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Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31
OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Eleven seniors were made happy last
week when the English department of the
o~rations belonging to Byron Eaton, Sid
ney Singer, August Swenson, Roy Slinder-
land, Madaline Hills, Josie Frazee, Erla
Coral, Alice Wright, Ellen True, Claire Nc
Dermott and Jessie Waugh victorious. But
the supreme moment has not yet arrived.
In two weeks another contest will be held
will listen to their delivery and decide
which six out of these eleven shall be de-
ivered on graduation day. The committee
at the university pronounced the papers ex-
cellent and II is rumored about the High
schooI mat one Grafton received 100 per
student contesting for commencement But
no official report has been given from the
ONCE. In deciding for delivery all will
have an equal chance,
on Thursday afternoon, May Is. the De-
mosthenian Debating society held its semi
annual election of officers. AS most of the
boys who held offices before election were
seniors and would leave the school in June.
the society will already be organized when
school opens in September under this plan
of e,ecting officers before the close OF the
school year. Most OF the societies reor-
ganize at the opening of the year. The re-
liams; vice president, Richard Hunter: sec
rotary, Lyman Bryson; treasurer, Joseph
swenson; sergeant-at-arms' Richard Pat
The hnal number of the High School Reg
lster was issued last week. Heretofore 1t
has been customary to issue the Commence
ment number as part of the years sub
scription, but It will be extra this year. 1t
will contain the ~orations to be delivered ON
graduation day, a general summary OF the
years work, a classified list of all High
school, students and a message from Mr..
Waterhouse.
Miss Valentine entertained the p. G. s.
girls and a number of senior boys Friday
evening. The time was delightfully."- spent
in games, after which refreshments were
| served.
The drawing classes of the High school
Will give a program Monday afternoon,
June. !. A large part of the entertainment
Will be taken up by living pictures, which
promise 70 be very beautiful. A picture
will then be presented to the High school
by the drawing department.
The Cadet Officers club will give a must
Gale next Friday afternoon. The proceeds
will go towards the encampment fund.
The gymnasium students took their final
examination last week. The regular class
work has now closed and the physical
exams will be taken next week.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31
Renerue 4. outcIasssd.

YANKTON, S. D., May S~O.-CSpeciaI Tele-
gram -Yankton college base ball team
beat Bellevue college this afternoon by a
score Of y 20 2. Bellevue was outclassed
from the start and piled up errors faster
than Yankton did scores, The other game
played by the same teams this season re-
suited 6 to 7 In favor Of Yankton In the
thirteenth inning.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31
NOMINATIONS FOR JUDGES
Judicial Committee VIII Meet Next
Saturday to Call the Con-
VentiOn.

The judiciary committee of the republican
party for the counties of Douglas, Sarpy'
Washington and Burt has been called to
meet in Omaha, Saturday, June 6, for the
purpose of fixing the time and place for
holding the judicial convention and for the
purpose of deciding upon the representation
from each county and such other business
as may be brought before it. The commit
tee will meet at the office of H. H. Baldrige,
chairman, at 2 o'clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31
Father stritch,. Lecture.

Dante as a World Poet will be the
theme Of Rev. Nj. ID. Stritch, s. J., al
Creighton university hall, Monday evening.
Admission will be by invitation, strictly.
The Woman's club and the teachers OF
Omaha have been invited to attend as So
cieties. The lecture Is given as a tribute
to the patrOnesses OF the Oratorical so
ciety Of the university. who have recently
given substantial tokens Of interest in the
The lecture has been deliV-
cred at a number of towns In Nebraska
M " said 70 be OF exceptional merit
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

Mr.. V. p. Chiodo left las, night for Eu-
rope where he goes TO buy a new supply
OF goods and secure the latest ideas re-
garding ladies' tailoring. He wishes to
state that in his absence the business will
be continued the same, being equipped with
an expert cutter and very best workmen,
Also that there will be reduced prices on
all suits and skirts made up during the
summer, especially skirts.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31
commencement Lasts a Week.

