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THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY. AUGUST 24. 1917.
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August 23 Vy
Promise of Knitting at Lectures.
When we were first plunged into
the midst of war and women began to
devote all their spare time, and much
that is not spare, to the business of
knitting for the navy, do you remem
ber how much comment was excited
by the presence of a bit of needle
work at a serious lecture? The sub
ject was discussed pro and con by
, all the lecture throng as they tried
to decide whether a person really can
listen to a lecture intelligently while
she knits or crochets, or whether the
sight of a person so engaged will
annoy the perpetrators of a erudite
discourse. Mrs. Howard Baldrige
was one of the first to introduce the
innovation and Mellificia remembers
seeing her in the act at one of the
intellectual feasts' which flowed free
ly in the Blackstone ball room last
year. Then and there she registered
the' impression that it was an alto
gether fitting thing to do.
Prof. Stockton Axson, who has
been delivering lectures at the Uni
versity of California summer school,
addressed an audience of women the
other, day on "Phases of the Modern
Drama." Almost every listener plied
ner knitting needles as the learned
professor unfolded his subject. San
Francisco knitters affirm that knitting
serves to concentrate the user's at
tention on the lecture rather than
otherwise.
If the custom has begun at sum
mer lectures, that is what we in
Omaha may surely expect this win
ter. To be able to do something
useful mechanically while we are im
proving our minds will take away the
feeling that in wartime to enjoy even
a lecture is self-indulgence. Next
winter we may look forward to see
ing some of the most zealous work
ers in the war relief cause, who are
also members of the board of direc
tors of the Fine Arts society, Drama
league and other organizations which
sponsor lectures, plying their knit
ting needles or their crochet hooks
while they listen to the speaker of
the afternoon, Mrs. Edward Porter
Peck, Mrs. Harvey Newbranch. Mrs.
Henry Hiller, Mrs. Luther Drake,
Mrs. E. M. 3yfert, Mrs. William
Archibald Smith have all been active
in the many forms of relief work.
When they return to their winter in
tellectual interests their busy fingers
-will be apt to use lecture moments
for useful work.
The street car, the automobile, the
street corner, the store, almost every
place" has served the purpose of knit
ters. When the lecture, too, performs
that mission there will be only the
church service immune from the click
of the needle.
City Attorney Rine Marries
Miss Mabel Christiansen, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. Christiansen of
Fremont and Mr. John A. Rine,
Omaha city attorney, were married
at the home of the bride's parents
Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. Wil
liam H. Buss performed the ceremony
in the presence of only relatives and
a few family friends. The bride wore
a gown of white crepe de chine with
bead trimmings.
Mr. Rine was formerly a resident
of Fremont, where he was graduated
from the high school. Later he com
pleted a law course at Ann Arbor. ;
For some time he has been considered
one of Omaha's most eligible bache
lors. He is a member of the Field
club.
Following a wedding trip in the
east, Mr. Rine and his bride will be
at home in the new: apartments at
Fiftieth and Capitol avenue. This will
be about November 1.
Church Work
Mr. George Winn, a returned mis
sionary from Korea, will give a talk
on leper work in K6rea at the home
of Mrs. D. L. Johnson Friday after
noon under the auspices of the
Woman's Missionary society.
Tonight a lawn social will be given
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George
Sprague, 4338 Franklin street, by the
Altar guild of St. Andrew's church.
The proceeds are for the building
fund of the new church.
Robel-Hager Wedding.
The marriage of Miss Rachel Ha
ger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Spen
cer E. Hager, to Lieutenant John
Robel will take place at 'the home of
the bride's parents this evening.
Miss Lucile Hager will be her sis
ter's maid of honor and Miss Grace
Robel will be bridesmaid. Mr. Charles
Robel will be best man. Only relatives
and a few close friends will witness
the ceremony. Lieutenant Robel and
his bride will go to Des Moines,
where the young officer. will be sej
' to wort training the draft army.
For Mr. and Mrs. Beveridge.
A dinner is to be given in Platts
mouth this evening by Mrs. E. J.
Ritchie for; her sister and brother-in-law,
two young Omaha people, whose
marriage took place Saturday at St.
Peter's Catholic church. Miss Blanche
Clarke, daughter of Mrs. Mary Clarke,
and Mr. John V. Beveridge, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beveridge, were
the principals to this surprise, which
was witnessed by only a few friends
and relatives who shared the secret.
