Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-30
Social Calendar.


MoNDAY-Mr. and Mrs. II. p. whitmore
dancing party; Miss Bessie Dumont, an
Informal tea; Metropolitan clubs New
party at the NormandIe; Kennard-
Christie wedding; Subscription dance at
- the GRAND hotel Council Bluffs. ....
Page Barkaiow reception, 3 TO 6 o'clock;
Marriott. Criss, Rogers, Rowland, Steph-
ntes seGeP0n M fro Snd =, MRS de9E
lark Powell, a dinner to his grOomsmeH;
Wcm9n's club reception. from to s
clat,on reception, from TO o'clock.
WEDNESDAY-C hambe re- Powell wedding,
at Good Shepherds church, Mrs. Howard
II Baldrige, luncheon; Miss Lorna
Elliott. at home. informally; Mrs. Hubert
Hicks entertains Charmonte club.
ception toni FOR Miss Miss Isabel 9B French; meeting
Of G; T. club with Mrs. Gus Epeneteri
Michigan university alumnse banquet at
ing club with Miss Klein; meeting OF
Thimble club with Mrs. Alex Buchanan;
FRIDAY-Capitol Hill Dancing club party.
The opening Of the new year. which Is
always a day Of good resolutions. feasting
and fashionable calls, promises to be cele-
brated next Tuesday with all the pomp OF
former years, and socially IL Is So ne I'M
usually gay, as numerous large functions.
both public and private have been an
nounced. Prominent among these are the
luncheons to be given by Mrs f. L. Lo-
max. Miss Lomax and Miss Mohler at the
home of Mrs Lomax at 2025 Dodge. This
spacious houss is admirably adapted to
such entertainment. and Tuesday being a
holiday the men will be able to distinguish
the occasion by their presence Mr.. and
Mrs Henry w. Yates will observe their
annual custom of opening their handsome
for fba INF
ton OF their friends from 8 to O'clock
while out in the vicinity Of Hanscom park
q bevy OF young women will keep open
house during the afternoon, Misses Mar
riott, Rowland. Fannie Rowland, Nina
Crisis Daisy Rogers and Mable Stephen
having announced an Informal reception at
the home of Miss Marriott. 1870 South
Thirty-second avenue.
OF particular interest to the younger set
win be the informal reception to be giver
by Miss Catherine Barkalow and Miss
Mamie Page at the home of the latter,
2514 Capitol avenue, these two young
women to keep open house between 3 and
6 o'clock.
From 4 to 6 o'clock the woman's club
will hold a reception in IS rooms In the
First Congregational church, Nineteenth
and Davenport streets. This delightful
custom has not been regularly observed by
the club of late years and It's revival this
year will be welcomed by those interested
In the social side of the organization. The
Young Woman's Christian association will
hold its annual reception in It's rooms in
the Paxton block from to 3 O'Clock, all
friends of the organization being invited.
A program will be given at o'clock, the
reception following. The officers and COM
mlttee chairmen will be assisted by a num-
Der of prominent society natrons and girls
and as the Young Mems Christian associe-
tion Will have no reception this year owing
to its lack OF adequate quarters, the young
women's reception Will doubtless attract
a larger attendance than usual.
Notwithstanding the unusually large num-
Der of debutantes this year, they as a group
will haven no distinctive part In the New
Years day celebration, has usually been
the custom in past years The majority
of them. however. will assist at the Lomax-
Mohler luncheon, but for the late after
noon and evening they have announced
nothing The impromptu affair Is always
possible, however.
Christmas day, for which people have
been so busy making ready the last few
weeks. is now but a pleasant memory and
those who are accustomed to the Jingle
of bells. a snow covered landscape and
frosty air find II hard to realize that the
glad festival has really arrived and de-
parted so soon. The moderate weather
makes II almost seem a mistake. Yet 1t
was duly celebrated with all the good
cheer incidental to the season. The social
excitement still fingers on with no ziRn