THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 15, 1917.
Council Bluffs -
Social Activities
Two Unusually Pretty Brides of the
Week and a Bride-to-Be of the Fall
Monday evening the McPherson
Avenue club met at the home of Mrs.
A. V. Qnackenboss. , Plans were
made for improving the road and a
committee was appointed to inves
tigate the question of a new walk,
which the club desires to build, and
determine, the cost. The next meet
ing will He held August 13.
.The Garden club picnic, planned for
Tuesday afternoon, was indefinitely i
postponed because of the warm!
weather. - .
Mrs. C. H. Bower entertained . the
members of the central chapter of
St. Paul's guild Tuesday afternoon.
Definite arrangements for a lawn fete
will be made at the next meeting, but
the matter was informally discussed,
Mrs. Van Horn, Omaha; Mrs. Hoxic,
Kearney, and Mrs. Day, formerly of
Waterloo, but now of this city, were
guests of the guild. August 14 the
guild will meet at the boat club.
Tuesday evening the Sunday school
class of Mount Hope, church gave a
farewell party for fkuce Chambers
at the home of his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Chambers. Mr. Cham
bers has recently, joined the Dodge
engineers. -
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Mr.' George Davis,
son of Mr. and Mrs. George S. Davis,
and Mrs. Vera George, Omaha. The
ceremony was performed at Papitlion
on July 2.
MrsJacob Neumeyer. has returned
from a three weeks' visit with rela
tives at St. Louis. '
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Durfee and chil
dren of Kansas City are the guests
of Mr. .Durfee's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Durfee, on Park avenue.
The charity department of the Cath
olic W oman's league met at the home
of Miss Paschcl on Willow avenue
Wednesday afternoon. The afternoon
was spent in sewing for a family
which the society is assisting.' July 25
the department will meet with Mrs.
John Redden. .......
' Wednesday evening Mr. William
Lyons gave a dinner at the Boat club,
The guest3 were his associates at the
John Beno store and the affair was
'in the nature. of a farewell to thenv
as he is expecting td leave the city in
the near future. Those, present 'were
Charles A. Beno, Newton Little, Pe
terMadsen, Harry Joseph, Bert Shee
ley, Clyde Pischel, Timothy Dunn, 0.
E. Rinehart, J. R. Gerge, Gus Asmus
sen, George Beno and William Lyon.
Wednesday afternoon the- El Deen
club gave a miscellaneous shower for
Mrs. Edward Stockman at the home
of Mrs. Albert Bartz. The occasion
was Mrs. Stockman's birthday. A
two-course luncheon was served.
Miss Marion Saunders entertained
the members of the Flower mission
on Wednesday afternoon at her home
on Oakland avenue. The - afternoon
was 'spent socially after a short busi
ness meeting. . Refreshments were
served late in the afternoon.
Judge and Mrs.. Walter. I Smith
entertained at, dinner Tuesday even
ing. The occasion was in honor of
Judge Smith's birthday, the couple's
wedding anniversary and the fiftieth
anniversary of the removal of. the
family from the old home on Oak
, land avenue to the present one on
Seventh .street. . . . -..
Members of the Delta Alpha class
of the Second Presbyterian church
held a business meeting at the. home
of Mis Emma Grason Tuesday even
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We'tl.u;-a evening MrV Arnold E.
Wadum and' Miss Dora Harrison
were quietly married at the parsonage
o f St. John's English Lutheran
church by Rev. C. J. Ringer. Mr.
Wadum is employed , by the Non
pareil. Miss Helen Monson has returned
from a visit with relatives in, Mem
phis and Ithaca, Neb. She was ac
companied by her cousin, Miss Vera
Ebrein of Memphis, who will spend
a couple of weeks here.
Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs.
Warner Starr entertained at , dinner
at their home, Oakdale farm. The
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affair-was a family reunion, as some
of the guests are enroute to the lakes:
Mrs. Henry Peterson entertained
the members of the Book and Thimble
club Thursday afternoon. The club
has decided to discontinue all business
during the summer and the afternoon
was spent socially. Light refresh
ments were served late in the after
noon. Mrs. E. E. Norgaard will en
tertain the club July 26.
