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r fHE Omaha ....... N - PART TWCf x WOMEN'S-SECTION PART TWO SOCIETY, VOL..I-NO. 10. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING,. AUGUST 22, 1920. 1 B TEN CENTS a.n s ion Sunday Bee Sect x X I ' Rut on -Your Thinking , Caps By GABBY DETAYLS By UABt (J-, arms! "T ! To am' tlicy come. Oet ready mitli your Get ready mith alibis, husbands. iTSur wives are coming home. ou summer widower who have been forming these delightful little parties at the clubs, take stock of your imagina tion. Is it able to withstand the coiiTthg strain? Don't you remem- bcr Jhe evening you and Bill and John and Bob and Jim and Harry invited that pretty visiting girl and her hostess to dine with .you follow- ing-'l golf. And then there is the evening on which you escorted ,Mrs. 3T and that pretty lihle widow home from a movie. All quite acci- dental hut someone is sure to tell so "Preparedness First." HEART-WHdLE and fancy free, maybe- heart-whole, but this one 0S5r man has at least a iillion4rencics. He scarcely ever misses one of the dances dur ing the summer at either Field or Happy Hollow club and he is seen witlv a different girl on each occasion. He appears to be chasing the -bluebird and which girl will prove to- be the one Gabby cannot say. He is a very clever 'dancer and is a well-known athlete. He recently won but that would be telling. GABBY hears that the well known and revered kitchen table oilcloth lotfg cherished in the hearts o" pioneer Omahans. due for tame it the. suggestion 01 f.i. .-.I .. iew X qtk woman is aura tipuiu Tu addition to attaining fame this same oilcloth wheit not adorning the fabl i may be used So adorn Hhc miladies of Omaha as an outing skirt. A manufacturer of linoleum neccntly, received from a New York woman suggestion like this: "If you'earry a thin -white litioleutrj of an easily handled quality fttr women's dresses or skirts, please , send mea sample with width and price." "Unfortunately," said the mami I farturer, "we were unable to comply withher request. It is possible that she1 confused Jinoleum -with oilcloth." "The rise tii the cost of cloth Ins been responsible for a good man? economies and changes in styles, and if ie fi4ri.1v rtnccihl that tll manil- r. 't :V.i,l. I.. -KtJ 1 to put out a style that could be used for skirts. They would certaiirty be durable, and in addition absolute ly water, proof until the oilcloth cracked." Other dealers in women's wear think that many women in the coun try might adopt oilcloth as material , for .skirts, but they doubt if . such gowns will ever be seeji on Fifth avenue. "Stjll," said one dealer. . "some vwomen who engage in sports might tall in for the idea, for you must ad- rjiit that a sports suit maife oi oil- cloth would he serviceable and easil cleaned. There are many attractive patterns of oilcloth t which would make good looking sports skirts." Judging from these opinions in time even the Omaha Country club may be' the setting for. many oil cloth clad goiters and tennis play- vers, though it seems to Gabby thar high prices Would never merit such extremes. ' fOSTS and hostesses. be licit. Iwo prominent girls tt.rA t-fntf 1 1,. tatL-incr nvlr thf telephones. Said one: "Are you go ing to- the dinner dance at the club tonight?" The answer was: "Well, I really don't know; I have a 'date' for this evening, but whether it in cludes dinner 1 do not know. How ever, I intend to be ready Another a third -voice-A-came in cool masculine accents over the wire: "No, the invitation is for the dance only; I will be unable to go earlier." , t The younj than had bean "cut in' on the line. WHEN you are house planning, do you try to provide a place suitable for your "family or for your touring car"? According to a recent article, a prospective house holder said to his architect: ffcant a house to fit a seven passenger, touring car." The archi tect gazed at him ,. wonderingly. How big place do you neea ior your familv?" he gasped. "Oh never mind the family," replied his client, "they've got to have some place to live, but the car. now " , ' American domestic . architecture shows a decrded tendency af pres ent to a modification in the direction of providing accommodation for the family car. Like the houseboat on the water, a main consideration is .the means of locomotion. For the present the