The Omaha
Sunday
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; PART TWO
I WOMEN'S SECTION
; PART T.WO
SOCIETY,
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Why Did You Allow Politi
cal Condidates To
Use Your Name ?
By GABBY DETAYLS.
THIS is all sub rosa just between Gabby and her readers and, really,
if she could tell you the various reasons given by men and women
for sponsoring candidates for the city commission, it would make a
good story.
"They are neighbors of ours," one prominent woman explained, when
Gabby asked her how she happened to back up a certain man. "I don't
intend to vote for him, but I thought it might be a little pleasanter to take
a stand for him publicly, since we are on the same, street and-meet so often."
"How come?" asked Gabby of one man who lives in a pretty bungalow
near Dundee. "
"Oh, Lord! I had no choice. It was just up to me."
"Well, well, what has he on you?" we asked.
"He owns my house. Don't suppose I want him to raise my rent
$25 or $30 a month, do you?"
A rising young professional man"
allowed his name to be attached to
considerable campaign literature for
"the other" slate. His explanation
to Gabby was that what he desired
most in the world at the present time
was to succeed in his business.
"I ani not very well known here,
and by associating my -name with
such well-known personages as (nam
ing a few), it gives me a prestige
which is not to be sneered at."
Most pitiable of all Voters is the
woman whose husband is a sort of
celebrity in the town. She can't sup
port this, she can't vote for that, be
cause it will injure her husband's
standing in the community. At least
a dozen women have confided in
Gabby that they would like to get out
and work for one or another candi
date, but. "how can I," they say,
"when all the printing, lawyering,
banking, doctoring, or what not, of
the other faction, is handled by my'
husband. AVc have to eat and edu
cate our children, so I guess I can
afford to refrain from speech-making
or circular-signing a while."
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"UST rehearsing."
That's -what they all say.
"Are vou entertaining this
week?" the society editor has asked
one after another of Omaha's promi
nent girls during the last dozen, days.
' "Entertaining? No! I am in
the Junior League Revue on May 7.
you know. I gave up eating several
days' ago to conserve time. I am
just managing to get beauty sleep
and marcels, but outside of that, I
am
"Just rehearsing'
MOST anything for amusement
is the cry nowadays! To
Gabby 's cars have come tales
of Omaha's wealthiest men w ho have
turned waiters on several occasions
just to "put some life in the party."
Two of our prominent men recent
ly sent their regrets to a dinner at a
local club, and when the hostess was
effusively bewailing their absence to
her guests she suddenly discovered
'.that , the waiter standing discreetly
"'near looked strangely like Mr. .
Fortunately the woman was saying
"nice" things, as the absent guest
was heard to remark a few moments
later.
Another little stunt for amusement
was staged as follows:
At a supper party given for a
group of the younger set a few weeks
ago by one of the older matrons, one
of our merchant princes and a
banker were present. Not particu
larly enjoying the gaieties of the
younger men and girls, they looked
about for an occupation until the
busy hostess decided that they shoujd
serve. At the close of the party each
, was several dollars richer for" the
little stunt.
Who were these men? Well, they
might have been E. A. Creighton or
George Brandeis, or Walter Head, or
any ot number of well known tnen.
But Gabby isn't telling. Not she!
AT a local dining place. Gabby
was being seated Jy a waiter
whose dusky face was in shin
ing contrast to his immaculately
white cotton coat. She started to sit
at one side of a small table.
"Don't you want to sit here?" the
mail asked, showing his mouthful of
teeth, and pulling out a chair from
the opposite side of the table. "You
kin see the doah from here. Women
alius likes to know what's goin' on,"
he added knowingly. "They jus' has
"" natchel cu-ros-i-ty."
Discovered, thought Gabby, sitting
down! ' ,
ARIOUS reasons have been as
signed by bridge players tor
their interest in the game. Some
eniov the came for the game's sake.
Some like it because they are "more
than repaid" for -their time.; One
vivacious brown-eyedUOmaha worn-
an, complaining because her friends
take the game so seriously, says she
likes bridge as an aid to her conver
sation. She admits she sometimes
gets a glare from across the board,
but, to her way of thinking, repartee
is rather to be chosen, than a .grand
slam or pulling through on.a re
doubled six, no-trump bid.
One ot the loveliest of the - May
weddings will be that of Miss Picas
ant Holyoke, daughter of Mrs. E. A.
Holyoke, and Harold Elwood, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Elwood.
