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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: AUGUST 10, 1919.
Bbtnl the clou th UrHfht lurk..
Through ihewara the onbaua fall;
Far Cod. who lovcth all hl works,
Hm left Hie Hop with all! .
Who'r excels in what i prlie
Appesrs a hero In our eyes.
Swift.
Penny Lunch vs Free
Lunch is Under
Consideration
iVom 2 to 14 Per Cent of the 31,000 Omaha School Chil
dren Are Under-Nourished, According to Doctors ,
and Public Health Nurses.
Enjoying the "Village1
Can child feed on gems of
thought when graham gems are
what he needs? Omaha people are
asking themselves this question.
There was considerable discussion
of it last spring when Miss Lutie
Stearns of Milwaukee, supported by
local experts, made some startling
revelations about conditions here.
At that time a local dairy offered
to donate $1,000 worth of milk for
'school lunches. During the sum
mer months the subject has been
kept alive, and now just before the
opening of school, sentiment seems
to have crystalized around the idea
that the hungry child must be fed.
There are hundreds, if not thous
ands of under-fed children in
Qfrtahjii This condition is not con
fihed to babies alone, whose plain
tive cry for food is being answered
this summer by The Bee milk and
ice fund. Public health nurses, doc
tor and social welfare workers in
the citv agree that from 2 to 14 per
cent m 31,000 Omaha school chiid
en are under-nourished.
Agitation for School Lunches.
i .'A'' group of earnest social service
workers met at the Chamber of
Commerce several months ago and
discussed this startling condition,
naming poverty and ignorance as
- the chief causes. Dr. B. W. Chris
tie, who attended that meeting, says:
"I was greatly surprised to know
so many school children are poorly
fed. e come in contact with that
class of people in our dispensaries,
but I did not know there were so
many outside. The matter has been
before the executive committee of
the Chamber of Commerc ' and
' something definite will be done be
fore fall. There can be no doubt
of the need for it."
Initial Steps in Omaha.
The initial step towad school
lunches in Omaha was taken by the
Omaha Woman's club in 1914 under
'he leadership of Mrs. Edna R. Nel
son, then president of the club, and
now deceased.
Mrs.' Mary E. Hayes, her prede-
cessor in office, and one of the pio
neer workers, says that the need for
school lunches being apparent, a
. beginning was made in one of the
' South Side schools, under the lead-
ership of Mrs. Neison, assisted by
! members of the club. The work
'was carried on for one year and was
a decided success. It might have
continued had not its most devoted
; sponsor died before the plan was
put on a permanent basis. The club
"donated a fund to start with; indi
viduals, wholesalers and retailers
contributed, and children who were
able to pay for their food, did so;
to others it was furnished without
charge.
i "Any campaign for feeding the
.children, should include plans for
'. education of parents in dietetic val
;ues," says Mrs. Draper Smith, "be-
cause ignorance and shiftlessness are
las often responsible for mal-nutri-'tion
as poverty. There are from
'3,000,000 to 5,000,000 under-nourish-ed
children in our country."
Miss L. S. Bainbridge, head of-the
woman's branch of the New York
Mission and Tract society, says: "It
is the constant experience or our
trained nurses that their services
are asked for children who need a
bowl of soup or a good dish of oat
meal with milk on it rather than
! medicine." v
: Free Lunchea va. Penny Lunches.
1 The word "lunch" is a commod
ious one. When used in connection
'.with schools, it may mean anything
;from a single warm dish to a high
school cafeteria. The "free" lunch
is served without cost. The "penny"
lunch carries a charge, which may
be waived for those unable to pay.
The free lunch has distinct disad
vantages from a democratic point
of view. It tends to pauperize the
recipients, to lower wages and relax
ties of family life.
The penny lunch, if properly man
aged, cannot be charged with the
same disadvantages. This type first
developed in France where restau
rants, "Cantines Scolaires," were es
tablished to which children and
'teachers went at noon for a warm
meal. Pupils and instructors alike
passed through a box office, where
they secured tickets for their food.
