Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 24, 1915, Page 8

THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24 Socielty By MELLIFICIA. Thursday, December 23, 1915, 188 KATHERINE LEE GRABLE'S dancing classes will be rnler-l tained at two delightful affairs today. | In the afternoon seventy of the children enjoyed a Christmas party at Turpin’s academy, when several of the older girls enter- Margery McCorzi,iDebutante and PAGKAGES HOYING 3 Popular, Suddenly Called by Death | Miss Margery McCord, only daugher of Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Hallack McCord, died yesterday morning at 1 fever. Her death was most since the young girl had becn indisposed but & few days and it was not until Wednesday evening that her iliness was diagnosed as being scarlet fever Miss McCord was one of thi debutantes, having made her Wharton Makes the Work Move Smoothly. of mearlet inexpected When “Nixie” take charge of his scales in the pos season’s debut In WITHOUT A HITCH Extra Force Put On by Postmaster NO DELAY IN ANY BRANCH| Bowles arrived to B —— Stortly after that early hour the other three weighers were ‘“on the job,” aud the rush was growing. In spite of this there is no congestion of Christmas packages in the Omaha postoffice. 8o systematioally has every- thing been Arranged, both as regards in- | coming and outgoing madl, that it is | moving along perfectly, and Postmaster Wharton wrote to the postmaster gen- eral in Washington that there is a record- breaking busmness and no congestion of | mail bere, a record, which, it is believed, won't be equaled elsewhere. Naturally in the great crowd the care- | jess and the absent-minded are not en- tained the younger ones. Grace and Esther Smith, daughters of Mr. and soctety December 1 and a bril Mrs. Arthur Crittenden Smith, gave an Interpretive dance “Night” done to & dancing party %t the Hotel F Greek music. They were dressed In costumes of black satin and tarleto) t affair, ntenelle, n,| Was planned for her for Monday night office corridor Thursday morning he found a line of package-laden people extending from the table a distance tirely absent. Fourteen packages have been dropped Into the chutes with abso- lutely no address on them. Some of with wings and skirts studded with silver stars and crescents. Another dance, “Autumn,” was most beautifully carried, done by the! two Smith girls, two Porter sisters, Eleanor Baxter and Eleanor Burkley. Their costumes were in the autumn shades, in reds, browns and golds, with green scarfs. A Hungarian dance was also part of the program, and a Castle pclka. The classes of High school age will be entertained this evening at a conventional dancing party at Harte hall, Dundee. Thirty-five couples will attend. Dinners Precedine the Dance. Mr. ang Mra. W. R. McKeen will give & large dinner at the Hotel Fontenelle this evening, preceding the Subscription club dance at Turpin's academy. Among the gueats wiil be Messrs, and Mesdames— £ T, Kountze, Joseph ton Medical college, 8t. Louls, Mo, will return to spend the Christmas vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Bage. Mr. and Mrs. George Akerson of Min- neapolls will spend the holidays here with thelr mother, Mrs. Frederick H. Barker, Blake. . A. Redick. John A. McShane. Personal Mention. Mrs. George Peek of Moline arrives today to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. . C. George. i Mr. and Mrs. Willlam L. Keep wil spend the Christmas holidays in Kaosas City and St. Joseph. Registering at the Hotel MecAlpin, in New York City, during the last week have been Messrs. H. H. Dahiman, H. G. Ganson and F. M, Beeson, and Mr. and Mre. John W, Gamble of Omaha. go, H. Baldrige, Mesdames— Rowgers, Katherine MeCorm!ck. — Messrs. - ik Burkley, Frank W. Judson. cCormick. . Lauth er Drake gave a dinner at th Omahs club preceding the dance. Covers | for: will be Dlm B it P sen Mrs. Georke ot Moline. Peek of Moline, The affalr had long been anticipated by of about fifty feet. the younger set as the most brilliant event of the hollday season ‘and was to be preceded by a large dinner party | given for Miss MeCord by the