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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1920)
'RIVAL FACTION IN POPPY DAY FIGHT NOT ATJEETING Madame E. Guerin Is Praised y Local Association While I "Antis" Fail to Attend. Letters recommending the good work done throughout France and . tlie United States during and after .i the world war by Madame E. Guer i, French lecturer and delegate to this country, were read at a protest meeting held yesterday in the ball . room of the Hotel Fontenelle. "The meeting was attended by numbers of the local and state di rectors of the American-French Children's league. -aNoiic of the clique of social work- . rs who are said to have written a letter to Mayor Smith before the re cent Poppy day drive condemning the policy of the American-French Giildrent' league and characteriring Madame Guerin as an "impostor," . ivas present. Madame Guerin Praised: -Miss Helene Bixby, local chair man of the league, presided at the meeting. She related attempts made ' by a group of rival social workers tflf "undermine, the policy of the American-French Children's league." Professor H. B. Alexander of Lin coin, state treasurer of the league, made a special trip to Omaha to ta,ke a hand in the affair. He read tetters from Frenqh officials and jnarers of cities in this country, which nraised "the phenomenal work done by Madame Guerin inl raising funds for the reliet ot tne children of devastated regions of France." "."Mrs. George H. Holden, state chairman of the league, was present ad recited instances of Madame Guerin's charitable work done in France and in the United States. 3 Movement Is Endowed. iThe following persons were fcmong the attendants at the meet ing: Mrs. Fred Hamilton, Mrs. W. I Ac Pixley, Mrs. E. H. Sprague, Mrs. William Taylor, Mrs. F. A. Brogan aitid Mrs. Florence Steunenberg. vThe meeting was adjourned with hearty- approbation, of the work be itrg done in this country by Madame Giicrin and theAmerican-French Children's league. TRIP TO EUROPE PRIZE OFFERED I BY WHOLESALERS Some Retail Merchant in Omaha District Will Tour Battlefield Free. Fire Warden of Nebraska . On Inspection Tour Here C. E. Hartford, who was recently appointed slate fire warden, is spend ing a few dayg here with his dep uty, E. E. Hajrduk, and John Trou ton, local fire warden. Mr. Hartfor4 is looking over old buildings recently condemned by the city building department and is also giving his attention to the observ ance of the law pertaining to fire escapes. ' . Its inventor has patented a device to enable a carpenter to carry all his tools suspended from his shoulders. 165 Boys and Girls of Short Course Club Visit Here About 165 prire winner from boys' and girls clubs in Nebraska, who took a week's short course at the college of agriculture at Lincoln, made a tour of Omaha yesterday. The stock yards and packing plants were visited, and then a trip was made through the business section. Supper was served them at the Chamber of Commerce. School Principals Frolic At Lively Farewell Party Principals and supervisors of pub lic schools and their friends had a great title at Happy Hollow Thurs day night. It was. in the nature of farewell- function for several retir ing principals. The retiring principals are Mary Anderson of Sherman school, Car rie Nash of Clinton Hill school and Mrs. Agnes Harrison of Farnam school. Mayor Going to Kansas City To Study Free Bridge There Mayor Smith will spend Saturday and bunday in Kansas City looking over the free bridge. He said he is anxious to obtain all the free bridge information he can, for use in pro moting the bridge project here. ASK fOR.udGBT Tha Original Halted Milk for Infanta and Invalid void imitations sod Substitutes ill.' I' m'f-wrTi. Seme retail merchant in the -Omaha territory is going to take .?. trip, to Europe next fall, as the gttest of Omaha wholesalers, and enjoy a complete tour of the battle fields of the western front, i A tour I bi , the battlefields has ben selected as the main prize for rile drawings held in connection with the annual fall market week, to be Helu August 23 to 28, this year. An other ' trip to California and the Pacific northwest, including a boat trip between Portland, Ore., and San Francisco, is another valuable prize visiting merchants will draw for. -.The committee in charge of the market week met at noon yester day at the Chamber of Commerce, 'fftr further consideration of plans for the annual event. It was de cided that a theater party for ladies will be given on Monday night of the week, while the men are at he Ak-Sar-Ben den. Tuesday night there will be a dinner dance