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Conducted by Ella Flei sh man
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Defense Council Women'; i
Hold Americanization
; - Meetings in City Parks
Misi Vera Harvalis, representing
the Greek women of the Americani
zation women's committee, Douglas
County Council of Defense, has called
- a meeting of foreign women who com
pose the committee for 11:30 a. m.
- Sunday at the . Greek Orthodox
-church. Miss Harvalis is the daugh
ter of the only Greek minister in
Omaha.
' All patriotic- meetings in Omaha
parka July 4 will be presided over bv
i members of the council. At llanscom
park Jiesdames A. C. Troup, Frahk
lin Shotwell and Robert Mar.ley will
be in ' charge; Riverview, Charles
Johannes, Hallcck Rose, J. M. Met
calf; Elm wjood, Mesdames Van B.
Lady, George Sammfc, A. S. Williams;
Fontenelle, James Dahlman. Ray Ab
bott, F. J. BirssjkKounUe, Dr. Jennie
Calfass, Mesdames F. H. Cole tfnd
George Jostyn; Miller, Mesdames, V.
D. Benedict, Charles Ziebartsh, Miss
Lillian Paul; .Syndicate,' Mrs. William
"Berry; Mandan, Mesdames C. N
.Schindel, Bruce McCulloch and Mc
Cormack; Florence, Paul Haca11, R.
H. Olmstead and W. A. Yoder.
. The pegeant "In the Cause of Free
t dom," to be given at Hanscom park
at one' number of the Fourth of July
program is being arranged by a com-
mtttee in charge of Mrs. Marie Lett
Caldwell, Mra. A. C. Troup and Dr.
01ga Stastny. ' ,
Misi Mary Irene Wallace ' will
direct ; the dramatic training as a
representative of the drannrtic sectipn
of the association of. Collegiate Alum
nae. : . ; ' -77
Fil Clerka Needed.' .
Prof. Hrbkova is in receipt of a
call for file tlerks whose services ire
needed in Washington. They will re
ceive . salaries of $1,000 -to $1,200 a
" year. , Both men and women are eligi
ble. ' ; Examinations r' will . take place
July 10, Applicants must hare had at
least ; year's experience, or , must
have done "filing work in connection
with other office work' forr at Jeasr
two yean. '
f Nurses, both men and women, will
be examined July 19 for1 Panama
canal service. - Men's salaries range
from $95 to $125 a month and wo
men's from $85 to $100.
All applications are to be made to
Civil Service commission, Washing
ton, D, c.t.r- , ,s
Stenographer! to" France . '
Now comes the chance for the
typist' to "get over there Mrs. Rubv
Lester Fleming director pf the Red
Cross atenographic force in France,
will be in Omaha Monday and Tues
day to recruit "women for immediate
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' Mrs. Charles T Kountie has re
ceived word of Mrs,-. Fleming's arrival
from Mra. Joseph M. Cudahy .of; the
Chicago Red Cross bureau of per
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Traveling expenses to. Paris ana
$lQ0-a month will be paid to those ac
cepted ' . s .
Applicants will be ' received in the
state Red Cross headquarters in the
,Vead bailding. ' ' -
Patriotic Organ!tioni. . , ,
George A.' Custer Woman's Relief
corps will hold itr regular. meeting
Tuesday at Memorial hall.
Porsiinisilo 1
Mrs. M. E. Barber, who makes her
home with Mrs. F, P. Kirkendall, is
in Kansas City for a week r more.
J. E. Baum of New Yorfe," formerly
of Omaha; was the guest of .Mr,, and
Mrs. David Baum last week-end. Mr.
Charles JB&um of Denver spent Sun
day here - ,
Mr. and Mrs., George M. Durkee
r moving irom tneir nome, jui
Davenport street, to the Elwood
apartments. t
Mr.; and Mrs. Robert C Hayes
have returned from Chicagft, where
they spent the past week.
