Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 19, 1915, Page 11

] PART TWO SOCIETY PAGES ONE TO EIGHT THE OMAHA SUNDAY BE VOL. XLV--NO. CLUBDOM Calendar of Club Doings Monday— Association of Collegiate Alumnae, music see- tion, Mrs. Roy Docherty, hostess, 4 p. m. Drama league, city hall council chamber, 4p. m Tuesday— ' U. 8. Grant Woman's Relief corps, Memorial hall, 2:30 p. m. Busginess Girls’ council, Volunteers’ hall, 11a.m to2p m Wednesday— Book club, Mrs. J. H. Conrad, hostess W. C. T. U,, Omaha branch, all-day meeting, Mrs. Beecher Higby, hostess. Thursday— Christmas tree celebration at Riverview home by City Federation of Child Conservation Leagues. OMEN'S club activities are on the wane during the holiday season, study pro- grams have been abandened and Roberts' Rules of Order cast into the discard. Carrying Christmas cheer to the needy, however, is not included in this category, but, indeed, will occupy the attention of more than a few busy matrons. With the advent of the new year, however, the clubwoman will renew her ef- forts toward uplift work with added zest. Omaha women have not yet returned from the national suffrage and anti-suffrage conventions in ‘Washington, which were the principal events in national woman's clubdom during the last week, but word has been received of the signal recognition of a local woman by her election as vice president of the National Anti-Suffrage soclety—Mrs. Edward Porter Peck. - Attention has also been called to another woman prominent in local clubdom. If you held as many offices in women’s organizations as there are letters in the alphabet, perhaps you wonld hesitate about luunching into the editoria® field by getting out an officlal organ for a society nation-wide in its scope, to say nothing of writing the history of an organiza- tion almost a quarter of a century old. Not so Mrs. Edward Johnson, one of the best known Omaha clubwomen. The first issue of “The Evangel,” which is to be the official organ of the west central district ot the Woman's American Baptist Foreign Missionary society, embracing the states of Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska, 18 just off the press, edited by Mrs. John- son. Both the dedication and a poem, ““A Message from Our Chairman,” by Mrs. Johnson, are a feature of the first issue and have received con- gratulatory notices from Mrs. Helen Barrett Mont- gomery of Rochester, N. Y., the national president, who is also author of the study books in use by the foreign missionary societies throughout the eoun- try. Mrs. Montgomery was one of the stellar at- tractions arranged for the last Summer School of Missions, which was abandoned on account of the “Billy” Sunday meetings. Mrs. Johnson's poem was sung at Lincoln the other day to the tune of “Greenland’s Icy Mountains."” Mrs. Johnson's other venture, the compilation of u history of the Omaha Woman’s club, will be ready for publication about the first of the year. The work was begun during Mrs. C, W. Hayes' adminis- tration. Here are a few offices, but only a few, of those held by Mrs. Johnson and offices whose duties she performs in.a most efficient, capable manner. lLast week Mrs, Johnson was re-elected president of the 0ld People’s Home association, she is secretary of the Young Women’s Christian association board of directors, vice president of the Tri-City Baptist Quarterly, secretary of the Woman's Missionary so- clety of the First Baptist church and chairman of the board as well as home administration vice pres!- dent of the west central district of the Woman's American Baptist Foreign Missionary society, which office places Mrs. Johnson on the national board; chairman of the parliamentary practice department of the Douglas county Woman's Christian Temper- ence union, to say nothing of being a past president and holding innumerable offices in the Omaha ‘Woman's club, Two new endeavors will be launched by the two largest women's clubs in the city, direetly after New Year's. The Omaha Woman's club will open its soup kitchen at the Train school, where, for 1 cent, a hot, nourishing lunch will be pro- vided the children. Mrs. N.