Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 30, 1916, Page 9

NEW HANAGER OF RONTENELLE HERE John F, Letton Comes to Take Up His New Duties at Million- Dollar Hostelry. MAN OF MUCH EXPERIENCE who succeeds manager of Fontenelle, arrived In Omaha yesterday and will take up his new duties as field marshal of the local hostelry’s forces the firat of next week, A hotel man of tweuty-five years' experience, and with a coast-to-coast , Mr. Letton is one of the “tavern keepers in the country. He has opened ann operated some of the largest hotels John Abraham Hotel F. Letton, Burbank as the acquaintance best known entire { { -‘a.m.x the Hotel Ansley at Atlanta, Ga one of ”l'l‘ wouth's in the south, among them being the Hotel Galvez at Galveston, Tex,; the Hotel Marion at Little Rock, Ark lie Hotel Bentley at Alexandria, La The Hotel Ansley, 1al hontelries, operated by Mr, Letton for two years. Mr, Letton took an mctive part In At | lanta's clvic activities, his popularity resulting in his being elected police com: misstoner of the city, which office sorved in for a term. monst palat he Rotarian Bo or, left Atlanta the Rotary club of which he was an active tendered him a big banquet and presented him with & sodd gold membership card, sald to be the only ono of its kind In exlstence. Mr. Letton 18 an ardent booster for everything Ro- tartun While a resident of Atlanta he was Also o member of the board of directors of the Atlanta Convention bureau and | of sevéral other prominent organizations. | He was president of the Atlanta Hotel Men's association and also of the state the Georgla Hotel Men's When he of that elty, member, organization, asmociation, For the last severnl months Mr, Letton has been vice president and a director of the American Citles Hotel corpora tion in Chicago. This corporation was organized to bulld and operate a huge 4 first class family hotel, Sells Chleago Interests, Mr. Letton has, however, withdrawn all his interests in the Chicagd pro, and will devote his entire time and at- tention to the managing of the Hotel Fontenelle, “I have come here,” marked, “to—borrowing the city's ad vertising phrase — grow with growing ' Omaha. 1 had heard much of The Fon tenelle and will take keen delight in assuming the management of such a ‘ well-known hotel, M-, Letton re “It {s my ambition to make, from const o coast, the name, ‘The Fontenelle, ' ( synonymous with that of Omaha, and vice versa,” Mrs, Letton ber husband, arrived in Omahs with Music Leopold Godowsky in Recital at the Auditorium. The last visiting artist of this Season of Grest Treats was heard Friday at the Municipal Auditorium in the person of Leopold Godowsky, world famous pl anist. Mr. Godowsky has visited Omaha several times before and his remarkable playing was therefore not entirely un- ! known, Former hearers and new ac quaintances of the audience last night marveled alike at the logic of his music at his conclse and forceful interpreta- tlons, at the well constructed phrases ‘ and well defined contour of the whole in each separate number, and at the beauty and varlety of his wealth of tone The musically initiated revelled in the art with which he clothed his masterly in- terpretations, in the revealing power with recondite 50 was opened and | | were NEW MANAGER OF FONTENELLE HOTEL ARRIVES, J.F.ILETTON e T ——— bert-Tausig, which was inspiring in fits broad rhyth afc sweep, its contrasts and tremendous climaxes, The audionce was of fair dimensions and would have looked quite presentable in & theater, Ag for applause, it showed up to advantage with audlences twice and three times its size, and recalled Mr, Godownky again and again, and at the close refusing to go home until the lights were lowered, H. M, R, Benson Social Circles I8 recovering from Lauritz injuries recelved in Omaha last week Mrs, D, Jorgensen M. Marwin was able to return homo from the hospital last week Mrs, J. Roshone will be hostess Tues- day for the Aufweldersehen club, P. J. Flynn is recovering from injuries recelved a week ngo when his auto turned turtle. The Junior Christian Endeavor soolety gave an entertainment Tuesday evening In the Presbyterian church. A. W. Reflly, formerly of Benson now of Yuma, Colo., was a Benson visitor last week, T. Hermapsen has sold Lis share in the Farmers’ and Merchants' bank to J, John #on of Chadron. The annual Baptist election of officers will take place at the church Monday ovening, Mrs. J. Van Ness and daughters, Allle and Norma, of Tulsa, Okla, are guests at the K, A, Bourwine home, Messra, Bernard and Louis Woslager of Fremont are spending a few days visit- ing at the W. B. Woslager home, Mrs, Grant Beltleman of Omaha will entertain the Ladies’ Ald soclety of the English Lutheran church Wednesday. The women of the Augustina Lutheran church will meet Thursday at the home f Mrs. Nels Rasmussen, Migs Carrie Bnell was surprised at her home Tuesday evening by a number of young people from Omaha. Migs Grace Forney entertained tho Catherine chapter of the guild at & party Monday evening, about twenty 6 being present. Neighbors gave an enter g The Royal tainment and program Thursday evening after the regular meeting, Misses Ethel Morgan and Lilllan Stiger guests of Mrs. Willam Krepps of Omaha Thursday. services for Antone from the late Interment was etery. nilish were Funeral held Wednesday Hope Larsen home last at Mount LutHeran church gave a which he portrayed the music ' Y’ and in bis sure and faultiess technic, | unobtrusively brilllant that the unini- tiated could mot discern it, except as it | served as a medium for his authoritative conceptiona, Mr. Godowsky opened the program with the complete Schumann “Carnival,” Bach )¢ the many short pleces which make up | the whole was given wim w careful re- gard for its character, tonal values and artistio and technical demands, All were 0 grateful for