Til COURIER
SOCIETY NOTES
LIFE'S HAZY WHIRL
The harvest Is past, the summer ia
ended, and slowly but surely Lincoln
women are resuming their club and so
cial duties. Chapter K of P. E. O. held
the first meeting of the club year Mon
day evening. The Century club will
open its season next Tuesday and the
executive boards of the Matinee Musl
cale and the Woman's club are holding
frequent meetings preparatory to the
regular meetings which will begin next
month. The W. T. M. and the Fort
nightly will hold first meetings the last
of this month.
The three prospective brides of East
Lincoln. Miss Garnet Geer, Miss Flora
Roberts and Miss Mabel Klock, are be
ing led a merry whirl by their friends,
who are giving luncheons, dinners and
teas, and "showers" galore for them.
It was a select and appreciative audi
ence that greeted Prof. Weltmer at
the home of Mrs. Angle F. Newman on
Tuesday afternoon. And we venture
the assertion, no "parlor lecture"
which has been given in the city has
been of higher type, or deeper Interest
to those who were privileged to hear.
Prof. Weltmer is a man of slight
physique, a graceful bearing, and
gives the listener, even in his initial
sentences, a sense that he is master of
his theme. Devoid of ostentation, of
mannerisms, he makes his audience his
own from the beginning. He has the
appearace of youth scarcely commen
surate with his known achievements,
not only In the "school of magnetic
healing." but In his larger field of lit
erary work. The author of sixteen
books within the last five years, the
editor in chief of the literary maga
zine which bears his name, lecturer on
metaphysics in the auditorium of the
Institute three times per week, beside
courses of lectures In other cities, he
seems the very exponent of his own
philosophy of "Individual effort." His
theme on Tuesday was "Individual
ism." He first treated his subject from
the standpoint of the physical. Man,
the arbiter of bis own destiny In the
realm of the physical. "All disease is
violated law," said the speaker. "Man
is that violator. All law is God's law.
The sick man is out of harmony with
God. His first effort at recovery is to
comprehend the law which has been
violated to obey it. to put himself
thus in harmony with the law of being,
then trust the Infinite Bource of life
for restoration."
The professor quietly disposed of the
current religious theory that "Whom
the Lord loveth he chasteneth" with
sickness by saying, "God is not a law
breaker. He would vitiate His own
law to thus afflict." Changing his line
of thought to the realm of mind, the
professor gave a most fascinating
analysis of mentalities. Of the "dyna
mic power of thought" In the whole
realm of human achievement he placed
the responsibility of human action so
absolutely within the province of the
individual that It almost made one shiv
er to feel that he was absolutely under
the dominion of his own inherent pow
ers. "The difference inmen is not the dif
ference In environment not the meas
ure of circumstance. The real man
knows no circumstance. He only
knows power -not the power of anoth
er, but the power within himself. Half
the world accords to the other
half genius, and denies It to itself. No
man should concede to another an .Ini
tiative power not his own. Nature's en
dowment is "no respector of persons,"
bat be who respects himself is he who
recognises his endowment. Half the
world slumbers It must awaken. Half
the world is dreaming troubled dreams,
while the very atmosphere is sur
charged with thought forces. Ths mu
sician who listens, the artist who stu-
Atmre's catering;, flBds all needful
tones and shades. Too many only lis
ten to the discordant tones to ever find
the harmony of life.. Man must
change his mental attitude find the
divine side of things find himself, and
then he finds God and finds all appli
ances; all materials are his if he
choose."
No synopsis of the professor's theme
is adequate to its presentation. But he
left with each listener a new sense of
life's possibilities and and those pos
sibilities lying within the secret cham
ber of his own inner self.
The entire analysis of "individual
ism" was simple, natural, and yet pro
found. It was illustrated by Inci
dents or proofs from the lives of the
world's benefactors, with the conclu
sive Inference that every life may be a
benefaction. It is to be hoped Profes
fessor Weltmer will return to the city
and give to many others the privilege
of listening to him. He deals with the
universal and touches, therefore, every
The following item of interest with
regard to a popular East Lincoln girl
and her fiancee appeared in the Chica
go Record-Herald of September eighth.
