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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1918)
The treat thing In tbii world I not to muck whar w stand in what direction wa ara moving-. W must sail, somethnea with tha wind " and aomatimas against it. But we must sail, not drift nor lis at anchor. ii What you can do or drsam you can, begin it I Boldneas has feniut, power and magic in It; Only engage and then the mind grows heatedj Begin and then the work will be completed. Conservative Old Washington is 'Shocked at the Giddy, Gay, New Washington's Escapades Washington Bureau Omaha Bee. ?J THE spirit of Christmas is mak--ing merry in Washington. It has aiTected all classes, in V spiring dances, dinner parties and luncheons, far ahead of anything which Washington has had since "tlie ruin began in Europe. The de butantes, who are being presented i every day, are dancing in the after- noons and dancing in the evenings, t almost continuously. There are I smail dances and large ones, with ! 'big charity balls and small and ex ; elusive charity balls, and dancing S in the restaurants and in the ho- tels. untiL one would hardly be sur- l prised t'o sea the .girls and the boys ! ; and trie men and women, too, ior ihat matter, dancing down the streets every day. A really new V and novel amusement is the ice ( skating on the roof of the new ; )Vashington hotel, in the glass en- closetl dancing hall, where the floor pas been flooded and the atmos ,1 phere is cool enough for the fetch- in.'j skating costumes with furs, etc., and is warm enough to preclude the danger of frosted noses and feet. "' This is a very popular place and a (,xather novel sport to the society 'people. Washington, society turns 'out ; quite handsomely on Sunday after . noon in support of the newly -.. bunched Sunday afternoon concerts ' which have hitherto invariably been - a failure. Old Washington was too conservative to go into the theaters on Sunday, except for W. C. T. U. .or Y. W. C. A. propaganda. But ; ' new Washington is quite different, ' and is really educating old Wash " ington to Sunday theaters, movies and concert. It was a packed 1 house which greeted the Isodora Duncan dancers and a charming pianist, George Copcland, at the Belasco last Sunday in the first of a series of such entertainments to be given by the Washington Fine i Arts' Enterprises. This is all in . the nature of progression. Sunday - dances will probably be a thing of I the near future. They have actually kan rrii'n i,V tliA r3Ct. hnf vprv i...!.i1.. 1 . . .' fAm li s n Two members of former German embassy stall's gave Sunday small i dances. They quite scandalized all ; oi conservative Washington except , the little companies who were pres ; ent. and in them a taste for just stich was created. Folks We Know. Senator and Mrs. George W. t Norris are hoping to have their ; son-in-law, Lieutenant Nelson, with" , them for Christmas. They hope 'he is on the way back from France, ' where he has been serving since .'shortly after he married into the J laillliy. j Prof, and Mrs. S. H. Avery will , not return to Washington again. Thfesf are; in their home 4n Lincoln I after spending a year here in war work. J"hey made the trip home to; Lincoln- in , their automobile, stop ping in Omaha for Thanksgiving. i Mr.'' and Mrs. D. C. Stapleton have ' a little party of relatives as their' . holiday guests, Mr. and Mrs. Will ! Hamilton and their daughter, Miss Marion Hamilton, of Omaha, broth ' er, sister-in-law and nrece" of Mrs. i Stapleton. They arrived here on Thursday. Miss Hamilton is still a school girl, but will probably be a debutante next season. She will b here in time to take part in all ' of the many festivities arranged for '.what Washington calls its sub-de-J butantes. There will be several I dances, many luncheons and some s dinner parties, to say nothing of the matinee parties. 't One of the most interesting of V the many dances will be one on I Christmas eve, for these sub-de-j butantes, to be given by Mrs. , Jerome- Napoleon Bonaparte in the i old. Bonaparte home on K street, which Mrs. Bonaparte is giving for' ' hef two young schoolgirl daugh ters, the Misses Streiby. Mrs. Bona parte was a New York widow when , he married Mr. Bonaparte, who I was a prominent beau in Washing ton for some years. He is a great s grandson of the Col. Jerome Bona ' parte who came to America and married the beautiful Elizabeth '. f Patterson of Baltimore and thus es- tablished the American branch of ' the Bonaparte house. Col. Jerome . ' Bonaparte, father - of the present Little Dances and Big Dances, Skating and Frolic at Capital. occupant of the K street house, lived most of his life in Washing ton, in the winters. His widow died here a few years ago in the house which her husband built when K street in that region was a new fashionable district. Now it is quite an old-fashioned district. " For Working Girls. Representative-elect and Mrs. William E. Andrews of Hastings, Neb., are planning a festive Christ mas tree for the large