Mrs. Stewart E. Brown and Miss
Alma M. Anthony have returned to
their home at 3330l, Dewey avenue,
after a year's absence from the city.
Mrs. E. F. Folda and children are
visiting at Newcastle, Wyo when
tney went to attend the. wedding of
Mra. Folda's nephew, Douglas
; sprecner. ; , . . ? . ...
The Misses Hawley have taken an
tpartment at the Potter.
Miss Rose Ladenburg left Friday
for Washington, D. C, to occupy a
secretarial : position ir the artillery
division of the War department. Miss
- juciiumK wm visu incnas in i nua
delphia and Chicago en route." J.
1 cnool Set News. '
Miss Minnie Wolf, who has been
attending the Hillside school at Nor
walk, Conn., has arrived home for the
V. vacation. ,:- . . . .. r
Miss, Lucy Garvin, who went east
for the first reunion of her class at
Bradford academy, was taken very
seriouslyll and is now at the Haver
hill hospital. Mr. Garvin is east now
and will remain until Miss Garvin can
.be moved, , ; - ,
Miss Geraldine Hess of Council
Xluffs has fitiished at Bryn Mawr and
returned home. .
Miss Florence Russell is visiting in
Washington at present and ft expect
ed home about the first of July. :
JLJternoori Teas, ;
- Miss , Edith" Miller entertained a
'-psber of her pupils at afternoon tea
j.iday and Saturday afternoons at
r r home. .The guests included:
.in Wllob VlrglnlJenie
rfrtrt V Baren Frederick Cmpbll
i-Jorl Hauien v KdlthHarnea
Trammer w.rle Thonucn
ifirttBrtiW t Nettie Huth c
.kGalbraltb . Chrlilne Rasmamen
aer Rjiuxraer Martha Bon-ter
ra Downs Wrnopa Smith s
Willi - ' Dorothy Nelaon '
T Bnuiat Mlldrej Perklna
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Call for Women Munition
Workers
The chairman of the woman's com
mittee of the Nebraska State Council
of Defense, Miss Sarka Hrbkova, has
received notice from the War depart
ment that women are wanted as iu
nition .workers. AH applications are
to be made to the ordnance depart
ment at Washington, D. C. The state
ment of the ordnance department is
as follows:
"The demand for women workers
in plants engaged in the man facturc
of munitions of war is not expected
by the army ordnance department to
lessen as a result of the 'work or
fight' order for all of draft &ge issued
by the provost marshal general.
"More than 1,000 women now re
working in one plant engaged in the
manufacture of biff guns, and more
are needed. A plant in Minnesota
has a large class of women appren
tices in training to run machines on
all light operations in the production
of carriages for great .guns.
"The business of training women
for war work is proceeding on large
scale. At a loading plant now build
ing in New Jarsey women who; will
act as instructors for other Vomen
are being' trained in the loading-of
powder by loading chips of wood into
silk bags."
World Suffrage Is Plea 1
of President Wilson
President Wilson has taken ' the
leadership in a movement for world
wide woman suffrage. In a message
to Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, presi
dent of the International Woman Suf
frage alliance, he wn ai record
that equal franchise for women shall
be definitely established among .all
nations as a principal achievement in
the winning of permanent peace. The
message in part follows: "I agree
without reservation that the full and
sincere , democratic reconstruction of
the world for which .we are striving
and which we are determined to bring
about at any cost, will not have been
completely or adequately attained un
til women are admitted to suffrage."
Drama League Members in
War Service
Drama League members have of
ftred their services to the war camp
community organization. They will
provide speakers for the Patriotic
League club leaders' course and will
present plays for the soldiers. Miss
Kate McHugh, president, will co-op-crate
with Miss Frances Range, di
rector of the Patriotic League clubs.
. An enjoyable program was" given
by the Unitarian church club on Fri
day night at the church. Circle
games, songs and dancing gave a
homelike .atmosphere to the affair.