Arthur Crittenden Smiths. A number of 8t. Joseph relatives and friends, Including Mr. and Mrs. Santuel the hour being but 7:20 a. m. Yet the day was still very youns, The rush is totally unprecedented. these are packages which people pre- ted for weighing with only a card thowing the address for which they were destined Having affixed the required stamps they then forgot to transfer the address from the card to the packages But this is a mere tiny fraction of the many tons of packages that are dumped into the postoffice daily The distribution and routing system for the dozens of tons o! incoming packages is working even better than was expe: ed and with the assisiance f twenty-f ve helpers, the packages are being del.vered a8 rapidly as they come in. This system devised and installed by Postmaster Wharton and his superintendents, and the department at Washington is watching its working with interest. Its complete success indicates that it will be adopted in all the other large offices of the coun« try. RIO GRANDE HEAD WILL BE IN OMAHA CHRISTMAS President Mudge, formerly with the | Rock Island, but mow the head of the | Denver & Rio Grande road, will be in Omaha a short time Christmas afternoon, ‘Mcl‘ord. Mr. Milton Toole and Miss Mar- | saret Dolman, who were expected to come for the dance, will arrive Instead for the funeral, All soclal functions planned by the younger set and debutantes have been called off, Miss McCord was judged the most ex- pert horsewoman in the city, inheriting %/ her love for horses and the sport from her father, the McCord stables being known all over the country. Miss McCord attended school at ‘"rnwncll Hall and Miss Spence's school n New York Cit Besides he one brother, .'l"l:l. survive, % mrm"‘ JIHR AIERT: 3 COND, The funeral will be held today and | placed in a recelving vault here and will | will be strictly private because of the|juter be taken to St. Joseph, Mo., for | the nature of the disease Friends are requested by the | which | interment. caused her death. The body will be| family not to send flowers. MANY ARE CHEERED ‘ touch o We n.re_r;uly. and First Omaha Trade will be ready up to the very last All merchandise bought in our storesup to 7 o’clock Friday evening will be delivered the same day /—/h———‘—_———= Rich Blooming Potted Plants to add the finishing eerfulness to the Christmas Feast N\ minute Friday, to provide extra wagons with fifty drivers and Mr. and Mra, W. G. McGee left Wednes- | Yuletide Tea Room. Mrs. Harry Bowen entertained six guests at luncheon at the Yuletide tea room today, and Mrs. J. R. Lehmer had an equal nmumber of guests at luncheon. The women of the church, who are condueting the tea room, were in cha the serving today, but for the of the tea room, Friday, when a number than ever ls expected, Miss Virginia Offutt and Miss BEsther ‘Wilhelm will be in charge. Buffet Luncheon for Girls. This season’s debutantes and girls of the school set, to the number of twenty, were entertained at a buffet luncheon today by Miss Naomi Towle, compil- and Miss candles rooms. Miss Towle and Miss Vivienne Barka- low were clasamates one year at Miss ‘Wolcott's school in Denver. Miss Barka- Jlow now attends BSweetbriar college, Sweetbriar, Va., while Miss Towle academy. Bride-Elect Gives Tea. Miss George Trimble, whose marriage ‘will be celebrated Tuesday of next week, ‘ informally at tea this after- decotations were used mother, Mrs. J. P. sister, Mrs. Harold Bome fifty or sixty pay thelr respects to ce the wedding with only members few intimate friends at McHugh's present. House Party Mies Kate A, McHugh will entertain ¢ for the holiday season. Bdwin Platt, nee Florenoe Platt's mother and his ais- Frances Platt, arrive Friday £ i i Davenport to spend Christ- ‘members of the family. is unable to reach ut will arrive the party to remain ;;;igu 7 : il i H I : ;. to Topeka, with . her i f i i 12 T 1 Shields have gone ristmas with have gone they will spend im have gone the holldays. They will ‘with relatives. w. reival of 8t to apend the holl- Mr. and Mrs. W, Miss Doro- Minneapolis udson’s father and for Hughes loft the holidays Mr. and M ¢ ,;'; left