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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1919)
Far away thtr la tha auaahlae an my bigbaat aaairetloM. I cannot raacb thtm, but I can look up and aaa thtlr baautjr. baliava at thtm and try to follow whare th load. If . A troubla altbar can ho ramnliad or It cannot. If It can ba, than aat about it. II It cannot bo, diamlaa It from your conaclouanaaa or bear It ao bravaly that It may bacoma traasflf urod into blaaaiitf. 1 ' SOCIETY The Soul (i V r ' Tha aoul la the only (hint to prize; Hd not tho body; It It not wlio. -Jhou Itaat flva robbori to keep at bay, Hairing and aight, touctn ttita and - amell. So' chain thorn up and govtrn thtm - well. 6om thlnga art rtal and aoroa but ,-'am; Tha mundana thlngt of tht' world are - a dream. Blett la tha aoul that la lifted above The paltry carra Self'a atlftih lovt. Which adda no weight to another'a care ' And glvea no aoul a burden to bear. Which takrt what cornea .at Ha part ' and lot, Which laugha at trouble! and worrlea ; not, Wbli'h alerpe without malice or fraud In lt hrBt And riees pure from Its dally reaf JAMI. Belgian Queen and Mme. Poincare I J' ; Maenner-Robertson Wedding. I - iThe marriage of Miss Gladys j Maurine Robertson to Capt. Theo . dore Henry Maenner will be sol 'tmn'ized at the home of the bride's H parents, Mr. and Mrs. Millard Mah i Ion Robertson, at 9 o'clock this j "evening. Rev. Titus Lowe will read J the marriage lines. Following, the " ceremony a reception will be held. f I u...iu.. rt:..;iir M,tn;la t ,The marriage of Miss Lucy Agnes " Ojetrick, daughter of the late Mr ;'od; Mrs. I. E. Dietrick, to Sergt. Claudius Truenian Hurlburt was "solemnized . this morning at St. ""Peter's Catholic church. Rev. Father "McCarthy officiating. -The attendants were Miss Louise "Fillinore acting as bridesmaid and Mr. Andrew Serney, who was best iman:. - '. fc The bride wva most attractive in Fl smart suit ol dark blue with a I imall hat to match. I-; After February 1, Sergeant ami fi' Mrs, Hurlburt will be at home at i1014,South Twenty-eighth street. .' The bride, who is a sister of Mrs. I James J. Smith of Omaha, is a tal- ,rntd violinist and is well known in I nusjcal circles. Sergeant Hurlburt was formerly stationed at Fort Riley but has been at the recruiting office In Omaha for the .past year. 4 ' .' For Out-of-Town Guest. J Miss Genevieve Blackburn of Nor- I folk! is at the Blackstone, recuperat- I ing rom. an operation. She will be 1 honor guest it a dinner at the Fon- J teelle Wednesday; given by Misses I Ilihe Wilson and Margaret McCul- I Joygh.' f "0ne of the prettiest affairs of the f fweek',was the tea given by Miss hfMar!jdrie Beckett for Miss Ruth Fijtegerald at the Blackstone today. z- ;Thc ff) guests, which included the X txaaaBgWaaCaaaiMaaigaaMaaa mini 18 :-- ' A treat ovation was eiven the king and queen of Belgttim upon their recent visit to Paris, whera they will stay during the peace con ference. The photo shows the Queen of Belgium and Mme. Poin care, wife of the president of France, riding through the streets of Paris following the arrival of the king and queen. younger girls and matrons, were en tertained in the lounge and-tea was served in the Peacock room. The tea'table was most attractive with a basket of roses and narcissus. Sleighing Party A sleighing party, with a hot weinie lunch at the end of the long ride, was enjoyed by B'nai B'rith auxiliary members Tuesday evening. Misses .Libbic Katleman, Blanche Bessel, Sadie Snader and Miss Pearl Kushncr had the arrangements in charge. The regular club meeting will be held -Thursday evening in the Jew ish Welfare board rooms. Dancing Parties. Men in uniform will be entertained this evening, for the Joan of Arc club will give a dancing party at Fort Omaha and the Victory club wiTt en tertain the soldiers at Florence Field. Informal Affairs. Mrs. W. F. Niesmann entertained 12 guests at the Blackstone at luncheon today. ' Mr. ana Mrs. A. L. Reed will have a party of eight at dinner at the Blackstone this evening. Personals Mr. Myron Learned is in New York City. llrs. E. M. Syfert is visiting rela tives in Broken Bow, Neb. Mrs. Herbert Wheeler has re turned from Detroit, where she spent the holidays. Mr. Frederick Koenig has re turned from the ground school for aviators at St. Paul. Mrs. George Haverstick is in New York, where she will spend the re mainder of the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schlank will leave Thursday for Florida to spend the remainder of the winter. Mrs. Joseph Garneau of New York is visiting her sister, Mrs. J R. Ringwalt, enroute to California Mrs. August J. Fertig leaves Thursday for the east to visit her parents, Mr. ana Mrs. Kobert biegel. Mrs. Stanley U. North, who has been visiting her father, Mr. W. S Giving Advice A woman there was and she wrote for the press (As you and I might do). She told how to cut and