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SOCIETY NOTES
LIFE'S MAZY WHIRL
The Nebraska Federation of Wom
en's clubs will meet In Columbus Octo
ber 7th, 8th and 9th. The Columbus
ladles are actively at work preparing
for the event and the meeting promises
to be one of the best held In the state.
The meetings will be held in the new
auditorium which Is but two squares
from the station. The auditorium is
perfect as regards acoustics, lighting
and seating aud will accommodate 800
people. The Columbus Woman's club
extends a cordial welcome to the wom
en of the state. Lodging and breakfast
will be furnished the delegates In the
homes of the city, and three first-class
hotels, and numerous restaurants, ac
commodate them with the other meals.
Following Is the official program of
the meeting:
Tuesday morning 10 o'clock Meeting of
executive board.
11:00 to 12:00-Presentation of credentials
of delegates.
Tuesday afternoon 1:00 to 2:00-Meeting
of board of directors, Mrs. Winnie Dur
land. chairman.
2:00 o'clock Meeting of federation, Mrs.
Draper Smith, chairman; invocation. Rev.
Mr. Munro, pastor of Congregational
church, Columbus: music, high school or
chestra, Cclumbus: official welcome.
Mayor Dickinson; fraternal welcome. Mrs.
Betty C Oerrard. president Woman's
club: response. Mrs. Chester A. Brink,
secretary Woman's club. Ord; annual ad
dress of president, Mrs. Draper Smith.
Omaha.
3:30 Social.
4:30 to 5:30 Reports of officers, three
minutes each; recording secretary. Miss
Nanette McCarn, Fremont: corresponding
secretary. Mrs. Charles S. Loblngler.
Omaha; treasurer. Mrs. George Cross.
Falrbury: auditor. Mrs. H. M. Bushnell.
Lincoln; Nebraska secretary of O. F. W.
C. Mrs. Ell Plummer, Lincoln.
Reports of committees Credential. Miss
Minnie Becker. Columbus: reciprocity bu
reau. Mrs. A. A. Scott. Lincoln; consti
tution. Mrs. A. O. Gault Omaha; club
extension. Mrs. Winnie Durland. Norfolk;
library extension. Mrs. Belle M. Stouten
borough; program. Mrs. J. M. Pyle.
Wayne.
Club reports two minutes each.
Tuesday evening- o'clock Household
economics. Mrs. Harriet McMurphy. chair
man; music, piano solo. Miss Lucy Hay
wood; ten minutes' report of chairman;
ten minutes' report of biennial delegates.
Mrs. C. S. Loblngier. Omaha; music, vio
lin duet. Miss Helen Brugger. Master Car
roll Evans; thirty minutes, pure food laws
of Nebraska. Governor Ezra P. Savage;
twenty minutes, work of library commis
sion. Miss Edna Bullock. Lincoln; ten
minutes, colored kindergarten in the
south, Mrs. Harriet Heller. Omaha;
music, vocal solo. MIw Ethel Galley.
Wednesday morning 9:00 to 10 Business
session, Mrs. Draper Smith, -chairman
10 to 12 Art session. Mrs. F; M. "Hall.
Lincoln, chairman: annual report; notes
from the field; general discussion; report
of biennial delegate, Mrs. C. 8. Lang
worthy. Seward; ceramics, "How to Judge
Chiaa" (Illustrated). Miss Melona Butter
field, Omaha; "How tyj Raise the Stand
ard of China Painting." Mrs. J. C. Com
fort, Omaha,
Wednesday afternoon 1:30 to 3 Civic
session. Mrs. W. G. 1. Taylor. Lincoln,
chairman; music, vocal solo. Mrs. C J.
Garlow; tea minutes, report of chairman;
five minutes, report of biennial delegate.
Mrs H. M. Bushnell: thirty minutes sym
posium. "What. Is the Most Important
Work for a City Improvement Society?"
thirty mlaues, economical value of civic
beauty, Mrs. Conde Hamlin. St Paul
MlniL. vice president American league for
civic Improvement.
5 to 3 30-Bodal.
3:30 to 530 Educational session, Mrs.
