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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1918,
I NatJoeaS Df mis Council
Cfoamiges Its OrgaBtattomi
Prof. Sarka B. Hrbkova of Lin
coln, state chairman, announces an
important change in the organiza
tion of the Woman's committee of
the Council of National Defense.
The Council of National Defense
has just created a field division,
merging the state councils section
and the greater part of the machin
ery of the woman's committee of
the council. It will be headed by
Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the
interior, and a member of the Coun
cil of National Defense, and there
will act with him a governing com
inittee of six men and six women,
composed of Dr. Anna Howard
Shaw, Miss Hannah J. Patterson.
Mrs. Stanley McCormick. Mrs. Jo
seph Lamar, Miss Ida if. Tarbell,
Miss Agnes Nestor, Daniel Willard,
Fuller Callaway, George L. Barry,
Grosvenor B. Clarkson, II. M. Rob
inson, R. M. Bissell.
The woman's committee will be
held together to meet whatever
emergencies may arise in connec
tion with woman's part in the pros
ecution of the war that may fall
outside the province of the field
division. It was formed shortly
after America entered the war and
has performed a remarkable work
iu organizing the woman power of
the county for the nation's defense,
'lhere will be merged 15,732 units
which the woman's committee has
built up.
The woman's committee In- Ne
braska was organized June 30, 1917
at the state house at which time
most of the present officers were
elected, re-election taking place in'
January, 1918. The present officers
of the woman's committee are: Prof.
Sarka Hrbkova, Mrs. Keith Neville,
Mrs. Myron Swenk, Mrs. W. E.
Barklev, Mrs. J. L. Claflin, Mrs. E.
G. Drake, Mrs. Beulah Davis, Mrs
7... T. Lindsey, Mrs. A. T. Sheldon,
Mrs. Draper Smith. Miss Ida L.
Robbins, Miss Alice Florer, Dr. Jen
nie Callfas, Dr. Olga Stastny, Mrs.
A. G. Peterson, Mrs. May B. Field,
Mrs. Homer K. Deweese, Miss
Maud Wilson. Mrs. C. M. Wilhelm,
Miss Mary Ccgil, Mrs. Minnie T.
England and Mrs. G. W. Lang
worthy Taylor.
Presidents of all state-wide wom
an's organizations are to be includ
ed in the list of members of the
state board.
Gives Lunch for Boys.
S Mr. George H. Payne was host
for a large party of newsboys
Thursday at the lunch room con
ducted by women of First Central
Congregational church. Today the
messenger boys were the guests of
Mr. Payne at lunch. Mrs. R. F.
Kloke has been in charge during
the week, assisted by Mrs. V. C.
" Dean. Mrs. C. J. Caswell made the
doughnuts for the sale, assisted by
numbers of the church women,
cooking these delectable dainties at
the church. Mrs. E. G. McGilton
has prepared the baked v beans
erved at the lunch room and
among the matrons who have as
sisted during the week are Mes
dames E. P. Smith, N. B. Updike,
Charles R. Sherman, G. J. Ingwer
sen and H. O. Edwards.
Blankets for Orphanage.
Sisters of St. James Orphanage,
Benson, announce a blanket shower
.given for the benefit of the institu
tion, October 15. There are 150
children in the home. Twenty-two
of these are infants ranging in ages
from 18 months to as many
days; 35 are from two years to five;
the others are from 5 to 12 years.
"In these times when the neces
saries of life have reached unpre
cedented heights the sisters realize
that they are not equal to the task
of taking care of these children.
-They feel that a great number of
the good people of Omaha will be
glad to give a blanket or a com
forter to keep some little child warm
this winter.," said Father Roach.
who is interested in the work.
Informal Tea.
Mrs. C. C. Rosewater, who is vis
. Iting Major and Mrs. Scott at Fort
Crook was honor guest at an infor
mal tea given Tuesday by Mrs.
Charles Armstrong at her home.