Invitations were issued Saturday
for the ceremony, , which will take
place Saturday evening, May 14 at
Opening of Gamp
Brewster Is
Heralded
May 15 is a red letter day in the
calendar of thousands ! of girls,
young women and mothers in Oma
ha, for it is on that date Camp
Brewster opens for its five-month
season.
; Anyone who has ever tasted the
joys of Camp Brewster in a week
end visit, or a happy vacation, need
not be told of the charms of the
place of the clean, cool plunge be
neath the sky, of the tennis courts,
the hiking trails, the good eats and
the comfy beds.
" An innovation this season is of
fered in luncheons, cither basket or
plate, which may be had by casual
picnickers who telephone in advance
for the service. -
Camp Brewster- is nonsectarian.
Not even a Y. W..C. A. membership
is required of those who enjoy, its
privileges: A single car fare carries
one within walking distance of the
place. Middies and bloomers are
the popular costumes. ; The cost of
Invitations Out for Wedding
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the First ' Unitarian church, ' Dr.
Frank G. Smith of the First Central
Congregational church Will read the
marriage lines.
The maid of honor will be Miss
Margaret Holyoke, sister - ot the
bride-to-be. Miss Flavia Waters of
Lincoln . and Miss Beatrice Mont-
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1921.
Photos by
Fluffy. Powder-Puff Maids
This is the famous ."Powder Puff"
chorus of the Junior League Revue
to be presented Saturday of this
week, afternoon and evening, at the
Gayety theater. Mrs. Lewis Burgess
will lead the number. From left to
right, the charming bits of fluff are:
Mrs. Paul Gallagher, Miss Gretch
en Hess, Miss Louise Clark, Mrs.
Yale Holland, Mrs. Lewis Burgess
(lead), Miss Dorothy Belt, Mrs.
Newman Benson, Mrs. Charles Bur
gess and Mrs. Jack Summers.
Some title numbers from this per
formance, which promises to be
among the most brilliant and popu
a full week at the camp with all
privileges and three "squares" a day
is $10. The week-end from Satur
day afternoon to 'Monday after
breakfast is $2.75. 'A lunch counter
is open 'from 8 a. m. to 10 p. m. for
the girls who just ."starve" in an
outdoor life. -"
Miss 'Clara M.'' Brewster is. camp
director. Mrs. F. W. Judson is
chairman "of the committee in. charge
with Mesdanrcs J.' W. Towle,' J. E.
Davidson, W. J. Hynes and Blanche
Paterson assisting.
gomery, who returns soon from Cal
ifornia, will act as bridesmaids.
The groom's father will serve as
best man and the ushers will be
Douglas lJox L.. A. Holyoke, jr..
and Guy Bum-
following the ceremony a reccp-
tion for relatives will be held at the
Holyoke hornr . .
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Klnehart Marsden.
lar of the present theatrical season
in Omaha, are: "Ballet of Flowers,"
"Love Birds," "Flirtation,' "Jazz Or
chestra," "Loving the Girls," "Nine
o'Clock Maids," "Old-Fashioned
Miss," "Modern Girls," "Months of
the Year," "Come to Bohemia" and
"Paddle-Addle."
Preparations have been made down
to the minutest detail of staging,
costuming and acting.
How many will attend?
Multiply by two the number of peo
ple who can crowd into the Gayety
theater and still be within the fire
ordinaces, and the answer will be
found.
Griffith Noble
Wedding
Plans
Plans for the marriage ,of Miss
Martha Noble, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Noble, and Arthur B.
Griffith of Pittsburgh, Pa., on May
14, at the Noble home have been
completed. Miss Genene Noble will
serve as her sister's maid of honor
and the bridesmaids will be the
Misses Louise Stall and Catherine
Howey of Beatrice, Neb.
John Robinson of Denver will act
as best man. the ushers will be Wil
liam and David Noble.
Mrs. Robinson of Denver will sing
at the ceremony.
Mrs. Hiram Salisbury will enter
tain informally Thursday afternoon,
May 5, in honor of this bride-to-be
at the Daniel L. Johnston residence.
On Thursday evening, May 12,
Mr. and Mrs. William Noble will
entertain at dinner for the bridal
couple.
Mrs. Palmer Findley will entertain
at luncheon at her home on Friday,
May 13, honoring Miss Noble.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Noble will
give the bridal dinner on May 13.
An informal evening affair was
given last Friday evening in honor
of' Miss Noble by the Calvary Bap
tist choir, of which she is a member.
W. I . L. L. Club
To Present
Play
The W. I. L. L. club of the Social
Settlement, Miss Gladys Shamp,
leader, ' will present a three-act
comedy, "Aunt Maggie's Will," in
the auditorium of South Side High
school Thursday evening, May 5, at
8:30 o'clock, under direction of Miss
Gertrude Thompson.
