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THE BEE : OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, , 1918. Conducted by Ella Fleishman I My -Hat Diary J FLICKS OF FASHION I ADVICE TO THE OCI BTTY J 3 By MSLLIFICIA. Sorority Girls Heed Not Weather When the Rushing Season Opens Torrid sun and scorching windi may wither the corn, we may seek : fans, and ice water while the baro meter soars, but the indomitable spirit of the sorority girl surmounts such trifles and her activities seem to take on new zest these August adys. Probably the most unique affairs planned by ' any group of sorority girls are given by Pi Beta Phi mem. bers. A most delightful dinner party will be given this evening at the Riarlfstnne hv these young women. The long table will be decorated with pretty baskets of garden flowers and after the cooling ice of the last . rmirt tne merrv panr will be whisked in automobiles to the Happy Hollow club, where a smooth floor and jata music will give a finishing touch to a most enjoyable evening. A motor ride to Bellevue will oc cupy Wednesday evening and after a swim in the pool at the college, a de licious chicken dinner will be served to the guests. A number of girls are coming from Lincoln to be present t the dinner this evening and the entire party will include: Misses Marion Riser, Marion Youngblood. Frances Todd, Carolyn Reed, Gladys Harlan and Gladys Helwig of Lincoln. The other out-of-town guests will be Miss Margaret Young, Mrs. Eldred Hart, jr., and Mrs. George Pratt of Mace donia, la.; Miss Merle Malchow. of West Point, and Miss Elinor Murray, of Pender. The Omaha girls and men who will attend will be, Misses Donna McDon ald, Almarine Campbell, Anna Jen kins, Frances Cleland, Fay Simon, Elizabeth Crawford, Daphne Stickle, Lucile Mitsche, Louise Watkins, Mil dred McFarland, Dorothy Davis, ' Eunice Fike, Alta Davis. Frances Foote and Fern Clark; Messrs. Rob- ... n 11T 1 1 " 1 .1 Perrigo, Dr. Arthur Nielsen, Warren Best, Harland Cattin, Charles Weeth, Stewart McDonald, Francis Simon, John Nepzzer, Melvin Dekins, Law rence Steuben, Willard Greene. Porter Allen, Ray Stryker, Wardner Scott, Bruce McCullouch, Roy Cromwell, John Fike, Bryce Crawford, jr. Chaperones at the affair will be Mr. . and Mrs. A. S. Truex of Graham, Tex., and Mrs. Paul Wadsworth. 't'H"H"i"'i't"H,i,'i"Mt"i','ir f ,;, .. i .. j .. M it 1' 1- 'I l 1' I' A baby daughter, Margaret Eleanor, was born to Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Croft, Sunday. Mrs. Croft was formerly Miss .Margaret Edwards. -' Mrs. George W. Campbell and lit . tie son of Dayton, O., arrived in Omaha Sunday to make their future home. Mr. Campbell has been here for several weeks. The family is known in Omaha, where they for merly lived, Mr. Campbell being choir leader at the Walnut Hill Meth odist church until about two years ago.' They will make their home at 1612 North Thirty-fourth street. Miss Vera Holt of Lincoln arrived Friday to spend a week with Miss Bernice Dunn. Miss Dunn, who was graduated from the University of Ne braska in June, will teach normal training and expression in the Cla- rinda, la., schools next term. Miss Annie Doyle left Saturday evening for New York and Atlantic City, to be gone several weeks. ' Ray Millard, who has been spending a short furlough with Mr. and Mrs. Barton Millard, returned Monday to Camp Lonoke, Ark., where he is a flying cadet. Mrs. A. D. Chapman has received word that her son, Lieut. L. G. Simp son has arrived in France. Lieutenant Simoson who is with the 14th balloon company was stationed at Fort Oma- ha and is the only Umaha man m the company. Mrs. J. De Forest Richards, who is summering at Warm Springs, Va.. will return the latter part of Sep tember. Mrs. E. H. Howland. Miss Mar. iorie Howland, Mrs. Will Wood and Mrs. E. J. Boyer, who are spending the summer at Clear Lake, la., will return the first week m September. j Judge and Mrs. J. D. Woodrough and Miss Marjorie Beckett returned : Monday evening from a motor trip to lamp funston. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Shackleford have given up their apartments at the . Blackstone hotel and are now located (with their vdaughter, Mrs. A. C - Stokes, 4724 Davenport street, while her. husbanm Major Mokes is over seas, with the Nebraska base' hospital unit. Mrs. Albert Rose, Mrs. William B. . Hall and Dorothea May Hall left Sun- , day evening for Jackson, Mich., where ' they will attend a large family re union. They expect to be gone a month. ' v ' ' Mrs. Grace Gholsofl director of . Young Women's Christian associa - tion war work in Nebraska, will spend Wednesday in Lincoln, speaking be fore various-organizations. The Crispus Attucks' chapter of the Red Cross, composed . of colored women of Omaha, has been meeting weekly for one year and the women's , willing and busy hands have accont , plished much in the preparation of needed supplies. During the year the following articles have been made; . , Five dozen bed socks, seven and a , half dozen hot water bottle covers, .twenty double bed socks, twenty op f erating socks, twelve sweaters, twen- tv oneratintr cans, twentv fiatre nf booties, twelve braziers, eleven and a ; half dozen - towels. In addition -to this the chapter prepared and sent ,one hundred Christmas boxes to Ihe Omaha boys at Camps Dodge Snd Funstoa, ,. t h 1' 1 ! f i i 1 1 1 1 I 1 11 1 1 1 T ; ; THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - :: B still, be still, my heart, and . , T cease thy fretting; Though sinks the for I thee x From view, yet k the lustre of f Its setting, Ttavrind trm hilla u bm 1 1 The promise of new glory hi its ) dawn . . ' ' When the dull night is gone. 'H-'l"HM"t"M HI Fourth Wftddinf In the President's Family August 7 Washington Bureau of Omaha Bee. A .White House wedding in mid summer is an unprecedented festivity. Yet this war summer will be marked by one, the fourth in President Wil son's family during his administration so far. This time it is his niece, Miss Alice Wilson, who will be the bride. She will become the wife of Rev. Isaac Stuart McElroy, jr., on the evening of August 7, in he White House. The father of the bride groom, who is pastor of the Presby terian church in Columbus, Ga., will officiate in the presence of a small company of immediate relatives and intimate friends. No cards or invi tations will be issued and everything will be carried out with the same sim plicity which has marked the former weddings in the president's family and which characterized his own. Miss Alice Wilson is a daughter of the president's only brother, Mr. Joseph r. wiison, 01 Baltimore. tne is a tre quent visitor at the White House, hav ing been here with her parents for the inaugural ceremonies when she was still a school girl, and she has been frequently a week-end guest and al ways a member of the house party for holidays and such celebrations. During the last season that" there were any state functions, Miss Alice Wilson was a guest at several state dinners and at all the state recep tions in the White House, a wonderful experience for a young girl and one which is given to very few of her youth. Mate dinners are affairs for the men and women of more mature 66 ftv Dft.lrfv 1 tilt t'lfl'liltiltl'H'Hfl'fl'fWIIH II 8' tnwti'tlM'lW' 1 t H''H' (Ttggy, lummoned to the trial of Blu Jay for te&Ung Qenoral Swallow'i brld, travel to court In a wonderful aerial chariot Judge Owl li In a aerloua mood and flnea Peggy when the aeemi too gay In her greetings.) CHAPTER III Peggy Turns Lawyer T UDGE OWL frowned darkly t upon the prisoners. "You Jays are rascals." he hooted. "You have been called into this honorable court to answer to the charge of stealing Miss Purple Swal low on the eve of her wedding to General Swallow, and confining her against her will in a dark tree dun geon,' where but for her timely dis covery by Princess Peggy she would have perished. What do you answer to this charge guilty or not guilty?" "Guilty!" promptly answered Blue Jay. "We did it!" "Of course you did; we all know that," tartly responded Judge Owl. "But you've got to plead not