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"THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 29, 1917. W8 Adelaide K.ennerly EDITOR ' m Ella Fleishman. raj editor m s -r : ' By MELLIFICIA-Nov. 28 Respond, Soldiers, Very Promptly! R. S. V. P. those four mystic-ini tials seem to stand for so many things, ''Remember to Send Valuable Presents," "Refreshments Served Very Promptly" and all the rest of it, j but in these strenuous days before i Thanksgiving they take on a new and more important meaning. They mean, Respond, Soldiers, Very Promptly! to us Busy Bees. I wish I could tell you how many imes we have heard over the phone ;his morning: "I have heard nothing from the sol diers that I invhed for Thanksgiving linner. Are they coming.' And to these queries we can only say, ' We art sure you will get a re sponse today." The - hospitable housewives of . Omaha are in a quandary as to whether they should order a 12-pound turkey or a goose! If the Sammies are to be guests the national bird will be served, despife H. C L., but very often if there are to be no honor guests the tamily will content them selves with an humble goose or chicken. And how much dressing shall they make and shall they make one pumpkin pie or three r Can t you see the dilemma? A mere man probably doesn't real ize the gravity ot the situation ana the boys in khaki are liable to be so absorbed in balloons and machine guns and the other knick-knacks of war that they will forget their dinr ner until about five minutes ot one on Thursday. If any of the soldier boys happen to wander into the woman's section and read my little plea, I trust they will call their hostess and tell her to order that 12-pound turkey. And please hurry, the S. O. S. sign is out! At Prettiest Mile Club. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Skoglund will entertain t. dinner Thanksgiving day in honor of Mrs. Skoglund's sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mount of Kansas City. A decoration of yel low chrysanthemums will be used on the ttble and covers will be laid for the following guests: Mr. and Mri. C. A. Mount. MlM Mamie Minx. Mr. It. B. Skoglund. i v Red Cross Benefit At the meeting of the Bemis Park Red Cross auxiliary at the home of Mrs. F. J. Birss Tuesday two little boys from Franklin school, who were introduced by their principal, Miss Huttin, presented the women with a ' ' check for $29. The little chaps ex plained how the money had been raised. Early in the spring each child in the school was given a little pack age of seed pop-corn which they planted. The pop-corn crop was sold and the proceeds were turned over to this Red Cross unit. Tickets for the benefit card and dancing party which will be given by the Bemis Park unit at the Fonte nelle, Thursday afternoon and evening, December 6, are on sale every evening at the Orpheum, two young girls hav ing charge of 'the sale, Melt Jewelry for War Relief. A melting pot for which all the wo men of Omaha are asked to send their old jewelry and bits of silver, the ar ticles to be melted and the proceeds used for the war relief fund, will be placed in the window of Brown's jew elry store Monday morning. The committee in charge are: Miss Nannie Rkhardson, Mrs. Herbert Rogers, Mrs. T. J. McMullen and Miss Gert- rude Young. Another melting pot will be placed in war relief headquarters in the Baird building. Wants to Serve in France. Mrs. Craig Culbertson of Louis ville, Ky., an attractive young matron who is now at the Fontenelle, is studying stenography that she may accompany Mr. Culbertson to France. Her husband is now attending the balloon school at Fort Qmaha. Mrs. Culbertson, who is a most attractive young matron, was one of the attend ants at the marriage of Miss Helen Cudahy and Austin Nililack. Sadler Chapter, D. A. R. Major Isaac Sadler chapter, Daugh ters of the American , Revolution, meets Saturday at 2:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. X. W. Kinett, 604 First avenue, Council Bluffs. Mrs. Walter N. Halsey will read a paper on "An Omaha Maiden, Her,Mission to Her People and Nebraska;" Miss Edna Durland will tell the life story of John Paul Jones and musical numbers . will be given by Ada Darrington and Mrs. R. A. Newell. Dancing Parties. The enlisted men of the 41st infan try will give a Thanksgiving hop at the gymnasium at Fort Crook Thurs- day' evening. A Thanksgiving eve dance will be given by the Elks' Dancing club in the lodge rooms this evening. A dancing party will be given this evening at Keep's academy by the Merry Makers' club. ' The New Century club will give a dancing party this evening at the Omaha Music home. Will Sing at Fort. Mrs. Miriam Patterson Boyce will sing at the Thanksgiving services at Fort Omaha. Mrs. Boyce is one of the Red Cross canteen workers. Wedding Announced. Announcement comes from Chicago of the marriage of Mr. George S. Barker of Omaha to Miss Lillian Mass of that city, which took place Tuesday. Communion Cloth. The communion cloth in France, .vhich has always been considered the finest of lingerie fabrics, because for centuries it has been woVen for the church vestments, will be introduced again in America. In the far south, especially in those countries that border on the Mexican gulf, which were formerly French and Spanish - possessions, this type of fine muslin Aas as much used as in France. It will be used this year all over the country in fine blouses in white, ray ind I biscuit. ' Looking for work? Turn to the Help Wanted Columns now. You will find hundreds of positions listed there. illl! l la fan a tut II J I M v I i it f i ? 