fit a s dress, And how o steam many a sav ory mess, But she pever did it herself, I guess (Which none of the readers knew.) Oh, the hours we spent and the flour we spent, And the sugar we wasted like sand. At the behest of a woman who never had cooked (And now we know that she never, could cook), And did not understand. A woman there was, and ,she wrote right fair (As you or I might do) How out of a barrel to make a chair, To be covered with chintz and stuffed with hair, 'Twould adorn any parlor and give it an air (And we thought the tale was true). Oh, the days we worked, and the ways we worked To hammer and saw and tack, In making a chair in which no one would sit, s Without a crick in his back. A woman there was and she had her fun (Better than you and I); She wrote recipes, and she never tried one; She wrote about children of course she had none She told us to do what she never had done (And never intended to try). It isn't to toil and it isn't to spoil That brims the cup of disgrace, It's to follow the woman who didn't know beans , (A woman who never had cooked any beans). But wrote and was paid to fill space. Carolyn Welles in the Bookman. Princess Tat' Betrothed to Captain Ramsay PT , 1 ' '""I ,sr-tsKA ;i fj -5i tl A Service League Notes if ri: f 1 4 f ii " i ; .V i , Why Meat Prices Vary Different in Prima itoert. tl9.90920.U Good to choice eteen 17.00W19.8S Common to medium ataara 10.7616.7S Yearlings, fair ta fancy 16.00lS.9O Fat cowi and heifer 8 S6153S Canning eowaand haifera 7.25 8.26 Bulla, plain to bait 6.6012.60 i Poor to fancy ealTea 6.75U.7S Weatani rang ataart 10.00918.00 These newspaper quotations represent live cattle prices in Chicago on December 30th, 1918. ! The list shows price ranges on nine general classified groups with a spread of $13.85 per cwt the lbwest at $6.50, and the highest at $20.35. Why this variation in price? . Because the meat from different animals varies greatly in quality and weight. ..... i :r! ; 'Although, the quotations shown are in nine divisions, Swift & Company grades cattle into 34 general classes, and each class into a variety of weights and qualities. As a result of these differences in cattle prices, (due to differences in weights and mea qualities), there is a range of 15 cents 1 in Swift & Company's" selling prices of beef carcasses. These facts explain: s 1 Why retaij prices vary in different stores. 2 Why it would be difficult . to regulate . prices of cattle or bee 3 Why it requires experts to judge cattle and to sell meat, so as' to yield the pro fit of only a fraction of a cent a pound a profit too small to affect prices. Swift & Company, U. S. A. Omaha Local Branch, 13th & Leavenworth Streets F. J. Souders, Manager i Wright, for several weeks,, leaves Thursday evening for the east. Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Jewell, Mrs, D. M. Andrews, Mrs. G. Burg and J. A. Pederson stopped at the Hotel Clark in Los Angeles. . Miss Anna Granbeck has com pleted her course at Barnard col lege and has sailed for trance, where she will be a 'worker in a Y. M. C. A. canteen. ,Maj. and Mrs. Norton Ware of San Francisco are the guests of Ma jor Ware's sister, Mrs. Richard S. Hall. Major Ware has recently re turned from service overseas. Mrs. H. K. Owen and daughter, Alice Patricia, have come from camp at West Point, Ky., to spend the rest of the winter with her par ents, Col. and Mrs. T. W. McCul- lough. Lieutenant Owen is itill on duty with the balloon company at West Point. Captain Walter S. Byrne has re turned to the San Antonio, arsenal after spending -the holidays here with Mrs. Byrne. She will remain with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Carr, for some time. Captain Byrne was recommended for his majority before the armistice was signed, but he has now applied for his discharge and expects to return to Umaha. Lovelorn By BEATRICE! FAIRFAX Dear Miss; Fairfax, Omaha Bee: I have feeen a steady reader of your paper for the past two years. Me and my friend want some advice from you. She and me Is both 18 years old (about). We dress real classy, are awful good looking (of course I am telling you facts so don't think us conceited), but we can't keep the boys interested In us. We have parties all the time at our homes and are in a place to meet boys and Invite them up because I work in a drug store. Do you think it is proper to have parties and in vite nice boys, The dance hall is now closed so we have no way to enter tain ourselves. How old do we have to be before we can let the boys kiss us? (We are nice girls and don't want to injure our reputations.) Which are most becoming on tall girls, high or low heels? Would it be all right for a girl to hint at mar riage after a boy has been to see her several times? Thanking you before for the advice we hope to receive. LAURINE O, AND PEARL K. I fear you are too anxious to be popular with the boys. Certainly it is all