Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-06
NOTES ON OMAHA SOCIETY
Fortnightly Hop at Fort Crook Pre-
ceded by Dinner Parties,
ARMY SET NOT OBSERVING LENT
Next Weeks Calendar Already Prom
Using with smart Affairs i'm Conn
pIiment 60 Visiting Women
at the Garrison.

The regular fortnightly hop was given
at Fort Crook last evening and preceded
by several dinner parties in honor of some
of the visiting women at the post. Captain
and Mrs. Joseph Gohn entertained for Miss
Amy Gardener and Miss Nathalie Blauvelt,
Covers we're placed for Miss Gardener, Miss
Blauvelt Miss Colt. Lieutenant A. Ellicot
Brown, Lieutenant Fooks, DR.. A. II. Rob-
nett. Captain Charles Chandler and Lieu
tenant Ware from Omaha and Captain and
Mrs. Gohn. Captain and Mrs. Ball gave a
dinner party for their guest, Miss Kittson.
Those present were Miss Marion Connell,
Miss Elizabeth Moorhead, Miss Miriam
Patterson. Miss Kittson, Mr.. wylie Hafer
Of Council Bluffs, MIR. B. w. Capon, Lieu
tenant Ralph W.. Drury and Captain and
Mrs. Ball.
Captain and Mrs. William C. Bennett
and Captain and Mrs. Martin Crimmlns
also gave dinner parties Lieutenant
and Mrs. c. W. Morrison had as their
guests for the weekend Miss Eugene
Whitmore and Mr.. c. D. Fowler.
Linen shower.
Miss Gladys Gould was given a linen
shower Wednesday afternoon at the home
of Miss Caroline Conklin. High five &C.
cupied the earlier part of the afternoon
and prizes were won by Miss Pearl Fitz-
gerald, Mrs. Richard Kitchen and Miss
Julia Maggie. The guest prize was the box
Of linen tied with white satin ribbon and a
green flag suggestive of st. Patrick's day,
which is to be Miss Gould's wedding day.
The young women present were Misses
Gladys Gould, Frances Gould, Gertrude
Branch, Beatrice Cole. Margaret Cooke.
Pearl Fitzgerald, June Greevey, Lenore
Hutchins, Russell McKelvey. Reba Nc
Namara, Leah Mandleberg, Norma Mar
shall. Julia Nagle. Katherine Roberts,
Anna Roberts, Julia Raftree, Helen Riepen.
Dora Stevens. Laura Waterman, Very
Walker. Caroline Conklin. Mrs. F.. P.
Gould. Mrs. Ray Gould, Mrs. Lee Hoerner,
Mrs. Ralph Kitchen, Mrs. Earl Langdon,
Mrs. Edward Slater, Mrs. Wilmot Vaughn,
Mrs. Jack Beaten, Mrs. Charles Callahan
and Mrs. Conklin.
Birthday Surprise.
Thursday evening MIR. and Mrs. A
Lockner were given a pleasant surprise
at their home, 271O Burt street, in celebra.
ton of Mr.. Lockner's birthday. The guests
came with we'll filled baskets and an en-.
joyable evening was spent with music
stories and high five. At the game o.
cards. prizes were awarded to Miss Rob.
bins. Miss Harpster, Mr.. Miller and Mr.
Scott. The guests present were Mr.. anC
Mrs. ]. H.. Tebbins, Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ
Howes. Mr.. and Mrs. John Harpster, Mrs
Mary McKenna, Mrs. F. a, Walker, Mrs
Rosa Wood. Mrs. B%ellknap, Mrs. ]. w
Foley. Mrs. L. ]. Austin. Miss Flora
Harpster. Miss Amanda Tebbins, Mis-
Alice Harpster, Miss Josephine Schincel
Miss Howes. Mr.. Charles Harpster. MI
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wards, Mr.. ]. r. Scott, Mr.. James Funk
Mr.. E. Miller, Mr.. f.. V. Harpster, Mr.. r
l.. Howes.
Junior bridge Club.
Mrs. C. Redick was the hostess Frida,
for the meeting Of the Junior Bridge club
Several of the members are out of the cit.
and only two tables of players were pres
ent. The guests of the club were Mis-
schimmelfeng of Warren, Pa, and Mis-
Lucy Updike.
DR.. A. II. Rpbnett entertained at Dime
Thursday evening at the Henshaw 70
Lieutenant George Neal, United State
navy, who leaves shortly for New Yorl
City. The other guests were Miss Miriam
Patterson and Miss Alice Switzler.
Comis Club.
The Comis club was entertained Thurs
day by Mrs. David Garrett at her home
Three tables were placed for the game o
high five and prizes were awarded to Mrs
w. K. Swisher and Mrs. A.. l.. Hoover
All of the members were present and tn
next meeting will be in two weeks wit
Mrs. E. V. Ferris.
Prospective Pleasures.
For the visitors at Fort Crook. a roun,
of social entertainments have been planned
There has been some social affair each da,
this week and next week Is rapidly film
up. Tuesday afternoon Miss Enid Valen
tine will give a bridge party for Miss Am.
Gardener and Miss Nathalie Blauvelt, VIII
are guests of Colonel and Mrs. Corneliu
Garneder. Wednesday MIS-. George E. Bal
will entertain at luncheon for Mrs. Hayes
wife of General Hayes. Saturday Mrs
william C. Bennett will give a tea in homo
OF Miss Gardener and Miss Blauvelt. Be
sides these, there will be the meeting o
the Garrison Bridge club, and Tuesda,
evening the Bowling club. and each Frida,
afternoon there is a bowling tournamen
for the officers, when there is usual,
quite a gallery present.
Mrs, Adolph Brown will entertain a serie
of card parties, the first OF which will b
a whist party Saturday afternoon and tn
second a bridge party next Tuesday. Abou
forty or fifty guests will be present eacI
afternoon.
The Saturday Night club will give a har
times dancing party at Chambers academ,
for the members of the club. A large part
is expected to be present.
Mrs. G. w. Hervey will entertain til
members of the p. e. o. society Saturda
afternoon at her home
HIgh-FiVe Party.
Mrs, George d. Townsend, 1855 Obi
street gave a high five party Tuesda
afternoon at her home. The rooms wer