family of war working girls which Mrs. An drews has mothered and housed and fed since the first influx of war workers. Although a woman so busy with her own philanthropic works at that time, that she could hardly give up a minute to any other work, she saw and met the necessity of giving protection and even shelter to the girls here alone, who were, many of them, being victimized by profiteers. The profiteers were not old Washing tom'ans, but strangers, more or less, who are here for the profit they can make. Mrs. Andrews established the wonderful work of the day nur sery in a district where it is most needed, to help worthy working women of families, to get out com fortably, do their daily work, and know that their little ones are be ing properly cared for. Mrs. An drews has kept up that work right along. She has suffered like every one else, from lack of help recently, and only a few nights ago the nur sery superintendent telephoned her at a late hour of the evening that two children of that day had never been 'called for; and it was past time to close for the night. The representative-elect and his philan thropic wife went right out, and all the way across the city, to rescue these children. They were quite convinced they would each have to carry a youngster home with them. They waited until nearly 10 oclock. When at the last call almost, the uncle of the youngsters arrived and took . them home safely to their mdther. .She. had been detained by extra work. ' ' ' Representative and Mrs.. C. Frank Reavis will have with them for Christmas their two sons, both of whom have been, in the navy, and both of whom will go back to Cornell university the first of. the year. .v .Miss Keith of Hastings, Neb., is one of the recently arrived war workers, who is ! , here for "some months ' to come Miss Gladys Hanna is another,. She and her family are natives' "of Holdrege, Neb., but bave lived for some, years in California. . , ; , Army and Navy Notes Lt. E. H. Burke, soil of Mr. and Mrs. CharLs Burke, has recently received his release fronts the tank corps at Camp Dix. Miss Ruth Fitzgerald, fiancee , of Lieutenant Burke, accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Zora Hamilton, met him In Chicago where they spent several days. Harry E. Johnson arrived Satur day morning from the Great Lakes training station to spend Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Johnson. ' Mr. Allen Serris of the Great Lakes training station is the holiday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Phil McMil lan. Lt. and Mrs. Frank Meade will spend Christmas at Camp Devans, Mass. Lt. Frederick R. Blake will arrive Sunday morning from Ellington Field, Tex., to spend Christmas with his mother, Mrs. F. H. Blake. Corp." Byron L. Wilcox, son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Wilcox, has returned from Ames college where he has been training with the S. A. T. C. Corporal Wilcox will return to college January 1, to finish his freshman year. Interesting Engagement Helen Eastman, One of Omaha's Most Tal ented Girls. WE BEGIN this Christmas week very auspiciously for we have been given the priv ilege of announcing the betrothal of one of our lovliest girls. Brushes and palettes and even a bit of khaki enter into this romance for today. Mr, and Mrs. Osgood T. Eastman announce the engagement of their daughter, Helen Louise, to Mr. Wil liam Sherman Ruxton, son of Mrs. William Ruxton of Chicago. Omaha is indeed proud of this talented daughter, for Miss East man has won an enviable place for herself in the world of art. Follow ing her graduation at Brownell Hall she studied at the Art Institute in Chicago for three years. The huge poster, which decorates one side of the Army building on the court house lawn, was painted by Miss Eastman for the benefit of the re cent united war drive. Not wishing to use her, talent merely for amuse ment this attractive girl has taken her place in the business world, for she has been a designer for a local firm since the completion of her work in Chicago. Mr. Ruxton, who was stationed at the central officers' training school at Camp McArthur, Waco, Texas, for several months, has received his discharge from the army. He is now engaged in business in Chicago. Mr. Ruxton will be a holiday guest at the Eastman home, and a de lightful betrothal dinner was given by. Mr. and Mrs. Eastman Friday evening. The guests included Messrs. and Mesdames Sam Burns, C. T. Kountze, Mrs. Robert T. Burns, mi mm A i Helen Louae Eastman Mrs. Arthur Remington and Mr. Harrv McCormick. COUNCIL BLUFFS Mrs. Richard Green entertained the members of the South First Street chapter of St. Paul's guild at her, home. 210 Graham avenue. Re ports were read of the bazaar held last week and much satisfaction was expressed at the results of their strenuous work. Mrs. Fred Whitney and Mrs. Clarence Whitney" were guests o'f the club. Mrs. William Ty son will' entertain at the next meet ing at her home on South First sireet. Mrs. W. R. Cessna made a trip to Kansas City