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THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, JANUARY 1. 1922.
Cutting Meat
Bills
By LORETTO C LYNCH.
Many varieties of cheese art either
too rxpriiMve (or tlie average pure
or too difficult of digestion. 7 tit U
especially true of the hard cheese.
Cottage clirrsc, however, may be
made at home from recently soured
milk, or it may he produced by clot
tine the milk fcith the tablets fold
rt the grocer's for this purpose. Or,
if one has no desire to produce the
rhecse from soured milk, commercial
firms are producing cottage cheese o
excellent Quality in this country.
Cottage cheese is a substitute for
meat and a delightful change, esne
cialty around the holiday times, when
many of us are apt to indulge too
freely in the richer articles of diet.
Cottage cheese may be served
plain as the main dish at luncheon or
i ('inner. Brown bread and butter, a
V. fresh green salad plant and a large
blakcd apple with cream would mcelv
rouvd a meal whose principal dish
was 'wttage cheese.
Exceftf nt sandwich fillings may be
made fro')i it. Try mixing any of
the following with cream cheese;
kronen nut meats, chopped pimentos,
finely cut green peppers or shredded
cucumber. One especially good fill
ing is a combination of cottage
cheese, horseradish, onion juice and
finely chopped parsley. This is very
palatable when served on sour rye
bread. '
French people are fond of salads
containing- cheese. A very attrac
tive salad is made by moulding the
cottage cheese into small eggs (about
the size of pigeon eggs). The hard-
cooked yolks of a couple of eggs s
lorccd through a strainer and the
cheese eggs arc rolled lightly in this
golden ram. The cheese eggs are
then served on leaves of lettuce or
in little nests of watercress.
Cheese may be served with your
favorite preserves or. jam..
I'ress about four tablespoons of
cottage cheese into a cup. Unmould
it on a pretty dish. . Make an inden
tation in the center and put into the
hole some of your favorite jam.
, Sweet crackers or soda biscuit may
be served with this.
' Cottage cheese salad is easy to
make and very effective as to color
ing. To prepare it, mix thoroughly
one pound of cottage cheese- with
one and one-half tablespoons of
cream, one tablespoon of minced
olives and salt to taste.
First, fill a rectangular tin mould
with cold water to chill and wet the
surface. Line the bottom with
waxed paper. Then pack in three
layers of cheese, putting parallel
strips of canned pimento between
the layers. Cover with waxed paper
and put in a cool place until ready to
serve. Run a knife around the
sides and invert the mould. Cut in
slices and serve on lettuce leaves
with French dressing and wafers on
- thin bread and butter sandwiches.
Cottage cheese club sandwich is
very good. The sandwich is made
of three good-sized slices of toast
from which the crust has been re
moved. One or two more of the
slices are sprea4 thickly with cot
tage cheese. Lettuce and watercress
and salad dressing are used.
Suggestions for filling the rest of
the club sandwich follow: Tomato,
lettuce and mayonnaise dressing;
' thin-sliced cold ham spread with
, mustard, lettuce and mayonnaise;
sliced Spanish onion, lettuce, mayon
naise and pimento; two tiny strips
of broiled baccn, lettuce and mayon
naise; sliced orange, watercress and
mayonnaise; sliced tart, apple, nuts,
lettuce and mayonnaise; cucumber
on green pepper, pimento, lettuce
and mayonnaise.
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Council Bluffs Society
New Year Guest
Plumer-Egin.
A very quiet wedding was that of
Miss Agnes fcgan of this city and
Sam Plumrr of Omaha, which was
solemnised last Wednesday evening
at 6 in St. Mary Magdalcne'church
by father unnc.
ine orinc wore a tint oi Drown
auvctyn witn nat to match, and a
Mrs. Clifford Wolfe of Rocklan
Me, Mr. Wolfe, however, was call
cd to Liostou on businett and conse
qufiuly was unable to be present
Christmas greens and holly were
used In decorating and il guests from
Council Bluff s and Omaha were pres
ent.
Another large buffet supper wa
licoige Maync at their home on Tur
most attractive corsage of sweet- Riven that evening by Mr. and Mrs,
ncari rotes, vioieis ana sweet peas to
complete her costume.
Miss Anna Egan, as bridesmaid,
was gowned in back, and George
Roach served as best man.
