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has immensely improved the appearance raillery engendered by two season's
of the district. The beet work that pleasant association, changed the name
was done in the citj by the children of the club to the "Kishmet Club'."
was done in the Bancroft school' die- The first meeting of the year will be
trict under the leadership of .Mrs. Dean, held at the home of Mies Henrietta
Mrs. Seamark reported some excellent HollowBueh on September the twenty
work done by the children of the Park eighth. The second meeting will he
school. Mrs. Cal. Thompson reported held with Mr. and Mrs. Mullen two
the children were not sufficiently in
structed before the closing of the school
year. Next year it is hoped that the
organization may be more thorough
before the children are dispersed by
vacation. Mrs. Welch reported that
the children of her district were induc
ed to collect all the rubbish, papers, etc., siastic greeting of congenial friends.
into one pile in a vacant lot, where once
a month the pile was fired and the
neighborhood gathered around the bon
tire. The ladies discussed the feasibil
ity of offering prizes next summer to
the children who kept their district
most neatly. In order to give prizes
the funds of the treasury must be in
creased and contributions to the society
will be necessary.
Kappa Kappa Gamma gave a swim
ming party on Wednesday morning and
Lewis Marshall and H. H. Wilson.
Misses Houtz, Raymond, Richards,
Hayes, Clara Hammond, Emmons, La
Selle, Bradt, Edmiston, Risser, Ellen
and Frances Gere, Griggs, Bennet, Jes
sie Outcalt, Mabel Bennett, Dorothy
Griggs, Claire Funke, Louise Har
greaves, MayJeary, Winifred Kelley,
Whedon. Flynn of Chicago, Whiting
and Whiting.
On Wednesday Mrs. S. C. Hoover
entertained the members of the New
Book Review club in honor of her moth
er, Mrs. Coulter of Cannon City, Colo
rado. Six handed euchre was played
and a prize vaB won by Mrs. Nelson.
Following were present: Mesdames
Coulter, Kelloy, Stonebraker, Stevens,
Rehlaender, Nelson, Lynch, Cook, Bak- and Miss Welch, two very athletic
er, Wideoer, Bartruff, Witter, Kisser,
Quiggle, Stearns, A. L. Hoover, and
Morning. Misses Riseer and Howland.
young women. After a bit more prac
tice the ladies mean to challenge the
Holdrege club and hold a series of
matches.
Mrs. A. J. Sawyer entertained on
Monday afternoon in honor of Mes
dames Ayer6 and Whitney of Vermont,
Illinois, who spent a short time in Lin
coln. Mesdames A. W. Field and A.
C. Ricketta assisted Mrs. Sawyer to
receive in the large parlors which were
decorated in palms and autumn flowers, party DBxt Wednesday afternoon.
China asters, marigolds and zenias.
Mrs. Whitney being a member of the
P. E. O., all the members were invited
as well as many of Mrs. Sawyer's per
sonal friends. Mesdames Ayers and
Whitney left for home on Tuesday
afternoon.
Miss Florence Chapman gave a re-
nnntinn on last Saturday afternoon in
The first meeting of the Lincoln Fort
nightly club will be held at the home of
Mrs. Field on Tuesday, September the
twenty-fifth. The Lotos club met with
Mrs. Weeks on Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Joseph Grainger will eive a
Doctor Louise Pound has returned
from her European studies She had a
pleasant voyage undisturbed by sea
sickness. Mr. Wilson Muir, now of Rutland,
Vermont, has gone to the Laurenceville,
Massachusetts, school for boys, which
prepares them for Yale or Harvard, the
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weeks thereafter. There are twenty
two members, all ladies. Twenty-two
consorts makes forty-four guests at
every party, or eleven tables. The club
has had a peculiarly pleasant and socia
ble history and the meeting of the re
turned vacation-chasers was an enthu-
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READY-TAILORED APPAREL FOR WOMEN
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The owners of Handsome rigs are tak
ing very little interest in the flower pa
rade. Last year at this season there
were hundreds of young ladies busily
twisting up roses, carnations, lilies and
chrysanthemums. This year 1 have
heard of not one flower-maker. It re
quires thousands of flowers to cover one
rig, and it takes time to make them.
All the signs indicate that there will be
no flower parade this year. It has been
suggested that a procession of turnouts
after the Bwim a luncheon in the Sani- of Lincoln would be interesting. If prizes
tarium parlors. Those present were: for the most elegant turnout in the dif
Mesdames E. C. Folsom, E.C.Hardy, erent classes were offered, the apath) con
cerning the subject might be broken up.
Miss Harwood returned from Sylvan
Lake at 4:45 on Thursday morning,
which is the uncomfortable time that
the schedule makes travellers to Lincoln
get up. Miss Harwood was accompa
nied by the Misses White of Kansas
City, who visited her for a few hours.
Mr. and Mrs. Yates gave a card party
on Thursday evening in honor of Major
and Mrs. Dudley. About forty guests
were present. Refreshments were served
in the third story, and the evening was
one of unmixed enjoyment.