early in the week on account of the death of a nephew of Mr. Cessna, who has made his home here with them from time to time. Mrs. A. B. Hawkins of Chicago has'been visiting old friends in this city for the; past week." Mrs. Van Jnwegen is .' accompanying her to Chicago to spend the holidays. Miss Francis Bishop - of ' North fu1d, Mintt.is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.iW. J- .LeveretL , Lt. James R. Lfcverett nas been discharged from Selfridge Field, Mt. Clemens, Mich. Lieutenant' . Leverett received his discharge but has his commission, in the reserve corps, and will go into business with his father in the near future. On Wednesday the ladies of the Dodge engineers were entertained at 1 o'clock luncheon at the home of Mrs. A. G. Marks on Washington avenue. The hostess was assisted in serving by Mrs. George Marks and her daughter, Mrs. A. F. Hobus. A called business meeting was held af ter the social meeting for the pur pose of selecting a committee to serve in the Christmas roll call.cam paign. On January 8 the club will meet at the home of Mrs. C. Hafer. Mrs. E. H. Sylvester entertained the members of the River-to-River Red Cross on Wednesday afternoon. The time was spent in making hos pital garments. Four of the mem bers of this auxiliary are planning to work fo.- the 800-hour service pin. Mr. and Mrs. H. Leuben enter tained informally at cards on Wed nesday evening. Music and games occupied a part of the evening and light refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Cogley enter tained at dinner on Wednesday evening in honor of Laurence M. Landon of New York City, who has been spending a short furlough here. On Tuesday Mrs. Frank Hermen, his sister, assisted by his mother. Mrs. M. Landon, entertained at a very)leasant evening party. The guests were all old friends and schoolmates.- Mr. and Mrs. A. T.' Hitchcock a-e spending a vacation on the Pacific coast Mrs. Freeman Childs entertained the White Pole auxiliary of the Red Cross on Thursday afternoon. The tftetnoon was spent with a quilt and light refreshments were served. The c'ub will meet with Mrs. G. D. Pierce next week. On Thursday afterncon the mem bers of, the history and literature dc purtment of the Council Bluffs Wo men's club met at the library. Mts. M. B. Snyder gave the biography of Fierre Loti, and Mrs. H. W. Clark reviewed "Iceland Fishermen." The meeting was unusually good and those present are very enthusiastic over the subjects under discussion. The members of the Meadow Brook Red Cross auxiliary were en tertained on Thursday at the home of Mrs. K. Buchanan. An all day session was held and the afternoon Tas spent in, making pajamas. On January 2 the club will meet at-the home of Mrs. John Beck and the members are all requested to come? in the forenoon. Mrs. . George Scott entertained the members of the ' True Blue Red Cross auxiliary, at 1 o'clock lunch eon on Thursday. The members spent the afternoon in sewing for the Belgian relief. An all day ses sion will be held January 2 at the home of Mrs. Sam Sorenson. Mrs. A. W. Moore left on Thurs day to spend1 the winter in New York City with her daughter, Mrs. L. L. St. John. She will be joined by her husband about the middle of January. Mrs. S. J. Dowd of Sterling, Colo., is the guest of her daughter, Miss Katherine Dowd, of the Grand hotel. Mrs. Dowd expects to remain over the holidays. Claude Davis arrived home on Thursday to visit his parents. Mr. rnd Mrs. H. G. Davis, 108 Benton street. " He is on a furlough from Camp Dodge, where he has been sta tioned since his arrival from over seas, wounded. Harmony chapter No, 95, 0. E. S., met in regular session Thursday, December 19, for the election of of ficers. The result was as follows: Worthy matron, Mrs. Mae McGraw; associate matron, Mrs. Nellie Op person; worthy patron, Mrs. H. G. Weise; secretary, Mrs. Barbara Cjuinn; treasurer, Mrs. Katherine Dickey; conductress, Mrs. Lottie Jensen; associate, Mrs. Cecile Wells. Y. W. C. A. Foyers in France Are Very- Popular with Girls Four departments' of the French government have asked the Ameri can Y. W. C. A. to open social and recreational centers for girls em ployed by them: Finance, com merce, war and labor. Lieutenant Poncet of the ministry of labor recently requested that this Y. W. C. A. work be begun for girls in his offices, after seeing the social and recreational centers which had been opened at the request of the ministry of war. Sixteen centers of this kind are operated in six cities in France. Three of them are in Paris. The last of these Foyers des Al lies is for girls who are working in the Department of Labor. It is far down the Seine, under the shadow of the Eiffel tower and overlooks the Quai d'Orsay. The rooms are bright and cheer ful with chintz hangings and cushions, comfortable chairs, read ing and writing tables and a fire place. A kitchen has equipment so that girls can prepre meals for them selves. They go to the foyer for their two-hour luncheon time, for social evenings an ! English. for