A wedding: dinner at the Brandeis
tea room followed the ceremony,
which was witnessed by only the im
mediate families.
Parties Before Dance.
Among those entertaining Thurs
day evening preceding the Assembly
club dance were Mr. and Mrs.
Charles T. Stewart, who planned a
buffet supper in honor of Mr. and
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New York. (Special Correspond'
ence.) Among the old vets, velvet
is entitled to a great deal of esteem
It has come unscathed through the
early winter campaign, and is now
fresh aud vigorous for the remainder
of fat season. At the present time
it has to be decorated with more
medals than are accorded any other
fabric, for it has gone through
more social engagements, both after
noon and evening, than any of its
comrades.
Some of the most stunning of the
afternoon models of velvet are com
bined with some other material. In
such combinations the redingotc
style is found particularly successful.
One may have a velvet coat opening
over an underskirt of : contrasting
material with fortuitous results
Clack velvet over white satin, for
example 1 What could be more effec
tive than this?
in tne above model, however, a
combination is worked out more art
fully. Here French blue velvet is
draped over gray chiffon embroidered
in the blue of the pile fabric in such
a way . that it passes under the
double girdle of chiffon to meet a
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choker collar of chinchilla.
When putting a muslin curtain on
rod cover the end of the rod
To secure a pleasant perfume with
out much trouble pour spirits of
lavender over 'lumps of bicarbonate , with an. old srlove finsrer. The
of soda. Also an excellent disinfect- curtain will slip on quickly and will
ant. , not be torn.
Telling Fortunes by Cards
By DORIS BLAKE.
- Can you tell fortunes by cards?
No? .' Do you love to have yours
told? .Surely you do. Everybody
does just for the fun of it. No one
sBould take the game seriously, but
as a game it is good fun. ft you
I want to make yourself the most pop
ular person at a party, learn how to
; tell fortunes by cards, and you will
have the attention of every guest as
you dispense great riches, : long
journeys, love letters, or disappoint
ments, according to your soothsaying
interpretations.
With a pack of cards and a slight
degree of cleverness in translating
meanings to suit the individual, you
may convert yourself into a gues't
, whose popularity will keep your en
gagement book filled up to the last
minute. As a hostess with skill at
the game, you will have few regrets
to your invitations.
But I must warn you in all con
scientiousness not to make a serious
feature out of this form of entertain
ment. Be cbarv of predicting trouble
and death, because in every human
breast there lurks a germ of super
stition or subconscious belief in
things occult, ready to be fanned into
a flame with small provocation.
"Which fact explains the professional
fortune teller's success at separating
rich and poor, educated and unedu
cated, from their sheckels.
In the spirit of entertainment only
I offer you the means of telling for
tunes by cards. There are many
different methods, the , French
method, the Italian, (he English
method, the 21 pack, the 32 pack. etc.
In a series following this 1 shall ex
plain them all to you. But today I
present what I believe to be the sim
plest form of all, and one which, with
a little native ingenuity and practice,
may unfold a merry enough tale to
imuse the fortune hunter. Much
depends on the fanciful weaving to-
gether of a tale from the individual
meanings of the cards as I give them
to you. which fact, in itself, should
teach the lesson of not putting much
aith in the fortune teller's yarn. In
this simpler method combinations of
two and three and four cards are not
considered, as you will see.
Simply take the entire pack and
(thuflSe them well. Let the one whose
fortune is to be told draw 2 cards
random from the full pack and
s-pread face down in a careless way
over the hoard. These 2 she lays in
cows of four, beginning at the left
of the row in each case. Then she
1 roceerfs to read a story fre-n the in
dividual ctinirgs given the cards,
finishing off with a fanciful summary
if her ingenuity will allow.
The fortune teller will simplify
matters for herself if she takes a
brand new pack of cards and marks
the meaning of each on its face until
she has familiarized herself thor
oughly with the alphabet of the
game.
Here follow the meanings of the
umerent cards:
DIAMONDS.
1 Ace: A ring or psroel.
Kins: A light married man.
Queen: Fair woman, married or sinsle,
according1 to next caru.
.Tack: Fair young bachelor.
Ten: Money. Falsehood, when next to
a male lace card.
Nine: -Enjoyment. '
Eight: A parcel.
Seven: Money.
Six: A gift.
Five: Children.
Four: Marriage.
Three: A surprise. .
Two: A Visitor.
HEARTS.
