Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-26
ON OMAHA SOCIETY
Conspicuous Event Of Christmas Was
to Yale Club.
CONCERT LYRIC, BALL CHAMBERS
Many Home Dinner Are Given
TO Make the Day of All
the Year More
Happy.

The conspicuous social event Of Christ
mas day and the only affair of importance
was the concert given at the Lyric in the
evening by the Yale University Glee club
and the dancing party that followed, given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Kouutze at Cham
bers' academy. In honor OF its members.
The college men arrived in the late after
noon and were entertained at the Racquet
club until dinner time, when they were
guests at the Omaha club, or in some OF
the homes OF the city where many small
dinner parties were given, The concert
was quite the fashionable event Of the
day. The dance followed the concert and
began at 1880.
The ball room at Chambers was attrac-
lively decorated for the dancing party, with
smilax and branches Of pepper trees from
California. Yale pennants and emblems
welcomed the visiting college men. while
Christmas decorations prevailed in the sup
per room, where small tables were lighted
with green-shaded candles, and holly
wreaths were used In further decoration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther oKuntze received
the guests and were assisted by a num-
Der Of local Yale men, who devoted the
first part of the evening introducing the
visitors to the Omaha young women. About
2T5 guests were present.
Dinner Parties.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Hall entertained at
dinner at their home last evening in honor
OF some Of the members of the Yale Glee
Banjo and Mandolin clubs. The table was
trimmed in holiday fashion. with a center
piece of holly, while punches of violets
we're at the places of the young women.
Covers were laid for Miss Jean Cudahy,
Miss Bess Baum, Miss Dorothy Morgan,
Miss Jean Aycrigg, Miss Caroline Barka
low and Miss Esther Byrne, Mr.. Landon,
Mr.. Blair, Mr.. Hyde and Mr.. Le Blanc,
members of the clubs, and for Mr.. Denise
Barkalow. Mr.. Ware Hall and Mr.. and
Mrs. r. s.. Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry p. whitmore will
give a dinner party this evening at their
home preceding the Yale Glee club con-
cert, when covers will be laid for: Misses
Edna Keeline, Council Bluffs; Eugenie
Whitmore; Messrs George Van 'Brunt,
Council Bluffs; Frank Haskell. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry p. Whitmore.
One OF the dinner parties preceding the
concert was given by Mr.. Mac Harding,
who has been attending Yale this year.
Two Of his guests were member of the
Glee club. Those present we're Ruth Hard
ing, Miss Caroline Harding and Clarence
Allis and Clinton Merrick of the Glee club,
Mac Harding and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Harding.
Major and Mrs. Bradner d. Slaughter
have as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
williams of Denver, Colo, and son. Mr..
Herbert Williams, who is a member of the
Yale Glee club. In honor of their guests
Major and Mrs. Slaughter entertained at
dinner Christmas evening at their home
and at a box party at the Yale clubs con-
cert afterward. Their guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Williams, Mr.. Herbert Williams,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lottrldge, Mrs. Amelia
Gilmore and Mr.. Sam Slaughter.
Family Gatherings.
Christmas day in general was spent at
home in the midst OF the beautiful things
which Santa Claus left. There were many
family reunions this season, when relatives
OF Omaha families here from
distant states. One of the largest family
reunions was that of Mr.. E. G. McGilton's
parents and brothers and sisters, including
Mr.. McGiton's sisters, Mrs. c. II. Smith
of Chicago, Mrs. John +. Stevens and Mr..
Stevens OF Pressure Isle, Me-, and two
brothers from Menominee. Wis, T. w.
McGilton, and John N. McGilton. with their
wives and their father, John II. McGilton,
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With Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.. Clarke were
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Clarke Of Chicago, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Clarke. Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Clarke, DR.. and Mrs. Ewing Brown,
II. T. Clarke. Miss Hortense Clarke and
Miss Ruth Clarke.
Mrs. Henry Pierpont and daughter, Miss
Helen Pierpont of New Haven, Conn, are
the guests of Mrs. Pierpont's son. Mr.
Henry w. Pierpont, and Mrs. Pierpont.
They had Christmas dinner together, when
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard b. Smith were also
present.
Messrs. Schiller Hosford and Richard
Hosford Of Moline. Ill. father and brother
OF Willard Hosford. arrived to have Christ
mas dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
McShane and Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Hos
ford.
with Mr.. and Mrs. C. VIII Hamilton for
Christmas dinner were Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hamilton, MI. and Mrs. Fred Hamilton,
Mrs. T. L. Cummings, Miss Stella Hamil'
ton, Miss Marion hamilton and Charles
and Russell Hamilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. D~augherty had q
family dinner party on Christmas day,
when their guests were Mr.. and Mrs
John D.. Creighton, Mr.. and Mrs. c. II
Creighton. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Creighton
Miss Ellen Creighton, DR.. and Mrs, c. c
Allison and ,children, Mr.. and Mrs. f. A