Wed in Chicago.
Miss Ruth McCarrell of Oak
Park, 111., and Eugene M. Stephens
of the recruiting service in Omaha
were licensed to wed in Chicago
Thursday.
War Mothers Carry Flag in Parade!
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been fighting with the British forces
in France.
Liberty Loan Notes.
The Women's Liberty Loan com
mittee of the 12th ward. Mrs. W. T.
Graham, major, will hold a patriotic
rally at the Central Park Congre
gational church, Forty-second and
Grand avenue, tonieht. Several
prominent speakers will talk and
there will be good music. J. lie puo
lic is invited and no bonds will be
sold.
Miss Lottie Guttinan, captain of
precinct 15, Third ward, has called a
meeting of her lieutenants this eve
ning at her home. The meeting will
be followed by a musical given by
Miss Marie Adler and Miss lrma
Podolak.
A daughter, Joan, was born to
Mr. snd Mrs. Walter J. Roseberry
of Chicago. Tuesday.
Negro Women Enter
Industry
Negro women are leaving the
kitchen and laundry for the work
shop and factory. They are now
employed largely in New Jersey,
accorpmg to William M. Ashby
Negro Welfare League. In New
ark 1,000 are employed in places
made vacant by the shifting of
Hungarian. Italian, and Jewish
girls to the munitions plants, which
have not vet taken the colored
women workers to any great ex
tent.
"At first the colored women were
paid $4 to $5 a week, the usual be
gmners wages, said Mr. Ashby
"but when they were trained they
obtained advances in wages. On
the whole, employers regard the ex
pertinent as successful.
Foremen report that northern
horn women have more endurance
than those from the south.
Home-Grown Vegetables Are
Practically Off the Market
Pergonals
Mrs. Lois Cochrane has returned
from a three months' stay in New
York.
Mrs. Robert Hamilton of Fort
Crook, is the guest of Miss May
Pershing in Lincoln.
Miss Mabel Allen, who has vis
ited friends jn New York, Clinton,
N. J and Wilmington, Del., is now
p in Montgomery, Ala., where she is
r the guct of Miss Alice Pelzer who
visited Miss Allen last winter, rrom
the south, Miss Allen will go to
Cincinnati and then to Indianapolis
to visit relatives. Mrs. Arthur Allen,
who leaves this evening, will join
her in Indianapolis.
Mrs. George Utendorfer. former-
f ly Edith Orcutt Beaton, is now in
' Tacoma, Wash., where Mr. Uten-
dorfer, who recently entered the
; service, is stationed.
; '' Mr. Harry H. Mole, who is a
member of the Bureau of Yards and
Docks at Quantico, Va., is visiting
J his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Mole.
Mrs. Howard Rushton ' returned
Thursday from a two weeks' visit
with Mr. Rushton at Camp Funs
ton and with relatives at Manhat
tan, Kansas. Mrs. Rushton met
Lieut, and Mrs. Virgil Rector at
Camp Funston, Lieut. Rector hav
ing recently been transferred from
Camp Dodge.
? Lieut. Thomas McShane and Ser
geant George McShane of the Oma
ha ambulance company are now in
France. Robert McShane, who is
at the school for aviators in France,
will soon, receive his stripe for six
months' service overseas.
. Mrs. Mary Brewer, candidate for
the New.York senate, has announced
she will make no political speeches
during the present Liberty loan campaign.-
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Association of Collegiate Alum
nae will meet every Saturday from
9 until 1 o'clock in the Masonic
Temple.
A drive for soft leather is the
next one planned by Omaha chap
ter. The leather is needed for mak
ing waistcoats for aviators in active
service. Cast-off kid gloves are
asked for, discarded furniture cov
ers and nieces of book leather. The
color is immaterial. Arrangements
for collection will soon be an
nounced.