Ar: I.arge dwelling or large building.
King: Medium complexioned man. More
red than sandy-.
Queen: Medium complexioned or rather
red-haired woman.
Jack: Medium young man, red sandy
hair.
Ten: Proposal, either or business Or
marriage.
Nine: The wish card (If ft turns uo
you get what. you wish moat for).
Kight: .Pleasure.
Seven: A new friend.
Six: Gay society.
Ki-! Many people.
Four: A strange bed.
Three: A ntrange country or a drive.
Two: A kiss from a traveler.
CLl.BS.
Ace: A tetter:
King: Browti-halred man.
i wteen: Bmwn-halred woman.
Jack: Brown-haired young man.
Ten: Either loep water or a long Jour
ney.
Nine: Crowes.
litgiu: A disappoinment,
feven: Troubles.
Xix: Gating and drinking.
Five: Falsehood and deceit.
Four: Scandal and talk.
Three: Tears.
Two: Small body of water.
SPADES.
Ace: Travel If point is Bp: packatt U
point is down.
King: iark man.
Wueen: Dark woman.
Ja-k: Tirk young man.
Ten: Sickness at distance.
Nine: A-igr.
Sight: Vexation.
Seven: Vnexpecied annoaace.
Six: A quarrel or anxiety.
Five: A death or drunkenness.
Four: A sickbed, f
Thre: Sorrow.
Two: A coffin or an atreident.-
The one whose fortune is beiml
told is allowed to make a wish be
fore she draws her 12 Cards. If the
nine of hearts turns up in her draw
she gets it; otherwise not.
If her fortune after it is read leaves
her in doubt on a question which may
te answered by yes or no she al
lowed to ask it. The entire pack is
shuffled again. The first ace turned
cp answers her. The red aces are
yes. the black no.
ICoi-yrigat, the Chics go Tribute.)
Washington S
' Society
Bureau of The Bee,
Washington, Dec., 31.
Washington's real season will be
gin on Monday. It will no doubt be
he gayest one known in many years.
The New Year will usher in some
new customs, too, of much interest.
especially to the conservative old-
timers, who watch with easle eyes
for changes and improvements, sel
dom acknowledging the latter. The
time-honored New Year reception in
the White House will be restored to
its place as one of the brilliant offi
cial functions of the year jn Wash
ington. President and Mrs. Harding
will begin to receive at 11 o'clock in
the morning, and from the schedule
arranged and announced it looks as
though it would be a continuous per
formance for the day. '
Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hughes will, according to custom,
entertain the diplomatic corps at the
usual New Year breakfast, the com
pany necessarily curtailed. It for
merly included all members of the
embassy and legation staffs and the
ladies of their families. This year,
because of the great growth of the
corps in the last few years, the
guests at the breakfast will be lim
ited to the ambassadors, ministers,
counselors and military and naval at
taches and their wives. The break
fast will be given in the Pan-American
Union building, as the Lansings
did. In the afternoon the other cab
inet members aud their wives will
keep the old-fashioned "open house"
and receive callers from 3 to 6, or 4
to 7, as individually preferred.
Mrs. Coolidge and the ladies of the
cabinet circle will stand with "'resi
dent and Mrs. Harding, the vice
president and the members of the
cabinet arrayed in line behind them,
but quite in evidence. At 1 o'clock
there will be a cessation of festivities
to permit the hosts to partake of a
necessary luncheon, Secretary and
Mrs. Hughes departing about 12
o clock lor their own oartv at 1
o'clock. The ladies of the receiving
ne will then retire and the president
will receive the various organizations
not received before 1,'and then a re
ception to citizens will continue until
4 o clock.
A distinctly new arrangement is
noted in the announcement of the
manner and time of receiving, which
will establish a precedent if followed
and which will no doubt stir uo a
controversy from the "sticklers" on
proper precedence. It is announced
from the White House offices that at
11 o clock on Mondav the members
of the cabinet, the diplomatic corps
(including all members of the various
staffs), and the director general of
uie i"an-Amencan Union, will be re
ceived, and following immediately
after them will come the chief iustice
or tne United States and the associ
ate justices of the supreme court of
tne united states, and the mstices
and j'udges of the local courts. This
from our chief justice his time-honored
place next the diplomatic corps.
