Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-05
Oxford mufflers at Smith & Bradley's.
SOCIETY IN COUNCIL BLUFFS.

SOCIETY IN COUNCIL BLUFFS.
Swell Circles Bedeck Themselves to
Welcome the Soldiers Home.
With their homes decked in the national
colors. with committee work on hand. with
patriotism running at flood-tide, the society
folk have had but little time during the
last week to think of themselves or their
friends. Everything has been for the soldier
boys who tomorrow are expected to return
from their martial journey Everybody
says society will wake with a start just as
soon as the reception is over and that life
will be exceedingly gay from now until Lent.
The Hart reception and dance for Thursday
evening and the reception to be given by
Mrs. Hicks and Miss Hicks in the next
week are promising for better things So
cially. Yesterday afternoon the old gold
We'd with the stars and stripes in popularity
and the swell set quite generally attended
the football game in Omaha:
The Matinee Musical club was entertained
Monday afternoon by Miss Officer Miss
Key read paper on "The Development Of
the symphony in the Nineteenth Century,"
Piano solos were contributed by Miss Officer
duet by Mrs. Brinsmad and Miss Moore
and vocal solos by Mrs. /. M. Treynor and
Mrs. Robert Mullis. 1t was decided that
hereafter members of the club should pre-
| sent at each meeting current events in
musical matters. The next meeting will be
held Monday, November 20, at the home of
Mrs. /. M, Treynor
number of the whist enthusiasts among
the fair sex are studying the game scien-
tifcally under the direction of Miss NJ Ida
Moore of Denver, Colo.
The members of st. Katherine's guild Of
st. Pauls church were entertained at a
Halloween social Tuesday evening at the
home of Miss Lucy Richardson, 544 Mynster
street. The house was lighted by jack-o'-
lanterns and candles, and the guests were
| received in darkness and silence by the
young hostess, assisted by Miss Ruth Bars
tow, president Of the organization. Mrs.
George Edward Walk wife Of the rector,
was also present and assisted In entertaining
the dozen or more young girls present. Hal
| loween sports, including bran pie filled
with favors, rectatons by Miss Leona
Bechler, music by Ethel Cook, a fortune
teller in miniature Darkness and Dawn
and old-fashioned Halloween refreshments
contributed to the pleasure of the affair.
Miss Cora Hitchcock, Miss Myrtle Benner.
Miss Mabel Benner and Miss Maud Cochran; ;
Messrs. Johnson, christensen, Harold Par
dey. Claude Matthai, Walter Stevenson and
Bob Hall OF Omaha, chaperoned by Mrs.
Frank Hitchcock, took Halloween drive in
a tally-ho on Tuesday evening, winding up
at the Hitchcock home for an oyster supper
Miss Vern Williams entertained at a
Halloween supper Tuesday evening Bessie
Jones. Leona Benner, George zoIler, Frank
Rapalje and Ira Ruffcorn
| Rev. and Mrs. J. G. Lemen entertained AT
dinner Thursday in honor Of Mrs Mile
Jackson OF Salem, ILL., who is visiting Coun.
ell Bluffs friends. Covers were laid for
Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. A. NJ. King, Mrs. NJ. j.
Tracy, Mrs. ID. w. Marshall of Omaha, and
Rev. and Mrs. Lemen. Mr. Lemen was
formerly resident OF Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucien Gillett entertained al
tea on Thursday evening the Misses Lizzie
FINN, Katie and Nina Olsen, Mabel Benner
Carrie Wrede, Agnes Cook and Gussie Gron.
eweg.
Mrs. Douglas n. Graves entertained thu
women OF st. Paul's church at their MONTH,
tea on Wednesday afternoon, and the at.
tendance was very large. Much sport was
occasioned by bean bag contest, in which
Mrs. e. II. Sherman took the prize, ant
Mrs. Gavin was awarded the consolation
trophy. Mrs. Henry Cory will give the mex
| tea.
Mrs. Foley will give missionary tea OF
Wednesday afternoon for the women'l
auxiliary OF st. Paul's church.
The Young Peoples Missionary societ!
OF Broadway Methodist church gave a Hal
loween party Tuesday evening at the hom,
OF Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. orcutt ON Oakland
avenue. The house was lighted by candle
and jack-o lanterns, and large gathering
OF young people was entertained with game,
and Halloween refreshments consisting o
pumpkin pie, doughnuts and coffee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rasmussen entertained tn
| oInr, ~, Fn1s,,.
day evening at their home, 1l9 South Eight
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dillon Ross entertaine
very delightfully."- on Wednesday evening tn
members OF the Euchre club. The FIRST prize