Sunday Bee
PART TWO
SOCIETY
PART TWO
WOMEN'S SECTION
VOL. L NO. 20.
OMAHA, ' SUNDAY 1 MORNING, OCTOBER 81, 1920.
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By CABBY DETAYLS.
THE town is talking again or is
it yet? Now that the. lecture
season it on once more, we have
something to complain of I That is
one of the real purposes of lectures
and vaudeville. Ve are riot obliged
to like them; we can let off our
steam of contempt that way. Kreym
borg, who appeared before the Oma
ha Drama league last Monday, is the
target .this time.
' How silly."
"How inane 1"
"Lima beans, indeed!" 'i
' "What was it all about?"
, And , so on the chorus goes, in
-what sounds like an exemplification
of free verse, t . ' : ;
Gabby, doesn't , pretend to be a
critic, ko for that reason you, should
enjoy what he has to say abdut
, i-uua jjcans.
. .Thc critic would tell you that
jmti : . n t nc- r
Kreyniborg's theory of ''pantomime
acting or dancing of folk or auto
's matons to an accompaniment of
rhvthmic lines in olace of music.
"The characters are. four," he would
say, "husband, wife, voice of huckster-
and curtain. The pantomime
suggests in inoffensive parody the
contours of certain Burmese dances.",
But Gabby will telt you in real
plain truth 'that the play was a lit
tle family row. Mr. Kreymborg
r knew what he was writing about
Tie uses marionettes or wooden ac-
tot I reading their lines while his
- t ' i.i.. it. .. ...t. ! h
wiic rnanrouiaics mc sirmtcs nuiw
give life to the puppets.
Said row started over lima beans
and ended the same way. Thtt'
about all there was to it; that is
about all there is to most domestic
quarrels'. ' The wife, it seems, ; had
served her husband lima beans con
tinuously the two weelcs they had
been wed. One day she bought
string beans for a change. f.
The husband comes home, and
, after a scene of affection, espies the
string beans and goes into a rage:
"A change? ," , , , v v -'
What! , - r
From, the godliest of vegetables,
my kingly bean,
that soft, soothing,
, succulent, caressing,
creamy persuasively serene,
My buttery entity? v '
You. would dethrone it? -You
would play renegade? ,
You'd' raise an usurper r:..T
in the person of .this , .
elongated, cadaverous. '
.throat-scratching, greenish ..-.; j. J
-,i.r;i1ir ; "
' Whereupon "wife ' collapses and
husband stalks out. In his absence
the wife like vruth struck to earth,
arises again, purchases lima beans
from the returned huckster pre
pares them and awaits heusband.
who comes home contrite and will
ing to eat any kind of bean. He dis
covers the lima, they discover each
other kiss .and make up and the
play ends with a little dance.
Most poets and dramatists have
made us believe that family quarrels
do not bear the real trade mark un
less they start over 'another worn
an," loss of fortune, a million-dollar
necklace, or some other of those
breath-taking things. But there s
the mistake. It is , the lima bean,
husband's cigar ash, the way wife
threads her needle or husband un
folds his napkin, or any of those
endless trifles which are the issue'
in most domestic scenes. But such
things aren't romantic. We want
to be fooled and lulled by the thing?
which dazzle not the things we
eat.- , A '
If Kreymborg had staged a love
scene, a sad parting, or something
c u mrt it mioht have been
v L viia. w , - - - - - n - - - . t
called a gem.
poetry, well!
iJut lima Deans, ana
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HOW am I. recognize free
verse?" one .woman asked a
friend after the Kreymborg
lecture. . ' , . ,
"Oh it's. just something like free
love runs around loose."
W i 1 C vuiaiia m.iioM w o
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i"Mr, ireymoorg aixjui ms n tu.
) , "Well, wnetner people iiKe 11 or
' not. the very mention of it will raise
1 a discussion." - ' 1 r ,
"Raise a riot " the poet corrected.
,"My objection to free verse," vol
unteered one woman, v "is that it
' wastes so much paper in these days
of high costs. -One cr two words in
a line with the rest all blank some
how offends my sense of economy.