The bride is a graduate of Central
High school and Mr. Beveridge of
Creighton college and law school. He
has been recommended for the sec
ond officers' reserve training camp
at Fort Snelling and will be accom
panied north by his bride.
Richmand-Pagenstacker Wedding.
The marriage of Miss Anna Fagen
stacker of Council Bluffs and Cap
tain Adam Richmond of the same city
was solemnized Wednesday afternoon
at 4:30 by Rev. T. J. Mackay. Cap
tain Hammond, has been ordered to
Des Moines to care for the draft army
and he will be accompanied to that
city by his bride. ;
Social Gossip.
Mrs. E. E. Stcrricker and daughter,
Martha, are leaving for Deming, N.
M., to be near Major Sterricker while
the troops are stationed there.
Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Callfas and Mr.
and Mrs. T. F. turgess have returned
from a two weeks' motor trip through
Colorado. At Long's Peak Inn, in
Estes park, they met 'Mr. and Mrs.
M. T. Barlow and son and the E. M.
Morsman family, who are spending
the summer there. Mr. Barlow and
his son were doing a great deal of
mountain climbing.
Mr. and Mrs. Waite Squier and
daughter, Kathryn, leave today for
a ten days' motor trip to Minneapolis
and Christmas Lake. They will be ac
companied by Dr. McClaren of Du
luth. who has been a guest at the
Squier home for the last week.
Mr; and Mrs. Arthur Allen and
Hiss Mabel Allen and Mrs. N. C
RED CROSS NURSE ASKS
HELP FOR SERBIANS.
Ofas. Jkut Yeftich
' Eighty men and women prominent
in public work attended the luncheon
given at the Commercial club this
noon for Mr. and Mrs. Paul Yeftich,
who are here to secure funds for Ser
bian field hospitals. Twenty reserva
tions could not be filled for lack of
space in the south dining room.
At the speakers' table were Mayor
Dahlman. R, L.t Metcalfe, Dr. E. H.
Jenks, who presided, and Mrs. Jenks,
Rabbi Frederick' -Colin. Dr. and Mrs.
Ira W. Porter, Mr. Stanley Serpan,
Mr. and Mrs. Vaclav Buresh. Rev.
Petar O. Stiyacljich. the South Side
Serbian pastor, and Dr. Olga Stastny,
who is in charge of Serbian Relief
Fhg day on Saturday.
Campfire girls and a band of young
people known as Willing Workers
have volunteered to help on Satur
day. Latham are motoring in Indiana. They
hive been gone three weeks and in
tend to remain away another three
weeks.
Mrs. D. R. Mills and Miss Ruth
Mills have returned from Minneapo
lis and the Minnesota lakes. They
motored home by way of Des Moines,
where they spent a few days.
Y. M. to Teach Telegraphy
In Its Night School
There is an urgent demand by the
government just at this time for men
who have a knowledge of telegraphy
to enter the signal corps branch of
the army. This demand will increase
as the war continues and opens up
new fields of activity. This branch of
the army service offers splendid op
portunities for young men in the draft
age who will be called upon to serve
in the next draft. The pay is better
and the hazard not so great as other
departments of service.
Government officers, railroad men
and Western Union officials have been
SO insistent in their demand for train.
ed young men and have expressed so
xorciDiy tne need or schools where
young men can be properly trained,
the Younar Men's Christian assiria.
tion has decided to organize a tele-
grapn department in its night school.
Lieutenant Colonel WilHman Ar.
partment signal officer in the Cen
tral department. Chicaon rAronflv
wrote to C. F. Shaw, secretary of the
educational aepartment m tne xoung
Mens innstian association here, urg
ing the necessity for immediate -Hnn
in this regard. It was in pursuance of
this request that preparations are be
ing made to institute telegraphy as
otte of the regular courses of the
night school which opens on Septem
ber 10. Complete equipment will be
installed.
George Brandeis Presents
Dr. Fitzgibbon With Mount
No officer in Uncle Sam's army
will be able to boast of a finer horse
than Dr. H, M. Fitzgibbon, promi
nent Omaha physician who has en
listed in the army medical corps.
When Dr. Fitzgibbon informed
George Brandeis that he had been
assigned to Fort Riley, Kan., Mr.
Brandeis - told Fitzgibbon to select
any horse from the Brandeis stables
and take it with him.
Fitzgibbon lost no time accepting
the offer, and. beincr somcthinir f
judge of horse flesh, chose the best
saaoie mount Brandeis owned.
