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2 B THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 23, 1920. Society l Purvis-Buxter. Mrs. Faul Stein announce the marriage of her daughter, Hazel Buxter, and Forrest Purvis of Del ' mont, S. D., which took place Thursday at the Baptist church in Council Bluffs. Mr. and Mrs. Pur vis will be at home in Delmont after June 1. For Bride-to-Be. Mis Madeline Quinby. whose marriage to Howard Wood of Idaho will take place in June, was honoree at a miscellaneous shower given Saturday evening by Misses Jean Matters and Mavis Findlej-. Erockmiller-Weaver. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Weaver an nounce the marriage of their daugh ter. Hazel Estelle, and W. H. Brock miller, which took place April 14. The couple are now at the home of the bride's parents. Hazel Peterson Engaged. An announcement of interest to Omahans is that of the engagement of Miss Hazel Katherine Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Peterson of Denver, formerly of Omaha. Her betrothal to Robert Strong Lowell of Denver was but re cently announced according to word received here by Miss Margareta Grimmel. The wedding will be very quiet and will take place early in May. Miss Peterson hopes to spend a few days in Omaha while on her , wedding trip and a number of af i fairs are planned in her honor. Mr. i'Rowell, who was formerly of Joliet, I'lll.. will make his permanent home in Denver. Miss Peterson was well known in musical circles here and sang in Omaha on a number of oc casions. . Informal Affair. Chapter B. X. of P. E. O. will be entertained at a B. I. L. party ." at the home of Mrs. Harry M. Binder, 4801 Farnam street. Thurs day evening, at 8 o'clock. Mrs. W. ; R. Rouse will be the assisting hos tess. Those present will be Rev. and t Mrs. W. H. Kearns, Rev. and Mrs. y Harry B. Foster, Dr. and Mrs. Floyd ''Clark; Messrs. and Mesdames E. B. i Drake, Charles Hubbard, O. A. Dan- ielson, Harry D. Finlayson, H. R. r Follmer, W. R. Hogue, A. F. Binge ! jnann, H. M. SouthweH-tfarry M. V, Binder, W. R. Rouse, K. Sype, J. r A. Yates, Homer J. Pierce. Elmer E. ' Thomas. Ralph Jones. Harry Di mery, F. E. Thomas, A. E. Dodds, Mrs. Opal Rhorbough, Mrs. Clara 'West and Miss Ellen Craven. Church Banquet. ' The men of the Hanscom Park 'M. E. church will entertain the women of the church at a banquet to be given Friday evening at 7 p. m. ' Mrs. A. H. Fetters is in charge of the reservations. tto Parties for Benefit. Phil Downs, Loring Elliott, Ray Beseley. Ed Clough and Wal lie Shepherd will form the orchestra which will take part in the Christ Child Benefit, May day at the Bran deis. Box parties will be given for the affair by Mesdames James Lan gan, T. C. Byrne, F. A. Nash. T. J. Dwver and W. T. Fove. The follow ing women will act as patronesses CT . e r ...... r .or tne pertormance: Aiesaames w. IS v Will Give Recital in Omaha i 1 I P, A5ex o c I Miss Helen McCaffrey, who is studying voice under Charles W. Clark of Chicago, plans to give a recital in Omaha in the early sum mer. -Miss McCaffrey is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen McCaf frey. She will return to Omaha for the wedding of her sister, Miss Clare McCaffrey, to John Halpine, which will take place in June. A. C. Johnson, L. F. Crofoot, T. J. Dwyer. F. A. Nash, W. J. Foye, H. T. Bowcn, M. R. Murphy, T. M. Quinlan, T. J. Donahue, J. M. Daugherty, Ward M. Burgess. Luth er Drake, C. C. Allison, C. Will Ham ilton, Arthur Mullen and W. J. Coad. Fine Arts Society. The final meeting of the Fine Arts society will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 at the Hotel Fon tenelle. There will be an election of officers for the coming year, fol lowed by discussion of business af fairs of the society. Mrs. Ward Burgess, president, desires a full at tendance for the election. Benefit Ball and Bazar. A benefit ball and bazar for the benefit of St. James orphanage will be given Wednesday evening, April 28, at the Auditorium. Miss Robina Hammerer is chairman of the ticket selling committee. Contest Announced By Woman's Press Club The Omaha Woman's Press club announces a literary contest under the following rules, open to any resident of Douglas county, includ ing Press club members: 1. There shall be four classes un der which manuscripts may be en tered, viz: Fiction Stories, maximum length 3,000 words. Drama One-act plays. Poetry Short poems. Miscellaneous Editorials, essays, travel sketches and similar work, maximum length 1,000 words. 