Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-10
SOCIAL EVENTS OF LAST WEEK.
Annirs that Made Time Pass Pleas
unity for Mnny People.

gent is expected home Monday, but his wife
will visit In Wisconsin before returning
home
Walter D. Dimmock of Pittsburg who has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs w. S. Dim
mock. returned home Tuesday evening after
q two weeks visit.
Miss Alexander of Omaha was the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. e. II. Merriam last week.
Mrs. Andrew Kellar of Hot Springs S.
D., passed through the city Monday on her
way to Nashville, Tenn, where she goes
to spend the winter with Miss w. Kellar,
who is well known here.
Phillip Dodge has returned east to con-
tinue his law studies, after a pleasant visit
with his parents.
visiting Miss Eleanor Montgomery for two
weeks, returned home Monday.
General Dodge has been home for the
past week.
Miss Georgia Sharp of Omaha is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Owen w. Butts on First ave-
nue..
Mrs s. e. Boles, who has been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Owen w. Butts,
expects to leave in few days for her home
in Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter stillman entertained
Mr. Hagey and Mr.. Smith, members of the
Chicago University Glee club, at dinner
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs C. e. II. Campbell enter
tanned a small party of friends at their
home with a chafing dish lunch
The Up-to-Date Whist club met Tuesday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ].
Shea on Eighth street.
Miss Brogan of Fort Smith, Ark, is visit
ing Mrs. Tinley and family.
The next assembly of the Dancing club
will be held at the Royal Arcanum hall
Wednesday evening, December 13.
Mrs S. e. Boles entertained few
friends Friday evening with a phonograph
The concert afforded by the instrument fur
nished no end of amusement. Those pres
ent were Misses Sharpe and Moore, Messrs.
and Mesdames Haas, Cummings, Gilbert,
Boles and Butts.
Miss Ethel Barnard entertained Informally
at luncheon Friday.
Miss Key entertained informally Wednes-
day evening in honor OF her friend, Miss
jacob of Philadelphia. Miss jacob will
leave for home in few days.
Mrs o. II. Simons entertained a small
party of friends Tuesday evening in honor
of the young women who assisted her at
reception New Years day. They were
Misses Wickham Moore, Farnsworth,
Seeley. Jones and Smith.
The Monday Musical club gave it's sec
ond public recital of the season Monday
at Mueller's hall. The program proved one
of the best ever presented by the members
of the club Encores were demanded by the
critical audience present. The program was
follows:
Wedding March ........,........Me .Mendelssohn
Brnsmaid.
@( pH @ Dist & vie GEL Fine Blume.......... List List
Mrs. Lange.
Stabat Mater ..........................R Rossini
transcript by Liszt)
Mrs Il. Il. Hart.
N, R:an;i;;, viosi Charles bari; RsInanS,yy TInnsy
W. Mrs Wakefield and Mrs Muilis.
Pilgerchor Crannhagser); .;.......W Wagner
(a) Maiden, How Sweet. .Nevin
" - Mrs. Fred Loomis
Song Without Words. Sutorius
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Patterson.
The Derthick Musical club was organized
last Monday evening by Francis Eaton of
Chicago at Mueller's Music hall. A de-
lightful musical program was rendered as
follows
'e"e''"" f'a Mrs. Brinsmald '''ie'S'O"''
I Would That My Love. !. Mendelssohn
ro,,,A Mrs, Null Mullis and Mrs. smons; m:,so,,
Misses Beebe, sc1 Moore, Barnard and Irs
,ouo, Song n,,8st1 Brinsmaid counoo
1e"el sum Mrs. j. q. wiiiaiidisw1ooiritih;..
l. NJ. Treynor.
Ni"' Messrs, smms an and 'Thicik;stiunl.
I Farewell to the Forest (quarteD........
son, and Mr.. Rigdon
Another session OF the club was held
Wednesday eN Nening at the home OF I. NJ.
Treynor, when the organization was COM
pleted and the following officers chosen:
Mrs Robert Mullis, president: Miss Pearl
Chamberlain, vice president; G. b. Aitchison,
secretary and treasurer. The club starts
out with the following members: Mesdames
Q. H. simons, ]. G. Wadsworth, A; r.
Brinsmaid, ID. Macrae, jr., r. Mullis, W. ii.
Wakefield, p. ]. Montgomery, e. e. Hart;
Messrs. and Mesdames II. A. Cole, w. L.
Thickstun, I. NJ. Treynor; Misses e. Stew
art, Maude Smith, Nora McCabe, Zenia
Lange, Mona Reed, May Tulleys. Sylvia
Snyder Pearl Chamberlain. Gertrude Jones,
Gertrude Kennedy, ETA Ellis, Carrie Nor
gan; Messrs. ]. II. Simms, l.. w. Tulleys, G.
b. Aitchison, G.. s. Haverstock, D. Il. Stuart,
w. S. Rigdon. The purpose of the club is
to study classical music analytically and
each composer will be taken up during an
evening and critical analysis of his work
given with selections from his masterpieces,
illustrative of his manner and style.
Many of the admirers of the Chicago
University Glee club in this city attended
the concert in Omaha last Monday even
ing and later the reception at the Millard.
In the party that went over were Misses
Farnsworth, Sadie Farnsworth, Keating,
Gavin Trautman, Bowman, Bennett Pinney,
Messrs. Wright, Metcalf. Douglass. Squire
and Pnney. The party was chaperoned by
Mesuaines CampDell, brlnsndlu merriani,
Vincent and Wells.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Fenlon entertained the Con-
servatory club at a chafing dish luncheon
Thursday evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. j. Shea. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. John Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Davis, Miss Keating, Miss Gavin Miss Wick
ham, Mr. Dawson, Mr.. Douglass and Mr..
Fenlon
Misses Sylvia and Grace Messmer gave
very brilliant dancing party at the Ogden
Friday evening. The parlors and dining
room were beautifully decorated with palms,
smilax and cut roses. Chambers orchestra
furnished delightful music.
The Onward club will meet with Mrs.
Porterfeld Tuesday afternoon instead of
at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Cleaver
Mrs. w. A. Travis entertained a number of
her friends at tea Thursday afternoon.
Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors was unable to
complete it's work this week and adjourned
yesterday until tomorrow morning. No
action has yet been taken to rescind any
OF the printing and blank book contracts
that were let a few days ago. Mr.. Wads-
worth was busy yesterday getting data for
tho action he intends bringing against the
county and the printers who were awarded
the contract. He stated yesterday that he
had discovered several distances where an
overcharge had been made on the contract
price at an expense Of hundreds of dollars
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