classes m One Hostess House Four hundred thousand " persons and more served in 'he cafeteria in one-year is the record of the 'Y. W. C. A. hostess house ;n Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wa-li. The ' majority o; the ' 40(1.000 diners were roothe.r, wives, sweet hearts and friends wiio went to-the ,camp to visit their ldiers. ihc remainder were sokitvs tnemseivcs who broke the monotony of chrw witU home cooked meals. In addi tion to all these guests, 25,000 little 'children were cared for in the nursery,- and the rest room served 70.000 tired wives and mothers. ; . The workers at the information desk received and answered 97,000 questions varying from how to get the best connections to a destina tion clear across the continent, the rates of soldiers' insurance and the kind of cretonne a girl bride should have in her living room when Pri vate John comes home from France Eleven thousand of these queries required telephone conversations with various company commandc.s relative to hunting up a soldier whose parents had arrived unexpect edly. "Had this building stood for just one month's service and that t' e month of June, it would have been worth while," says Miss Convince Clark, director. "We made it easier during that hard month for hundreds of women who were going through the hardest experience of theif lives. Our rest room was filled with women, almost beside them selves with priet and sorrow at parting from their loved ones. The house sheltered many a mother whose son waa "hopelessly ill and in the hospital then and during the re cent influenza epidemic." ' - If you need , SHOES then buy them at the t Now 1) For r The Profiteers We've made a "clean up" over there, now let's investigate those who have "cleaned up" over here. We may not live to see the millpninm. hut tWa are "those among us" who will not have to wait long now to see their "day of judgment." With the nation's attention fixed on Europe, snaay Americans, wno spell "amencan" with a small and "profit" with a capital "P" nave smieezprl blood-money out of us because we could not divert our attention from the main issue "over there" to attend to the looters over here. Now the war is over and the boys are coming back, flushed with victory they will be in no humor to trifle with profit grabbers. The man with bulging pockets will be asked the .pointed question, "WHERE DID YOU GET THE MONEY?" and he had better have the right answer. These boys will come back ready for work they . will want to make up for lost time and there may not be jobs enough to go around. That means some won't be able to work all the time, and the aggregate wage will be less than is nec essary for the subsistence under present living condi tions, j Prices must come down legitimate merchandis ing need have no fear, the laborer is worthy of his hire and the trader his rightful profit, but greedy"ahd un scrupulous opportunists are going to have the surprise of their lives.. This applies to the professions as well. "Red tape" and imaginary "reputation" is not going to be figured in future. Medical-or Dental fees. . The people are coming into their own and I am glad to be able to say that it has always been my pleas ure and privilege to cfo what I could in my small' way, towards keeping the prices of good, dependable den tistry within the reach of the family of modest income, t Painless Withers Dental Co. 423-428 Securities Bldg 16th and Farnam Sts. OMAHA, NEB. Office Hours, 8:30 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sundays, 9 to 1. TR AOS MARKUPS S7V5 PAT.IOfrJ DECEMBER IE SA Si nn uu OVER 9,000 PAIRS OF SHOES TO BE SOLD AT COST and BELOW COST wmm SHOES for MEN and WOMEN Will km ' W mm - 'AM Several Hundred Pairs Women's Phoenix and Onyx Hoisery, discontin ued numbers anr'. shades, while they last $1.19 7m A Shoe of the Walk-Over Quality at Our Sale Price Should be of suf ficient interest to you to pay this store a visit. S, mm Mi Store Open Evenings Until Christmas No Charges, Exchanges or deliveries. Walk-Over Boot Shop 317 SOUTH 16th STREET 1 EAVY HOISTING E.J.DAVIS 1212 FARNAM ST. Tel. D. 353 . WEST LAWN CEMETERY Beautiful, modern park plan ceme tery accesaible to Omaha's beet resi dence section. Family lots on partial payment at time of burial. Telephone Walnut 820 and Douslas 829. Our free automobile is at your service. WEST LAWN CEMETERY, 58th and Center. Office 15th A Harney. SANATORItVf This institution is the only on in the central west with separate buildings situated in their owa ample grounds, yet entirely dis tinct, and rendering it possible, to classify cases. The one buildings being fitted for and devoted to the treatment of, non-contagious and non-mental diseases, no others being admitted; the other-Rest Cot tage being designed for and devoted to the exclusive treatment of select mental cases requiring for a time watchful care and special nursing. Adv. SATISFIED- 4 m AX Kfc TV VI ,Ffl I litfll IB CV'PllsV afl-.J"' afW fsX 9 , : -e? . 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