Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-19
NOTES ON OMAHA SOCIETY
Mrs. William A. Paxton, Jr., Enter
tains Luncheon Party.
DINNER PARTIES ARE POPULAR
Continues 60 Provide Enter
tsinment for Large Afternoon
Affairs and LuncheOns for
Complimentary Events.

Mrs. ". A. Paxton. jr, entertained at
luncheon yesterday at the Omaha club. Two
large round tables were used, each having
a dainty centerpiece OF daffodills and ferns.
The guests included Mrs. James McKenna,
Mrs. 4. NJ. orr, Mrs. w. A.. Paxton, sr.
Mrs. ]. j. Brown. Madame Barker. Mrs.
Thomas Swobe, Mrs. Gurdon w. Wattles,
Mrs. e. +. Balch. Mrs. T. ]. Mackay. Mrs.
Dewey, Mrs. Samuel Burns, sr.; Mrs. +.
G. McShane. Mrs. Everett Of Council
Bluffs. Mrs. George A. Hoagland. Mrs.
Nathan Merriam, Mrs. Charles II. Pickens,
Mrs Isaac Congdon, Mrs. f.. e. wakeley.
MIS-. Weeks, Mrs. David Baum. Mrs. S. S.
Curtis, Mrs. b. J. scannell, Mrs. John
Flack. Mrs. Joseph Lehmer. Mrs. c. p.
Deuel., Mrs. Arthur Remington, Mrs.
Shiverick, Miss Sharpe. Miss Ida Sharpe
and Mrs. Paxton.
Dinner Parties.
In honor Of Miss Jeanne Wakefield and
Mr.. Harry Street of Chicago, whose we'd
ding will take place Saturday evening,
Miss Ella Mae Brown and Mr.. Stockton
Heth entertained the member OF the
wedding party at dinner last evening at the
Omaha club. A low mound of ~jonuuils
formed the center piece for the tables, and
covers were placed for Miss Wakefield,
Miss Agnes Street OF Chicago, Mrs. Thomas
M. S%pofford Of Kansas City. Miss Ella Mae.
Brown. Mr.. Harry L. Street. Mr.. Joseph
Baldrige, Mr.. Harry e. O'Neill and Mr..
Stockton Heth.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. p. Kirkendall gave
a dinner party last evening at their home
at Thirty eighth and Jackson streets, the
guests of honor being Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Paxton, jr. Those present VIII fnelsde Mr..
and Mrs. A. l.. Reed. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Remington. Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Coles. Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Beeson. Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Wharton, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Paxton, jr.,
and Mr.. and Mis-. Kirkendall.
Valentino Gard Party.
Miss Katherine Moorhead and Miss Eliza
beth Moorhead entertained yesterday at a
Valentine card party in honor Of Miss Colt
and Miss Kittson. who are visiting at Fort
Crook. Spring flowers decorated the rooms
and those present we've Misses Colt. Lucille
Kittson, Genevieve Johnston Of Fort Crook,
Louise Kennedy. Amy Gilmore, Marion
Connell, Anne Coad. Mary Galbraith,
Miriam Patterson, Edith Locke, Eugenle
Whitmore, Edith Thomas, Mesdames Cor
nelius Gardener, William c. Bennett, Mar
tin Crimmins. George E. Bah. Jack Hayes,
c. r. w. Morrison. Clemens W.. Mcmillan,
George II. white all Of Fort Crook, Robert
Lee Hamilton, John l.. Hines and Harley
Moorhead.
Informal CotiIIion.
A jolly cotillion was given last evening
by Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar II. Scott for the
members of. the Young Married Peoples
Dancing club at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. p. Dodge. sr. The decorations and
favors were suggestive of washington's
birthday and the german was led by Mr..
Harry Doorly. The guests of the club
were Mrs. Leonard Everett, Council Bluffs;
Misses Faith Potter. johnson, st. Joseph,
Mo; Holdrege, Dodge, Messrs, Earl Gam
nett Bernard Capen, Lockwood Dodge,
Randall Brown, Hal Yates, Frank Mors-
man.
For Mrs. Berry.
Mrs. George w. Sumner gave the second
of a series of luncheons this week at her
home for her mother. Mrs. John B. Berry.
of Chicago. The guests were seated at
small tables with centerrieces of jonquils.
Those present were Mesdames Frederick
Clarke. Berry, Frederick Mcconnell,
Charles Johannes, Norman Hartman,
John T. Yates, George MARBLES. A. B..
Somers, Charles Weller. J. J.. McMuHen,
A. L. Meyers, Elmer. Wood, E-sR. Com
stock, G. p. Moorhead, r. ]. Mahoney, f.
G. McGilton. A.. p, Turkey, Henry Kirsch-
stein. Madam Sumner. Miss Mary Sumner.
Miss Blanche Comstock.
Informal Dinners.
Mr.. F. A. Nash, was host at a small stag
dinner party last evening at his home or
South Thirty-third street The table had
a pretty decoration OF red Meteor roses and
covers were laid for eight guests.
Captain and Mrs. J. T.. Hines gave an in
formal dinner Wednesday evening at their
home when those present were Colonel and
Mrs. w. c. Glassford Fort Omaha; Major
and Mrs, B. d. Slaughter. Captain and Mrs.
Hines, Mrs. Amelia Gilmore and Mr.. Sidney
Smith.
Miss Jeanne Wakefield was the guest of
honor of a luncheon given yesterday by Mrs.
w. T. Robinson at her home in Dundee.
Spring lowers decorated the table and
covers were laid for twelve.
Bridge Party.
Mrs. W. II. Butts and Mrs. Simeon Jones
gave the second Of a series of bridge parties