Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-03

Mrs. Aiken. Mr.. and Mrs. @. w. Naile'
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Barker. Mr.. and Mrs
L. W. Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. 10. lIous-
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Nichols and
Miss Lillian and Sigma Bondesson and
Allie Houston Of Florence.
Mrs. r.. w. Nash entertained at luncheon
Saturday in honor Of her guest, Miss May
Norman Of So. Joseph. Mo-. who was Miss
Nash's roommate at Mrs. somer's school in
Washington, d. c. The table had a pretty
decoration of p1insetta and those present
were Miss Norman. Miss Brownie, Bess
Baum, Miss C srtrude Fi'Egsrald OF Chicago,
Miss jean Cudahy, MISS Helen Cudahy'
Miss Elizabeth Congdon. Miss Carolyn
Congdon, Miss Louise Peck. Miss Alice
Carey McGrew, Miss Helen Davis, Miss
Esther Byrne, Miss Elizabeth Pickens. Miss
Mamie Page, Miss Ca olyn Barkalow, Mrs
willard Hosford and Miss Nash.
Miss Edith shrum was pleasantly sur
prised by a party OF friends at her home
Thursday evening. It being her eighteenth
birthday. The evening was spent at games
and music and at midnight the New Year
was ushered in by tin horns, which had
been presented to the guests as souvenirs
of the occasion. The guests were Misses
Edith Waterman, Ruth Curry, Mabel VIII
ding. Nell Ryan, Emily Van Kuran, Marion
Carpenter, Czarina Hall. Ethel Reese, Ruth
Sherwood, Gail Yeoman, Christine Poulson,
Lillian Talleruphus, Josephine Yates, Olga
Bradley, Muriel johnson. Edith Shrum;
Messrs. Merle Howard, Edward Lundberg,
Harry Ryan, Earle Haney. Harry Carpen-
ter, Lloyd Magney, Clarkson Cheney, Herb
ert Cheney, Herbert Ryan, Isaac Carpen-
ter, Harry Parsons, Clyde Edmundson,
-,--a- ALL. "a IIA~k,.N CIw,,a
Mr.. and Mrs. William Urbach entertained
a number Of the Killkare Klub Thursday
evening at their home on Spencer street.
At the game of cards prizes were won by
Mr.. w. H. II. Walker, Mr.. w. r. Black
burn, Mrs. w. b. Blackburn and Mr.. c.
e. Blake. In a drawing contest prizes were
won by Mrs w II. Gould, Mr.. d. Il. Arm
strong, Mrs. Walker and Mr., j. p. Red
| mond. A supper was served from one long
table having q decoration of pink and
white. In the ceenter of the table were
miniature chimes which tolled the old year
out and the new year In, Those present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c.. Kennard Mr.. and
w. T, Blackburn, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Gould, Mr., and Mrs. T. II. Rosebrook, Mrs.
w. II. II. walker, Mr.. w. r. Blackburn,
Miss Lulu Stafford, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p.
Redmond and Mr.. and Mrs, c. e. Blake.
Miss Alice Carey Mcdrew entertained
Informally at dinner Saturday evening at
her home, followed by a theater party in
honor of Miss May Norris Norman of
Kansas City. who is a guest of Miss
Frances Nash. Ten guests were present.
Miss Ruth Byers entertained Informally
Saturday evening at her home for a num-
Der of the school set. The rooms were
decorated with college pennants and
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spent with music and games. The guests
included: Misses Laura Howard, Mary
McCague, Ollie Redlngton, Eileen Patter-
son. Lucille Patterson, Pomona Taylor.
Helen Wright Corinne searle, Ruth Birch
hard and Messrs. Merle Howard, Randall
Curtis, Frank Latenser, Waugh Bacon,
Robert Birchard, Hubert Heming, Ralph
Doud, John Woodwork and Samuel
Reynolds.
About twenty-five guests enjoyed a novel
observance of the new year at the home of
Miss Ramona Taylor, 81 South Twenty
sixth street, Friday evening, the occasion
being a hard times party. with appro-
pirate costumes, many Of which were
remnants of finery that once graced tho
persons of the fathers and mothers of the
youthful merrymakers, and a number OF
novel bits OF entertainment that created an
atmosphere OF real hard times, the party
was one OF Che ~jolIiest Of the Informal af.
fairs given among that set this season,
An auction was held, at which wrapped
articles were sold to the highest bidder
and only a clever enigma on the enclosing
paper gave hint of the contents. Thus &
calendar. bought with twenty-four beans
as "a bunch Of dates" proved a fortunat,
purchase, while some Irish bric-a-brac,'
purchased with a hundred beans as some
thing desirable, turned out to be only
potatoe. Bales of hay used as seats In tn,
parlor gave a rustic air to the house ant
other decorations carried out the idea. TIL
refreshments also conformed to the idea O
a hard ines party. Dancing the bari
dance and the Virginia reel was one OF tn
enjoyed features of the affair.