2. Three or more entries in each class will be required for a contest, but no person may enter more than one manuscript in any class. 3. Each contestant will write on the manuscript only the title and class, and will enclose with same a small sealed envelope, containing his or her name, with title and class written on the small envelope. Both manuscript and small envelope shall be enclosed in an envelope addressed to the chairman of the contest com- 4. Manuscripts will be judged in I the class under which they are eji t tered bv the author. 1 5. The prizes will be as follows: $10 for the best story, $10 for the best play, $.su r tne pest poem, $5 for the best entry under "Miscel laneous," as awarded by the judges. 6. The contest closes November 1, 1920. 7. All manuscripts or requests for information should be sent to the chairman of the contest committee, Miss Rose Rosicky, 406 South Twelfth street, Omaha, Neb. Cotillion Planned. The next party of the Junior club will be a "Cotillion" on Saturday evening, May 8, at the Fontenelle hotel. Mr. Harry Koch is in charge of the affair and has chosen as his committee Mrs. John Potter Web ster, Miss Daphne Peters and Miss Menie Davis. Many surprises are planned and the party promises to be one of the most unique of the season. The leader of the cotillion will be an out-of-town man, who will come to Omaha especially for the dance. His identity is to be a secret until the night of the dance. Alpha "O" Luncheon. Misses Grace Gannon and Helen Ayres entertained members of Alpha Omicron Pi at a luncheon, Saturday, at the Athletic club. Ophelia roses were used for decorations. Mrs. S. D. Maiden of Council Bluffs and Mrs. Ward Cheney of Union, Neb., were out-of-town guests. Other guests were: Misses Ruth Parker, Laura Peterson, Alice Sheehy, Mable Salman, Hazel Cook and Herbert Potter, Lester Barton, -Ernest Biehler, Victor Smith, Leslie Higgins, W. W. Wrightson. Holy Name Card Party. A card party will be given Fri day evening at Marks' hall, Forty-fifth and Burdette streets, by the women of the Holy Name parish. 5 OE 1 1 i r Jo corns? le&Tri on4 Air anee H 5 V i 7 r. f ' . ' i , I 1 The American Telephone and Telegraph Company needs the services of Capable, Quick Thinking Girls to carry on the telephone business of our Nation. 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The American Telephone and Telegraph Company Long Distance Lines Department - Engagement (J: J J $ i Jiff $v 4b IF Mr. and Mrs. Brant East an nounce the engagement of their daughter, Eveline, to Mr. Ervin Rohlff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rohlff of this city. Miss East leaves in June to spend the summer with her parents in their summer home at Lake Okoboji, the wedding being planned on her return in the fall. Summons Mrs. Charles Dietrich of Hastings has been summoned to Connecticut by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, to participate in the monster suffrage rally there, which, it is hoped, will help put that state over into the ratified group. She says she is not invited, but is summoned. Mrs. Dietrich, herself, is quite confident that when she returns the necessary 36 states will have ratified the fed eral suffrage amendment. She plans to leave May 1. The speaking engagements of Mrs. Dietrich, in behalf of the League of Women Voters, which will hold its first state convention in Omaha, June 14 and 15, will be filled by others. Convention plans will be left in the hands of the state board and the local arrangements committee of which Mrs. J. N. Bald win of Omaha is chairman. Attend Sorority Affairs. Mrs. Albert Covert, Mrs. Roy A. Ralph, Mrs. Nels Johnson, Kuth Jorgenson, Frances Whitmore and Marian Webster spent the week-end in Lincoln, where they attended the annual formal dance and the ban quet of Alpha Chi Omega, which were held Friday and Saturday eve nings. Afternoon Card Party. The women of the St. Rose parish will give a card party Thursday aft ernoon at 4102 South Thirteenth street. Girl Scouts Prove To Be Popular Organization There are now 68,566 active girl scouts in the United States, accord ing to a membership report made public last night by Mrs. Jane Deetcr Rippin, national director of the or ganization. The figures include reg istrations up to and including March 31. A year ago the number of girl scouts was 43,782. This is an in crease of nearly 70 per cent for the year. March registrations show an increase of 4,583 or more than 18 per cent for the month. The total num ber of troop units is 3,263, an in crease of 