The ladies of the Golf club will give a
tournament a week from today. The
captains of the two sides are Miss Smith
honor of Mies GuBSie Bevans who has i. former of which is the goal of Mr. Muir.
gone to Omaha to attend school at
Hmwnell hall. Light refreanmenta
were served. Those present were: Mis
ses Aileen Craig, Ella Forbee, Gueeie
Bevans, Neva Aylwin, Ada Mercer,
Anna Mercer, Helen Snyder, Hazel Bell,
Blanche Jones, Grace Jones, Constance
Syfbrd, Jessie Stepney, Anna Olson,
Pansy Estelle, Hazel Edelman and
Marjory Peters.
The Cotillion club held a meeting last
Saturday evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Hargreaves. Mrs. Har
greaves was elected president and treas
urer for the season and Mrs. Crittenden
was made secretary. The brat party
.ill be giver, about the middle of Oc- the city this week.
tober. Aftert he business was trans
acted a number of othera joined in mak
ing the evening a delightful reunion.
The members of last season's Good
Times Euchre Club met on Monday
evening with Mr. pnd Mrs. Dorgan and
Dr. Charles W. Little. Mrs. Little and
children have returned from their sum
mer outing on the Okoboji lakes. Dr.
.Little has purchased lots' on West Oko
boji and will have a cottage erected
thereon for next season's occupancy.
On last Saturday evening Misses An
na Tibbetts and Nora Miller gave a
beautiful four course dinner. Covers
were laid for twelve. Nasturtiums
formed a centre piece and love vines
trailed over the linen. After dinner
Miss Shute entertained the company
with music.
Mr. William Burk of Friend, was in
Mr. C.T.Brockway spent last Satur
day and Sunday at home with Mrs.
Brockway and Mi6s Florence, at 214G
South Fourteenth 6treet.
Married at noon on Monday,- Septem
ber the seventeenth, at the United
men s wear the season s popular styles most cor
rect!' priced from a monej'-saving- standpoint.
Walking- shirts of heavy double-faced Melton Cloth.
nine rows of tailor stitching- around botton and down
sides, excellent fitting skirt, all sizes, navy blue and
black, regular $5,00 values, our price this week,
each $3.97
Crushed Plush Capes, 30 inches long-, Mercerized
lining-, Thibet edge, a bargain $4.95
Capes of All-Wool Boucle, 30 inches long-, twilled
sateen lining, sold everywhere at $5.00, our price.
each $3.75
New line of Jackets, all late styles. .$5.0 to $30.00
The balance of the light-weight Jackets at HALF
CLOTHS FOR TAILOR GOWNS.
Extra heavy Homespun Suitings, in brown and
Oxford grey, 56 inches wide, per yard $1.75
IMeg-ant quality Venetians, in grey and mode
mixtures, 60 inches wide, per yard.. $2.50 to $3.50
A bigger line of Venetian Cloths than you'll
find anywhere else in this state over "orty
different shades, prices range $1.00, 1.25,
1.50, 2.00 and $2.75. Samples upon request.
DOMESTICS. FLANNELS, BLANKETS.
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All wool Flannel for skirts or shirts, 28 inches fl
wide, per yard 23c gjpx
New Eiderdowns and French Flannels all w&
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and publications.
YUNKA black silks are
absolutely guaranteed.
Sold only at this store.
LINCOIN, XEBR.
Louise Ayrea to Mr. O. W. Eckermanr
both of this city.
Mr Burt Whedon went to Cambridge
on Monday. He will enter the Harvard
law school .ttiere, with the intention of
completing the course.
Professor aad Mrs. Morgan Brooks
have returned from their summer home
in Wayzata, Minnesota.
Mrs. E. E. Brown has returned from
a cool summer in the east.
Mr. A. Bruce Coffroth now of Wash
ington, D. C, is visiting friends and
attending to his affairs in Lincoln.
Mrs. Stokes of Friend, is the guest of
Mrs. H. B. Dudgeon.
Misses Louise Hargreaves, Claire
Funke, Jessie Outcalt, Mabel Bennett,
and Dorothy Griggs, are pledged to
Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity has
leased the large hous? on H otreet near
Sixteenth and will occupy it as a chap
ter house after the first of October.
Miss Winger left for Ithaca, New
York, yesterday.
taneous Water Heater. Call and see
them. Korsmeyer Plumbing and Heat
ing Company.
with much discueBion and good-taturad Presbyterian Church, Miss Fannie We are agents for the Victor Instan-
Major Dudley.
Major and Mrs. E. S. Dudley are vis
iting Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Yaies at 720
South Sixteenth street. Major Dudlty
organized the military department at
the state university in 1876 and was
stationed here from 187G to 18S0 and
from 1884 to 1888. Two years ago Major
Dudley helped to organize the famous
heavy artillery regiment of recent dis
cussion and heavy memory. The Major
and Mrs. Dudley expect to leave the
ciiy tomorrow for Johnstown, New
York. From New York city he and
Mrs. Dudley will take the first trans
port for Havana, which will probably
sail between the 8th and 10th of next
month. Major Dudley recalls with sat
isfaction his experience while comman
dant of the state university. -ind appreci
ates and glorien in the growth of the
school. When he first become attached
to the university the registration showed
about three hundred scholars, and he is
now pleased to note that this number is
multiplied by eight. When he organized
the military department he found it