It was President Theodore Roose
velt who took that exalted place
from them and placed the diplomatic
corps ahead of them. This was ear.-
ly in his first administration and it
stirred more than a tempest-in-a-tea-pot.
It bjd fair to cause a real so
cial upheaval, for Chief Justice Mel
ville' W. Fuller was as nearly in a
rage as that stately gentleman could
gives a diplomatic position to the di
rector general of the Pan-American
Union and at the same time takes
ever get. It took more than that
season to simmer it down, but it did
simmer . down to the coolinir-off
point, and the diplomats, as guests
of the nation, were kept in the posi
tion immediately next the cabinet,
the thief justice and the associate
justices following immediately after.
Heretofore the director general of
me Jfan-American Union has had no
official status.
Mrs. Charles Burgess, formerly Illes
natnerine Bnitn. daughter of Judge Con
stantino J. Smyth, will not come to visit
her parents during the season but will
come about Easter, for a spring visit.
Judge and Mrs. .Smyth had with them for
the holidays only their two sons.
Col. and Mrs. Clarence R. Day will
entertain a company at dinner next Tues
day evening. They hav been In a whirl
of gayety for more than a week, going to
the Senator Capper's ball. Mrs. Walsh a
beautiful ball for the Princes" Bertha
Cantacuiene. great-grand-daughter of
i.enerai u. B. orant; the wonderful ball of
Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Mann for their debu
tante daughter, when Hauscher's ball
rooms were transformed Into a huge Jap
anese garden and both supper and break.
faat were served. Mrs. W alsh bad two or
chestraa. one on the first floor when the.
elder guests danced in the drawing room
and library which open into each other.
and the other one In the lovely white and
gold ball room on the top floor of the
hr-use. where the d-butanto and other
yosng people danced. A seared supper was
served In the dining room on the first
floor.
IA. Commander and llrr. E. T. Stanley
entertained a company at dinner last
evening In thetf Massachusetts avenue
home for the officers of Commander Mai-
ley's class io the Supply corps of the War
department. Thee had II guests.
Frederick K. Nielsen, solicitor of the
Stat department, entertained at dinner
last week In the diplomatic soil of the
niiiard. and had as his guecta Chinesn
Minister 8ao-Ke Alfred Sxe: Persist
Minister Mints. Husse:n Khan All: the
charge d'sffairs of Panama. Mr. Leferre;
th charge d affairs of Sism, Phra Hamna
kitcb: the Italian faign commissioner
Sigoor Francesco Wuattronei; r Hubert
Llewellyn Smith f the British Jeettwi
o the conference: the counselor of fho
French smbassr. prince do Beern: JL W.
Mslkia. legal adviser to the British For.
eign ofHce: the counselor of th. Jspaneee
embassy. Ssdao Sabun: Dr. Camp (Stanley.
Major Oener.l Tasker H. Bliss Professor
8. Tacbl. adviser to th Japanese delega
tion: William O. Dennis. Professor Georre
O. Wilson. Walter S. Penfie'.d and Char!
Fay Dea. former appointment clerk is
the fitate department
Mr. sad Mrs. Edgar Scott and family
hav ss their holiday gvat Miss Nancv
Hulst ef Omaha who Is at school in Balti
more. Mrs. svott and her yoacg dsughter
win be tL home mforraaily on Monday
sfternoon ttd M;s Hul-t will as-t them.
Mrs. 8ctt has been fcavirg a n amber of
email lancn partlHi and dinners, all lea-
prompts and let the yooss people.
Icy avenue.
Dr. and Mrs. Glenn- Reed enter
tamed Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wadswsrt
of Molinc. lit.: Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Day, Miss Cora Quick and Roger
Coker at dinner before tin dance, an
the Carleton Woodwards had a din
ner ol seven covers.
With Mr. and Mrs. George Wick
ham were Mr. and Mrs. Keed rlickm
ger, Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Cutler, Dr.
and Mrs. John McAtec and Mr. and
Mrs. Don Waller.
Mr. and Mrs. John Shucart and
Mr. and Mrs.' Harry Menold had
dinner together at the Omaha Ath
letic club and later attended the
dunce.
Luncheon.
Complimentary to Mrs. Henry I
rorsyth of Detroit, Mich., who wa
here last week for a short visit at
the Carleton Woodward home, Mrs,
Fred Davis entertained at a lunch.
con of six coverb on Tuesday.
