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VOL. XLIX NO. 51.
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The Woes of
A Verdant
Freshman
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kHU the woes and the "fox
passes" of the verdant fresh
man. A very beautiful Oma
ha matron, wife of a ell-knowti
medical man, tells an interesting
story concerning an incident which
happened several years ago. A
freshman in medical school had just
been introduced to her and was
very ill at ease and embarrassed
She chatted freely with him in an
etfort to make him forget his self
consciousness but Gabby will have
the attractive matron telly the re
mainder of the story.
"No one but a freshman would
have done such a tiling, even a
sophomore would die rather, than do
so. A doctor and his wife passed
and I spoke to them, then turned to
student and told him who they were.
He eyed them curiously, turned to
mc and in the most bland manner
possible asked, 'Mrs. , why is
it doctors always pick such freaks
for wives?' To myself I said
'Thank you.' Today the freshman
is no longer sich and I am waiting
to see just what sort of 'freak' he
will pick. I shall certainly remind
him of it when he marries."
GARBY reads the following in
the New York Evening Sun
under date June 2: '
"The political strength of Eng
lish women is becoming increasing
ly widespread and effective. ,
"No question is discussed in com
mons without all the members hav
ing due regard for its effect on
women's opinion. When the bill
admitting women of- 21. years and
over to the franchise becomes law,
there will be a ntillion more wom
en voters than men-Nvoters
"Lady Asquith in a recent speech
to the British Housewives union
told her audience that a prominent
member of parliament had told her
that 'women have got the com
mons well on the run,' while she
also reminded them thai the 'fear
of the loss of a vote is still the
best pin with which to prick an M.
P.' ..
"At all women's meetings it is
clearly indicated that thciiwomen
have found a new use for tir scis
sorsthey intend to snip through
every inch of red tape that stands
in the way of progress: They
claim that the government suffers
fromwant of backbone' on account
of party politics, and while they ad
mit that a government of archan
gels would not satisfy the people
of the "country at present, at least
they intend that the obvious steps
toward improvement shall be taken
immediately" .
All woman's wisdom in the world
would ' not imp: ess like one little
ballot, thinks Mine, Detayls. And
who was it said wornen woujd be
no better off if they could Vote?
ONE matron living in the western
residential district of this city
had heard that you can't' have
your cake and eat it too, but she
wa not informed .that you can't
buy your cake and make "it too.' She
patronizes a very fine shop not yet
discovered by her friends.
At an informal dinner given by her
at her home a few weeks ago, the
giesti highly praised her cookery,
especially the cake. They inferred
that it was the product of her own
labor and since they inferred she
decided not to disillusion them. She
glowed under the compliments and
attributed her entire success in bak
ing to her exceptional resipe. One
or the "women present, envious of
the ability of the hostess, asked for
it and promised that as soon as the
Sistress-of the household had time
e important document would be
copied.
The evening passed merrily and
tte hostess congratulated herself on
her clever subterfuge. But alas, hick
was not with her; the friend .tele
phoned several days later again ask
ing for the recipe. She was again
told' the recipe would be hers at the
earliest possible moment. Straight
," way Jhe woman of "cake-baking"
ftrmerdonned her spring chapeau and
rallied forth, "worlds to conquer,"
' at the delicatessen shop. First she
asked for the recioe: being denied,
she betrsed for it: then with a last
ray of hope she Qifercd to buy thel
cake formula. At tirst ner Dm was
low, but gradually rose higher and
higher as she grew more hyster.cal
at the thoucht of being caught in
her duplicity. But all this .availed
her nothing, the shopneeppr was
obdurate and nothing could) induce
him to part with a single one of his
cherished secrets. . -
Finallv the frantic woman decided
to take a recipe from an old cook
hook, which had been in the family
for a number of years. Of course, no
one had ever tried this particular
r.n hut what mattered that? Aren't
cook books supposed to be right?
Yes, they are, but this one wasnt,
with the result that her friend ruined
S eggs, a quantity of flour, cream,
sugar, and two cups 01 omier. is
' she a tnend now.' wen ratner noi.
A verv attractive Omaha matron.
