Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-11

Kierstead house on Harvey street.
Miss Vessels will be the guest OF Miss
Peck this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fleming have taken
apartments at the Her Grand for the
winter.
Mrs. Ben F. Martin left Wednesday
morning for Des Moines, where she will
meet her sister. Mrs. W. X. swisher. and
accompany her to Cedar Rapids, returning
to Omaha next week.
The Crescent club will give it's next dane
ing party Thursday evening, January Is, al
Chambers dancing academy, Seventeenth
and Douglas.
The wedding Of Mrs. Jessie NJ. Hart to
George Seagrave Of New York City will oc-
cur at the home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Bowie, January IA.
The Ladies' Thursday Afternoon kensing-
ton met last week with Mrs. shissler on
Twenty-eighth and Davenport streets.
Those present were: Mesdames Wilcox,
Goodman. Bacon. Allison, wiese, Wilkinson
and Best. with Mrs. Walters and Mrs. Car
penter Of Lincoln as visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Metcalf are at the
Angelus, Los Angeles, Cal.
Mrs. Thomas Medium Of Cheyenne,
Wyoa has been the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
E. W. Getten Of 4216 Erskine street.
Among the smartest affairs OF the week
was the luncheo given at the home OF
MRS. w. ]. @. Kenyon on Friday for the
benefit Of the Creche though there we're but
nine women present and the hostess was
limited to s. In her preparations. In the
interest of this institution a number OF
the women have been giving a series OF
luncheons at which each pays 90 cents, the
proceeds going 20 the Creche. The hostess
Is limited in her expenditures and g most
profitable rivalry for the best results has
been an interesting feature Of the lunch
cons. Mrs. Kenyon's luncheon was espe-
cially pretty. The table was bare except
for the lace doilies and handsomely trimmed
with pink carnations and pink-shaded can
dies. Mesdames Guy Howard, McClernand,
Wright, S. V. Strickland, Cudahy, Webster,
Herman Kountze, Burt and Kenyon we're
present.
The announcement has been made that
the engagement Of Mr.. William S. Poppleton
and Miss Louise Mcpherson, which was
NCbnNlg q bCtu DIOhtut Wy
mutual consent.
Miss Edith Morby entertained the B. c,
B. High Five club on Friday evening, when
prizes were won by Misses Carrie Rhyn and
Dolly Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". A. Paxton, jr., have re-
turned from Cleveland.
Mrs. w. A. Paxton gives a card party
rext Friday afternoon.
Marie Riley entertained about fifty OF
her friends last Monday evening at her
home, sos Georgia avenue. Games and
dancing. followed by refreshments, were
the order OF the evening.
Mrs. Hansen of Chicago, Mr.. VIII Mar
tins sister. will be the guest of honor al
Sunday evening tea ct the home of Miss
Doane.
The members OF the Women's society Of
st. Mary's Avenue Congregational church
we're very pleasantly entertained on Sat
urday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Grit
hty.
Misses Blanche and Fannie Rowland en-
tertained a party of friends at a parloi
musicale on Saturday evening at their home
on South Thirty-second street.
Miss Fannie Cole was hostess Of a quilt.
ing party on Saturday afternoon at he
home in Worthington Place, about twent!
young women being entertained for Mis-
Edith Jackson. A delightful and profitable
afternoon was spent with needles ant
tongues.
Another pleasant surprise in form Of al
announcement came on Saturday at tn,
luncheon given by Miss Gertrude Macombe
in honor Of Miss Edith jackson, at he
home on Emmett street. Eighteen younI
women, mutual friends of Miss Macombe
and Miss Jackson, had been hidden to at
tend ostensibly to celebrate a little reunion
before Miss Jackson's marriage, which oc
ours on Wednesday. When all had bee
seated at the table Mrs. Macomber, In
bright little talk which seemingly pertaineu
entirely to the prospective bride until tn
names were used, announced the engage
ment of her daughter, Miss Gertrude Ma
comber, and Mr.. Frederick Warner Robin
son Of New York. The surprise was com
plete. DO
The table was especially pretty, thong
simple, with two mounds of narcissus an
carnations connected with sprays Of smila1
The young women present we're: Misse
Fannie Cole, Blanche Garten and Hele
Welch of Lincoln, Edith Thomas, Eon
Martin, Vera wattles, Turkey. Louise Tu
key, Jaynes, Edith Dumont. Faith Potter
Holdrege, Susan Holdrege, Jessie McCunt
Edith Jackson, Mrs. Frederick Cascade
and Mrs. Ray Edmiston.
Among the smartest affairs Of the wee
was the - o'clock breakfast given on Sat
urday by Mrs. James McKenna, In honor {
Mrs. Benjamin F. Smith, who left yesteT
day afternoon for the east. The table ha
for it's center a low mound OF yellow tulip
and ~violets, with maiden hair ferns and
number of single silver candlesticks wer
used. The guests present were: Mesdame
b. F. Smith, Herman Kountze, Yates, Ken
yon, ". X. Caldwell, Barker, Charlie
Greene. John McShane and Cudahy.
Tho Misses Reckman will entertain q