Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 8, 1915, Page 8

\ By MELLIFICIA. Society Tuesday, December 7, 1915, HO is the meanest man in Omaha? \\ of their pennies. Some months ago the editors seemed to agree that this per- son was a housebreaker then operating in our city, a miscreant who broke into peaceful citizens’ homes and robbed bables’ banksg But that was all a miscalculation. The meanest man in Omaha parked a fine seven-passenger car on Eighteenth ‘Street, not far from the city hall, yesterday afternoon, He was 'I'HE BEE at versity club this afternoon, following the regular noonday luncheon The Needlecraft ciub met this afternoon at the Prairfe Park club house Mra. G. B. Malony was hostess today to the Bojourners’ club. | Drama, Art, Music Should Be Taught in | Ameljica,n Schools| “It arama, fashions, art and music| versity club at noon arts of the Unlversity of Nebraska, and accompanied by his wife, who hurried to her Christmas shopping, leaving her motoring coat in her husband’s care. The coat was a beautiful garment, modish and rich, and lined through- out with heavy satin of a delicate pink shade. “You'll ¢all with the car for me in time?” sald the woman ag she hur- ried for Farnam street. The meanest man in the world, perhaps, watched his wife disappear around the corner of the city hall—then he lifted up her beautiful coat with its delicate lining and spread it over the front of the machine to keep the engine warm, Oh, such a man! him! Surprise Birthday Party. A most enjoyable surprise party was given Mizs Ruth Weeks at her home Fri- day evening by her friends of Central and Commerce High schools in honor of her birthday. The evening was spent in games, music. and refreshments. A friendly rivalry was indulged in by mem- bers of the different schools, giving their class yells and songs. Those present ‘Were: Misses— Missos— | 1 Tuel Rheuvilla Blair, St | Rnta Gh et enst ¥, nna Chal o Gindys Nickle, Marie_Hopkins, e Einker, Flla Reapess, Ruth Alcorn, uline Grossman, Nodgaard, . lorene Silver, fe Dearmont, Milile Weeks. uth Purvey, Mensrs.— Messrs.— McKee Fisk, Bydneg Williams, Arthur D{*fl y Haker, { Sherman ly, Harold Grant, Victor Lindberg, Harold Compton, Byron Charleg Festner, Robert VI N Omah Einger, Roy Hartman, Joe Weeks. Wedding Announcement. - The wedding of Miss Rae Violet Gustin of Lincoln and Mr. James E. Wallin of Omaha took place at the residence of My. J. H. Presson Sunday at high noon. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. H. Presson of the Nebraska Methodist ¥piscopal eénference, who Is an old friend of the contracting parties. Mrs. Wallin is the accomplished daugh- ter of Mr, and Mrs. J. T. Gustin of Diagonal, Ja. She has been a resident of Lincoln for the last eight yeard, is a graduate of the Lincoln sanitarium and nurse. Mr. Wallln 1s known Omaha, but throughout the state. He represents the lumber m‘fimLm‘uQCm ot ‘Seat- tle, They will visit the bride's Iowa, then go to the Pacific with Mrs. W, C. Ramsey, The members i George The utter and bottomless depths of the meanness of "Tis a positive pleasure to expose such a rascal as he. Omaha are among the guests at the Elms hotel, Excelsior Springs. For Miss Stewart. Miss Daphne Peters will give a lunch- eon Wednesdny afternoon in honor or Miss Marjory Stewart of Muncle, Ind, house guest of Miss Elizabeth Davis. Christening Ceremony Little Deborah Morphy Hultz, daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Fred L. Hultz, was christened Saturday afternoon at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Morphy. Dean Tancock of Trinity eathedral officiated, in the pres- ence of about thirty-five friends of the family. Music Lovers Meet. The Tuesday Morning Musical club held its regular meeting' this afterndn at the Hotel Fontenelle. The program was ®given by Miss Kdith L. Wagoner, pianist; Miss Hagel Silver, soprano, and Miss Emily Cleve, violinist. For Guests, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Elgutter will Kive an evening bridge for their daughter, Mrs. Harold Fell of Cleveland, and their nlece, Miss Helene Rubel of Minneapolis. Sixty guests have accepted for the even- ing. At Yuletide Tea Room. * Ho great has been the patronage of the Yuletide Tea room that the matrons in charge have enlarged the cafe and added an additional range to the kitchen equip- ment. Among the hosts of today was Mr. M, C. Peters, who gave a luncheon party to eight masculine guests, Miss Bessle Allen was hostess to four Buests Miss Harper lunched with five guests, The other hosts of the afternoon were Mr, Clement Chase, Mrs. H. R. Bowen, and Mrs, D. B, Reynolds. Personal Message. Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Russoll of Kansas City have been the guests for the past few daye of Mr. und Mrs. Harry L. Cummings. Mrs, Russell is Mr, Cum- mings' sister, Future Events. Th? new Friday Bridge-Luncheon club will be entertained Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. C, Ramsey, Mrs. John 8, Brady will entertain twenty guests at luncheon” Wednesday oll | afternoon In honor of Miss Margery Mo- i ‘Hotel Loyai Saturday ©f the out-of-town guests and hostesses. On Wednesday week, Mra. Rubel will give an auction bridge at her home for the visiting Suests and thelr Tuesday Bridge club this gucsts of the club were: ?F. i f y 8¢ b4 i ; ° E_ & i & § : : g ] 1 ? £ ¥ i ] ] e ¥ 2 ] i is F | i g §o Cord, the debutante of last week, 0 Vesta chapter of the Order of the Fastern Star gives a dance this evening at Chambers' academy. The Et-a-Virp club has a stag evening entertalnment at Metropolitan hall. Prof. Paul H. Grumann gave a talk La Vallieres and Bracelet Watches ~dainty enough for a fairy. What girl can resist the charm of a dainty La Valllere, & veritable lacework of gold or platinum, get with precious OUL [SOUCIE . SNOJOd-lIIE 4O designs this year are unusu- ally lovcl(. delicate and fine, Eapeclally charming, too, are our Bracelet Watches. A more pleasing gift could be chosen, or one that combin fi‘?" beauty with practicabil. ome in and lock them over ~-whether you_intend to pur- chase or not. We know it will he & great treat to you to ses these exquisite pleces of jew- Xibert Edholm “Omaha's mfim 16th Street at Harney. MME. ‘Wednesday evening, December 8, Mismm PIANO The greatest living Prima Donna, who will sing at the Auditorium Ay lin spoke on the subject, “Practical Educa- tion.” s talk was largely a plea for| cultursl stody “in higher institutions of learning, for the practieal good that will result from such. | He declared that young women should be trained to a knowledge and apprecia-| ton of fine arts as well as of physical| culture and domestic sclence, for both| wotilld make them better mothers and| enable them to benefit the race by the proper care and teaching of children Don't Let Your Cold Get Worse, Bell's Pine-Tar Honey will cure your for children onl y2c. All druggists.—Ad- vertisement. Drexel Wants More Flushing Machines City Commissioner ‘Drexel secured the adoption of a resolution which directs the elty clerk to adveriise for bids for street flushing wagons, Mr. Drexel intends to do more flushing and less sweeping of the streets next year. He has decided that flushing is moro economical and efficlent than the manual form of cleaning. f. Lttt i MAHA, WEDNESDAY cough and give you restitul sleep. Good | THISIS N WALK - W00S BRIDE FROM CAREER AS NURSE Cupid’s Summons More Powerful Than Call of Red Cross Service to San Francisco Girl. COUPLE MEET AND WED HERE are no longer to be Imported from| How Theodore C. Jelsema, 24, of Burope, they must be taught and fos-| Grand Rapids, Mich., as an ardent| tered by Ameriean universities” de-| wooer, won Miss Helen Nealandier, clared Dr. Paul 11, Grurann at the Un , of San Francisco from a career He Is director of the achool of fine|28 War nurse, by his pleadings, and | 104 to a long and exhaustive discus- persuaded her fo marry him, is a story which was revealed at the mar- riage license counter at the court house. They met in Omaha, each making a long trip by train, They were'mar- rled by Justice of the Peace Cross- man. Six months ago Miss Nealandier said “No." | She was planning to return to France, | her native country, to‘enter the service | |of the Red Cross and nurse wounded | French soldiers. “My country is calling me,” she tola her lover. “I must return to my dear Paris.” They did