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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1918)
THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, SKTTlfiMBiSK zo, iaia. 4 R41rMI JBklV"! tl IWfc :: War Time Form Girls' Reserve. A new step in the war work of the Young Women's Christian associa tion has been taken by the national girls' work department of the asso , ciation. It is the formation of i "girls' reserve." The movement is promoted to bring about unity and standardization of the various kinds of war work done by the younger girls. Preliminary work for its installa tion in local grade schools is now in progress. Miss Ethel Niermeyer, girls' work secretary for the Young Women's Christian association, is interviewing principals and enlist ing their help. By October 8 Miss Niermeyer expects to have 12 of the schools lined uo. A croup of young club leaders are helping Miss Nier- mever in the work. Ihey are Mar ion Brown, Alice Douglas, Winnie Travis, Mildred White, Helen Gwym, Dorothy Grey and Carolyn Miller. ' Five others will be named shortly to act as advisors for the school group. The unit of the organization is the coros. made up of 10 to 20 girls, Two or more corps will form a com pany, and all the companies in Oma ha will be known as a division. The insignia is attractive carrying on an arm band the blue triangle The girls will work for the honors which will provide decorations for the arm band. Conservation Booth at Fair. " Good things to eat and directions for making them will be displayed at the booth the Central Conserva tion council will maintain next week in connection with the Douglas "county fair on the carnival grounds. The booth will be located at the cor ner of Thirteenth street and Capi tol avenue andjvill be open for ex hibits Saturday. Women are re quested to have all their displays on hand by 6 o'clock Saturday evening. , The national gardening and can ning commission is offering a spe cial prize to women for canned veg etables grown in their own gardens. A certificate and a book partly filled with thrift stamps are the rewards of the winners. Other prizes will be offered for home canned fruit and vegetables. Each woman is asked to bring an assortment of one of each kind of canned goods. - Miss Nellie Farnsworth, federal food agent, has arranged for a "Food Facts Bureau," where recipes, .information and cooking and can ning helps may be obtained. Cloth ing hints will be included. "Maxs Mix, a combination ot sorehum svruo and peanut butter. invented by County Agent Maxwell ts a spread for sandwiches, will be ine of the sugar conservation items lemonstrated. kThe Conservation council has a Lmmittee of women in charge of booth, two each half-day having in appointed to serve. s Slattery's Books. rssMarjraret Siattery, who gave Je talk to girls af,the Auditorium Lesday evening, before a large dience, is the best possible ex nent of her own theories, as set a number of delightful srAof jat every girl and instructor oi if , snouid reaci. Slattery, who comes from Boston, has been a model teacher, a supervising principal in state normal schools, and an author on educa tional topics, and other subjects, many of her works having been translated into Chinese, Japanese and Spanish. Some of her books which will be found at the public library are: "The lGirl in Her Teens," "He Took It Upon Himself," and "The Second Line of Defense." Liberty Loan Meetings. ! Sergeant Fred Hines, who has just returned from France, will speak at the Lincoln school audi W torium tonight at 7:45 under the auspices of the Women's Liberty , Loan committee. Sergeant Hines viill also speak to workers under Mrs. J. W. Koutsky, major of the Seventh ward, at the Social Set tlement at 7:30 tonight, i Mrs. Joseph Duffy, major of the Third