Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-19
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY.
A Magnificent Ball Given By the
Concordia Society.
THE METROPOLITAN CLUB BALL.
The Carnival Of MOnths-Nfiss Alexan-
der Entertains-The Barker Hotel
Club Bnll-Omaha Guartis-Hy.
perion Leap Year Party.

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The past week has been an exceedingly
active one in social circles. Notwithstand-
ing the beginning Of Lent during which Pc
riod all devotees Of society pleasures are sup
posed to remain in seclusion, the modern
Interpretation of the commands Of the church
permits dinner parties and home entertain
ments. There have been many notable
events outside of the believers in church doc
trines and below is given a complete review
Of the'week in society.
The LADIES of the Hypernon club gave
Tuesday evening. The Musical Union or
chestra furnished the music. Amopg the
guests were: Misses Bailey, Mayne, Dun
can, Eaton, Mrs. Strawn, Misses Boyce,
ton, Wright, Coombe, McEwan, Bean, Nc
Lam, Wilson, Gudge, Reed, Deiss, LeClar,
Hcffiey, Livesey, Wilkins, Krebs Sexauer,
Goodsell, LawtOn, Cannon, McCheane, Bean,
French, Mrs. Birdsall, Mrs. Buchanan, Mrs.
Hengen, Mrs. Berney. Mrs. Edholni, Mrs.
Vierling Mrs. Griffin, Messrs. Champlin,
Cook, LOper, Smith, Rankin, Oglesby, Welch,
Fueller, Sanford. Sherman, Hicks, Buch-
anan, Hengen, Hattane, Muller, Goombe'
Akin, Edholm, Bryans, Vierling, Bentley,
Grant, Rosters, Ostrom, Badolet, Bayard
Crane, Norwood, Griffin, Weber, johnson,
Smith, McCuilOch, Bradley, Cannon, Wood
burn.
The OMAHA GUARDS gave their second an
nual ball at the Capitol avenue armory on
Tuesday evening. The great hall was elab-
orately decorated, and the affair was a most
enjoyable one. 1t is the purpose of the
organization to give full dress ball after
Lent. Those present were: Misses Lowe,
Ball, Green, of Culpepper, Va; Dwight, the
H.tah ,l,, Ial1a
Plummer, McClintock, Walker, Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey. Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. 'Touzaln,
Messrs. H. Carey, O. E. Carey, Coen, l..
Stephens, Wilcox, Stephens, Mumford, Nor
BENEDICT, Rustin, Latham, Jesse Lowe, Hull,
Fabyan, Scharff Morford. Lockers on, Mrs.
Smith, Mrs. Stephens and Mrs. Mumford.
THE THIRD RECEPTION of the Hotel Barker
social club, given Monday evening, was as
successful and enjoyable as the preceding
one. Twenty numbers comprised the dane
ing programme and the entire number was
finished by midnight. Under the personal
supervision of Mr.. f. Balch an elegant sup
per was served Among those present were.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f.. Davis Miss Maggie Bros
ner, Mr. Harry d. Allen. Miss Bell Scott,
Mr.: S. VanSlyke, Mrs. J. G. january, Mr.;
lsMiss Lottie Byrne, Mr.. Buckingham and
Miss Rogan, Mr.. and Mrs F., w. Richardson,
MIR. w. Fl. Murray and Miss Goodsell, Mr..
Will Wakefield and Miss Nellie b. Sexaur,
Mr.. c. A. Burney and Miss Clara g. Duval,
Mr.. i. L. Richards and Miss Lottie Cook,
Major w. II. McMahon and Miss Shallenber
ger. Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Greene. Mr.. G. r.
Brown and Miss Grace Balch. Mr.. D. r..
Strong and Miss Nellie Morse, MIR. and Mrs.
T.. r.. BrysOn
Miss LILA ALrxAsssn,n 81, gave an elegant St.
