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I SOCIETY SECTION JL iTjl JlFV wIVIJLIL HJlijy M- f jFi)lnf Iry SOCIETY SECTION-. V .; " ' . , " ' . ' ,' 1 1 1 -. r . . , ' , ; ' , -" ' ' ' , '",, ,. ," , i ") . VOJfc XLKr-NO. 38. ; ; ' V . ; .OMAHA, j SUNDAY CORNING, MARCH '7, 1920. "." i " 'l--B-'-'i . ' '' -- SINGLB. COPY FIVE -CENTS' ' ' - . .. : , ' ' ' ;' n; ' - - , - ,- .- Milady (Goes To Shop Uala Uavs at - V TheCapital . : A Bit In rLent Nri-.' ot. Patrick s 7 ? .Twenty .Dollars Is Easily Spent But it Is M6re i ' Easily Spilled. By GABBY DETAYLS. r rT WAS midnight in the street car a fit hour for tragedies and deeds of darkness. TheJ :arnam car nurtlea tnundenngly trough the, so to speak, blackness as if unconscious of impending dis . aster. Sliding to and fro on one of the" seats was a man. His face lay in repos at least in as much wpose .-as is humanly possible in the elec- trie. He looked satisfied with life. He, too, wasv unconscious of im pending disaster. There was no one present who was conscious of im pending disaster. Then it came, like a bolt out of the Hue. The car lurched. The gentleman whose face had lain in repose also lurched and slid a few feet to the left . There was a crash the sort of crash that ought to be written CRASH 1 I ! ! The sound of break ing glass rent the air as i the car thuqdered relentlessly on 'through th,e night. v. Then as the men and women in the car gazed at the scene , before them and realized the unutterable horror of the tragedy, strong men began tOMveep and buxom women waxed hysterical. Thev Klanced pityingly at the man whose face had lain in repose. Said face was no longer so. On. it were impressed the lines of some sudden, immeas urable grief. Then, as he started to speak, there was silence. "It was .my last $20,", he said, his voiced trembling. "I haven't. . another cent in the world. But got the chance to buy that pack age and took it. And now look at it!" ,- ... ' He pointed t othe flpor, on which a cork bobbed about in a tiny flood of some brownish, pugent liquid. Bits of broken brown glass were spread about Tears came to the conductor's eyes and he drew his- handkerchief to mop up what he could of the escaping fluid. HAS milady on a shopping tour ever stopped a moment to re alize 'the many unpleasantries : which are the life- of the average saleswoman? Cabby has been shop ping, hoping to find a spring gown within the reaches of a sane and .sensible income. Ohj .yes, it' can 1se done, but that is not what she wishes to tell. It was her fortune or misfortune to be coralled by a mob into- feds Did you ever .attend a sale and stand idly by listening to various little tragedies" and come dies that the many buyers and non buyers enact? Gabby saw so many opposite sights and heard so many interesting bits that she wishesyto pass on to her readers a couple of the finding concerning woman's tale manners. ' -A stylishly dressed young woman la a blue duvetyn, with Russian squirrel furs and flopping goloshes, came hurrvinar in. ' "... "Show me a party gown, quick," he said. "I just received an' invita tion to ai impromptu affair tonight and, I have a thousand and one thirfgs to do. I simply cannot wear a thing I have because I've worn thni 'all so recently and the dressmaker ' can't finish one she is working on before day after tomorrow I". "What color?" asked the clerk. Oh, almost anything that is pretty," answered the; girl "Only bWlIweara36.V- . - The clerk dived into a stall and came out with a gorgeous water blue and gold confection wtth cloud of gold tulle about it and asked the girl if she would try it -on. "I haven't time," she said. ' I like it and if it's a 36 it will fit," and she gave the name of oneof our best known residents. She said to charge the gown to her father and send it up special delivery as soon " as possible. She wanted no mis take about its arriving on time. " The clerk looked dazed. "She ' never even asked me how much it is," . the clerk finally gasped. "I never sold a, dress in such a hurry in my life. I wonder if it's all right Well, it isn't up to me," and she . turned to se whkt fate would pre sent next,. , ; ' A ',, It was a modest looking, small woman, not