Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-19
NOTES ON OMAHA SOCIETY
Storm Keeps Women Indoors and
Everything is Scantly Attended.
SEVERAL AFFAIRS CALLED OFF
HOstesses who Did Not Recall InvI-
tatiOns spent Afternoon waiting
for Guests who Could
Not Come.

Nothing in town was more completely
| tied up by the storm Tuesday than so
ciety and the fashionables spent the day
at home. Practically everything scheduled
| for the day was called off by telephone
by noon and hostesses who had not the
forethought to recall their invitations were
saved the trouble, by their expected guests
or else spent the afternoon waiting.
At the Tbeater.
Society was well represented Monday
evening at Boyds, although most of the
parties were small In one OF the boxes
were Miss Largey and Mrs. siebe OF New
| York City, Mr. William Chambers. Mr.
Richard Sieman and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
McGinn. Other parties IN the house in
cluded Miss Ruth Moorhead, Miss Bessie
Moorhead, Mr.. Richard Baker and Mr.
Harry Kelley; Miss Mary Alice Rogers,
Miss Helen Davis, Mr. VIII Schnoor of
Council Bluffs and Mr. Frank Pollard;
Miss Edna Keellne, Mr.. Lee AfcShans and
Mr.. and Mrs. Mosher Colpetzer, Mary
Morgan, Miss Dorothy Morgan, Mr.. Frank
Morseman and Mr.. Hal Yates.
Club Meetings.
The Original Monday Bridge club met
this week with Mrs. A. L. Reed. when the
high score was made by Mrs. Arthur
Remington. Mrs. Joseph Barker will be
hostess Of the next meeting.
Miss Margaret Wilcox entertained the
members of the Alpha Gamma Phi club
Saturday evening at progressive Whist
when the high score was made by Miss
Ruth Dolsn. The next meeting will be at
the home of Miss Anna Granbeck.
Informal Affairs.
Mrs Frank Maus entertained the Wood
Dell club Monday afternoon, when the
rooms had a decoration of red hearts and
red carnations. The members and guests
told a story, the prize for the best story
being awarded to Mrs. John Wilson. The
guests of the club were Mrs. William Der
mody, Mrs. ]. worley and Mrs. w. r.
Sleeper.
Mrs. w. w. Keysor who is the guest of
Miss Jessie Millard, was entertained in
formally at luncheon Tuesday by Mrs.
Bertha offutt and later in the afternoon
Mrs. Keysor was the guest Of Mrs. A. B.
Somers.
Miss Frances Gilbert entertained inform
ally at two tables of bridge Saturday
evening.
Week's-End Affairs.
The G. A. club gave a dancing party at
q.
1t was the first venture of the club and
proved to be a great success, the attend
ance numbering $50 persons
Miss Ella Droste entertained the I'VE
Six" club at a valentine party Saturday
afternoon. The house was tastefully deco
rated with hearts During the afternoon
a musical program was rendered, to which
each contributed. and later luncheon was
served. Those present were Misses Grace
Lester, Bertha Brown, Georgia Kelly, Ella
Droste, Augusta Droste, Virginia Craig
and Halle Baum.
Coming Events.
In honor of Miss Largey and Mrs. siebe
of New York City a number OF small en-
tertainments have been planned. Monday
evening they were honor guests at thea
ter party, which was followed by a supper
at the Henshaw Tuesday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank McGinn entertained at din
ner and Wednesday evening Mr., w. N
Chambers will give a theater party to see
Miss Grace Cameron.
Mrs. Palmer Findley will entertain at
luncheon Thursday in honor OF Mrs. Rouse,
wife of Rev. Frederick T. Rouse, pastor
of the First Congregational church.
Mrs. J. v. Schmittroth. who was to have
entertained the Rose Social club Wednes-
day afternoon, has postponed the meeting
until Friday afternoon.
Come and Go Gossip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Burgert, who were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. +. p. Kirken-
dali, left Sunday evening for their home
in Toledo, o. Mrs. Burgert. and Miss Bur
CERT, mother and sister of Mrs. Kirken-
dali. expect to leave Thursday for Toledo
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn C. Wharton. who are
in the south on their wedding trip, are
now at Palm Beach, where they will meet
Mr.. Gerald Wharton and Mr.. and Mrs. w
X. Grove OF East Orange, N. ]. Mr.
Gerald Wharton will return to his home
in Minneapolis and Mr.. and Mrs. Grove
and Mr.. and Mrs. Wharton will visit in
Havana, Colon. Panama and several points
of interest in South America.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Rogers, with their
family, are the most recent addition to the
Omaha coterie at Hotel Del Coronado.
Coronado Beach.
Mrs. Frank Dale, who has been visiting
her mother at her home In Kankakee. N,
will return the last of the week
Mr.. Sellers Largey of New York City is
expected the latter part OF the week TO be |
the guest of his sister, Mrs. Frank McGinn. |
Mrs A L. Meyer left Sunday for south |
ern California for an indefinite stay