themselves and for their manner of presentation that it is hard to remember which made an espect uppeal, Perhaps the most popular were the “Valse Noble,’ “Lettres Lansantes” | of Chopin, taloa and Columt and the brilllant “Marche des Day ndler.” \ ‘ ( 1 socond group waa from the works of Chopin, where the great artist used to full advantage his glorious sing tone l and the many graduations of o bi | \ swift fiu A ‘ nuing work, which A —an AN ‘ 3 | t . | | ' _\ i v | 1 last The Wednesday evening for a program was given by benefit | Omaha and local talent Mrs, R, C. Persons was hostess for the Presbyterian and Mrs. Frank Rouse for the Methodist Ladfes' Ald socleties last Wednesday. The local Womens' Christlan Temper. ance unlon will celebrate its birthday anniversary Friday with an all day ses slon at the Presbyterian church M P, McPherson spent last Sun lay visiting relatives In Plattsmouth The womer the Mothodist church will hold thelr annual May fair at the reh next Thursda braska Farn pent Thursday a Re alvert will be postponed for two weeks on t of th Ay Lasar A Mea tny y of Inat wee \ i at a y \ MUCH RAIN NEEDED TO CATCH UP ON AVERAGE DAY BLACK ONE IN ANNALS OF BRITAIN English Suffer Reverses in Egypt and Mesopotamia, Four Squad- rons Being Wiped Out. THREE HUNDRED MADE CAPTIVE LONDON, Aprll 29.—~The British have met with reverses both In Egypt and in Mesopotamia, In battle near Quatia, acecord- ing to reports from Constantinople, a British force' of cavalry squadrons has been annihilated by the Turks who edptured 800 prison- ers besides Inflieting heavy losses, London announces that an at- tempt to relleve the beleaguerel force of General Townsend In Kut- El-Amara failed when a vessel oM a four londed with supplies grounded in the Tigris river, four miles east of Kut. Pliiers Busy Anin, Alrmen also have been active fn the Asiatic fleld, Constartinople a British seroplane aquadron ralded Quatin after the Eritish defeat and threw bombs on & hospital The Turks attacked from an seroplane an entente warehip st El Kantara and the dock of Port Said, They also dropped bombs on entente aviation grounds on Imbros tsland. There has been some Infantry metivity along the front In France held by h British forces, but along the rest of the front the artillery and acrial arms have been the means of attack by the oppos Ing forces. The artillery bombardment has been violent both east and west of the Meuse in the Verdun region, French alrmen have shelled Oerman stations and the Cermans have retallated by attacks in the Verdun mector, German aeroplanes have dropped bombs |on the Russlan battleship Blava in the {Uulf of Riga and Berlin reports the ac tion had good results. The Toutons also have attacked Russian warchouses at Rjeoyon with airships NEW REALTY COMPANY HAS BEEN ORGANIZED The Metropolitan Realty company, headed by Albert L. Schantz, president of the State bank of Omaha, has filed in- corporation papers with the county clerk, to mark the beginning of a $160,000 Omaha concern, Other officers in the organization will be Frank Dexter and Glenn W. Smith The Festner Printing company, headed by Mrs, Bertha Getzschmann, Jullug Festner and Emery O. Peterson, incor porated for $28,000, The Benson Realty company, N, W Tyson, F. Hermanson and H, L. Rivett officers, has filed ity incorporation papers calling for capitalization of $25,000, claims that declined to enter into a discussion of the request of the entente allles that Greece agree to the transportation of Berbian troops on thelr way from Corfu to Ha- loniki over the rallroad from Larissa to Pleraeus. Coxswain Killed, NORFOLK, Va., April 2.-Coxswain Marvin B, Hunter of the battleship New Hampshirs, was killed today when cablos by which an officer's cutter was being loaded, broke, hurling him against the side of the warship, Pure Blood Brings Beauty Pimples, Blackheads, Bolls and Poor Complexion Vanish by Using Stuart's Oalcinm Wafers, TRIAL PACKAGE MAILED FREE. All your dreams of a beautiful, complexion can be made to come true. 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Worth ll 50, Hale z,rnn. cach . § PEDESTAL TANLEN, Ty 508 RS HEED GOGCARTY, ) ) The People's Btore R T o N AL gt Rebels Confined Behind Their Line of Barricades in Dublin ~“The mmitary op-| R P TR T g R e ot TR |Springtime and “Home Outft” Time Are Now Here| | Get out of your stuffy quarters and get into YOUR OWN HOME nicely furnished by the ‘‘Union,’’ and learn REAL sther offerings in today's paper and then come to onr store and see for yourself personally the wonderful values we offer, finest home- ny piece will be Zi separately! BABY BASSBINET, {llustration, four wheels, as pictured, . P By Y , 30, 1916. is most prevalent is that northwest o | the four courts which are still In th | possession of the rebels. The clearance of these snipers \s & matter of time, “Consideradle damage was caused firc: on the April 21 and & large fire ia still burning in Sackville street. “In the other parts of Ireland the prin ciple center of disturbances are in County Gallway and in Enniscorthy. 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Unless an within forty-efght hours, it was stated by officlals of em. ployes’ unio today, there will be a strike in 1,800 independent shops, which Manufacturers’ | would bring the number of idle men and women up to nearly 0,00 ers have rejected weveral offers tration. A statement on behalf of the workers today denfed that a lockout was caused by & demand by them for a closed shop. The employ of arbi- i —_ it I“!‘EF‘-‘U‘MMWA‘H I AR 9—A $18.75 Is Monday’s Price of Women’s Suits That actually are worth $25.00 and $20.50, and $18.76 {s also the price |of silk dresses worth $25.00 and $29.50, BSome of these suits and dresses are now on display in our show windows. Bee them today and come in Monday. 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