Canteen workers wishing this
work to apply on their Red Cross
service cards may do so by report
ing to their respective canteen cap
tains. The salvage department has
found a market for one-gallon friction-top
syrup cans. Several good
pieces of old-fashioned furniture are
for sale in the salvage department.
A very good etching also is offered.
Sales in the salvage department are
increasing. Lately they have aver
aged ?75 a day.
Coffee and sandwiches are still
being served in the salvage booth in
the carnival grounds. The receipts
Wednesday were $150.
Any one who has no car may
call Red Cross motor corps, Tyler
2721, when in neeed of transporta
tion for war work.
Mrs. A. M. Rasmussen of 2110
Manderson street, will entertain the
knitting auxiliary of the D. F. S.
No. 5 Thursday afternoon.
The season of the year has ar
rived when the housewife can no
longer go into the "Little Garden
in Her Own Back Yard" and gather
what vegetables and fruits she
wants for her table. Home grown
stuff is practically off the market,
and in most cases the larder must
be supplied with the produce of dis
tant realms.
A few home grown tomatoes, ripe
and green are yet to be had at
prices ranging from 50 to 60 cents
; per market basket. Hubbard squash
and pumpkins are making their ap
' pearance in generous quantities and
tare selling at 2j cents per pound.
Cabbage of excellent quality is m
abundance and is priced at 4 cents,
while spuds have taken a substan
tial drop and are offered at about
40 cents per peck.
Among the green stuffs which
may be found on the market now
are" some fine Louisiana shalots,
which are being priced at 4 cents
per bunch. Wax and string beans
are selling at 2Yi cents per pound
and cauliflower at the same price..
Head lettuce is being marketed at
7'i cents per head and leaf lettuce
at the rate of three bunches for a
dime. Cucumbers bring 5 cents
each, and peppers are offered at the
rate of two for 5 cents.
There are practically no home,
grown apples on the market ..this
season, and what there are, are of
poor quality. The western varieties,
however, are coming into the mar
ket now, and while they are a little
high in price, the quality is excel
lent. Colorado Jonathans are selling
at 75 cents per peck, or $3 per bush
el. California and Washington Bell
flowers, respectively, are selling at
$2.75 and $3 per box, while the
Grimes Golden, the pride of Wash
ington, is being marketed at $3.50
per box.
A tine line of Michingan Kieffer
pears are now in the market and
are selling at $2.95 per bushel. They
are excellent for canning purposes
and housewives should not fail to
procure what they want, for the
supply will be limited.
Home grown grapes are entirely
gone, but Malagas are of excellent
quality and are selling at 10 cents
per pound. There also are a few
Michigan Concords still available at
prices ranging from 55 to 60 cents
per basket. Lemons have followed
the lead- of the potato market and
are now selling at 35 and 40 cents
per dozen, while butter, eggs and
cheese have heard the war cry and
have taken a jump of a few cents.
Miss Martha Hunter Hoa Hing, a
Chinese woman doctor, has been ap
pointed house surgeon at the Alex
andra Hospital for Children, at i
Brighton, England. Miss Hoa Hing,
who has been in England about
seven years, took her diplomas two
years ago, and has won most of the
distinctions open to the medical pro- j
fession. She has a brother who has i
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"As a laxative, and for stomach trouble, Dr.
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a wonderful
remedy. I suffered greatly from indigestion
and found relief after using one bottle."
(From "a letter to Dr. Caldwell written by
Cecil Fitzgerald, 829 14th St., Parkersburg,
W. Va.)
Constipation is a condition that should
never be neglected. The eliminative process
is an essential factor in digestion and on its
proper functioning depends the welfare of the
entire system. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
relieves constipation without griping or other
discomfort.