Lx who was divorced this soring
. from her husband a promi
nent professional man is said ,to
be often seen in a tar-away cny
with an officer in the navy an ad
miral and an old sweetheart. That
sjwmds as tnougn sne were in inc
company ot three men, an omcer,
an admiral and an old sweetheart,
hut the officer is an admiral -and
the admiral-officer is an old sweet
heart. Thus the friendship takes on
a more serious aspect.:
fc i'-fHE favorite novels story in
I Wtiip woman's section of The
terested me- to such an extent 1
must have my say and add to die
To Appear in Dances
Mrs. Glenn Wharton will superintend the decorations for the
Junior league frolic to be given at the Country club, Tuesday, eve
ningi June IS. j
I She is also one of the six pretty girls who will appear in. the
Floradora sextet. In this number will be Mrs. Albert Sibbernsen,
Mrs. Jack Webster, Miss Menie Davis, Miss Helen Walker and Miss
'Josephine Congdon, Messrs. Herbert French, Milo Gates, Ned' Con-'
nolly, Kenneth Norton, Philip Downs and George Metcalf.
An attractive number in which Mrs. Wharton will also take part
is the couple dance, showing many fancy-ball room stunts. In' the
dance will be: Mrs. Ross Towle, Mrs. Jacjc Webster, Mrs. Lawrence
Brinker, Mrs. John Caldwell, Mrs. Isaac Carpenter, Mrs. Herbert
French, Miss Elizabeth Davis, Miss Erna Reed, Miss Louise Clarke,
Mis? Daphne Peters, Miss Helen Pierce. Messrs. Paul Shirley, Al
bert Sibbernsen, Charles Allison, Louis Burgess, Roger Keeline, Bob
Turner, Wallace Shepard Isaac Carpenter, Porter Allen, Bob Mil
lard, Kenneth Norton and Herbert Connell.
fine list a few others that are 'just as
good if not better in my estima
tion, writes in a yontig Omaha
woman, asking Miss Gabby not to
divulge her,-name. She continues:
"How 'about 'Romola' and 'Adam
Bede,' both very human, but they
had hard problems'. to-face and faced
them squarely and solved them..-
Oi all. books for children-4 be-
ieve none nJeaspd trip tnnre than
Birds' Christmas Ckrol.'
And it modern 7 novels are not
barred, nyty' we not give 'The Bent
Twig', aprominent place. I've heard
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to Occupy New Home ;
.. Mrs-E." MReynolds is one of the well known matrons of Omaha.
She is often seen at the Field club and is prominent in First Methodist
church circles. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds are building a home- in Happy
Hollow circle, situated just north of Dodge street on the Happy Hol
low boulevard. It will probably be completed in July and they expect
to occtipy it after the first of thatmonth. Mrs. ReynoldsKas taken
'great pride in planning the interior decorations and her artistic taste
will be .displayed in the arrangement and choice of furnishings in the
new home. . ' . ,
Ll -glp ife
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so many people express a fondness
for it? .
"Well, my little say is over. Please
don't use my name."
Gabby is -glad George Eliot - has
an inning and also Dorothy Can
field, author of "TheBent Twig."
Miss Canfield (Mrs. " Fisher), is
claimed as a Nebiaska girl. Her
father was at one time chancellor
of the University of Nebraska. The
book has a particular- charm" for
Nebraskans because we know it is
of our own state she writes in her
fplendid novel cited.
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Attends Commencement
' Miss Alice Mary Turney, daughter of. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Ttrwiey,
is one of the Omaha girls who will attend the commencement exercises
of Shattuck Military academy at Faribault, Minn. She leaves Monday
and will return about June IS. Miss Turney is a junior at Central
High school and took the second leading role in the Cadet Officers'
road show, given at the school in April. 1 .'y
Wood Thrush
By MARY LEARNED.
It is a most unusual thing to have
a wood thrush nest. within 2(Heet of
sleeping porch and gives a rare.
and intimate view of this shy and
wholly delightful bird. In build he
.male -is about two inches ' shorter
than the robin; brownish-redish in
color, with a white breast marked
wi.th heart-shaped spots of very dark
brown. Of its song Neltge Blanchan
says: "Pure, liquid, rich and luscious,
it rings out. from the trees on the
summer air and penetrates our home
like a strain of music from a string
quartet." ' ', 1
This bird has been described as a
"solitary and retiring songster," but
in' the elm tree near our house he
has become more than friendly and
often flies down to run'about under
the peonjr bushes, , or sits upon a
twig which he seenis to regard as his
front piazza, where we can watch
him, quite deliberately. The open
grass he shnn and the mother
thrush is simply known by her slim
head above the nest, which may be
espied with the glasses. A strange
bird Or a cat near the tree precipe
tates most dire contusion and sad
to say these beautiful birds show
perfectly healthy tempers. The elm
stands at the edge of a heavily
wooded ravine, and the journeys
afield are oftenest to its shaded
depth. The bird bath offers no at
traction. Baths and mullberry trees
seem to be for more bold and social
friends of the air.
