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The Omaha j Sunday Be .PARrTWO , ' WOMEN'S SECTION PART TWO SOCIETY VOL. L NO. 33.- OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30. 1921. 1 B TEN CENTS Good Speech Better Than Diamonds By CABBY DETAYLS. ARE you' one of those "gimme" persons, or the "lemme no" kind? Do you gargle your words? Do you twang them? Do you nasalize 'them? One authority call9 good enunciation the latch key io social prestige. j Jt you do these things, you will never be a leader among Women. You will never Wave a strong .per sonality for you can never , rise higher than your speech.' ' - Did you see ' the play, "Pygma lion aim Galatea," by Bernard Shaw, if Gabby s memory isn't' up to tricks' Mrs. Patrick Campbell ..starred in it about 10 years ago. In the play, two men discuss the value of speech.' One man says he can pick a woman off the streets aud by training her speech, pass her off as a lady of high degree. that he did. A flower girl of no education or accomplishment was 'selected in aj phazard fan ner for the 'experiment For six months she was (rained in exquisite pronunciation. At the end of that time she "made good" as a real British lady among most critical 1rA li.Pitii!nnfif. a C A.ftT,.. out, i urn uauii ui ivjauj. To licar that woman say "influ enza", made you want to have it. It didn't matter what ridiculous statement jlie made, it seemed tb have sibtle meaning because of the dignified, irresistible beautyof her words and voice. ' - There was more to the story than that, of course, for cynical as he is, Bcrnard'Shaw had to mix in a little romance. And somehow or other, when the curtain dropped on the last act, you had felt that the woman's soul had grown In just the proportion that hc,r speech had changed- "Words, like arrows, should make directly for their mark. They should .travel lightly, clearly, gracefully and with, purpose. ' r A-beautiful speaking voice is rather to be chosen than a string of dia monds.'" 1PEAKING of speech, Gabby re cently had one of the shocks of her sweet lac. It was her pnvi : lege 1o witness a ; scene in the filming dramatic excellence cf a inovir, the of-which depended upon the way-af Sirl left the room. By merely walk, ing out, she had to attracua man, who, according to the plot, followed her. . The right girl was chosen for the part. She moved a veritable god dess. Cabby was entranced. .What carriage! What poise! What a girl! Shortly after the scene was filmed, ' Atabby'was introduced to the girl, nothing s but a good constitution kept her from fainting. ( " "Hahdoo." said'thc goddess, "hah duah iijievthe movie bizzness?" Her speech was ghastly 1 Only noise and nothing more. Yet while she sawed out Jier words, she stood, with perfect poise, qhin tilted just right, shoulders per fect and a backbone which was real ly holding bcr up as backbones are supposed ' to do. It,, was uncanny. She looked like a queen, but her speech proved that her . mind was slovenly and her ways unrefined. Yes, the girl had learned to walk. That was her job? ; What a glorious creature he woula have -been had she been able to talk as7 well. ' ' A ' ' EVER notice how much better re sults you get when you speak with a pleasant y.oice? Try it tome time. Step up to a clerk and ask her in a peevish, half-ick tone to do something fo you. : Try the same thing in a pleasant voice. The injured voicdk arouses; antagonism. The pleasing vWe is one of the high est arts of persuasion... Gabby once toe w an employer of two women. At different times in the year each one, asked for prac tically the same thing, aftveek "off."' One got it; the other did not. One, in a happ cheerful, confident tone rf voice toTd her employer she would be very g'ad. etc., etc. It sounded attractive. Her employer gave im mediate and gracious- consent. The other employe put a whine in Jber voice and a snarl jn her words. The minute she spoke her employer was cn the 'defensive A dozen reasons why shecould not be spared popped ,. into his JnSnd. Her request was re fused. rn HERE is only one objection J Gabby an think of to a rarely charming voice. One becomes ?o enthralled with enunciation that th-subject maiter is. forgotten. Gabby . attended a Drama league luncheon a few weeks ago. TJfiree speakers were distinguished for their . clioice speech and voice. One in particular, who reported on a certain matter, spoke with such exquisite beauty that Gbby completely for get to listen t)o the remarks. She .