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ditions of tho lake region. Tho party will include Professor Marsh,
of Beloit, Wis.; Professor Birge, of Madison, Wis., and others, and
will probably bo out three months. A revonue cutter will be placed
at their disposal.
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' With nothing going on and but little
to look forward to society is not very
spirited these early Juno days. Of
course there are the two or three wed
dings due this month, and they have
excited a considerable degree of inter-
Vi- --" est; some weddings that were confi
dently expected to materialize this spring are still in the distant
future, and there will be a good many gaps in the social activity of
the present month.
The law class of the state university completed its work Monday.
Twenty three students will receive diplomas on Juno 13. The grad
uates are as follows: Grant F. Ashby, H. A. Barkley, W. J.Brennen,
W. M. Cain, E. J. Camack, B. F. Dillon, D. E. Hay ward, I. II. Hat
field, G. H. Irish, H. B. Hicks, J. II. Hooper, G. W. Johnson, W. C.
Lambert, G. C. McAllister. D. E. Peiper, Nellie M. Richardson, L. 0.
Sloan, C. Y. Smith, G. S. States, T. F. A. Williams, Owsley Wilson,
Fred Woodward and W. F. Wolfe.
The Round Table met Monday night at the residence of C. II.
Morrill. Mr. H. M. Bushnell discussed the new political party
meaning the new freo coinage party. There was a good attendance
and an interesting debate ensued. Those present were: Messrs. E.
T.Hartley, N. S. Harwood, Aibert Watkins, E. II. Chapin, F. D.
Crim, M.D., W. Morton Smith, S. H.Burnham and Professor Strong.
The next meeting will be held a week from Monday night at the
residence of Dr. Crim, and Mr. Harwood will lead.
Invitations to the wedding of Charles L. Burr and Miss Anne
Funke have been issued. The wedding will take place at high noon,
June 12, at the First Congregational church. Rev. Lewis Gregory
will officiate. There will be no bridesmaids, but the bride will have
three flower girls, as follows: Brownie Bess Baum, of Omaha;
Louise Burnham and Jessie Outcalt. Frank L. Burr will be best
man. The ushers will be W. E. Clark, W. F. Meyer, Lew Marshall,
R. M. Joyce, W. F. Kelley and W. Morton Smith.
Lieutenant J. J. Pershing spent Sunday in Beatrice.
The university battalion is encamped on the Chautauqua grounds
atBeatrice. The boys are expected back this afternoon.
Mrs. George Winghas returned from an extended visit in California.
Beman G. Dawes left Wednesday for his former home in Marietta,
Ohio.
Miss Estella Stire left for Galesbury, 111., Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Huffman and family are in Chicago.
Miss VarfJrunt gave a reception to her art pupils at 1413 L
street, yesterday afternoon.
This evening Chancellor and Mrs. Canfield will receive the mem
bers of the faculty and their wives and all of the graduates of the
university at their residence.
Mr. and Mrs. George Lowrey have retur;-ed from Manitou.
Professor Ward; of the University of Nebraska, will this year have
charge of a party under the direction of the Michigan fish com
mission, whoee purpose it will be to investigate the biological con
Tho "Chimes of Normandy" is to bo produced by homo talont at
the Lansing theater, June G, under the direction of Mrs. P. V. M.
Raymond. Tho leading parts will be taken as follows : Serpolette,
Miss Minnio Gaylord; Germaine, Mips Jessio Huffman; Henri, II. J.
W. Seamark; Grenichcux, Dr. E. II. Eddy; Ganpard, Walter Keens;
The Bailiff, Arthur Kellum; Notary, L. S. Dunbar.
Invitations to the commencement exercises of tho senior class of
the University of Nebraska havo been issued. Tho exercises will
begin on Friday, June 8, with the annual senior promenade in tho
houso of representatives in the state capitol. On Saturday there
will be a joint program of literary societies, Sunday tho baccaleau
rate sermon will bo delivered. On Monday there will bo a musical
recital and class day exercises are fixed for Tuesday morning. Tho
commencement exercises proper will occur tho following morning.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Sherwood and Misses Mary and Emma Sher
wood left Tuesday for Pittsburg. They sro en routo to their future
homo in New York. l
Professor Willard Kimball, who is to have chargoof the new music
department in tho state university, is in fie city arranging for the
erection of the new building.
A. Koch-Andriano, of Omaha, spent Sunday in the city.
L. L. H. Austin returned from Denver Tuesday.
Sherman Canfield will manage Sheridan Inn, Sheridan, Wyo., this
season. This hotel has been purchased by Mr. Canfield and his
father and Buffalo Bill.
With New York society women adopting bicycle Tiding as their
last diversion, little surprise need be felt at the news from London
that the nobility haB at last come to the public use of the kodak,
the Princess of Wales and her young daughters having each been
armed with the universal machine at the annual sports at Dersing
hara, and taking several snap shots during the afternoon, remarks a
New York contemporary. The princess herself took several photo
graphs of the successful competitors in the sports.
Ed A. Church left Tuesday for San Francisco, where his "Faust"
company will play a two week's engagement.
D. G. Wing and his sister, Miss Alice Wing, returned from Daven
port, la., Sunday.
There is a run upon "yellow" in London just now. They have
yellow books, yellow dresses, yellow curtains, and now they are to
have a yellow play. Miss Olga Brandon is to exploit at a matinee
at the Prince of Wales theater, on Thursday next, a new drama by
Mr. Henry Hoyte, called "The Yellow Curtain.'
"When the Whirled attacked the Metropolitan club last Sunday
in a very remarkable statement of men that had been rejected and
others that had withdrawn from that institution, it was thought
that perhaps Joseph Pulitzer himself had come up for membership,
and not having the traditional wedding garment was cast into ex
terior darkness,' says "The Saunterer" in Toicn Topics. "I learn,
however, that it is not Pulitzer but his society editor, Mr. Ward
McAllister, that has the grievance against the Metropolitan and its
governors. Since Mr. McAllister has taken to writing for the World
and giving away club and society secrets, his fellow members in the
union have been very wary of him. Franklin Bartlett is reported as
having 6aid that not another newspaper or literary man should be a
member of that club as long as he was a governor or had anything
to do with the executive committee. Ballard Smith was smuggled
in somehow through Schuyler Crosby, but the offense is not to be
repeated. Several men whose connection with newspapers is only