Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 30, 1916, Page 13

i PART TWO SOCIETY PAGES 1 TO 4 VOL. XLVI-NO. 7. These Omaha Buds Will Bloom in the Fall. CLUBDOM Calendar of Club Doings Tuesday— Sermo-club picnic at Elmwood park. Business Women’s council, luncheon and prayer meeting, court house, 11'to 2 p. m. U. S. Grant Woman’s Relief corps, picnic at Miller park. Society of American Widows, Crounse block, 1:30 p. m. Thursday— Nebraska Humane society, Omaha National bank building, 3:30 p. m. Society of American Widows, Crounse block, 7:30 p. m. Friday— W. C. T. U. of Benson, annual meeting, Mrs. E. C. Fuller, hostess, 2:30 p- m. GITATION along humané lines, both for children and animals, is at a white heat in Omaha, and is evidenced in more ways than it has been for a long while. Born on the crest of a wide sweep of sympathy for helpless babes and suffering animals, due, no doubt, to the discomfort which strong, healthy men and women experience these sweltering days, generous contributions to relieve their distress are the rule. . The Bee's free milk and ice fund for babies is growing every day and the Nebraska Humane so- ciety, which combines its efforts for helpless children with looking after the welfare of mistreated animals, has taken a ndw leasé of life this'year. g Strong financial support has been lent to the society’s efforts, due to Miss Jessie Millard, Mrs. J. De Forest Richards and Mrs. George B. Prinz, who personally solicited funds from local business men. A special officer, J. F. Wheeler, a veteran horseman, was then secured to look after the proper harnessing and housing of horses, to see that they are properly shod and that they are not starved or otherwise ill- treated. Twelve concrete tablets with the inscription “Be Kind to Animals” are being prepared and ‘will be placed at suitable points of vantage. It has been suggested that these tablets be placed at the foot of steep hills as a bit of warning to drivers not to urge their horses to climb these hills with heavy loads. Condemnation and approval of the Wild West show which appeared in Omaha last week was the principal ‘topic of conversation 'during the week. Numerous well-known womeni who head movemients for civic betterment are emphatic in their denuncia- tion of the frontier days’ show as a form of amuse- ment for enlightened persons and they claim to be backed in their opinions by members of the board of governors of Ak-Sar-Ben, despite the fact that the show was sponsored by this organization. Members of the Humane society take further pleasure in the persistent rumor that the Ak-Sar-Ben profited not at all in a financial way by bringing the Wild West show to Omaha. “Perhaps this will con- vince them not to repeat the show here,” remarked one of the matrons. How thoroughly inadequate are the laws of this state governing humane emergencies, was one of the things brought out during the Wild West show con- tretemps. The statutes as they now stand, uphold the Humane society very meagerly in its efforts, In Nebraska, cruelty to animals is punishable by 8 fine of from $5 to $50, according to the offense. In other states, the same offense brings a penalty of from $100 to $500. Both the state laws and city ordinances will be remedied according to the present plans of the women. “We are going to lobby for better laws this fall. It's a disgrace for Omaha'to be asleep in this thing,” said Mrs. Richards. The sister organization, the Audubon society, is helping in the work, too. Never before was there such a quantity of bird baths, and pans of water set out for thirsty birds, dogs and squirrels as since the propaganda work started by these two clubs. Suffrage activity just now is confined to the house-to-house enrollment which is to be completed by October 1. Mrs. Thomas Brown of the Fifth ward is one of the indefatigable workers in the ranks. In a scant two and one-half weeks, Mrs. Brown called at 1,002 of the 1,400 houses on her list. Interesting facts and queer ones, too, are brought to light by the house-to-house canvass. Many men are in favor of woman suffrage while their wives oppose it, but suffrage sentiment, on the whole, has gained since the last election, so the workers claim. The emergency convention of the National American Woman Suffrage association, to be held at Atlantic