guilty so we can have this trial." "Hi yi, we'll fool you on that," screamed Blue Jay. "You can't try us we're guilty; so go ahead and sentence us." "I'll do nothing of the sort," hooted the Judge. "You're pleading guilty just to be mean. But I'm not going to get'cheated out of the fun of this trial, We')l try you just to see how guilty you are." "I never heard of such a thing," said Peggy, whose father was a law yer. "In courts where my daddy works it always ends the case when a prisoner pleads guilty and they let him off with a lighter fine because he saves the taxpayers the cost of a trial." "There, now; you ought to give me something for pleading guilty," screamed Blue Jay at Judge Owt. The judge pondered this matter a moment, then he answered: "This ' trial isn't ' costing us any thing. The Birds have plenty of time, they've finished their day's work and have earned ' their amusement We will proceed with the case." "I'll not be tried I" screamed Blue Jay. : "You'll not make a fool out of me." - ; No, we're a little tate for that," chuckled. Judge OwL "You've done it yourself. We're just going to show what, a complete job you've made of it" ,;'.. ,. The Birds twittered with glee over this and Blue Jay looked very un comfortable. "I'll scream so you can't hear the witnesses," he threatened like a naughty child. "Bailiff, a do ybur duty!" ordered Judge Owl. . Blue Heron stalked over to Blue Jay, took hold of him with his beak, threw him over a knee and proceeded to give him a sound spank ing. Blue Jay yelled and struggled, but this did him no good, simply serving to make the Birds giggle the louder at ,his discomfiture. The Spanking took a little of the conceit out of him and he quieted down enough to let the trial go on. v "Who is your lawyer?" Judge Owl asked of Blue Jay. "Princess Peggy," spoke up the prisoner promptly. "Why, that's a story 1" replied Peggy, indignantly. "I'm not a law yer. ; "Isn't your father a lawyer?" asked Judge OwL' "V.. ... . . . , f, c s ine oesi lawyer in war deoUrti Peg nr. "Please knit through August" is the appeal from knitting headquarters of Omaha Red Cross chapter. All knit ters are urged to lend their needles to completing the sweater quota of 1,777 due August 31. Of this number 1,106 have been turned in. Of the sock quota of 21,600 pairs to be completed November 1. 6,621 are packed and ready for shipment Wristlets Next A new quota of 1,000 pairs of wrist lets to be completed August 31 has been accepted by the knitting depart ment Eight hours credit on the serv ice eards will be allowed tor each pair. There are many new knitters. Those who find socks difficult are asked to help on the wristlets. Wool for this new quota has been ordered. Tons of Wool. Ia less than a year 9'2 tons of wool have been used in the knitting depart ment. To Help Local Campaign. Miss Clara Andersen, physical di rector in Grinnell college, la., is in Omaha this week doing volunteer work for the Y. W. C. -A. War Work council. With her is Mrs. C H. Bigelow of St. Paul, Minn., chairman of war work for the central field. Both women are on a tour of camp cities to see what is being done for girls by the Fosdick commission and the Y. W. C. A. Miss Andersen has worked out a tentative program for community years, but during the last few years it has been ustomary to occasionally have a debutante or two, to give sparkle to the company, which is usually a sombre and stately one. Home for Wedding. The president and Mrs Wilson mo tored over to Baltimore last Sunday and spent the afternoon with John R. Wilsons and met their nephew-in-law-to-be for the first time. Miss Mar garet Wilson who is visiting in New York will return for the wedding and Miss Bones, their cousin, who is at York Harbor, Me., will also be back in time. It is not certain whether Mrs. Sayre, formerly Miss Jessie Wil son, the first White House bride of this administration, will come down from her summer home on Cape Cod. It has been a wonderful marrying ad ministration, for since Mrs. Sayre's wedding there have been those of Miss