not see each other from that time until today, but Jelsema wrote let- ters, mmny letters, and they spoke of love and the happiness of home as com- pared with the hardships of a French | eampaign. Miss Nealandier hesitated and delayea and eventudlly Cupid’s summons proved stronger than the call of her country. ""We are very happy,” she sald, after she had become Jelsema's wife. Apartments, flats, mouses and cottages eun be rented quickly and cheaply by a Eee “For Rent.” i ATIONAL OVER FOUR DOLLAR WEEK Some folks think that Walk-Over Shoes can’t be bought for less than $5.00. To correct this impression, this wee, has been designated as FOUR DOLLAR WEEK. From coast to coast Walk-Over shoes at $4.00 will be featured in all lesthers and a wide varviety of models. This is your opportunity WALK-OVER P S Y = . N Deddy, You Wout Fogyel Io Bring' Bt o to know the joy of Walk-Over exclusive style, durabllity and comfort. BOOT SHOP 317 South 16th Street. MELBA has again selected the celebrated for her tour, because of its wonderful tonal qualities. It is truly a plano for artists—made by artists. Mme. Melba writes as follows of the Mason & Hamlin: “The Mason & Hamlin Plano today represonts the highest achlevement in plano making® To prove her preferene 'or this great instrument, Melba has bought. & n & Hamlin for her own home. It is & significant fact, eminent artists demand the utm Kree of excellence in a musical tru- ment, that they prefer the Mason iamiin te all others. We are exclusive representatives for these planos of them—the one test of musical excellen A. HOSPE CO. 1513-1515 DOUGLAS STREET, and we invite a hearing ce. DECEM i I COHNCIL COI‘SIDERS NEW‘ ¢ Commercial Club ‘ GRADE ON DODGE STREET Opposed to Fire | mendation by the municipal affairs cor | mittee\ that such action be taken The municipal affairs committee held a large meeting at which representatives of most of the organizations of the city were present and the matter was sub- Compound of Simple Laxative lerbs Recommended for sion with the result that the instailation Constipation. ! of the box system was deemed inexped- fent. The executive committee advised that steps be taken for an immediate in- | vestigation of the present working fire alarm system so that any Improvements judged advisable could be made, | When a remedy has stood the te of eritical analysis and strong compe tition for over a quarter of .a century | and. establishes itself as the Mdispensa- | ble household remedy in thousands of homes, it is.pretty ‘good evidence of its efficacy. Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin has been on' the miarket since 1889, its use being TRERAPE., gradually extended until now it is ey When a sexere cold settles on the lungs | crally regarded by druggists as the staple | it i called bronchitis. There is danger of | family laxative. It is a combination of | its leading to broricho pneumonta, and for | simple laxative herba, free from opiates | this reason it s always best to #o to | or narcotlc drugs, gentle in its action bed and take Chamberlain's Cough Rem- |and positive in effect, It costs only fifty edy as directed until well along towards | cents a bottls and can be purchased in recovery. Mrs. Charles Voodard, Zandy | drug stores everywhere, |Creek, N. Y. writes: “Chamberlain’s | Mr, Frank Klima of 23® Ashland Ave., |Cough Remedy cured me of bronchitis | Baltimore, Md., wrote Dr. Caldwell re- 1ast fall. When I boran using It 1 was so | cently that he had tried about everything 'hoarse at times that it was aifficult for | without being helped until he got a bot- |me 1o speak above a whisper. I resorted |tle of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, which {to the use of this valuable medicine and | he considers the greatest known remedy |found it very soothing and healing. In |for indigestion, constipation and stomach |a week's time I was well.” Obtainable |troubles. ol Pepsin in Dr. W. Monticello, IiL. tres s, has been placed city hall, The city engfineer and the city attorney have recetved copies and in dv 10 Dodga | course of tims will report back to |ha/’ Seventeenth | council on the reasonableness of the pr The petition for grading of ) | street, Twenty-second to i‘ ; Ala.l'm BOX Syste streets, and Intersecting portions of | posed change and the sufficlency of the ) ———— | Bighteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth | peiftion signed by property owners. I The Commercial club i opposed to the | —— ———— - = proposed new fire alarm box sustem for | = Omaha. The executive committee at a meeting | ver aml ee S at noon went on record as against nwi suggested system, following a lv‘('fll“-‘ this Splendid Remedy the harge, house. can be obtain, from. your druggist and keep it A trial B. Caldwell, 64 Washington St., A on record at the bottle, free of ed by writing to | everywhere.—Aavertisement. Get a bottle of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup TR il MN i NDEIS ST TOYS, GAMES AND PL AYTHINGS Magic Lanterns and Moving Pic- ture Machines, with slides, films and lamp. Spe- clal, complete— 98¢ Autos ....... 49¢ Street Cars. Hook and Ladders and ‘Transparent Slates, with pie- Dolls in tures of animals character, dr and houses to pretty costum draw. Specially priced, the 25¢c | Every boy knows what a Flexible |12-inch Flyer Sled is. We are agents for | Dolls the Genuine Flexible Flyer. We have them from $2 .50 up to the Big $6.00 Racers, at size— lsc for in " the Evening Pox Journal. I Train on Track— in the Great Christmas Toyland Here are a Few Suggéstions c;f What isin this Great Wonderland Frictlon Toys, the most solid and durable mechanical toys made; they have no springs to break and run 200 feet. .7%0 Big Engine..$1.49 re ngines, 98¢ American Made Character every known essed es; in won't break. Speclal Wednesday, We are headquar- advertised Saturday at and les' Home ¥ Steam en- ne, 8 in. gl high, with brass boil- 24-Inch _ All-joint- ed Dolls, long curls, beautiful bisque head, cl ing eyes; shoes and stockings. Worth $1.50, sale Ve $1.29 98cte$10 er, alcohol lamp, fill- ing pan and funnel. Spe- cially priced for Wednesday 98¢ Slippers Are_ Slippers particularly, small prices will beautiful holiday remembrances. FOR MEN FOR WOM The greatest assortment of fine slippers for men we have ever shown— Opera, Everettes, Romeos, or flexible leather soles. pair t ir .. 2 Faust and Cavaliers, from :‘,hlfd.r:n 8 y $1.49 pair $3 48 trimmed or boot style. to, pair ...... ° BB .iieiieriescasiensne About 200 pair of odds and ends in men's slippers —samples and odd palrs, Worth $2.00 a pair, spe- clally priced lar crocheted style with sizes Roll Top Style . at Always Welcome Gifts No gift need be expensive to be acceptable. In ‘Warm Felt Slippers with padded wool 1.25 to 81, Slumber Slippers for‘Men and 198 Crocheted Slippers for Wome Boudolrs, ribbon trimmed, buy very EN All sizes, ‘omen Regu- ars, all 6 c -81.25 with heels, coll N Work baskets, lined with sat- in; fitted with scissors, bod- kin and thimble. Fancy kensington. bags, n ailk and novelty materials— new and exclu- sive §2.50 to.. 55.00 Fancy kewple pin cushions, with the original $l kewple, 50¢ to N\ lnexgensive Gifts in Fancy Coo;l; V Work Baskets--Fancy Bags--Ribbon Novelties--Glove Boxes I Fancy cretonne gl handkerchief boxes, or dark cretonnes natural linen with nickel rod Work stands, finishe or brown enamel, w cretonne bags. Wednesday ove and in light .50¢c made of | d in blue ith fancy fl Coumh!ndutollur and cuffs sets, numerous styles l} ~ In Swiss, Georgette crepe and embroidered or- | | Women's pure Irish line: gandle. A most acceptable gift box. Special, | i‘ brnlderm,plhnmrock lun':.' ::fie“:'n“a"w'i:fgd e:: | Wednesday, 50c $l 25 || signs, Venise and Val. lace and Swiss, embroid- SR ada to . || || ered handkerchiefs, each, 25¢, 6 in New collars of the lat- ‘w Tatecite & || || holly box for 30 £ a0 65 0n Tan $lo50 est mnff’v‘v‘&d"" pretty. | 8 crepe, || || Men's fine quality lawn | Handkerchiefs for chil- Boo?rw - soc messaline and pretty | |l yopgxerchiets with fan- | dren, linen initialed, Vestees in Swiss eme p:::' Sale 25c J '{cy initial, % inch hem, lw‘l(uerd border, colored bmldo.r:d net, lace | ¥ v i ‘ 6 in fancy box, regular- !:tl: ln";:ncpx‘c:;::.“i trimmed; very New string | 1y 79¢, tomor- bandkerchief 8 v|n-l.Uptmm..soc ties, 25¢ m450¢5 | row, box 59c lor&clnd’..{ lsc i i / ' /