last even- to spend Christmas 3 . Wil Colling, and Miss ne plans montha in the east. L i 1y | entertaing at a Christmas Metropolitan hall today. ub was enter- Mre. J. B i ! | : 13 fz i £ i entertains fifteen thé Hotel Fonte- | 1 i Hi this morning to Mrs. How- Dorrance. &5 i ¥ Z day for a few weeks' trip to Florida and Cuba. Omaha Firms Make Christmas Gifts to Their Employes In accordance with the annual custom of many Omaha business houses, thelr eraployes will be remembered with gifts before being given a holiday for unrist- mas. All sorts of remembrances will be given, ranging from gold pleces and per- centages of salary to turkey and boxes of candy, The First National bank employes will recelve a 10 per oent salary gift, and those of the United States National bank will be given $10 gold pleces by the di- rectors. Burgess-Nash store employes will be given money equal to one- of 1 per cent of thelr December sales, as well as vacations next year. Postmaster John C. Wharton has sent fat turkeys to his department heads from his Kans's farm, and candy to the women employes of the postoffice. Turkeys will be given to the seventy- five employes of the four drug stores of the Sherman & McConnell company. The Carpenter Paper company will also give turkeys and gift boxes to its employes. The same s done by the Lininger Im- plement company and many other whole- sale and retall establishments, while to | others give moeckties, sox, handkerchiefs | YO4rs or clgars to thelr ma'c employes and books, candy, perfumes and other femin- ine requisites to the women. Children of Sunday School Make Gfts to Poor and Needy The blessing of giving, rather than re- celving, was emphasized in the Christmas exercises of the North 8ide Christian Sunday school, held Wednesday evening at the church, Twenty-second and Loth- rop streets. “White Gifts for the King" ‘was the subject of the exerclses. A large White cross, brilllantly lighted, stood in one ocornel of the SBunday school room, and the children marched up and de- posited gifts of food and clothing for poor chlidren at the foot of the cross. Ruth Peters, daughter of Rev. George L. Peters, the pastor, had charge of the affalr, with Mrs, B. L. Kilgore and Miss Pearl Higgins assisting with the pro- gram. J, B. Willams, Misa Kate Davis and the pastor had charge of the aid organisation. Superintendent E. C. Willlams of the Bunday school presided at the exercises, and music was furnished by the school orchestra, led by Clyde Fratt. Many Iit- | tle folks of the school's membership of 2 took part, and a beautiful tree and handsome decorations added to the occa- slon. Debating Society Gives Big Banquet | ‘The Demosthenlan Debating soclety of 10 | the Central High school, the largest or- | ganization of the kind in the school, gave its annual banquet at the New Hamliton ctafe Wednesday eovening. Covers were placed for thirty-six, making It the largest banquet in the history of the club. Elmer Balley presided as toastmaster, responses to toasts being made by the president, Arild Olsen; Sol Rosenblatt, Mac Ohmann and Jewel Jackson. Nathan Bernstein, formerly of the high school faculty, and Gilbert Eldridge. an alumnj member, gave brief talks. Following the banquet, the young lads made the welkin ring with their class E.E.Crane Hurt When Let His Wife Have New Set of Teeth. work, which has been of considera- tle magnitude. The bulk of the dis many persons have been cheered The secretary states that contribu. and other articles sent to her depart ment through The Bee have been halt | used to best advantage and many persons are thankful for the remem- brances. The work of investigation and listen- ing to the pleadings of visitors to the charities office has revealed of pathetic situations and now and then a flash of humor breaks the somber perspective. One of the assistants on Wednesday called on & woman whose name had been sent in. your husband doing now?" been dead two seriouly replied the widow. Won't Let Wife Have Teeth. Probably the meanest man In Omaha has been brought to the attention of Mrs. Doane, His wife wanted a set of teeth for Christmas and when the