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PART TWO
SOCIETY SECTION
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PART TWO
AMUSEMENTS
PAGES 1 TO 12
Sunday
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VOL. XLVII NO. 43.,
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 7, 1918.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
W
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Woraen of Fashion Are J
Soldiers Behind the i
Lines for. Period
t . of the War
THE old order changeth! The day
when miladjrjspent her after
noons m a traily tea gown
fc pouring the oolang into the Sevres
ind her evengs at the opera or dis
using the latest book over the coffee
cups are only a memory. Early and
late she now works for her country.
The satin evening gowns hanf, idly at
home, growing out-of-date, for-white
aprons or serviceable blue sergcr have
supplanted them.
To find our erstwhile socjetv wo
men, we must haunt Red Cross'head
quarters and so we take our photog
rapher along, for we know you are
anxious to see them at their patriotic
labors. Society will be slipped into
the background for "the period of the
war" and our women and their war-
, time activities will be featured by The
.. Bee.
When one visits the R,ed Cross
headquarters and sees the immense
imotint of work accomplished by
feminine fingers it is readily under
stood why luncheons and teas are no
more, for it takes every moment of
the daylight hours to accomplish what
our women are doing. ,
Billions of dollars will be poured
into the war coffers of Uncle Sam
by the third Liberty loan, and large
ly through the efforts of the Ameri
can women. Omaha will not be be-!
hind, for the faithful workers -bpln'nrl I
the lines have been working for weeks
for their part' in the great drive.
Call to Liberty Colors.
Club and society women of this city
have answered their call to the Liber
ty loan colors in magnificent fashion
, They will do even better work for the!
third loan than in the two preceding
ones, and their activities have been in
full swing for weeks, so that when the
- actual campaign opens next week they
will start with a splendid and to 'a
great extend a veteran organization
that will make' a new record for
f Social gatherings and demands have
been put aside for the more import
ant work, of aiding the country. The
success of the work calls, for sacrifice
of time and energy, and this the wo
:nen are giving gladly. For this cam-
oaign the organization of the women
.s practically the same as in the set
ond loan drive,
t And their response to the call to
march Saturday, ok the first anni
versary of our entrance m the war-
it was splendid! Drear' were the
skies but not sufficient to dull the edge
of Omaha women's patriotism. A
foreign woman on the South Side, a
Mrs. Korisko, gathered twenty-six 'of
her neighbors and friends to form a
contingent' in the parade.
Mrs. E. L. Potter rose from a sick
bed to march in the parade.
The preliminary ceremony to the
women's part in the parade, the pre
sentation by Mrs. E. M. Fairfield,
' chairman of the woman's Liberty
!oan committee, of President Wil
4 pn's flag, to vScout Troop No. J,
which sold most bonds in the last
drive, wa an effective opening cere
mony for the big drive. The flag
presentation took place on the steps
of the Liberty bank, erected by the
National League for Woman's Serv
ce on the court house grounds.
Bank Opens Monday.
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The Liberty bank wijl be formally
opened .? 'onday noon, with speeches
by Mayor Dahlman, T. C. Byrne and
K. F. Folda of the men's committee.
Who will buy the first bond? Mrs.
William Archibald Smith Imows, but
she won't tell anything ah ..t it, ex
cept that its denomination vill be
$50,000.
Booths will be established in all
the large stores and in hotel lobbies.
Mrs. Alvin Johnson, cha:rman of the
jommittee, hs named the foil.
t o. take cha-gc of booths: At the
"ailway stations, Mrs. H. L. Arnold;
Thompson-Belden, Mrs. Carroll Bel
den, Mrs. Ralph West, assisted by St.
Mary's Congregational church guild;
Drchard-Wilhelm, Miss Esther Wil
lelm; Burgess-Nash, Mrs. Arthur
Draper Smkh and Mrs. George
Doane; Brandeis, Mrs. N. B.Hyidike
urn x. r.. j. society; ts.iipatnck.'Miss
Mona Cowell and Equal Franchise
society; Benson-Thorne. Mrs. Ben
Baker and Mrs. Thomas Crane, and
N'ebraska Clothing company, Mrs.
Dtto Lilpenstolpe.