"James B. Mitchell of Chicago and
Miss Garnet Geer, daughter of John
Harrison Geer, a well known politician
and business man of Lincoln, Neb.,
will be married In Lincoln September
24th, after a romantic meeting and
courtship. Just ten months preceding
the day set for the marriage the pros
pective bride and groom met in Free
port, I1L, and at an evening gathering
a mock wedding was carried out, the
two appearing as bride and groom in
the ceremony. Curious facts In con
nection with the mock ceremony are
that the young man who officiated as
minister is now studying for the min
istry, and the couple who served as
maid of honor and best man are to be
married in November, their first meet
ing being on the occasion of the func
tion which has had such unexpected
and happy results. Mr. Mitchell will
take his bride to the Pacific coast for
a short time, and then will bring her
to Chicago to live."
The pictures of Miss Geer and Mr.
Mitchell accompanied the notice.
(From the New York Press.)
"These Initials that girls are wear
ing," declared Dick, "are about the
limit They have them stuck over
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MISS HARRIETT COOKE,
who has been the guest during the summer of her mother, Mrs. H. M.
Cooke, in Lincoln. Miss Cooke is a teacher in the government schools in
San Juan, Porto Rico, and departed today to resume her duties. She
is a sister of Mr. Tom Cooke, a former well known Nebraskan now
In the service of the government in Porto Rico.
grade of human experience, impressing
his hearers with the consciousness, not
of the "might have been," but the
"may be" of individual experience.
Chapter K of P. E. O. has Issued its
program for the season of 1902-1903.
The first meeting was held Monday
evening with the president, Mrs. G. D.
Follmer. when each member gave a
five minute talk on "How I Spent Va
cation." At the next meeting a drill
in parliamentary practice will be giv
en by Mrs. McKinnon. A discussion
of finance will be given at one meet
ing, a talk on the magazine writers of
the present day, at another. "Home
Making as a Social Art," is assigned
for one meeting, "An Evening With"
Wagner," for another. "Christmas
Poems and Customs," will be given at
the meeting preceding Christmas, and
an "Open Meeting." will be the first
In January, followed at the next by
"State Government and Institutions."
The young ladies of the chapter will
give a valentine evening in February,
and the tenth anniversary will be cele-,
brated in March. "Holland." "Social
Conditions in Japan," "The St Louis
Exposition," and several book reviews
will be given and one evening will be
devoted to a musicale. Much planning
will "be done during the year' for the
national convention of P. E. O., which
meets in Lincoln in a year from now.
everything they wear embroidered, I
suppose the term is. Whenever I see
a girl with an 'M' on the shoulder, an
almost irresistible temptation to say
'Hello, Mamie;' seizes me. When a girl
with a C sprawling over her stock
passes me I never know whether to
whisper 'Good morning, Cairie,' or 'Cis
sy, wink.'- The worst ever In initials
was traveling along Fourteenth street
on Thursday. The poor, misguided
girl wore a white gown with a black
crepe clasping the left sleeve. A huge
three-Inch 'D,' embroidered in white,
almost covered the mourning band. An
initial on a crepe band would breed
doubts whether 'D' was the person
mourned or the wearer of the crepe.'
In honor of Miss Gladys Howlett who
Is soon to leave with her parents for
their new home in Pittsburg, a few
East Lincoln girls gave a party Wed
nesday evening at the home of Miss
Mattle Woodworlh, 1818 D St Games
wereplayed, and on the lawn, which
was brilliantly illumined with Jap
anese lanterns, dainty refreshments
were served. Those present were
Gladys Howlett, Marcla Stuart, Maude
Kendall, Lela" Sherdeznan, Ruth Mc
Eall, Mabel Long, Edna Perrin, Mattle
Woodworth. Messieurs Donald Dorr.