YANKToN. S. D., May so.-(special.)-
Commencement at the Springfield Normal
began last night and will continue for
nearly a week. A class of six will be
graduated.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

The June bride was the very conspicuous
center of last weeks gaiety and, by the
way, the week was one of the brightest OF
the whole year. Not that the affairs were
of unusual importance in size or character
but they were al unusually smart and De-
ing com~plimentaries to those girls VINO are
especially interesting just now each most
ess seemed to vie with the other to make
her affair more attractive. And this week
the June bride will again hold the envied
place OF prominence, in fact she promises
TO hold It for several weeks to come, for
there are weddings and weddings and we'd
dings ahead.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

For the accommodation OF The Bee
readers these patterns, which usually retail
at from rs to 30 cents, will be furnished at
a nominal price, 10 cents, which covers all
expense. In order to get a pattern enclose
10 cents, give number and name Of pattern
wanted and bust measure.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

Mrs. John ]. Mcneil is the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Greene.
MI. and Mrs. j.. H. Mcintosh expect to
leave Omaha on Tune 10 for\ New York,
where they will make their future home.
Miss Baker, who Is the guest of Mrs. c,
E. Yost, will leave this week for Boston,
to sail later for Europe.
Mrs. August Mothe-Borglum has been
called to New York by the illness of her
sister and will remain there until June
when Mr.. Borglum will Join her and to-
gether they will sail for Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. William b.. MeikIe expect
to go to Canada the latter part of June tc
visit before sailing for Europe in July.
Miss Margaret Wood expects to spend a
month in Ithaca, N. Y, after the close OF
her school
Mr.. Edward Dickinson and Mrs. LYMAN
are now in New York, from where they
will sail for Europe. Mrs. Dickinson die
not accompany them and will spend the
summer in Omaha.
Mrs. Walter B. Wilkins and Miss Darlene
Buckingham returned Thursday last from
a weeks visit in Denver.
Mrs. Frank D. Field and baby are ex.
pected soon to be the guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos Field.
Miss Harriet Mothe-Borglum has returned
from Stanford university.
Announcement has been received of the
safe arrival of Mr.. H. H. Quinland at Ham.
burg, Germany.
Miss Ethel Wilkins arrived home Thurs.
day morning from a delightful visit Of
three months in Denver and Colorado
Springs.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

Clintock, Miss Wakefield. Miss Susan Hoi-
drege, Miss Cady. Miss Peck. Miss Yates,
Miss Kuechle, Miss Mae Hamilton.
Mrs. Henry Duve entertained informally
on Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. A. DriTkorn entertained at lunch
con on Wednesday, the guests of honor
being Mrs. J. Q. Redman Of Salt Lake City
and Mrs. Price Of Portland, ore. The
table was p~rettlly trimmed with roses, car
nations and ferns. The guests present
were: DR.. and Mrs. Hostetter. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. E. Shaffer, Mines. N. E. Carter,
r. b. Carter, Corey, Vaow. Kellogg,
James Diddell, Messrs. A. o. Muller,
j. Howard, Charles Drlffkorn. We'll
lington Hostetter, Misses Irene Liddell,
Grace shaffer. Helen shaffer, Anna
Reimer, Ruth Redman, Florence Price,
Margaret Hostetter and Anna Driffkorn.
Mines. Barker, Joseph Barker, Kirken-
dali, George s%quires, George Barker and
Frank Martin were guests of Mrs. Cudahy
at a luncheon on Thursday, Of which Mrs.
Charles Martin was guest Of honor. yell
low-shaded candles trimmed the table.
In honor Of Miss McShane Miss Cotton
and Mr.. Ben Cotton gave a supper on Fri
day evening for Mr.. viii Burns and Miss
McShane, the other guests present being:
Misses Brady, Rogers, Mary Lee McShane,
Messrs. Haskell, Lee McShane, Fred Nash
and Louis Nash.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

At Wednesday afternoons meeting of the
woman's Christian Temperance union 1t
was decided to allow 81 a week for the
support OF out-of-door temperance classes
among the children of the various parts of
the city. Miss Magee has gathered up the
children on the river bottoms, in two
groups, north and south, another among
the Italians on South Nineteenth street.
and another out on West Ames avenue,
and will endeavor during the summer to
interest them in class work with the hope
Of organizing them this fall.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY

The recently issued order of Secretary
Shaw to Commissioner william williams
Of the port of New York to discontinue
the service Of women as inspectors of inn
migration has called forth a protest from
women all over the country, and now the
demand Is beginning to come that an off,
cial report of these discharged women In
spectors be published. These demands are
based upon the evident injustice OF such
discrimination and the equally evident
necessity of women in this very service.
where they nave been so bitterly opposed"
Commissioner Williams has been at all
times most bitterly opposed to women in
spectors and at a meeting called in their
interest a short time ago, at which some
Of the representative women of New York
were present, he announced that all the
protection needed by girls coming to this
country could be rendered by men; that II
was not the work of the government to
look after young women arriving here
without friends, and tina he should con-
tinue to advise the president to remove
the women inspectors. on the other hand.
these Objectionable inspectors are all
women of more than the average educa-
ton and ability, and the reports they have
made to various interested organizations
indicate that the real reason for their
being so Objectionable is that they see and
learn too much. 1t Is asserted that Com
missioner Williams he's met the reports
of these inspectors with Just that Objec-
ton. Repeatedly the women have reported
rescuing young girls, many of them I'M
able to speak a word of English, from men
who had arranged to take them to places
In the city, the man In one case Icing
the ship doctor and in others the ship
stewards. 1t is the announcement of these
facts by various organizations that have
investigated that has called forth the
storm Of protest from the organized
women of the land.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

The members Of the Ideal club of Council
Bluffs met at the home of Mrs. Thomas
Metcalf, ST., on Tuesday afternoon and
held their annual election OF officers. The
club is among the Oldest in ouncil Bluffs
and Mrs. Metcalf has served it as president
for the last seven years. She was re-
elected on Tuesday. as were all of the
former officers, with one exception. The
executive board now consists Of: Mrs,
Metcalf, president; Mrs. Coleman DeVol,
vice president; Mrs. Thomas Gavin, second
vice president; Mrs. Nathan C. Phillips,
secretary; Mrs. John c. Organ, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. William Southland,
| treasurer; Mrs. May Banford, critic; Mrs.
P. J. Montgomery, secretary OF the pro.
gram committee, and Mrs. Louis Cutler
and Mrs. Arthur Stevens, the other mem.
bers. The club has adjourned to meet in
the fall.
There will be a meeting of the women's
Christian association at 10 o'clock on Tues
day morning in the parlor of the YOUNG
Mems Christian association.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31
SOCIETY CREETS THE BRIDE
June Weddings Occasion Much Gaiety
Among Omaha Smart Folks
AFFAIRS IN HER HONOR UNUSUALLY BRIGHT

Mnidens who viii soon c
wives Are Guests of Honor at
Many Functions During
the Week,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31


While 1t has been voted by the various
organizations supporting the classes at
Tenth Street mission to close the classes
for the summer, the work refuses TO De
closed and Miss Magee finds her time al
most as much occupied as during the win
ter, with the additional duty OF hndlnB
support for the work. The schedule OF the
winter has been abandoned, the night
meetings closed entirely, and the big room
converted into a reading room Tor the
summer. A big table has been supplied
with books and magazines that are very
attractive to the older children and grown
people. The little people are not so easily
disposed of, but have insisted upon coming
about the building until Miss Magee' Wit
the assistance of some of the women who
have helped her during the winter has
been compelled to devise some plan for
taking care of them. The girls have been
divided into tens, Mrs. Charles Williams
taking one class in instrumental music;
Mrs. Aluuest has a class in quilt making
another class of children under 8 years
Miss Magee has in charge; Mrs. MacMur-
ply conducts a class in cooking, and there
arc still two classes in sewing and music
without teachers. In the meantime the
boys have been busy making garden at
one end of the yard, which has been in
closed with a high fence and still affords
ample room for playground. Miss Magee
is now trying to get a swing and a sand
pile to complete 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31
How IL Happened.

