Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-26

Pleasures Past.
A jolly bobsled party was given by the
S. S. c. Thursday night. Those present
were Misses Julia Ward. Anna Lift. Hazel
Lift, Hazel Greene, Olive Jones, Daphne
Smith, Henrietta Rose, Dorothy Lambert,
Milly Peterson, Gertrude Hobart, Margaret
Spence, Lucille Sullivan, Messrs. Frans
Carman, Bob Goodman, Joe Beckett, Van
Breckenridge, Geg Grimes, Willy Johnson,
Port Howells, James Harte, Charles Page,
Lloyd Mason, Frank Wrenn and David
Devol.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther L. Kountze enter
tanned at supper at their home Christmas
evening for Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus
Kountze OF New York, who are the guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T.. Kountze.
Covers were laid for Mr.. and Mrs. Angus
tus Kountze. Mr.. and Mrs. John T.
Stewart, second; Mr. and Mrs. Charles 7.
Kountze, Mr.. and Mrs. william Sears
Poppleton, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Paxton,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A.. Crofoot, Mr.. and Mrs.
Myron Learned, Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
Kountze and Mr.. ANDERSEN.
The Ideal Dancing club of South Omaha
gave their Christmas dance Thursday even
ing at the Rome hotel. The dance hall
was decorated with evergreens, smilax and
IDcandescent lights mingled with evergreen
trees In each corner. A novel dancing pro-
gram was put on under the management
of E. A. Rose and A. II. Clark; bonbons,
toy whistles and souvenir cards were dis
tributed as favors during the extra dances
and a dainty lunch was served in the
main dlning hall. The following members
and guests were presen: Mesdames and
Messrs. w. B. Reed. A. J. Knight, II. p
Cote, f. A. Rose, l. NJ. Myers, II. M.
Montague, DIR. r.. E. Schindle, Theodore
Tillatson, e. A. Mahr, ]. G. Kelly, w. b,
Tagg, H. II. Roberts, J. r. Hughes, H. F.
.Trumbull, C. H. Van Alstine. j. b. Wat
kins, Ii. II. Heyman, John Smith and V.
II. Mann. Messrs. A. H.. Clark, w. Il.
Cheek, ]. F. Coad, Jr.; DIR. w. A. Cox,
C. IL. Marling, b. L.. Melvin, Ted Shanahan.
A. C. Walker, John Harvey, c. ]. Bulla,
A. A.. Fricke, c.. K. Parks, John Rush, tr.
Misses Minah Weber, Stella Heustis,
Marie Wright, Florence Pennington, Grace
Young, Mayne Laughlin, Amy b. King,
Fricke. Clarke, Lincoln; Annie Denpett,
Mrs, Harris and Adeliue Williams.
A pretty Christmas dancing party was
given last evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Birdley Mcconnell at their home, 3h1 Far
nam street in honor Of their daughter, Miss
Irene Mcconnell and for Miss Laura
Gertrude Mccarthy. who are home from
school to spend the holidays. An elaborate
Christmas decoration was used in the ball
room on the third floor. The electrolier
was covered with holly and Christmas
greens and several cozy corners were ar
ranged. Punch was served in a small
room adjoining the ball room, by Miss
Agnes Burkeley, Miss Rose Smyth and
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by little Miss Marion Hamilton. Assisting
Mrs. Mcconnell were Mrs. Daniel Nc
Carthy, Mrs. r. S. Hall, Mrs. w. c.
Hamilton, Mrs. E. v. Lewis and Miss
Stella Hamilton. The dancing programs
had an appropriate design of red and gold
and Christmas bells. Part OF the evening a
e~otillion was danced, the first favors beine
a miniature pair of dancing slippers, which
the men presented to their partners. The
next figure the girls ave the men
miniature automobiles on which were
written Take a spin with me-" Christmas
bells and silver horse shoes were used
in the next figure. Following this were
Christmas cards and then the fire screer
figure and for the last favor, red ruchei
and caps were given. over sixty young
people were present including Misses Violei
Carl, Florence Cudahy, Alice Cudahy, Glare
Hayden, Helen Hayden, Mary Burkeley
Daphne Peters, Alice Carter, Irene Carter
Stella Thummel, Jean White, Ruth White
Katherine Wilbur, Crete Lane, France!
Hochstetler, Anna clifford, Marie Schmidt
Elizabeth Reed, Henrietta Erwin, Heller
Murphy, Regina Connell, Isabel Vinson
haler, Lucille Bacon, Eugenia Patterson
Janet Hall, Dorothy Hall, Eleanor Mackay
Mamie Barrett, Margaret Tuttle of Min
Ineapolis, Laura Gertrude Mccarthy, lren
Mcconnell, Messrs. Charles Hamilton
RRpheale Hamilton, Raymond Lowe
Dudley Bancker, Adrien Bancker. Ra!
Farrell, Howard Farrell, Warren Hamilton
Ewing Forbes, Bernard Smyth, Hug
Willard, Francis Gaines, Charles r. Childs
Malcomb Baldrige, Champion Jones, Ed
ward Murphy, John Hannighen, Edwar
Aycrigg, Glenn Wurn, Robert Connell, Her
bert Connell, James Erwin, Fred Daugherty
Casper Offutt, Newman Benson, ALA
Turkey, Arthur Aycrigg, John Caldwell
Victor Caldwell. Alfred Millard, Daniel Nc
Carthy and Harold Mcconnell.
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