Among the successful dances pf the
last week was Isabelle club party of
Saturday night at Fort Omaha. " '
On the calendar for the coming
week is the party for Monday night
at Hanscom park, to which men from
Florence field, Fort Omaha and the
navy recruiting station have been
asked by the Joan of Arc club. As a
patriotic venture this gr60p is about
to undertake to furnish electric fans
f orFlorence Field.' '
Entertain Boy Choristers
Singing for France
Eighty boy sopranos of the Paulist
Choristers .who sing at the Auditorium
on Monday and Tuesday evening will
be housed-an4 entertained wliile in
Omaha by the following prominent
womenrvn
Meidamei
P. B. Aldous '
B. H. Barrett
B, R. Bonner
Lawrence Brlnker
Harry Berkley
W. L. Carey
I.. F.Crofoot
Dr. C. J. Crawley
8. B. Doyle I
Patrick Duffy
William Horan
T. 3. Fltntilgun
rjtnj. Gallagher
C. W. Hamilton
3. 3. Hantaan
W. J. Hyn's
W. M. Jeffert
A. V. Klnsler
' MImm
Mary Furey
MeedamM
Jf. O. Krant
John Mteneer
B. A. McDermott
Owen McCaffrey
Dr. McCrann
Paul Martin
Arthur 9. Mullen
M. R. Murphy
V, A. Naeh
U C. Naah
T. 3. O'Brien
jr. R. O'Hanlon
John 0'Ktfe
Thomat Redmond
. Michael Bhlrley
H. a Woodland ..
Clifton P. Richardson
Millet
. Flonnoe Spreiue.
, It, Is said that many Russian women,
formerly of the nobility, have been re
duced to selling newspapers in the
streets.
Several of the large retail stores of
Newark, N. J., ha,ve hired women to
drive their delivery cars.
AMY NOTES
Lt. Jabin Caldwell spent last Sun
day in Omaha on his way to Day
ton, O. , ' ,
Lt. Burdette Kirkendall, wh'o has
been at Fort Sill, is now stationed at
Dallas, Tex.
Lt. Thomas MacLaughlin and Lieu
tenant Edwards of Fort Omaha, left
Wednesday for Fort Sill, Okla.
Maj. Donald Macrae of Council
Bluffs, who is now in France, has
been placed in charge of mobile
hospital No. 1.
Robert Edwards has enlisted in the
naval reserve training corps and is
waiting to be, called.
Robert Loomis, William Livermore
and Henry MacLaughlin, who have
been at Cotumbus, O., have returned
and are now stationed at Fort Omaha.
John S. Reed, son of Harry D.
Reed, has been commissioned first
lieutenant, aviation section, at Cha
nute field, Rantoul, III
Mrs. T. G. Inghram has returned
from Waynesburg, -Pa., where she
visited her son, Dudley, who is radio
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, ANOTHER. LARGE SHIPMENT OF
Silk suid WWasK Dresses
Jiiii Received Bigger and Better Valuet -All Made
in the Very Latet Style.
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- Wash Dresses Silk Dresses
la Fancy Lawns, Dainty Diml- Splendid Value, ia Silk TaN
lias. Pretty Voiles and Frahch fstas, Silk Ginghams, Etc. Cm
Ginghams; rsmarkable valuas. Expecting Big Values. Your
at . Choice
, $7.95,1 $1340
WOMEN! ONYX FIBER SILK 1 1 . OR SO. A WkK
m ::. 49c $1
operator w,ith submarine N-L. Mr.
Inghram had a four days' furlough,
but was unable to come homj.
Mrs. Inghram also visited her other
son, William, who is with the Omaha
ambulance company at Camp Sher
man. One of England's largest veterinary
hospitals is now run entirely by
women.
Baltimore is the first southern city
to have women street car conductors.
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The Crimson Cross
The glory of the Crimson Cross
Will never cease to ihlne,
For on the battle fields of France .