1,093 over last year. There are 3,3 active girl scout captains and 2,078 active lieutenants. There are 61 scout troops in Ne braska and more than scouts in Omaha. Scouting was introduced into the United States in March, 1912, by Mrs. Juliette Low of Savannah, Ga., at the instance of her friends, Sir Robert and Lady Baden-Powell, of England, founders of the scout movement for both boys and girls. From the small begining of two pa trols of girls the movement spread rapidly. At the end of five years there were 12,000 Girl Scouts. The war gave a great impetus to the movement in added numbers and in creased social service work, the scouts rolling Red Cross bandages, selling Liberty bonds and rendering .ill manner of service to the govern ment and various patriotic organi zations. By the close of this year it is estimated that the membership will exceed 100.000. Benefit Concert. The music department of the Omaha Woman's club, 'of which Mrs. W. E. Shafer is leader, will give a benefit concert Thursday, 8:15 o'clock, in the auditorium of the Y. W. C. A. The program will be given by the Woman's club chorus, assisted by Cecil W. Berry man, pianist, and Fred G. Ellis, baritone, accompanied by Miss Ruth Flynn. Henry G. Cox is di rector and accompanist of the Woman's chorus. The proceeds will go to the Woman's club fund and the Y. W. C. A. Macabees Convention. The district convention of Oma ha Hive 952, Lady Macabees, will meet in Omaha Tuesday, at the Swedish auditorium. Delegates are expected from neighboring hives in Iowa and Nebraska. A delegate will be elected for the national conven tion, which is to be held in Lansing, Mich., June 9 to 11. Dancing Party. The Le Mars club will give a dance Tuesday evening at Kelpine's academy. It will be the second Leap year party given by the club. Lodge Card Party. A card party will be given Thurs day evening at Crownse hall. Six teenth and Capitol avenue, by the Omaha Homestead of American Yeoman. Queen Marie of the Belgians is the most talented violinist among the women of European royalty. Washington Society '(Continued from I'tfe On.) figure in scarlet satin brocaded in gold, with no ornaments save a string of pearls. Mrs. Pouett Shouse, wife of the assistant secre tary of the treasury was chairman of the entertainment committee and arranged the reception. She stood on the other side of the general, in the receiving line. He danced the first dance with Mrs. Charles S. Ward, president, of the cluB, and the second one with Mrs. Shouse. Mrs. Shouse was most attractive in a gown of orcjiid satin -and lace. Mr. Shous'e's sister is Mrs. Sidney Smith of Omaha. Mrs. C. Frank Reavis, secretary of the club, who also received that night, was charm ing in black net and jets. Mrs. Charles H. Aull of Omaha, sister of Mrs. George Thacher Guernsey who has had an apartment the past two seasons at the Rocham beau with Mrs. Guernsey, is giving it up the first of May. Mrs. Aull will return to her home in Omaha and Mrs. Guernsey, retiring presi dent general D. A. R- expects to return to her home in Independence, Kan., where she expects to enter the race for congressman from that district. Mrs. Guernsey hopes to become the first female member of congress from her state. Mrs. F. I. Ringer and Mrs. C. S. Spencer are regent and vice regent of the state of Nebraska in the D. A. R., Mrs. Charles H. Aull is a vice president general whose term of office expires next year. She was also chairman of the program com mittee in this congress, was a mem ber of the house committee in charge of boxes and was a member of the committee to place wreaths on the tombs of George and Martha Washington at Mt. Vernon. Miss Leta V. Meyers, niece of Thomas L. Sloan, president of the. Society of American Indians went to Omaha this week, the city named after her tribe, the Omahas. She will go on to Lincoln to become as sociated with Thurloy Lieurance, composer of Indian music, in a cam paign to promote Indian talent. This propaganda is all under the auspices of the Society of American Indians. Miss Brandes Returns. Miss Essie Jane Brandes, daugh ter of Walter Brandes, has recently returned from Palm Beach, Fla., where she'spent the winter. Miss Brandes was city champion of the High school tennis placers during her senior year in Central High school. While in Florida this win ter she entered the tournament at Fruitland Park, Fla., and won the championship against a. large field of players from various parts of the country. She was given a handsome silver loving cup for her success m