trom a few days visit m Leigh, Neb
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson of
Sioux City were-dinner guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pence
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Brandt have taken
the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. M
Bailey for the summer months, while
tne latter arc visiting in the east.
Mrs. E. A. Mason was hostess for
the Stocking club at her home last
Friday. A 1 o'clock dinner was
servetl.
Mrs. H. H. Fickbohm will he
hostess for the Aufwiederselien club
at her home on next Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. J. Calvert and daugh
ler Edith went to Humboldt. Neb.
Tuesday, where Mr. Calvert officiates
at a wedding and make a few days
VISIT.
Mrs. George Iradale left on Thurs,
day tor a month s visit in Denver.
The Woman's club held its annual
dinner at the Cricket room in Omaha
Ihursday. Thirty guests were ores
ent Five new members were added.
They were Mesdamcs C. W. Francis,
Gorton Roth, A. Kropian, C. C.
Beavers and E. M. Fair.
Mrs. W. Burford entertained Tues
day afternoon for Miss Lvelvn Kel
land, who leaves next week for her
new home un Sioux City, Ia. The
guests were Mesdames, J. Fulton
J. M. Bailey, Charles Mitchell. M
Searson. A. Mimm; Misses Eugene
Chadwell, Maud Whitesccll, Roma
Roth, Ada Stiger and Helen Ander
son. Miss Kate Van Horn entertained
the teachers and officers of the Pres
byterian Sunday school at her home
last Monday evening.
The annual graduation exercises of
St. Bernards school will be given on
the school yard lawn this eveninsr.
where a large stage has been erected.
Special music will be rendered during
tne evening.
West Ambler
Social Activities
Rev. R. H. Chenowith and wife have
taken a house on Fifty-seventh and
rine tor tne summer.
Mrs. Park Edgar entertained at din
ner on Friday evening for Misses
Edna and Ethel Shuck of Scottsbluff.
Neb.
C. H. Van Dusen arrived on Fridav
from New Orleans to spend his va
cation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs,
William Van JJusen.
Mrs. J. Jacobsen of Fort Crook
spent the week-end with her mother.
Mrs. O. Carlson.
Mrs. T. Campbell and dauehter,
Miss Margaret, returned to their home
at Annsworth. Neb,, Mondav after
visit of two weeks with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Theodore Hibbard.
Mrs. E. J. Bourlier left Mondav for
Nebraska City to visit her mother.
Mrs. J. Beard and two sons left
Monday to spend the summer with
relatives in Iowa.
J. W. Miller and family have taken
the R. M. Henderson home for the
summer.
The following members of the
graduating class of Btals school gave
a picnic to their parents at Elmwood
park Thursday afternoon: Vera Nel
son, Beatrice Cockayne, Helen
Getcher. Ruth Tacobsen. Edith lor-
genson, Grace Roby, Alice Hawkinson
and Vernon Potter and Harry Gar
man. Mr. and Mrs. John Richardson are
rejoicing over the arrival of a baby
daughter Thursday evening. Mrs.
Richardson was lormerlv Miss .Mar
tha Marshall.
Miss Mary Peterson entertained the
following members of the Towel club
at the monthly meeting Saturday aft
ernoon: Mesdames R, J. Sutton, G.
Hayes, S. Kern, B. Polley, A. Hat
field, N. F. Thompson.
The marriage of Roy N. Frankum.
only son of Mrs. V. Frankum, and
Miss rreidenca olinson, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. John-j
sen. Fortieth and Arbor, were mar
ried Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Rev. .N. swiharc olhciated. Aliss
Mata Johnson was bridesmaid and
Rudolph Johnson was best man. Mr.
and Mrs. Frankum left on the mid
night train for a two weeks' wedding
trip to Denver. They will be at horn .
to their friends after July 1 at 2154
South Thirty-fifth avenue.
The birthday club of Royal Neigh
bors gave a party at their hall Wed
ncsday afternoon to the following
members: Mesdames F. Cockayne,
W. Vickers, C. Black, J. Wisler, A
Maack, E. Gronxn, A. Hansen, S,
Morris, F. Isberg. T. E. Rrady, J,
Cole, J. Rostock and A. J. Wisler.
Mrs. Arthur King and Mrs. Theo
dore Jacobsen, accompanied by their
father, M. Niehart, went to Nebraska
City Sunday to visit llieir aged grand
mother, returning Thursday.
Mrs. E. A. Winn gave a flag day
parly at her home on Thursday after
noon to the following honor guests:
Mesdames Frank Marshall. C. Tom
linson, S. Faulkner, E. Ambler, A. M.
Jackson, J. Segar, J. Wisler, J. Gil
more. T. F. llraily, .1. Cole, Charles
Hlack, E. Groman, W. Vickers, M.
N'athanson. E. Maack, F. Cockayne,
A. J. Wisler. Dainty refreshments
was served by the hostess.