house doesn't move with the car. it is true, but all the family.. do, and between having a convenient place jight at hand for housing their car and a home. of more idealistic beauty, but which affords no place for the family's pet ?ossession, the typica American aniily isModay choosing what might be called the "car family house." ' Thev custom of housing he car under the same roof as the family is regarded as having great possi bilities for beautv as well as for practicality. It is in all cases, in the oinion oK architects, infinitely ' preferable to the custom, now pro hibited in better sections of many of ..sending a number of stamps to a mail order house with, . . . . ...... .4 1 .oqpflr. warranted not to rust or blow away except under great provocation T7VER bear of a church golf H. kitty?" inquired an Omaha " business man of Gabby the ' other day. Gabby having replied in ' the negative,,' he c6ntinued: "I had occasion to spend a week-end not long agcywjth a business friend of mine, who lives n a little town near I I I -I I . i . ift h: $ liiiiiiiiii. iis lilfeii. mi mmLJm II iiwwk f ' ; j j j : it: Chicago. He certaintly is onegolfei, that chap, and a shark at betting. He had me out to the country club and I saw a lot of classy driving and putting. We 'played with a couple' of 'fellows, Brown and Wills, neighbors of his and fellow church members, for everybody in that town seems to go to church. My friend, for instance, .is a vestryman. . 'VeIlr sir, we played, and die bet per hole was just twice what we play. for. But when it came to set tl ilillllitliii lili (mmmxmmMmmmw mm : :::ilplllii illilllltllPililllll tling I ' noticed that no moneyHcouldn't pay their rent. They were changed hands. My friend, the ves tryman, just jotted down the amounts of wins and losses in-his notebook, remarking that he would see them in the morninf. Next day wasvSunday, and he routed me out in time to go to the little Episcopal church. ' ; . " 'This will make us feel all the better when we get out on the links this afternoon,' he assured me, So I wpn-t what pi rnulri I on? the offertory I was surprised to oo serve tliat friend of .mine march down the aisle with several other men and ibegin taking up the collec tion.. I slipped him my little 'old doll?' when he reached me, but ij . r i .L.i i. 1. , . i r . .. . t . . noticed that he halted for a few sec onds after Brown, whp , sat" across the isle, had deposited whafooked like a V on the plate. Thn he; whispered a few word's toBrown, who flushed, nodded' violently and instantly dug up another $5 bill ttnd placed it beside the first. Now, as it happened, $10 was my share of PJ winning! of the game we had played and I reflected with some pleasurable satisfaction upon the fact ' "My surprise was all the greater when as we were going home after church my friend handed me a slip o'f paper, which turned out to be his receipt for Brown's two $5 hill?. He had another acknowledging payment by Wills of a like amount He kept that one.N 1 " 'You -see,' he explained to meK when we play olf on 'Saturday the rule is that whatever a man loses is to be put into the collection.' .We feel that we owe something to tne church. Of course we regard it strictly as a debt of honor, but I always keep a record qf it in black and white, for I am the banker for the church in the game. Brown for got all about the-5 he lost on tne fourteenth hole; so I had to call his attention to it.' . v "That afternooSi I was away off on my game and ajl the breaks were against us, so BrWvn and Willi won. 4 fcvJ OmahaSchool For am at - Work . . . . . s. .there was a time when girls were turned out of rooms because they jobless; 'hence roomless.' Such a thought presents a pitiable picture. A girl, heart sick, poorly clad, per haps hungry, tuned away from a sheltering roof. , How , comfortably you who1" read this .feel, knowing that jobs are plentiful and that no such sad plight confronts the business women of. to oay in Omaha. Aye, they have the jobs all right, but where arfe the Hioomsr ror verny, tis easier to find work in our city than, a place, to The . Omaha. School Forum per ceives, and has concerned itself with, this situation, and through its wel fare Committee: Miss Elizabeth Ryan, 2916 Ohio street, chairman, is . '.;. at.- 1. 