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IT "' c PART TWO SOCIETY SECTION PAGES 1 TO 12 HE Obi A; UNDAY Bee PART TWO AUTOMOBILES PAGES 1 TO 12 It VOL. XLVIII NO. 8. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 13, 1918. ' " 3 SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. Allied War Lectures " Omaha Society of Fine Arts Will Bring Lecturers on French, Polish, English, Russian, Italian, as Well as American War Topics JOHN' K END RICK BANGS and Stepliane Lauzamie head the list of lccturcri who will be brought to Omaha this season by the Omaha Society of Fine Art?. Seven lecturers of this course are now en f.HRcd. and several others arc under consideration. Mr. Bangs will ap pear November 11 when he will lecture upon "Light and Shade in the .and of Valor." This celebrated write has but recently returned from the French front, and his skill in the use of the English language will be used with his well known mastery in recounting the touches of pathos, if humor and emotional bits as they appeared to him durirlft his recent experiences. As Mr. Bangs will present impresMons of the front from an Ameri can viewpoint; Stepliane Lauzaiuie.will bring a message from the French point of view. His subject will be "Fighting France, the French Terms of Peace and the cjucstion of Alsace-Lorraine." M. Lauzanne is the editor of the Paris Le Matin, and is one of France's leading journalists. He is tlie head of the official bureau of French information, and as such, is the unofficial ambassador of France. 'Mine, de Gozdawa Turc7iiowicz, on January 7, will present a lecture entitled "When the Prussians Came to Poland," giving a glirnpse of the Polish aspect of the war. She tells of Poland's martyrdom and hopes, and all she makes goes to the Polish Reconstruction committee. Isaac Marcosson conies January 24. He is well known as a writer fur the Saturday Evening Post, and his lecture will be "The War and After." He is now in Europe and has probably come into closer contact . with the( dominating personalities of the war, and knows more of the teal insi'dc working of the organization of the allied armies and the sen timent of the people of the countries engaged than any other writer. , S. K. RatclifTe will present an English viewpoint on February 22, and his lecture will be upon "England to America, and a League of Free Nations, What It Means." Mr. Ratsliffe is from the editorial staff of the Manchester Guardian and theVLondon Daily News and is one of Eng land's most brilliant lecturers. Charles Upson Clarke is dated for March 14. The subject of his lec ture is "Italy's Part." Mr. Clarke lived for years in Rome where he is a member of the American Academy. Before the war he lectured on Italy in America. He has been recognized by the Italian government. Mile. Rubenstein of the University of Paris will tell of the devastated 'Gothic cathedrals of northern France. Her date will be announced later. Among the possibilities now under consideration are Ann Morgan; L'Abbe Fly tin, the French chaplain, and Professor Lappo Danilcvski of Petrograd, Russia. These people are now abroad. v Members of the Fine Arts who have not yet renewed their meniber- ships are urged to do so at once. Mona Cow'ell in London Enroute For Canteen Work in France London town in war time is described in Mona Cowell's most recent leter home. Miss Cowell has had previous opportunities of seeing peace ful England and is much impressed by the changes that have taken place. She writes: "Thursday morning we docked at Liverpool, on a cold, gray, foggy day that pierced to one's very marrow. There was so much red tape we did not land until late in the afternoon. We were met by a Red Cross reoresertativc end taken to our hotel. Liverpool was packed to the doors. Miss Dowd and I had a double room up four floors and no lift and were inclined to grumble, but happening to look out of the heavily curtained windows, we saw two soldiers clad in vivid blue, the garb of the private soldier in the convalescent hospital; each of these lads had one trouscr leg folded up. We didn't grumble. "Our hotel is none too clean. It would be easy to believe the carpet in the lobby had not been cleaned since 1914. Service is awful, as servants are scarce and not well trained. People we have met here tell of servant hss households and food rationing that make life in the States seem i luxurious. All England has very rigid meat and-sugar rationing. "We ell came up to London together . The