- H. Nelson and her committee, including Mesdames 1. M. Syfert, F, J. Burnett, F. H. Cole, Edward Phelan, F, W, Car- michael, H. C. Sumney and Miss Eunice Ensor, director of social extension work in the publig rchools, are most enthusiastic over the successful outlook for the work. A definite beginning of the vocational guid- ence work, which the Association of Collegiate Alumni expects to direct, was made this last week, when a committee, including Miss Elizabeth Brenizer, leader of this section of the organtza- tion; Miss Ethel Tukey, one of the prime movers in the work, and Miss Jessie Towne, dean of girls at the Central High school, waited on the educa- tional committee of the Board of Education and asked deek space in the board rooms. This will obviously be of value in carrying on the work. Valuable ideas on how to pursue their plan of work were left with local women by Prof. Frank M. Leavitt of Chicago, vocational guidance expert, who was in Omaha for the State Teachers' conven- tion. Additional Club News on Page Eight, IS8 HELEN INGWERSEN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Ingwersen, will be the sixth debutante of the present season, and thé last, so far as yet announced. Miss Ingwersen will make ber bow to society at a dance to be given Christmas right at the Fontenelle by her parents and Mr, and Nrs. N. B. Updike, who are entertaining for their Caughter, Miss Hazel Updike. Miss Updike is not a debutante this year—she is attending school at Niiss Bennett’s, in Milbrook, New York, but she will spend the holidays here with her parents That the dancing party is given for the two young ladies is explained by the great friendship existing between the Updike and Ingwersen fam- ilie. Last year when the girls came home from £cheol for the holidays, the parents decided to give this dance for their daughters at the new hotel, entertaining at which was a delightful prospect of the last holiday season, which has now become realized. At that time, it was not planned that Miss Ingwersen should be presented with this year's group of buds. B Helen Ingwersen is Interested in Arts and Crafts, Especially Clothes, and a Needle in Her Fair Hands Can Accomplish Wonderful Results : : : An interesting fact noted in each instance of the debutantes of this season, with the exception of Miss Marion Towle, {s that each young girl is either the only child or the only daughter and, therefore, is accorded particular queenly honors in ler own little circle. Miss Helen is an only Caughter, as is Miss Updike, This week's debutante attended school at Cen- U#l High and continued her studies at Mrs. Lor- iag's school in Chicago, which was the former Lome of the Ingwersens. As one of the special 1nalds to her majesty, the queen of Ak-Sar-Benm, she, 100, received considerable distinction. Miss Ingwersen 15 one of the most charming tirls of the debutante set, a particularly beautiful Lroup this year, as everyone will attest. She has a winning smile, which displays a row of sparkling, pearly teeth, the darkest of brown eyes and bair and a most winsome, piquant manner. When “he Bee photographer snapped thig”dainty little lady she was just starting down town to do her Christmas shopping, attired in a smart little trot- PART TWO SOCIETY PAGES ONE TO EIGHT teur, small brown toque and almost hidden from View by a ewirl of brown fox furs, Miss Ingwersen dresses in perfect taste, and at the Loring school she devoted herself to arts and designing, especlally of clothes. She can accom- plish more with the needle than any young girl of Ler set, many of her most beautiful creations being the work of her own skillful fingers, a rare accom- plishment, indeed, for the modern girl. The last of the series of debutantes enters well into the spirit of everything which the girls enjoy. Fhe likes a game of bridge, plays the plano, is often seen on the golf links, rides a little and organizes hiking parties quite frequently, but she is not quite so much devoted to the outdoor sports s ber companions, who are noticeably so this sea- son, What enthusiasm she lacks for these sports, she makes up for in her eraze for dancing, Miss Ingwersen spends her summers with her grandparents on their country place near Geneva, 11),, and after Christmas she will accompany her grandmother to California, where they will spend several montha, SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. FEERERRRE SOCIETY Society the Coming Week Monday— Matinee party for Miss Alice Maude Gates, given by Mr, Howard Gates, Dinner for Johnston-Gates bridal party, given by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gates, Opening