Hagner, the social secretary of the Roosevelts, and the first one for the Wilsons, who married Norman Tames of Baltimore; Miss Eleanor Wilson to Secretary McAdoo, also in the White House; Miss Nona Mc Adoo and the Russian secretary Fer dinand de Mohrenschildt; her sister, Mrs. Martin and Mr. P.'att of Phila delphia; Francis McAdoo and Miss I.A1X7 nv mUTM A un A ooropleie. "WE PUT THE WHOLE BLAME ON PRINCESS PEGGY," HE SCREAMED. "Then you are a lawyer," answered Judge Owl. v "But my father being a lawyer doesn't make me a lawyer," protested Peggy. "Why doesn't it?" persisted Judge Owl. "Kingfisher's father was a fisi erman and he is a fisherman. Gen eral Swallow's father was a pest de stroyer and he is a pest destroyer. Blue Jay's father was a knave and he is a knave. Your father is a lawyer and therefore you are a lawyer," he concluded triumphantly. "But I don't know a thing about law," declared Peggy, all mixed up by this line of reasoning. "Neither do any of us," replied Judge OwL "I don't see why Blue ay has picked me out I know he is guilty and deserves to be punished." "But you are smart smarter than any of these Birds," argued Blue Jay. "I'd rather have a smart lawyer who knows that I am guilty than a learned lawyer who thinks I sm not, 'cause the smart lawyer can use tricks to get me free, while the learned one depends upon justice." I'll use no tricks to get you free!" Peggy protested indifenantly. "But you don't want to see us Jays killed, do you?" argued Blue Jay. "N-no, I don't want to see any body killed," admitted Peggy. ihen you II have to be our lawyer and use tricks, for these Birds will finish us in a hurry if they follow the law of Birdland." Peggy pondered this. She felt that what Blue Jay said was true. He, ana nis gang deserved punishment that would teach them to be better in Complete the letters of Simon's ipl an automobile. Answer to work with girls. Special thought has been given to the reconstruction period work. "It is the young people who will have to solve the tremendous prob lems after the war and it is our purpose to make them fit mentally, spiritually and physically as well as to care for the great army of women workers today who are as surely as men helping to make the world safe for democracy that our- work is planned," said Miss "Andersen. 4 Miss Esther Richards, daughter of Mrs. Sam Richards, 119 South Thirty fifth street, leaves tonight for Camp McArthur, Waco, Tex., for service as a Red Cross nurse. Miss Richards re ceived her appointment through the Detroit, Mich., chapter of the Red Cross, since she took her rfurses' training in the affiliated hospitals of that city. Before coming to Omaha a month ago to visit her mother. Miss Richards was in a Casper, Wyo., hos pital. The Richards family formerly lived in North Platte, Neb. George Crook Woman's Relief Corps auxiliary has met every Tues day all day during the winter and be fore the summer vacation .140 shirts had been completed. Mrs. V. C Flaugher, the chairman, accompanied by Mrs. Pratt Harwood are now in Fullerton, Neb., for two weeks and will then go to Colorado for the re mainder of the summer. McCormick, daughter of Mrs. Isaac Emerson of Baltimore; and the most important of many administrations in this country, that of the president and Mrs. Gait, which took place in the latter's home. N Wedding Announced. .The wedding of Miss Nellie Cran dall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Tremble, and Mr. Thomas Campbell took place Monday at the Plains hotel at Cheyenne, Wyo. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Taylor of Blackfoot, Idaho, and Miss Gladys Stewart of Cheyenne, niece of the bride, were present at the ceremony, also a few intimate friends. After a motor trip from Cheyenne to Estes park, Mr. and Mrs. Camp bell will make their home at Kimball, Wyo. Church Lawn Social. , Women of Holy Name parish are giving a lawn social tonight at the home of Rev. Father McCune, 2902 North Forty-fifth street. A band will furnish music. Betrothal Announced. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Young an nounce the engagement of their daughter, Helen Mildred to C. Roy new adventure Mob week. the future and that would warn others from doing as they had done. But the Birds in carrying out their law of self preservation might go too far. They were so indignant over the brutal treatment of General Swal low's innocent bride that their main idea was revenge, not to reform the Jays. Perhaps it was her duty to protect them against too severe treat ment. "I'll defend you," said Peggy, "but it is only to prevent your befng killed and to see that you are properly pun ished." "Bring the prisoner before the court," hooted Judge Owl. Blue Hero marched right up to Peggy and drew her in front of the judge. "You're making a mistake," she protested. "Tell that to the judge," Blue Heron answered sharply. "You are sentenced to pay a fine of three laughs, two short ones and one long one," hooted the judge. "What for?" said Peggy. "For being in bad company," de clared the judge. " - This struck Pes-arv as bein and ih giggled. The very ideal she was no more in the comoanv of tti Jays than she was in the company 6f the judge and of the court She gig gled again. What if her father was sentenced for being in bad company every time he went into court on be half of a profiteer or a bnrglart Wouldn't he be surprised when she told him about Judge Owl's judg ment? She laughed at the thought. "Fine is paid," announced Judge Owl. "The trial will now open." , "What is your defense going to be, Blue Jay?" f Peggy thought this a queer way to start a case, but before she could pro test Blue Jay spoke up. .- , . "We put the whole blame on Prin cess Peggy," he screamed. "If it hadn't been for her we wouldn!t have been in this.trouble." , ; This unexplained accusation shocked the Birds and startled Peggy. "Why, the very ideal" she cried out indignantly. "That's a fine fib and Blue Jay knows it." - "The prisoner will please hold her temper or I will have her, spanked," declared Judge Owl, frowning at her severely. "We will now proceed with picking a jury to try Princess Peggy and the Jays for stealing Miss Pur ple Swallow." ( ft morrow the queer Jury will be cribed ae well ai odd happening! la court.) Sign they will spell the name previous puzzle-CHESTNUT 1 If 1 "Tl I ;V' BY Carita Heraog ,'V ' ' I went out to play tennis with Willy Dobson this morning, and beat her tU to smitheens. I won four Out of six games and J feel rather proud of my victory. We couldn't play as long as we wanted to, because I was due at Red Croat at 10 o'clock and we didn't get a very early start. A lot of the girla were out playing this morning, and when we came all the courts were being used, o we had to wait a while. Willy f J L. JJ,t .... 1, T J! 1 t 4 aid uiun i tare u uiu peat her at tennis, because she waa bound to beat me at golf. She is an awfully sweet little girl, so lively and happy all the time, and her bestest mend is in France too. I don't see how she can be so happy all the time. She had on a dear little tennis hat this morning. It wis plain white "French felt," trimmed in a band of black and white gros grab ribbon. The hat turned up on the side and in front. It was very chic and just the thing tor tennis. f Karlquist son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles. G. Karlquist. Plans for the wedding) are indefinite as Mr. Karl quist enlisted in the navy and left Monday evening for San Francisco, Cal. Mrs. Ed P. Smith and Miss Ida Smith have returned from Lake Oko-boji. A prominent New York Surgeon anil former Adjunct Profeeeor New York Poat Crad llata Medical .Srhonl and Hoenltal. Dr. Kenneth K. MacAlolne. aaval "la tnr opinion. Nux- ated Iron ia the moat valuable tonio, atrength scribe. If people would only realize that Iron la Juet aa Inaiapentabie to me eiooa aa ia au to the lunge and bo juat aa particular about beeping up a audlcient eupply at all tlmee there would, in my opinion, be far leaa dieeaaa resulting from anaemic, weakened condi tions. Nuxated Iron by enriching the blood nerves, rebuilda the