Valentines party at her elegant home, 1904
South Thirty first street, last Tuesday even
fun Tho fair hnatpSs puy her pupStS
novel and delightful entertainment. Those
present were; Misses Minnie Baker, Flor
ence Birkhauser, Lillian Brunear. Maggie
lsotku, Miss Brotherton, Edith Crandal,
Clarke, Della Day, Kate Drake, Louie Drake,
Gwennie Evans, Annie Funk, Fannie Croft,
Francis Gyger, Lille Hathaway, Blanche
Hellman, Alice Howell, Belle humphrey
Helen Preston, Alma Ringer, George
Kuran, May Yates, Nellie Bauser-
man, Birdie Birkhauser, Lulu Ballantine,
May Burns, Barnella Brown, Marion Crandall,
Zetta Churchill, Margaret Cook, Daisy
Doane, Winnie Dent, Claire Drake, Bertha
Evans, Mabel Fonda Nellie Croft Pearl
Hartman. Alice Hardy. Grace Himebaugh,
man, Dollie Polack, Mabel Pratt, Gussie
Price, Maude Reece, Maude Staley, Flora
Steves and Lillian House.
Masters Harry Akin, Wood Allen, Charlie
puuScIHluIl, NlOH btul, VIII SidIhC, IloW
ard Clarke, Bert Coomes, Lou Dale, Edgar
Day, Hilton Fonda, Art Guiou, Rob Hack
ney, Will Hoagland, Charles Mcconnell,
Harry Mccormick, Walter Miner, Reed
George Rounds, Herbert Rogers, Frank
Simpson, Ned Stlger, Wilcox Stephens,
Harry Smith, Wallace Taylor. Harry Will
kins, Wing Allen, Perry Badolet, Frank
Cook, Waiter Dale, Seth Drake, Charlie
Ellis, WIN Griffits,. Ed Gyger Harry Hicks,
Egbert Keller, Fred Mccormick, Harry
Moores, George Miner, Maurice McNair
viii Rogers Harvey Smith, Harry Staley
'Rober Smith, James Smith, Bert Wheeler
Ed WILDER.
Tuesday evening was highly enjoyable af
fair Those present We're: Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Brown, Miss Latey, Mr.. and Mrs w
S. Henshaw, Mr.; and Mrs, J. c, Luke, Mr.
Mrs. Giddings, Miss Emma Walker and Mr.
Solomon, Miss Luke and MIR. Hexhold, Miss
Anmuck and MIR. Littlefeld, Mr.. Lesertere
Miss Redman and Mr. ArgO, Miss Ward, Mr.
Rider, the Misses Cruickshank and Mr.. Crui
shank, Miss Mccoy and Mr.. Clark. Miss
Luke and Mr.. Charles Haxhold, Miss Minnie
Walker and Mr. Walker, Miss Harrington
and Mr., Jones, Miss Hustler and Mr. Hustler
Miss Jones and Mr.. Calton, Miss Dedrick ant
Mr.. HArnum, Miss Gilbert and Mr.. Dedrick
Messrs Solomon, Bergen, Harr, S. N Doty
John Doty, McBeth, Walker and others.
The PROGRESSIVE EuCHRE party given by
Mrs Il. b. Ferguson at her home, 64 Nortf
Seventeenth street, on Tuesday evening wa.
most enjoyable affair. 1t was given il
honor Of MIR. Ferguson's birthday and he wa
completely surprised by the event. Thos
present were: Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sheldon
j. G. Drexel, M. f. Yates, M. .. Maui, j. V
Burns, l. Idams, +. q. Daley, Mrs. J. II
Harmon, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Daley and Mis-
Sadie Pullman.
ONE OF THE most pleasant socials Of tn
season at the Hotel Barker was that of tn,
card party given by Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Davis ON last Thursday evening in thei
rooms at the hotel. Games of various kind
were indulged in to q late hour, when de
Hcious lunch was served which everybod.
enjoyed to the utmost and all bade good
night to Mr.. and Mrs Davis, feeling it wa
well to have been the friends of so pleasant
host and hostess
TuE OMAHA CLuB has long been considere
one OF the strongest and best conducted soca
institutions in the west. 1t has at the pres
ent time a membership of Ms, most of whom
are wealthy and prominent citizens. Sine
its organization the club has increased il