Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-22
NOTES ON OMAHA SOCIETY
Miss Gertrude Dietrich to Wed Mr..
Herbert X. Smith of Washington.
CARNIVAL AT ROD AND GUN CLUB
Annual Venetian Pageant to BE One
of thc Most Beautiful spectacIes
of the Summer-Hundreds
VIII Attend.

The engagement has been announced Of
Miss Gertrude Elizabeth Dietrich, daugh-
ter Of eX-United States Senator Dietrich,
TO Mr.. Herbert Knox Smith Of Washington,
commissioner Of corporations. While no
definite announcement has been made re-
gardlpg the wedding, Washington gossip
has v that II Is to be one Of the notable
events OF the early autumn. Miss Dietrich
has been a frequent visitor In Omaha and
has many friends here as we'll as in Lin
coin and her home city. Hastings. She
has often been the house guest OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George Holdrege, who have enter
tanned much in her honor. Mr.. Smith is a
native OF Connecticut, Hartford being his
home. He is an attorney by profession and
Is prominently known in his state. He is a
graduate Of Yale college and is a member
OF the Hartford club, Yale club Of New
York and OF the Metropolitan and Chevy
Chase clubs of Washington.
Hnyrack Party.
Tuesday evening an enjoyable hayrack
party was given by a number Of young
people, including Misses Louisa Llewellyn
Of Chicago. Ethelyn DeVor, Ora Russell.
Marie Rice, Matte Wallace, Janet Car
naby, Jess Edison, Marion Fay, Grace
Burlington, Woodward, Niesman, Bess
Anderson, Helen Anderson, Lottie Under
hill, Gertrude Thompson, Agnes Thomp-
son. Mary O'Neil, Evelyn Handschu.
Messrs. Harry Fay, Lloyd Miller, Joe
Carnaby, Robert Dougherty, Harris Vance.
Harry Allwine, Frank johnson, Phil
Handscnu, Clarence Moss, George Moss,
Homer Russell, Charlie Richey, James
O'Neil, Harry Arms, John Anderson, Wal
ter Haddock. Louis Arms. John Adams,
Herman Handschu.
Informal Affairs.
Mr., Workman. who, was in Omaha last
season on the Orpheum circuit, was the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Morris Thurs
day evening at their cottage, Lazy Lodge,
at the Rod and Gun club. Mr.. Workman
is a mimic and imitator and the cottagers
at the club were given a treat in the way
of amusemehts Thursday evening. About
thirty guests were present.
Thursday afternoon Miss Ora Russell en-
tertained for Miss Louisa Llewellyn Of
Chicago, formerly of Omaha, who is now
visiting Miss Ethelyn DeVor.
Afternoon Reception.
Mrs. NJ. +, Smith and Miss Emma Jack
son gave a reception Tuesday afternoon
between the'hours of 3 and 5 at the home Of
Mrs. Smith. POI North Thirtieth street. A
color scheme or pink was used. The
out-of-tGwn guests included Mrs. c. c.
Perking Ottawa, Kans Mrs. r. c. Cock
rel, Oklahoma City; Mrs. O. T. Stewart,
Mrs. Folds. AIRS. Pearl Johnson, all of
Chicago; Mrs. r. F.. Ross, Natchez, Miss;
Miss Tillie and Miss Cora Ray, st. Joseph,
Mo-; Mrs. Davis, Illinois; Mesdames ]. A.
Bingham. c.. w. Wright. A. b. Bostwick,
A. M, Allen, Gordon. Z. r. Kennedy, F.
l.. Bush Birdie Thomas. Charles Harris.
Mohammitt, William Rose, Lulu Burrell,
A. Dumas. T. w. Wheeler. ]. F. Turner,
Maude Ray. Anna Jones. NJ. E. oliver.
Addie Hibb, Lulu R~oundtree. l.. Smith,
James Rose, Misses Myers. Rosetta Lewis,
Irene Montgomery and Ozella Burrell,
Mcssrs. Frank Jacobs and Hopkins.
7 Mrs. snith ssuterta4ned at dinnerATrns-
day evening for Mrs. Thomas McKiernan,
Miss Stella Huestis and Miss Margaret
Riley.
Prospective Pleasures.
Miss Bernice Edwards will be hostess at
a dinner party Tuesday evening at Happy
Hollow. preceding the mid-week dance.
Miss Elizabeth Pickens will entertain at
dinner Saturday at the Country club, when
covers will be laid for sixteen.
The next dancing party given by the
Dietz Athletic association will be Wednes-
day evening, August 26. at the club rooms,
Thirtieth and Spalding streets at $50
o'clock. The committee in charge are Mr..
Frank Harrison and Mr.. John J. Mcmahon.
Mr.. Roy Harberg, Mr.. Byron Hart and
Mr.. John Sorenson entertained at dir
ner Friday evening at their cottage, The
Algonquin, at the Rod and Gun club.
Covers were laid for Miss Blair, Miss
Hazel Clarkson, Miss Jessie Wilke Of
Elkader, Ia; Mr., Milliken. Mr.. Roy Har-
berg, Mr.. John sorenson and Mr.. Byron
Hart.
Weekend dinner parties will he given
at Happy Hollow by DR.. and Mrs. ]. NJ.
Keys, who will have eight covers; Mr.. w.
A. Saunders, ten; Mr.. c. w. Pollard, ten:
Mr.. w. H.. Gerhart, five; Mr.. w. G.
Shriver. six.
Come and Go Gossip.
Mrs. Evans and children have returned
from a stay of several weeks at Lake
Okoboji and Joined Colonel Evans at the
Madison, where they have taken apart
ments since giving up their house in
Kountze place.