I
have grown so suspicious
about orooaEanda," said one
woman after the Kreymborg- lecture".
"Everything I read and everything.
l near, seems xo nave some propa
ganda in it, but really 1 mustcon
fess, to this speaker's credit, I
couldn't detect anything of that kind
in his program.
"No?"
No -Weil
'I-itd.' ! '
"Simple enough. - Vegetarianism.
U. itiiliul nn the ralnnes in
beans, made, it clear that the hard-
workuig man in tne piay was satis
fied with beans, didn't need meat
h.d nn Ihnntrhf- nf f atinff it.
Yju see, Kreymborg was using the
power ot suggestion to g nis iaea
over. Oh. yes there is propaganda
was saying, when Gabby lost them
to ear in tne crowa. ' . ,
nO yon remember in Kreym
UrU T imi Ri-an." the hus-
band asked wife, "And why is
love?" Her reply, accompanied bv
an inimitable little wiggle was,, "I
don't know." "Why don t you
That man knows girls. He knows
what they, say to sucn questions,
Come now, you who thought that
iiiiii j :: k huh m . 'mpw.'. ..v t. r m -vi
H ' " I Beful Omaha Matrons I f ' :
I sk&Xst I Two beautiful and well-known sisters are Mrs. George Brandeis mi i "v " ' ' Jif&J v
.1 I P XlAJl'l II and Mrs. Karl Lewis. At present they have as guests their mother, ((" ' tJr '' $i ft$V
. ' v I . 1111 - r" JSw-:p"" . "" . Mrs. Anthony Rogers and sister, Miss Lillian-Rogers of Chicago. . S l4yw X '
' ' " 'r---------XrCT " ! Mrs. Harry Bosworth, another sister, also of Chicago, was recently fc'islV Wxaw? ' ' , "v '
sounded silly, what did you, or do
you,' or Would .. you say to, those
questions.. ', - ,' ' V.
Most poets or writers would have
taken this as' an opportunity to de-l
scribe love m tlowery language, cut
is that what happens in life? We
love the words of Komeo, but where
do we find a Romeo today?
It you wish only lofty language
and theme to consider in your
poems, then' "Lima Beans" failed.
if you care for -verse form de
picting a scene which might, take
place today, this October bunday,
right here in Omaha (not in yours,
because you don't quarrel, but in the
home of any of your friends) then
you have it. A kiss, a 'quarrel, an
other kiss, a dance, and the curtain
falls. - :
JUST finagine how would you
t feel if a dinner were to be given
honor, at the White House? How
would it affect you to have foreign
ambassadors, consuls and American
statesmen seated at the table on
either side of you and across from
you? .
Gabby gasps. It js appalling. Really
Mademoiselle, Detavls feels auite
oveiwhelmed when she remembers
that one Omaha matron may have
this onor (and the attendant night
mare which it would surely be to
Gabby) if she so wishes. The invita
tion is extended and she has but to
accept and name the day.
When Senator Warren Gj Hard
ing spoke in Omaha he noticed a
very much interested matron, a beau
tifirrmatron, !in the audience. Fol
lowing his speech he expressed a
desire to.meet her, saying she had
been a real inspiration through her
interest and appreciation. So she
was presented to the senator, who in
turn introduced her to Mrs. Hard
ing and members of his party. Be
fore leaving Senatftr Harding told
her that should she ever during his
administration make .. a visit to
Washington he wished her to call,
adding that he would arrange to
give a dinner party at the White
House in her honor. ' . . .
HAVE "hope chests" ' gone into
the' discard with numerous
other customs '. of : by-gone
days? Gabby has inquired diligent
ly," but no girls of her acquaintance
possess them At ' least, they say
not, -but, of course, they may have
them in secret. , Perhaps the reason
is that so many of our present-day
romances are affairs of weeks rather
than years, as was once the case,
Agaia, girls, do not seem to consider
a betrothal as serious a matter . as
their mothers did, and, some of them
are engaged to one man today' and
another six weeks from now.