ward, has called a meeting of all captains ' and lieutenants at the Chamber of Commerce Satur day at 12 o'clock. Luncheon will be served in the south dining room. A meeting of the Benson lieu tenants will be held at Sorenson's ' hall, Sixty-first and Military ave nue Wednesday at 8 p. m. - Mrs. A. G. Pinkerton, who is entertaining at her home Wednes day afternoon has asked for a ' Liberty Loan speaker. Mrs. Joseph Lawrence will give a short talk. Mrs. Lawrence will also speak for the Liberty Loan at the annual din ner of the Easter Star, Saturday, September 28. . fifty Million More Secured to Aid in Marketing Grain - New York, Sept. 25. Additional funds, approximating $50000,000. have been secured by the United States grain export corporation , from New York banks to finance grain in warehouses until it can be marketed, it was announced here to ' night. Owing to the unprecedented rapidity with which American farm ers have put their crops on the mar ket this year, it was s'.ateJ the fed Y eral corporation found its $150,000, 000 fund inadequate to finance the marketing of the crop. Colonel Roosevelt to Speak at Billings on October 5 Billings. Mont. Sept 25. Col. Theodore Roosevelt will deliver a patriotic address on "The War and Americanism" in Billings on Satur day, October 5, it was announced here today. According to present plans, he will arrive in Billings at 7:25 a. m. and depart the same eve ning for New York. eventy-Nine Are Killed in Forty-Seven Hun Raids Amsterdam." Sent 25. Forty- even air raids were made on Ger- y a . towns ; during the month of ugust, according to an official state ti issued at' Berlin." This state Vit says that 79 persons were kill ed 103 injured daring ta aide J :- "Ftet Lady" at FH Omaha f Surges s-Hash G 'EVERYBODY SIORB mm. Wednesday, September 25, 1918- -STORE NEWS FOR THURSDAY- -Telephone Douglas 2100 Announcing a Mrs. Jacob W. S. Wuest, charming wife of the new commander at Fort Omaha, Colonel Wuest, is "first lady" at the post, not only in respect to her husband's rank, but because she is the first woman to preside over the colonel's quarters. Colonel H. D. Htrsey, retiring commander at the post, was a bachelor. Omaha society folk, especially the army set, will welcome Colonel and Mrs. Wuest at a delightful social function planned by Major Van Nostrand for Friday evening at the Blackstone. Three hundred army folk and their Omaha friends have been invited to attend the reception and dance, which promises to be the largest and most enjoyable affair of the season. Mrs. Wuest claims Olean, N. Y as her home, but, with the colonel, lived in Cincinnati until the decla ration of war brought on several changes in their place of residence. Colonel Wuest is not a newcomer to Omaha. Upon finishing at West Point he was for a time stationed in the Philippines, whence he was ordered to Fort Crook m 1903, remaining here until 1907. A MILITARY wedding in ev ery detail will be that of Miss Florence Rahm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Rahm, to Lt. Robert Loomis; which will take place Tuesday evening at All Saints' church. Rev. T. J. Mackay will officiate. Miss Marian Coad will attend the bride as maid of honor and Miss Margaretha Grimmel and Miss Cor- rine Elliott will be bridesmaids. Master Jack Daugherty will carry the ring. Lt. Kenneth Norton, recently re turned from France, will be best man, and the ushers will be Lts. Richard Walters, Frank Boyle, Gaupel and Paul Phillips of the bal loon school. Following the ceremdnv a bridal supper will be served af the Omaha club, when members of the bridal party and close relatives will be the guests. Mr. and Mrs. N. II. Loomis will entertain at dinner Monday evening in honor of Miss Rahm and their son", the dinner to be followed by a wedding rehearsal. Miss Rahm