Carrol Jones, Vanes Chaplain, Van
Smith. Harold Wood, Dwlght Bell.
Nathan Reynolds, Le Roy Mclfasters.
Kappa Kappa Gamma will be en
sconced in its own home for the first
time this year. The girls have select
ed the large house at 321 North Six
teenth for a chapter house, and fur
nished it daintily throughout. The
sleeping apartments are furnish with
white Iron beds, white dressing tables,
and Swiss'curtalns, and with the fem
inine accessories which every college
girl delights in, they will be all that
could be desired. The library is hand
somely appointed in weathered oak,
and the 'parlor is complete In every de
tail. There being no room available for
a music room, the piano has been
placed in the large reception hall. Next
week will be a busy one for the
Kappas. Mrs. Lewis Marshall will
give a luncheon for the girls on Tues
day; on Wednesday a progressive
breakfast will be given at the homes of
Miss Hargreaves and Miss Funke;
Thursday evening a dance will be giv
en at the governor's mansion and a
corn roast Friday evening at the state
farm will close the week's festivities.
Perhaps some informal affairs will be
sandwiched in between those already
announced.
The Delta Gamma sorority will oc
cupy the same home it had last year,
the handsome brick house at J and
Eleventh streets. Mrs. Mary L. Doty
will chaperone the young ladles. Delta
Gamma will give some charming enter
tainments next week, among them will
be an informal party at the chapter
house Tuesday afternoon, a reception
at the chapter house Wednesday even
ing, and on Saturday evening Delta
Gamma and Mrs. H. P. Lau will re
ceive at a dinner dance at Mrs. Lau's
home. The dinner dance will be a swell
function, characterized by the ele
gance always a feature of Delta Gam
ma affairs.
Miss Leola Robinson gave a hand
kerchief shower Tuesday afternoon for
Miss Garnet Geer, and ten kerchiefs,
dainty and fine, were added to her
trosseau. A supper was served at
which the sandwiches and ice cream
were heart shaped, and at the plates
were tiny dolls having heart shaped
place cards pinned to their frocks. Miss
Robinson displayed her knowledge of
palmistry for the entertainment of her
guests who were Misses Geer, Agnes
and Kate McLaughlin, Josephine Poyn
ter, Eola and Alice Auld, Flora Rob
erts, Helen Tuttle, Sidney Murphy,
Mabel Klock.
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By their skirts ye shall know them.
A Newport mondalne is to be known
by the rumpled, crinkled and far from
fresh look of her long skirt draperies,
which have become so from dampness,
fog and the supreme law of our set
which forbids under any circumstances
holding up or disturbing in any way
the hang of her skirt whether it trails
over wet grass, gravel or passageways
from the carriage onward. The more
costly the gown the greater abuse may
she give it in the most languid, uncon
scious way, seemingly. Vogue.
A company of young ladies were
pleasantly entertained Saturday after
non by Miss Alma Vanderveer. Music
and games were the attractions. Miss
Pauline Bishop assisted In receiving
and refreshments were served by Mrs.
H. E. Vanderveer and Mrs. Horace
Bishop. Those invited were: Misses Ha
zel Lauer, Lulu King, Beatrice Wall
ing, Ruth Bryan, Mabelle Cox, Lula
Constancer, Bertha Wlltamuth, Flor
ence Roth, Ethel Erford, Mae Wllta
muth, Beatrice BilUngsIey.
The First Presbyterian church,
which has been closed for two months
for decorating, was reopened last evn
ing with a yellow tea, given by the
ladles of the church. The tea was
served In three courses on prettily dec
orated round tables. A large number
of the members of the church and con
gregation were present to enjoy the
reunion and many compliments were
passed on the delicate tints of the
frescoing and on the handsome new
velvet carpet
Dean and Mrs. L. . Sherman havs
returned from their European tour.
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