Alice Hamlin Human. Lincoln, chairman;
music, vocal solo Miss Tulalla Rlckly;
tea minutes, report of chairman; five min
utes, report of biennial delegate. Miss
Nanette McCarn, Fremont: thirty min
utes. Civil Service Reform in Its Rela
tion to the School System. Prof. Robblns.
Lincoln: fifteen minutes, discussion: thirty-five
minutes. Manual Training In the
Public School, Edward Frederick TrcTz.
Omaha, pastor of- Kountze memorial
church; fifteen minutes, discussion.
Wednesday evening 8 o'clock Indus
trial session. Mrs. E. K. Holmes, Kear
aey, chairman; music, piano solo. Miss
Florence Whttmoyer; ten minutes, report
of chairman; five minutes, report of
biennial delegate. Mrs. Mary Klngery,
Bloomfleld; fifteen minutes. Manual
Training in State Inndustrial School, Mrs.
H. D. Schaff, Kearney; address, A. Juv
enile Court Law for Nebraska, Rev. Mr.
Munro, Columbus; music, ladles' quartet,
Mesdames J. G. Reeder. . F. H. Geer,
Misses Eulalla Rlckly, Ethel Galley.
Thursday morning 9 o'clock Business
meeting, Mrs. Draper Smith, chairman;
report of nominating committee; elec
tion; fifteen minutes, paper on forestry,
Mrs. Hv M. Bushnell, Lincoln; five min
utes, club women In the pulpit, biennial
delegate, Mrs. Monette. Omaha; fifteen
minutes. Property R'ghts of Women,
Mrs. E. Cunningham, Wayne.
Thursday afternoon 1:30 to 3 Business
session, Mrs. Draper Smith, chairman;
result of election; unfinished business;
discussion of proposed laws; report of
resolution committee.
3:00 to i.-OO-Sodal.
In honor of Lieutenant Governor ani
Mrs. W. A- Northcott of Illinois, Mr.
and Mrs. A. R. Talbot gave an elabo
rate luncheon on Thursday. Covers
were laid for fourteen at -a beautl'u'ly
decorated round table. A silver cande-
array of cut glass and silver was used
in the table service. A five branch
candelabrum with pink shades, stood
on a silver rimmed mirror in the center
of the table, and the floral decorations
were nasturtiums. The dining room
was illumined with candles. The din
ner was served in nine courses. The
place cards were an innovation, and
were decidedly artistic They were
squares of wood with the initials of
the guests on the reverse side of those
Intended for the men, and copies of
Gibson's widow on those for the ladies,
all done in pyrography by the skillful
hand of the hostess. There was music
during the meal, but the chief charm
to all was the brilliant and ofttlmes
witty conversation which was carried
on uninterruptedly. Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson are easy and gracious enter
tainers, and their geniality was second
ed by that of their guests. Covers were
laid for Lieutenant Governor and Mrs.
Northcott, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Talbot,
Doctor and Mrs. O. A. Faulkner, Mr.
and Mrs. I. E. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph E. Johnson.
A miscellaneous shower was given
Wednesday evening by Miss Louise
Fowler and Miss Maude Miller for
Miss Leta. Trigg, at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Nlcholls.
The various pretty and useful articles
which were showered upon Miss Trigg
became, either purposely or by acci
dent, entangled in the meshes of a
spider's web and she found it necessary
an elegant costume of brown velvet and
a picture bat of brown beaver, trimmed
with a long drooping plume and green
panne velvet. The gown was made
with a blouse, trimmed with white ap
plique, and bands of white satin, and
a white velvet vest. The skirt bad a
tucked front and a tucked flounce
above which bands of brown satin
were stitched. The shirt waist was
of brown taffeta trimmed with
applique medallions. The silk C lace
hose worn by the bride, were
those worn by her grandmother on
her wedding day sixty-five years ngo.
The decorations were pink and white
with a background of green. Smilax
intertwined with pink and white car
nations curtained the wide doorways,
and roses were massed in available
places. A four course breakfast was
served, and at each cover were a pink
and a white rose.