The wedding of Miss Hflen Flick
mger. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. JK.
Flickinger, and Mrs. George M. Ham-
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Thursday evening at 8:30 o'clock at
the home of the bride's parents,-916
Fourth avenue. The ceremony was
performed . by Rev.? Frederick ;W.
Evans ofi the First Presbyterian
church. ; Preceding the i ceremony,
which was performed before a bower
of palms and larkspur and Killarney
roses banked in the bay window of
the living room, Miss- Helen Taylor,
Omaha, played the "Ave Maria" and
Miss Edith Flickinger, sister, of the
bride, sang "Bird of the Wilderness"
and "You are the Evening Cloud."
Miss Taylor then played the Lohen
gren wedding march. The bride wore
ivory satin draped with indestructable
voile and trimmed with bands of silver
lace. She carried a shower bouquet
of white roses and swansonia with a
pink rose and forget-me-not center.
She wore a platinum pendant set with
diamonds.'the gift of the groom.' The
bride was attended by her sister, 'Miss
Margaret Flickinger, who wore pink
Georgette crepe combined with satin
of the same shade and-trimmed with
Chantilly lace. Her arm bouquet was
of pink .roses and sweetpeas. The
rooms were beautifully decorated for
4he occasion, pink being the predomi
nating color,, and .quantities of ferns
and roses were used. Refreshments
were served in the dining room, buffet
style. Those in charge were Miss
Elora 'Cooper and Mrs. Everett
Wright, assisted by Miss Krucken-berg,-
Miss Esther Thomas, Mrs,
Glen Reed, and Mrs. A. C: Brown.
Miss Lenore BeveridgeMiss Marjorie
Michael, Miss Gertrude Clark, Miss
Elizabeth Woodring and Miss Ruth
Cooper assisted, in serving. 'Mr. and
Mrs. Hammers left for Colorado,
where they will, spend several weeks,
camping before going to Leadville,
where Mr. Hammers is superintendent
of schools. '..
Mrs. Lettie D. Montgomery, enter-
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ter of the Daughters of American
Revolution Thursday af terndon. '. A
short business meeting preceded the
Red Cross work which occupied the
greater part of the afternoon. The
chapter will continue their work on
the morning of August 8 at the home
of Mrs. Donald Macrae.
Thursday Mrs. Belle Sanfofd enter
tained informally at luncheon. The
guests were Mrs. Dollie Burgess, Miss
Jennie Rice, Dr. Charlotte McCuskey
and the Misses Orris. V
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; "I can't bar that young: leading1 man;
b's so conceited. How do you manage to
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a while, and then he talks to me about
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Social Activities
CHAIRMAN Or COMMITTEE
ON NATURALIZATION.
Miss Mafie Carlsen left Monday
for Lincoln and western Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Gerkin and Mr.
and Mrs. M S. Brewster autoed to
Elkhorn for the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. George Baldwin and
stm.left Tuesday for Denver, .where
they will visit relatives, ,
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Jonas left Tues
day for a trip to St. Joseph and- St.
Louis.
Miss Gwendoline Wolfe has gone
to Chicago, where he will specialize
in kindergarten work- in the summer
school.
Lloyd Menzingo, in company with
his cousin. Miss Martha Gorman, left
Monday for Blanchard, la., for a two
weeks' vacation. Then they go to
Clarinda, la. to spend the summer.
Mrs. O. I. Carlsen returned Sunday
from Harlan, la., where she had been
the guest of her son, Fred, and familv.
Mr. arid Mrs. H. W. Wreith left
the first of the week to" spend the
summer with their daughter at Idaho
Falls, Idaho. !
The home of Mr. and Mrs. James
Cunningham on West Leavenworth
street was brightened Tuesday by the
advent of a son.
The Misses Creda and Myrtle
Fleshman, who have been the guests
of Miss Violet King the last two
weeks, returned to their home at
Manly, Monday.
John Garman arrived from Funk,
Neb., Saturday on a visit to his
parents. He has returned to his work
on a ranch there and was accom
panied by his brother, Harry.