too "well dressed if one counted the dernier cri in modes, but enough so, if ens' had an eye to feood, substantial material, well made in self-respecting fashion. One could see by the glint in her eye that she never would make an ' 1 "unsight, unseen" trade, the kind the boys used to talk about. She began at the end of the dis played "sale" dresses and went carefully through the lot, picking csi here and another there until she fd about a half dozen in the clerk's ms. Then she began loading up kerself.and whenshe had accumu lated as many more she asked to try them on. They went into, a' com partment with only curtains before the door and Gabby seated herself near; wondering how many of that " Jot the clerk would selt "This is too broad on the shoul ders. It's nearer a 40 than a 38 as it'sTnarked," came 'forth from in side, and the clerk'a voice answered, saying she thought it -was the right width but its cut made it look wider. Next the visitor said . the hooks weren' sewed on straight on another gown, and the clerk sug gested it -wbuld be a slight . task to straightesf them. Another- gown wasn't-well sewed., Still anothtf had a spot oft the lace collar, which, the clerk explained, was why it. was marked down, and eaclKof the oth ers had. something not to the worn . an' taste.' "sr. ' i.- -sAfter more than aji hour the wo v ( ,,10 J. Be-Sure to KissBlarney ' v. T "Stone-Be Introduced A iSv ' To Pat Try to Jiff. ' IX U f SV ... I II' I II ij' N-fT ' til I I Aftistid i Mrs. F. J. Farrington anticipate spring, that season of re newed life and beauty when Taatur;givts''t')i&r'.jes!'- But Mrs. , Farrington does not expect fruit from barren; soil pr , blossoms ,. where there has been no seed. She and her husband, who recently moved into their new home in' Dundee, are their own gardeners, planning and working for a beautiful lawn. More than200 peonies have been planted as well as other flowers of later bloom. An at tractive: city is possible only when its people make their homes and , lawns a real expression of art. Airs. Farrington is an example in this regard. She is doing her share to make Omaha a city beautiful.' emerged, but no sale had been con summated and the woman startea another round of the stbek, claiming (yes,: toe-."'chaperons are generally .l. i L - j yl;rr.j i... f.. u i .1.. Hie saleswoman s auciiwuir auu iv marking there must be something there that she could wear.r But she left the store without having made a purchase. "Two extremes in one afternoon,' signed tne saleswoman. "At least I'm rid. of her." But she had -spoken too soon. Th woman oame hurrying back. - - "Did you see my purse?" she in quired with a look that seemed to say instead, "You stole my purse, vou know vou did and if I could haje you searched. I'd find v it con cealed upon you if you haveh't al. by various doctors, and finally aft ready turned-it over, to a confederTTfking the best authorities he w at!"' " -r f " ""J lodged "in a' "specialty hospital. J The' saleswoman replied that she. had-'not seen it A uurnea iearcn however, located the missing article and then the fussy customer depart ed without so much as having thanked the saleswoman Aor v,th.e time - she had spent with her, or apologized for her attitude about the1 loss of the purse. .- ' " ' it s ail in tne aay-s worK, sighed the' weary clerk. H O W ' ingenious 'are the minds of young America 1 , Gabby hears, many interesting tales of Fororjty and fraternity life at-the University of Nebraska, eacn prov ing that the -brains of its students are never idle. : .. A erouo of sorontv girls were planning. a midnight feast (which is, of course, against all rules. 'Not content with the canned and ton- racused preparations of milkwlichi are now uoon .the market these voung disciples ,of learning craved thick cream to put into the cups of steaming Java which were to c6n summate the delightful -repast . A ureat problem, however, pre sented itself 'How couldthe cream be kept sweet and fresh at the house? Put it in the -refrigerator and a spying cook would discover t Place it anywhere else .and' tne da-ry product would surely ' sour. Great are the trials and tribulations of a homeless scholarl 7 -': : -: Ahl. Someone had, someone' ac tually possessed, a great idea. -"Confine the, bottle" said . this ; bright eyed m"is, "in -a stocking. Then hiig the said -bit of hosiery' over tht wiadowsill.and tightly shut the weolilatihg contrivance. Tne weath er ts cold and therefore the cream will keep absolutely fresh." 