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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1918)
Conducted by Ella Fleishman Red Cross Chairman No. 12 ' . ! . , . ... ' U " ,: ." By MELLIFICIA. Vasser Girls Parents Not to Attend Grad ' uationi War Economy Miss Elizabeth Reed, who returned Tuesday from an extended eastern trip, tells Us some interesting little hits concerning the activities .of. the eastern girls these busy days. Miss , Roed visited at Fall River for some time and all her friends were indus tr.ously learning the "touch system" and the mysteries of those queer pot hooks known as shorthand. The gleaming domes if the national papital attract these patriotic young wimen. tor nere tney wm serve tneir government as stenographers. The - War department officials are most eager to have these workers, and one young woman who had not quite ' completed her course received an urgent telegram from Uncle Sam's , .headquarters asking her if she could come immediately. While we in Omaha are doing our utmost for the boys in kahki, our sailor boys in blue are being dined in the east With the Charleston navy yard so near. Miss Reed says that the girls have all pledged them selves to help entertain the sailors c a.id little informal dances are given every week for them in the clubs and vhall Evening dresses are taboo and he seldom sees a real "before-the-war" chiffon frock at the theater or, dance. - But, for the very latest in war conomy, the Vassar girls have re quested their families not to attend . the graduating exercises this June. Isn't, that a great sacrifice? ' Miss Erna Reed, who graduates in June ' this year, is one of these patriotic girls and she will forego all the pleas , u-s of having her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Reed, present at the crowninz moment when she re ceives her sheepskin. - Red Cross Decoration Scheme. ! At the dinner given by Frank Jud vson at the Omaha club Monday night i for Messrs Bernard Sunny, Bruce B. Smith ' and Lewis Wiggins, Central division Red Cross officials from Chi cago, the table appointments were ! tinique and beautiful. In the center of "the cross-shaped table an immense red cross was ar ranged of brilliant crimson carnations. ' The hors d'ocuvre was a caviar sand wich arranged with pimento in the . form of a cross. Both the small cakes and the ice cream were white with the red cross designed on the ' tvp. ; Covers were laid for 40 Red Cross executives and prominent Oma ha men. ' Krani-Dellone Wedding. A simple but most effective military wedding took place Tuesday morn- ing at St. Peter's church, when Miss Leone Dellone, daughter of Mrs. Fred Dellone, became the bride of Mr. Leslie H. Kranz. Rev. Fathef Mc Carthy read the marriage lines. , X his, as all other military weddings, was planned in a great hurry, but the tride and her attendant looked charm- ' trig in their tailored suits. The bride wore a Poiret model in taupe colored twill with a graceful picture hat trim med with flowers. A lovely corsage of bride's roseV completed her cos- , tume. Mrs. Charles Fanning, who was .' matron of honor, also wore a tailored suit of blue with a hat to match. Her corsage was of bride's roses. Mr. Edward Kranz, brother of the br:degroom, was best man. , Owing to the recent death of the . bride's father, the ceremony was very quiet, only, the immediate families be . ing present at the wedding and at the wedding breakfast, which was given , at the Blackstone. Bride's roses were used as a centerpiece on the table and covers were laid for 12. Mr, and Mrs. H. G. Kranz enter . tained at dinner.for the bridal guests, Tuesday evening at dinner at their home. The same fragrant flowers that lormed the bridal bouquet, bride s roses, arranged in a graceful basket, '' decorated the center of the dinner table. ( The young couole left Tuesday eve sing for Kansas City, where they will spent but a short honeymoon, as Mr. JCranz will leave for San Francisco in a few days to enter training with the coast artillery. The bride will re turn 'to -make her home with her mother in the Urbana apartments. Wedding Date Indefinite. ' r The wedding date of Miss Dorothy El McCandless and Mr. Preston T. t McAvoy is indefinite, although the marriage license has been published, " owing to the serious illness of Mr. McAvoy's father, whose home is ear Milford, Neb. Mr.' McAvoy, who is stationed at Kelley Field, Tex., is - home on a short furlough and is ex pected in Omaha Friday. Mr. McAvoy is a graduate of Creighton Law school but gave up his) career as a lawyer to enter the service. . v .. ' . 