Those who could not pay were given
tickets and the family name re
corded. A school officer then called
at the home and if the family was
found able to pay, they were com
pelled to do so. If unable to meet
the situation, the child's ticket was
made to extend over the necessary
period. No publicity was given and
ihe delicacy of his feelings was thus
preserved.
The presence of teachers at the
"cantines" afforded practical educa
tion in table manners.
There are great possibilities for
home economics teachers and pu
pils in the school lunch. Practical
instruction in cooking, serving and
business insight into costs and buy
ing may be given in the most inter
esting way. The relaxation of fam
ily life which accompanies feeding
en masse, would be to some extent
offset by the training given school
girls who later become mothers and
managers of their own homes, .
Efforts were under private or
charitable authorities in England
until December, 1906, when the Pro
visional Meal Act was passed.
The idea was first adopted in
France in 1849.
Holland was the first country to
enact national legislation providing
for school meals. Now national
recognition is given in Switzerland,
Denmark and Bavaria. In Germany,
Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Norway,
Finland, Austria and Belgium the
movement is not only national in
its scope, but is supported by the
municipalities.
The United States.
This first work in the United
States seems to have begun in 1855,
when the Children's Aid society of
New York City undertook to fur
nish free lunches for the children of
the industrial schools.
Some admirable private work has
been done, but as yet there is no
state legislation . concerning the
problem.
Need for School Lunches.
If the purpose of education is to
produce the most efficient adult pos
sible, then school feeding is not in
congruous with the ideal. From an
economic standpoint, it is a good
investment for we are not through
with the underfed child "until we
have paid over and over again in re
formatory, charitable and punitive
effort for our ignorance of the mean
ing of the hunger of children." Hor
ace Greeley has said:
"In vain shall we provide capable
teachers and comfortable school
rooms and the most admirable
school books, apparatus, libraries,
etc., for those children who come
shivering, skulking in rage who sit
distorted by the gnawing of hunger
or suffering from the effects of in
nutritious or unwholesome food."
What we are going to do about "it
in Omaha is the question now under
serious consideration by. loaders of
many organizations interested in
child welfare. '
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A prominent matron who is ex
periencing the delights of New
York in" midsummer is Mrs. Frank
lin A. Shotwell. With her little
daughter, Margaret, she has been
entertained by the smocked, bobbed
hair geniuses of Greenwich Viltege.
Studio teas and midnight "spreads"
and all the witchery of the mystical
village of artists have quite en
tranced the Omahans. Mrs. Shot
well and Margaret are now reveling
in the ocean breezes and golden
sands of Atlantic City, but will
leave the first of the week for
Washington. After a short sojourn
there they will stop at Indianapolis
and Chicago for a visit with rela
tives. Miss Sarah Shotwell of New
York will join them in Chicago, re
turning for an extended stay in
Omaha. Numerous affairs will no
doubt be given in her honor, while
she is the guest of Mrs. Shotwell.
Benson
Miss Mary Olsen left last eve
ning for New York on a buying
trip for F. W. Thorne Co. Miss
Olson began her business career
with Mr. Thorne when he was
head of the Benson & Thorne Co.
Miss lone Kessner is a guest at
the J. C. Campbell home for a few
clays.
The marriage of Miss Laura Post
and Mr. Dick Morton took place
last Wednesday morning at at.
Bernard's church, Miss Carrie Sea
beck was the only attendant. The
young couple will reside in Benson.
Mr. t-lden Benson accompanied
by Earl Babcock, Burton Peterson
and Charles Barnum left on Thurs
day morning by auto for a two-
weeks' trip through the Yellow
stone oark.
Union services will be held this
evening in the Methodist church
at 8 o'clock.
Mr and Mrs. Garton Roth have
gone for a three weeks trip to
Colorado.
The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid
society held an all day meeting at
the church last Wednesday.
Mr. H. W., Colson has gone to
join Mrs. Cofson and children in a
visit in South Dakota. They will
return in two weeks.
The Evangelical Queen Esther
sewing circle met last Wednesday
at the home of Miss Elsie Wenger.
Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Thompson
have gone by auto for a visit with
relatives in Lincoln and Stroms
burg, Neb.
