Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-30
EARLY MORNING PICNICS
Parties in the Park While tho World Still
Sleeps.
SUNRISE PARTIES ARE QUITE THE THING
Those Who Enjoy Kissing with the
Lark Resort to fairmOunt Park
and Take Al Rustic Break
fa~st-Socicty's Doings.

were dells ntIuIly frequent last Sumlnle inc
first OF tho season was given by Miss Mabel
Thompson on Monday morning. Her party
consisted of a jolly crowd of young people.
They reached the park before 8 o'clock in
the morning and ate breakfast and luncheon
there. Her guests we're the Misses George,
Josie and Helene Bixby. Evelyn Thomas, Ada
Sargent and Hazel Hannah; Masters Her
bert Hicks, Kenneth Barnes, Ned Writ,
Harry Joslin, Halet Bixby and Charlie Hau-
nan. Two sunrise parties are projected for
this week. Special arrangements will be
made with the motor company to run an
early car into the park for the accommodate
ton of the picnickers.
On Monday evening the Woman's Musical
club gave the final concert Of the season.
Many excellent numbers were given and the
club closed it's meeting for the summer with
the satisfaction of realizing that 1t has made
an enviable reputation and an impression OH
the musical element of the city. The club
will hold no more meetings until next Sep
TENDER.
On Tuesday evening Miss Carrie Dodge en-
tertained In honor of the Misses Bell of st.
Louis, who are the guests OF Mrs. Horace
Everett. The entertainment was graced by
a number of the unique and original fea-
lures for which Miss Dodge's social func-
WIS nv hphNN' AhiiobS thS 6bNSN' 'NNN's
were: Tho Misses Bell, Key, Montgomery,
Lindsay of Omaha, and Messrs. Stewart,
Dawson, Mayne, Wright. Metcalf, Everett.
Scott of Omaha, and Mr.. and Mrs. John N.
Baldwin. Mrs. Everett and Leonard Everett.
On Wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs. John
N. Baldwin entertained at whist Misses Key,
Bell. Montgomery. Dodge, Heating; Messrs.
Dawson. Wright. Everett, Edward Everett,
Mayne, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Hart, Mrs. r. T..
Montgomery and Mrs. Horace Everett.
Prof. Paul cache. a musician from Hanni-
bal. Mo-. is in the city with a view to To-
eating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gilbert will visit
w. H. Emory and family at Missouri Valley
today.
Mrs. f. Shubert has gone to Waterloo. Ia.
for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. B. E.
Burton.
d. j.. O'Dohohoe, who has been head clerk
at John Beno C Co.'s for the past year, has
gone to Anaconda, Mont, to take a position
in a large dry goods establishment operated
by Marcus Daily.
A party consisting of DR.. v. l.. Treynor,
Walter Beebee, Jesse Hollenbeck, M. +. Roh-
rer. w. A. Highsmith, Taylor Woolsey, I. e.
Odell, Thomas Tidd. Andrew Graham, Dick
Denney. w. C. Estep and L. Hammer will
go to Langdon, Mo-, next Wednesday on a
two weeks fishing trip. Mr.. Estep will take
his new boat, Bessie q" with him and
launch 1t with appropriate ceremonies.
Mrs. Thomas Metcalf gave the third OF a
series of Gathering Thursday evening, the
design of which was to afford an opportunity
for a demonstration of the Speer method OF
teaching number work. Not a little interest
has been aroused among those who have at
tended these informal parties, in the work
which Is daily being done in the Council
Bluffs schools under the superintendent or
Mr.. Hisey, who makes rather a specially OF
this class Of work and who has introduced
here a number of original methods In num-
lA. aIs IN n InVIn pVpnlnP
Mrs. Metcalf and Miss Della Metcalf left
for Chicago, where they will spend a few
days studying the system. They will then
20 to gainesville, o., where they will spend
the summer.
Miss Anna Dodge entertained a number Of
her friends at luncheon on Saturday.
Cards are out announcing a dancing party
for next Wednesday evening at the res
idence of Mrs. R. e. Montgomery.
On Friday night Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley en-
tertained a high five party at the residence
of their father, w. L. Patterson, Fifth ave-
nue.. Refreshments were served about III
o'clock, and at each cover was placed a rose
for the women and a carnation for the men.
The women's first prize was carried away by
Mrs. Fred Davis, and the second by Mrs.
Ralph Williams. Mr.. Williams won the
mems first prize and Mr.. II. H. Van Brunt
the second. Those present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Bender, Mr.. and Mrs. Travis. Mr.. and
Mrs. Brock, Mr.. and Mrs. Rex and Miss Rex,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Van Brunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe w. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
T. McAttee. Mr.. and Mrs. II. b. Jennings,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Zurmuehlen, IT.. Mr. and
Mrs. c.. L. Felt, Mr.. and Mrs. Bloomer, Mr..
and Mrs. Lyman Shugart, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Bradley and Mr.. G. C. McChesney.
Mrs. Dudley was assisted by the Misses
Patterson and Grace Beebe.
One of the events of the coming week
will be the graduating exercises at the Iowa
School for the Deaf, which will occur on
Friday afternoon. The institution will this
season graduate a class Of thirteen boys and
girls. The silent commencement exercises
of the school are always extremely interest
ing. and added interest will be given to the
event this year for the reason that a large
class of very bright young people Will be
graduated. The exercises will begin at 2
o'clock. The members of the class are:
Bessie Blake, Greene county; Mary Cath
erina Baerthel, Linn county; Edith Plots,
Lucas county; Jennie Matilda Duea, Story
county; Kate Ella Daily, Johnson county;
william Morris Strong. Pottawattamie
county; John Garland Halpin. Polk county;
Albert Charles Clouss, Webster county; Ira
Edwin Hartman. Taylor county; Fred Albert
Dixon, Boone county; John Thompson, Polk
county; Willie Charles Smith, Fayette
county; George Washington Clark. Polk
county.
A social event that will have more than
usual interest Is being planned by the mem
bers OF the Apollo club and the senior class
of the High school. 1t will be in the nature
OF a heneat for the members of the class who
were hurt on the hayrack accident last week.
The cadets will give a reception to the
senior class and alumni cadets of the High
school Wednesday evening at Royal Arcanum
hall.
Mrs. E.. w. Hart left on Friday evening
for New Bedford and Boston, where she will
visit for some time.
w. l.. Douglas has returned from a trip
to Fremont.
Mr.. f. A. Bixby and family arc rooining
at the home OF Mrs. Fry, Eighth street and
Willow avenue. prior to making a western
trip.
Miss Gertrude Kennedy, teacher Of music
In the public schools, leaves this week on a
visit to her parents in Logan, after whiSh
she will go to Chicago.
Mrs. p. J. Montgomery entertained the
members OF the Worlds Parliament club
very delightfully."- at her home, the occasion
being the final meeting of the club for the
season.
The Derthick club will meet on Monday
evening. The works OF Donizettl and Mayer |
beer will be considered. The program will
be In charge OF Mrs. J. G. Wadsworth.
The Enterprise club met with Mrs. w. s.
Paulson on Tuesday afternoon. The subject |
of the regular history lesson was Ethiopia
Quotations from the works Of Oliver Wendell i
Holmes were given by the members Mrs. |
Paulson gave a sketch OF the life of Holmes.
and recited THE Last Leaf" Mrs. NJ. l.
Williams recited THE Old Mans Dreams"
Mrs. Witter acted as quiz, Miss Ethel Wit
ter being absent, the paper on current events
was not read.