1 iv Twas no sooner aid than -the deed was ddne. "What x a -smart ehild thought all, her friends, r ' ; Then enters the villain, the house chaperon, upen the scene of bliss. The roonv being dark- and herself near-sighted, -she noticed nothing unusual in trie ' appearand of the rcom. But, alas, she was a fresh air. friend. - The room . .had; ..been Gardener closed for. some time and had be come overheated. Miss Chaperon missed by, jCupid) opened the 'Win dow,,, t..; . .. . . ; . , A' A' nghtrcrash rent the airf' A new silk stocking was ruined! The girls had nor feast. And dire pun ishment awaited the plotters. 0" . - , UR former yisitor, "flu," but recently spent several weeks with us and in his wake left many ailments.. One Omahan who is wintering' on the western coast was rather disabled after an attack. Various treatments, were prescribed by various doctors, and finally after as An- extract:, from, his letter is as fol lows: . ', ' f i .. -v' "Mustard treattnepts are the daily rule here and I am so hot that I hvould feel perfectly ar home in well, anywhere. 1 he nurses give me three' camphorated oil rubs a day and I am 4o slippery that I can Scarcely stay in . bed. -.There is, nt a thing in the world to do her.e but think. The U. S. says 'No drinking.' The doctors 'declare 'No smoking.' And last, but npt least,, the hospital authorities permit no swearing. My favorite diversion consists in trying to'fathonva deep mystery. It is this why are the ... beds, io a hospital fcuilt so high i After much study I have deduced 'Jthe ' following con $tusion the owners of this high Way robbery institution, will permit no one to leave ; without first hav ing paid the billN If the. beds are high a patient' can -not possibly es cape as the junjp front bed: to floor would kill anyone instantly. At present I am; very much worried be cause, .,being .sowell .piledi I may slip out of this downy couch and thus nd my eventful life." ' . - SOCIAL .'affairs are .growing duller" day by day.' One event is . exactly as another and there is no variety, to break, the monotony of each ' entertainment :Why does not society discover a new manner of amusementi The latest of which Gabby has heard sounds very . in teresting. It did ; not . happen in Omaha, but some enterprising and progressive. matron , mights inau gurate the fad here. ; ; - , It is the "Mpnte Carlo" party, and this is how it is done The guests, who of course must have fat purses, purchase chips, $100 worth for a single crisp one dollar '.hill. ; Various gambling devices are temptingly near on whichno squander the Inno cent bits of Ted,: white' and" bTu If a guest! "becotnes "broke," as the popular sayiirgr 9,;Jie niust. promptly put forth another; bill One Omaha young man wlujris' in the "sunny south"; at. present has Written that he attended one such party. He relates- that-,he,just kept. on; . buying Be Sure to KissBlarney Stones-Be Introduced To Pat Try to Jig. In th far-off Isl of Erin, 'MM th living fields of green. Grows the clever of 8t. Patrick. ' Tulllng wnere his steps have l'een. As each year the shamrock blossoms,' It recalls the tale ef yore, Tells the story of a mission . To a hostile, heathen shore; Winter flees with breath so hoary. Spring return, with vernal sheen, Nature doffs lier robe of ernslne. For the wearing of the green." St. Patrick's day lends itself to sucn charming methods of enter tainment that even those -who do not honor the patron saint, and in whose veins runs npt a drop of Cel tic blood, are now looking upon this day as one of festivity. It 'is especially welcome because, of , the social quiet winch goes with the Lenten season. " Here are a few helpful suggestions for those who are planning to cele brate St. Patrick's day., A contest which will keep the guests in a 'gale of laughter is a potato race where each girl matches a man in carrying a certain number ot potatoes, one