Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08
PAST WEEK IN BLUFFS SOCIETY
Club Women to Present Mrs. Walter
I. smith as Candidate for state
President.

Karl Msyne is home from a s%ojourn at
Colfax Springs. la.
The Tuesday Euchre club will meet this
week with MS. A. Beresheim.
The Euchte club will meet Monday after
noon with Mrs. b. A. ~Stockdale.
Mrs. Horace Everett entertained a few
friends informally at whist Friday evening.
The members of the New Century club
Sweet.
The Calendar Card club will meet Tues
day evening with Mrs. A. Il. Cook of Vine
street.
Mrs. H. H. Van Brunt gave a prettily
arranged luncheon Friday to ten of her
Miss Genevieve wickham is convalescent
from a severe attack of the grip and rheu-
matte fever.
Mrs. Joseph entertained the members of
the Tuesday History club at her home
Tuesday afternoon.
Frank Rikcr entertained the members of
his Sunday school class Friday evening at
the home of Miss BESSIE Beach.
The m 3mbers OF the Oakland Avenue
Reading club will meet Friday afternoon
with Mrs. f. c. Lougee OF Oakland avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Elem ng entertained
at high five Tuesday evening. Prizes were
won by Mrs. Arthur Honmyer and w.
Butler.
Mrs. George w. Strong entertained in
formally at cards Saturday evening IN
honor of her nephew, Percy Babbltt of
Omaha.
The women of the FRS, Presbyterian
church gave a largely attended kensington
Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Ray BiXby.
St. Pauls Episcopal church were enter
tained Friday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. II. A. Quinn.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. w. Hart gave an ele-
gantly appointed dinner Tuesday night In
the ladies ordinary of the Grand hotel.
Covers were laid for ten.
The members of the Woman's Whist club
met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. II. IL.
Van Brunt. The club will meet tomorrow
afternoon with Mrs. Horace Everett.
Judge and Mrs. Mcpherson of Red Oak
and Mrs. John n. Baldwin and Miss Bald
win of this city are expected home Tuesday
from a six weeks pleasure trip in the
south.
Miss Caroline Test Rohrer will arrive
homo Saturday from Mexico, Mo, where
she Is attending school, and Will spend a
few days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
+. Rohrer.
A number of friends of Percy Sides ten
dered him a surprise party Wednesday
A. Hough on Avenue A, in honor of his
18th birthday.
Mrs. o. M. Brown Of South Seventh
street returned home Friday evening from
New Orleans, where she took in the Mardi
Gras festivities. Miss Clara Lynn, her
nieces from Kansas City. accompanied her
here.
Mr.. and. Mrs. William Anthony have ar
rived from Cayuga, N. Y, and are receiv-
Anthony was lately Miss Emma Noonen of
this city and made her home with Mrs. j.
NJ. Flagler. 1t Is likely they will remain
| here permanently.
The quarterly meeting of the Woman's
Christian association was held Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. H. A. Quinn.
About sixty women were i'm attendance. A
musical program was given after a short
business session. Those assisting on the
program were: Mrs. w. s. Rigdon, Clyde
Aitchison and DR.. Claude Lewis.
The general reception of the Council
Bluffs Woman's club for the month of
March was held Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. j. p. Davis, the members of
the modern language department acting as
hostesses. An informal program was given.
the principal feature Of which was the
members of the department.
gave a reception and informal musical
Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. e.
r. Hart. The committee in charge of the
affair were: Mrs. Freeman Reed, Mrs.
Strock and Mrs. Wallace Shepard. A pro-
gram of music was given. Those ia king
part on the program were: Miss Hill, DR..
Claude Lewis, the Orpheus Mandolin club
and o Clark.
The club women of central and western
Iowa have secured Mrs. Walter 1. Smiths
consent to become a candidate for the
presidency of the Iowa Federation of
Woman Clubs. The biennial of the or
ganization will be held at Des Moines In the
early part of May, when the election will
be held. Mrs. Smith is wife of Congress-
man Smith of this city and exceptionally
popular among the club women throughout
the state. She has been president OF the
Council Bluffs Woman's club for the last
the second president ever to be elected for a
second term.