Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 21, 1915, Page 13

PART TWO SOCIETY PAGES ONE TO EIGHT VOL. XLV—NO. 2. { OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, CLUBDOM Calendar of Club Doings Monday-— Omaha Woman’s club, social and political science department, Y. W. C. A, 2:30 p. m. Child Conservation League of America, Dun- dee circle, Mrs, W. H. Dale, hostess, 2:30 p. m. Chautauqua circle, Tennyson chapter, Mrs. J. A. Sunderland, hostess, 2:30 p, m. Drama league, city hall, 4 p. m. George Crook Woman's Relief corps, Memor- ial hall, 2 p. m. Woman's Foreign Missionary society of Meth- odist church, district convention, Benson Methodist Episcopal church, 1:30 p. m. Tuesday— Omaha Woman's club, oratory department, Metropolitan hall, 10 a. m, Dundee Woman's club, Mrs, hostess, 2:30 p. m. South Omaha Woman’s club, literature de- partment, Library hall, 1:30 p. m. Business Women's council, Volunteers’ hall, 11:30 a. m. to 2 p. m. It Omaha Woman’s club, current topics depart- E. A. Benson, ment, Y. W. C. A, assembly room, 2:30 p. m. ( Wyche Story Tellers’ league, public library, 4:15 p. m. Business Girls’ club, Y. W. C. A,, 7 p. m. Sermo club, Mrs. Frank Pflasterer, hostess, 1p m Omaha Woman's club, philosophy and ethics department, Y. W, C. A,, 4 p. m. 1 Colonial Dames of America, Nebragka chap- ter, Hotel Fontenelle, 10:30 a. m. Wednesday— Mu Sigma eclub, Mrs. C. H. 9:30 a. m. Omaha Women’s Christian Temperance union, Mrs. Alice Minick, hostess, 2:30 p. m. Cookery sale for First Presbyterian church, l 2318 Farnam street, 10 a. m, Friday— West Omaha Mothers’ Culture club, Mrs. A. F. Tyler, hostess, 2:30 p. m. North Side Women's Christian Temperance union, Mre. Charles A, Adams, hostess, 2:30 p. m. Child Conservation league, North Side circle, Monmouth Park school, 2 p, m. Saturday— P. BE. O. Sisterhood, chapter B. N,, Mrs. J. C. Buffington, hostess, 10 a. m. Association of Collegiate Alumnae, section, Mrs, H. E. Newbranch, 10:45 a. m. OLLEGE courses often fall in the very ‘ thing they are supposed to teach, a knowledge of how to live and be a success in life. Almost every woman will be called on some time in her hife to keep house or assist in housekeeping. Yet, lere we are, after four years, knowing no more obout the care of a home than when we entered Balllet, hostess, drama hostess, ] college." ' This statement, made by the president of the v graduating class at Radcliffe this year, coincides cxactly with sentiments expressed by Mrs. A. E Davisson of Lincoln in her talk before the Woman's club, Mrs. Davisson carries out the home eco- nomics extension work among rural clubs for the University of Nebraska, college of agriculture, Mrs. Davisson illustrated her point by telling of a young couple and their baby whom she met cut in the western part of the state. The young man had been trained to be a farmer and a rancher ond had had an excellent course in an agricultural college, including the care of cattle, etc. He had married a college graduate, one who was totally ignorant of homemaking and the rearing of chil- dren. Thelr little infant became very ill and neither of the distracted young parents knew what to do for the young child. “Isn’t it strange, Mary,” said the young hus- band, “that if it were a little calf that was sick I would know just what to do with it, but since it is our baby, neither you nor I know what to do to re- lieve his suffering.” Mrs. Davisson urged mothers to teach their daughters subjects necessary to their future happi- ness, Assuming that most of them will become L.omemakers, why should they not be trained along those lines? Through farmers’ institutes, short courses in towns and rural clubs for women Mrs. Davisson pursues her work. Since the introduction of her . work two years ago 376 clubs have affiliated them- 7 telves with this department, ’ { These clubs have been of invaluable helpful- ress in becoming centers of community life in the thinly settled rural districts. Women who have , nmnot seen their neighbors for months are encour- \ aged to come to club meetings, riding on horseback, with their babies strapped to the saddle. Some women come a distance of eight miles to their club ricetings, and father and