Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-03
BLUFFS.
SOCIETY IN

Thanksgiving Week Produces an Ex-
ceptional Amount of Gniety.
Thanksgiving week brought to the social
world in Council Bluffs an exceptional
| amount OF gaiety The principal eVeht was
the dance of the Boat club Thanksgiving
night. 1t was the opening dance of this
organization and was held at Royal Arcanum
hall The affair was entirely informal and
everyone went in for jolly dance. The
music was excellent and the attendance just
large enough to fill the hall comfortably.
Those present we're: Messrs. and Mesdames
f. p Wright Woodwork Allen, w. S. Still
man, Donald Macrae. C. E. H. Campbell,
Tom Farnsworth, Thomas D. Metcalf, w.
A Maurer, H. L. Cunning, Wallace E. Shep-
ard, j. n. Casady, jr., and John I. Tidd;
Mrs. Nellie Janney, Mrs. A. j. Welles of
Kansas City, Miss Wallace, Miss Jessie Wal
lace, Miss Gertrude Bennett, Miss Kelly,
Miss Farnsworth, Miss Sade Farnsworth,
Miss Pratt OF Des Moines, Miss Martin of
Davenport, Miss Kinsler OF Omaha, Miss
Maud Mcdonald Miss Nell Moore, Miss
Schoentgen, Miss Frances Bowman and
Miss Troutman; Messrs. Charles M. Nc
Donald, ]. S. Link, of st. Louis, j. T. Stewart,
Robert Wallace, Edward Schoentgen, Frank
Hoagland, M. F. Rohrer, Fred Empkie
James Fenlon, George Garner, Ray Bixby,
Don Beno, James Paxton of Omaha, Ned
Empkie G. II. Mayne, H. z. Haas and G.
s. Wright.
The next dance OF the series will be given
December IA and the last on December 2S.
The final party will have a number of extra
features.
On Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs. j. c.
Mitchell celebrated the fifteenth anniversary
OF their wedding by entertaining about forty
,irvh han nd
somely decorated in American Beauties, the
sitting room in pink carnations and the
dining room in yellow chrysanthemums.
Eleven tables were surrounded by players
and the prizes were won by Mrs. j. T. Pugh
and Mr. W. II. Dudley, feature of the
evening was the singing of Mr.. Ned Mitch
ell. Assisting in serving the refreshments
we're Miss Cherrie Wells and Miss Ethel
Cook Mr.. and Mrs Mitchell received a
number OF beautiful gifts in crystal, includ-
ing rich cut glass Those present were
Messrs. and Mesdames Lucius Wells, A. w.
Casady, Eldin Lougee, w. C. Estep, j. n.
Casady, jr,, NJ f. Rohrer, Ned Mitchell, j.
T Pugh, f. r. Reed, II. l.. Forsyth, A, w.
Riekman, G. w Gorham, Henry w. Rothert,
Edward Rothert, Victor Jennings, II. P.
Watson, Joseph W. Smith, George Hewitt.
II. McNitt, Finley Burke, T. e. Casady and
S. T. McAtee; Mrs. j., N Casady ST., Mrs,
Victoria Street, Mrs. Palmer of Leaven-
worth, Kan. Mr., E. A. Wickham and Mr.,
w. II. Dudley.
One OF the most successful dancing parties
ever given in lodge circles was the first an
nual ball of Shadukiam temple No, s4, Dra-
matte Order Knights of Khorassan, which
occurred Wednesday evening at Hughes
hall. Every votary wore his official turban
and the women donned head dresses in the
colors OF the order, which lent an oriental
touch to the affair. The stars and stripes
Wed with the eolors OF the order, red, yellow
and blue, in the decorations which hung on
walls, swayed from pillar TO chandelier and
above the windows and boxes. A dignhed
looking camel. the emblem of the order
occupied a post OF honor In one corner and
the stage was set with small tables for
those who preferred card-playng to dancing
The reception hall was in the national colors
and here stood the table from which "Zem
Zem." the drink of the order, was served
Above the bowl hung a huge crescent in dia-
mond dust, from which shone the magic
words, dear 10 the weary traveller in the