The leading role, "Madeline Gray,"
engaged, will be played by Helen
Nightengale. Miss Nightengale, who
is the possessor of a lovely soprano
voice, will give vocal numbers be
tween the acts. She is a protege
of Mrs. Douglas Welpton, and well
known in Omaha musical circles.
Others in the cast are: "Jane
Scott," a practical young person.
Vera Olson; "Priscilla Parson," irre
proachable, Madeline Olson; "Bessie
Thorn e," irresponsible, Eugenia
Prazan; "Minnie Wells,'- Bertha
Nice; "Julia Watson," Marie Grimm;
"Henrietta Clark," Frances Shannon;
"Mrs. Sims," a competent house
keeper, Loretta Grimm; "Delia," an
incompetent one from Ireland, Bertha
Nice. .
Music will be furnished by South
High orchestra under the direction
of R. H. Johnson.
The club, which is" one of the most
active groups of the Social Settle
ment, meets once a week at the Set
tlement House for sewing and
dramatic art.
Delphian Society
The Delphian society will present
Mrs. Ida Kruse McFarlane of. the
University of Denver in a lecture on
"Love Stories of India," Monday
afternoon. 4 o'clock, in the Sunday
school auditorium of the First Pres
byterian church, Thirty-fourth and
Farnam streets. Tickets may be ob
tained at the door.
Mrs. McFarlane will be the guest
of the lecture committee at a lunch
eon Monday noon at the Conant ho
tel. Mrs. Carrol Beldcn will have
charge of the affair.
" The Delphian Study circle , will
meet at the Y. W. C. A. Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The sub
ject of the lesson will be "Ancient
Thebes,'
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Parent -Teachers
Of Yates School
Active
The Parent-Teachers' association
of Henry W. Yates school will meet
Wednesday at 3 p. m. in the school
auditorium.
Vocal selections will be given by
the Boys' and Girls' Glee club of
Central High school, under direc
tion of Mrs. Carrie Pitts. The
woman's chorus of the Parent
Teachers' association will sing
"Wind Elves," and "Dream Boat,"
by Nellie S. Bradshaw, Omaha com
poser. An illustrated bird program
will be given by the pupils of the
seventh grade under direction of
their teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth Genau.
Mrs. rlorence Stunenberg will whis-
V tie the bird calls.
Following the program a business
meeting and election of officers will
be held. It is probable that Airs.
Frank Field will be rc-chtcted pres-1
idem.
Some months ago the association
purchased a motitsn picture machine
for the school and films are shown
in the school auditoriuni every two
weeks. The association -also put
chased dishes for the use of the
school.
Yates Parent-Teachers' associa
tion, which is one of the most active
in the city, was organized two-years
Ago and was the first to be formed
in Omaha.
"Child Study" will be the topic for
Unique Book Compiled
When Mrs. Alfred Darlow made
her annual report and closed her
year as publicity chairman for the
Omaha Society of Fine Arts, she
presented a book to the organization
which has been the subject of ad
miration by all who have seen it.
The book is a compilation of all
items, stories and pictures published
by the local press on rine Arts topics
throughout the year. The pages of
the-book are the size of an ordinary
letter .head. The paper is a good
quality of white linen.' Hundreds of
clippings are artistically arranged on
the 125 pages of the book and over
each is given the date and the name
of the paper in which it appeared.
The covrrs arc black ewe lambskin.
On the front cover is stamped in let
ters" of gold, "Publicity, Omaha So
ciety of Fine Arts, 1920-1921,"
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What's In a
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By PATRICIA
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HAT'S in a name? ouoth
Everyth
There isn't much in names, generally speaking, but suppose he
had asked: "What's in a name in an autograph bookf" That
would indeed have given a new aspect to the question.
Take the name, Wilson, for example. When it is prefixed by the
word, Woodrow, a picture of the ex-president is immediately flashed
before our minds. And theji, from the sublime to the ridiculous, or vice
versa (which ever way you'wish it), couple the word with Rose O'Neill,
and the thought of the winsome creator of the chubby "kewpie" makes
everyone give a cheery mental smile.
Another instance is that of the cognomen, Keller. In itself it tells
us. very little, but the signature of Helen Keller conjures up the whole,
interesting life story of a deaf, dumb and blind girl who has become a
famous lecturer and author.
Miss Jessie Goetz of this city has for the past several years been
compiling the autographs of various famous personages and incorporating
them into a booklet. At the present time the entire list of signatures,
which includes the above mentioned names, numbers 126.