children are just as en- “usiastic as mother in regard to the clup, accord- i g to Mrs, Davisson. ' The State Traveling Library commission co- g operates with the extension department of the uni- versity in sending all books needed for reference. The studious woman who wants to keep abreast of the times, certainly in science, art, religion and reneral culture, has no excuse these days for fail- ing in her ambition here in Omaha, except such cxeuses as she makes for herself. It is lecture, meeting, reception to distinguished guest, music recital and art exhibit day after day, and the pros- rectus for the next few weeks promises to keep cveryone busier than ever, Additional Club News on Page Fivea fii e 3% - Society Hittin Mliss Isabel Vinsonhaler NEASY are the holders of local women's golf and tennis championships. They are looking to their laurels, for it is a certainty that Misg Isabel Vinsonhaler, the third of the season’s buds, will wrest cither one or both of the championships from the present holders. Miss Vinsonhaler will make her formal bow to society at two debut teag to be given by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan M, Vinson- Laler, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons of this v eek, On the tennis courts and golf links of the Coun- iry club the veranda galleries of watchers have sat for several seasons and commented on the dexter- ous skill of the tall, lithe slip of a schoolgirl, who 8 a debutante of this winter now ter own. At Brownell Hall, where she was graduated, Miss Vinsonhaler distinguished herself in these sports, as well as on the basket ball team, whose main support she was. The same was true at Dana comes into CAN A GIRL HIT A NAIL?—Here’s a nail hammering contest that was at McCool by the York Business college while the boys and other spectators looked on. o Up the Road Third in List of Debutantes, Miss Isabel Vinsonhaler, is Strong for the Invincible Combination of Golf and Cooking and Has Proved Herself a Winner in Both Hall, Wellesley, Mass., where she still further pursued her studies. Let me tell you where Missg Vin- scnhaler distinguishes 'herself from other debutantes. She is an ardent base ball fan! Yes, Indeed, she knows all about home runs, sacrifice hits, . “southpaws” and stealing bases, even if her father Is a stern barrister, and I wouldn’t be a bit surprised to dis- cover that Miss Vinsonhaler has a bowing acquaint- ance with a triple or ‘“squeeze” play. ‘“‘Singleton flew out to Schweitzer, Murphy singled to left,” ore,, 18 no Greek to her, Many a time her friends have caught a glimpse of the enthusiastic maiden tucked away somewhere in the grandstand, watching the play with bated treath. Miss Vinsonhaler is diffcrent from other young #irls of society in still another instance.. She knows how to cook! Her mother told me Isabel could concoct the PART TWO AMUSEMENTS PAGES ONE TO EIGHT CENTS. most deliclous dishes, souffles, divinity and fudge that melts in your inviting omelets, enticing mouth and angel food cake, perfectly heavenly! Indecd she is rather domestically inclined. This charming young debutante is in the ad- vance guard of a coterie of local girls and matrons of promdnent families who have just begun the study of the elements of cookery, Just a fine, wholesome, good-looking young girl, with a merry twinkle in her eye, not given to fads or fancies, but with a love for the great out- «’-doors with all the health-glving, happy qualities it brings in {ts wake—that’'s Isabel Vinsonhaler. pulled off as one of the stunts at the annual picnic held for Faster Speed SOCIETY Society the Coming Week Monday— Catholie club, Mrs. Willlam Eck, hostess. Bridge-luncheon, Mrs, Willlam Hill Clarke, hosteas. Research club entertainment at Knights of Columbus home, Mesdames Harry Burkley and C. W. Hamilton, hostesses. " South Side Progressive Card club Thanksgiv- ing party. Tuesday— Debut tea to present Miss Isabel Vinsonhaler, by her mother, Mrs. Duncan M. Vinson- haler. Creighton University Mixers' club dinner, at Hotel Fontenelle. Parents’ entertalnment and dinner, given to the Twinkle club, at Rome hotel, by Mr. and Mrs. Rome Miller. Columbia circle Thanksgiving party. Thimble club, Mesdames