Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-10-18
Functions of Minor Magnitude


Miss Flora Webster entertained last Fri
day evening in celebration of her birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward =. Peck gave
musical last Thursday evening in honor OF
Miss Bishop.
The Forrest Hill Whist club will meet at
the residence of Mrs. Metcalf Wednesday
afternoon, October 81.
The Hayden Bros G. T. C. announces its
second dancing party to be given Wednesday
evening" October 81, at the Thurston Rifles
armory
Mr. and Mrs. l.. II. Korty were surprised
By their friends the occasion of tine
twenty-ifth anniversary of their wedding
last Wednesday evening.
At a luncheon last Saturday in honor of
Mrs. Harry Mccormick, Mrs. E. E. Balch
entertained Mrs. Mccormick, Mrs Fonda,
Mrs. Siloway, Mrs, Remington Mrs. A. l..
Reed, Mrs. Coles, Mrs. A. S. Carter, Miss
Himebaugh and Miss Silloway
About thirty-fve of Mrs. J. W. Wallis
friends gave a very pleasant surprise party
on her birthday Thursday evening. Music
and dancing were INDUCED in, after which
supper was served. The table was very
prettlly decorated with cut flowers,
The Thistena Afternoon club met at the
home of Mrs. James Green Wednesday and
spent a delightful afternoon. Nine games
of high FIVE were played the prize,
beautiful centerpiece embroidered in Thistena
a pretty BOBBY prize was won by Mrs. John
Murphy Dainty refreshments were served.
Thursday evening Miss Margaret Foyer
was very pleasantly surprised by party of
Epworth Leaguers of the Walnut Hill Meth
odist Episcopal church The surprisers had
prepared an excellent program, which was
well rendered, after which dainty refresh
ments were served. 1t was most enjoy
able affair in every particular, and will long
be remembered by all who were present.
An English dinner was given by the South
Tenth Street Card club, which recognized
for the season last Wednesday. Tho guests
were: Mesdnmes Walter ID. Wilson, w. ].
Colvin, Seymour Smith, Walter Admans. j.
Harpen, G. Foyle and others The rooms
we're prcttily decorated with flowers and
ferns. An orchestra. concealed by foliage,
played during the dinner
The Oriole club at its third annual meet
ing on October Is. 1896, organized for the
season of 1867 by electing the following
officers: Edward ElmiCer, president; Frank
Myers, vice president; Edward Augustin, ir.
secretary; Frank Swoboda, treasurer; Vernon
Smith, sergeant alarms. The social com
mittee, of which Mr.. John McAuliife Is chair
man, is making arrangements for Hal
lowe'en social dance on October 30, 1896
Mrs. W. p. Durkee gave a luncheon Thurs
day afternoon, celebrating the twelfth ami
versary of her marriage The rooms were
beautifully decorated with palms and cut
HONtIs' ihtlt WIRE DlGSeHL MtSldHlGS
Guild Clark, Atwood and Smith of Platts-
mouth, Froom of Council Bluffs, Whidden
simpson, Brown, Mccoy, Plumb. Lavidge
Grossman, Caldwell, Anderson, Cramer, T.
d. Norris, Il. W. Norris Beemer. Durkee
Hayward Epeneter, Davis and Miss Selma
Epeneter
Mr.. and Mrs II. =. Whitmore gave a must
Gale last Thursday evening for Miss Anna
Bishop. Mrs. Cotton. Miss Blslop and Miss
Palmer sang. and instrumental music was
furnished by Mrs. Hitchcock, Miss IIawley
Mrs. Whtmore and little Eugenie Wh.more
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs y. p.
Peck. Mr.. and Mrs l.. p. FunIShoussr. Mr..
and Mrs. G. NJ. Hitchcock, Mr.. ana AIRS Nc
Intosh. MIR. and Mrs w, V. Morse. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paxton. Miss Bishop, Mrs. Cotton, Mrs.
Hawley and Miss Palmer,
A most enjoyable evening was spent at the
home of Miss May Seaman, 34O1 Jackson
street, last Tuesday, the occasion being a
farewell to Mr.. Earl Tunison and his sister.
Miss Blanche, who are soon to leave Omaha
to take up their residence In Peoria, H.
Numerous games were INDUCED In and
prizes were captured by Misses Hattie Web
ster, Hulda johnson and Kittie Phelps. Re
freshments were served at late hour after
which the guests departed. with best wishes
for prosperity to those who are to leave
Those present were: Misses Blanche Tuni-
SON. Ethel Wilcox. Hattie Webster, Huda
Burt, Nellie Burt, Anna Suffer Susie Crit
nth, Marie Station, Bessie Dumont, May Sea-
man. Jessie Withrow aud Grace Ainsworth;