' And let us whisper another reason
look at. yonder maiden aunt; she
once had a "hope chest," and, though
it contained many treasures, hope
was not among them. '
'
OOMEHQW, -someone is always
tangling things up in some sort
6f way. Of course, " we had
heard, of the. man "who . said the
Golden Rule' (Do unto others as
you 'would have them' do - unto
you) should be, "Do others before
thev do vou." But the latest was
heard a few days ago in an Omaha
business establishment when a man,
who really- should have known
otherwise, insisted 'that it be "Love
thy neighbor .as . thyself." . He
is km to him who . declared ; that
"Now I lay me down to sleep" was
the Lord's Prayf
Louise Bailey
Bride
A yellow and blue wedding was
that of Miss Louise Bailey, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. H.-J. Bailey,
arid Walter W." Weeks' of New.Yorki
City which took place Saturday eve
ning in -the First Presbyterian
church Darlors. Rev. ; Edwin Hart
Jenks read the marriage lines before
a bower of yellow chrysanthemums
and palms. -, ' " . ' ;
Misses Florence. Jenks and Martha
Noble, the bridesmaids, wore frocks
of yellow taffeta made round length
and combined with, silver lace. Their
old , fashioned bouquet were of
Ophelia roses , . .
Miss Grace Bailey, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor. She was
gowned in pale blue taffeta -under
georgette of the same , shade and
made with . short skirt and low cut
bodice. - With this she carried an
old fashioned : bouquet . of Ward
roses.
. The bride was lovely in fcer gown
of flesh color chiffon over satin.
The satin bodice was plain and the
ruffled skirt was elaborately trimmed
with flounces of silver lace and chif
fon. ( A veil of tulle fell from a
tulle cap caught with lit lies of the
vally. With this bridal gown was
worn the gift of' the groom, 'a dia
mond and platinum bar pin, and a
huge bouquet of sweetheart ' roses
and. lilies of the valley was carried.
Harold' Naramor ;of Bridgeport,
Conn., acted as best man. The ush
ers were Herbert Negle .and James
Bailey, brother of the bride.
Mrs. O. W. Eldridge sang and
Miss 'Alice .Temple -played the wed-
Lding march.
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J reception louowa tne ceremony
and those assisting were Mrs. George
Petring, Nebraska xCity; -Mrs. Rup
ert Kenner, Hebrori;- Miss "Dorothy
Lynn,' Grand Island; Miss Betty
Kennedy, Miss , Margaret Howes,
Miss 'Ruth Niekum, Miss" Elsa Smith,
Miss -Lucy Garvin, " Omaha; , Miss
Margaret . Harmon, Miss Susannah
Jobst,' Lincoln, and Miss Elizabeth
Shedd," Chicago. "' t -'
Tht out of town guests, included
Mr. and" Mrs. A. S. Kane and Mrs.
J. W. Sharrard, New York; Mrs.
H-. E.. Stevenson ' and 1 daughter,
E.dith, Waterville, Kan., and Miss
Kate Sharrard of Rockford, 111. ,
j Mr. Weeks and Jiis bride are to
reside, in Marshmount Woods, New
York. - ' ' -
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Sardines Replace
Eggs; in Poet's
; Diet
Three soft poached eggs have lost
their popularity wrth Mr. John Cow
pcr Powys, rioted lecturer, who is
to appear Wednesday in lecture at
the Fontenelle hotel. Sardines now
replace the three precious and, hard
to find "strictly fresh eggs," in his
nipt. - ' r 7 j
In f hisl manv crevious visits to
Omaha .the Drama' League, Fine
Arts and various societies, who have
brought ' Mr. Powys here, . have
searched Omaha for the three
strictly fresh , eggs. The Omaha
Woman's Press club, under whose
auspices Mr. rowys lectures Wed
Saturday
Two beautiful and well-known sisters are Mrs. George Brandeis
and Mrs. Karl Lewis. At present they have as guests their mother,
Mrs. Anthony Rogers," and sister, Miss Lillian- Rogers of Chicago.
Mrs. Harry Bosworth, another sister, also of Chicago, was recently
their guest. - ; 1 ' '
1 Little Mary Virginia is the idol of all the family. She is the
S-yeaoid' daughter' of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis.' Her aunts and grand
mother from Chicago particularly delight in their trips to Omaha
because of this sunny little child. Maty Virginia has not yet entered
school. She has studied dancing and appeared last year in a ballet
number given at a local theater.