Holiday Tea. ,
Mrs. A. V. Hanchett was hostess
on Saturday at a beautiful tea given
at her home on South Sixth street in
honor of Mrs. McMickeu Hanchett
and Mrs. George A. Kelly, who arc
both here from Chicago for New
Year s. :
The mantels of the hospitable Han
chett home were banked with heather
and Ophelia and white Kilarney
roses were used throughout the
rooms with charming effect.
Mrs. LIdon Lougee, Mrs. Carle
ton Woodward, Mrs. John G. Wads
worth and Mrs. John M. Galviu
poured, and assisting in the rooms
were Mesdames Angeline Brinsniaid,
W. S. Stillman, Edward Schocntgen,
Prank Howell, Howard Tilton and
h. A. Oruvcr.
Children's Party.
A lovely party, to which only chil
dren were invited, was given Thurs
day afternoon by Mrs. Oluf Bondo
Her Ktiests were Marv btewart
McFerron of Hoopstown, 111.; Bar
bara Wilcox, Eleanor, Barbara and
Hannan Van Brunt, Mariorie and
iredenck Mayne, Jess Ann Kelly and
Charles Hannan, Margaret Hurd and
Jean Van Brunt.
t Informal Luncheon.
Mrs. John Davis invited a few
frieilds to lunch with her at the Oma
ha Athletic club last Tuesday and
visit with two former Council Bluffs
matrons, Mrs. C. D. Parmalee of
Long Beach, Cal., and Mrs. F. M.
Sheehy of Independence, Kan.
. Supper.
Dr. and Mrs. A. P. Hanchett have
arranged a delightful supper party
for tonight, complimentary to their
son, . Dr. McMicken Hanchett and
his wife, of Chicago, another son,
Alfred, of New York, and Mr. and
f v i 4.
Mrs. McMicken Hanchett and her
husband arrived Friday morning from
Chicago to be the house guests for
few days of Dr. and Mrs. A, I.
Ilinchett.
This visitor, who was formerly
Miss Alice Mark, is rather a recent
bride, her marriage to Dr. Hanchett
having taken place in September in
the lovely garden of the Clayton
.Mark estate m .Lake rorrest. 111.
The wedding was considered one of
the most beautiful ever solemnized
n that city.
Mrs. George A. Kcllcy of Chicago,
1 lie guests will number 14.
New Year's Tea.
About 90 invitations have been is
sued by Mr. and Mrs. Charles T.
Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. Donald
McFerron of Hoopstown, 111., to a
tea at the Stewart home tomorrow
from S to 7.
Ophelia' roses and heliotrope ar
ranged in a handsome bowl will adorn
the dining table.
Birthday Party.
Bernard Wickham. whose birthday
falls on December 25, usually cele
brates with a post-Christmas party,
and last Wednesday was the day he
chose for this event.
The guests were all boys and
anous torms of amusement occu
pied the afternoon hours, concluding
with a turkey dinner at 6.
Cm the place cards which marked
the names of his 15 friends were
collars pins, and later each guest
was presented with a box of candy.
Elizabeth Woodbury Hostess.
Miss Elizabeth Woodbury enter
tained at luncheon Friday for a num
ber of her school :fricnds who are
home for the holidays. '
A bright Christmas basket was
ued as a decoration for tht table
i at which pl.ictf wrre laid for Minn
June Davis, bluabrth Dougln
(retchen r.mpke and her gnrst
Louiae Knott of Pes Moines; Whit
Ired sparks, Mranor liruver, lane
N'ewbre of Omaha and Elizabeth
Woodbury.
For June Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Garrett en
tertained informally at dinner Wed
nesday evening in honor ' of lit
June Davis, who was here for the
holidays.
Stag Party.
A. D. Ainu's entertained about SO
of Ins men friends in the Saturday
noon club rooms of the Rogers block
last Monday aitrrnoon.
George Phslps at Orpheum.
Council Bluffs people' will take an
unusual interest in the Ornheuin bill
of January 8, as George Phclpi of
this city is scheduled to appear in
one of the acts during that week.
Mr. Phelps has always been a
great entertainer and front his child
hood days assisted in numerous home
talent productions. Later he adopt
ed acting as a profession, and it now
meeting with great success.
Searles Entertain.
As a farewell to Miss Elizabeth
Englebeck, Mr. ami Mrs. Harry
Searle invited about 20 young people
to their home for supper Friday
night following the Beta dance at the
F.acle hall.