-at there in rapt attention, enchant ed, with sheer joy of sound, y After all, why should the speech not be musical What disposition would be saved. Eutopia at last! IX A very few days, a pretty young f blpnde, engaged to a prominent business man, will don a band of gold not given to her by her fiance. Hut she will not wear it on the third finger of her. left. hand. And. why? Because it is supposed to be worn on-her teeth. That 'is. the. crooked are to be made straight Gabby's curiosity is now running riot trying to determine whethetsjt is the vanity of" the girl or that of the man which has made this miss . decide to have the dentist aid Venus. THE Fine Arts society serving a strong beverage at luncheon ? Great-Scott, surely not, you say. But they did, and that isn't all They eiltprtameH a' Ett-infIr. tTOt tO men tion the presence of brogan at the tabic, which is,' as you know, a stout coarse shoe. It was an elegant luncheon, too, and elegant women I fix jY,vr i ,w' ' - - w - i ) 1 . . i - - Attractive Omaha Sisters Haniillrm and Miss Omaha sisters, left Saturday with their mother, Mrs. E. L. Robert son, to spend the remainder of the winter in California. Upon ' their return to Omaha in late spting this trio will. make immediate prep arations for a tour abroad. They plan to leave Omaha in June for a visit of several months on the European continent. . Mrs. Robertson and Miss Robertson recently returned to Omaha from Erie, Pa., where they visited Mrs. George Campbell, alsb a daughter of Mrs. Robertson. - Many Affairs for ; Visitors From jN . Denver; V Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Clarke en tertained at dinner at their home Saturday evening in honor , of Mrs. T. H. Reynolds of Denver, who is visiting Mrs, William Hill Clarke, a'nd Mrs. Benjamin Bates-wf Denver, who is visiting her cousins,V Mrs. Henry T. Clarke and Mrs. James L. Paxton. , , The guests included .ilessrs. and Mesdames William Hill Clarke, Her bert I. Gannett, James Love Paxton, James Fitzgerald. Dr. Paul Ludding ten, Stockton Hcth and Daniel Banm. Among the events arranged for these visitors are a family dinner Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. James Love Paxton ancKa supper - by Mr. and. Mrs. Herbert Gannett; a bridge luncheon Monday by Mrs. J. F. Fitz gerald and a dinner at the Omaha club, "followed by an Orpheum party Monday" evening by Mrs. ' Charles Beaton and a dihner-damse party at the Athletic club Wednesday eve ning by Mr. and Mrs. William Hill Clarke. Mrs. A. I. Root will give a luncheon, Tuesday for Mrs. Rey nolds. . The Invisible Guest 1 i ' The YV W. C. A. cafeterias and lunch rooms all over the country are tos turnover the gross cash receipts fronj. their noon meal 'On February 1 to the European Relief council to help the starving children of Europe. February 1 will be called Y. W. C. A. Invisible Guest day and at !cast450 associations arc 'planning to make this a community appeal and urge everyone who can to, lunch in these cafeterias that noon to swell the t ; were there. What-was Jh e main ' That . was - jr-Main. President Mam of Grinnell college, Iowa, who spoke to the organization Thursday, was honof. guesl at luncheon, that day. Among the other guests were Superintendent J. H. Beveridge, Messrs. L, M. Swindler, Edgar Seott and Francis Brogan. If you don't beiieve Gabby, just read Fri day't society notes. .-;. d4 jfe : xm, - ' Anne Robertson1, most attractive Omaha Singer's i vi i on " T, ypiutuii wiy Artist . Miss Mary Munchhoff, who is prominent in. musical circles here, is much interested in the comipg of Mme.' Louise Homer, contralto, and the singer's daughter.jAfiss Louise, who are to give a joint recital here on Friday evening, February J8, at the Auditorium under the auspices of Uie women of the First Central Congregational church. 