Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-09
SOCIETY IN COUNCIL BLUFFS.
Exodus to the Summer Resorts Made
Very Dull Week,

Very Dull Week.
Outside Of a few picnics and Fourth OF
| July celebrations the last week in social
| circles has been almost a blank. The exodus
to the summer resorts continues and all
those who can get away during the heated
| term have either taken their departure or
are preparing to go. Picnics and evening
| drives to Lake Manawa are about the only
festivities INDUCED in by those whom cir
cumstances prevent from spending the sum
mer away from home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Wells gave a most
! delightful family lawn party on Tuesday
About forty enjoyed their hospitality. Ia
bles were spread under the trees and dinner
served there.
Mrs. d. w. Bushnell entertained a num-
Der Of friends very charmlngly at luncheon
on Thursday afternoon
The Musical auxiliary Of the Council
Bluffs Womans club will hold its annual
meeting at the club rooms Wednesday after
noon at 3 o'clock, when officers for the en-
suing year will be elected
The Sister of Bethany OF Grace church
will give Bicycle" social Wednesday
evening at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Harmer, which promises to be lead
| ing event of the coming week.
| The Melrose (Minn) Beacon OF a recent
date contained the following complimentary
mention Of Mr.. j. s. Pool, who was for
six years chief clerk In the office Of the
| motor company and who has many warm
friends In this city: ~. s. Pool, formerly
| material clerk in the general office of the
| Great Northern at this point, leaves tonight
| for Larimore, N. D., where he takes the
position of chief clerk to Superintendent e.
A. Donkin of the Dakota division. Mr..
! Pool entered the service of the Fergus Falls
division in December, 1895, and has since
made his home in this city. He has more
| friends to the square inch than any other
man in town; has been social leader among
| the young people; knows his business thor
oughly and has ever been watchful for the
interest OF his employers. While we are
sorry to have him go away, we are glad of
| his promotion and are satisfied that this is
| a step upward, which will in time be fol-
| lowed by another farther up. He deserves
! it, and is built after the fashion of the men
| that win. farewell reception was given
Mr.. Pool in Knights of Pythias hall last
| night and the rooms were thronged with
friends who at it's close wished him good
| luck and godspeed.
Mrs H. Hellwinckel and two little sons
returned Thursday from Earling where they
! had been visiting relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. M. B. Snyder entertained
Prof. j. L. Snyder, president of the Michi-
gan State Agricultural college, last week
| Mrs. ]. G. Mitchell returned Thursday
| from an extended visit with relatives in
| Appleton City, Mo-, and Leavenworth, Kan.
Mr. e. w. Read who was on the Boston
during the famous naval battle at Manila
| is home for a few days visit with his
parents at 401 South Twenty-fourth street.
| He made his way home on the Buffalo by
way of the Suez canal and received his dis
charge in New York in May, since which
time he has been visiting relatives in the
| New England states.
| Mrs. M. l.. Williams and son, Howard,
have returned from Detroit, Mich. where
| they have been visiting friends the last
| three weeks.
Mrs. c. A. Wiley of South Eighth street
| has as her guest her mother, Mrs.
| William H. Roe of Kearney, Neb., and Mrs.
| F. w. Hill of Denver, Colo.
| Mrs. Jennie Mcconnell has returned from
| three weeks visit in Red Oak, la.
| Major Butts of the High School cadets
| will enter Andover college this fall.
Mrs. j. X. Cooper is entertaining Miss
Ida Frum of Shelby, Ia.
| Mrs. Barton Sheely and sons left Thurs
| day for Ogden, Utah, where they will spend
| the summer.
Mrs. w. ]. Davenport left Thursday for
Canon City. Colo. where they have taken
cottage and will spend the summer.
Mrs. Mary Rice and Miss Jennie Rice left
Thursday for Des Moines
| Mr.. and Mrs, George Trotter spent last
week at their old home, Red Oak.
Mr.. Graham Davis is spending his vaca-
tion in Pueblo, Colo.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Atkins are enter
tanning Mrs. w. o. Brewer and son, Har-
| vey of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest e. Hart have been
compelled to postpone their trip to Colo
rado on account of Mrs. Hart's sudden ILL
| ness.
| Miss Hannah Remington left Thursday
| for an extended visit with friends in De-
troit, Mich
Mrs. Arthur Pickering and children are
visiting in Red Oak
Mr.. and Mrs ]. l.. McNay of Keg Creek
left Thursday for Los Angeles, Cal, where
they spend three months in quest of health
and pleasure.
Mrs Pontius of First avenue entertained
last week Mrs. Ralph Pontius of Larned,
| Kan.
Major and Mrs. l.. I. Edison OF South Tenth
street are entertaining Mrs. w. A. Hender-
son and daughter of Clarinda.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Lunger of Park
| avenue have as their guest the former S
sister, Mrs. f. II. Thorp OF Boston.
| Mrs. Caldwell and daughter, Miss Myrtle,
! left Wednesday for Hot Springs, S. D.,
where they will sojourn for the next four
weeks.
Miss Lucy Eaton left Wednesday for Man
! itou, Colo, where, in company with her
brother, who resides at San Diego, Cal,
! she expects to spend the summer.
Mr. Waldo H. Rothert is visiting friends
in Chicago From there he goes to st.
Paul, Mimi, to attend the national conven-
tion for the deaf. Before returning he will
| spend some weeks at Lake Okoboji.
Miss Jessie Foster is visiting Miss Nanette
| Houston at Jefferson, Ia
Mr.. Harold McNitt has as his guest Mr..
| c. j. McNitt of Salt Lake City.
Mr. II. Oren has gone to Colorado Springs
to spend the summer.
Mrs. Saar left Wednesday for Denver,
Colo, for few weeks sojourn in the noun
tains.
Miss Lyon and her sister, Miss Dora, have
gone to Colorado for two months trip.
Miss Clara Carson is visiting friends in
| Detroit
Mr.. and Mrs. II, r. Jones are spending
| ha In Uata