charities secretary told the woman of a man who would furnish the teeth without charge, the husband of the toothless woman sald he would not allow his wife to accept the offer. However, she will be cheered in some other way. Secretary Doane does not care to say for publication just what she thinks of a husband of that stamp. Several letters have been recelved, ad- dress to “Mra. Santa Claus.” A girl wrote in behalt of her 16-month-old siter, “‘who has no father. Additional cash contributions to The Bee's Christmas fund have been turned over to the Associated Charitles as fol- lows: Lilllan Jackeon, §1; B. 8. Barker, ®, P. H, §; E. W. H, $1; Theodore Wells, §3. Several packages of toys and clothing sent to The Bee have been sent to Mrs, Doane for distribution, Hoo-Ray! Fiity-Three Pay Days Next Year Nineteen-sixteen will be a prosperous year, All signs indicate that prophecy. Even the new calendars bear testimony. There will be fifty-three week-end pay- days next year. The year starts off with a payday. The months of January, April, July, September and December will have five Saturdays each, and the other months will contribute four each, which makes fifty-three. WEATHER COLDER IN WEST AND NORTH PART OF STATE According to the reports to the rail- roads, in western and northern Ne- braska, and out toward the mountains, the weather is much oo although there is no stormy In 8'kht. Zero was not reached Wednesday night, but there were & number of points where as low as 16 to 18 above were recoided. THROUGH CHARITIES| Mean Man is Found Who Will Not HUNDREDS HAVE BEEN HELPED Becretary Doane of the Associated Charities is closing up her Christmas tributions has been disposed of and tions of money, food, clothing, toys sorts Excursion Was Held Twenty Years Ago In 1504 the Omaha jobbers and other business men made the first trade excur- slon Into the South Platte country. That was so long ago that many of them have forgotten it; but Mark Perkins, editor of the Fremont Herald, has just dug up an old pamphlet telling of the excursion. He dug it up when he was cleaning out some old filing cases, 50 he malled the booklet to B. V. Parrish, manager of Omaha’s publicity burea: Twenty-one years makes a diference in the personnel of the heads of business firms in a city. This is shown by the personnel of the passengers on this ex- cursion and the list of the firms they represented. Thus, W. A. L. Gibbon was then president of the Commercial club, W. F. Baxter was representing Kil- patrick-Koch company, W. 8. Wright was representing the Rector & Wilhelmy company, George W. Kelley was rep- resenting Kelley, Stiger & Co. and A. P, Tukey was listed as just “capitalist.” Mrs. Geo. Redick to to Provide for the Kiddies in Hospital A Christmas tree celebration will be held this evening at the City Emer gency hospital, 912 Douglas street. Mre. George Redick has bought presents for twenty-four poor children who are at this Institution, most of them con- valscent, but not permitted to leave. There are forty children and ten adults at the hospital. Health Commissioner Connell suggests that persons seeking a wise use of their Christmas beneficence might turn their attention to these little shut-ins. HAY MARKET COMMITTEE HOLDS FIRST MEETING Preliminary discussion of tentative plans for a hay market in Omaha were discussed by the hay market committee of the Commereclal club at a meeting at noon, This was the first meeting of the new committee, A chairman has not yet been selected. The members are Ran- dail K. Brown, Tom Coleman, H. O. Edwards, . 8. Knapp, C. H. Pickens, H. A. Tukey and J. A. Sunderland. DAHLMAN CLUB GIVES CHEER TO FIFTEEN FAMILIES T, J. O'Connor, J. P. Butler, A. C. Taylor and T. J. Flynn, representing tha, Dahlman club, presented fifteen needy families with money for Christmas pro- visions and toys. This is an annual cus- tom with this orgenization. Auto Hits Lamppost E. E Crane. book agent, living at the Paxton hotel, sustained a fractured rib and probable internal injuries when a car the vehicle was badly damaged. EXCAVATING FOR FIRST BANK TO START AT ONCE FOR MEN AND WOMEN Men's—80c, 780, 81.00 pair 'o—T1 .50 ".