1 ' ' Bird Lecture. , The public is invited to attend the bird talk to be given Friday evening at the Unitarian1 church. Prof. Clar ence Mickel of the Nebraska uni versity will deliver-the talk with il- lustrated slides. This lecture will be valuable to the bird lovers who are planning to go to Child's Point Sat urday morning. "Grandmothers God Bless Them" In the praise and sympathy given so generously to wives and mothers of soldiers in this war, grandmother? are not often mentioned, but still, in . ' France at 'eiistthe grandmother is the soul of the country, according to the Foreign News Service of the t Woman's Committee of the Council , of National Defense. "They are the women who gave to France the men at Verdun, and they are now making it possible abroad for the women to j. take the men s places in factcry and j business, to be the breadwinner for the children. It is the women of the . last generation who are taking care of the little -.hildren, caring for them . wihle the mothers are at work, ar 'ranging for or superintending their education, being, at advanced age, mothers all over again for the good f their country." Iff . Mr. W. Walter Hoye has enlisted in the aviation section and will leave shortly for . Berkeley, Cal to entc training. , Ralph Stephens, who suffered a fractured leg and other injuries in an automobile accident a week ago, is recovering at Lord Lister hospital. Mrs. W. D. Percival has gone to Denver to be with her daughter, who is in a' sanitarium there and whose husband, Lieutenant Claude W. Per cival, is stationed at Camp Cody, Wendell W. Moore leaves tonight for Fort Oe'.ethorpe, Ga., where hi joins the medical department. He is a Creighton man, a graduate of the state university and has com pleted a year and one-half in medical training at the university medical school. Hh mother, Mrs. Nancy J. Moore, will sublet her apartment and move to th5 Blackstone. Lieutenant James Prenuce, formerly at Fort Omaha, underwent an operation at Fort Worth, Tex., last week. He is a cousin of Mrs. Moore. Living Conditions In Occupied Belgium Since the high cost of living is en gaging the attention of nearly every person in the United States, the fol lowing passages from a private letter, a copy of which has been received by the Belgium high commission of the United States, from Malines, in the occupied portion of Belgium, have a special interest. "We are all well. We have told you about the heightened cost of liv ing, but what will you say to this: Butter, 22 francs ($4.40) a kilo (2.2 pounds); meat, 14 francs ($2.80); bacon, 21 francs ($4.20); eggs, 1 franc 10 centimes (22 cents) apiece; coal, ISO francs ($30) for 100 kilos. "The students of the college and university come to class in wooden shoes; women and girls as well. Men's sabots cost 7 franc 50 centimes ($1.50) and women's 4 francs 50 centimes (?!90); before the war they sold for 1 franc 10 centimes and 90 centimes, respectively (22 cents and 18 cents). A pair of socks costs 20 francs ($4); a small spool of thread, 5 francs 50 centimes ($1.10). A bag of potatoes, 125 francs ($25). Just now we sleep on straw, as all tfte mattresses have been requisi ioned. "The new chapel of the parish of at. Kombaut. is almost finished. Mgr. Mercier is coming to dedicate it. It is all rebuilt and is more beautiful and bigger than it was before. The trams are not running any more. At night we eet alonsr bv the light of an candle, costing 1 franc (20 tcniB. xjejure ine war it cost 1U centimes (2 cents)." i Test on Canned Food Myth The popular belief that canned foods will spoil and even be danger ous if left in the tin after opening has been made the subject of a tech nical investigation by W. D. Bigelow, chief( chemist of the National Can ners' association, whose results are reported in the American Food Jour nal. Canned milk is usually kept in the tin until used up, sometimes for days, and shows no deterioration, and the result of laboratory tests demon strated that a tin can differs little from a tin dish for keeping such foods, so fa.- as wholesomtness is concerned. Cans of tomatoes, corn, string beans, sauerkraut, apples, pineapple, and pumpkin were opened and allowed to stand from one to three days, when the contents were examined chemical ly for increased acidity and the pres ence of tin and iron, as well as taste and odor. The increase in acidity waj very slight in most cases, and the amounts of tin and iron infinitesimal,, while' taste and odor were in most cases norma!. Dr. Bigelow concludes that on gen eral, principles keeping canned foods in open tins is not good housekeeping, because the can with its jagged edge is not an attractive dish, and food emptied into another dish can be kept to better advantage in cupboard and refrigerator, So far as wholesome ness is concerned, however, keeping such foods u, the cans in which they are packed after opening