Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-16
KBInn.nre. Pnnt.

Pleasures Past.
Miss Helen Davis was hostess for the
Junior Bridge club Friday, when the high
score was made by Miss Mary Morgan.
The next meeting will be with Miss Isabel
French
Mrs William B. Whtehorn entertained at
kensington at her home at 2662 Douglas
street Thursday afternoon Among those
present were Mesdames r. p. Damoreaux,
Maynard. c. Cole, Fred s. Martin, H l.
Martin, l. H. Arey, Ned Turner, Frank
Pulver, L. L. Greenfield, M V. Robins, F.
H. Mccall.
Miss Geraldine Clapp gave valentine
dinner Thursday evening at her home,
when pretty decoration of red and white
| roses was used. The guests included Miss
| Hazel Ryder, Miss Helen Stevenson, Miss
Janet Caraby, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mitchell
Of Council Bluffs, Mr.. Lee Hunter, Mr. ].
Bonnard, Mr.. Howard Findleyson and Mrs.
| s. s. Hamilton.
Miss Violet Benesch entertained a num-
Der of her little school friends Saturday
afternoon to celebrate her 11th birth
| day. The afternoon was spent in games,
after which a luncheon was served to
Misses Hazel Johnson, Amelia Semerad,
| Hannah Bird, Charlotte Huntley, Pauline
Semerad, Minnie Edwards, Katherine and
| huna f1ennlnSsen anu INVbClN oh'N
Leonidas Benesch.
Miss Helen Sturgess entertained few
young friends Friday evening at her home,
81 North Thrty-ninth street, at valen-
tine party, between 1880 and $3.50 o'clock.
| The table had center piece Of red carna-
tions. Red hearts were used for deoora-
tions throughout. Those present were
Misses Virginia Offutt, Dorothy Black,
Eleanor McGilton. Grace Slataugh, susanna
Jobst and Mildred Hoag.
The Misses Wallace were the hostesses
| at pretty O'Clock tea Saturday afternoon
| at their home on West Harvey street. The
guest of honor was Mrs. Dan L.auer Of
| Lincoln, who is one of this winters brides
and is the guest of her mother Mrs. j.
). Brown The Misses Wallace were assisted
by Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Wyman and Mrs.
| Eva Wallace. The house was attractive
with a decoration of cut flowers. About
seventy guests called during the after
noon.
| Miss Roberta Lee Eddy gave a Valentine
! party Saturday afternoon, when decora-
ton of hearts was used The afternoon
| was spent at the game of hearts. The guest
list included Misses Edith Carson, Lila
| Birchmore, Carol Howard, Hazel Howard.
Ann Brown, Grace Cronin, Marguerite Will
cox, Amy Lawrie, jeanette Miller, Mcbride,
Helen Feay, olga Storz Gertrude Weeth,
Ruth Bowling, Gwendoline Pates, Hazel
Degan, Eloise Dietrich, Dorothy Meyer,
Lois Aleman, Mamie Barrett, Nell Encel,
Florence Payne and Lulu Houck.
Mrs. C. j. Best entertained Saturday
afternoon for her daughter MISS Ruth
Best, the afternoon being spent at hearts
The house had decoration of red carna-
tions, candles and hearts, red through
out. and the portieres were of red hearts
The guests included: Miss Louise North
rup, Miss Grace Mcbride, the Misses
Helen and Margaret Malchien, Miss Alice
Buchanan, Miss Helen Potter, Miss Irene
Mcknight Miss Edith Hatch. Miss Min
ME Pratt, Miss Ruth Birchard, Miss
Edith Lyon, Miss Blanche Marshall, Miss
Dorothy Phillip, Miss Gertrude Kirsh-
braun, Miss Edna Ballard, Miss Romona
Taylor, Miss Emily Dyer. Miss Hester
Peters, Miss Julia Nagl and Miss Helen
Best.
Miss Marjorie Howland gave a pretty
valentine luncheon Saturday, when seven
small tables were used, each having in the
center a candlestick tied with a red tulle
bow and smilax. Tho guests were: Miss
Dorothy Dale, Miss Bernice Whitney, Miss
Ruth McNaughton, Miss Catherine Wal
lace, Miss Helen walwork, Miss Sybil
Nelson, Miss Mervil McCutcheon, Miss
Ruth White Miss Jean White, Miss Mary
Megeath, Miss Ruth Gould, Miss Jasmine
Sherraden, Miss Uarda Scott, Miss Cor
} rine Searle. Miss Ann Dennis, Miss Madge
Sturrock Miss Ruth Darling, Miss Hen
rietta McCague, Miss Emily Van Kuren,
} Miss Mary Reynolds, the Misses Mar
guerite and Elizabeth Grant Miss Alice
Duval, Miss Florence Liver, Miss Nellie
Elgutter and Miss Adeline Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs W. H. ogden gave val
entine party Friday evening at their
home. The house was prettily decorated
with vines and red hearts and lighted by
Japanese lanterns. Music was furnished
during the evening by an orchestra. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. James Con-
molly Mr. and Mrs. s. L. Fisher, Mr.. and
Mrs A. Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Rig
don, Mr.. and Mrs H. s. Sturges, Mr.. and
Mrs F. Hicks, Mr.. and Mrs Linebargsr,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson Haake Of Council
Bluffs. Miss Linder, Miss Bernice Stanley
of Chicago, Mrs. s. Dunn, Bert Dunn,
Gilbert Carpenter. Lieutenant Updegraff
of Fort Russell and William Watch. At
the game of cards the prizes were won
by Mrs, Connolly, Mrs. Haake, Miss Lin
der, Mr. Hicks, Mr.. Haake and Mr.. Con-
molly,
Mrs e. A. Bessire gave valentine party
Saturday afternoon for her daughter, Miss
Beulah Bessre. During the afternoon there
was a contest in making valentines and a
guessing contest. The guests included Miss
Ruth Sheldon, Miss Ruth Lindley Miss
Elizabeth Anderson, Miss Eleanor Patrick
Miss Wilma Damon. Miss Francis Damon
/ Miss Constance Brown, Miss Mildred John
son, Miss Erma Jones, Miss Nell Ryan
/ Miss Helen Mccoy Miss Helen Wright
/ Miss Edith Wilson, the Misses Evelyn and
\ Helen Miller, the Misses Agnes and Anna
Russell, Miss Sarah Ayres, Miss Ethel
Koff, Miss Beatrice Barnhart, Miss Louise
Bennett, Miss Muriel Butlln, Miss Jennie
Undeland Miss Marguerite Heaton. Miss
Amy Nelson. Miss MaTguerite\ Prentiss
Miss Marjory Beckett, Miss Jean Watson
Miss Mildred Foster, Miss Gladys clifford
Miss Blanche Brotherton and Miss Bessie
Moomah and Miss Barbara Smith of Coun-
Gil Bluffs. Assisting Mrs. Bessire were
Mrs. Anderson and Mrs Walter l. Smith of
Council Bluffs.
Always one of the smartest and largest
affairs OF the year, the annual birthday
party and musicale of the Visiting Nurses
association, given Saturday afternoon at
Wattles' Memorial parish house. surpassed
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