-:"—.‘."““ pair All Colors—Neatly Snecial Agents in Omaha & 511 So. 16th St. Fusmsning ocoos The Oniy Store iu Omaba Showing Both Dunlap snd Stetson Mats. all kinds of flowers and floral decorations. Potted Poinset- tias, at, each— 29c Fine Azalea, at, each— 12 to 5% and very special prices, liveries Christmas day. Fine California Violets, Carnations, Roses, Cut Poinsettias, etc., at Special Friday We Will Feature Especially A very large assortment of Blooming Plants at Our Cut Flower Department will deliver all evéning as late as practicable Fri- day--and then as long as necessary to make all de- We are also in position to ship to any point you may wish, Everything care- fully packed to insure its being received on time in good order. Prices for Christmas. American Beauties, Potted Cyclamen at, each— 79c Holly Wreaths, at, each— J The Pompeian Room—Headquarters for Pure Candies—Package Goods, Put Up By Us Special Ohristmas Packsge 2-1b. box Assorted Choco- lates, Bon Bons and Califor- nia Frults, for........81.85 Sweet Milk Chooolates A. B. C. Blocks, 50 pleces, in box, for ........ ...180 5-1b. box Assorted Chogo- lates and Bon Bons, regular $1.26 grade, Christmas s) Handsome Baskets and Hand Painted Satin Boxes, filled with our cholcest con- fections.....82.50 to 1 1-1b. boxes Assorted Chocolates.... 1-1b. boxes Chocolates and_Bon Bom American Mixture hard candfes, per 1b. .... 100 i-1b. boxes Chocolates and Bon Bon: Jap Mixture, hard candies ~per 1b., at.... «..100 1-1b._boxes Assorted Chocolates.. i-1b. boxes Van Dam_Chocolates. .. 1-1b._boxes Superfine Chocolate 1-1b, boxes Gold Medal Chocolates New York Creams, assort- 1 boxes Chocolate Dipped Candy trimming trees, sale pri feet for ...... Beads for Chrlfl.m:- 8o | 200, 35¢ and 38c. To the Housewives of Greater Omaha: Aluminum Assortments are com- plete, with bright, shining, dur- for your *“1892" Ware. Aluminum Utensils Come to this store Quality First able utensils for every kitchen need. Our assortments are com- plete for you to choose from, Oval Roaster, shown here, is stamped from heavy Aluminum sheets. condensing of steam, acts as self baster. Tray Steam trap regulates which on bottom keeps roast from burn- ing. Polished outside. Slze 6% inches deep, 16 inches long, 11 niches wide, each . $5.70 The double lipped Sauce Pan, approximate capacity 5 pints, now being advertised in the daily papers, is also offered Dy us, 20eh. o0 39¢ Candy Canes, 2 for 8o, each, Bo, 100, 180, nut centers, 1b Btoekings candy, 2 for 180, each, Christmas Decorations for table use, each, 5o, 10e, Large assortment of Nov- elty Candy Boxes, each, 80c Special Sale Player Music 55c¢ Any Roll in Our Music Library, Friday, December 24th, ONE DAY ONLY, Brandeis Piano Depart- ment—Third Floor, 7/ \ Early Street Car Service, Christmas Morning, December 25, 1915 For the accommodation of persons desiring to attend church services early on Christ- mas morning, earlier-than-regular street car service will be furnished on most lines. The service will be as follows: FARNAM LINE— wving Depots (northbound) . l‘:vh.m ..4.)’ Leaving Twenty-fourth and Ames (southbound) Leaving Twenty-fourth and Leaving Florence .. .. Leaving Leaving Forty-second and Leaving Forty-third and Q. ... BENSON AND WEST LEAVENWORTH LINE— Leaving School for the Deaf Thirty-second Valley. . . Leaving Twenty-ninth and Dupont. SOUTH OMAHA LINE— Leaving Twenty-fourth and Ames (eastbound) . Grand ALBRIGHT : ose 23 L2 4 - aa g8 &8 s¥ip *s ) boaan %8s 272ER pPEPP T rrr s re s 8% ¥4 e COROSSTOWN LINE— Lea Twenty-fourth and Lak Omaha & Council m. Then every 05 minutes. ' Then every 10 minutes, Then every 10 minutes, Then every 10 minutes. Then every 10 minutes. Then every 10 minutes, Then every 10 minutes. Regular Sunday schedule, Regular Sunday schedule, Regular Sunday schedule, Regular Sunday schedule, Regular Sunday schedule, Regular Sunday schedule, Regular Sunday schedule, Regular Sunday schedule, Then every 10 minutes. :86 a. m. Then every 10 minutes, Then every 10 minuates, 59 a. m. . Then every 10 minutes, Regular daily schedule. Regular daily schedule, uffs Street Railway Company