Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
NOTES ON OMAHA SOCIETY
Mrs. A. c. Powell Formally Intro.
duces Her Daughter.
MORE PARTIES FOR DEBUTANTEs
Mrs. william \. kIcrstead Entertains
Second Of Series of Large Card
Parties-Army set Gives
UniGue AFFAIR.

which was decorated with palms and
ferns and yellow and white blossoms.
Shaded chryssnthemunhs decorated the IL
brary. where punch was served, and the
young women assisting in the dining room
and library were Miss Faith Potter. Miss
Brownie Bess Baum, Miss Gwendoline
white. Miss Jean Cudahy, Miss Marion
Halter. Miss Miriam Patterson. Miss Amy
Gilmore, Miss Carolyn Barkalow. Miss
Gladys Peters, Miss Louise Lord, Miss
Dorothy Morgan. Miss JEANNE Aycrigg,
Miss Margaret Guthrie and Miss Marion
Tilton Of Council Bluffs, Tea was poured
in the dining room. which was a bower of
pink blossoms. roses, carnations and chrys-
anthemums being used effectively. The
room was lighted with unshaded candles.
Pouring tea and assisting further through
the rooms were Mrs. Warren Switzler,
Mrs. ]. ]. Dickey, Mrs. George w. Doane.
Mrs. Charles B. Keller, Mrs. Henry Doorly,
Mrs. Howard b. Smith, Mrs. r. H.. B.
Bell, Mrs. F. A.. Brogan, Mrs. w. A.
Redick, Mrs. S. D.. Barkaiow, Mrs. Philip
Potter, Mrs. II. w. Tilton OF Council
Bluffs, Mrs. Clark Powell and Madam c.
N. Powell.
Mrs. William I. Kiersted, who has been
giving a series of entertainment at her
home on the Florence boulevard, gave a
delightful bridge party Tuesday afternoon.
The guests of honor were Mrs. II. L. Cook
OF Des Moines, Ia, and Mrs. Stafford of
Chicago, ILL.,, both of whom are sisters OF
the hostess. The rooms were profusely
decorated with pink and yellow chrysan-
themums. and the guests included Mrs.
Cook, Mrs. Stafford. Mrs. Whitcomb Of
Chicago. Mrs. Martha Blackwell, Mrs.
Frank Walters, Mrs. B. f. Baker. Mrs.
rrv--- r,ta- ~ w II CIa.lo
Mrs. Frank Campbell. Mrs. Frank Craw-
ford, Mrs. L. NJ. Doup, Mrs. Frank Dewey,
Mrs. @. B. Eddy. Mrs. Edgar Higgins,
Miss Frances Graves, Mrs. A. b. Hunt,
Mrs. F. ]. Hoel, Mrs. II. 2. Jensen, Mrs.
Julius Kessler, Mrs. ]. F. Lawrence, Mrs.
w. p. Mumaugh. Mrs. Clayton Clapp,
Mrs. Helen Powell, Mrs. Allan Farmer,
Mrs. Frank P. Ransom, Mrs. Rich, Mrs.
b. B. Reynolds, Mrs. e. Rosewater, Mrs.
C. NJ. Schneider. Mrs. T.. r. Stroud, Mrs.
e. w. Todd, Mrs. H.. A.. Waggoner.
three r6,oP rwck22,e them them them ashr
Camp Fire at Fort Omaha.
Colonel and Mrs. William Glassford gave
a delightful and informal camp fire" Sun
day evening at Fort Omaha, when Captain
Jack Crawford, the we'll known frontier
: scout. gave an enjoyable entertainment. 1t
: was an impromptu affair and the idea orig
mated from seeing the camp fire which the
1 workmen were using in the immense bal
1 loon building at the post. Colonel and Mrs,
< Glassford entertained several guests from
/. Omaha at an informal camp supper at their
: home, after which they Joined the officers
D and their families from the post, who had
assembled around the fire in the balloon
4 house. 1t was especially fitting that the
e officers OF the signal corps should be enter
| toK.ol H., -, 80 49,. 49,, g1N,tfo vuInoo
= places they are filling in the army. One of
Captain Crawford's gifts is the ability to
I put into poetry well known events in the
. engagements in which he has participated.
A large number of officers and friends were
present Sunday evening.
AfternOSn Tea.
3 Mrs. Thomas Fitzpatrick entertained at tea
!, Monday for the directors of the Visiting
Nurses association. Those present were
: Mesdames v. B. Caldwell. d. Cameron. T.
i, ]. Mahoney, Charles Metz, ]. SonnenbeTg,
Edison Rich, Adams. II. NJ. Rogers. b.
Gallagher, p. C. Moriarty. C. A. Sweet, C,
f. Herring, T. r. Ward, Albert Noe and
!. II. ID. Reed.
Mrs. W. n. Haskell entertained the Fort
Omaha Bridge club Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Irwin L. Hunsaker and Mrs. John
Hine were guests of the club.
Birthday Party.
Miss Katherine Davenport entertained at
her home in Kountze Place Monday to cele-
, brate her fifteenth birthday. The guest
list included Miss Glenn Dickey, Miss Utah
Renner, Miss Elizabeth Rainey, Miss Mar
t, garet Rainey. Miss Gertrude Weitzell, Miss
Dorothy Heller. Miss wauneta Myers, Miss
Adlyn Woodard, Miss Evelyn Copeland.
Alph Gamma Phi Club.
r Miss Estella Jansen was hostess of last
: weeks meeting of the Alpha Gamma Phi
= club. Progressive whist was played and
E Miss Grace Peterson made the highest
score. Those present were Miss Myra
Park, Miss Claire Healy, Miss Nancy Hase,
Miss Marion Nolan. Miss Ruth Dolan. Miss
7 Florence R~osensweig. Miss Grace Morphy,
Miss Isabelle Lynn, Miss Grace Peterson,
Miss Dora Olsen. Miss Ella Peterson and
Miss Estella Jensen.
Miscellaneous shower.
= Misses Alta Thomas and Gertrude Childs
gave a miscellaneous shower at the home
of the latter Monday afternoon in honor of
e Miss Matte Mcclure, whose marriage to
o Carl Spring takes place Wednesday morn
ing. The rooms were prettily decorated
for the occasion. Games and music af-
forded amusement for the afternoon. A
n dainty lunch was served to about twenty
guests, among them being Misses Matte
and Effle Mcclure. Frances and Jessie
Bullock, Matte Nevins, Alta Thomas.
y Edith Carter, Georgia Morton. Lima Wash
i burn Of Benson, Kittie McClaussen OF
n Omaha, Ruth Anderson OF Council Bluffs,
n Anna Beatin of Blair, Mesdames A.. L.
Thomas. r. w. Bosworth and c. w
Childs OF Benson. James Robbins OF
5 Omaha. The bride-to-be, Miss Mcclure
$ was seated in the center or the room.
e blindfolded. and made to guess the con-
e tents OF the packages.
: Dinner Party.
Captain and Mrs. Robert Lee Hamilton
entertained Informally at dinner Monday
evening. Yellow chrysanthemums made an
attractive centerpiece for the table and
4 covers were placed for Captain and Mrs
Hornbrook, Captain and Mrs. Earl Carna-