Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-25
SOCIETY'S GAIT STILL FAST
Week Full Of Events to Be Followed BY
Another Equally Busy.
SOME SUBJECTS OF SUB ROSA CHATTER
Division of Omaha Club on Matter of
Administration and Behavior of
People who Go TO Church
weddings.

The Day-Smith wedding has practically
been the nucleus OF the weeks social ac-
fivity and the numerous affairs given in
honor Of the prospective bride and groom
have not only occupied a good part Of the
afternoons and evenings Of late, but have
monopolized fashionable attention az we'll
-even the attention Of those who we're not
Included in the entertainment, and these
were many. Next weeks calendar is well
Bcattered over with affairs of more OF less
consequence.
On Monday Mr.. and Mrs. James Dewar
will entertain the Thistle club. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. b.. Smith will give a dinner for
their daughter, Miss Edith. and Lieutenant
pay and the Omaha Guards will hold their
regular medal drill, followed by an in
formal hop.
' On Tuesday the state whist tournament
opens and that will attract the interest OF
many; Mrs. Herman Kountze has cards out
for 1 o'clock luncheon, Mrs. Milton Bar
low will entertain a whist luncheon and
In the evening Mrs. S. d. Barkalow will
entertain at dinner.
On Wednesday there will be the con-
tinuation Of the whist tournament and in
the afternoon Mrs. Heaford and Miss Powell
will entertain the Round Dozen club. On
"wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock at Trim
ity cathedral viii be solemniZed the mar
rage Of Miss Edith Margaret Smith and
Lieutenant Clarence Richmond Day. II is
TO be one Of the largest and smartest social
functions OF the winter and will be fol-
lowed by a large reception at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
B. Smith, 1926 Chicago street.
On Thursday Miss Jean Campbell will en-
terrain the members OF the Charmante club
in the afternoon and in the evening Mrs
Pritchett and Miss Pritchett will hold an
Informal reception for Miss Guitar OF St
Joseph, Mo-, who has been the guest oil
Mrs. Everett in Council Bluffs.
Or Friday the third c~otillion will be the
principal event Of the evening, and as Il
has been a month since the last one, It ID
being anticipated with interest. Mr.
Luther Kountze will lead, Mrs. e. ]. Nc.
Clernand will entertain at luncheon and
Mrs. Preston B. Meyers will be hostess o
another
On Saturday the Chatting Dish club will
meet in the evening at the nome of Mr.
Poppleton. Mr.. and Mrs. Horace G.. Bur
will entertain at dinner for the young peo
pie and a few others who made up tn,
Omaha party that visited Fort Riley re
Gently.
The rift between what is called the con
sentative and progressive in the member
ship of the Omaha club was manifested 70
the first time at the annual meeting las
week. although 1t has been developing 70
o number Of years. AS one of the club mel
put II, I'VE have been having a social clu
here heretofore, but now IL is to be a so
ciety club" When 1t came to a test Of
the question of charging the dubious
with a view to accommodating more ade
Quately the society element OF the organi
zstion the conservatives found themselve
in hopeless minority, so the clubhouse will
be extended to make more room for tn
women, with a view to preventing ther
from ~overrunning the main part OF tn
building exclusively reserved for club mem
beers Of the male persuasion"
II don't see why the men should want {
be so hoggish as to keep the club all t
themselves" exclaimed a feminine visitor
I'VE might let you in" retorted the club
man, "lf you we're willing TO pay the due
and help support the bar and cigarstand t
the same extent that we men do
Remarkable as 1t may seem, the smok
nuisance vas one of the vital factors the
entered into the proposal for enlarging tn