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Interested
!: Mrs. Byron Smith, "one -of I Omaha's most charming matrons, is
keenly interested in the events of the coming week. It .is. her hope
that Senator Harding will be made president of the 'United States
at the Tuesday elections. She says she has been for Harding for the
last four ytars and was delighted with his nomination. Mrs Smith
knows Senator and Mrs. Harding personally.
nesday, will entertain him at luncheon
preceding the lecture, and so in pre
paredness, weeks ago, secured Jhe
promise of Mrs. Myron LeariTcd,
member of the club, to bring the
eggs from the thoroughbred hens at
the Learned farm.. But now the
courtesy committee is inquiring as
to the very best brand of sardines
in Elections
to serve Mr. Powys at luncheon, hav
ing learned that he no longer pins
his faith to fresh eggs as the means
of a long .life.. '
Mr. Powys will Nocture on the
"Absurdity of Optimism and Pessim
ism. Tickets, at. $1. each may be
had from any member of the Press
club or at the door.
yQ ryjyy2
Conventionof
Clubs Is
The 25th state convention of the
Nebraska Federation of Women's
Jlubs is now history. From the happy
pening night, Tuesday, October 26,
to the closing - gathering Friday
morning, harmony and good fellow
ship characterized i the meetings.
The First ' Congregational church,
"organized1 in s 1854" housed all the
meetings. , ":
For women who attended the convention,-
Frempnt will always have
a heart warming significance.' It will
recall the many courtesies coming
from Mrs. D. V. Stephens, chairman
of local'arrangements; Mrs. W.,E.
Minier of Oakland, president of the
Third district 'in which Fremont is
located; Mrs. F. H; Richards who
was in charge of trains, and all other
members of the local committee, as
well as the v Commercial club and
the Pathfinder - hotel where every
concession possible was made to the
visitors from over the state. .
President's Recommendations.
Mrs. John Slaker of Hastings,
state president, made specific rec
ommendations to club members, in
cluding the publication of a' year
book, increase of dues, and closer
definition of the status of district
presidents and chairmen in state and
national conventions. She also set
as the standard for each club, the
duty of bringing one new club into
the federation during, the next year.
Mrs. Slaker's address Tuesday even
ing was devoted to "What the fed-,
eration is and what it stands for."
It carried information of general in
terest to the large audience of club
women and townspeople. : i i
. . Convention Celebrities. ' ,
" Great force was added to the con
vention by Mrs. Thomas G. Winter
of Minnesota, general federation
president. She arrived at noon
Thursday and plunged at once into
the spirit. of the meeting. After a
light luncheon she spent part of an
hour with newspaper correspondents
and, then went immediately to the
afternoon conferences, both of which
she addressed informally, her formal
presentation coming at the Thurs
day evening session. On - Friday
morning, Mrs. Winter conducted a
forum where' club problems were
freely discussed. All felt free to
participate, s Mrs.' Winter stands
for intelligent democracy among
club women. She has long been in
high . favor . in Nebraska , and . her
presence at ths convention meant
much in the way of helpfulness as
and as a speaker. She deplored the
jazz craze and presented high ideals
in' music. ' "'' ' '
Mrs. Max Oberridorfer of Chi
cago, genera federation chairman
of music, was a delight' personally
and as a speaker. ,
Jsome of the" past presidents in
the state federation were missed at
the meetings,, but many were there,
including Mrs. A. E. Sheldon. Lin
coln; Mrs'. J.'N. Paul. St. Paul;' Mrs,
T. J. Gist, Falls City; Mrs. H. L.
Keefe, Walthill; - Mrs. F. H. Cole,
Omaha, and Mrs. II. M. Bushnell of
Lincoln, and Mrs. John Slaker, the
present chief, executive.
All the district presidents and all
department chairmen but two at
History
PRANOEIS
tended and made reports. Miss
Katherine Worley, member of the
State" Board of Control, presided at
the Americanization conterence,
Mrs. Anma Morey of Hastings won
favor with her illustrated lecture on
' Americanization Through Art" and
also with her pottery exhibit.