weakened tissues and helps to Instill renewed energy and endurance into the whole system whether the patienta be young or old." Nuxated Iroa la now being used by over three million people annually. It ia dispensed by all good druggists every where. Adv. v "Oh, t Vogues of the Moment ia T Omaha Shops r 4 You may see them any day in our stores and shops charmingly dressed girls and matrons for even the in tense radiance of old Sol's smile does not keep them away from their fav orite pastimeshopping. Mrs. Albert Frank and daughter, Aileen, who are here en route from Chicago to their home in San Fran cisco, were down town shopping yes terday. Mrs. Frank, the mother of Mrs. E. John Brandeis, is a slender, youthful appearing matron of great charm. She was wearing a frock of figured sand chiffonthat soft mate rial of cool and pleasant memories. The skirt was trimmed with a broad band of brown satin and a wide sash of the satin, from which dangled many tiny brown balls, added a touch of nonchalance to this summery cos tume. Nut brown oxfords with hosi ery that matched were worn, while the small, close-fitting turban which also accompanied it was edged with dark brown autumn leaves, the crown be ing of pink roses. Miss Aileen wore a white wash skirt and ciel blue silk sweater over a white georgette blouse. Her hat was a small turban made of blue gros grain ribbon. Black and white striped sport stockings and white oxfords completed a becoming costume. Young Willie Crossmatch seems to isn't it a shame? That meal time only serves to bring A sort of grabbing game I He always wants the biggest piece, ' For himself always reaches; Nor does he heed what day by day His patient mother teaches. (It's not a pleasant sight, you know, to watch a greedy youngster I) and blood-builder may phyaiolaa can pre and creating new blood cella etrengtuena the '"I'll I 1 ' Maggie Duff: 1( you don't know how; jto get happiness out of five Tdollars, you won't know "how to get it out of five thousand." if Maggie "Poor Maggie" they called her m Hillerton didn't get one of the $100,000 checks from Stephen Fulton, her millionaire acquaint ance, but she did get something else. Money! Money! By ELEANOR H. PORTER tells what happened in Hillerton when the checks arrivedhow "poor Maggie" took the news and the strange sequel to the sudden influx of wealth. ' Maggie Duff is a character as unique and interesting as "Pollyanna" and "Just David." Her story, as told by Mrs. Porter in her latest novel appear in daily installments in the The Ornate Bg Commencing Sunday, August 11 Too Toong Dear Kiss Fairfax. Omaha Bee: I have been reading your answers to others and t think they are (ine. Now I want you to answer a few questions. Now when I am going to give a friend of mine an Introduction to about four other girls and am not acquainted with one, what should I aay when I come to give an In traduction to her? This has bothered mo several tlmra. Now I era a girl 11 year old. Do you think I am too young to go with a boyT I have been going with a boy aome time and mamma thinks It la per , fectly all right Do you think no or am I too young? Mamma knows thle boy and ha has oome to our place several times. Shall I keep thia op or not, aa I am not serious with thle boy. A CON8TANT READER. IRCNK. 1 would ask the girl her name U yea have not met her and then Intrednc her to your friend. Tour mother lo the best judge of your company although II aoeaaa very young. However, If yon are jest good friends and he aomet to your, homo I see no reason why yoa ihould Sot enjoy eaok sthar'a eomnanv. WrlUng to a IttsMl. : . .- , Dear Iltas Fairfax, Omaha Bee: X have ' read about ths advice to the Lovelorn for some time, so I come to (ou for advloe.' I am IS years old and am going about wlUt before he writes t la It right for my parents wanting mo to go with on I do not lore t I hope to see this In the next issue. BLUB EIH. Walt for the man to make the first mere, for, It he wlehee to aorroopond h will writ yon very soon. 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