country is very lovely. One can see why the Englishman abroad aches for his beautiful home land, as it becomes part and parcel of his very soul. The trains were packed, hordes of English officers everywhere. "Two women and a man, Red Cross officials, met us in London, looked after us and our baggage and procured taxis. These are scarce in Eng land these days, with petrol at a premium, and one sees no private motors. "Our hotel is the Curzon. It is old hut not too bad. Heaps of sol diers and Red Cross people stay here. It is near Hyde Park and Picadilly. The streets are full of uniforms, all the allies, with the British, of course, predominating. There are all sorts of insignia and divisional badges. Convalescent officers wear a wide blue band to warn dealers not to sell them liquor, I art told. There are hundreds of wounded men. However, one sees no slovenly soldiers. Tommy Atkins buttons shin so they dazzle all beholders and the officers are always trim and well groomed. They say it is amazing how this helps the morale. "In the evening we strolled through the dimly ligted streets and down to thejThames. We tried to procure food on the way back, but without ration cards could get no meat nor sugar, only coffee and bis cuits, so went to bed rather hungry after our long walk. In the mornihg we had to report at the Red Cross and American consulate with pass ports. We go Monday to France. "In the afternoon I met Lieutenant Hanna, the New Zealander on the ship, you will remember. Just think, he has found here his two brothers, one on leave, the other after his commission. It was a com plete surprise for all of them three brothers from the Antipodes run ning across each other in the biggest city in the world. The youngest, a sweet, rosy cheeked lad, is a corporal. He said the finest things about Americans. There are a number, he says, in his division, absolutely fearless and crazy to go out and capture Hun ma chine guns without even artillery support. "In his company there were two Americans who started out on No Man's Land and got separated from the rest. Fearing discovery by the enemy, they sought protection in shell holes. One lad found an empty one. The other, hurrying into another shell hole, lost is rifle and when he got inside found three Huns concealed there. He hit one on the jaw, took. his rifle and bayonetted another one and laid out the third with 1 the butt of the rifle. His quickness and their surprise so dzzpd them he performed this deed which seems impossible. This almost deserves a Victoria Cross. By the way, this is the most valued of all decorations, as it is never cheapened and is always evidence of a deed that is the acme of heroism. ' "I have been thinking tonight what a lucky girl Mona Helene is. Tonight I had supper with some of the girls who had been sightseeing. Thank you, dear parents, that you made it possible for me to do that in .by-gone days It would be so hectic to try to do London now. One needs every bit of the time to grasp the changes and watch the things ana people war has brought here. "My great adventure is truly, a most interesting experience and I hope I may be useful enough to deserve it. London is so full of signs of war, one is proud to wear a uniform and I hope I may honor mine. Our part seems so small beside what the men are doing." in ai?i; f M ' Soldiers'Xmas Parcels . liiiiiiiiiiiil J ! I t Aiipliiiiiiiii I Ixwimmmmm 1 lli BilllilliiSSy i 1': III III ilf , 1 r, rrcr.rsr x I iJ7ts.C.W.L.Vocketfr u w $ f n Red Cross issues regulations for sending Christmas parcels to men with the American Expeditionary Forces abroad; no duplica tion of packets is rule of no exceptions No Christmas parcels can be mailed later than Novem ber 15. Prohibited: Liquor, poison, explosives, inflam mable materials and other dangerous objects, liquids or articles packed in glass. IN an effort to meet the eager desires of the faniilies of men in service abroad, the War department has decided that each man may receive from his family a Christmas package of standard size and approxi mately standard articles. To this end an arrangement has been completed between the War department, Postoffice department and the American Red Cross, whereby the latter has undertaken to co-operate iu the prepara tion and mailing of these Christmas parcels. To expedite the plan'a large number of specially manufactured cardboard cartons have been pur chased which will be distributed through the chapters to the relative! and friends of men