Peters Held aifremont
On Charge of Being Slacker
Federal Judge W'oodrough ordered
John Munco taken to Clinton. la.,
and delivered to the army exemption
board there. He is charged with
eading the selective draft law.
I Cnar,le? W. Peters, 26 years old, is
being held by the sheriff af Fremont,
for the federal authorities, charged
with failing to register.
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DAYIDSON TELLS
OF NEW MISSION
Says that the New Enterprise
Has No Intention of In
terfering With the
Others.
O. D. Davidson, chairman of the
mission board of the Omaha Chris
tian Endeavorers, makes the follow
ing statement in regard to the new
mission:
"In organizing a Christian En-
; deavor mission in Omaha the Chris
! tian Endeavor union has no inten
! tion of interfering with or antag
i onizing in any way the work of other
' missions in the citv. We feel, how
ever, that there is need for just the
work we propose to do, and since the
trustees of the City mission have seen
lit to limit the work .of our city mis
sionary very materially, and with
what seems to us to be with no just
cause, we felt justliiel in asking her
' to take up this new Avork for us.
"The Endeavorers of the city arc
starting in again where they did
ized the City mission and carried it
along over the first few trying years
of jts existence. During this time
the site-of the old City mission was
purchased with money raised by the
Endeavorers. : Yet ., when what
seemed, apparently to be more cap
able hands offered to talce the direc
torship, the Endeavorers relinquished
their- control aud- wece content with
mer'ely furnishing same', 'money and
workers for the -cause.'
"Xo one, ever had a better right to
say,-'This is my mission,' than did
Miss Magical She founded it
She
stayed by it when itfeemed that it
could not continue. to exist. She gave
from her own meager salary to help
it along. The countless women and
children who have been helped
through her agency will all bear wit
ness that it was 'Miss Magee's mis
sion.' No one can blame her for
this attitude. The City mission was
her mission just the same as this is
our Christian Endeavor union, that a
conductor's train is 'my train,' that
an engineer's engine is 'my engine.'
it JJr. Leavett did not have the same
feeling with regard, to his church
'this is my church' his work as a
pastor would not amount to very
much.
"No one who has ever watched Miss
Magce work can say that her work
was not effective. Any one. who has
taken clothes , to the mission and
watched while she took little quarter
dressed urchins and sent them in for
a bath, after which she dressed them
in the clothes that had been brought,
will always say 'Miss Magee is doing
a great work.'
"We earnestly solicit the support,
both mora' and financial, of all the
active Endeavors, former Endeavor
ers, and friends of this great work.
In a few days our downtown office
will be established. In the meantime
mail for the mission can be addressed
.o O. D. Davidson, 1808 Lothrop
street, president-elect of the city
union."
Ak-Sar-Ben Hustlers Attend
Luncheon and Ball Game
The entire hustling committee of
Ak-Sar-Ben, thirty men in all, went
to the ball game yesterday as
the guests of Frank VV. Judson.'Ak-Sar-Ben
governor, who had promised
them a base ball treat when they
should have brought the Ak-Sar-Ben
membership up to 2,000. They have
done this andi have surpassed the
mark. The total membership now is
2,128.
The committee met for luncheon at
the Hotel Fontenelle at 12:30. Frank
Judson-came in long enough to an
nounce to the boys that this was the
day for the crowd to go the game and
get the advantage of a double header.
He told the boys he thought they
had done exceptionally well this year
in bringing the membership up so
high in the face of the war conditions.
Chairman Charley Saunders an
nounced that there will be but two
more initiations and shows at the den
this year. One will be next Monday
night and the other the night of Mon
day, September 10, as there will be
no show the night of Labor day, Sep
tember 3.
Husband Charges Infidelity;
Asks Separation from Wife
Louis Nielsen is suing Marian Niel
sen for divorce in district court on
grounds of alleged infidelity. They
were married at Council Bluffs, April
10. 1905.
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Is Your Memory
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
J What do you remember? The kind
( word your friend spoke to you when
I you came to him in trouble or the
J irritable ones he jerked out at you
j when you annoyed him in the midst
of an important piece of work? The
i fragrance of the glowing rose or the
green scum on the water you had for
gotten to change?
All of us store memory with inci
dents. The ugly and annoying and
terrifying tilings of life have a way of
creeping down into our sub-conscious
souls unless we meet and face them and
throw them out of our lives. But with
this danger to menace memory, why
deliberately store it with the imbeauti
ful? Memory an easily enough be made
a treasure house of real value. First
of all you have to dwell on the right
things. You have to emphasize beauty
and sweetness and your reactions to
them. You have to make every lovely
thing you see or do feel part of your
experience. You can choose or re
ject what shall be in your store
house.