Florida. Miss Brandes has been active in athletics, being an expert swimmer and a regular visitor to the Omaha Athletic club pool where she has made some enviable records. Community Service D. T. A. of a serie Rummage Sale. The auxiliary ladies of All Saints church will hold a rummage saiesjl all day Ihursdav at 18J Vinton street. Mrs. J. P. Trimble is in charge of the sale, which will open at 10:30 a. m. Sunday, April 25, the club will make the first of of hikes planned for the spring months under the leadership of Miss Polly Rhyno. The club will meet Sunday afternoon at the end of the Florence car line at 2:30 o'clock. The walk will be northward on the Fort Calhoun road. A supper of eggs, bacon and coffee will be cooked over a campfire. Open House at Girls' Community House, 4:30 to 6:30 p. m., Girk' Community Service league, host esses. Monday. April 26 Cafeteria sup per at Y." W. C. A. at 6:30 p. ni. for the Cluga club; Miss Margaret Adams in charge. Dramatic ' class of the Girls' Community Service league at 7 p. in.; meeting at the public library, directed by Miss Edna Florence Barnes. Glee club of the Girls' Community Service league meeting at the Community House at 7:30 p. m.; Miss Blanche Sorcn son leading. Volley ball practice at Girls' Community House at 8 p. in. for Girls' Community League Serv ice club. Tuesday, April 27 Dramatic arl class of Lafayette club meets at Girls' Community House at 7:30 p. ni. under direction of Miss Ethel Mulholland. Home nursing class of Patriot club at 7 p. m. meets at Y. W. C. A. Red Cross room, under the direction of Mrs. "A. F. Leer makers. Dance at Fort Omaha, 8:30 to 11 p. m., members of K. K. K., Beebe and Bonheur club assisting. Wednesday. April 28 Social eve ning at Girls' Community House a'. 6:30 p. m. for Wamm and Rcebc clubs; Miss Eva Nittler, president. Thursday, April 29 Oganization of Girls' orchestra at 7:30 p. m. at Girls' Community House; K. G. K. club, Misses Antoinette Schultz, Opal Smith and Margaret Minnick, organizers. -Friday, April 30 Basket ball at Girls' Community House for Girls' Community Service league at 7:30 p. m., coached by Mrs. Wallace. Saturday, May 1 Dance at Com munity House, 416 South Seven teenth street, given by the Girls' Community Service league from 8:30 to 11 p. m. Card Party. A card party will be given Tues day afternoon by the women of the Holy Angels parish at their hall, Twenty-eighth and Fowler avenue. Columbian Club. The Columbian club of the Sacred Heart parish will give a card party iana old-tashioned dance rriday eve Jning at Lyceum hall, Twenty-sec ond and Locust streets. Joan of Arc Club. A dance will be given Monday evening at the Ben Hur Academy, 28th and Farnam streets, by the joan oi .rc ciud. D. K. Club. The D. K. club of Central High school entertined at an informal dancing party Saturday evening, April 17. at the home of Dorothy Jones. 5021 Chicago street. 0 Is Announcing . . . Miss Luiie . Stearns' Return Engagement The Alamito Dairy Company takes the greatest pleasure in announcing the return of the well-known and popular lecturer, Miss Lutie E. Stearns, who will speak daily at the Alamito Plant, Leavenworth at 26th street, from Monday, May 3rd, through Saturday, May 29, to Church Societies, Women's Clubs and Departments, Housewives' Leagues, Social Clubs, Parent Teacher Organizations, Mothers' Circles, Civic Clubs, Lodges, Benevolent Societies, Child Welfare Organizations, Neighbor hood Groups and others. HER LECTURE SUBJECTS: chool of Motherhood Omaha's Greatest Need." "The Delivery Man A National Necessity." "Who Marks the Road to Better Milk?" "The Problem of the Undernourished Child." "Should We Trifle With the Babies' Dinner?" s "How to Reduce the High Cost of Living." The lecture will be preceded by an inspection of the plant and followed by a simple dairy luncheon of our own products. Arrangements were made with Miss Stearns for this return engagement at the close of her visit in April, 1919, owing to her great popularity, and her inability to ac cept all the speaking. engagements offered her at that time. Miss Stearns comes to Omaha from St. Louis, where she has lectured 11 weeks during the-past year. Since leaving Omaha Miss Stearns has spoken in Georgia, Minnesota, Ohio, Ore gon, State of Washington, Missouri, New York, etc. Alamito "MiXk White" dairy Lutie E. Stearns "A Omaha Phone Douglas 409 Council Bluffs 205 For the few remaining dates appointments can be made by calling Miss Lutie E. Stearns, Hotel Fontenelle, or call B. G. Barron, Alamito Dairy Co.