Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-25
NOTES ON OMAHA SOCIETY
Phi lambda Epsilon Fraternity Gives
Dancing Party.
THURSDAY DAY OF PREPARATION
Society Too Busy MakiaE Ready tor
Christmas TO rake Time fer Pre-
t~entiOus Affairs - Young
People Are at Home.

The largest affair OF the day was the
Phi lambda Epsilon dancing party given
at Chambers academy Thursday evening.
n ball room presented a arene In the
Arctic, the decorations being mainly in
white. while the lights were shaded IN
red, and. appropriate 70 the season. was
a large Christmas tree. with tiny green
and pink stockings for each of the guests
In these were attractive programs with
the fraternity insignia
Elaborate preparations were made to
carry out Christmas suggestions. and
promptly at 3 O'Clock Santa Claus appeared
to distribute favors from the Christmas
tree. During one Of the internissions some
little children dressed as Eskimos gave the
clog dance. their costumes harmonizing
with the Arctic decorations. There was
also the moonlight dance and in the ives
small hours the dance ended with a con.
fett snowstorm and SNOWFALL fight, the
snowbsIls being made Of cotton but were
nevertheless a lot Of sport.
Those present: Misses Elizabeth Davis,
Bess Baum, Carolyn Barkalow. Elizabeth
Could. Margaret Bush. Alice Carey Nc
Grew. Rose Smythe, Esther Byrne, Louise
Peck. Dorothy Stevens. Olive Baker, Mar
tina Dale. Caroline Congdon. Helen Shire
man. Dale, Ethel Richter. May Engier. Car
Oline Harding. Hine, Helen Davis. Ruth
Gould, Dorothy Morgan, Wood. Uarda
Scott. Louise Dining. o'Nefl, Gretchen
Mcconnell. Rowland. Gretchen Williams
Alice Mccullough. owen. Irene Jaynes,
Jean Cudahy. Ennice Howell. Ruth Moor
read. Helen Murphy. Rheary. Francis
Nash, Mary Holiinger. Alice Carter, Marion
~Funkhouser. Louise Lord. Marion Halter,
Shirley Castetter Of Blair. Helen Cudahy,
Catherine Beeson. Grace Mcbride, Eleanor
Jaquith. White. French. Helen Hayden,
Anna Robertson, Josephine Murphy, Amy
Gilmore, Katherine Powell. Mr.. and Mrs
Homer Searles, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Clarke, Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Graft. Messrs.
Chester Baker. June Brown, Hal Brady,
Denise Barkalow. Jack Baum. Dick Baum
Albert Busch, Hugo Birkner Of Lincoln,
Edgar Bedwel. Ebby Burnett. Myron
Buck, Bryant Coe, Leon Callahan, Joy
Clarke. George Clarke, Ralph Coad. Dick
Coad. John Dougherty. Robert Dining,
MITlard Durkee. Jed B. Durkee OF Kansas
City, Phil Frederick, Frank Frederick
Herbert French, Robert Fisher, Arthur
Frederick. Ben Gallagher, Lawrence Glib
son, Charles Gardiner. Frank HoeI, Guy
Howell, George Howell, Mac Harding. Clif-
ford Hine. Lee Hollinger. Stanley Inneson,
Herbert Kessler. Harry Kich, Doane Keller
Donald Kelley, Allen Lee. Phil Lehmer,
Ned Lefferts OF Council Bluffs, Tate Muir
ply. Carl Myers. Ted Willard. Roy Nc
Cullough, Hugh Willard. winsor Megeath
John McCague. Hubert Owen, Donald
Owen. Ed o'Brien. John Olney, Cuthbert
Potter. Lyman Peck. Harry Pollard. Frank
Pollard. Reginald Pollard. Carl Potts, r
Romans of Lincoln, H. Ryan, Ed Rous.
seau, Arthur Storz. c. Siberson. D.. sib-
b~ernson. Ray Stevens, George Starr, Myles
Standish, H. Sobotker, II. Thomp-
son, Fred Thomas, Amos Thomas Of Lin
coin, Rob Thompson. Ben Wood, Rob
Wood. Herbert Williams, Clifford Weller.
Blaine Young, Ware Hall, Elmer Redick.
Tom Lynn and James Crane.
Thorpe-Lewia.
The wedding OF Miss Ethel Lewis, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Lewis, to Mr..
John H. Thorpe took place Wednesday
evening at s o'clock at the McCabe Metho-
dist church at Fortieth and Farnam streets
Rev. J. Narver Gortner. pastor Of the
church, officiating. The church was at
tractive with Christmas decorations and
palms. The wedding march was played BY
Miss Eloise West. pianist, and Miss MadgJ
West. olini The bride entered with her
father and wore o dainty gown OF whits
French lawn over an all-over embroidery
lining. The gown had a trimming OF rea
lace medallions. A long white tulie vel
was held In place by a wreath OF lilies OF
the valley and she carried a shower OF
white roses. Miss Agnes Lewis, cousin OF
the bride was maid Of honor and wore q
gown OF pnk silk null with directoire sasR
OF pink satin and carried pink roses. Mr
George Thorpe, brother OF the groom
served as best man. Two little cousins Of
the bride, Bernice Peake and Odessa Peake
each wore white lingerie frocks. the formeI
carrying the ring In an American Beauty
rose and the latter a basket Of tiny whit
chrysanthemums and white carnations. Tn,
ushers were Mr., Claude Peake and Mr.
Rowland Thorpe. A small reception fol
lowed at the brides home for about fftl
guests. Those assisting were the Misses
Anne Thorpe, Glenna Peaks and Donni
Fitch. After a wedding trip to Denver. Nj
and Mrs. Thorpe will be at home at A2s
Douglas street.
Luncheon Party.
Mrs. A K. Gault entertained delightfuIh
at a luncheon party Thursday at her horn
complimentary to her niece, Miss Edit
Clouston Of Canada. who attends vassa.
college and Is spending the holidays II
Omaha Christmas decorations were use
and the place cards had the American am
Canadian flags. Covers were placed 70
Miss Edith Clouston, Mrs. Irene Buell. o
81. Paul. Miss Mildred Merriam. Miss Caro-
Ign BaTkalow, Miss Louise Peck and Mrs
Gault
Family AeuRt0n.
Mrs. w. E. Clarke gave a dinner Tuesda.
evening at her home. which was a famiE
~renuiOn. and also celebrated the birthday 0
Mr.. Clarke. The occasion was a surpris
to him. The rooms were decorated wit
Christmas greens and covers we're laid 70
Mr.. and Mrs. W. z. Clarke, Mr.. and Mr.,
Louis Clarke, Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Clark,
Chicago; DR.. and Mrs. Ewing Brown, Nj
and Mrs. ]. r. Brotherington and H
Clarke; Misses Hortense Clarke and Rut
Clarke.
Dinner Party.
Mr.. and Mrs f A. Cudahy entertained 4
dinner Wednesday evening for their dauKf
ter. Miss Helen Cudahy. who is home froE
Mrs. SOmers school for the holidaVS Cav