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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1920)
r 1.1 THE 5AIAIIA SUNDAY REE: NOVEMBER 7. 1920. 5 A Former Bankers' Head Too Much 'Caliban' Iii Modern Lifey Says, Speaker. ;N Woman Tells Drama League 'That People's Desires Are Material Things. lt is a great thing to have the brain to build a system of railways, ..Married. Fifty Years 1 ,Y SUCCESS p Entire iEamily I " I s s i ORE 1 urns to r InstinGtiyely fhatNrmt&:Whatthe Nee&iWMKeSiem No ck, the Value Received Is 100 Cents on Each Dollar Spent mwe2 Soes not spell ugh pr of itHs; realized. m tender of toyhandshoe , ! i . ' ' .v-- ,4 v,'T,. .'. I ' ..-. ajuti ?IM ttfe wares rotfr tjarth queer things from 1 pmes and necessities from p $ei feem to those who need )st mho come to buy, and to jo2 in $e service rendered rather than merely to make a profit - ' ' - ' s That, we'betieve, is the real foundation of business successa success jthaiis not merely .enjoyed for to day, but which' will continue for the years far in the future. V:.. , - r ' v 'The Burges$-Nash Co. 'cannot but feel a thrill of satis faction as family after family turns to this store as the days pass-not merely as customers, bufcas friends as well. ' , , ' V .V' Forward stands, telephone booths, postoffice, etc., are to be installed on an elaborate scale. The ninth floorwill be de voted to the exclusive use to V WAV , MU4VJ V0 . VV4 SsjsAfceeteria, ciub, hospital and educational rooms, as V well as a recreation roof garden. It Is ouf Inspiration to bring together the best and most trustworthy merchandise procurable to give to our friends and customers the benefit of the lowest prices possible consistent with high qual ity to, train everyone in bur employ to the highest degree of efficiency, that they- may continue to ' serve the public jn the most skillful manner. Our ; new building is bne of the ; realizations of our . great : desire to .be of ""The Greatest 'Service to the; .Greatest Numbef.' For Monday r "Old Man Dollar" Offers At tractive Buying Opportunities in Every Department of This GREAT STORE Silks1 .,' . Laces Suits Dress Goods Carpets Furs , - - Phonographs Hats Men's Clothing Linens v Shoes Men's Furnishings Blouses Draperies House Dresses Gloves Boys' Clothing Children's Togs ' Hosiery Silverware Handkerchiefs - Underwear Jewelry' House Furnishings Corsets ; . Dresses -, Blankets Notions ; ; Coats , . China Ribbons ; Skirts? Infants' Wear "The Burgess-Nash Store as It Will Look When the New Building Is Completed i No store ever succeeded in achieving its. ambition of greatness without first winning the unreserved confidence of the buying public. The fact that Burgess-Nash Co. in seven short years has been compelled to erect the' building shown above, in order to accommodate Che de mand from the public for high-grade merchandise, is visual proof that the , Burgess-Nash store is realizing its ambition of leadership, by being ,.v . "Of the Greatest Service to the Greatest Number" y)'s STORE" y 4 't This Is Go to "Movie Week" When "Old Man Dollar" Will Appear on the Screen : , & ;r-:s &i 'iPrfri I rrr -mi - 9 - v v . F Li if ,LJ George F. Sawyer. Western Honors Pioneer Banker Airplane Brings Felicitations To Golden Wedding of Mr. And Mrs. G. F. Sawyer. Western, Neb., Nov. 6. (Special.) ' Following the same path that had been used by George, F. Sawyer a half century before, when the latter, a penniless cripple, almost starved had returned to his home here ifoot. after a fruitless quest for work at Lincoln, an airship bore from the qpitaf city, the congratulations and felicitations of the banks of Lincoln to Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer on their golden wedding. Friday was the anniversary of the event and busmess was suspended in Western and the township in honor of Mr. and Mrs.. Sawyer. Over a thousand guests from all parts of th? state were present to help cele brate. Some .of them came in old fashioned lumber wagons with board scats, others in buggies of ancient vintage, others ,in automobiles of democratic and .aristocratic make, sqmc on trains, and a few on airships. Gala Day in Western. It was the biggest day that has occurred jn that thrifty Saline coun ty towIT in many yjars. 