Mrs. M. D. Cameron of Omaha,
as chairman of program, carried the
major responsibility for the success
ful convention and has been receiv
ing congratulations , ever since the
close of the meetings on her achieve
ment, particularly for the . faithful
ness to' schedule and the general
plan which gave over morning's, to
business, afternoons to conferences
and evenings to inspirational nunv
bers.K - , ; - .. ; ,."
A clear statement of general fed.
eration' plans, interesting accounts
of the board meeting following the
Ues Moines biennial, and the coun
cil meeting in Washington, D. C,
last September, were presented ly
Mrs. .A. E.'Sheldon of Lincoln, present-director
from Nebraska to the
general federation and a past state
president. '
Dr. Lowe a Speaker.
There ' were . several Outstanding
features on .the program contributed
by non-federation members. Dr. li-
tus Lowe of Omaha, gave a stirring
address on citizenship Wednesday
evening. Miss Ella . Thorngate and
Miss Mary Louise Guy, also of Oma
ha; Miss- Emily P. Hornberger -of
the' Nebraska Child Welfare bureau
and Superintendent A. H. .Water
house and D. V. Stephens of Fre.
mont, were strong program attrac
tions. . . , " '
. Music. ' v
Louise Ormsby Thompson of Cen
tral City won a place in cbnven-
tionjsts' hearts with her songs, the
opening night. Mrs. L. b. Luce of
Lincoln conducted assembly singing.
Local . artists contributed with song
ana-instrument. .-
Business. .s
A constitutional amendment plac
ing tne dues upon a per capita basis
was the biggest change made in ad
ministration .affairs.- Ten cents per
capita is the basis of levy, with a
minimum of $2.50i for a club of 25
members or less. Mrs. R. E, Mc
Kelvey of . Omaha was chairman, of
the constitution committee. . l
-- Important resolutions passed em.
braced an, endorsers' board: for mo
tion pictures, probably the most far
reaching act of the convention. A
bill on this subject will be presented
to the next legislature. Other- res
olutions adopted delated to educa
tion; English in the schools, Amer
icanization or citizenship., ress
congressional bill relating to voca
tional training, Smith-Towner bill
(education), library extension, Shep-
crd-iowner maternity bill, and a
pledge to higher citizenship, Mrs,
J. N. Paul was chairman of resolu
tions. ,.,.
A civil service law for Nebraska
was endorsed, also occupational
theraov. a woman s legislative coun
cil in the state, the general federation
contest conducted by the literature
department, and a discontinuance of
the publication of details of sensa
tional trials.' was recommended.
Mrs. J. N.' Paul was chairman of
resolutions.
No elections were held this year.
! The indowmcnt fund has passed
the $5,000 mark.
. Social Affairs.
Social affairs did' not mark the
Politics and
Debuts at
Capital
, Bureau of The Bee.
Washington, Oct 30.
Washington, which has been the .
moit indifferent city in the country
during an election year, -has awak
ened within the past few weeks to
the liveliest interest m the outcome
of the voting next Tuesday. Many
private homes have arranged parties
where half-hourly bulletins will be
read, and not a hotel, restaurant,
theater, club, or other public place
but 1 advertises that news almost ,
every minute will be announced.
Supper dances are quite the rule in
all the eating places for the auspi
cious night, and alter iuesday there
will be a general flocking to Wash-
flMgbUU.' ,LI1I1I3 Will Ulglll IU tJV
Tk .... i v,:,. ,n K
active with a jump. )
And then the debutante 1 5he has
already made her appearance just
timidly, at several small r.nd informal
teas, and a luncheon here and there.
The girls have met together in this
way to make their plans and dates,
to avoid conflicting parties.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson appeared
on Tuesday afternoon, at the first
concert she has attended in more
than a year, except perhaps one.
She had a box on Tuesday for the
first symphony concert of the sea
son, of the New York Symphony,
Walter Damrosch conducting and
Fritz Kreisler, soloist Every inch
of standing room even was occupied
and it was a wonderful greeting to
Mr. Damrosch and to Mr. Kreisler.
who received a positive ovation at,
the completion of his solo. Mrs.