at a time, on a tablespoon from a chair at one-end of the room to another at the opposite end and back in the same way. t Another potato game: Pass paper and pencils to the, guests and see who can get the most words out ,of ".Potato , in hve minutes, jx- prize may be given to the winner. The blarnev , stone: uive eac:i guest a card on which he must write the prettiest comoliment he ever heard or read, or if the guests are well acquainted each man is required to write an original compliment for one of the women oresent, the wom en writing for the men. Prizes may he iriven for the best compliments. , Guessing game, "Introducing Pat." Pat is disguised in the fal lowing manner: Pat fighting for his country, Pa trintii- Pat grown haughty'and ot rnobie birth, Patrician. Fat Mineriung irom his hiuci, Patrimony. Pat in a child's game with the hands, -Pat-a-cake. . Pat in a tar distant land, raia- Yt in an eastern penurae, " . . p i -r L. - -' ' ' '-' ' Pat in an ornamental quut, .ratcu-. work. , .- ' - J -at in a bone of the Human leg, Patella.; .'-': Pat protecting his own i ingenuity, Patr!..t: , .. . . ; .- Par bs a married man andneaa of his family. Pater fantlias. ; .Fat in nis relations -io nis cuu- dren, Paternal. ' . i . , . Fat abroad speaking , an inienor dialect, PatoiSi ' ' ' .; Pat grown very old , witn noary 1nrL- Patriateh. ' - Pat n thff crime ot 6iaying nis- own father,. Patricide.., , Vat in a uniform on tne njrcp. Patrol. - ;"" - ' 7 - ; Pat grown rich, protecting art and industries,; Patron. -t i Pat bearings one . ot tne tamuy names, Jfatronymic Pat am6n.r Dutch settlers oi ew Yorjc, Patroon. - - . . ,. " fat with .good model to tasnion by, pattern. T. . . . . - . rai aisgu'seu , as i a .- -wumau, tncia. , . ' , ; , - Pat imitating sound oi raindrops, Patter. . . . Pat va small pie or luncneon dainty, Pattv , .. Pat spreading Ukc a uw, ,0119. ' ... To make a shamrock pie .cover a round box of dish with green paper, ii (,nrc snrh a small Clav pipes, green or black high hats, gold harps, canes, nags oi crm, u . forth. Green and white ribbon strings should be attached to the favors sothat the guests can .draw thprn frnrri the oie. or fill the pie with paper shamrocks on which is written a command to ten an insn story, dance a jig. sing an Ijish song or tell a joke, and so on. Luncheon menu; rrmt 'COCKtau toooed with green cherry, boiled salmon with caper sauce, potato au gratin, chicken salad. in lettuce nests, olives, wafers, pistachio cream, fancy cakes, iced in pale . green, coffee and. green and , white bon bons. Care should be taken not to carry color scheme too ' far into menu, as green is not an appetizing color in all kinds of food. One can'make' , such queer; little men with small potatoes. Place. a finy clay pipe in the mouth of each and stand them to guard the place caros. a, large potato pig makes an excellent centerpiece. ' A St Patrick's day party" is not .complete without a blarney stone. Any large stone or? block wrapped in moss, green paper or silk will do very nicely. Each guest 'shoufd be requested to "Kiss the Blarney Stone." -y ' t during the entire evening. The num ber of times he did not-tell, except to say that if it ws more than he J?ad "fingers and toes." , V -The young miss (she cheated awfully we hear) who was so for tunate as tp be the wmniT of the highest "stakes," possessed $3,000 worth of the chips. - NUMBER otNebraskans have oeeti wintering in southern seas and according to all re- pdrts it is indeed the paradise that the steamship companies advertise. A letter recently received by .the Omaha aunt of certain , man en gaged in circlinsr the globe gives a number cf interesting .sidelights on those islands-, ' , . . - "On board, ship,, fast leaving be- ;"'.i . u 7 :: i ii v.7 ?'- II II im II m a .iA' s at ii I ( ' ' 1 1 ' 1 J ' ' ' " I I I ' "I ir 'i i HUM II. m v ' A Much- Feted. Matron- ' " An unusually attractive -additioh to .Omaha's, sociai ciscless JrffSWarrea Bjeckparidge, s Before her mamageshe was the charming Adele Bardwell o Minneapolis,' ; She-visited here a number of- times " and made many, friends before, coming this city s one; of the ,ypunjex mutrpnfe. tNnraenlus: aff ait's , have been' given in her honor.. Her unassuming manner, :grackusness. and -beauty .have made nensa : leader in the aflfairs of. the younger set. V " .u ' ' . v r-N-3y-,i ' , ' " ) ' ' '"' P'-.'