has decided to forego all other social affairs until she returns from her wedding trip. I PERSONALS Mrs. Robert Bell of Denver, who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Peck, will remain until Tuesday. Mr. Warren Howard, who has been appointed to the officers' train ing camp at Camp Zachary Taylor, leaves this evening for Louisville. Mrs. Howard wiil mke her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Gould. Mr. Russell Phelps, former city editor of The Bee, is at home on a five-day furlough from Camp Funs ton. Mrs. Fred H. McCormick is ex pected home Saturday after passing the last two months in Washington and Oregon. Capt. A. L. Lindquest and his 122 picked men of the Omaha am bulance corps have arrived safely overseas. Lieut. Morton WakeTey Is spend ing a 10-day leave with his father Mr. L. W. Wakeley. Sevick-Steiger Wedding. The marriage of Miss Marie Stei- ger, daughter of Mrs. H. Steiger, to Mr. Charles H. Sevick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sevick, was sol emnized this morning at the home of Rev. E. L. Reese, Rev. Reese officiating. The young couple were attended by Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Marble. Mr. and Mrs. Sevick have taken a house in the Field club district and are planning an extensive trip later Women Anxious to Know AflAbou: New Omaha Athletic Club With the approach of comnletion. the opening day not far awav and the announcement of special pro vision tor women membership, wives, mothers and- sisters are ad dressing inquiries to the new Omaha Athletic club in regard to mem bership for their men folk. This creates an atmosphere more char acteristic of the family club. Decoration work is all that re mains to be done and this is ex pected to be completed within two weeks, assuring the formal open ing sometime during the latter part of October. Replete in every athletic service, rest rooms and dens for members of both sex together with appointments luxurious de luxe, the new club is entitled to a place second to none in the country. -" More than half of the 58 sleeping rooms have been reserved by mem ber, - - Russell Brandt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Brandt, is home on a furlough from the Great Lakes naval training station. Stanley Pritchard, son of Mr. and MrsJ. Pritchard, left Thursday eve ning for the mechanics' training service school in Manhattan, Kan. Mrs. J. E. George has resigned as chairman of the information com mittee. Mrs. E. W. Martin has returned from a trip to Chicago, where she went on business connected with the motor corps. ) Frank W. Judson, state director, leaves Thursday to attend a Red Cross conference in Chicago. En route he will stop in Des Moines to represent glass men at the Farm ers' congress in session there. Wool to darn 2,000 pairs of socks for Fort Omaha men will shortly be furnished by the Red Cross through State Director Judson. A baby son was born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. Sam E. Gilinsky at Dr. Pollard's hospital. Captain and Mrs. Howard Benawa are spending a few days in Omaha as guests of the captain's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Benawa. Captain and Mrs. Benawa are enroute from Camp Sevier, S. C, where he has been stationed the last year as com missary officer, to their home in Denver, where they will remain until the captain receives his overseas orders. Capt. H. B. Lemere has arrived safely overseas. Mrs. Lemere spent a week at Camp Meade just prior to Captain Lemere's sailine. Woodmen Circle auxiliary will meet at the Red Cross room in the W. O. W. building from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., Wednesday and Friday, to sew on hospital supplies. Mrs. Laura Waltermire was in charge to day and Mrs. Lora Shrum and Mrs. Fannie