Mrs. A. S. Ritchie is chairufan of
the hotel . booths committee. Miss
Helene Bixby will have the Fonte
nclle booth; Mrs. Charles E. Fan
ung, Henshaw; Mrs. H. E. Wag
goner, Rome; Mrs. Harry Nicholson,
?axton, and Mrs. Leon Millard, Mer
:hants. Mrs. M. D. Cameion is chairman
of the house-to-houso canvass. She
lias called a meeting of all ward and
district chairmen for Monday at 4
o'clock in the council chamber of the
city hall.
Women's Club Workers.
7 Mrs. Warren Blackwell, chairman
of the women's clubs, has named a
sub-chairman for each club as fol
lows: f Omaha Society of Fine Arts, Mrs.
VV. G. Nicholson; Omaha Woman's
club, Mrs. W. G. Nicholson; Wood
men of the World, Miss Dora Alex
ander; Eastern Star, Mrs. L. P. Shrum;
Scottish Rite Woman's club, Mrs. C.
Vincent; P. E. O. societies, Mrs. John
, Hughes and Mrs. Nelson Updike;
Woman's Relief corps, Mrs. George
(Cominued on Page Two, Column Five.)
The Cathedral auxiliary of tht .Red Cross has the reoutation of
turning out such excellent work fhat any one. o: its hospltal'gar
ments may be used as a sample. - - '. .
Mrs. F. A. Nash is the chairman of this circled whose members
meet at Sacked Heart convent, Park Place on Tuesdays and 'Fridays.
Her vice ' chairman is Mrs. -W. J. Foye, and one of -the - enthusiastic '
workers is Mrs. Willard Hosford. . , '
As in most of the auxiliaries, the cry is heard in this-band for more
workers. Ability to sew is the only requirement fxMob'tain a 'place -among
the busy workers. Most of . the women who attend are also
devoting hours to various-branches of war work. Mrs." Hosford is
an instructor in surgical dressings and all of the three are prominent
in the Liberty loan drive-and conservation work. , ,..
I yeutenant; (Gabby '."..'I
' .Enlists to Fkid'-Silyer i
Lining.'in .War-:Cloud I
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Saving Sense of Humor is a Shield With
Which to Battle Dark 'Spirit , of , f
the War dime . , ; t
requests that neighbors meet at near
ly EEN business folk are making the
most of the patriotic wave by sell
ing their wares to the accompaniment
of patriotic speeches.
A young Omaha matron suffered
quite a shock last-week upon listen
ing to an6ther woman over the tele
phone discoursing for a half-hour-on
the need for conservation, only to dis
cover that the woman was not a con
servation blok chairman,' as she had
supposed, but was only trying to sell
her a widely-advertised brand of
cleaning powder,.
"She wound up by asking me to
place an order for the "only cleaner
on the market," said the voting house
wife ruefully.
1 j w ..... iin.ii a p.ivaLV
secretary before lorn?" re
marked R. E. Winkelman to his wife'l
as he noted the large stack of corre
spondence upon which she was work
ing. Mrs. Winkelman is chairman of
the central conservation council.
"Secretary! I think we'll need a
housekeeper ' instead. Mother is so
busy telling all the women- in Omaha
how to save food and the newest
things in housekeeping." interposed
their daughter. Helen; "she's almost
never at home I"
NEWS froni the front Major
uouva ji. i.uiii anas. Ul . xiuil,
is mess sergeant of Company No. 26
at the medical officers' training camp.
Fort Riley, Kan. Before he left
Omaha, the major lived at the Black
stone, where high-salaried chefs
looked after prandial affairs for him.
Captain M. C. Prince, commander-in-chief;
Captain J. R. Nitsson. first
sergeant, are other Omaha physicians
in Company 26.
A SAVING suse of humor is a big
asset in these endless days of
war work.
Women who telephoned to long
lists of people in the interest of the
recent war savings stenips c: :np-'ir:i
heard many amusing answers to their.
by school houses.
One old man who came to the tele
phone when Mrs. F.. A. Nash called
replied: , ....
"What, me go, to the ' school on
Friday night? AVeJl I tell you, lady.
There's only mv wife and mvself
Nivin' here and e're both -81 vears
old and so we don't go out eights."
"I asked him to tell his neighbors.
I hope the whole street isn't .81," said
Mrs. , Nash in exchanging her ex
perience's with other war workers.
W E'ARE nearly all in some sort of
a uniform these days. A plain
civilian is really a novelty. Dr. E. H.
Brucning was peacefully tinkering
with his car the other evening in a
perfectly good khaki uniform. The
next day the telephone at the Bruen
ing home jangled noisily and a voice
at the other end asked in tremulous
tones when the doctor was going, and
where. '
"Why, he is not in the army," Mrs.