1 .... working on the problem, "Within the nexttwo weeks," says LMiss Ryan, hundreds of teachers will come-to Omaha looking fg,r places to live during the coming year. A large part of the success of the schools depends upon the comfortable- housing of these teachers. -Jt behooes the business men, asl A3 VALIUMS VI IUC 91.1JUU19, to interest themselves in this prob lem; for 'the teachers are not only an asset to the educational interests, but alio to the business interests of the city." The Omaha School Forum is list ing all rooms suitable for homes for teachers. An office will be opened on the skth floor of the city hall theJ nrst ot raeptemoer, wnere a bureau of information concerning rooms and apartments will be maintained for -tne convenience of the teachers. This is' one of the many ways in which the Omaha School Forum is attempting to be of service to the Omaha teachers and the community. They got their money, too, for they didn't have to go to church the next day. ' ' . "It JjjSt goes to show what,s great old game golf is. and how it ele vates and spiritualizes the natures of us, fellows who follow it, as well as developing such specimens of phy- a ::yK.:.:vvi: I Dnndee Woman's ' Club Aims' And Plans The Dundee Woman's club has thrown open its doors to all women sympathizing with, their aims. Mrs. Helen JC. Morton, chairman of pro gram, says of the club and its work tor the coming year: "The Dundee Woman's, club will hold their first meeting of the season at the home of the president, Mrs. W. T. Johnson, on September 29, be ginning the year with a membership of 60. According to the constitution of the club, the membership' has always been restricted to residents of Dundee, but last year this article of the constitution was changed so that any woman sympathizing with the aims of the club intellectual de velopment, unity and good fellow ship may now become a member. "Thisjear the members of the club decided also to enlarge the scope of their 'work, so the program presents studies in the novel, short story and one-act dramas, also cur rent topics and music, and where the author innyone of these three lines of work, novel, short story and drama, touches on modern up-to-date problems the current events of the following meeting will be' carried out in the same direction. The first study 6f the. year is The Heart of a Fool.' by William Al ien White an American novel by an American writer wirn an Ameri can labor probleinbefore this coun try entered the war. The current events at the following meeting will Le 'What progress, if anv. has been made in bettering labor conditions, not so mucn m the country at large, Dut Here in our own citv. "Another one of the studies one of the short stories deals with the problems of the foreign mother and on the, same day this study is pre sented the problems ot the foreign mothers ot Umaha will be consid ered. In this wav the members of the Dundee W oman s club are com bining the' 'beautiful' with t.ie 'use ful' in the study of good lit-rature, the usetul in the study of current problems and showing the truth of the following ; quotation maile by a I prominent club woman at a recent state iccieration. jne neautitui is as beautitul as the useful, and sometimes more use ful. " - Gity, Ten'nis Champion MISS MARX GANT is the charming as well ap very efficient tennis "shark'! and city champion of Omaha. She is one of the "guid ing spirits" in staging the first state tennis tournament which will be held in Omaha, beginning August 24, ' The tournament, which is foremost is the minds of many Omaha girls, will also include players from out state who are reputed to be ex perts. Miss Anita Curry, a newcomer in Omaha who learned th.e game on Kentucky courts, is a possible future champion, according to those who7 have seen her play, and Miss Louise Pound,' gojf expertvfrom Lin coln, is a likely competitor.' Grace Shallenberger of Alma, will come across the state to contest. , SinglesWill constitute a large part of the contest, amUmixed dou bles, with state champions among the men as participants, will be an interesting feature. Men who will compete are Ralph Powell, George Stocking, Lawrence Green and Guy Williams. Omaha girls who will play are Florence Riley, runnerup in the last city tournament, Helen Bradley, Ruby Swenson, a university girl, Anita Curry, Eleanor Hamilton, for three years chafhpion of Central High school, Katherine-Shelby, Almarine Campbell and Alice Kimberly. Will Enter State Tourney MRS. H. L. 