Rank and File of U. P. Men
Take More Than Bond Share
When the Union Pacific Railroad
company announced a subscription of
$5,0iK),(HH) to the Liberty bond fund,
officers and employes, from president
tlown to section men, immediately
jumped in and gave notice that inde
pendent of the company, they would
lake over $1,500,000 of the bonds.
They have done so. antl the amount
has been oversubscribed $57,350. with
no report from hc O.eson Short Line
ami the Oregon-Washington Railway
company since Thursday.
Union Pacific main and branch line
totals up to Friday night indicated
that the officers and employes had
subscribed for $1,057,350 of the bonds
and that up to Thursday night Short
Line and Oregon-Washington Rail
nay company people had taken bonds
up to $500.0iKI.
All I'nitui Pacific people are highly
pleased with the drive that was made,
by the officers and employes, and all
assert th : it was team work that
brought about the gratifying results.
General Ma ger Jeffcrs in speaking
of the success of the dri e, said:
"The Union Pacific railroad was
built as a war railroad for the pur
pose of holding the Pacific coast
states to the union, and we take much
pride ill the fact that in this sub
scription we are measuring up our
obligation in this war." ,
Mr, Jeffers is enthusiastic over the
showing mado. by the officers and em
ployes of the company. ' He has writ
ten letters to all superintendents and
heads of departments and to the five
general chairman of the brotherhood
organizations, thanking them for their
part in the work undertaken and car
ried to such a satisfactory conclusion.
Frankie O'Brien Talks
' His Pal Into Calaboose
Frankie O'Brien, Keystone hotel,
charged with . stealing au automobile
from Plattsnioiith, was arrested Fri
day night by Detectives Lahey and
Dolan at Fourteen and Douglas
streets. The machine, a Ford ear, was
stolen a few hours before hit arrest,
and Sheriff Quinton had come from
I'lattsmoiitlt with a detailed descrip
tion of two men who were seen tak
ing the machine. When taken to
Eolice headquarters Dolan questioned
im as to his evening's whereabouts,
and Frankie could account for all ex
cept an hour and a half. Incidentally,
the officers calculated it takes just
about that time to make the run to
Plattsmouth and return, allowing for
a slight fracture of the speed ordi
nance. Right here was were Frankie's
foot slipped, figuratively. Friend
memory suggested to him that lie had
spent that hour and a half at Nick
Somebody's at) 627 South Twentieth
street. Detective Dolan gave him a
few minutes respite and personally
summoned the said Nick out of bed.
Nick, whose last name is Mercurio,
was not aware that Frankie spent an
hour and a half with him that evening.
Dolan proposed that Nick put on his
clothes and accompany him to the
station. Sheriff Quinton looked him
over and said he believed Nick an
swered the description of the other
party to the theft. Whereupon, Frank
and Nick were given temporary lodg
ing in the jail, from which they were
taken early this morning to Platts
mouth for trial.
General Pershing Begins
Real Work of Campaign
raris. June 16. After three davs as
the guest of France, Major General
Pershing today plunged into the
work of making preparations for the
arrival and disposition of the Amer
ican military forces which he is to
command.
Early this morning he walked from
his hotel, carrying an armful of docu
ments, to the new American army
headquarters in the Rue De Constan
tine, near the Hotel Des Invalides.
He sat for the first time at the plain
table in the barely furnished office
and took up the great volume of bus
iness which has been accumulating
before and since his arrival.
General Pershing motored to the
French general headquarters and took
lunch with General Petain, the French
commander-in-chief, whom he had not
met before.
Fire Guts Old Landmark
At Nineteenth and Dodge
The Dr. John Meredith residence.
an old landmark, Nineteenth and
Dodge streets, said at the time of its
erection more than half a century ago
to be the finest residence in Omaha,
was gutted by fire Saturday afternoon.
Flames were first discovered cotn-
ng out of the third story. Before fire
men arrived the roof was a mass of
flames. The residence had been oc
cupied about four months ago as a
rooming house, firemen were of the
belief that some one had been sleep
ing at the place and had accidentally
started the blaze.
A sister of Mrs. John Meredith.
Mrs. Denise. occupied the residence
after Dr. Meredith. A realty firm
owns the land and is contemplating
tne erection ot a new modern apart
ment house. i
ifty Thousand Tons
Of Food for Belgians,
London, June 16. The American
commission for relief in Belgium ani
nounced today that since June 7,
eleven of their ships, carrying an ag
gregate of 50,000 tons of foodstuffs,
have arrived at Rotterdam, and it ex
pected an equal number will reach
tnat port nv the next two weeks.
the receipt ot this foodstuff! will
aid in relieving the serious food short
age in the occupied portions of Bel
gium and France, where for some
time the food supplies have been so
low that there have been local iau
inet,