Miss Englebeck was the Searles'
house guest for about a week and
left on an early train Saturday for
Dcs Moines, where she resides.
New Year's Eve Dinner.
As a compliment to Mrs. Clifford
Wolfe of Rockland, Me., and also
to celebrate her husband's birthday,
Mrs. George VanBrunt gave a beauti
fully appointed dinner last night.
Covers were placed for Messrs.
and Mesdames Chester Dudley.'
rwaiiie Wilcox, fiarry vaiiurunt,
Charles R. Hannan, jr.; Mrs. Wolfe,
Miss Theda Beresheim, George
Wright, William Schnorr and the
VanBrunts.
Dances.
The Eagles' hall proved to be a
popular rendezvous , for dancers last
week, and on each evening was beau
tifully decorated for the holiday
parties.
On Monday, when the Tyrolean
club entertained, their decorations
were most elaborate.
Tuesday the Phi Delts carried out
a .scheme equally effective and at the
Assembly party Thursday and the
Beta dance Friday, the hall was par
ticularly attractive.
Two more holiday dances will be
given this week.
Personals.
Miss Geraldine Hughes of Des
Moines, la., is visiting in the city.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Wilcox during the past week.
David Livingston of Washington,
la., was Bob Wickham's house guest
last week.
Miss Elizabeth Woodbury leaves
Monday to re-enter Ward-Belmont at
Nashvil'c, Tenn. :
Mrs. Donald Macrae, who has been
seriously ill with pneumonia' is now
greatly improved.
Miss Louise Knott arrived Friday
from Des Moines, la, to visit Mi
tiretchen Fmpkie.
Miss Margaret Taylor, formerly of
Coui ci Xhitti, but now of Kansas
City ii visiting, here.
Miss June Davis will rrturn today
to resume her studies at Marlborough
school at Los Angeles.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tinney of
Des Moines are holiday guests of Mr,
and Mrs. J. G. Ilollrnbeck.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Searle of To
ledo, O., were guests last week of
Mr. and Mrs. Harry carle.
Mr. and Mrs. Grorce A. Kelley ar
rived Saturday morning from Chi-
raKo aim are visaing at mc vancion
Woodward home.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R Woodford, who
formerly lived here, but are now mak
ing Denver their home, are visiting
In this city and m U in alia.
Mins Inez Prrecoy, who attends
the Nebraska State university is rn-
j tying a holiday visit with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Perrgoy.
Mr. and Mrs. Carleton Woodward
had with them for Christmas Mrs.
Woodward's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Henry I. Forsyth of Detroit, Mich.
Miss Gretchcn Empkic and Miss
Ruth Cooper will return to Chicago
tomorrow night to resume their
studies at the National Kindergarten
school.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Wickham are
planning a trip to Chicago the mid
dle of January and from there may
probably go on to New York cr a
short stay.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Quipn, Miss
l.lizabcth and Henry have all re-;
turned from Ottumwa, where they
spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs
Wallace Graham.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Holmes, who (
lived in Council Bluffs before moving '
to Casper, Wyo., spent Christmas
here with the William CoppocV fam-
ily on Oakland avenue.
Alfred Hanchett will arrive from
New York city this morning, to
wish a happy New Year to his par
ents. Dr. and Mrs. A. TV Hanchett,
and make a brief visit here.
Donald Mayne of this city, who
has been residing in Genoa, Neb., for
the last few months, spent Christ
mas and a couple of days following
with his mother, Mrs, Clara II,
Myne.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Sheehy of !n
dciendonre, Kan,, are gueits of Dr,
and Mrs. 1 W Houghton . Mrs.
Sheehy was formerly Miss Emma
Heme of this citv aJ is a sister of
Mrs. Houghton.
Mr. and Mrs. 0rar Irwin and sou,
Oscir, jr., spent Christmas fn Conn
ril UlufTs with Mrs. Irwin's mother,
Mrs. P. M. Fgau, departing a few
days later for their home in Lorttts, ,
Neb.
Walker Corbin came from Worces
ter, Matt., to spend Christmas at
the home of Jra. Ernest Eldred
lfart, and on iiis return was ac
companifd by his wife, who has been
visiting for the last few weeks in
Council Bluffs.