'ARNOLD is one of the expert women golfers in Omaha. Her game is 96 this year, and in a recent game she made the outer nine of the Fiel club in 4U Her score, and that of a number of Omaha women is formidable when the approaching state tournament which, begins August 30, is considered. - Due to the war activities of patriotic women, no statqf J&lf tourna ment has been held since 1918, when Mrs. J. T. Stewart won the state championship title from Miss Louise Pound of Lincoln, holder for 1917, who did not appear in the 1918 meet. Miss Pound has therefore not been defeated for the championship and her probable appearance this year adds interest to the occasion. , I This year the country clubs of Omaha have been making a specialty of women's golfing days, and even , .. nave Deen on tne courses putnng tnemseivei in wim ior mu appruacn ing .tourney. These events were also social, with luncheon and bridge to follow. . . The games for 1920 will be held on. the Field club course, which is the most difficult of the Omaha club links. Three flightsbf 16 women each will compete, including players from Lincoln, Fairbury, Beatrice and Fremont. , AmongOniaha women who are playing games in the low 90s and who will prove their prowess in the tournament, are: Mrs. Mark Levings, Mrs. H. L. Arnold, Mrs. K. A. Liniger, Mrs. Howard Goodrich, Mrs E. V. Arnold. Mrs. E. H. Sprague, 'Mrs. II. H. Harper, Miss Daphne Peters and Miss Mildred Morris. Mrs. Waiter Silver is president of the Nebraska Woman's State Gojf association and Miss Louise Pound of Lincoln is vice president. Mrs. H. HRoberts is secretary and Miss Mildred Morris is acting treas urer for Mrs. F. J. Despecher, who is ill. li m mi f i m;j 11 r - i inn 9m . , m f- W - T v ' " SSf-'toV 2 Vjr in unsettled weather, many womenil l 1 J- Al - 1. 1 I'M X ' Everyone. On Tiptoe In v-Anticipation of the Akv-5ar-Ben BaH Tempus fugit! The hour , draws near-. The Ak-Sar-Ben ball will be held Friday evening", Septetnocr 24, 'neath the widespreadiivg roof of the den of Quivera. New rulers will be acclaimed and will receive the homage of the' laud. Maids and misses are all excited1 just on th,eir tiptoes. Expectation Is at-it height. Who who will wield the' sceptre next year? Which of Omaha's beau tiful young women will grace the throne? Ah, would we knew. A mil lion conjectures may be made, but uncertainty remains. Of course, the queen has been chosen, as the day of coronation is only one short month away, and what queen, even though she be a modern one, could prepare a coro nation robe in less time? Those who possess the coveted information guard the secret with jealous love. The king of Quivera is never the cause of much enthusiasm. Just as the groom at (Redding, he is unim portant, yet essential at the cere monies. But the queen! That is a different story. Howeyer, a king we must have, and su4picion is at present being directed toward Charles L, , Saunders, the only bach elor on the board of governors. His majesty, the reigning king, Randall K. Bnown, is also a bachelor, being the second unmarried, man to have been given this honor. Gould Dietz was unmarried at the time ot lus coronation. Mr. fcaunders has just returned, from a vacation trip and more than one has been heard to remark that he is .orobdblv 'girding cn his armor for the occasion1 . But sneaking of queens, wouldn I it be a surprise if the board oi gov ernors had been, unable to choose from the bevy of blossoms among the girls of the young set. and the younger set and had made their se lection from he young matrons. Of course, it would be iwusual to say the ' least, but then why 'not? The ' . S bachelor kings have Tieen the ex- ception rather than the rule, but) throughout the history 6r"Ak-Sarj Ben the governors have clung to the idea, of a virgin queen. Omahans ) would probably gasp to jiee a ma-, tron usurping' the throne, but ctr tainly there arc plenty of young! married women who would be' charming rulers. A list of the posi- l bilities might include Mesdames Al- bert Sibbersen, Robert Garrett, FritJf j Bucholz. Fred llaniilton, John Mad den. Jack Summers, Paul Gallagher, v Herbert l iench. jack Webster. JLaw ru.ce Brinkcr, Koss Towl and-John Caldwell. Nevertheless, the board need not b put to extreme nieasures.for with- out aonot