right to have parties and in vite nice boys but be careful not to make yourself obnoxious to them. If you do not wish to injure your reputations do not kiss the boys at all. High, heels for dress occasions and low heels for business. By all means refrain from hinting at mar riage perhaps this is the cause of your4 unpopularity. When a young man conceives the idea that a cer tain girl is "after" him he runs as though she might possibly catch him. . - Of Interest to Women. ' A celebration will be held this year in honor of the golden jubilee of the American National Woman Suffrage association, which was or ganized at a convention held in Cleveland in 2869. A serenade by Sousa's band does not fall to the lot of many of us; but this sign of appreciation was given to W. C. C. S. workers in Baltimore by the musicians after they were entertained for luncheon and dinner at the W. C. C S. hotel. Quarantine in - Allentown, Pa., wasn't so hard' to bear when the W. C. C. S. broke the monotony with delightful vaudeville entertain ments. A special entertainment at Camp Crane for quarantined men helped probably as much as any thing else to ward off sickness at any rate, the men highly appreciat ed this opportune diversion.' - In the Court Circular, issued in London, is the following announce ment: "The king has gladly con sented to the betrothal of Princess Patricia of Connaught to Command er Alexander Ramsay, heir to the earl of Dalhousie," according to a report from London. Princess Pat ricia often has been reported betroth ed, but on each occasion denials were forthcoming of the truth of the reports. The king of Spain, Lord Anglesey, the count of Turin and Grand Duke Michael of Russia, were some of the men to whom the princess was said to have been en gaged. Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay served with the British forces,' in the Dardanelles in 1914, and was awarded the distinguished Service order. ; Photographic Study by Japanese Artist in Whitmore Gallery, A remarkable photographic study, done in colors by Shaji Osato, local Japanese artist, is being exhibited in the Whitmore galleries. It is a large size photograph of Mrs. Sa dolo Shindo of Grand Island, Neb., who is passing a few days in the city. The tinting and light effect are wonderfully effective. Mrs. Shindo is pictured in an embroidered Japan ese "robe of pale, blue, the divan on which she ts resting being piled high with vari-colored embroidered pillows, each of which is repro duced in its real colors. The light thrown on the figure and the shadow cast by the lampshade in the back ground are points of artistic merit in the photograph. Mrs. T. G. Travis, chairman of the general service division, reports the total number of garments mend ed and returned to the quartermas ter as 1,353. Buttons have been sewed on 11.060 shirts. There have been 39 flowec deliv eries made at the hospitals at Fort Lrook and fort Omaha. ' During December the motor corps made 392 calls. The greatest service for one member was 27 and one-half hours in one week. On January 6, 22 calls were made in one day for civilian relief. The Comrade club numbers 110 girls in its membership. Eleven dancing parties were given from April 27 to January 1, at an expense of $313.85. The average attendance has been 100 men and 75 girls. These parties have been .particularly pleas ant and greatly needed. The spon sors for them deserve sincere thanks. The white elephant sale will be held early in January, with Mrs. Arthur Crittenden Smith as chair man. All the women who so gener ously helped last year will again be at their posts. Mrs. William Archibald Smith will take a California trio very shortly. Mrs. Smith has given the league the most careful and de voted service for more than two years and feels the need of a rest. In her absence a temporary chair man will be appointed. The board feels that no one an fill her place, She is a woman of rare executive ability, tact and kindliness. January 16 in New, York comes the national convention of the Serv ice league, with Miss Anne Morgan as special guest. Mrs. laowrie Chads, an honorary member of the Omaha branch, now living in Hud son, N. Y., has been appointed a delegate. There are on hand January 1 1,284 knitted garments and 150 pounds of yarn; 1,000 of these gar ments will be given to the Navy league through Arthur C. Smith, president for Nebraska. On January 31 3,424 Red Star bandages were shipped to Albany, N. Y. Also 34 bolts of muslin. This EAT ' J Jem vnm moumf at THZCZST MAROill represents work for the Omaha Humane society. The large room used by the league in the court house will this week be released to the county commission ers, lhe small room will be re tained indefinitely by the courtesy of the omcials. lhe league makes most erateiul acknowledgement for the 'great kindness and generosity shown them, lhe rooms have been occupied 14 months. From Major Crockett