in service overseas. To insure avoidance of duplication and of erroneous addresses, army authorities, under General Pershing, are issuing a Christmas parcel label to each man. This measure is required by shipping space limitations. The men will be instructed to mail this label to home relatives, or friends, who, upon receiving iOwill present it to the nearest chapter headquarters. They will secure one carton 3x4x9 inches in size. The person receiving a carton may fill it with any combination of articles which will fit in it, and which are not barred by the Postoffice department. Whe com pletely packed and ready for mailing the weight of the carton must not exceed three pounds. Parcels ready for shipment shall be presented at place designated where Red Cross representatives will examine the contents, in order to: Exclude any articles barred by Postoffice department; remove any notes or messages; place on the parcel the Christmas parcel label re ceived from abroad. The person sending the parcel shall then, in the prei ence of the Red Cross representatives, affix stamps sufficient to carry the ! parcel to Hoboken, N. J., and the Red Cross inspection label. Bear in Mind. Nothing, should go in a Christmas parcel which will not keep fresh" from the time of packing until Christmas. Dried fruits and other food products should be packed in small tin or wooden boxes, one-quarter to one-half pound size. Hard candy, including chocolate, would probably be safe in tinfoil or heavy cardboard, but no soft chocolates nor anything that could pos sibly be crushed should be used. Several dainties packed in oblong tin boxes holding each a quarter of a pound will provide a better variety for a packet than a larger quan tity of a single confection. For wrapping the gifts use a khaki-colored handkerchief, 27 inchei square. Food Saving Prize Contest Plan Announced By Conservationists PAto FIRST in the hearts of all loyal Americans are the brave men who follow the flag and the charming wives of the standard bearers of Democracy share in this patriotic affection. Omaha is indeed fortunate to have two military posts so near by, for the movements of our great army bring many lovely women to our gates. Although their residence in Omaha is very often but a few short months, or perhaps weeks, these army matrons have made hosts of friends here and the numerous delightful social affairs given in their honor have made us forget the grim realities of war for the time. Fort Omaha has several of these sojourners whose hearts are in the serivce, for many of the officers' wives pre fer to stay at the post, rather than in town. Mrs. R. C. Crawford, who is the charming mistress of Major Crawford's quar ters at the fort, comes from California, for it was in the west that Major and Mrs. Crawford made their home before the major's call to the colors. 1 ' i From the tropical Philippine islands Major and Mrs. E. W. Crockett found themselves transported into this rigor ous Nebraska climate. After six years' residence in the islands this beautiful matron regretted exceedingly to re turn to the states, but she has found a warm welcome in Omaha, and as her brother, Colonel J. T. Nance, was com manding officer at Fort Omaha fofsome time, Mrs. Crockett feels quite at home. Major and Mrs. Crockett were at Fort Omaha for several months, but are now living at Fort Crook. Many Omahans will regret the departure of Major and Mrs. John G. Maher, for the genial major and his tal ented wife have made a large circle of friends during their stay. Major Maher has not yet received his official orders, but it may be that he will see overseas service in the near future. Mrs. Maher will return to her former home in Lin coln and open her house, where she will remain until the major's return. For the last year Captain and Mrs. Charles J. Glidden of Glidden tour fame have been stationed in Omaha. A charming Bostonian is Mrs. Glidden, and both she and the captain are of prominent Massachusetts families. To increase the interest in conservation, the Central Conservation Council announces a pri2e contest for the best compositions on subjects suggested below. Eight prizes, one for $5, $3, $2, and five $1 prizes will, be given. Rules for the contest are as follows: Contest is open to children from fifth, sixth, seventh and eight grades of either public or parochial schools. They must be completed bj January 15, 1919, and sent to address designated later by the home demon stration agent. Compositions must