1 1 f i . - i flnJi-i I If ' f f f r THE luncheon blouse, which is really a revival of the old three piece suit idea, is being "staged" by dressmakers, both domestic and foreign. Designed for wear with a blue serge suit is this waist of blue and artillery red chiffon cloth. A lay er of blue chiffon forming a deep yoke is hemstitched to the waist of red and heavily braided in blue and gold. PERSO N AL " -'Mr. N X. Guckert ia Spending a few days at Excelsior Springs. ; Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Dietz will spend Thanksgiving in Minneapolis with Mrs. Dietz' sister. Mr. Harry S. Byrne returned Fri day from a two weeks' trip to Balti more and New York. Dr. and Mrs. James B. Stater will have as their guest for Thanksgiving Mr. Harold R. Miller of Woodsville, N. H. Mrs. James C. Kennedy of Brook lyn, N. Y., will be the Thanksgiving guest of Mrs. Owen McCaffrey. Mr. Sam Brown, who is stationed at Camp Funston, is at home on a six days' furlough visiting his mother, Mrs. M. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Callahan will have as their guests for Thanksgiv ing Mr. Callahan's parents, who have been making an extended visit in Ok lahoma City. Supply Sergeant Everett Burke of the quartermaster's department at Camp Dodge arrived this morning to spend Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burke. Mr. 'and Mrs. Walter Klopp and small daugh ter, Mary Phyliss, of Kansas City, also arrived this morning to be the guests of Mrs. Klopp's mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Charles ?urke. Mrs. Klopp was formerly Miss Mar gharetta Burke. I WQzft se doesn't knozeJ would clear her skin She would be a pretty girl, if it wasn't for that pimply, blotchy complexion 1 " But the regular use of Resinol Soap, aided at first by a little Resinol Ointment, would probably make it clear, fresh and charming. If a poor skin is your handicap, begin using the Resinol treatment, and see how quickly it improves. When Milady We have one of those rooms-and-bath apartments. Today furnish the kitchen. : : : ; By ADELAIDE KENNERLY. You have one of those dear little three-room apartments to furnish? Well, let's furnish it together! I have looked at, sat down on and placed in a dozen different corners some of the most modern "space conservation" furniture one could imagine. Because you have friends call to see you is no reason why you should add another room or two. No, in deed! A three-rooms-and-bath apartment means living room, bedroom and kitchenette bath, of course. Seens almost impossible,, in this tiny space, to combine reception hall, music room, drawing rotPi, dining room, etc., doesn't it? Let's Do it This Way. The kitchen needs but a few things. The gas stove is a part of the house and belongs to the gas company or to the landlord. Usually there is a sink and small table attached, under which there are laundry tubs (we are speaking of strictly modern apart ments) for laundering the small pieces of soiled linens. The china closet and food cupboard are as much a part of the house, as the bathroom or the dumb-waiter, so they are taken for granted. There seems to be little left for us to buy except dishes, pots and pans, a kitchen table and a chair. Easy, isn't it I A small,' good, sanitary 1 table of white enamel and metal, 42x24, can be purchased for considerably less than $5, depending on where it is pur chased and the quality. Now for a damask table cover. In City Mission Benefit. A concert will be given by the A. Hospe company for the benefit of the Omaha City Mission Friday eve ning in. the Fontenelle ball room. Tickets are on sale at Megeath's sta tionery store and the Owl drug store. The admission fee is 25 cents and the entire proceeds will go to the mis sion. The concert was scheduled for Tuesday evening, but owing to the war savings' committee banquet on that evening the date was changed to Friday evening. Recital Program. Solo Art Apollo. Dance By little Miss Druesedow. Vocal solo By Marie Haller Bur stein. . , - Solo Art Apollo Ballade . in G. Minor Neff Violin Solo By Miss I. Radman, Art Apollo accompanient. Dance By little Miss Druesedow. A. Saxophone solo. B. Marimbo solo Aloho-Hawai-ian song. r: ? ; 1 . Vocal solo By Marie Haller Bur stein. Harp By Miss Swanson. The following- resolutions were adopted by the executive board of the Nebraska Federation of Woman's clubs which met November 23 at Grand Island: (1) That the Federated clubs of Nebraska co-operate heartily in war work under the direction of the wom an's committee of the Nebraska Coun cil of Defense. (2) That