City, September 6 td 10, will be the only convention of the association this year. In announc- ing it Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, the president, says: “It wx:ll be as easy for workers to attend a con- vention in summer as autumn and it will have the positive advantage of avoiding all the autumn cam- paigns. “The board feels that the time has come to take a hand in the fall elections, but they are unwilling to dictate an election policy without conference with workers from all the states. “There is a crisis in our movement which no worker can fail to recognize, The wisest, sanest and best balanced judgment is needed to determine the next steps.. Suffragists, prepares for the most im- portant meeting in the annals of our movement.” The convention will be held in Atlantic City, N. J.. at Nixon’s theater (on the boardwalk) from .Wedn'esday. September 6, to Sunday, September 10, inclusive. Hotel headquarters will be at the Marl- borough-Blenheim. 3 Otherwise club activities are nil. The heit has robbed clubwomen of all energy and, meetings are poltwned until the cooler days of September, Even the Woman's Christian Temperance union's tireless energy has succumbed to the weather and it has an- nounced a cessation of campaign work until fall, « But clubwomen are wont to gather together even if not under the shadow of “Roberts’ Rules of Or- er” so they arrange picnic suppers in the park snd have a social meeting inl!ncf News of Mrs, Elizabeth Higgins Sullivan's work In congressional suffrage headquarters in Washing- m D. C,, is of interest to her Omaha associates in rage and teinperance work. Mrs, Sullivan’s work will take her through Virginia and West Virginia this month, after which she returns to Washington. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE PART TWO SOCIETY PAGES 1 TO 4 OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 80, 1916. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. Girls Whose Coming-Out Affairs Will Be Part. of the Social Festivities of Autumn SOCIETY Social Calendar Monday— Glaser-Rubel wedding. e Leap-year dance at Hanscom Park pavilion, M. A. C. club. \ Omaha Women's Golf association monthly tournament at Seymour Lake club. Luncheon at University club for Miss Sarah Alfords of Nashville, Tenn. Tuesday— . > Dinner-dance at Happy Hollow and Seymour Lake clubs, Matinee dansant at Happy Hollow. Field club bridge tournament. Dinner-dance at Seymour Lake club for George Post, given by Guy Beckett. Luncheon for visiting girls, Miss Helen Nie- man, hostess. Wednesday— Dinner-dances at Country and Field clubs, 3 Kensington and matinee dance at Carter Lake club, 3 : Friday— Summer dance at Dietz club, given by Elks' ' dancing club. Dinner-dance at Seymour Lake Country club. | Saturday— ' Dinner-dances at Country, Field, Happy Hol- lc:ws Carter Lake and Seymour Lake Country clubs. \ UMMER club life is the most interestin free and easy relation to be found in the: | social world. At these resorts you can live, ! move and have your being in the most en- joyable and comfortable fashion to be found’ anywhere. The young people flutter abou dancing and singing, powdering their noses or twists' = ing their unfle |e: moustaches. Automobiles are constantly coming and going. During,daylight you lay tennis and golf, in the twilight you sit in the shadow of the verandas and exchange sweet noth- ings with your latest best bet or you dance, or you get the children ready to go home, or you go swims ming with the family. 5 ghen you indulge in a quiet game of bridge the cool seclusion of the club house. Most of you enjoy the living, breathing atmosphere of the lace where the whole family has something to do | ?rom ‘the youngest members of the youngest set to the elderly members of the oldest. i 1 Young folks nowadays live in one continual round of gayety. Our dear ancestors would have been shocked at the reckless abandon of their state.. In a certain club house, the other night, the dressin, room overflowed with “horrible’ examples” of it. retty little girl was dabbing her dappled nose be- ore a swinging mirror preparatory - to dancing. | Youn, s who had been paddling were braidini their braids and tying ribbons on their moist dar] hair. In a corner behind a row of lockers a new golf enthusiast was discoursing to another new