a gracious ruier couia no ii selected from the younger girl, II Claire1 Daugherty. Dorothy Belt i Dorothy Judson, Olga Metz, Peggy would ne lovely your majesties. ? hronde beauty attracts much atteiy ' tion, eottjd not qualify as a stately ruler, but as someone put it, "She would be a wonderful fairy queen.' And then our next ruler may come from yet another group o i girls. Daphne and Gladys Peters Marian lowie, Mehora Jjans Louise Dinnjng or Josephine Cong don might well become the royal household and succeed Helen Mur nhv. who has left the vanities of the world for the seclusion of thai cloister. i The Ak-Sar-Ben races, which wifl4 be one of the big socjal events of t the coming month, are to be heldi September 14, 15. 16 and 17 and many a pretty maid may be seeni early in the mornings cantering on I the park boufcevards. A number of j , these young Women will be asked to ride and the girls evidently , wish Wj be prepared for the invitation. AH in all Omaha is to be the scent of much speculation and wonder ment during the next four weeks. Even now fair ones are " fjockingf home from afar and who shall say ft is not with the oncoming festivs) itics ir. mind. Ringing Note , Frorrj State Chairman iMrs. Charles H. Dietrich of Has tinges, chairman of the Nebraska League of Women Voters, has been. asked many times since the ratifw cation of the federal suffrage-amend ment by Tennessee whether or not any change would be made in the ebraska league program. She i makes a ringing reply through the , press: . ' ' "' , "1 have been asked whether the " Nebraska League of Women Voteri j will make any change in its pro . .. gram because of the ratification of i the federal suffrage amendment by. h Teiyiessee and my reply is that out? plans will not be changed in any ; way except that in carrying them f out we will be more thorough and f f more enthusiastic. "When I learned of the Tennes'; see ratification I was so rejoiced j that for the moment I could only think of celebrating.' Second' thoughts brought the expectation of ' delay through reconsideration or an appeal to Jtfce" courts. We have be come accustomed to the tactics of ; our opponents, who kuow they have, lost, but still play for time. If the action of the Tennessee house is fi- ! nal and all the women of the United ' States are enfranchised, the Ne ! braska League of Women Votet has an even grearcr responsibility than "before. There could be no question then that our votes in the J September election would be count ed and our serious, conscientious :ientious s ndments of vitat study of the proposed amendm to our constitution becomes importance. "The first purpose of the league is) ? j citizenship education for woratnj realizing our need as new voters ." We have been carrying out that purpose by sending organizers over ' the state to form leagues that take -1 up for their first study the amend- I f ments to the constitution. Moe than 40 counties have already formed organizations since, our con- vention in Omaha last June. We I have two organizers busy in the I state, Mrs. Cooper King of Wichita, ft Kan., and Miss Clarissa Delano of f Lincoln. A third organizer will come L! to Nebraska for" three weeks, com- tnencing September 1 Miss Marie I Ames of St. Louis. ' ,' 'Miss Ames H an experienced di- H rectorof citizenship scliSols for the j National League of Women Voters.,' She is now conducting a school tirld citizenship teacher in St. Louis and I i she was one of the assistants at the Chicago ScWool for the Political I Education of Women, which fol lowed the first cointion of the National League of Women Voters last February. At that time we tried to secure Miss Ames for Ne braska, bu her entire time was en gSgetKuirtil .September. Miss Clar- 1 issa Delano js preparers herself to ; teach citizeisuip schools, and she ? will assist Miss Ames White she is I :n this state. Miss Delano special- 't' ized in history and political science while in the State university and has i made a study of political parties ari4 ' maenrncrv ot government. v . . "It is still important that we carry, J proposal No. 18, which provide equal suffrage in the amendments J to our state constitution, tor al though tlie federal amendment en- : franchises all the women of the jj United States, we-want the Nebras-'l ka co-istitution to be in line with th 3 9 CI 5 fica time-5. is O