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,
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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
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OVER 9,000 PAIRS OF SHOES TO BE
SOLD AT COST
and BELOW COST
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SHOES for MEN
and WOMEN
Will km '
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Several Hundred
Pairs
Women's Phoenix and
Onyx Hoisery, discontin
ued numbers anr'. shades,
while they
last
$1.19
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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.
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Store Open
Evenings Until
Christmas
No Charges,
Exchanges or
deliveries.
Walk-Over Boot Shop
317 SOUTH 16th STREET
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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.
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DIAMONDS
The Very Finest Christmas Gift
FEW gifts that one can make will carry the high degree
of pleasure and the lasting satisfaction that fine diamonds
and diamond set jewelry convey.
OUR diamond department has always been one of the
strongest features of our establishment. We have always
sold diamonds for just what they are not for what they
should be misrepresentations of value were never, a part
of EEESE methods. .
Don't Buy Diamonds Before Coming Here.
Never before have diamonds sold as fast
as they do now. At present we have on hand
our largest stock, and most of this consists of
goods purchased long ago. Tims we are not
bound to present market values when making
prices.
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Largest assortment in the
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Prices to Suit All
Size Purses. Every
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Liberty Bonds
Accepted Same
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