Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Pleasures Past.

Mrs. Carl Strand entertained the II. II. c.
club Friday evening. FOUR tables were
placed for the game OF high five and prizes
were won by Mrs. Strand and Mr.. Lloyd
Kilgore. American beauty roses decorated
the rooms and formed a centerpiece for
the table. The next meeting will be in
two weeks, with Mrs. Kilgore.
Miss Maude Wilcox entertained the Sans
solci club at her home Monday evening
at cards. The first prize was won by Miss
Jennie Nelson, the second by Miss Ethel
Corey and the consolation went to Miss
Clara Curtis. Those present were: Misses
Regina ANDERSEN, Flora Stemm, Jessie
Corey. Maude Wilcox. Charlotte Peterson,
Etella Olsen, June Corey. Ethel Corey,
Jennie Nelson, Nellie Hurst, Clara Curtis.
Mrs. Miles Chumlea gave a May day
luncheon Saturday in honor OF her mother,
Mrs. j. d. Spaulding of Sioux City, la.
The centerpiece for the table was an at
~tractive May basket and miniature May
baskets marked the places Of the guests.
Those present were: Mesdames Atkins Of
Council Bluffs, Spaulding of Sioux City,
Lysagt of Cherokee, Thienhardt of Council
Bluffs, ]. d. Spaulding, e. E.. Bryson, II.
N. Wood, John F1ack and Chumlea,
Mrs. Herbert Johnson entertained at cards
Thursday afternoon for Miss Lesser Of Los
Angeles. The rooms were decorated with
red flowers and red shaded candles. Those
present were Miss Lesser, Miss Henrietta
Dahnke, Miss Rolla Rumohr, Miss Storz,
Miss Della Jacobson, Miss Josephine Rue
man. Miss Stella Beselln, Miss Elizabeth
Behrens, Miss Hulda Bush, Mrs. Coleman
Wilkerson. Mrs. AL Seymour, Mrs. Herbert
Steubendorf, Mrs. Frank Howe, Mrs. Her
man Hokanson and Mrs. ]. Maurer.
Master Ridgley Morrison, jr., celebrated
his birthday Friday by having a May party
at the home of his parents, Lieutenant and
Mrs. Morrison, at Fort Crook. The little
guests were the children Of the garrison.
Games, a Jack Horner pie and refreshments
the latter part of the afternoon afforded
a pleasant time for the children. The little
guests present were Barendina and Martha
Gardener, Ruth and Florence Guyer, Martin
Lalar Crimmins, jr, Edwin Crimmins,
FRANKLIN and Alexander Dalton, Ambrose
Mcmillan and Ridgley Morrison.
A delightful May pole dance was given
Friday evening for the children's class at
Chambers academy and also a program of
fancy dances for the closing party. The
ball room was profusely decorated with
pink blossoms and foliage, making an eff
fective background for the little dancers.
There were sixteen May poles, to which
were attached steamers of green and pink
ribbons. Each pole was supported by q
May queen, the following being selected
Miss Grace O'Brien, Miss Marion Brown,
Miss Martha Greggor, Miss Margaret Nc
Coy, Miss Margaret LOOMS. Miss Myrne
Gilchrist, Miss Elizabeth Ryan, Miss Anna
Purdy, Miss Josephine MARBLE, Miss Edith
Howe, Miss Patricia Van Buren,, Miss
Eleanor Mccarthy, Miss Alma Krebbs, Miss
Helen Walters, Miss Dorothy Morton and
Miss Vivian Morton. They wore dainty
lingerie dresses and each queen was dis.
tinguished by a different color, with q
wreath OF flowers to match her costume.
Special dances were given by Little Misses
Mildred House, Addie Fogg, Dorothy Nor
ton, Mercedes Spong, Gladys Prenica,
Martha Britton, Britton sisters, Mamie
Foley, Gretchen Langdon, Sylvia Hoover,
Ruth Thompson, Grace Allison, Marion
Coad, Helen Frandsen and Isabella Nc
Donald. Two hundred children took part
In the May pole dance and about 400 specta-
tors enjoyed this beautiful celebration
May p the party will be repeated and a
small admission charged for the benefit OF
the Child Saving institute.