1 Miss Muiichhoff met Mme. Homer when the latter appeared here in the opera "II Trovatorc" a number of years ago. Of her, this Omaha mu sician says, "Mme. Homer made a magnificent gypsy in the opera and was admirably suited to the role. She has a marvelous range for a contralto and has many of the ncfes of 'a dramatic soprano. She- gives a truly classical program which . is especially appreciated-by real lovers of music." Mme. Homer is the wife of Sidney Homer, the composer, and will prob ably sing some of his compositions in her concert here, v tund. in some cities where the asso ciation has no restaurant the church or club women will be asked to serve a noon meal in $,ome downtown loca tion. The idea of the invisible guest and empty chair at each table is to be carried throughout. 'The special Hoover meal, .sold at a generous price, will ba served to those who wish to give money in this particu lar way. " . I v ' The Omaha Y. V C. A. is mak ing large and special preparations for the day. Not only will thcregu laf' cafeteria -be oiled and smoothly running, but the special lunch for business girls will be served on- the second floor." as usual on Tuesdays. Five hundred girls can be accommo dated and the authorities are hoping the capacity will be tested on that day. The hostess for the day will be Mrs. J. H. Davis. Music will be in charge of Prof. Lcc G. Kratz. The hours arc 11:15 to 2 o'clock. . to. ' sS!Jy j HI '' ; - r hv .... Mrs. Sheldon to Address ClUb AVomen V w Mrs. A. b.. . Sheldon o' Lincoln. director for Nebraska in the Gen eral Federation of Women's Clubs, will speak qn "The Children's Code Commission" and "The Value of Parent-Teachers Associations," at theepen day meetijig of the Oma ha Woman's club Monday after noon,' Ja30 o'clock, in the Y. W. C. A. auditorium. . Mrs. Philip Potter, chairman of the educational com mittee, will have charge of the pro gram, w-hicfy will be followed by tea. '.-,''"'' The- directory will ."meet at 1:45 o'clock., and the business meeting will open att2:30 in the auditorium. Mrs. Potter will give an informal luncheon at her home Monday noon complimentary to Mrs. Sheldon. I Sixtieth- Weddins Anniversary Celebration V Sunday, January 30, Mr., and .Mrs. Ferdinand .Smith will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Smith came to Omaha about 10 'years ago from Davenport, la., and celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in this city. They were married in St. Louis, Mo., in 1861, T The anniversary will be the oc casion of a family dinner when four of their six children will be present. The children are Mrs. Arthur Metz and Arthur S. Smith,, botlr of Oma ha;, Mrs.. A. S. Weisjsof Nit.i.ouis, Mrs. George W. Knorr of Louis ville, Ky., William C. - Smith s of Huron, S. D.,.Dr. Ferdinand Smith of Little. Rock, Ark. . ' William C. Smith will be accom panied here by Mrs. Smith and their daughter, Miss Olga. X Dr. Smith and Mrs. - Kirorr wfll be unable to attend the celebration. t Society for Relief of Dis abled Re-Elect i Officers. Mrs. Frank, Jurfsoti wasre-elected presideiiUof the Society for the Re lief of the 'Disabled ' at the annual meeting Friday noon at the Athletic-club, as were all-other officers. Those re-elected include: Mrs. W J. Hyues, first vice president; Mrs. Louis Clarke, second viee presi dent; Mrs. Victor Rosewater, third vice president; Mrs.- John . Rc-dick, secretary; Mrs. A. C. Stokes,. treas urer, . and the following committee chairmen: Mrs. A. L. Reed, mem bership; Miss Daphne. Peters, vo cational; Mcsdatnes William Archi bald Smith and E. b. W estbrook, transportation; Mrs. Barton Mil lard, finance; and Mr. Frank Brog ran, legal. Airs. Irving Cutter is the newly appointed publicity chair man. .. .1. 1 ) I f Mm " fa MitRri! I) 89 . " """" 1 "" ' Vfsitor' From Wyoming ' ''Mrs, -John E. Patrick of Sheridan,. Wyo., left Saturday for her home after a visit of two weeks ia Omaha with her aunt, Mrs. J. J. Brown, and Jicr cousin, Mrs. Henry W'yman, at the Blackstone. Mrs. Patrick's name is well known throughout thestete of Wyoming. for the splendid "farm bureau work" she-has done there under state and federal auspices. Her personal endeavors havepcen centralized1 in her own county of Sheridan. - Once a. month several hundred women gather from the ranches for. dinner in the city, where they exchange ideas and enjoy a social tiipe. Annual dues in this or ganization are $15 per -family. Mrs. Patrjck is working for a mem bership of 500 families in the county." She is keenly interested in this great flational movement, believing as she does, that it supplies a real need in the life of the ruraT woman. . Get Acquainted Club Program; Of Interest-; j . - - rThe; Get -Acquainted club .will meet SundayNevening, 7 o'clock, at tlie Ftfst Unitarian church, Thirty first 'and Harney streets. - A one act play, "Her Neighbor'3 Creed," by Margaret Cameron, will be presented ' by Miss Geraldine Olson and Dwight" Cramer of ( the Unity Players. Music will be fur nished by the West Sisters' string quartette, and there" will be, com munity .singing and games.' Re freshments will be served at the close of the, program. ' Strangersold and young, regard less" of" church or " creed, who wish to majje tnctids arc' cordially in vited. ' '- .