The low road to Blair after the
flood offered many interesting, items
of' nature news. In the pasture
meadows by the wayside the Indian
League Women
Voters Give
Banquet
Brilliant, gay and festive, will
be the banquet Monday evening,
Tune 14, at the Happy Hollow
club, for those participating in
the convention ot the League of
Women Voters. TJi.is will be the
largest social event during the
two days of the state convention.
Elaborate decorations for the
club house hav been planned
and ag3inst the dull background
of palms and flowers the beau
tiful gbwns of the women guests
will form a riot of color.
Speeches scintillating with wit
and good humor will be given
by women knov.n thrpughout the
suffrage and c'ub wbrld. Mrs.
Maud Wood I'ark of Massa
chusetts, Mrs. Percy V. Penny
backer of Teis. Mrs. Solon
Jacobs of AlaL-ama and Mrs.
Richard Edwards of Indiana are
those on the to-.st list for this
event. . Local speakers will be
Mayor, Ed P. Smith and Francis
A. Brogan.
Mrs. C. T. Kountze is in charge
of the reservations, which must
be made previous to June 10.
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puccoon with its arresting bright
orange yellow blossoms made a
pretty picture. The Indians use the
root of this little plant to make a
certain dye which they like. The
violet wood sorrel, too, was in bloom
and back and forth over the road
flew innumerable pairs of indigo
buntings, the birds which so de
lighted Thoreau in the Walden
woods. Meadow larks called from
the fence posts and an oriole darted
from the fruit trees.
One very curious thing had hap
pened. All along the way were
snakes which had met sundry
"Heaths, and Mr. Cable's wonderful
story, "Bonaventure," cam; to our
minds, and the grewsome descrip
tion ot the outlaw who sought retnge
ir the swamp after the' flood, and
found a reptile on every floating
head of vegetation. The high water
had driven these creatores fiom their
accustomed haunts and- hey lay,
maimed and ugly, a good deal of a
blight on a pleasant morning.
Last Sunday was a red letter day
because we found a yellow lady's
s:ipper ot the variety known as
Cyprepedium pubescens, with its
firm yellow bowl and jts little twist
ed, brown, drooping tendrils. These
plants are fast disappearing because
people dig them and ( carry then,
away. Why must a lovely thing al
ways be clutched at and possessed?
Is there no joy in just beholding?
Must we forever pluftge our hand
into the heart of a mystery? Grad
asJly, no doubt, we will learn to care
for other people's property, and
even mother nature's as we would
our own, and to share our happiness
with others. We will protect wild
fiowers as we now protect birds.
And O,1 if somebody would oi:l
come by and preach "wood-housekeeping"
to the casual picnicker! It is
a positive crime to leave food, and
boxes and papers on the fair, green
table provided by the good Lord.
o Study Decorating
Miss Beatrice Montgomery is an Omaha girl who is talented
in the art of interior decoration. She took a deep interest in this
work during her high school years and pursued subjects related to
it while attending the University of Nebraska where she was a mem
ber of Alpha ChiOmega. Miss Montgomery, with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. S. Montgomery, spent the past winter in California and
continued her work there. Since her return to Omaha she has oc
cupied her time in designing and decorating a set of bedroom fur
niture. The background of the design is black enamel and flowers in
the pastel shades are sketched on its surface. The draperies and
rugs for the room carry out these shades of pinks, blues, greens and
yellows-i. Miss Montgomery expects to continue her studies next
year but has not yet determined in what school.
Lessons for Your
Boy During
Summer
And this our life, exempt from public
haunt,
Finds tongues .In trees,, book In the run
ning; brooks.
Sermons in ' stones, and -good In every
. thing.-
What a Kreat school is found in
Mother 'Nature! Is it not strange
that so little time is given by all
of us, in the study of ouPdoor life?
For the grown-up, time seems to
be the great prohibition. But for
the child?
What, dear mother, will you do
with your boy or girl this summer?