, Iti million Is divine.
And the girl who wears that emblem, ,
.Surpasses any queen.
For ihe follows out the teaching
Of th humble Nazarena.
Who said to his disciples, .
On the shores of Oallllee,
"As thou doeth unto, others.
Thou hath done lt unto me."
She's the one bright ray of lunshine.
In s world that's steeped In woe,
Fdr she'll nurse a dying soldier
Let him be friend or foe.
She siks for no credentials
On Belgium's bloody plain,
And ihe does her deeds of mercy
Without reward or gain;
Whin the gilded thronei of delpots
Hava turned to worthless dross.
The world will still pay homage to
The girl of the Crimson Cross. V
Omaha, Neb. J. B. HUNTER.
5IDE
Mrs. W- W;. Baily of Clinton,
has returned to her home after a
visit with her brother. W. A. Rader
I and family. .
Mr. Walter Madden and daughters
uorotny, motored to Lenox, la., last
week for a short visit. ,
The Misses Maude Rader and Flora
Munger have returned from Brook
ings. S. D. . ,
Mrs. Henry Miller and family will
leave shortly for San Francisco to
make their future home. Mrs. Miller
has been secretary of the Dorcas club.
Miss Bessie Hankinson will leave
this week for Denver. , ,
Leo Nolan, chief clerk of the gen
eral railroad office at the exchange
building, leaves this week for Camp
Funston. The other members of the
office presented him with a handsome
wrist watch.
Fred W. Black has gone to Daven
port, la., to attend a board meeting of
the Mystic Vorkers.
Mrs. Sullivan is visiting friends out
in the state.
r r,u., u:ti :. e...t. n..i.-
rii, ttu,iw tllll jq lit UUUltl UIUKII
on a business trip. - , . . . ;
Mrs. u w. Newton has returned to
her home in Beatrice, after a visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Lester Sroufe.
In honor of Miss Louise Bratton.
who will be married this week to Mr.
Derne Moore several parties " have
heen given. - Saturday Mrs. ..Edward
Bar Bratton entertained at her home
in Bellvue. She was assisted by Mrs.
Fred Lush. OnWednesday evening
Miss Margaret tarley entertained
and on Friday Miss Parmelia Engle
entertained for this popular bride-to-bt.
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The Dorcas club will meet Friday
with Mrs. Robert Campbell , ' -,
Mr. Joseph Jameson has gone ""to
Sioux City to spend Sunday with his
parents. , '. i ; i
Mrs." M. Price of Douglas Wyo..
was a South Side visitor this week'
On Saturday evening .Mrs. Joseph
Kluson was given a very enjoyable ...
surprise narty in honor of her birth-1'
day. The evening wa spentj wUh
dancing and music, followed by a mid
night supper. ' 2 ,
In honor of Private James Houfek.
who has returned to Camp Cody after
a visit with his mother, a party was
given Wednesday evening. A pleas
ant evening was spent with games and.
dancing followed by refreshments; '
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Miss Florence Etheridge, an at
torney of Miami, Okla., has been ap- "
DOinted . a nrobate attorn pv in ; -
service of the Indian bureau. ;
'The arreat bulk of the notittrv and
is the product of poultry flocks man- ,
aged by women. :. . ' -
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Essential Features
in Diamond Buying
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The three points for you to conaider. in buying di
monda are essential features of our selling policy
1st, Quality Because only high grade stones have a
permanent value; ; , : ! :
2nd, Price For upon the price depends the worth of
your investment.
3rd, Value Because that is the relation between
quality and price. ' '
You can depend upon this store to
give you the utmost ralue in diamonds
G. B. BROjN COMPANY
Diamond Merchants
. v JEWELERS
1 220 South 16th Street :
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The Basket
Stores Go.'s
CASH-AND-CARRY
GROCERY
As Told In a Recent Interview By
. W. D. WILLIAMS, Pres.