- The club, , which ' was organized four weeks ago by. Mrs. Pa.ul Har lan, is proving successful, and Iras increased its guests from 75 to more than 20,0. ' " Mrs. Harlan i and her assistants plan to continue the programs every Sunday evening. Canteen Co. A Reorganized . Company A of the Red Cross canteen.. Mrs. L. J-. Hca'ley. captain, met Friday aftern'oon at the Fon tenelle hotel to "make 'plans for the coming year. Those in the 'company who. have not taken first aid will meet Mon day morning at 10 o'clock, in Mrs. Mary Conant's apartment in the Conant hotel, to organize a class! Social meetings will be. held the last-r fWiy atternoon of each month at the home ot one ot the members. . J he comnauv has a mcnibcrshin of ?26; - : ' ' ' , - ; . It is the plan of the company to j he ready at any tune lor emergency calls and to aid in local chanty work when-ever needed. i i 1 i Music Department Announces Date Of Concert - The Omaha Woman's club chorus will give its annual concert Tuesday evening, ' March 15. The names of local artists assisting will be. an nounced at a later date. 1 has not been definitely decided Avhcre the concert will be given. , ' " '. The chorus will hold its weekly rchtarsal . Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock iu the Y. W.-. C. A. audi torium. ' ' ' The following program, under di! recti6n of Mrs. ' A. Anderson,- wiH be given at 3 o'clock: Piano duo, "Movement from a Beethoven Son ata." Miss -'Winifred' Traynor and Mrs. Ray J.' Abbott; reading, Mar ion ' Crawford's "In Old Madrid," Mrs. .0. Y. Kring; soporano solos, "Nymphs and FaUus," by Bemberg, and "Spirit, Flowers," by Campbell Tipton, Mrs. E. B. McQuillcn, ac companied by Mrs. Ludla Davis. Isaac Sadler . D.A.R. 1 Major Isaac Sadler chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion will meet Saturday afternoon, February 5.j at 2:30 o'clock, in the psrlors of the Fpntenelle hotel.. Mrs! William Archilrald Smith, regent of the.,ehapter, will be the hostess. At this meeting tke, chapter will elect-- the delegates to the continental- congress to be held at Washington, D. C, in April, and to the state conference,, to be held at Columbus, Neb., March' 15. 16 and 17. Important amendments to the chapter by-laws will ' also be voted upon. v -Mrs. E. M. Syfcrt, president of e JJrama . league will give a talk Von "The Drama, Colonial and Modern. The chanter will celebrate George- Washington i birthday, 1 ucs&ty alt-1 crnoon, j-cbruary iz, with a colonial u-a. n me nome oi Airs. -xtarry vt. lp Kelly. .il22 Burt street, Irom 3 to 5 j-o'clock Celebrities Arrive at Capital Washington, Jan. 2. (Bureau of The Bee) An "tinusultl, but not at all curious combination of circuirT stances regaled Washington society throughout this. week. The defeated ' candidate for - President in the re cent campaign, with his wife, former governor of.,Ohio and Mrs. James M. -Cox arrived here less than twenty-four hours after the wife of the successful candidate, Mrs. v Warren GMiarding, the next first lady of the land, and with her shared the honors of public attention. M-rs. Harding came on- a business trip, arriving on Sunday about noon. Former Gov ernor and Mrs. Cox arrived on Mon day on a pleasure trip, to visit their old friends. Judge and Mrs. '"T. T. Ansberry of Ohio., Mrs.