II was her frst proposal, and
So suddenly II came,
The girl was really hustered SO
She didn't know her name.
And. as he did not give her time
Her scattered thoughts TO thread
She did the very best she could,
Town Topics.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

Mr.. Lewis Reed Of Chicago is spendine
Sunday in Omaha and Mrs. Reed will re-
turn with him, expecting to spend the sum-
mer at Lake Forest.
Miss Kari will give a box party at Boyd's
on Monday evening.
Mr.. John Schenk and daughter Mrs. A,
L. kinsler, have gone to Europe to spend
the summer.
Miss orcutt will leave this week for New
York, to attend the graduating exercises OF
sacred Heart convent, Kenwood, Miss Jane
circuit being a member of the class.
Mrs. Magee of Chicago spent a part OF
the week the guest of her father. Colonel
Pratt.
Mrs. o. T. Eastman of Evanston, Ill, Is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Burns.
Judge Crounse and the Misses Crounse
sailed for Europe on last Saturday.
Miss Louise Pafmalee is to entertain the
members of the graduating class of the
high school at a lawn fete.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E.. Pearce have taken the
house at sl6 North Fortieth street.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. E. Kimball and daughter
of Salt Lake City are guests of Mrs. c. e
Johannes of 621 Forty-frst street and will
be at home informally on Monday after.
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph F. Murphy have re.
turned from their wedding tour.
Mr. and Mrs. c. Brandeis have returned
from Chicago.
Miss Helen Brandeis has returned from
the east.
Invitations are out for the marriage o.
Miss Nettie Lancaster TO Clyde Lesu,
True June 10, at the home of Mr.. anc
Mrs. George w. Lancaster, 24O6 Cass street
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

An invitation has been extended to the
members of the household economics de-
partment of the Woman's club by Mrs.
Mary Moody Pugh to hold their annual
picnic at her home at Bellevue on Thurs
day, June 4. The party will leave the
Burlington station at $40 a. m. and return
at 3:45 p. m.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

Mrs. ]. F. Mawhinney was hostess of a
second large affair on Saturday afternoon,
a kensington, at which about thirty guests
were present. Spring flowers and green's
made the rooms very attractive and a
guessing contest contributed to the amuse-
ment of the afternoon. Mrs. Mawhinney
was assisted by Mrs. G. w. wickersham,
Mrs. Frank Blish and Mrs. Flack. The
other women present were: Mines. ]. NJ.
Akin, A. w. Bowman, Aiken, A. G. Charl-
ton, Swartzlander, Baird, Paul Patton,
Ryan,, Westerheld, Hume, McCulloch, Mer-
riam. Magaret, Updike, Nipple. Hoyt. VIII
son. c. C. Belden, Eckerman. D.. B. Brown.
Shihier. J. l., McCague. Robert Dempster.
John King, Finley, Hicks, Hardman, John
Dempster, J. NJ. Ross, John Davis. Byers.
Cameron, ID. c. Dodds. George Wallace
Medler, j. II. Patton. Delmore Cheney.
Hamling. Whitaker. Fredericks, Wester-
held. Edward Johnson, Best, w. G. IRE.
Thomas McCague, Wolf. Aull, Misses Al
len. Powell, Ryan. Updike, Wilson, Adams
and Whitaker,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

Miss Pauline Schenck entertained in
formally on Tuesday afternoon OF this
week for Miss Lulu Edwards, whose mar.
riage to Mr., Frank BlairsmIth occurs
June ?. Miss Edward was the recipient
of a unique Picture Shower" The after
noon was passed most delightfully."- at
cards and games, Miss Bessie Field win
ming the prize for the best acrostic. the IN
terwoven name of the prospective bride.
Miss Corinne Paulson won second prize.
AS a farewell 10 Mrs. Guy Howard. who
left for the east on Friday, Mrs. William
Mason Wright gave a small tea on
Wednesday afternoon.
In honor OF Miss Kuechle of 81. Joseph
Mrs. George Pritchett entertained at
luncheon. foilowed by euchre, on Friday
afternoon. The following were her guests.
Mrs. Charles Martin. Mrs, Frank Martin.
Mrs, Edgar Scott. Mrs. Ward Burgess.
Mrs. Herbert Wheeler, Mrs. Van Ness
Mrs, f. NJ. Morsman. jr.. Mrs. Charlie
kountze. Mrs. Luther Kountze. Mrs. Fred
Nash. Mrs. Arthur c. Smith, Mrs. Joseph
Barker. Mrs. Fred Rustin, Miss Fitzpatrick
Miss Alice M0shans, Miss Allen. Miss Nc.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-31