Bruening replied; "he's a scoutmas
ter." Mrs. Neighbor' was glad, but didn't
know just what, to say.
Q ABBY has no desire to be a "kill-
joy," but she would like to warn
the dear Omaha public against tak
ing some of the charming lecturesses
who come here to talk on war sub
jects too closely to their hearts.
One in particular pulled the wool
over the eyes of Omaha admirers
in a most efficacious way, so it is said.
The story has to rdo with a man
whom she. professed to meet for the
first time in many years, according to
by-standcrs, when he presented him
self to her in the presence of mem
bers of the society wh brought her
here to lecture.
Her husband has been dead for
more than three years, but the widow
wore the deepest mourning when she
lccttirc.l in C:naiia. -Since that time
iier betrothal ha? been anuouueed.
in .Omaha tor Wan WA I
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Unusual interest attends the visit
Wednesday of Mrs. Joseph Cudahy
of Chicago, who will conic to Omaha
as the head of the canteen work- for
the central division of the Red Cross.
This charming member of the most
fashionable circles of the windy city
is a daughter of Nebraska and a
former resident of . Omaha. Her
grandfather, the. late J. Sterling
Morton, was one of the most prom
inent factors in the history of tlie
state. He was the founder of the
now national custom of observing
Arbor Day.
Since the beginning of the war Mrs.
Cudahy has been very active in war
relief work. Canteen work in Chi
cago is done on a very extensive
scale. The adjacent armv nost and
officers' training camp at Fort Shef
field for their kindly administrations.
Iter jurisdiction includes not only
Illinois work, or the comprehensive
relief included in the five middle
western slates of the central division,
but extends to the very heart of the
war, for to this former Omaha
woman is left the selection of the
Nebraska women who will be sent
to France to do cantec.i work there.
; The fulfilment - of this important
mission is what brings Mrs. Cudahy
here this week. She is also keeping
a long-standing promise to visit her
many friends in this city. While
here she will be the guest of Mrs.
C. T. Kountzc, but her time will be
spent almost entirely at The rtn
tenelle in conference with the young
women who have applied in answer
to the call for Red Cross volunteer
workers abroad. There are already
an au me navai siauon near LaKe ; almost ou women, wno are very
Forest are anions? the nlaces where I anxious to be rhosrn manv nf u-hnm
jmc canteen workers nnu a
Park School Children : '
: Giv,'Conservatlon :.:
... Talks Wednesday
Tark, school district of-the Central
I Conservation council will hold a con
servation meeting Wednesday at 3:30
o'clock in the Hanscom Park Meth
odist Episcopal church. The", meet
ing cannot be held ,in the school
house, where 'all neighborhood con
servation meetings are.-held," on ac
count of the ban .agaipst holding
meetings in the old building. ' Mrs.
Lysle Abbott, district chairman, and
Miss Clara Mason, principal of the
school, . are in charge of arrange
ments. Superintendent J. H. Beveridge
will speak on "How the Patrons of
the School Mitrht Heln th 'Srhnnl."
Miss Nellie ,1'arnsworth, federal f6od
aent, will give a food conservation
talk, and the balance of the program
will consist of. one-minute patriotic
talks by the eighth B class as fol
lows: Introduction. fleorM Dietrich: "Conserva
tion Then and Now," Carroll Corliss; "Con
servatlon In 3S61," TJIck Singles; "Ameri
can Corn," Virginia Frantx; "Corn As a Sub
stitute, Margaret Iogan; "Why We Should
Conserve." James Ingwarsen; "The Uuty We
Owe," Charles Sears; - "The Dollar-a-Tear
Man, Beatrice Rosenthal; "Our Duty to
Our Allies," Elizabeth 1'ugsley; "The Sao
r.'X1"0' 0,,r Allies." Margaret Shaw;
oifnu jjuiict io Down Autocracy. Grace
Anderson; "Crumbs From Nebraska's
Tables." Elizabeth J.ent; "What the Chil
dren Are Doing," Marguerite Blind; "Our
Country," Mildred Colin; "Substitute for
Sugar," Clarence Sllfer; "Substitute for
neci, isoia wenner; "Substitutes for Fats,"
Charles Zarp; 'Talatablo Dishes From
Corn," Bernlco Hokanson; 'War Garden,"
Altman Swlhart; "Service Flag," Paul
I-eussler; "W Must Conserve Fuel," Theo
dore Thrsne; "The Farmer's Output," Frank
Wolf; "War Service In the Home," Martha
Witt; "What Nebraska Is' Doing to Con
serve," Helen Witkovekl; "Democracy Not
Autocracy Our Boast," John Inkster; "A
Soldier's Day's Ration," Jack Fettors
"Fodifl Will Win the War," Ella Iteadberg;
"Doing Their Bit," Herman Allen; "Pro
htbltlon An Aid," Jack De Long; "The
Housekeeper Decides the War," Neva Fow
ler; "What Excus Could We Give?" Mary
Murphy; "Trte Results of the War On Our
Nation," Floyd Zarp; "Melody of National
Airs," Eighth B class.