DR. CALDWELL'S
Syrup Pepsin
The Perfect Laxative
Sold by Druggists Everywhere
50 cts. (E) $1.00
A TRIAL BOTTLE CAN BE OBTAINED. FREE OF CHARGE. BY WRITING TO
DR. W. B. CALDWELL. 459 WASHINGTON STREET, MONTICELLO, ILLINOIS
1621 7ARNAM STREET
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Women's Suit Prices
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Women's
Wool and
SUITS
They are all the newest
styles in all the latest
1 SjiH1 . ideas in colorful materials
VV K and trimmed most charmingly In
Vjr contrasting colors. Buttons, fan
cy stitching, braids and fur. Ve
lours, Suvertones, Tricotines,
Duotone, Serges, Poplins, Gabardines, Velveteens and Silk
velvet Let us help you select one or more Saturday at this
very unusual discount.
$25 $30 $35 $40 $45 $50 $55
Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits Suits
IB" 22--2B--3D--33-37--41--
These prices tell the story of economy.
Excellent Coat Values
Becoming garments that will suit particular buyers.
A splendid selection of models in fine pom poms, crystal
cords, velours, silfertones, broadcloth, plush and velvet coats.
Fabrics that stand for every "kind of occasion" wear, at the
most attractive prices we have offered this season
$19.50, $24.50, $29.50 up
Women's All- Wool Skirts
A swell collection of skirts that can not be re
sisted for their good style and their adaptable serv
iceWool Poplins, Serges and Velour d C f(
Plaids. Special. Saturday, at PU.UU
Blouses Reduced
x in price. Charming
Georgette
Blouses,
S4.25.
"3"- -
asms.
Silk Petticoats
Reduced
Handsome Taffeta
hI Tama
Skirts,
S4.25.
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Brothers
16th and Harney
For Goodness Sake Subrribe to the Fourth Liberty Loan
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SATURDAY 8:30 SHARP
A Most Timely and Unusual
illmeiry Sale
OF
art Fall Hats
CHOICE S
and
Regular $7.50 to $15.00 Hats
11 AAA
$5:95
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LARGE HATS
DRESS HATS
SPORT HATS
SMALL HATS
POKE HATS DRAPED TURBAN SAILOR HATS STREET HATS TAMS
CEMTOAL
Howard St. Between 15th and 16th.
Dining Room Values
Let the furnishings of your dining room reflect that
-air of refinement shown by our matchless values, now
assembled on our entire fourth floor. We show an ex
tra good value in walnut, similar to cut, at
Table, 54-inch, 6 feet, at $39.75
Six Chairs, in genuine Spanish Leather, each. . . .$7.50
Buffet, 60-inch top, at $59.75
Odd China Cabinets, in golden oak, at . . $19.75
Odd Buffets, 60-inch top, in fumed oak, at $34.75
Dining Tables, either golden or fumed oak, 6 ft. exten
sion, at $11.00
Chairs to match, at, each $1.35
Values in Household
Items You Will Need Now
IRONING
BOARDS
On Stand and folds
flat; light and strong.
A value for v
$1.25
LINOLEUM
VALUES
Just right for that
Range or Heater and
will save your Rug or
Carpet. A good value,
per yard
39c
VALUES IN
BLANKETS
No use to feel uncom
fortable these chilly
nights. Come and see
some .real values in
our line of cotton
and wool Blankets
$4.50, $5.00, $5.50,
$6.00, $6.50 and up
ALUMINUM
VALUES
Roasters $3.50
6-qt. Kettles, with
safety top ... .$1.75
6-qt. Sauce Fans. $1.75
Double Cookers . 95c
Stove Values
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Visit our Stove De
partment and see the
celebrated Commerce
Range, the best of all
Ranges, and our HOT
BLAST HEATER.
We want to show you
some real VALUES
we have prepared for
you. Ranges at
$36.75, $44.50, $52.00,
$60.00. Heaters at
$7.00, $10.00, $14.50,
$19.75, $65.00.
The values now of
fered you in Heat
ers, both soft coal
and the hot blast,
you cannot afford
to overlook. The
demands on your
stove may be severe
and you will need
the heat. Let us
show you.
WE SAVE YOU MONEYTHERE ARE REASONS
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