1 I The opera holse was jammed with people and hundreds were com pelled to remain outside on the streets. A free moving picture show, featuring married life, was given and between the scenes were inter spersed old-time songs and reminis cent talks. ' , George F. Sawyer, president of the Saline State bank, and former presi dent of the Nebraska State Bilkers' association, told of his experiences in a pioneer day, and the hardships and struggles that he and his Quaker bride had to undergo in es tablishing a home. A daughter, Mrs. A. J. Storms of Auburn, sang the favorite songs of her parents, "When You and I Were Young, MaggieV-and "Fiddle and I." W. C. Hughes, secretary of the Ne braska State Bankers' association, made a speech of felicitation, and former Attorney Genera! George W. Hastings of Crete, a life-long friend of Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer, eulogized them and the usefulness and success of their live"s, and related many touching incidents of early day hard ships. Airplane From Lincoln. There were several persons in the audience who had been pupils of Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer when the lat ter taught schools in Saline county SO years ago. Every member of the Sawyer family and all of'.the grand children weVe at the gathering. Dur ing the program an airship landed in the town, and the aviators bore to the hall, where the celebration took place, the greetings and felicitations of the First National bank of Lin coln. Charles F. Brinkman, assist ant cashier, represented the United States National bank of Omaha. All of the bankers of Saline county and .many from Jefferson and Gage coun-. ties were in attendance. Luncheon was served to the crowd by the sons and sons-in-law of Mr. Sawyer. The ,citizc;: of Western, despite the prohibition of gifts, pre sented Mr. Sawyer with a gold headed ebony cane, and Mrs. law yer a gold and pearl-handled um brella. These were concealed in a great mass of yellow chrysanthe mums, and the presentation was made By General Hastings. Real Estate Men Meet. McCook, Neb., Nov. 6. (Special.) The southwestern Nebraska real estate board will mett in McCotk, November 10, to complete organization. $15.00, $19.50, J25.00 Are the special sale prices on several hundred new tricotine dresses, velour dresses and silk dresses on sale Monday at JULIUS ORKIN 1508-10 Douglas Street SPECIAL PURCHASE AND SALE of several hundred beautiful new cloth and silk, dresses. $25.00 values, $15.00; $35.00 values, $19.50 and $45.00 values, $25.00, on sale Monday, v- JULIUS ORKIN ) 1508-10 Douglas Street s and make the powers of nature serve'' us," said Miss Kate Mcllugh, speak- ing before the Omaha Dram league ' Saturday afternoon at the Fontenelle hotel. "But the question is, what are we doing wiUj the time saved?" Miss McHuglim honorary presi dent of the Drama league and her t Saturday lecture was the only num- ' ber she will give before the organiza-. tion this year. Mrs. E. M. SyfertA president, presented Miss McHugli. . A handsome basket bouquet of pink, . ,. yellow and white 'button chrysan- themums adorned the speaker's table and were presented to her at the close of the lecture. "Caliban" Discussed." "Caliban in Ertglish Literature" was the subject of the lecture. Caliban, symbolizing the material, whether , found in the primitive or u the mod-' ' . ern man, has been presented in lit- " erature in the purelrama, the dram- - a.:c tn'jiiologas in masque tbrin and through the novel. "Shakespeare1 in The Tempest gave us the first Cali ban," said Miss McHugli. The char- -actersj Trospero and Caliban are in terwoven in the Shakesperian drama, Prospcro symbolizing the spiritual ' !. or higher nature and Caliban the ma- terial. v Browning turned to this symbolic " character to show the growth ol ' religious faith in primitive man. "' Percy Mackaye used the type to em- 1 phasize the part played by the drama ; iu the development of the race. Too Much "Up-to-Dateness." ' "Caliban," a novel by W. L. George who will lecture' in Omaha next Thursady, gave Mus-McHugh - ' j opportunity to briefly review the" book, which she did to the delight of her audience. Bulmer, the cen-"1--. 