hop of high school senlor class, Cham- bers' academy, Luncheon for Mrs. Nathan Merriam at Yule- tide tea room, Mrs, Barton Millard, hostess, Tuesday — Bridge-luncheon at Hotel Loyal, Mesdames H. G. Unversagt and Albert Dreyfoos, hostesses, Reunion of Phi Lambda Epsilon fraternity, Paxton hotel. Luncheon at Yuletide tea room, Mrs, Harold Gifford, hostess. Tea at Yuletide tea room, Mrs. W H. Garratt, hostess. Reunion of High school class of 1910, Miss Jennie Undeland, hostess. Wednesday— Cinosam club dance, Scottish Rite cathedral. Prenuptial shower for Miss George Trimble, Mrs. Harold Downey, hostess. Luncheon for Miss Marion Towle, Mrs, W, H, Bucholz, hostess. Junfor club dance, Hotel Fontenelle, Dinner for the F. 8.,Cowglills, Mrs. B. W, Nash, hostess. Afternoon bridge for Miss George Trimble, Mrs, W. H. Downey, hostess. Luncheon at Yuletide tea room, Senator Mil- lard, host, 3 Dinner for out-of-town guests, given by Mr, and Mrs, Lee Hutf. Thursday— Bubscription club dance, Turpin's academy. Dinner preceding dance, given by Mr. and Mrs, W. R. McKeen at Hotel Fontenelle, Buffet luncheons for debutantes and school set, Mrs. John W. Towle, hostess, Swastika Card club, Mrs. J. E. Reeder, hostess. Dinner preceding dance at Omaha club, Mr, Luther Drake, host. Afternoon tea, Miss George Trimble, hostess, Little folks’' afternoon dancing party, Tur~ pin’s academy, Miss Katherine Lee Grable, hoste Young people’s evening dancing party, Dundee hall, Miss Katherine Lee Grable, hostess. Friday— Dance for Miss Verna Kirschbraun, given by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kirschbraun, Dinner-dance at Hotel Fontenelle for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wilkins, given by Mr, and Mrs, Moshier Colpetzer, Saturday— . Dance for Miss Helen Ingwersen and Miss Hazel Updike at Hotel Fontenelle, given by Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Ingwersen and Mr. and Mrs. N. B, Updike, Subscription supper-dance at Omaha club. HE hollday season opens soclally with the Y. P.in full command. Everything must glve way now to youth, Until the holl- day season is over they will be seen and heard over everything else. They will be heard, that is quite clear-—and they have something to tell—are not many of the college set coming directly from the east? They know the dance step of the last moment, and they will describe the latest “palaise de glace.” They will tell of skating teas, of the Italian garden of the Biltmore and its ice pond, some sixty by seventy feet in extent, edged round with pine trees, and of the elite meeting there to skate for war relief, be- tween their sips of tea. They will have seen the leather skating frocks and the suits of knitted cloth, Some of the girls will have seen really and truly Loops, and they can tell for sure and certain whether pantelettes have been worn. ‘‘Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits, Goldsmith has told us, and it is but meet and proper that the young persons have the holiday season for their very own, They bring a glimpse of the new and the novel with them and give it out with de- lightful force of youth and youth's freshness, Fortunate {s the western soclety where the stu- dents from finishing school and college come home to mingle in dne intimate set, American colleges may be too preoccupled with learning and neglectful of taste, Of the fine arts but orfe concerns them, literature, While the object of the finishing school may be frivolous’' to some extent, it does give charm of speech, a pleasing acquaintance with the arts, a suavity of manner, and (sometimes) a distinction of carriage. Not long past, I heard a spirited argument be- tween two young western women, one a graduate o! « leading woman's college, the other the product of o well known finishing school. They were disagree- ing about & topic in which both made frequent use of the word “neutral.” I am not saying which was which; but one sald “nootral” in erude accent while the other drew out her long “u* with a correct in- tonation that seemed almost a trick of volce charm, The girl who knew how to correctly pronounce “neutral” perhaps did not know its derivation, she might have found it hard to parse her charmingly #poken sentences, but she did know how to speak, If each would just unbend a little—and one be willing to learn something from the other! Additional Society News on Next Page -