THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 21, 1919.
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Tha garden a wildarnaaa lafl to delorm.
If tha (lower hut ramambar'd tha chilling winds only.
And tha (laid gava no yerdure for (our of tha atorm
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Benson Society
Benson Correspondent, Tel Walnut 5376
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' ' Bazaar. :"'
The bazaar held at the court house
Monday and Tuesday by the Ladies'
Aid of the Presbyterian church was
a financial success, every article be
ing gold. The ladies wish to thank
all who assisted in this sale. The
next meeting of the society will be
held January 21. v
' , Christmas Dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Corbaley will
entertain at Christmas dinner when
covers will be laid for Mr. and Mrs.
E. P. Corbaley of Council Bluffs, Mr.
and Mrs. V. . Rogers and Mrs. L.
E. Simpson of -Florence, Mr. and
Mrs. J..L. Corbaley and daughters,
Jrene and Bernice Corbaley.
Sunday School Exercises.
The Methodist Sunday school
will give their C-fjristmas exercises
Tuesday evening at the church. K
real Santa Claus program has been
arranged, consisting of recitations,
songs and several tableaus by the
primary folk, and a few readings
by members of the intermediate de
partment. Tfhe choir will sing
Nazareth," a Christmas anthem
that is very popular this year. At
the close will be treats for every
one. At the Sunday evening ser
vice of the church, special Chistmas
music will be rendered by the choir
under, the direction of Mr. J. O.
Mercer.' , -
' Community Center.
The Community Center will re
sume Its meetings, the first being
the gymftasium class. Tuesday
evening at the city hall. Friday
evening the Community dancing
party wiH be held. Mrj. Huntzinger
lias been secured as matron of the
rest room.
' ' W. C. T. W. i
! The Benson W. C. T. W. held
'their meeting at 2 o'clock Friday at
the Y. W.- C A.
Christmas Service.
The English Lutheran church
will hold their regular 6 o'clock
service Christmas morning
- Nursing Class.
Thexfirst nursing class organized
this fall will finish its course in two
more lessons.. The Thursday morn
ing class is just beginning the first
course.
Christmas Program.
The Immanuel Lutheran Sunday
school, together with the West
Dedge street school, will have their
Christmas program Wednesday eve
ning, December 24.
Mrs. BeasleV Hostess.
Mrs. Robert Beasley was hostess
to the Tri-Gity Birthday club at her
home in Council Bluffs Tuesday.
Christmas decorations brightened
the rooms, while a surprise Christ
mas gift box was enjoyed by all.
Each member of the club placed a
gift' in the box and later had the
Privilege of drawing a surprise gift
rom the box. :
Tuesday Christmas Program.
- Now that the fuel ban has been
lifted the Christmas oroeram to have
been given Sunday morning bytne)- Mr. frank Marsnau, lormeny ot
Baptist Sunday school and choir will
be rendered (Tuesday evening at the
church. The program will consist of
songs and recitations by the primary
department and readings by older
members of the school. Tht choir
will render two anthems, Mr. F. B.
Oliver and Mr. F. B. Martin will
sing tenor solos, and Mrs. John
Giles will tell a Christmas story.
Sweetmeats for all the kiddies will
conclude the evening's program.
Christmas Dinner Guests.
Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Jones and Miss
Fearl Jones will be Christmas din
ner guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. E. M. Jones, 3848 Hamilton
street.
" Campfire Girls.
The Minnehaha Campfire group
met Thursday evening at the borne
of Fenelli Legge.
The Williams to Entertain.
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Williams will
entertain at Christmas dinner, when
covers will be laid for Mr. and Mrs.
John Kissell, Mr. jindi Mrs. Ray
Robinson. Miss Merle Williams and
Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Williams.
Dinner Guests.
Mr. George Snell, Misses Edna,
Carolyn and Myrtle Snell will be
Christmas dinner guests at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Snell.
Bobsled Ride.
Besides the regular social hour at
carda the members of the Keystone
nark enioved a "bobsled" ride and
later an oyster supper at the home of
Mrs. Ben Smith last Tuesday night
J?Ladies' Quartet" f
The "Ladies quartet" of the the
Renson. Woman s club sang two
Christmas selections at the Baptist
church last Sunday morning.
- Oyster Supper., '
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Graley enter
tained at an oyster supper last Fri
day evening for Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Linder and family.
Santa Claus Program,
The Presbyterian Sunday schopl
will give their Christmas program
Wednesday evening, December 24. A
Santa Claus program has been ar
ranged and songs and recitations
will be rendered by the school.
Owing to some misunderstanding
the rest room at the fire hall has
been locked and Mrs. John Giles has
been unable to conduct her story
hour. The civic committee of the
Benson Woman's club is investigat
ing the matter and a place will be
found where" the story hour can be
resumed. " -
Personals.
Mrs. , William Maher " and her
mother, Mrs. McNabb, have gone to
Crofton, Neb., to visit relatives and
friends during the holiday season.
Mrs. Charles Tracy was made
chairman of the house committee,
and a member of the finance com
mittee, at the annual election of the
board of trustees of the Old Peo
ples' Home.