they keep work strong and vital in each department as far as is possible in this crisis in the inter est of individual, home, community, state and nation now, and of the re construction period which mus fol low. Mayor Dahlman Learns of H. C. of L. in West Indies Butter is 85 cents a pound and eggs are 75 cents per dpzen in San Do mingo, according to a letter received by Mayor Dahlman from a daughter in the West Indies. "Let us be thankful prices are not higher than they are tn Omaha and feel thankful we do not live in San Domingo," said the mayor. A good frosting for glass that imi tates ground glass quite well is made up as follows: Sandarac, 18 parts; mastic, 4 parts; renol, 80 parts, and ether, 200 parts. Clean the glass thoroughly and then apply quickly. Goes Shopping "cunning" little three- we fact, we need two at least, but they will cost us much less than one good linen cloth and they are -more ap propriate for kitchen where one serves only breakfast. Thought we would approach break-fast-in-the-kitchen the long way around to gradually accustom milady of dining-room-habits to this one fea ture of space conservation. It is fine when you get used to it. Saves a lot of work and teaches the capped-and-aproned bit of femininity to keep her kitchen neat and clean. One room off our hands for, let's see, how much? Dishes, say $10. That would buy everything we need, since cut glass is relegated to the archives. Pots, pans, etc., should cost not more than $5, and that is allowing ample room for the necessary utensils we have no room for extras. Our table is, say $3.50 or $4 at most. A chair, $1. There we are! One room of our three-rooms-and-bath furnished for $20, with plenty of margin to buy a neat Swiss or mull curtain for the window. One room a day is all that can be expected of anyone. We are tired and, besides, we want to place our furnitnre before we buy for the bed room. If we keep on at this rate we will not only be conserving sp&ct, but we may discover a way to cut down the high cost of living. "Necessity is the mother" but that is too bromidic, we can't quite make it. Omaha Women Want to Join British Aviation Corps Sergeant Edney of the British-Canadian recruiting mission is anxiously awaiting the arrival of certain papers from New York which will advise him in regard to women's services in the war. Three English wome.i have called at the recruiting station begging to know what chance they have to serve in the aviation corps. The women are well acquainted with automobile mechanics, and if there is any opportunity for them in the service they shall be given it at onrt. "I think it about time that the men were responding as readily as the wo men," said Sergeant Edney today. "Although recruiting in Omaha and over the state has been exceptionally good, it could easily be better. And I do not want the women to surpass the men." . . . On the representations of the threa women Sergeant Edney sent to New York for literature that will enable him to satisfy the fair applicants. . , By the recent War-time Elections act. about 500,000 women, who are mothers, wives or other near relatives of men in the military service, have been granted the right to vote. HOTEL LOYAL Special Thanksgiving Dinner 12to9P.M. ' MUSIC FONTENELLE HOTEL 18th and Douglas St. Concert By Wilmot Goodwin Baritone and Florence Austin t Violinist Firat Cycle Nov. 28th, 8:15 P. M. Second Cycle Not. 29th, 8:15 P. M. Auspice Geo. Crook Pott Women's Relief Corps No. 88, . Omaha, Neb. Resinol Soap and Resinol Oint ment are excellent, too, for the care of the hair, dispelling dan druff and keeping the hair live and lustrous. AH druggists sell Resinol Soap and Reainol Oint ment (two sites). SPECIAL SERVICES INOMAHACHURCHES Protestants Will Unite in Ob serving Thanksgiving Day; Mass in All Catholic Churches. Spcial services will mark observ ance of Thanksgiving day in Omaha churches. Protestant churches will unite for the celebration. Mass will be said in Catholic churches, together with sermons on the spirit of Thanksgiving. Episcopalians plan to observe spe cial communion at a united service at Trinity cathedral at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. All Lutheran churches have arranged to hold indi vidual services in each church. The Jennings Methodist Epworth league will conduct a special prayer service at 6:30 o'clock in the morn ing. Christian Science churches will hold special Thanl:.:giving day services be ginning at 11 o'clock. The districts and the churches which will unite for services are as follows: Farniun Mutrlrt. The Central ConKrKntlonl. Firt Tlnp tint nd MrCih Motliodlut wilt unit with the First Presbyterian church In Its build in; for a scrvlrs at 10:S0 a. m whn Kev. Alonzo Alvln Del.arm. pastor of the First Baptist, will rrfph the sermon. His sub Jert will b "Signs of ths Times." Thers will ho a musical program by the oholr of the First Treibytsrlan. Ksv. B. H. Jenks will preside. This sroup has recently been formed and this is its first union meeting. Itansoom Park Group. 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