Will you give your child an
abundance of the out-oJ-doors? Will
you go with him to study the birds,
the woods, the blue of the sky and
the ripple ot .the laker
In : this modern day camps and
schools offer such attractions ' and
supervise such excursions. We have
long had camps for boys and camps
even for girls are now coming to
the fore! y-
One camp, this one for boys, has
recently come to attention Pas
quanney. It is near Bridgewater,
N. H. It seems to meet the great
ideals for the, young boy. during a
summer vacation. And whether one
sends her. son there or not, the "de
sign" of the place may be applied by
any mother, anywhere.
Many'suggestions from the follow
ing will occur to the mother who is
ever zealous. for the proper develop
ment of her child:
"The chief aim of Pasquanney." so we
are told, "Is to provUJ for a limited num
ber of boys' facilities whereby they may
enJoy a healthful and natural lite In the
wnnds; a life which I wHJ make them
strong;, manly, self-reliant and efficient
and able to do and think for others as well
as for themselves.
"As a fundamental step toward this
purpose, It Is highly Important that each
boy appreciate the value or service. There
fore, he has to perform dally a sneclal
duty about the camp, lasting, from one to
two hours. He Is taught the condition
necessary to a wholesome life In the woods.
This active life In the open, so near to na
ture, stimulates In a boy love for the
beautiful, teaches him to feel companion
ship In the 'mountains and trees, and in
spires him to place his standard high In
everything connected with thla little
community life."
To sum it up, a. healthful, natural
life, self reliance, and unselfishness,
the daily task, and love for the beau
tiful. .
Three boys from Omaha will
spend the summer at Pasquanney,
Halleck Rose, jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Halleck Rose; William Stull,
jr., son of Mr. 'and Mrs. William
Stull and Gilbert Doorly, son oi Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Doorly. These are
the only boys west of Pennsylvania,
who, will be in this camp which
opens late in June. -
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Unknown Lake to
Be Discovered
; Sunday
The Omaha Walking . club will
start' at 3:30 p. m. Sunday from-the
corner of Sherman and Commercial
avenues, '
A party started in search of Flor
ence lalfe in January but missed it
ewing te a misunderstanding oZZooZ.
a red wind mill, lhe leader, R. B.
uray, insists mat Tnere is such a
lake and that he will prove his con
tention on this occasion. The walk
will be past Carter lake and may ex
tend as far east as "the Big
Muddy."
South Side High Will
Present Play.
The Seniors of Soutfi High schoi
will present their class play, "The
Lady of Lyons," on Friday evening,
June 11, at 8:15, in the South High
auditorium. The play is under the
direction of Herbert C. Rogerson,
recently arrived in Omaha from
England. Mr. Rogerson played on
the English stage before th war.
and during his service as an officer
in the British army he directed plays
with the English sol8iers at recrea
tion centers.
"The Lady of Lyons" wa writ
ten by Sir Edward Bulwcr Lytton
and was first produced in 1838. The
cast includes .Misses Mildred Mabc
rey, Etta Corenman, Blanche Sher
wood, Jrma Abbott, Yetta Wright;
Messrs. Frank Charvat, Cirl Pop
pine, Blanchard Anderson, Oscar
Fried, John Madden, Harold Brad
ley, Joe Lite, Joe Buglevic7, Oscar
Doerr, Francis Coffey, Ladislav
Fait.
Speaker Honor
At Luncheon
Saturday.
Guest
On
Miss Grace Abbott of Chicago,
who spoke Saturday under auspices
of theOmaha School Forum,' was
an honor guest at a luncheon given
Saturday at the University club by
the Americanization Problems class
of tb,e Omaha university. Miss Ella
Thorngate, the class instructor, pre-
siaea at tne artair. covers were
places for 50
and Dr. D. E,
guests. Miss Abbott
Jenkins spoke.
Garden Fetes
And Summer
Exodus
Bee Bureau, - vv
Washington, Jurte 5. , . v
Summer is but just arriving in ;
Washington; the great exodus to
the summer resorts begins and the ;
rush to the conventions is on. Gar- "
den parties are at last possible and
Washington is enjoying , the open,
to the very fullest. Private lawn
fetes and public benefit garden par
tics are frequent.