1 tral figure, was interested in life, not v; life's meaning, according to th speaker. "The significance of lift IS did not interest him." , In summing up, the lecturer in- . dicated thatuhere is-too much "Cal iban" inonldern -life. "We want ' money chicly for things that art ;, -phytical. In the world today, tht ' greatest minds are bent on thing! '' ( material,1 such as houses, automo-. biles, greater speed and development of all the forces of nature. 'What are we reading? The clasfics can almost be defined as something ev erybody praises but ndbody reads. h.ven our schools are being up-to- date. 7 Economics and scientific ub-';':- jects are crowding out literature, ind . literature classes are taking Up the .I modern writers. We need more of c Prospero to release from-Caliban.". Love Triumphs Over Nunnery in Case of . Girl Who Is in Convent Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 6. Love has triumphed over renunciation in the case of Miss Marion M. Wood, daughter of Edwin Randolph Wood, candidate for president in -the Sep tember primaries. After having decided to renounce , the world and seek solitude in a nun- nery Miss Wood abandoned this in tention after three days in a '.con- -vent in Jamacia. She admitted to Jhc mother superior that en route--, to her retreat fhe lost her heart to: . a dashing Cuban and in conse quence desired to return- to the gay world she had left behind. The man whose captivating man ners had caused the Philadelphia -' heiress to forget her vows of re nunciation is Marcel Diaz, an elec trician, who follows the sea for -7 living. Miss Wood says she met Diaz in Santiago, Cuba, when she left the steamship Tiveves to tour the city. - Becoming lost in Santiago, the be- , wildered girl approached a stranger there and asked to be directed to her " hotel. The man appealed to, says- " Miss Wood, was of a dark velvet., skin and handsome. He displayed such courtesy and seemed so inter ested 'in her predicament, that she . readily accepted his invitation . to view the sights of the city in a mo- t, t;r car. -During the ride, Miss' 1 v Wood avers, she lost her heart com-.l;' f 1 pletely to the gentlemanly and soft- . - : spiaking Cuban. , - .. ; a Wealthy Wellesley Girls f Do College Servant Work ? Wellesly, Mass., Nov. 6. Wei- 'V : 1 leslty girls are' receiving a first-hand ; a introduction to the servant problem. .V B The academic atmosphere, or th lack of movies, or restrictions about callers, may be 'esponsible. Anyway'1 i'4 the college is having great difficulty I '& in procuring housemaids and wait- g resses. ' . " ' - . ' i But the students have met the situ- ation. In Tower court 10 college"1- girls, may of whom would not "even open the front door at home, have i t volunteered to wait on the table and : - '. JF assist the few maids left. - 'l As an inducement to housemaid! ' . Wcllesley is offering special classes ;S in art, music, , or any subject they " f desire. : ' - i Divorce Suit Scheduled - For Marlborough Duchess , , London, Nov. 6. The hearing ol,--" " f the suit of the duchess of Marlbor- ' ough for divorce is scheduled for, ; next Tuesday. Friends of the duke . ) state that alter the divorce the duch- ess will quit England definitely and .. " ' live in France. They admit she if rt likely to marry Jacques Balsan, a - -, J friend of the late W. K. Vanderbilt,, t her father. ' . , ... , In preparation for the desertion ol ' n the scene of her nhappy married ' life the duchess has transferred th . J title to her Portman Square home to.' j her son. Lord Blandford. . , . Railroad Officials Hold v Efficiency Meet in McCook N McCook, Neb., Nov. 6. (Special. Officials of tlu McCook division f spent the day here at a division ef- , t ficiencv meeting. Most of the divis- -i ion officials and many of the leading agents of ttie. division were present.! , Lighting Fixtures Granden Elec- ' trie Co., tormerly Durgess-Grcndev '' tk Co. Adv. .