Mrs. E. E. Paddock was hostess
for the Good Tirries club "at her
home last Thursday afternoon.
Miss lone Gardner has returned
home from the hospital where she
underwent an operation.
Miss Ann Marquis arrived today
at the home of her aunt, Mrs F. E.
Young after six months of overseas
Mrs. William Butler is making a
short visit with her daughter in
Laramie, Wyo.
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Babcock have
gone for a trip to points in Minne
sota and Canada.
Miss Elizabeth Carrigan is mak
a three weeks' stay in Denver and
and points in Colorado.
Mrs. Sturtz will be hostess for the
Methodist Ladies' Aid society next
Wednesday afternoon. She will be
assisted by Mrs. W. Ryshaw.
Mrs. J. M. McGuire left last Sun
day for an extended stay with her
daughter in Denver
Mrs E. N. Bowerman and child
ren have gone for a visit with rela
tives in Murry, Neb.
Mr. and Mrs. P. Dolejs have
moved into the former G. Stolten
berg home, which they have purchased.
The Fatigue From August Heat
results in a run-down condition and consequent under or over
functioning of certain parts of the human machine.- CHIRO
PRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS balance the mechanical construc
tion of mankind so that each part of the human machine works
properly and HEALTH results. Let me demonstrate to you
the good results of a balanced body.
J. A. MARKWELL
CHIROPRACTOR SIXTH FLOOR PAXTON BLOCK.
Phona Douglas 9244. .
Residence Phone Harney 7118.
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION TO EACH PATIENT.
Miss Ruth Moore of Blair, Neb.,
visited the Camp Fire office last
week.
The Ocowasin group met at Boby
Turner's on Thursday. They work
ed on posters for their lawn social
to be given in September, which is
to be called, "The Feast of the
Seven Tables." Each two girls take
a table, decorate it with a certain
color and sell food of that color,
such as chocolate ice cream, cake
and candy for the brown table.
Miss Harris organized a play
ground Camp Fire group at Kountze
park, Saturday afternoon, August 2.
In the absence of Miss Alois
Berka, Miss Mae Howland is tak
ing charge of the Akizu-Actati
group. They met at Bessie Cle
ments on Thursday and dressed
dolls for the Child's Saving insti
tute. Mrs. Hoyt's group held a meeting
at Hanscom park on Thursday aft
ernoon. They made and stenciled
leather snap shot books.
Mrs. C. R. Hamilton's group
hiked to Elmwood park Saturday
morning and had breakfast. While
Mrs. Hamilton was in New York
she visited our national headquar
ters and Miss' Buck sent her re
gards to Omaha Camp Fire Girls
and the guardians.
Miss Velora Boone has left for
Chicago. A "farewell party" was
given by her group of girls at the
home of Goldie Cupps.
The Minnehaha group with Mrs.
Southwell as guardian held a meet
ing and picnic at Elmwood park on
Wednesday.
The Tomoke group with Mrs.
Gates as guardian met at the home
of Marguerite Forsell on Tuesday.
They worked on their headbands.
Material for stenciling and wood
blocking may be bought at Camp
Fire headquarters.
Turned in from Camp, one rac
quet; one straw hat, kodak, rubbers
and mirror.
The Toka group from Platts
mouth motored to Omaha Wednes
day. They had an out-of-doors
breakfast at Elmwood park and
spent the remainder of the day at
Krug park, motoring home in the
evening. The guardian, Mrs. R. P.
Westover, and the assistant guar
dian, Miss Matilda Soennichsen, ac
companied them. The girls who at
tended were Misses Viola Archer,
Mildred Slater, Fern Neil, Fern
Noble, Wilma Rainey, Eileen Mc
Carty, Margaret Slater, Helene
Gapen, Glorence and Estella
Tritsch.
(Epucopal)
Saint Mary's School
Knoxville, Illinois
A Standard Preparatory School
and Junior College.
For Girls 12 to 20.
52d year commences Sept. 2-1.
Individual attention. Home life.
Athletics and physical culture.
Thorough training.