be original, written in ink, on both sides of th paper and have from 600 to 1,000 words. The judges, to be named later, will use the following score cards: Subject, 75; English, 15; penman ship, 10; total, 100. Any topic from this list may be selected: "Wheat, the Commander-in-Chief 1", "King Corn to the Rescue," "Barley and Oats in the Draft," "The Patriotic Potato," "My War Garden," "Fats on the Firing Line.T "Autobiography of a Peanut," VThe Confessions of a Garbage Pail," "Do You Know Beans?" "A Stick of Candy that Went to War," "The Strug, gle Between Appetite and Patriotism" and "The Patriotic Fish Family." Parents and teachers are asked to encourage children to enter thii Contest. Instruction classes will be held this week, if the schools are open, ac cording to the schedule given below: Saratoga Tuesday, 3:30 p. m., Mrs. R. H. Fair, chairman; subject "Milk and Cheese." Windsor Wednesday, 3:30 p. m., Mrs. Herbert Woodland, chairman! subject, "Sugar Conservation." Bancroft Thursday, 2:00 p. m., Mrs. George Begerow, chairmani subject, "Eggs, Milk and Cheese." Farnam Thursday, 3:30 p. m., Mrs. Henry Reade, chairman; sub ject, "Meat Substitutes and Full Meal Dishes." South Lincoln Friday, 3:00 p. m., Mrs. G. N. Sears, chairman; sub. ject, "Meat Substitutes and Full Meal Dishes." v Women who did not get their canned products, exhibited at thi county fair, will pleace call for them at the Perfection Cooker store, Fif. teenth and Capitol avenue. Needlework Guild Makes Appeal For New Garments to Meet Needs Army and Navy Notes at Random Canning Prize Winners Many prizes were taken by Omaha women who exhibited canned vege tables raised in war gardens at the Douglas County fair last week. The national prize offered by the National War Garden commission was won by Mrs. P. Dykstra. 803 North Forty-third street, Omaha. First prizes offered hy the central conservation council were awarded to Mrs. George Stewart on canned succotash; Mrs. N. H; Weymuller, canned asparagus; Amy C. Lawton, canned rhubard; Mrs. Baker, corn; Mrs. P. .T. Whyte. mixed pickle; Mrs. A. S. Finto, cherries; John and Thomas Rinn, carrots; Mrs. H. P. Armstrong, beet pickles; Mrs. P. Pasquele Digilio, tomato catsup; John and Thomas Rinn, corn on cob. Second prizes were, awarded to Mrs. Maynard Cole, 'canned beets; Mrs. N. H. Weymuller, beet pickle; Mrs. Fred Goetz, canned tomatoes; Mrs. John Nelson, mixed , pickle; Mrs. N. H. Gates, cauliflower; Mrs. H; L. George, Lima beans: Mrs. P. Dykstra, piccalili; Mrs. A. F. Specht, whole tomatoes; Mrs. A. S. Pinto, green beans; Mrs. Holliday, aspara gus; Mrs. S. Jr Holmes, peaches and pears. Third prizes were awardeed to Mrs. G. H. Devereaux, carrots and cabbage; Mrs. N. Berger, pickled to matoes; John and Thomas Rinn, to mato catsup; Mrs. O. N. Eggen, wax beans; Mrs. George Koutsky, pears? Mrs. Maynard Cole, tomatoes; Mrs. P. Dykstrajpeas; Mrs. F. Bachman, Pjckjgd ojgja w Lieut. John Dwight Evans, staff officer of the utility department of the quartermaster's corps,; has ar-! rived overseas. Mrs. Joseph H. Barnard has re ceived a cablesrram from Lieutenant Colonel Barnard of the 803d pioneer. infantry, stationed at Camp Grant, telling of his safe arrival at an En glish port. Mrs. Barnard is staying w-ith her parents,' Col. and-Mrs. J. M. Banister. Richard Page, who is in the United States navy, expects his overseas orders at any time now He is do ing expert work in semaphore sig nals and will sail on one of the, United States battleships. . Lt. George Metcalfe," who has been spending seeral days here, left Wed-' nesday for Camp Funston, where he is stationed. ' Lt. Thomas McShane and-Sergt. Geor?e McShane-of the -Omaha am bulance company are now in France. Cadet Robert McShane is in the school , for' aviators in France and will soon receive his stripe for six months' service abroad. Lt. Robert Howe, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Howe, left Friday after spending a week with his parents. Lieutenant-Howe is no in the east and will sail soon for service abroad. Lt. Raymond Byrne, U. S. N., who has been spending a leave with his parents, ( Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Byrne, will leave soon for California. Lt. Sidney Howell, Lt. Charles Hayward, Lt. Walter Reed and Lt." Haight have ' been promoted , to company commanders. They were stationed at Fort Omaha with the second; squadron and have been in service abroad now for almost a year. ".". , Lt. i Drexel Sibbernsen, who is jjojvwith -the -5lfe- field artiHery. - in France, wires to his parents here I that he has been in every ope of the i great battles during the last two months. Lt. Al Sibbernsen is still I working in aviation at Waco, Tex. i General Harries, who went into j the army from Omaha, is now at j Brest, in charge of embarkation. ' Hart Jenks, son of Dr. and Mrs. I Edwin Hart Jenks, now stationed ! at Kellv Field, has won the title of! "poet editor" of the Kelly Field! Eagle because of his very excellent! I contributions. ! Lt. Tracy Lewis of Fort Omaha , has received his promotion from sec-! ond to first lieutenant. ! I Lt. Wayne Selby, who has been! stationed at Syracuse. N. Y.,'is home ! on a month's sick leave with his ! parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Selby.: " Robert Edwards, son of 'Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Edwards, left Wednes day, for Seattle, Has.;i ffhere'he win. enter training in the ground school of naval aviation. Jack Spencer of the new aviation hospital corps at the Great Lakes naval training station is spending a 14-day furlough here with his father, Mr. J. E. Spencer, and brother, Mr. Frank Spencer. Lt. Earl C. Sage of the medical corps has arrive 1 sat'ely overseas. Lieutenant Sage is a cousin of Miss Marjorie Howland and was a mem ber of the medical staff of Barnes hospital in St. Louis prior to his enlistment. 1 The Omaha Bee invites con tributions to the woman's sec tion of its Sunday edition. Tele phone news to society editors, Tyler 1000 and Tyler 3479, or mail communications to reach The Bee office before Friday, 5 p. m. Written contributions must be endorsed with name and address of sender. f . A HOME charity, the local branch of the Needlework Guild of Ameri ca, will this month or the first of November make its annual ap peal for new garments to supply needs of hospitals, orphanages and other individuals, the latter administered by the civilian relief depart ment of the Red Cross. Preliminary meetings to plan for the collection and distribution will have to be abandoned because of the influenza epi demic, the president, Mrs. Milton B. Newman, announces, but the tima and place of collection will be announced shortly. To obtain new members as well as the retention of all old members, each one to pledge the gift of two new garments, is urged by the presU dent and other officers, Mrs. W. W. Carmichael, Mrs. T. H. Tracy, Mrs. Georte 1. Henderson and Mrs W Ci Trmnltfn "The need is so much more urgent as the war progresses and condi tions at home become more acute. There are none too poor, but the ob jects of the charity themselves, who cannot afford to join. All that is asked is two new garments a year and anything from handkerchiefs to blankets, stockings to overcoats is acceptable." The Needlework Guild stands side by side with the American Red Cross, of which it is the onlv officiallv affiliate nrm,-,t;nn tu. -d.a ' J '6""iiunuii. ills MU Cross is organized for emergency, disaster and war, while its Bister's pur pose is the care of the home institutions and the needy ones both in time of peace and war by furnishing to them household linen and wearing apparel. In times of war the Guild shares the burden of the Red Cross by furnishing surgical dressings and hospital supplies. This is a fitting combination and one duly acknowledged by the Red Cross. to hear them. There are 2.000 gihle girls in Omaha. The vaudeville show will be given at the Brandeis theater on dates to he decided on later. The schedule of the theater is now in a confused condition, owing to cancellation of dates, due to influenza, but as soon as these can he straightened out the dates will be announced. The show will be held two even ings, the first for soldiers only, and all men in uniform will be admitted free of charge. The second night money taken in to he used for the entertainment of soldiers. Patriotic League Clubs Plan Vaudeville Show Soon Try-outs will be held, as soon as the ban on public meetings is lifted, for the big vaudeville show the War Camp Community Service is plan ning for the benefit of the soldiers. Any girl who has signed the pledge of the Patriotic Clubs is eligible. Stunts, music, sketches, anything of the character usually seen on the Orpheum stage, is acceptable and girls who can put on such perform ances are requested to get their acts in readiness to try out before the committee thatwiy be apposed Mrs. James Ludlow and Mn, Scott left Monday for 10 days at .&! cejsior. Springs