..:'' ' ' ';-v '-' ' tv:'..C ' hind the port of Honolulu and head ing straight. to Yokohama, Japan. '.' "The man who, named, this oCean the. P.acific (meaning peaceful) must never 'have sailed nearer to. it than the, Elkhorn and Louj rivers. Just now it is raising a terrible row and although the weather is.tniite warm this litrte pool of water, in 11 other respects, seems much like the north Atlantic iiuthe middle of winter. VvVhile, visiting the scenes . of Richard --'Walton Tullv's famous ro mance, 'The Bird-of Paradise.' I also took a ' journey over to " the beach of American song popularity, Waikiki : The-, missionaries have certainly ruincdjjhi country. I took s swim, and witched everyone else whev was so doing. The girls . go into the Waaler with' ohepiece bath ing suits and delighted little shrieks. Before the salesmen of. religion came over they went in with, de lighted little shrieks. Why don't the missionaries do their Christianizing in the U S. A.? I always thought there was plenty of work for . them there v .,..,. - .--i. , , . - fife. .J -A v rresenttFlays' v . .V'' ?' -BRlC4i.ii.-;.i tm , i.ui uucstion wyi oe answered by jiiir roix, Tneater- piayers rwnen tney make , thtjif next jroduetin f arch 2a, a the , llaftdcis theater! 1 J X I ' The 'Omaha'.- cast;' Director Craik says,' have becbrae the slarves lof tWe charming' fantasy. - It tas eeaf in rehearsal for the last two week's and will , be rehearsed; for "two ,wesefcS longer, as will the. other 'two plays; each in "one ct' "''' ;'" '" f - The cast for iTh : Trimplet a symbolic piav bv Stuart ,Vilkerr in cludes Mrs.. B,- RJ Boasberg as The Lady. Bobol.ua:" Miss, Edna B. Le- tovjky, "The Lady Caratma;" Miss Ethel Muiho!!arid, Yoji;".. Lee R niitiuson, , caron Milion Maurrce:' . C : H. Schroeder, f"Tbe Marquis oti --4'''' "i '1 Srfenathtp:andr.6scar; wtCraikj1 The Person Pissing" By-.'- " i by William C - Milled has three paTrtsMfsSMffnyvEastlanilf C6un- CTlHiuttS-"Flrr:i C L Stanto a. -nir,Tnc juinn,; ; ana ucar. in, iiuua. ,v i - - i. ; -c f "SuDOresjed Desires.'" the fhirrl nn the'prcaini,sacbmedy df satiricail, iiaiur? va- cue, wave or psycnp-spir-ituklistit: tcSHartli.' thAt"i-;sweeping tht coiintry .Mr. ud,llrf George1 CrimiCooicc. ite. the authors, v MrsJ Fraiilfc PtaJ.. of iOmaha .wiirpUlr' "Jirnritfta."? Mrs Anson - H. Bg.; low,: rMabalahd -CytrfogiL jcone-ry :far ."Suppressed Desires- Vas'1 designed by Mr.'Ctaik CLMnmf .'a'n'rt , r4rtrui In'.-'TTWmi -Tnmplet'' hac bn designed , by Mrs, Sha i ji 0satd. 9 - ; ? v . ifarigret McKUtrick' gave p a otilriiiejin' St" Louis to accept a ;job n a tattie'rah0h' in-Wyoming, iviere. ? sheJif', perfectly "contented, and- at the Sime time making a great success in -hef- aew- H ne of Endeavor. -y V lilarch Seventeenth Will Be Occasion for Many , Brilliant Affairs. ' Bee bureau. f Washington, March 6. fc. Preparations are rife for the Mi careme c'elebration by society here. Instead of the customary one day of festivity in mid-lent, there ' are , now two days and society , will lay V' aside its sackcloth and ashes, or , : what oi them it has assumed, and be merry on Wednesday and Thurs- i day of next week." The smartest , fancy dress party of the season was to have been . given , on the first r named night in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes, jr., as a wind up of the dances this season, of the "Club of One Hundred," organized in December in the exclusive circle . of young married people.