McDermitt on Friday. From 6 to 9 o'clock in the evening the surgical dressing branch of this auxiliary will meet. EAT SUMNER'S r THE BEST y SO IMWf HOMO m. The Public Is Cordially Invited to Attend a FREE LECTURE on CHRISTIAN SCIENCE by (MISS) MARY G. EWING, C. S. B. Member of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass., At First Church of Christ, Scientist, , St. Mary's Ave. and 24th St. .. . .... I - . OMAHA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY EVENINGS, . ; v Sept. 26 and 27, V At 8 O'clock. .Drugs Three Day Sale of audi Wet Goods Aspirin 1 Doz., J 9o m i?idii.nvF- latum, 16c Hinkle's Pills, 19c If Rrnmn Quinine, 24c A Sloan's Liniment, 17c Nuxated Iron, 79c Thursday, Friday and Saturday THERE is not a home in Omaha that will not need a list of these specially priced drugs and toilet articles. Check from the list what you need for present and future use and bring the list with you as a guide. Toilet Articles Euthymol tooth paste 21c Dr. Lyons' tooth paste.... 22c Norwich dental cream 22c Sempre Giovine 50c Dr. Charles' flesh food 39c Stillman's freckle cream ..42c Pond's cold cream 42c Orange Flower skin food..l9e Jergen's benzoin and almond lotion 25c Witch hazel cream 29c Luxor vanishing cream, jars, at 50c Benzoin and almond cream, 29c Frostilla 19e Epsey cream 22c Bonney beauty balm ...... 50c De Luxe lather cream ....22c Shavaid, large size 44c Johnson's shaving cream. . .25c Eversweet 19c Amolin 19c Mum 22c Non-Spi 39c Spiro powder 19c Odo-van 50c Simplex cuticle remover, large size 39c Lustrite nail enamel 22c Simplex nail white 22c Burgess-Nash rice powder, 35c Sunbeam violet face powder 39c Solvo Depilatory 39c Evans' Depilatory 64c Bazin's Depilatory 50c Djer-Kiss toilet water, large size $2.75 Blue orchid toilet water. . . .98c Dorin Bruentelle rouge . . . 29c Orchid beauty cream ... .$1.00 Mavis face powder 50e Forel face powder .39c Violet sec. face powder... 50c Love Me powder 75c Colgate's face powder . . . 50c Jardin De Rose face powder, at 39c Toilet Soaps Palmolive 10c Olivilo 10c Juvenile 10c Remmer's peroxide 9c Remmer's hard water cas- tile at 10c Remmer's btah tablets. ... 15c Jergen's soaps 10c Kirk's violet 10c Cold cream toilet soap ..13c Williams' Old English soap, 12c Williams' elder flower ... .12c Armour's English oatmeal, 13c Armour's Turkish bath ..13c Auditorium bath 12 Broadway bath 12 He Liberty castile ..9c Cocoa hard water castile... 9c Armour's square 10c Shah of Persia olive castile, 15c Packer's tar 22c ' Carter's Little Liver PilU 16c Palm- olive Soap, 10c White Pine i and Tar Compound For the Man Who Shaves We have a very large supply of Gillette safety razors. Gillette razors, $4.49. Auto-strop razor blades, package, 46c. Williams' shaving soap, 6c. Colgate's shaving cream, 30c. De Luxe lather cream, 19c. A Durham Duplex demonstrating razor free with one Durham Duplex blade, for 10c. Shavaid, small, 14c. Shavaid, large, 44c. Electro shave The new electric razor, we will show you how it works, price $10.00. Durham Duplex silver plated razor with ivory handle, in nice leather case, complete with blades and extra guards, can be used for trimming chil dren's hair, 95c. Rit, pkg., 7c Pebeco Tooth Paste, Palm-olive Shampoo, 38c Peptodent Tooth Paite, 39c Pond's Vaniahinf Cream, 17c Dajfett ft RamadeU't Cold Cream 90n Pompaiian Night Cream, 18c Peroxide bottle, 8c Lavoris, bottle, r f zic Lysol, bottle, A A C Cas toria, 26c Assortment of Brushes in Five Special Groups WE have been fortunate enough to secure by special purchase a large assort ment of brushes which we have divided into five groups. Group I 9-row black, bristle brush, with nicely fin- 1 A- ished back. Choice Group II 14-row black bristle brushes. Splendid value at this Q price JL2C Group III ll-row black bristle brush. Well made brush with sanitary aluminum OP face Group IV Mixed black and white bristle, ll-row, aluminum face. Rosewod OQf back. Choice .... C Group V Eleven-row bristle brush, black ebony handle. Alum inum face. aq Choice ......... tJC Rubber Goods Household rubber gloves, pair, 39c. Household rubber gloves, extra heavy, 49c. 2-quart, guaranteed hot water bottle, $1.00. 