General John Pershing set the ball
a-rolling late last week, by having
one on rather short notice, at "High
wood," the lovely country home ot
Mrs. Henry C. Corbin, which he
has occupied since his return to the
United States. He asked his guests
by telephone, as soon as he found -the
weather had cleared, and, .of
course, everyone who was asked ac-
cepted. The party was not a large
one, but was representative of':
Washington society and represented
also his own visiting list. Mrs. War-
rt n, "wife of the senator from Wyo '
irung, who was father of the late
Mrs. Pershing, acted as a chap-1
erone, not as hostess, for the gen-"j
cral did the hpnors himself. He j
received ' his guests in the front
drawing room of the handsome
house and wore the khaki uniform
well known for its smart and beau-1
tiful material, but he did not wear
the British belt to which everyone
has grown accustomed. A buffet .
supper was served in the dining!
room and punch was served on the ;
porch. After the guests had all as-'
sembled they danced in the ball v
room, the general leading off. with, '
Mrs. William Burton, who was forJ
rr.erly Miss Jessie Krogstad, now,
tfre wife' of a British captain and
living in Washington. Highwood is
in Chevy Chase, a short distance
from the Chevy Chase club, and is
a stately and beautiful place which ,
the general and his staff, who live .
there with him, call "The Chateau."-'
Thereis a great, sweep toward '
Chicago this week erld. everyone grf
ing who can possibly get the... '
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh is takirlsfti
party with her, leaving Washington
tomorrow .in a private car. In the
narlv will Ke tVi fnrmft -It4
States ambassador to Germa
Mrs. David Tavne Hill: t'- A
den of the Geortre Washin.-dj
vcrsity and Mrs. William Miller M ,
lier and Mrs. John Allan P-"
ty, the last' named loiniflg-i j jfir
there in a few days. She is the
widow of a naval attache of the
United States embassy in Japan and
has made her home with Mrs.
Walsh the past two seasons. The
vice-president and Mrs. Marshall
will join the Walsh party in Chi
cago on June 12 and go on to San
Francisco with them. They will
spend the time between their ar
rival and the opening of the demo
cratic convention at Monterey, and
after the convention the vice-president
and Mrs. Marshal, will be Mrs,
Walsh's guests for a month at Coro
nado Beach hotel. Coronado Beachj
Aftefthat Mrs. Walsh may join her
son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Beale McLean, at
Saratoga, where they have taken a
place for the summer. .They are
spending June in Mr. McLean's par
ents' old home in Cincinnati. '
Bachelor parties are becoming
famous this spring. Two -of thej
most brilliant and the- gayest were
criven this week by Tohn Barrett.
director general of the Pan-Ameri-
can union, and Col. William Eric . t
Foyler in the lovely Aztec garden '
and annex of the Pan-American -;
urtieft building, one on Tuesday '
evening for young people, the other, ;
AH the official and .diplomatic
dinners appear to be 1 crowded
into the few weeks of the spring
time. On Wednesday evening the
secretary of state and Mrs. '
Colby entertained a brilliant com- j
pany, including seven ambassadors j
and the wives nf those who have
wives in Washington; several cabin
net members and their wives and
Senator and Mrs. Gilbert M. Hjtch
cock. v.
Representative and Mrs. Reavis bl
Falls City are leaving next week for.
their home in Nebraska to be ab-J
sent from Washington- for the re
mainder of the summer. They ex.-
pect -to lease their pretty home in
Cleveland park. Representative and
Mrs. McLaughlin of York. Neb.,
had as their week-end guests Mrj
and Mrs. Will T. Tickett of Wahoo,
Neb., who almost spent the week
end in a touring car, for they were
driven all about Washington to sea
as much as is possible in so short
a time. Mr. Pickett is editor of the
Wahoo Wasp.
Young lack Reavis. whj Is a!
junior at Cornell, will join his pan
cms in Falls City for a short time
after college closes, and then go on!
tc. Seattle. Wash., for the summer
Mr. and Mrs. Reavis expect to go 1
later in the month for a western
trip over the Northern Pacific, and
spend some time in the far west.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Judson of
Omaha spent a week here, the last
one in May, to see their daughter
Dorothy, graduate from Mt. Wr
r.on seminary. They were enter
tained. with Miss Judson, at tea by
Mrs. Walter Penfield, nee Bacon of
Omaha. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Penfield will leave
this month for Swampscort on the
north shore of Massachusetts lor
the remainder of the summer. Mrs
Penficld's mother. Mrs. Bacon, haj
been in Omaha for the last month,
but will probably join them late in'
the summer. Mr. Penfield expects
to be in Chicago next week.
Representative JeffeHs and his
family will leave about the 25th" of
this month for their home in Omaha
They will prohablv make the trim
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