Miss Dorothy Dimmit of Yutan
spent the week-end at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Dimmitt.
Holidays Bride
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Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Hamer an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Marjorie Fern, to Harold
R. Everett, son of W. D. Everett of
Sioux City, la. The marriage will
take place the evening of December
24 at the home of the bride's pa
rents. , Miss Averill Hamer, sister
of the bride-elect, and Mr. Vilas
Await will be the only attendants.
Mr. Everett and his bride will make
their home in Sioux City at the
Swanson apartments.
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gor
ton Roth,
Mrs. E. N. Bowerman Is recover
ing from a severe attack of ton
silttis. .
Mr. and Mrs. James Rivitt of Lin
coin" will spend Christmas in Ben
son, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H.
L. Rivitt and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Rivitt ' '
Mr. Thomas Hennegan, a former
Creigbton university student, . ar
rived home Thursday from Chicago
where heaccepted a position some
time ago.
Mrs. J. Kirkpatrick of Heming
ford, Neb., is a guest at the W. T.
Kirkpatrick home.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Younsr and
son, Richard, of Lincoln and Mr. andl
Mrs. William Gndley and son, Cal
vert, of Humboldt will arrive Mon
day to be the hoftse. guests of their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Calvert
Muring the holiday season. ,
- One of the numbers given in an
entertainment by 'the pupils in Miss
Holyoke's school is a ballet dance
by Gertrude Irene' Welch.
Mrs. George Soward's niece, Miss
Dorothy Klever, who is attending
school in Omaha has gone to Ogal
alla to spend Christmas with her
parents. )
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Clancy and
baby daughter, of Lincoln and F.
W. Smith, jr., of Beatrice will be
guests of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. W. Smith, during the holi
day season.
Mr. Merchon Welch, who is at
tending Culver Military school,
came home Thursday to spend the
holidays at Cherry Croft
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shay of Salt
Lake City were week-end guests of
Mr. and Mrs) J. W. Welch.
Mr. W. T. Kirkpatrick, who went
where he is being treated by a
stomach - specialist Several ; X-ray
pictures have been taken 'of the
stomach. ' : ,
Mrs. F. S. Trullinger and daugh
ter Gladys, and son Robert will visit
relatives and friends in Shenandoah,
la., until after the holidays.
Mr. E. A. Willis of Sioux City,
la., was a guest Wednesday at the
E. E. Paddock home. Mr. Willis
is en route to California.
Mr. and Mrs. L. CIevelandyof Hot
Springs, S. D., were Sunday guests
Benson, now of Omaha, was taken
to the Ford hospital last Sunday
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the French
To give, but to give in such a way
as to build up rather than weaken,
is the aim of the Omaha commit
tee of tha national organization for
the Relief of Devastated Franca. It
is their purpose to help French
peasants in a way that will make
them self-supporting as quickly as
possible, Rebuild a man's home, re
store his farm and he finds himself
in a little kingdom of his own,
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ter months. ' ',
Mr. and Mrs. George Adams of
Western. Neb., are spending the
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. C. P.
McPherson of Benson and also rel
atives in Plattsmouth.
Mrs. H. A. Elli$ton, who has been
in the Methodist hospital for several
weeks and has undergone a number
of serious operations, is slowly re
covering. Mrs. Elliston will not be
able to be home for the Christmas
celebrations. -
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Grape have
rented their home, furnished, in
Glen Park, and -will leave soon for
Riverton, la., where they will go on
one of Mr. Grape's father's farms.
mora dollars, and unless they arc
wisely spent, tha recipient is pau
perized. Upon the request of the
French government, this organiza
tion' has charge of the rehabilitation
of 50 villages in the proximity of
Blerancourt, which were totally de
stroyed during the war. 1
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ceeds from the benefit ball at the
Hotel Fontenelle, December 27. Mr.
Gregory has given .the use of the
ball room fof the evening. Many
reservations have already been made
for a special tahje d'hote dinner pre
ceding the dance. A number of
guests at the Allison-Sibbernsen
wedding that evening will attend the
dance after the ceremony.
Mrs. Arthur Crittenden Smith is
chairman of the Omaha committee
and other members of the board
are: Mesdames A. D. Peters, John
T. Yates, Barton Millard, George
Voss and Misses Jessie Millard and
May Mahoney. . . ,
Theater Parties.
Entertaining Monday evening at
the Orpheum will be Mrs. W. S.
Rood, who will have J8 guests; J.
C Drexel. 14; P. N. Gray, 10; W. L.
Cropter, 10, and , H. Whitmore, a
box. C L. Farnsworth will enter
tain nine guests and H Howland,
eight. Smaller parties will be given
by G. D. Beaumont, J.-M.' Baldrige,
V. Curray,1 William Chambers, Dr.
L. Dailey, C. F. Gruenig, G. A. Jos
lyn, Charles Ver Merhan, William
Schnoor, J. L. Sullivan, Raymond
Shields, H. Sommer, Robert Zach
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B. McConnell, P. W. Mikesell, J. L.
Larmon, B. Lichnobsky, C. C. Lohr
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