Mrs. Abbott and her committee of
helpers have completed a canvass of
the women of their district, enlisting
their co-operation in the government's
plan of food saving. Mrs. Abbott does
her bit in food production by raising
quantities of strawberries and garden
truck on her summer place north of
Florence.
Temple Israel Sisterhood will hold
an important meeting at the home of
Mrs. Charles S. Elgutter, Monday at
2:30 o'clock, at which time -Robert
Cowell will give a patriotic talk on the
fertile are able to defray their own expenses, j third Liberty bond campaign
Wonderful progress in the work ol
the central 'conservation council, is
reported by Miss Nellie Farnsworth,
emergency home demonstration agent.
The quare block campaign is prov
ing a distinct success; in many dis
tricts the ; vigilantes have reached
every "woman -, and have met with
hearty, co-operation in the govern
ment'splan46f fodri-saving; v ' -
Miss ; Farnsvvorth will speak this
week- at the following meetings:
Monday-J-Druid Hill school,.instruc
tion clas 7:30 p. m., subject, "Veget
ables and Soups." ,
Tuesday Cass school, 3:15 p. m.
Wednesday Park school, 3 p. m.
Thursday Saunders' school, 3:15
p. m. Instruction class, , subject,
"Fruits, Deserts and Conservation of
Sugar."
Friday Windsor school, 3 p, m.
Howard Kennedy, 7:45 . p- ni. In
structive class, subject, "Foultry,.
Fish and Meat Substitutes."
Ninety hospital boots and 108 ban
dage toll$., were completed by H. and
A. club members at "an all day meet
ing luesday at the home, of Mrs. U.
W. Hawkins. The next meeting will
be held 'at, the .home of Mrs. Charles
Selhiemcr, Guests "of the club'were
Mesdames A. J. Crone, M. C. Hamil
ton and E. C Hawkins. . .
The members are:-Mesdames-J., B,
Angell. M.: M, Barry, Fannie Ferrell,
C.Ai, Burns, R. A'.Harnion,. Charles
Guggenmos, ,,0. N.'s Kctchtui, George
II. Hawkrtis, . George Miller," Council
Bluffs;' C. .W.' Selhiemcr, ,F.",: Stovel,
Minard, J. W, Rasp'and Re.ddin ';
' Members of the West -Omaha
Mothers' .- club will meet in the , First
Presbyterian .church Friday afternoon
to sew for the Nebraska base hospital
unit ' '-.v.; ".'.;
. The Young : Women's Hebrew as
sociation will hold a patriotic meeting
Tuesday night 'at 8 o'clock in 4heir
club rooms in the Paxton' block, Sev
eral patriotic addresses will 'be made.
Block' Campaign to Preach
, . Food .Saving Is a
To raise $1,000 for the purchase of
an ambulance for the Nebraska uni
versity base hospital, U. S. Grant
post and Woman's Relief corps will
give a benefit musicale Tuesday eve
ning at 8 o'clock in the Florence M. E.
church, Thirtieth and Mormon streets.
Refreshments will be served. Mrs.
Charles R. Thiem has the affair if!
charge.
Madame A. M, Borglym and; Miss
Mary Coll "are arranging a dancing
carnival which will be presented in
May for the'benefit of the Society of
French War Orphans. The use of the
Boyd theater has been given for the
affair and a large number of the
younger members of the fashionable
set will take part.
5 ,
GIRLS STJJDY WIRELESS ,
The University of Nebraska has
been offering" instruction in radio
telegraphy in the interests of the sig
nal corps of the United States army
since, last September. . -
The present class consists of .about ,
100 students. A class of womei
students numbering 20 is receiving
instruction in commercial tclegraji '
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