Wilson 'had as her guests that after
noon Mrs. Houston, wife of thu spr-
retary of the treasury; Lady vGcddes.
wife of the'British ambassador; Mrs.
Roland Morris, wife of the United
States , ambassador to Japan; Mrs.,
Norma H. Davis, wife of the under
secretary of state, and Mrs. Julian
James, Washington's most beautiful
grande dame. 7
Mrs. Hitchcock and Miss Ruth
Hitchcock have returned to their
Washington home.
Mrs. Frank Hamilton, who has
been the guest of the late Mr. Hamil
ton's sister, Mrs. D. C. Stapleton, in
returned to her home in Omaha. She
has recently returned to this country
from, Spain, where she was visiting
among her relatives. Mrs. Hamil
ton is a native Spaniard, a member
of one of the old families of the no
bility, and while she has returned to
-v..HU.KV llUJUt, J Id9
umana tor a time, she is likely to
eventually make her home in Spain
again.
Cards have been received here
from Mr. and Mrs. William Newton,
of Omaha, announcing the marriage
of their daughter, Mary Elizabeth,
to William Henry Harrison, III, on
Ortnhpp 10 in tli tim ir
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Omaha. The young people are on
their wedding trip, motoring, and
will later on make their home in the
country near Omaha. Mrs. Harry
A. Williams, jr., is expected to ar
rive here on Monday from Omaha,
accompanied by her oldest daughter,
Miss Sally Ann Williams, who has
spent the past year in Omaha with
her grandmother and great grand
mother, Mrs. 'Russell Harrison and
Mrs. Alvin Saunders. - Mrs. Wil
liams went a fortnight ago to the
wedding of her brother, Mr. Har
rison, one is stopping cn route
home to spend the week-end with
Mrs Dean Currie in Chicago, for
whom she was a bridesmaid some
years ago. Mrs. Williams and her
daughter will spend a day or two in
Washington en route to her h,ome;
in Norfolk. . :
Maj. Harry O'Neill, formerly of
Omaha, has been quite ill for a little
time, but is out again, much to the
delight of his associates, for he is
sadly missed among them. Major
O'Neill is quite a charming host and
his favorite entertainment is a din
ner party in the country, usually at
Bresknoch. in Virginia, which means
alwavs a lovelv motor ridi
Miss Daisy Gordon Stewart, who
has visited sometimes in Omaha, has
returned Jo Washington after many
months', absence, and a long siege
pf serious illness. She ' spent the
summer in Michigan with Mrs. Ed
ward B. Caulkins, an old friend, at
her summer home on Xake Huron,
:hen she returned .eastward to An
nisquam, Mass., for, the latter part
of the summer with Mrs. Caulkin's
sister, Mrs. D. Pratt, of Englewodd,
N. J. From there she went to Provi
dence and spent several weeks with
Mrs. Louis Hawkins, another sister
oi Mrs. Caulkins, and is agaiu in'
Washington for the winter.' She is
temporarily with her cousin, Miss
Orr. at 2099 F street.
Mrs. J. II. McShane and her.
daughter, Catherine; Mrs. H. Sterner
and Miss Maple, all of Omaha, spent
part of the week at the Washington
hotel, here. ,
. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Kountze, also
of Omaha, are at the Willard.
convention unless the continued
friendliness and " hospitality and
good-will evidenced could be con
sidered social. Mrs. John Slaker
and. Mrs. E. B. Penney of Fuller
ton, state vice president, honored
Mrs. Winter with a dinner to which
state and general federation officers
and chairmen were invited. The
past state presidents enjoyed a din
ner as guests of Mrs. Sheldon and
Mrs. Slaker. Second district dele
gates and visitors had a "get-together"
at luncheon Thursday noon.
All these events were given at Hotel
Pathfinder. A gay reception was
extended by the Fremont Woman's
club on the opening night.
' Official Registration.' ;
Official registrations number 395,
295 of this number being delegates.
I General federation officers were four
in number, state officers, . seven;
state chairmen, 16; special commit
tee heads, 10; district presidents,
six, and district chairmen, 7.,,