is not harm ful in any way. Workers in the down town district are daily supplied with Alamito Pasteurized Milk, deliver ed between 10:30 a. m. and 11 :45 p.m. x Alamito Dairy Products Scientifically Pasteurised Milk Special Jersey Cream Guernsey Milk Alamito Liberty Cream . ' Cheese Pasteurised Butter in pound and half-pound packages Locust Lane Buttermilk XX Cream, excellent for whip, ping. (Phone the day before for next day's delivery) Delivered to most Omaha homes before breakfast. Douglas 409 Alamito Dairy Company Council Bluffs, No. 208 Write or phone for Liberty Recipe Book. MRS. A. Before the surgical dressings and hospital supplies headquarters moved into the new Masonic temple, another body of Red Cross workers were gath ered about work tables in the building. -They were the wives and daughters oi raemDcrs or tne Masonic oraer, wno Mrs. A. S. Pinto as their leader. The workers make hospital garments, as well as surgical dressings, and spend three days a week busily stitching sleeves into pajamas and rolling gauze Danaages. iney nave an excellent reputation tor tne quality and quan tity of their work. Advice to the Lovelorn By BEATRICE FAIRFAX. Letters still continue to arrive for Miss Elizabeth Miller, who wrote to Beatrice Fairfax some time ago ask ing for information regarding farm work. With the cities calling all the young women, to find one who really prefers country life, and work too, is really refreshing, and many reauests are coming in for the young woman's services. The last letters received were from Mrs. F. C. Grotrian, Cook, incd.; Mrs. ueorge Let, Arlington, Neb and Mrs. R. C. Ord. 4218 Davenport street, Omaha They will be held by The Bee pending word from Miss Miller. Removing Freckles. , Dear Miss Fairfax, Omaha Bee: How may I remove my freckles? Ii double strength othlne harmful to the complex Ion? How may I remove the white epoU trom my finger nails? JANE. Double strength othlne ! considered very good for removing frecklee and will not harm the skin If used according to direc tions. The simplest cure and a very ef fective one Is the us of lemon juice and water. If you will make a solution of one part lemon juice and three parts water a:-.d apply It on the face at night, oc casionally. It will lessen the tendency to f'eckles. There Is nothing that will re move the whfte spots from finger nails. Civil Service. Miss Beatrice Fairfax, Omaha Bee: 1 saw an Item In your' paper some time ago stating that the Council for National De fense was In. need of secretaries or clerks. 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If you know of any way in which I can be or service and still be self-supporting, kind ly advise me. Respectfully, MRS. LILLIAN M. HBWITT. General Delivery. You would have to take the civil service examination before you could qualify for this work. Apply at the Federal building Omaha, for the Information you wish. Jealousy. Dear Miss Fairfax, Omaha Bee: I am Jl Have been going about with a girl ot'l? and love her dearly. This girl has a sister (one year older), who Is very Jealous snd U Is false things to her parents about us. Ttwy have now forbidden us to go together again This sister tells false things about her brother and other couples. What would you do with her to atop these false hoods? Thanking you In return for your answer through The Bee. I am. BOB. Why doesn't the girl talk the matter over with her parents frankly? Surely they will see the affair In a sensible light and help you out of your difficulties. Getting Acquainted. i-iear miss rairiax, umana flee: I nm a young man, IT years old, snd I would irta like to know If you can tell me of how I can get acquainted with some nice young gins about my own age. Thanking you in advance. M. A. L. One of the beat ways to get ac quainted is to attend some church. If you wirk in an office there ar probably other young fellows who would Introduce you to some girls. Lee De Forest is said to have per fected the "fountain-pen" wireless, a device no larger than the ordinary fountain pen, through which it is pos sible for a man to pick up wireless messages at disVnces up to eight or 10 miles. EEEEC All Alterations Free Thursday of Beautiful Spring Silk Dresses The first lot of these dresses were sold very quickly and we have Just received another ship ment. They come in Silk Taf fetas, Crepe, de Chine and Silk Gingham. Some have Georgette sleeves. Values $27.50 to $35.00 OUR PRICE THURSDAY ' ONLY $18 50 Thursday Only Will Dress You Well Service League Plans ' For Fort Omaha Men The Comrade club formed bv the National League for Woman's Serv ice will entertain at the second of a series of dancing parties for Fort Omaha soldiers Saturday night at the Metropolitan club, Twenty-third