Clintock, Miss Wakefield. Miss Susan Hoi-
drege, Miss Cady. Miss Peck, Miss Yates,
Miss Kuechle, Miss Mae Hamilton.
The Washington times., 1903-08-02

tronomer concluded that there would be
further delay in it's third return. and
predicted that its next appearance would
be SIS days later He did not live to seq
it; but in HOS, the year he had prophe-
sled for its temperance. astronomers
were waiting for it.
But they waited for more than three
months before IL did actually appear
ana then found that il was the planet
Saturn they had 10 thank for delaying
the comet this extra 100 days.
The same comet appeared again in
1898. this time late again. Not only had
Jupiter delayed 1t 51s days. and Saturn
about 100. but Uranus had also had a
hand in retarding ii. and had added an
other sixty-nine days to It's journey.
Our OWE earth is by no means guilt
less. 1t is constantly picking up uncon-
sidered TRIES OF stardust, which range
all the way from the thirteen-foot long
mass of meteoric rock lately found by
Prof. Ward In Mexico. down TO the in
fnitesimal particles which are found on
the roof of St. Paurs, on the Arctic
SHOWS. and at the bottom OF the deep
sea. II is calculated that the total
amount OF matter thus absorbed by US
is certainly not less than SOC. Geo tons a
year, and that, therefore. the weight OF
this world is increasing at that rate
every twelve months
II appears also that we may be occa-
sionally responsible for the disappear
anee % poor. unonending comet.
Biela s comet. which went astray, is
supposed TO have been absorbed By the
earth. That amazing shower Of shoot
ing stars which was seen on November
q. 1878. may have been the death throes
of this misty space traveller.
The Washington times., 1903-08-02

| lifeboats, but the American did not at
/ tempt to step off the sinking ship until
his mail had been transferred to a tug
and was safe.
Dangers of the Calling.
The railway mail clerks life is almost
as full Of danger as that OF his brother
! the sea post clerk. The mail car is
J coupled TO the tender OF the engine. and
/ If there be collision the railway mail
clerk is sure to suffer. He has no chance
TO jump as do the engineer and fireman.
Hideous stories are told of clerks who
were killed with the letters in their
hands, or. pinned down under burning
debris. made to look upon their fate and
! see it approach and grip them.
Clerk Walters was in the collision at
Colesville some years ago, and lives to
tell the tale. We were running along
easy and quiet he says. when we
heard a crash in front. The engine had
struck something. There were four men
in the car with me at the time. but not
enc Of US moved: We just stood stock
still and looked at each other. It was
still as could be in that car for about
then we felt the engine jump again and
our car few up into the air like a racer
taking stiff fence. The motion was
easy enough, but it sort OF sickened me.
Next thing knew ! was looking out
through slit IN a pile of debris at
the moon / was under the spliuters OF
cur car. Somebody was pulling at me
and crying: Wake up. wake up. Let's
git out of this" l was all battered up
and my shirt was warm and sticky with
blood. but managed TO keep hold of my
senses. and I recognized the fellow who
vas pulling me as one OF the clerks. He
was in a worse plight. than I. but be-
tween the two OF US. we tried 20 wriggle
out OF that car. somehow.
''At first it was no go-strain or lift or
tug We couldn't make that patch OF
moonlight any bigger. The debris
wouldn't move. Then We looked for an
other place. Our hearts were in our
mouths. 1 can tell you, for the other
cars were afre by that time. and we
could hear them burning. My fellow
clerk finally found a window. The glass
had been broken. and the bars wrenched
off. so We crawled through ii and half
way up the ravine side, so as TO be away
from the flames
The relief train didn't get there IN
til morning, and we lay on the
ground all night long / don't rcmeIn-
Der much about what went on. but there
was a little Catholic priest who came
around and made himself nightly agree
able TO US. He asked us il anybody there
was OF his faith. There wasn't one OF
US a Catholic, but he went around to |
make sure. Finally. we lost sight Of
him for a couple of minutes. when here
he comes again with bucket of water |
in each hand
You've no idea what a bruise or
mash or a wound is like until you've