en- thusiast—"No, you should never try long shots, an expert told my brother you shouldn’t, so when I = learned"—and so on, ad infinitum, ad delpeuudynk Another pretty college girl in pink unmention- ables was putting on a fresh dress and dancing pumps for lfie evening. Two late arrivals were don- ning one-piece bathing suits for a plunge in the cool of the evening. From another corner of the club house came the picking sound of rag time. In outer darkness automobiles tooted in and out of the grounds, The mother of a bevy of popular girls was patiently dressing her youngest, while the eldest ave directions. Everyone was enjoying a brief holi- gay. forgetful of the warm day just past. A great many visitors of the younger set are in town. Mr. George B. Post of New York and Miss Marjorie Wilkins of Des Moines, who are visiting at the W. E. Shepard and the H. R. Gould homes, are the recipients of many social favors at the clubs. Miss Sybil Nelson has a popular guest, Miss Gladys Young of Chicago. Another Chicago girl is in the visiting whirl, Miss Clare Louise Wright of Chicago, guest of Miss Gertrude Porter. Miss Louise Grant of Kansas City, guest of Miss Florence Dow; Miss Ruth Hurst of Louisville, Ky., who is with Miss Eloise Green, and Miss Kathryn Lynch of Madison, whose hostess is Miss Evelyn Bancroft, meet at hosts of informal affairs. Other visitors who have settled down for protracted stays are having delight- ful times by “just going.” % L The last week has been a good one in society, largely through the efforts of these young and visit- ing members of the social world. With the exception of the marriage of Miss Mildred Rubel to Mr. Edwin Glaser of St. Louis on Monday, the social outlook for this week is drear. It seems inappropriate to use the word drear when the sun shines so brightly | above us, That reminds me. A Topeka writer is responsible for the following | original solution of the social weather situation: “Old Sol will look through tears pretty soon, His feelings are hurt and the corners of his mouth are beginning to turn the curve way down. He frowned on society yesterday while his courage dwindled. He | has been good natured long enough, but he is tired being the only person with a sunny grin and warm welcome, “It is this that hurts Old Sol. Early in the sum=~ mer Topeka society folks promised they would stay 4 at home. Then Sol was happy and he warmed up | o to the home folks each day. gun as he was gettin| 1 right friendly, the Topeka folks began to move. bunch of them went up to Ludington, Mich., and | others tripped off to California or sought refuge in | the Rocky mountains. A few are playing hide and = seek at Lakeview, while some of the most eclat and | aplomb are floating around on the St. Lawrence and }fud:on rivers. Now Old Sol is huffy because he has been outcasted by society, and yesterday hi thunder storm growl could be heard in the distanc But Old Sol is like the politician. After he hol office for so long the people demand a change. They called him all spring and he made arrangements to. stay a while. Now they scoff at him and speak dis-. | dainfully. A “The fuss between society and Old Sol is on full | force. Women tried to beat him at his own game | by holding basement teas, shower baths and swim- ming parties, They have worn themselves out. The only person who is doing society and winning is the | society reporter. She is playing a nullo hand.” ; The month of October will ie marked by three weddings of interest to society people, The second fall month will see the marriage of Miss Lucile Ba- con and Mr. Walter Scott Penfield, of Miss Alice Jaquith and Mr. Elias Vail and of Miss Adele Davis and Mr. Robert Daniels. The date of the last-named ceremony has just been set for October 23, That day should bring them great happiness, because it is the birthday anniversary of a person with whom I am acquainted. Miss Bacon is enjoying a visit fre her fiance, who arrived Friday morning from Wash= ington. Because of the weat{er, they are not pl ning to do anything formal in the way of entertain= ing. Miss Jaquith and Mr. Vail are still enjoying the coolness at Okoboji, where they have pra fonged their stay until Monday. (Additional Society News on Next Page) . . LT TTTTCCCCCETTRCTen [EamteSelassas s R Im Y Mis$ GRACE ALLISON M1ss REGINA CONNELL LAt