For information write: Rev.
F. L. Carrington, LL. D., Rector,
Box B, Knoxville, 111.
House Party.
Miss Lucile Parks was hostess at
a house party during the week in
honor of the Misses Dorothy and
Marion Zimmer of Lincoln and Miss
Eleanor Hillgar of Nebraska City.
Miss Parks gave a breakfast for
them at her home Wednesday and
a dance Friday evening.
Edith Louise Wagoner, who is
now at Lake Minnetonka, Minn., will
spend some time in St. Paul, before
returning to Omaha the latter part
of August.
Sanatoria
This institution is the only one
in the central west witn separate
buildings situated in their own
grounds, yet entirely distinct,
and rendering it possible to classify
cases. The one building being fit
ted for and devoted to the treat
ment of non-contagious and non
mental diseases, no others being ad
mitted; the other Rest Cottage be
ing designed for and devoted to the
exclusive treatment of select mental
cases requiring for a time watch
ful care and special nursing Adv.
Compare our
Kodak finish
ing, print by
print, with
what you have
been used to
You'll
ultimately
come here (or
results.
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cf Omaha
fcastmin Kodak Co.
1815 Famam St.
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Washington Is Weeping
Briny Tears Over the
Lost Vacation.
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club house earlier in the season than
ever before as they expect so many
of the members to be here because
of the extra session, and there has
been much dissatisfaction oyer the
failure to remain open during the
summer, with so many new mem
bers in town. It is believed they
will open the club house in October.
President Ak-Sar-Ben Club.
Miss Viola Wetherill, president of
the Ak-Sar-Ben club, has gone for
her vacation. She left Washington
last week for Cleveland, where she
was met by her father, C. W. Weth
erill of Lincoln, Neb. After a short
visit in Cleveland, they went to Be
loit, Ohio, to visit Miss WetherilFs
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Miles. They will later on visit in
New York, and Mr. Wetherill will
return to Washington with his
daughter and spend 10 days here
with her before returning to Ne
braska. The news that the public utilities
commission was to rearrange the
car stops so that the Pennsylvania
avenue cars will stop at the White
House, at the west end, has caused
a little ripple of a smile from a cer
tain few who happened to be on a
car last week, when the former
speaker of the house, Representa
tive Champ Clark, was on his way
to the executive mansion. He rang
the bell when the car left Fifteenth
street. But according to the new
skip-stop arrangement, there was
no stop between Fifteenth and Sev
enteenth, which took the passenger
considerably past the White House.
The former speaker first demanded
that the car let him off, and when
the impossibility was explained to
hun, he sputtered and fussed a good
deal, but had to stay right where
he was until the next regular stop.
And then he sputtered some more,
as he mopped his brow all the way
along back to the White House, and
the thermometer stood at 100 de
grees in the shade. It wasn't funny
as it looked. And next thing, the
papers published a prospective re
vision of the stops along that part
of the avenue. It looked to Mr.
Clark as though even the street cars
were conspired against his stopping
at the White House.
Nebraskans.
Walter Penfield returned yester
day from a week or 10 days' visit to
Mrs. Penfield at Swampscot, where
she is spending the summer.
Representative and Mrs. Mc
Laughlin of York, Neb., had as their
week-end guest last week, Miss
Mollie Volz of York, who has been
in Washington during the war
period, doing her "bit" for a con
sideration. The party of IT. S. Chamber of
Commerce board of directors,
headed by the president, Homer
Ferguson, which started out last
month for a tour of the west, were
in Omaha among their first stops.
There are two cars containing the
party, with Hobart H. Ramsdell as
secretary. Mr. Ramsdell is a son
of the late Rev. Charles B. Rams
dell, one of the prominent Presby-
Annual Shan Kive Mask
Ball at Colo. Springs
Attracts Omahans
Calorado Springs, Col., Aug. 9.
Colorado Springs' annual Shan Kive
mask ball, an unique Madri Gras
affair staged on a big scale, will be
held during the third week of Au
gust and this year promises to break
all records. Dancing in the streets
and other festival features with two
bands, Indian dancers and vaudeville
performers combine to make an
evening of fun for the farewell party
of the thousands of summer visitors
here. The affair is staged in the
open air in the downtown district
of Colorado Springs.