W. G. Templeton and R. D. Miller, hostesses. Bridge for' Miss Ella Joseph, Kirschbraun, hostess, Regina club, card and dancing party at Cham- bers’ academy. Box party at Farrar concert, De Lone, hostess, Wednesday— Cinosam club, guest night. Second debut tea for Miss Isabel Vinsonhaler, Mrs. Duncan M. Vinsonhaler, hostess. Temple Israel Sisterhood dance at Turpin's academy. Plaza club dance at Metropolitan hall. Rummy club, Mrs, W. A, Smith, hostess, Thursday— Deems-Graham wedding. Willsey-Funkhouser wedding. Le Mars club dance at Hotel Rome. Subscription club dance at Turpin's academy; dinners preceding by Mr. and Mrs. M, A. Hall and Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mahoney. Ladies’ Soclal club of U. C, T. dinner at Hotel Fontenelle and theater party. Holland-Orlaff wedding. La Salle club dance at Chambers' academy. Dinner preceding Subscription dance, Mrs. Arthur Remington, hostess. Dinner preceding Subscription dance at Omaha club, Mrs, Dan Wheeler, hostess, Friday— Junior club dance at Hotel Fontenelle. Drama class to be entertained by Mrs, F. P, Kirkendall. Original Cooking club, Mrs. Ward Burgess, hostess. Saturday— v High Echool Mixers' dance at the Rome hotel. Miss Verna Miss Loretta HE third white star marked week, and then a lull until Wednesday, December 16, when Mrs. Victor White will bring out her daughter, Louise, at an after- noon tea. Thanksgiving day will be further brightened by the wedding of a popular pirl. Already the festival spirit is in the soclal o'r, and Thanksgiving affairs open with a card rurty at the Knights of Columbus home Monday ovening, with Mrs. Harry Burkley and Mrs, C, W, Hamilton hostesses. The week of Thanksgiving is very much the children’s and the juniors’ time, and so many of the things planned are for more of a fireside than a soclal significance. Someone writes to me on a pale blue corre- spondence card asking me to tell what I think of climbers. Of course, my questioner meant soelal climbers, not porch. If he (it looked like a man’s hand) wanted to know about the latter, the note would have been addressed to the police reporter and not 10 the soclety editor. Now. about soclal climbers—I rather admire them. There {s something delicious in viewing the methods in a first-class bit of climbing. We have alf read, and some of us have heard, the late Frederic Townsend Martin's indictment of modern soclety, its extravagance, its Idleness, its object- lessness and its utter absence of something con- sructive. Taking it from a point of construction, the climber is not to be condemned-—he 18 working for an end; he has a definite object in view; he reos sowething he thinks he wants and he sets out 10 get it. The climbing {8 the absorbing part of the whole soclal game-—the millionaire will admit he was happier earning his millions than he is spending them; and, if his soclally arrived wife were equally honest, she would admit she got more out of going up the rounds than she now does in standing upon the helghts. In all this cry ralsed against climbers, it {s well to remember as to who may cast the first stone. There must have been climbing practiced quite successfully ever since Washington's first assembly ball, if not since the Pligrims’ landing, or else the printing of American social reglsters and blue Looks would be a very slender affair, Why should soclety be the only institution which will not commend a feeling of sportsman- #hip? The game is there to be played—and is being played right around us—and here's to the Iast to mount to the topmost round! Some people are looking ahead of Thanksgiv- ing to the Christmas holidays already, and doing their shopping early. One well known woman who figures so prominently in society chronicles that I would imagine she had time for nothing else, confidentially informs me she has all her Christmas presents selected, or made, wrapped, th2ged and addressed, and is congratulating her- self on having these necessary, but troublesome, Getalls out of the way, leaving her free to plan and do for the holidays just as if the gift problem hed no terrors whatever. 1 fear, however, that this young woman is the rare exception that proves the rule. Additional Society News on Next Pan. . '