- I far din k plunged into the work of packing and ' moving, or rather over-seeing the work ot packing an rr 'moving, their household, goodsv to storage for the forthcoming few weeks bc foresshe and Mr. Harding settle down in the White House for the next four years, at least. They c-j pect to sell or lease the pretty home they havyoccupied as members of the . senatorial circle. The Vice President and Mrs. Coolidgc will not occupy the lionise. They will for the first few weeks of their Wash ington life, occupy a suite of rooms in a hotel. The President-elect and Mrs. Harding will go to the Willard upon their arrival here- for the inau gural ceremonies, and occupy a suite on the avenue side of 'that hoe until the auspicious moment when they are transformed inta "Pre ident and Mrs. Harding," - rIt was an interesting - situation that while Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh was entertaining Mrs. (Jox, her daughter, Mrs. Edward Beale Mc Lean, was entertaining Mrs. Hard ing. Mrs. Walsh, it wll be remem bered was a member of the District of Columbia Democratic committee, and in that capacity went to the convention in San Francisco last summer. Mrs. McLean went to Bal timore on Sunday morning to meet Mrs. Harding and return here with her and Miss Kathleen Lawler, who accompanied Mrs. -Harding from Marion in the capacity of secretary. Miss Lawler, who has been prom inent in the work of the last two Republican 'campaign- committees. " has been with Mrs. Harding most of the time since the election. She made the trip to Texas and Panama with her, and will continue with her more or less until the final public announcement is made of the name of the social secretary at the White House for the next administration, probably, when the other and more important announcements are made by Mr. Harding. No- official ap pointment of a secretary to Mrs. Harding has yet been made, but friends and the daily press have made several. On Monday Mrs. Harding took luncheon with her cousin. Mr. Kline, at the Willard ana.' while she thought she would have a quiet little . chat and visit with him, she found'' herself recognized and in a twin kling was the center of an im promptu reception. It looked as though every one around the hotel was a special acquaintance and-for an hour she was detained by steady . handshaking and pleasant greetings. Mrs. Harding did not J)reak her in tention when she came, of accepting no invitations and receiving no of ficial attentions. She saw some of her old friends. quite informally and lunched and dined with them here and there, but in the quietest possible way. She spent nearly all her time "' in the Wyoming' avenue home, really busy and at work, for there was , much to be done -that noone but she could do. She left the middle of the week for New York, ostensibly for a shopping trip, and will join Mr. Harding a little later at St. Aagus tine. M,rs. Harding brought with her a couple of servants who have been with her for many years, and they rendered very efficient help in' dis- . mantling the -house, much of which, in fact, had been done by this very exceptional housekeeper when rbeA was here after the close of the Chi cago convention. , Mrs. Harding, when seen "downtown once'pr twice during her recent visit,- was looking particularly well, as though the hon- -ors which have dropped upon her were setting well. They are most be coming to her. She wore at the WiJ- ' lard for luncheon a gown of dark blue soft Silk and a large black hat. A stunning diamond ornament hung from a broad black ribbon about her neck, which was especially notice able, as Mrs. Harding usually wears little, jewelry. It is saidAo have been MrHarding's Christmas gift to her.' The vice president and Mrs. Mai shall have made their plans for a trip to Europe sailing early in May, to remain abroad as long as the spirit moves them. They are the much entertained officials this sea son, and have a record almost un broken for dinncf parties and recep tions. The flying grandmothers of Nc- ! braska, Mrs. H. H. Wheeler of Lin coln and Mrs. Draper Smith of Omaha, were very constantly enter tained during their stay in Wash ington after they delivered the elec toral vote of the state. Mrs. Wheel er left on Wednesday night for New York, going thence to Syracuse erO rpule home, but Mrs. Smith was de, tained and may be here for a fort night yet. as she has decided to re main here until her trunk Arrives. Otherwise she feels there is little Uiope of ever catching up. with it again, aud so tar, she has had ail her social festivities clothed in her traveling clothes. They were good looking ones to be sure. On . J uesday afternoon the UdieJ A '