and mmey streets. No one will be allowed to attend except the Comrade club members, their sponsors and the league commit tee. 1 here will be about 100 couples present. t At the board meeting of the service league Tuesday, it was decided that the league will decorate the Young Men's Christian association hot at Fort Omaha. The building is now very bare looking. The ceiling and walls will be hung with American flags and bunting. V. G. .Colling, decorator, will have the work in charge. French War Pictures. William Sandor, special French commisisoner, exhibited his French battlefield pictures and lectured in French Tuesday evening for members of the Alliance Francaise at the Black stone, This showing was planned to be given at the home of C. W. Mar tin, but it was impossible to show the colored slides in a private home. Mme. Mary Lantes will also speak. The pictures are the same which will be shown Thursday evening in the Fontenelle ballroom with Madame Borglum as lecturer in English. They are authorized by the French govern ment Food Saving Class. Dundee wbmen will gather at the schoolhouse Thursday morning at 10 o'clock for the first of a series of 12 food conservation lectures to be given by Miss Nellie Farnsworth, emer gency home domonstraton agent, "Cereals" will be the topic. Ice Saving in Hotels Much of the ice used in hotels and restaurants goes to waste. Patrons are usually supplied with a lot more than they require, and a great part of what is supplied them melts without having fulfilled any function. Most of the ice used in the hotels and restaurants in the cities is arti ficial. In many of the larger hotels this ice is made on the premises. In the manufacture of ice large quanti ties of ammonia are used. Through carelessness and through leakage, a great deal of ammonia is wasted an nually. A food administration appeal to hotels and restaurants urges that both ice and ammonia be saved, as the latter is used in the manufacture of munitions. This injunction is added: "A ton of ice saved may mean 1 pound of ammonia saved. "One pound of ammonia saved may mean 20 hand grenades. "Twenty hand grenades mav win a battle." LAI THE BEST rlACAROIII When Writing to Our Advertisers Mention Seeing it in The Bee f Kill Friction and 1 Mll ,:- Save the Car t liir FRICTION is the deadly enemy of your nm H I iHMt I -motor. 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The call goes forth and they respond at the rate of 15,000 a week, oid as well as young As was said of them by the superin tendent of trie of the largest muni tion factories- 'They're -saving the country.' Tlicy don't mind what they dp. Hours? They work 10 1-2, or, with overtime, 12 hours a day, 7 days a week. The government insists on a Sunday or two off a month. But the women resent it. 'We're not tired,' they say. And look at them they are not tired. . I call for a bit of extra woik they stay and get it done, and pour out of the works sing ing and laughing. In one factory near here, for nearly a year the wo men have never had a holiday. They won't take ci-e 'What will our men at the front do if we n-o hnMAv. making?'" J3SW$ 1621 FARNAM ST. BSTffS s . . Women's All Wool Suits ONE HALF PRICE For Three Days THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Every Woman's Wool Suit in the store included in this sweeping reduction. Every suit a high-grade . exclusive fashion pattern and color and every new fad and fancy represented in this choice as sortment of beautiful suits. 30.00 SUITS .... . .$15.00 . $35.00 SUITS .... . .$17.50 s $40.00 SUITS ......$20.00 $45.00 SUITS ..... .$22.50 $50.00 SUITS .... . $25.00 $60.00 SUITS...... $30.00; Wonderful reductions considering the high cost of all wool fabrics. 1621 FARNAM ST. Omekro E-Xima Red Cross auxil iary will meet Thursday at 7u30 o'clock in the South Side Social Set tlement. . The Elkhorn knitting auxiliary completed 82 sweaters, 170 pairs of socks, 39 mufflers, 42 helmets and three pairs of wristlets. Besides Congressman Sloan, . wo will speak in Omaha and the state during the Second Red Cross drive, other speaktrs of note will be three Canadian men who have been wound ed while in. the British forces. .,- , , Members of the Red Cross auxil iary who worked to outfit base hos pital' No. 49, which was organized in Omaha, are .lstill meeting at the First Presbyterian church. They are now sewing for the university hospital and other local charities. They expect to complete that task this week and will not resume activities as an auxiliary until Nebraska's surgical dressings quota will be enlarged. Miss Jessie Millard is chairman. The St. Louis Women's Rifle sauad has been organized by 100 society women and girls of that city. 1 ONE HALF 2 -rtr" j.,,T.,.r.r i4.