2-quart combination foun tain syringe and water bot tle, $1.79. 2-quart fountain syringe, 95c. Infants' hot water bottle, 49c. Hygeia style nursing bottles, com plete, 27c. Bath sprays, extra large, $1.50. Bath sprays, good quality, $1.25. Combination outfits, syringes, 60c. Extra Special!. Hughes' Waterproof Ideal Hair Brush, $1.49 Here is your opportunity to buy a multiple Ideal Hair Brush at Vz price. Specially priced during this sale at $1.49 each. Tooth Brushes brushes, transparent handles 25c each Tooth brush with transparent handle, 35c. Nail brushes, 10c, 15c and 25c 28c Senreco Tooth Paste, 19c Cutex Cuticle Remover, 19c Mulsifie(T Cocoa- nut Oil, 49c Sayman's Soap, 7c Java Rice Powder, 39c Williams' Shaving Soap, 6c H lb. Theatrical Cream, 19c An Assortment of Specially Priced Drugs and Household Necessitiei i Beef, wine and iron, pint . ,75c Glycothymoline, small 26c Lavoris, large 88c Listerine. large 89c Listerine, small 11c Tyree's antiseptic, large. .. .79c Tyree's antiseptic, small .... 22c Lavoris, large 88c Lavoris, medium -44c Paxtine 48c Dioxogen, small 22c Dioxogen, large 45c Hay's hair health 65e Wyeth's sage and sulphur. . . ,65c Lynol soap 23c SSS 99c Dr. Pierce's remedy $1.05 Danderine, small 24c Danderine, medium 52c Glover's mange remedy. .. .49c Scott's emulsion ... 65c Kutnows powder -.86c Gudes pepto mangan $1.15 Limestone phosphate ......44c Armour's Elixir of Enzymes $1.40 Phillips milk of magnesia . . .19c Swamp root, small ........52c Omega oil 27c Sal hepatica 90c Hydroil, pints 50c Hydroil, quarts 90c Standoil, large 75c Nujol 65c Squibbs' parafine oil 89c Bromo seltzer 9c Bromo seltzer, medium 49c Swamp root, large 95c Coors malted milk 45c Coors malted milk 90c Coors malted milk, hospital size for ....$3.25 Hospital cotton, lb 55c Ammonia, 1 pint 18c Ammonia, 1 quart... 22c Egg saver, 1 quart 45c 1 quart denatured alcohol ..69c 2 ounces arnica 20c 2 ounces imported bay rum 20c 2 ounces camphorated ou ..iac i 4 ounces spirit camphor . . . .45c 1 2 ounces spirt camphor .... 25c 1 ounce spirit camphor ....13c I 2 ounces castor oil 15c 4 ounces chappedine 25c 4 ounces castor oil 29c 2 ounces camphorated lotion 10c 2 ounces witch hazel lotion 10c 2 ounces ginger .....25c 4 ounces essence pepsin ,.,.ZSc 2 ounces essence pepsin. .. .19c 4 ounces glycerine, bay rum and carbolic acid 18c 2 oz. aromatic cascara , ...15c 1 oz. tr. Iodine 25c Epsom salts, M lb 7c Epsom salts, lb 12c Dr. Edward's tablets 22c N. R, Remedy 38c Mercolized wax 74c Barbo compound 44c Mecca compound 21c Mecca compound, large ...,44c Resinol ointment 49c Freezone t 27c Calocide 22c Peroxide, small 8c Peroxide, medium size for ..19c Peroxide, large size, at each . . 29c Allen's foot ease , . . .22c TIT . i wooners corn remedy f Wright silver cream .... V T"- A f rutnam s ary cleaner ...... 1 Phenolax wafers, bottle....! Doan's kidney pills, for.. Carbona, medium ...... t-arbona, small ...2c fcpsom salts, 1 lb iee Boric acid, small ,,7. Boric acid, V. lb ise Prepared chalk, packag 5, Orris root, package lOe Diapepsin tablets 44 1 oz. spirit of nitre , jj 1 oz. syrup sarsaparilla.....i0c 2 oz. iron quinine and strychnine for 15c 4 oz. white pine cough syrup, 18c Iodine, small size ioc 1 ounce glycerine for i3e 2 ounces of glycerine for. . . .25c 4 ounces of glycerine for. ; .45c 4 oz. of tr. green soap for. .35c Carbona. large ; , , 44, Smith Brother's cough drops 4c a.