Mrs. John Wisler returned from
Chicago Saturday. She was accom
panied by her daughter, Miss Ludia,
who had spent two months there.
O. C. Mead, formerly of West
Side, was the week-end guest of Mr,
and Mrs. Frank Dunn, on his way
home to Odebolt, la., from Grand
Island.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Johnson gave a
dinner Sunday in honor of their
daughter, Mrs Grant Hayes, husband
and sons, Lester, Arthur and Joseph.
Mrs. Oscar Grant and Mr. Hatz
have returned from a two weeks' visit
with relatives in Gretna.
Mr. and Mrs.'J. J. Gantz have as
their house guests this week their
brother, Andrew Gantz, of Fairfield,
la., and cousin, M.S. E. Bonebrake,
of Huntington, Ind., and her brother,
Gilbert Henline of Lincoln.
Mrs. Frank Polsen of Chicago has
been the week-end, guest of Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Fulmer, West Side.
-Mr. and Mrs. Hans Neilson enter
tained Sunday in honor of their ninth
wedding anniversary. These guests
were present: Mr. and Mrs. N. Chris
tainson and daughter, Miss Sadie,
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mahill and Robert
Mahlstrom.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Garman gave a
dinner Sunday In honor of the home
coming of their son, John, to A. Tru
sedan of Chicago. Roy Cole of Wrest
Side and Lloyd Menzingo of Blanch
ard, la.
The following neighbors ,assisted
Mr. and Mrs. J. Lemley to celebrate
their tenth "wedding anniversary
Tuesday evening: Mr. and J. Wisler,
Mr. and Mrs. FrankJMarshall, J. Cole,
S.JCern and Ti Morgan.
. The .Royal Neighbors gave a party
at the hall Wednesday in honor of
the birthdays of Mrs Charles Black
and C. Torntinson. Mesdames T.
Cockayne, William Vickers, J. Bos
tock, J. Wisler, G. Cole, J. Gilmore,
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E. Groman, A. Hanson, S. Fanlkner,
A. Mack, W. Johnson and Lydia Wis
ler were in attendance.
H. Stewart, C Stewart, A. Jorgen
son, O. Pickard and L. Wohler,- with
their families motored to Nebraska
City.
Mrs. S. F. Jones gaVe a party Mon
day in honor of the birthday of her
daughter. Miss Elizabeth. The Misses
Marian Knight, Isabel Graham, Vir
ginia Jonas and Messrs. Allen Mc
Donald, James arid Francis Nicklin,
Walter Hercht, Glen Girkin, Harry
Brewster and Tommy Knight were
present.
Mrs. Sam Morris, general secretary
of the West Side Woman's Christian
Temperance union, gave a porch
party to thirty-five of the members
at her home near Benson Thursday.
A picnic dinner was served. A musical
program followed and. the afternoon
was spent in Red Cross work, hem
ing towels. The meeting ended with
a treat by the hostess of ice cream and
and cake.
Three autos with host and host
ess of Mr. and Mrs. Will Johnson
went to Dunphrey, la.,. the first of
the week to attend a family reunion
at the home of Mr. M. Andersen, un
cle of Mr. Johnson. Messrs. and Mes
dames A. L. Molgard, C. P. Chris
tianson, Sam Sorrenson, John Bush
infield and son, Roy, and daughter,
Miss Inger, made up the party. ,
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Mrs. Andrew Jalis went to South
Dakota Thursday, where she was
called by .the death of her mother.-
Messrs. Merle Van Antwerp and
A. Davenport of Callaway, Neb.,
were visitors at the -J. S. Marshall
home during the last week.
Mr. and Mrs. James McClung en
tertained at dinner last week for Rev.
and Mrs. George Winn, who have
just returned from Korea, and Miss
Helen Anderson of Omaha, who
leaves soon as a missionary to Korea.