-" Because of the ideath, of ) Mrs. Stokes' grand- '.' mother, Mrs. R. Snowden Andrews of Baltimore and W-shington, that dance is postponed until April 15, . and will be given elsewhere, prob ably at Rauscher's. Mrs. i .Stokes ;' ' was Miss MargarW Fahnestock, . ' daughter of the late Gibson Fahne-;' stodk, from whom she inherited in , her own right the greater number of her father's millions 'A sub- C scriptioir dinner-dance is being ar ranged for 56 for Wednesday even ing at the Cafe, St Mark's, the quaint old negro xhurch, one "of Washing ton's landmarks, which has -treen converted into a smart little eating x Jilace of the Italian garden and cabaret variety. : '; Next Monday ; an interesjting ' w diplomatic function will be the re- ception by Jan Masary,' chi-rge d' affaires pf the Czecho-SIovakian legation and son of the president of that new: country, He is giving the reception, to be preceded by a din- A ner party, vin honor of the birthday, -ftf-his father and as a sort of thanks giving for- the safety and preserva- tion of i his family. His mother is . an American woman and hadVa most '.-: unhappy experience in the war when ' ' she was taken priscmer ty the Aus- ' trians, along with this- son. The" NL son was- made great-use of by the Austrian s and made to do much by the threat, that oa his refusaV hi mother, would be brought out and tortured. :. Eventually she waa 'res- ceudandjan, her son, escaped. She- was Miss Marie .'Garrigue of New t York. V '. -' 'W -V- -; . ur , The-Viee presient and Mrs. Mar shallhastened away to their bunga- -. los inthe ' west, immediately after the .funeral bf their tittle foster-son. mfhbtfi fttt lefts' greatly devoted. tr iHiicrat iook piace pi tneirpart- -menl'ok.-SatuYdaw'aftPmnnii anrl 1 ! i 'theatirfhi . ;tsiaiB for ."ArvQfta t6 spend aft-indefinite time. :. ! (Mrs. Marshall Ayas. heirt-broked as ' sne Had rescued the? little fellow -'frow the diet-kifclren-of the Chil- .drenVr WeOkre, , where his v mother . too 'him .each , day Mrs.-' Marshall ,binfc'fitefested an4 asked petfnis- ' i Wdifak him borne with Jier, to. ,4 see-' if vSttfe could- not, by constant -' eat- ttntf . attention; restore nim to ' perfect lealth.lJef affection srrew sJ5,strp.ttgjm4 ths5.hild improv'ed so i mBch, that jhe. was-, finally "able to' -fgetf-itjie !parfcnts4cihient :to keen ihinLv He was aa Wrtusually oright litfle.. fellow; antleyy loble. He , lias Jivebrothersand slaters .which -the parents Ire ;wly just able to ' keep together.-'His-remark to the pnrice'.Qf tWaWs.'vwlien that ' Voung personage made his formal call upon - me H pre5iaenr, ns- caused great i met;rimentamong thoe who heard ' Tt-rilt1 ee-Bs-that littleAMerrison - O Mat'shall jiadthe bad'habitbf nitinr i h' finger nails, and Jo break him of t it- 'Mrs. iMarsha'll-'caused- Wht to vvear almost Constantly, a pair of ' thick"gtoves. v. Whetf-the-' prince ar- T rived, the only' thing1 that impressed ' Mornsoftwas that This roval hro-h- ness, wore gloves. . Stepping "up to i nil .ill ..J 1I.. 5L ir. . 1 lntdvthe .royal hand sympathizingty. Momson 'whispered, - "Mr-' Prince, yon bite ,em too, don't you?"-The prince, with characteristic t?ct, per ,t i.ms'elf ?tb ' be- sympathized wun py me youngsterand it proved V w a splcndid lesson to the little fellow, k.''. .f, -V-v' i-i.-- ' Mrs, 'William E. Andrews, wife of X)K .representative; frorq Hastings, Neb "who: has don'e 'one ' of 1 tlie greatest of w6rnens works thrnno-h. out the war- period "is- preparing to go' to' her' home ih 'Hastjngs about iprn i.-tot an ,maennfe stay.: Mrs. 'Andrews" tallied ight'to the cause Mthett the f0n"gesti6n f'war workers "was firstiscovered in Washington. nd toolTinto her house as many of ike" young Tgirls as She could accom modate,'' afjd . then the had such' demands-front .other girts, who really oonjd fird no place-to get decent and proper 4 odd ind who had little or nd protection, tfist 'she kept enlarg ing her table until she had; 40 young girls at . table and. a' ffuraber in the rooms of upper floors of her home. Mrt-'iAndrews" will." O? Cfjurse. ioin her there-when congress adjourns. , She ; wniitot return here, until next Winter.' uty ' ''. N " ; v Mrs. iSrtsIe: Root Rhodes has. her iriothtsr, Mrs. R,ott.v with her for the winter. : They are aH formerly of Crete,? Neb.,.- but .Mrs. Root now ; . makes .h-r . honjft-Jn Clinton, Okl, " with; one, iof-her sons. 'Mrs Straet- ten, wife of Da Robert L. Straetten, S. V only daughter of ' Jrfrs. . Rhodes, is also with Mrs. .Rhodes, "-. while Dr4 $traetterijisrith the fleet - -1 in Pauaina waters.-, ' v .,. V. Mrs? A.i W, Jeff eris,wife of the ' i congressman from Omaha,, is visit- 1 .v.! ' ing ber sister, Mrs. Albert Daum, 1 Steward).Ilk ;.Jl,;. - r7", I '.V'. "'';i',-;"-