of Fort Crook conies the fc"Dwing letter directed to the National League for Woman's Service: "I desire to express in behalf of the men of the post of Fort Crook the deep appreciation of the efforts of the league towards making Christmas in this post a most won derful success. "Most of the men are soon to leave the service, but wherever they live they will always remem ber the Christmas spent at Fort Crook." Two units are set aside in New York City expressly for French soldiers, although of course, they are welcomed at every other club. But these have French names the "Rendezvous des Poilus" and the "Cercle Lafayette" and are perhaps more attractive to our French allies on that account. Red Cross Notes The Swedish Ladies' auxiliary maKing refugee garments will meet at the Masonic Temple from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. on Friday, January 10. A full attendance is desired. Civilian PMief vesterdav made '203 calls. Owing to the "flu" epidemic the work or tne nome service sec tinn ha tn fallen behind that Mrs. C. M. Wilhelm, chairman, called up on volunteers and the Service league in addition to the Red Cross motor corps for cars. Mrs. Ben Gallagher, Mrs. F. P. Kirkendall, Mrs. Joe 4 Barker aid Mrs. Charles Kountze loaned their tars for the day. Sal mm THE BEST BREAD VftAOf MAUN SUCCESSOR TO METZGER'S v r Omaha's Popular Priced Shoe Store Shoes of finer quality and newer style are always to . be found at the' ShoeMarket And they are all for less than $10.00 the pair Koko brown calf military boot J 1- X 11 wing up,-y-incn lop. an learner, pair- . $6.75 Black calf military boot, wing tip, 9-inch top, all leather, pair " $6.45 JT iS: X 1 No CWfaa. I Na Dalivarlaa. I No Dlacounta. ::1 ; ' - Sizes 2 to 9, widths AAA to D. and Harney. New Conant Hotel Bldg. BEDDEO'S GREAT JANUARY CLEARING SALE CONTINUES Come Tomorrow there will be wonderful bargains on every floor of this Great Credit Clothing Store New Winter Coats in the January Clearing Sale V These Coats are from our own regular stock. Smart, simple, practical styles in all the new "and desirable shades. Remarkably underpriced. , Women's and Misses' Coats, i Women's and Misses' Coats, I Women's and Masses Coats, .. - , f fin PTC WAV. worm irum foi.iu w January Clearing Sale Price $24.50 Second Floor. ' TV U111VII 0 lallU xu0VW VVHW worth from $29.75 to $35, January Clearing Sale Price worth from $59.75 to $69.75 January Clearing Sale Price S29.75 January Clearing Sale of Fine Plash Coats These fine Plush Coats cannot last long at these prices, we are sure, and to get tne oesi seiecuon you muau tuuc Plush Coats worth up to $39.75,' January Clearing Sale Price, S24.50 Plush Coats worth up to $49.75, January Clearing Sale Price, $29.75 Plush Coats worth up to $69.75, January Clearing Sale Price, $39.75 Plush Coats worth up to $89.75, January Clearing sale mce, , $49.75 . Floor, Priced for Immediate Sale-2 Groups of Smart Suits Early selection cannot be too strongly urged, while variety is at its best LOT 1 Women's and Misses' Suits, worth from $39.50 to $45.00, January M Q Eft rin0.inw Rnlo PriPB PXaUV ViVHatwg - -- -- -- -- Second January Clearing Sale of Women's and Missis ' Fine Dresses All new Fall and Winter models, in Eich Silks, Luscious Satins, Fine Serges and Wool Jerseys LOT 2 Women's and Misses' Suits, worth from 49.50 to $69.60, January tOQ CA Clearing Sale Price. . . . ; . ..AVtOV Floor. Dresses worth from $37.60 to $35.00, January Clear ing Sale Price $16.50 Dresses worth from $35.00 to $45.00, January blear ing Sale Price $22.50 Second floor. rroooa worth from S49.75 o $69.75, January Clear ing Sale Price $29.75 Here's an opportunity that deserves the attention of every man and young man. OUR GREAT JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE OF Men's Suits and Overcoats Paves the way to genuine economy on the smartest Winter Apparel. Coma, and make your purchases tomorrow. Men's and Young Men's Suits, worth up to $22.60; January Clearing t1 C fift Sale Pric iplOaUV Men's and Young Men's Suits, worth up to $24.50; January Clearing' 1 Q CA Sale Price ip lOaOU Men's and Young Men's Suits, worth up to $32.50; January Clearing fcO1 CA Sale Price Ja41oOU Men's and Young Men's Suits, worth up to $45.00; January Clearing . &OQ 7 Sale Price 4Paa7oU Second Floor. Very Low Prices on Overcoats Men's and Young Men's Overcoats, worth up to $24.50; January Clearing $13 50 Men's and Young Men's Overcoats, eVorth up to $32.50; January Clearing COI CA Sale Price $.OU Men's and Young Men's Overcoatsworth up to $45.00; January Clearing ttOQ 71? mm v a w Second Floor. Sale Price Boy.' Suit and Overcoat, are included in the January Clearing SaU at Wonderfully Low Price. OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT AT BEDDEO'S Our nerfected and moat liberal credit plan aU low. to to pay whil e wearing; the garment. 1417 DOUGLAS STREET ig,',:.tE I Jo l : i : 3,