W. b.;Williams here tells something of the future plans of the
Basket Stores Co: The cash and carry plan, to my mind, is the
coming method of distribution. What we propose to do is to bring
the producer just as close as possible to the consumer.
During this High-Cost-of -Living time, which apparently is here to stay until
the allies win the war, we are going to open many more stores for the convenience
of the buying puhlic.
Our organization is now complete. We have secured the services of Mr. H. A.
Turner, who has been connected with the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com
pany for the past fifteen years. This concern operates a chain of nearly 4,000
retail grocery stores. Mr. Turner has opened more than 100 stores for them in
, the New England states and more than ; 90 stores in Philadelphia. He is now
with us. ; I have appointed Mr. Turner superintendent of stores. We have also
secured the services of Mr. L. W. Perry, an expert accountant, whom I have ap
pointed office manager. We are now organized to carry out our plans of devel
opment. . ...
Ten years ago we had but one store today we are operating forty-four stores in Omaha,
Lincoln, Council Bluffs and surrounding territory. Our business has grown from a one-store
volume of $12,000 to forty-four stores doing a business of $2,143,093.00 inl917.
Th6 ordinary grocery store has the following expenses : Delivery cost, 20 per cent ; charge
accounts, bad debts, collections and bookkeeping, 10 per cent. The Cash-and-Carry plan
saves you all of this expense.
: Many of our patrons tell, us that they save at least 20c on every dollar they spend at the
Basket Stores. Figuring on their own statements, we have saved the patrons of our stores
durmg yearv l?17 $535,7a0.00: . '
Every article in die Basket Stores is plainly marked with the weight and price. You
;" pay the ie pricfl ;aVy can buy as cheap as a grown-up."
No special sales; or leaders. We. have at least 300 prices which are lower than those of the
grocer who charges for credit, bad debts; delivary and errors in charging accounts.'
v "We mtend. to pen more "self -serve stores ; the 'customer can bring her basket, go direct
to the shelves, counters, and tables and pick out just what she wants. Everything will, be
pjainly marked; with the price and Weights We are going to do away with all expensive
packages possible, and put a' price on the merchandise that will pay our customers to come
and pick out what they want and carry it home." No delivery, no bookkeeping, no extra wrap-
: ping pr' twine expense. All packages will be put into a paper bag convenient to carry. You
will get a statement of your purchase on an aiding machine, the cashier will do all of the
checking and wrapping. Our aim will-be to give quick service; no waiting; you take your
time. ;. : ' . . - ;.
All goods will be arranged'in sections, so that you will know where to find each item.
, jAs- soon.as we are -located in our new. warehouse, we plan to have out own Cold Storage
. Plant and a Modern Bakery. j This warehouse will be a direct service to the consumer.
; Take, for instance, in our Meat Department, we will ,have one central meat cutting stationj
where meat will be. cut and wrapped in clean parafine paper, all weighed and marked!
You pick out what you want from a sanitary chilled display ckse.
You will pay for no bones or fat, but only for what you want and get Any special cuts
you wish, you can place your order the day before at any of our stores and we will prepare
them for you. The display cases will have Automatic Eefrigerator Machines. The meat will
be, all under cover. There will be no dirt or spoiled meat left about to taint the good meat.
We will only, handle the very best, fresh cuts, and if the meat is not satisfactory, the price paid
will be refunded.
You will see just what you are buying. We have always realized that it pays to sell
quality goods and give full weight. Now the next thing is to eliminate all unnecessary expense
and reduce the price of the items we sell, so that the consumer will get the most for his hard
earned dollars. The Basket Stores' system of Cash-and-Carry certainly means a saving to
the careful buyer,' to whose patronage we are largely indebted for the achieved success of the
Basket Stores.
. v We will also enlarge our Mail Order Department, so that patrons far distant from our
stores may take advantage of our very low prices.
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