Recent arrivals from Omaha, who
probably will enjoy the affair are:
Miss Ella L. Hollister, W H. Stuart,
L. McHenry, H. J. Lime, Mrs. Ed
ward Creighton, Miss Ruth Kelly,
Miss Ann E. Donovan, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles F. Heller, Miss Lulu Hall
and Miss Margaret Lewis. Miss
Lewis is spending the summer in
Colorado.
Informal Dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Vernon Miller
of Des Moines, will be honor guests
at a diner party given Sunday, by
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest V. Painter at
their home. Mr. Miller is a prom
inent musician of Des Moines.
Country Club
J
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Edwards en
tertained 29 guests at the dinner at
the Country club, Saturday evening,
in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Burr Edwards.
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Caldwell en
tertained at dinner at the Country
Club Saturday evening in honor of
Mr. and Mrs. CharJes A. How of
St. Louis. Covers were laid for Mr.
and Mrs. E. S. Westbrook, Mrs.
Maty Morrell, Miss Frances Wes
sells, Mr. Henry Doorly and Mr.
Elmer Cope.
l'arties of six were given by F.
M. Connor and R. L. Huntley. Four
somes were entertained by E. E.
Calvin and J. H. Caldwell.
terian ministers of Washington. The
party have been royally entertained
everywhere. They will go to San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland
and Seattle before they return eastward.
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August Fur Sale
At Our
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EVER was there more opportune time
to fill Fall and Winter Fur Needs than
during this sale. Never were the as
sortments more complete and compre
hensive and never were there greater oppor
tunities for gratifying individual taste in
selection. We do not hesitate to say that our
present showings eclipse by far all previous
efforts and that garments and fur pieces of
such grace and baauty combined with practi
cability are seldom to be found on display.
In addition to the attractiveness of the furs themselves
the prices during Our August Fur Sale are such that you
cannot afford to overlook them. The raw pelts that our
present stocks are made from were bought way last winter
before the marked advance in market prices. Also these
garments were fashioned and made up during the summer
months when the cost of skilled fur workmanship was
much less, and on top of this double saving we offer a dis
count from the present regular prices of
20 to 30
The following prices and items
are but a few of the attractive
bargains to be found in this sale.
TAUPE NUTRIA DOLMAN with large natural squir
rel collar and cuffs, former price $395.
August Sale Price $316
NATURAL SQUIRREL COAT, shawl collar and
cuffs, 36-inch length, former price $600.
August Sale Price $480
SEALSKIN COAT, extra large skunk collar and large
Hudson seal cuffs, 32-in. length, former pr. $435.
August Sale Price, $348
HUDSON SEAL COAT, with black lynx collar and
seal cuffs, 32-inch length, former price $435.
" August Sale-Price $348
HUDSON SEAL COATEE, large natural squirrel
collar and cuffs, former price $360.
August Sale Price $288
And All Other Fashionable
Furs in Stunning Designs.
NOTICE
l A Word About the
National Fur & Tanning Co.
our factory
Is one of the largest, most thor
oughly and modern equipped fur
establishments in this section of the
country.
OUR WORKMEN
are all skilled and well experienced
people, the deRinners are of the type
that can combine service in a gar
ment without losing any of the
beauty or style.
OUR FURS
are all purchased In their native
state, direct from the Trappers,
dressed and made up Into the
finished garment at our daylight
factory. I
OUR PRICES
are naturally lower because of the
above reasons, wheroby the entire
middleman's profit Is eliminated.
AND OUR SALESROOM
now located In the new Athletio
Club Bids'-, 1710 Douglas, is most
convenient and Inviting, and awaits
; (jui- inspection.
j
National Furl TaRKisig(?
Downtown Salesroom inn n i- TfiMlitif 109100 e. ih c
Downtown Salesroom, 1710 Doua!
"M."ieuc Club Bldfl.
Factory 1921-29 So. 13th St
Phone Tyler 120.