Mr. and Mrs. Withers of Hebron, and
a dozen young ladles who are members
of the East Lincoln club of girls, were
the only guests. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell
were both born in Freeport, HI., ond
were childhood friends. They had not
met since their early days until last
winter when both were visiting In Free
port Mr. Mitchell was educated at
Annapolis, and is a civil engineer with
a promising future. The popularity of
Mrs. Mitchell was attested by the large
number of pre-nuptlal functions given
in her honor and by the beautiful gifts
presented. Mr. and Mrs. Geer will fur
nish their daughter's Chicago home for
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Mr. and Mrs. James Bruce Mitchell, who were married Wednesday, September. 24th, in this city. The bride
formerly was Miss Garnet Louise Geer. They will reside in Chicago.
labium bearing white candles stood on
a circular mirror in the center. Long
fronds of fern radiated from tha mir
ror over the linen, and around these
stood a circle of candles in crystal
sticks. The handsome gowns of the
ladles added to the pleasing picture.
But all of the decorations and bright
ness, and joy were not in the dining
room, for in the hall was a great sheaf
of American beauties in a tall vase,
and In the drawing room was. a pro
fusion of American beauties and oar
nations, and after the luncheon Mr.
Charles Steckelberg played a program
of exquisite music on his violin. Mr.
Steckelberg is a very talented young
man and his music gave great pleas
ure. His numbers were: Cradle son?,
by Hauser; Intermezzo, Mascagnl;
Traumerel, Schumann; and Serenade,
Shubert Mr. and Mrs. Talbot's guests
were Lieutenant Governor and Mrs,
Northcott Mr; and Mrs. Ralph E.
Johnson, Doctor and Mrs. O. A. Faulk
ner, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sharp, Mr.
and Mrs. C. D. Traphagen, Miss Emily
Jenkins of Falrbury, and Doctor E. F.
Blair of Wayne, Nebraska.
Wednesday evening at six o'clock, a
handsome dinner was given by Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph E. Johnson In compliment
to Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. W.
A. Northcott of Illinois. A gorgeous
to follow each thread to the end in
order to secure the prize attached to it
but she was amply rewarded for the
trouble. At half after eight o'clock
the men who had been bidden arrived,
and a progressive game of hearts was
pl.oed, at which prizes were won by
Miss Nellie Trigg and Mr. Frank
Emerick. Vocal and instrumental
music was rendered by different per
sons In the company, and a delicious
two course luncheon was served. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
B. Ryons, Misses Trigg, Nellie Trigg,
Grace Trigg; Whitcomb, Nell Whit
comb, Alice Griffin, Olive States, Fow
ler, Maude Fowler, Lillian White, Lou
Miller; Messieurs Emerick, Fie, Clem
ens, Peebles, Rotruck, Henderson,
Whitcomb, Easterday, Ringer, Brom
field, Crandall; Mesdames Charles
Cone, C. J. Nlcholls, Fowler and Trigg.
Married Wednesday morning at naif
after eight o'clock at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Harrison Geer, 2648 N street. Miss Gar
net Louise Geer, and Mr. James Bruce
Mitchell of Chicago. Reverend John
Tuttle of the First Congregational
church read the service. The bridal
music from Lohengrin, played on the
piano by Miss Helen Tuttle, heralded
the entrance of the bride and groom,
who "were unattended. The bride wore
her and each presented her with a
checque for one hundred dollars, as a
wedding gift Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell
went to Kansas City for a brief stay,
from there they go to Freeport, where
Mr. Mitchell's mother will give a re
ception in their honor, then on to Chi
cago. They will receive their friends at
Lawndale after October fifteenth.
The officers of the W. T. M. enter
tained the members Thursday after
noon at the pleasant home of Mrs.
Masters, 1117 H street As this was
the first meeting of the year, no spe
cial program had' been arranged but
the annual address was given by the
president, Mrs. T. F. Lasch, who spoke
of the needs of the W. T. M., in an
eloquent speech. A delicious three
course luncheon was served to the fol
lowing: Mesdames Clark, Edleman,
Evans, Gentzler, Harlan, Hess, Hol
ben. Hood, Kaufman, Lasch, Masters,
Morse, Steele, Swltzer and Sherdeman.
The next meeting will be. held In two
weeks with Mrs. A. Q. Evans, Twenty
fifth and S streets. Quotations from
Abraham Lincoln.
The Browning club of the high school
gave a party last Friday evening at the
home of Miss Florence Woods. Ping
pong and dancing were the chief
amusements.