The. signatures arc written On
small cards pasted on sheets the
sire of an ordinary envelope. Be
low each autograph Miss Goctz has
written the name of the personage,
his profession, and the date of the
writing. Into .the reinforced per
forations on' the sheets are inserted
next year's work. Miss Fox of the
University of Omaha will be the in
structor. fhe organization plans to affiliate
with the national association in the
near future.
Pictures of officers and prominent
members of the society are found in
the pages of this interesting book.
Many special articles by Mrs. Myron
Learned, Maurice Block and others
are there for permanent keeping.
Mrs. Darlow has arranged the clip
pings so that all the stories on a
given subject are together. Needless
to say, the Chesterton collection is
highly entertaining; the Sincfair
Lewis stories are decidedly interest
ing; the controversial articles on Fine
Arts exhibits are quite instructive,
and so with other lecturers and topics
presented.
This. handsome piece of work by
Mrs. Darlow is not only a monument
to her successful service as press
chairman but is a -striking evidence
of what the press is doing to support
the work of cultural organizations,
TEN CENTS '
1811111111
Name? Why
Shakespeare
Wrong
BENDER.
Shakespeare, and well he might.
heavy metal rings and the whole is
encased in a neat cover of leather.
Political figures of national and
international reputation have spared
a moment' from the affairs of ns
tions to inscribe their names in this'
book. We find the signatures of
Warren G. Harding, president of
the United States; the late Theodore
Roosevelt, Gov. James . Cox, the
recent democratic candidate for the
presidency; John J. Pershing, corri
mandet in chief of the United States
army; W. S. Schley, rear admiral
of the United States navy; William
Jennings Bryan, William Howard
Taft, and George Dewey, American
admiral.
Motion picture stars have twinkled
their way into this dignified gather
ing, beloved Mary Pickford claim
ing her place, as does Nazimova.
Marguerite Clarke, now a member
of the great scroen family, was ai
the time she wrote her autograph
within this book, a member of the
De Wolf Hooper company, which'
was playing Happyland.
Members of the writing guild are
not forgotten and many ot them
deftly scrawled a few inky lines for
Miss Goetz. Jack London, Kate-r.
Douglas Wiggin, Robert G. Inger
soll, Edna Ferber, Meredith Nichol-"
son and Ella Wheeler Wilcox have
made their own peculiar marks
for this collection of autographs. "
Musicians have turned out almost
en masse, it seems, when a resume
is made of their signatures. Viol
inists, pianists, concert and opera
singers, are represented by many of
the greater lights in their profes
sions. Jan Kubelik, Mischa Elman
Efraim Zimbalist and E. Ysaye,
whose expert bows and clear,
tinkling notes have charmed thou
sands, have written their names in
striking, though somewhat illegible
style.
Singers, singers, and more singers,
have put their stamp of approval
upon the autograph book by penning
their own names in it. Enrico Ca
ruso not only contributed his signa
ture, but a self-sketch as well. Ger
aldine Farrar, singer and film ac
tress, wrote hers also. But, to par
ody Shakespeare, Farrar or any
other name would look the same,
when written by the popular Geral
dine. Frieda Hcmpel, Emmy Des
tinn, Alma Gltrck. Amelita Galli
Curci, Marie Rappold, Mary Garden,
Luisa Tetrazzini, Frances Alda,
John McCormack, Louise Homer,
Marcella Sembrich, Emma Calve
and Julia Claussen are included in
the lengthy list.
Rivaling the singers in number are
famous actors of the legitimate stage.'
In their ranks, in Miss Goetz's book,
v.e find E. H. Sothcrn, Forbes Rob
ertson, Robert Mantell. David War
field, John Drew, Maude Adams,
William Faversham. Ellen Terry,
Walker Whiteside, Margaret Anglin.
Blanche Bates, Blanche Walsh, Otis
Skinner, Henry Miller and Georg
Arliss.
And, just to make the whole a bit
more pleasing, we discover several
creators, or rather," composers," of '
music Charles Wakefield Cadman. '
Carries Jacobs Bond, Mrs. II. H. A.
Beach and others. "
Inventors are remembered as well, '
and the wizard, Thomas A. Edison,
rubs shoulders, so to speak, with the
famous man of the west, "Buffalo
Bill," the late.W. F. Cody. Among
ethers scattered through the pages
of the interesting keepsake are Ann
Pavlowa. dancing vith Harry Lau
der, the Scotch comedian, to t!;e
music of the band directed by John
Philip Sous.t during a "JEilI " Sun
day revival.
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