Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-04
NOTES ON OMAHA SOCIETY
Women Will Hold Tennis Tournament
at Field Club Next Tuesday.
CLUBS WILL CELEBRATE FOURTH
Golf, Dinner Parties and the Week'
End Hop VIII Attract Large
Attendance at All of
Them.

players of Omaha has resulted In an inter-
esting tennis tournament which will be held
on the Field club courts next week begin
ming Tuesday morning at l O'Clock. Play
will begin at 3 afternoons and at 10 o'clock
each morning and will be run strictly on
tournament rules, and If the players fail
to be on time they will be ruled out by
default. So milady will have little time to
primp, but a real tennis player does not
care about appearance If her game is good.
Prizes will be awarded for the champion
in singles and the runner up. There prob
ably will be another tournament later in
the season for doubles and mixed doubles.
Several excellent players will be out of the
city, including Mrs. Joseph Cudahy, Mss
Jean and Helen Cudahy, who leave tonight
and Mrs. f. S. Westbrook, who is at pres
emf in Yellowstone park.
Miss Faith Potter is chairman of the COM
mittee. There have been thirty entries
made and several more are expected.
Celebrating the Fourth.
Indications are that society will do most
of its celebrating at the country clubs Sat
urday and besides golf and the customary
weeks end dinner and hop there will be
several extra features. The Country club
will make a feature of its fireworks in the
evening and some OF the largest dinner
parties Of the season will be given there.
Luncheon Party.
Mrs. G. W. Hervey entertained at lunch
con Friday at her home, lie North For
tieth street, in compliment to Mrs. Harris
of Morgansfield, KY, who is the guest OF
Mrs. Fl. M. Mechanism, and Mrs. Frank
Holden of Kansas City, who is visiting
Mrs. Macomber. The table had an effective
decoration of pink roses and covers were
laid for Mrs. Harris, Mrs. McClanahan,
Mrs. Holden, Mrs. Macomber, Mrs. Merrlck
Lease, Mrs. j.. F. Wagner, Mrs. A. b
Somers. Mrs. Charles Doorly. Mrs. Nathan
iel McGiffen. Mrs. w. F. Milroy, Mrs. r,
Y. Campbell and the hostess.
For the Visiting Women.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Stewart, I'd, en-.
tertained informally at supper Friday even.
ing at their home on Thirty-sixth street in
honor OF Mrs. o. T. Eastman of Evanston.
Ill, who is the house guest Of her sister
Mrs. C, T.. Kountze.
Complimentary to Miss Snowfall of Hunt,
ley, Scotland; Miss Beverly and Mis-
Frances Beverly. guests Of Mrs. RoberJ
Dempster, and Miss Elizabeth Allen and
Mrs, c.. c, Joslyn Of Minneapolis. guest Of
Mrs. w. ]. Bradbury, Mrs. Domain l. dwict
entertained at luncheon Friday at her hons
on West Harvey street. Covers were laid
for fourteen.
At the Field Club.
Mrs. Wayne q. Hemphill was hostess a
a delightful bridge party Friday afternoon
at the Field club given complimentary L
Mrs. Charles O'Leary Of Los Angeles, Cal
Between forty and fifty guests were pres.
ent and luncheon was served in the middle
OF the afternoon, after which the game wa,
Tesume
PaFkeF-SDetmhnn.
One of the p~rettiest of the late June
weddings was that of Miss Alvina Spet,
mann, daughter of the late ]. II. and Mrs
Spetmann and Mr.. Frederick j. Parker
which was solemnized Tuesday evening al
Hillside Congregational church, Rev. ]. j
Parker, father of the groom officiating
assisted by Rev. Herbert L. Mills. The
church was p~rettily decorated with palms.
and cut flowers, but the wedding and