Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-09
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Country Club Opens Its Season Under
Favorable Conditions.
TWO HUNDRED GUESTS AT TABLE
Lincoln SchOOI Entertainment Nets
Large sum to he Devoted to PUr-
chase of Some Fine %statuary
for Building.

Under the most pleasant conditions of its
history the South Omaha Country club
opened it's regular summer season yester-
day. on all previous days the weather has
been so very cold or rainy that enjoyment
was out Of the question and the greater
part of the functions of the day had to be
postponed.
The only thing lacking in the afternoon
was the absence of formal sport on the
links and tennis courts. The wind was
altogether too high for the latter and
served to brighten most of the golfers away
Sherwood. Fitzgerald, Weppner, Laverty
and Culkin played three rounds of the
course. howeve., with fair success. WIND
to a golfer is taken as one of the normal
hazards, but it had its effect in holding
down the scores. The games were simply
informal. Other players were out later in
the afternoon.
When the wind lulled toward night the
lovers of croquet played on the excellent
new courts. The tennis courts are provided
with new nets and will be ready for play
hereafter.
The formalities began with the serving
Of dinner at about 4:SO p. m. and thereafter
until nearly Z p. m. many parties patronized
the cafe. Nearly 900 guests had reserved
plates for the function.
In the evening the first informal dance
was enjoyed by many members. The
pavilion was lighted for the first time with
electric light. which was counted a decided
Improvement. Dimick's orchestra furnished
the music. The mild evening made the
dance one of the most charming in the
recollection of the guests. over 800 guests
patronized the evening entertainment
Lincoln School Fund Enriched.
Owing to the overwhelming success Of
the Lincoln school entertainment Thursday
evening, the school is able to report TO. the
loo or more patrons, who listened to the
splendid performance Of the children that
the net profit was S237.3S. The school had
previously raised $3.50, making t2SiSS in
the treasury for the purchase or statuary
for the Lincoln school building. This
amount will be sufficient to secure a mum
Der OF most creditable works, Lincoln's
statue will he the chief piece.
The great success of the evening was due
to Miss Robson and her able corps of
teachers and the efforts of Miss Ensor and
others, who had direction or assisted in
the musical numbers.
The program consisted Of sixteen mum
bers all Of which were finished to the
point of perfection. Not a slip could be
detected. The numbers in which the little
folks sang the choruses such as Voices
Of the Woods" adapted TO Rubenstein's
melody in +. The flower song Of Gaynor
with a drllE the Tin Gee Gee chorus. and
the soldiers chorus by Gounod captivated
the listeners.
OF all the parts by the children the Tin
Gee Gee chorus led by Cherry O'Neil and
a little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Nc
Guigan was the most dainty and charming.
II was the visit of children to a fairy toy
shop and the adventures they had with
their toy hobby horses and other treas
ures that formed the theme, The Japanese
Love Song" was excellently rendered
Patience Kelly twho lead the music for
the flower drill deserves mention for her
promising young voice. On a par with
her was the solo OF Carl Abbott, who sang
Dawn" and Because"
sunday Services.
Several Of the South Omaha churches,
following the proclamation OF Governor
Shallenberger, will nave special Mother
day services sunday morning. This will b,
DR.. r. l.. Wheeler's Sunday morning
theme. In the evereing the topic is evan.
gelistic.
Rev. Boutwell, OF the Methodist church
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