Omaha daily bee., 1891-12-27

pretty and showed refinement. After a So
lect program OF twenty numbers was danced
each one was wished a Merry Christ
mas and thoy said good night"
Mr.. and Mrs. II. y. Deuel. entertained A
few friends ut cards Monday evening at
their cosy home nj Nineteenth and Dodge
streets. Those who participated werc! DIR.
and Mrs j. H., Peabody, Victor Rosewater,
Charles Rosowntcr, Mr. and Mrs. y. u. Fell,
Miss Roscwatcr, Miss Williams, MIR. and
Mrs. Frank Kcnnard, MIR aud Mrs. Hancv,
Mir. ana Mrs. IL. W. Baker, Miss puudt,
MIR. Oscar Puudt.
Tho Social Hour club was pleasantly
entertained Wednesday evening by MIR. aud
Mrs. y. Trayuur at their residence, 2O23
Burt street. Cards were the feature Of the
evening, attor which the guests were invited
10 a dainty lunch, Tho prizes were awarded
To- MIR. j. n. Phillips aud Mrs, IL. n. Allen.
Those present wore: Mr.. aud Mrs, G. II.
PAUL, Mr. and Mrs, NJ. Jones, MIR. and Mrs,
y, Il. Masters, Mr.. and Mrs. e.. w. Lyon,
Allen.
m t. J.. s.. society met at tho residence
or MISS Grace Polrla2e Tuesday evening,
December ~; discussion. Whittier. Those
present were as follows: MIR. j. T.. Bates,
president, Miss May Iumahur, secretary:
Miss Grace PoIglaze, Mr.. Frank Polgluao,
MIR. Arch Angel, Miss Blanche Van Court,
Miss Fanny Bates, Miss Fanny Lumahar,
MIR. WILDER Tate, Miss Blanche Bouduot,
Mr., Roy Boudnot, Miss Myrtle Coon, MIR.
Guy Griffith. Visitors, Miss May Han and
Mrs. Will McCague. Adjourned to meet ut
the residence of Miss Lumahar.
The "R. aud V, or ". and r." high five
club met Mt tho residence OF MIR. aud Mrs. &.
b. Horton, l426 South Twenty sixth street,
on Tuesday evening. Tho first prizes were
won 10y Mrs. William Shull aud MIR. Drarer
Smith, the second bv Mrs, Hughes and Mr..
Adolph Nicriug. Those present were; Mir.
and Mrs. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. II. f.. Brysou,
MIR. and Mrs blanchard MIR md MIR. ,lDDu
Manchester, Mr.. auG Mrs. l.. H.. Kortv, Nj.
and Mrs. ID. Shull, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Shull,
Mr.. ana Mrs. hakc, MIR. and Mrs. A, Nicr.
ling, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Dvball, Mr.. aud Mrs.
John Swooc, Mr.. w. Dyoall, Mr.. Robert
Young.
City Treasurer John Rush was preparing
to leave his office on Wednesday, after an
unusually hard days work, when his en-
Dloves gathered at his desk ana presented
him with n very handsome gold beaded cane
and a silk umbrella. The presentation was
made on behalf of the force by t.. u. Gridley,
Mr.. Rush's capable deputy, who spoke feel
ingiy of the appreciation of the employees for
tho kindness and consideration they had al
ways met from Mr.. Rush, and expressed
their regret that the pleasant relations wero
soon to become only memories rs a result OF
the changes in the Office incident upon recent
political events.
Our Mavor-Elect Bcmis and Landlord
Bemis of tho Hotel Richelieu at Chicago. are
not brothers, nor are they related to each
other, but during Mr.. Bcmis' recent visit in
Chicago and the cast, these opponents OF
different families of the same name, met
and found favor in each others eyes. Land
lord Bolnls is n connoisseur in the matter of
wines and china, and as evidence of his
esteem for our popular mayor-clect, Mr..
BeniS of Chicago presented Mr.. Bemis of
with two china plates beautifully
decorated and of exquisite design, the ono
plate containing on its Innor disk the por-
trait of the distinguished looking landlord of
the Hichelieu, and the other containing an
equally excellent picture of the landlords
beautiful and estimable wifo.-Omuha Mer-
Cury.