The Humane society will soon have
a special meeting to consider work-
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- Beginning Monday, July 16th, and continuing until Saturday,
July 23d, Mr. F. L. Spradlin, Oriental Rug Expert, will be at The
Pantorium and demonstrate his method of Re-Weaving, Repairing
and Cleaning Oriental Rugs. f ' , , ' "
Mr. Spradlin is an American who has spent his life studying Orien
. , , tal Rugs. He claims to have solved the MYSTERY of their weaving,
, and says there is no MYSTERY about it if one uses his brains and has
the tools and material to work with. -
Many leading rug cleaning establishments daring the past year have secured the
SprtdlirT System. We wrote seven different concerns, some of whom we are well ac
quainted with, and In every instance they recommended Mr. Spradlin and his work.
Dr. H. E. Mechling, president of the National Association of Dyers and Clean
ers, writes: "Guy, take on the Spradlin System. That man knows Oriental Rugs from
A to Z. Have him school yotfr rug department as he did mine, and youll never regret
. it. It is the best investment I ever made." 1 :
M(e Clean Many Orientals
' in our Rug Cleaning Department and realize the need of a first-class
Repair Department, and, when the opportunity came to secure the
' Spradlin Service we at once seized it.
. Please remember that the reputation of The Pantorium, as well as our guarantee,
. is back of every rug sent to us for cleaning or repairing.
All calls received during this week will be answered in person by Mr. Spradlin
and one of our representatives, who will give youjdvice as to your rugs. There will
be no charge in case you do not send them in.
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Ing indendently or to merge with
the Omaha society. '
Showcr$ were given last week in
honor of Miss Gertrude Calvert,
whose marriage to Mr. Roy Young
takes place July 25.
Union church services will be held
this evening on the Baptist church
lawn. If the weather is bad, they will
be held in the Methodist church.
Mrs. William Kellcy will be hos
tess for the Aufweiderschcn club next
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. E. A. -Mason entertained at
dinner Wednesday evening, in honor
of Mrs. Shelton Blue of North Caro
lina, who is the guest of her, sister,
Mrs.,V. R. Shelley. "
Mr. and Mrs. George Iradale re
turned home Tuesday from a visit
with relatives irt Denver.
Mrs. M. Frierman left on' Monday
for a two. weeks' visit with relatives
in Schleswig, la. '
The Presbyterian Ladies'. Aid so
ciety will meet for a business and
social meeting at the church next
Wednesday for the last time during
the summer months. "
Mr. James Howard has returned
from an extended stay at Shell Lake,
Wk
Mrs. Overfield an J daughter of
Harlan, la., were guests at the A. N.
Rose home this week.
The children of Benson are to have
a public play ground on the corner of
Fifty-seventh and Main. Swings,
slides and various amusements are
now in construction.
Mrs. C. II. Faris will be hostess for
the World-Wide Guild at her home
next Tuesday evening.
Mrs. W. A. Wilcox was hostess for
the Tri-CitV Birthday club at her
home last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Meyer of Winter
set, la., were recent visitors at the
home of Mrs. Meyer's parents, Mr.'
and Mrs. C. J. Johnson.
Mrs. A. Gist -was a guest at tlic
E. C. Fuller home last week while on
her way from Valley, Neb., to South
Dakota.
Mrs. Anna Sayers, who has been
visiting at the home of her niece, Mrs.
J. Killian, returned on Tuesday to her
home in Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred, Sterns- left
Thursday afternoon after a short visit
with Mrs. Mary Sterns. The young
couple were on their wedding trip
to Oklahora from Boston, .Mass...
where thty were married two weeks
ago. Mrs. Sterns was Miss Helen
Brickett of South Bridge, Mass., an
instructor in college, and Mr. Sterns
has a position in Harvard as in
structor. Miss Gladys Stowe was pleasantly
surprised on her return home- Tues
day evening from a visit in Ross, la.
About twenty young people had
gathered for a party, games and a
lunch was had during the evening.
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Kimball, Ebony 75
SUrr, Ebony ... .. . .$ 85
Hazelton, Rosewood. .$125
C. A. Smith & Co.,
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Kingsbury, Ebony . . $150
Vose & Son, -.Mahogany
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Mclntyre & Qoodsell,
1 Mahogany ...$175
Whitney, Mahogany. $175
ffirae, Walnut .... . . $185
Weser Bros.,
Mahogany $185
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Apollo, Mahogany . . .$350
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if the Piano yon order it here, same will, be shipped
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