Clifford Wolfe of Rockland. Me,
who accompanied his wife and young.
son herev tor a visit, has gone to
Boston nit. business, but Mrs. Wolfe
and Clifford, jr., will remain for
some time bt the Macrae home.
Mr. and Hlr. Paul E. Wadsworth
and claughtci Patricia, of Molino, III.,
are dividing Uheir time with Mrs.
Wadsworth s rraenti, Mr. and Mrs.
O. A. Scott. Omaha, and in thit
city with Mr. Vadsworth's mother
and his sister anVl her husband, Dr.
and Mrs. Glenn vced.
Misses Catherine! and Esther Hoff
man, who attended Vthc University rl
Omaha and make W'cir home while
here with an aunt, aiss Susan H oft-
mail, spent the holiiliyi with' their
mother in Carroll, laL and will re
turn January 3 to resutAe their school
work. V
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Illinois Central System Ready
for the Tasks of 1922
The beginning of a new year is a time when we pause to review what has
; transpired in the year just ended, seeking to gain from our reflection something
which will be of value in deciding our future course.
' The eventful year through which we have just passed has been particularly
marked by restrictive economic demands upon the railroads. We entered the
year full of hope that the business depression which had set in would soon spend
its force and that business would again go along normally, but that hope failed to
materialize.' As a result of the falling off in business, the railroads as a whole
during the first nine months of the year earned a net return equivalent to approx
imately 2.9 per cent upon their valuation a return barely sufficient to pay inter
est on outstanding bonds, with no allowance for compensation to the owners. The
improvement in net earnings during the latter part of the year has been slow, and
in many instances it has been brought about only at the sacrifice of badly-needed
maintenance expenditures. A demand for reduced rpilway rates', in the face of the
failure of the railroads, as a whole, to earn a net return sufficient to their needs,
also was restrictive in the uncertainty it created.
In spite 'of these influences, however, the railroads haye given adequate
.service at all times. We should not .be discouraged by the present situation, un-
favorable as some of its aspects may be.
We should like to give you in this review a statement of how the Illinois
' Central System has accounted for itself during 1921, but at this time we have
complete information covering only the ten months to November 1.
During the first ten months of the year the Illinois Central System performed
a freight service equivalent to carrying 10,286,296.822 tons of freight one mile, as
compared with 13,200,197.416 net ton miles in the first ten months,of 1920. Dur
, ing the first ten months of 1921 we performed a passenger service equivalent to
carrying 642.365.624 passengers one mile, as compared with -859,526,1 61 passen
ger miles in the first ten months of 1920. This decrease in business is reflected in
the gross earnings. For the first ten months of 1921 we had a gross income of
$135,926,186, which was $6,6.15,074 less than the gross income of the correspond
ing period of 1920. .
Through drastic reductions in our expenditures, we ended the first ten
months of 1921 with a net income of $7,772,154. Approximately $6,375,600 was
required to pay dividends on stock for the ten months' period, leaving a balance of
$1,396,554 for improvements in our properties. However, during the ten months
of this year covered in this report we spent a total of $16,284,809 for new equip
ment, over and above amounts spent in the repair and maintenance of equipment,
and a total of $6,614,782 for permanent improvements to roadway, over and above
expenditures for maintenance. This total new investment of $22,899,591 exceed
ed the amount we had left over after paying expenses and a return on investment
by $21,503,047, which had to be borrowed.
. We entered the year with 57,081 employes, but the drastic reductions in
force made necessary by the great decline in business cut the number to 48,649 in
February. Since that time there has been a steady gain in the number of em
ployes. When it became known that a reduced scale of wages would become ef- .
fective July 1 through the ruling of the Riilroad Labor Board, we immediately laid
plans for large increase in our forces, with the result that by October we had a
total of 60,388 employes in all departments.
. In spite of the, depression, the Illinois Central has made a creditable show
ing. One reason for this has been that our employes have striven at all times to
perform their service to the public in that efficient and courteous manner which
marks our organization. To them belongs much of the credit for what we have
accomplished.
( We take the position that we are but the trustees of a great' investment
which ha been made in this agency of transportation, and that we are respon
sible to the public for our stewardship. We call the public's attention to the
events of the year, and give our pledge that we shall strive to our utmost to make
of 1922 a year of still greater success. To that end we seek your confidence and
good will.
Constructive criticism and suggestions are invited.
C H. MARKHAM, '
President, Illinois Central System.
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