One of my proudest friendships is
that of a woman who faced the loss of
ideafts, the Joss of love, ugly faithless
ness'and grim poverty. Deserted and
belittled by her husband, left with the
sote support of three children, sneer
ed at by those who always despise a
woman when she fails to hold a man's
love, and tortured by some who took
the "I told you so" attitude toward
her marriage, she turned and faced
life with the same cheerfulness which
seemed almost miraculous until you
discovered how completely natural it
was. There are no lines of bitterness
in her face, no ugly black places in
her heart.
She simply looked at life like this:
For the present, she had the problem
of earning a livelihood for her chil
dren. The future was rich in all sorts
of wonderful possibilities the past?
That held happy memories which
nothing could take from her. And if
she must remember anything, she
chose to remember perfect hours to
dwell on them rather than on the hu
miliation that had followed them. Be
cause a rose fades does not mean it
was never a rose.
It is perfectly possible for anyone
to determine to get the fullest meas
ure of happiness out of everything
that happens. As for disappointments
and humiliations, after they have been
met as well as possible, they can be
wiped off the slate. How can it pos
sibly pay anyone to keep unhappiness
or failure in his mind? As examples
or lessons of warnings? They don't
do any good. 1
Suppose you went to apply for a
position and you were turned away
rudely and brusquely. Suppose you
delt on that and magnified it and
remembered it and let yourself ex
pect similar treatment the next
time you applied. It would be tor
ture to seek for work and a few
failures to secure unimportant jobs
might turn you into a sensitive,
terrified failure who would be afraid
to look for an opening in the world.
History may repeat itself, but life
doesn't! its span is so short that
it doesn't have to. At IS you might
long to study law and for years you
might embitter yourself by thinking
of your tragic inability to take up
ILL
I Mojs md Girls
Was
a Haunted House?
that study. So vou niinht actually
prevent yourself from becoming in
terested in any other work or call
ing, and yet all the while there may
have been a real interest for you in
the selling of bonds or the planting of
gardens or the designing of houses.
Some people let memory hang
like a black Curtain between them
and the future. I know a woman
who met and was charmed by a
man. and yvho gave ten years to
remembering him and what she
chose to call her "blighted romance."
and then she met the man again
met him after she had wasted her
youth remembering and longing for
what she couldn't have. And he
meant absolutely nothing to her.
The sight of the real man re
leased her from the tragedy of re
membering the dream man. But
there never was a stage of the game
when she might not have saved her
self by refusing to let 'morbid mem
ory rule her. She need not have
wasted ten years.
To store your memory in order
ly fashion with useful and beauti
ful constructive things is to make
memory a blessing. To let it ac
cumulate bitterness and disappoint
ment and a useless litter of trifles
is to make it an actual bar to progress.
Sit down with yourself quietly and
find out what you remember. Out of
the incidents of last month's life
what stays with you. A lesson
learned? An interesting personality
studied? A kindness given or receiv
ed? An amusing experience A defi
nite awakening to growth? Or an
angry quarrel, an annoying incident,
a rudely disturbed friendship, a scorn
ful triumph over someone you dis
like, a black and ugly failure?
If your habits of memory are
yvrong, set about forming new ones.
Make each day yield to you a mem
ory as fragrant and sweet as the
thought of the first wonderful rose
you crushed againnst your face. Re
member constructively remember for
health and growth.
Don't let your memory be a grave
and ghost-hunted spot which you
avoia witn tear and Horror.
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1 Anecdote Told
On Lloyd Georye
Mrs. Carey Evans, the newly-married
daughter of Mr. Lloyd George,
recently told an amusing story of how
her father, driving home in his dog
cart one day, came across a little
Welsh girl trudging along so wearily
that he offered her a lift.
She accepted silently. All the way
along Mr. Lloyd George tried hard
to engage her in conversation, hut
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j could not get her to say anything
i more than "Yes" or "No."
Some days afterward the little girl's
mother happened to meet him.
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girl drove home with you the othet
I day?" she said smilingly. "Well, when
sue got nome sue said, Mamma, I
drove from school with Mr. Lloyd
George, the lawyer, and he kept talk
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ever to do, for you said Mr. Lloyd
George charges you whenever you
talk with him, and I hadn't any
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