at !the Field club. Wednesday night there will be a carnival and barbecue lit Elmwood park. Thursday night will witness the most elaborate function" aver arranged in Omaha for the visiting retailers, when a Japanese garden party will be staged S the Municipal auditorium. Prize rawings will be held Tuesday and .Thursday. Several valuable articles will be given away each night, in addition to the trips. -Committees to have charge of each bight's features wer appointed yes terday. Wholesale merchants in . Omaha are planning to make their fctyle shows and displays equal in Male to the entertainment features. The attendance th's year will ex ceed any previous market week, they believe. -- - . Central High Debaters to Have Arguments Wednesday i?The Central High school inter class debate will be held Wednes day," June 9. The two senior teams will meet the two junior teams, while the sophomore squads will debate with the freshman squads. The two winners will debate on Thursday in the High school auditorium. Miss Hansen, debating coach, will eitertain the varsity debating squad, consisting of Capt Alex McKie, Charles Grimes, Otto Nelson, John Cbmstock, Corbitt Hoffman, Roy Smith, Cecil Simmons and Merrill Russell, Monday, June 14. Midshipmen Embark for Summer Practice Cruise HAnnapolis, Md., June 4. With the conclusion of the "June week" fes tivities which attend the graduation erf the first class at the naval acad- , any, the midshipmen of the lower c&sses, numbering more than 1,500, embarked on six battleships which will convey them on their - annual rammer 'practice Cruise. This yr" voyage will carry the middies through the Panama canal t$ Hawaii and Pacific coast ports. 30,000, Record Price, Paid For Sister of Nebraska Bull ' rSt Paul, Minn, Tuna 4. (Special Telegram.) -A world's record price, $30,000, was paid for the Holstein cJw, Tabst Korndyke Corn Flow eft, A full brother to this noted cow ; is" now owned by D. M. Hildebrand rf Seward, Neb. Llgjuing FUturca Burgess Gran- June Sales in Progress Throughout the Entire Store Shop Early R u EAMBMS STORED New Barber Shop Excellen t Service; Modera te Prices Main Store Fourth Floor South Commencing ' : - v u -aw m u ji fsruBHk, a a ma m aaa a -aa am aa aa- j aiuiiian a a m a a m at 9 o 'clock Saturday morning: Most Extraordinary Sale of 385 Hart Schaffner & Marx A for Mem Values Ranging from 65.00 to 85.00 Very Special A ND - there isn't one single suit of any other make included in the sale. The Hart Schaffner & Marx label is a small thing to look for, but it's a big thing to find. There's 385 of them in this sale and nothing else! Why buy other makes when you can buy such well known suits at so low a price as this? Per Suit TV HE suits in this sale are not "left-overs' or "odds and ends" remaining from our recent two weeks' sale but on the contrary are fresh, new suits received this week from Hart, Schaffner & Marx. They are suits of quality and style bought by us at a price that enables us to offer you men of Omahff a wonderful bargain. As An Example of Service We Offer: Your Choice of 385 Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits at the extremely low price of $37.75 Had these suits been purchased in the regular way, they would cost more than that at wholesale. We're not thinking of that; we're" thinking of how little we can sell them for. It's Real Service We're Telling You! Saturday Only at $37.75 Brandeis StoresSecond Floor Men's Store Men's Shoes and Oxfords Special for Saturday at 9.00 and 10.00 Men, you will like these new models in the newest lasts and leathers. We offer both Shoes and Ox fordsin . i . , Black and Brown Calf and Vici Kid Leather 1 All new, up-to-date lasts with hand-sewed soles offered just now when you need oxfords or shoes N for summer wear. Real values, for Saturday, at ' 9.00 and 10.00 Brandeis 8totr-Maiu FlootyMen'M Store, ' Light-weight, Cool Hats for Men STYLE in a straw hat wouldn't do you much gooo if it didn't give you comfort. .You will get com fort jn one of these straws, and style too. They are very light in weight, and of fine quality. All you need to do is to pick out the style that you like best. Priced 2.50, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 6.00 Why Not a Real Panama Hat? Perhaps you thought Panamas were an extravagance. Not at alL They cost more at first, but they last longer. It's a simple matter to have them cleaned and re blocked and then they're Just like new. We are showing a splendid selection of them, genuine Panamas, cool, Ught, airy. Priced at .00, $6.00 and 7.50 Genuine Balilukes from the South Sea Islands Priced from 12.00 to 15.00
