Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18


and Mr. Edward s. Beckwlth: Mr. Harrg
sackett Orpheum party.
JHURsDAY-Mrs. Osgood T. Eastman.
ai1er5 %el zee zee for Mrs Meredith Nchol-
bergman, bridge for Miss Becky Cohn.
FRlDAY-OmahG High school Senior Prom:
Hop q Fort Crook; Mrs, Sol Bergman
and Miss Bergman. bridge aftern Don:
Miss Marian Tyler; Amateur Bridge club
SATURDAY-Omaha Junior club Christ
mas dance
This Is the week before the holidaysl
That means, emphaucalIy, that IT is
week when social activity will be quite
overshadowed by the active preparat lions
for Christmas and holiday festivities This
iH the week when the returning college peo-
pie absorb the family attention; when plans
Tor the Christmas jaunt make all other
plans Of slight Importance.
The presence OF the college people fnflu-
enees the plans for the holidays and the.
dancing parties will be numerous
The high school people give their lmpor-
tant holiday dance, the Senior Prom. Fri
day evening at Chambers. Plans for the
event are TO make It a real holiday event.
Christmas Eve Omaha's Junior club will
be hosts at large Christmas party 10 be
given at Chambers. The young hosts.
who already have given two Of the seasons
most enjoyable dances, are planning to
mako the event most expressive OF the
holiday season II is, indeed their anbi-
tion to make II a true beginning OF the
holiday festivities.
Tho dances announced for the holiday
week include the dance to be given for the
visiting Cornell Glee club, after the con
cert Monday evening, December 20. Tues
day evening Is the reception dance which
Mr and Mrs. I. o. Stevens give for their
daughter, Miss Dorothy Stevens. Mrs. w.
y. MillaTd gives a dancing party at her
new house on South Thrty-ninth street
IN compliment TO Miss Todd and Mr. and
Mrs. Barton Willard. The Omilxron club
gives it's Christmas party at Chambers
Thursday evening. Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Mcconnell give a dancing party that even
Ing to tho college people. Mr.. and Mrs
Frank w. Bacon will give a dancing party
New Years Eve.
Three large receptions win be given hol-
day week Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ Daugh-
erty will open their spacious home Wednes-
day evening, December 2S. Thursday even
ing Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Chase will enter
tain the members of the younger set for
Miss Mildred Rogers Saturday, December
81, Mr.. and Mrs. r, j, Dining will give a
large afternoon tea to introduce their
daughter Miss Louise Dining and In the
evening there will be n $3.50 o'clock coffee,
when the guests will be the younger So
ciety people, and they viii watch the old
year out and the new year In,
Holiday plans include prominently the
journeying to old homes and 10 friends and
relatives In other cities TO share the cele-
brations with them.
Judge and Mrs ID. NJ Vinsonhaler and
two children Will spend Christmas with
Mrs. Vinsonhaler's mother and brothers In
Kirksville, Mo-, her mother. Mrs. Ellison.
having just returned from a stay of eight
cen months in Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs, Gurdon w. wattles plan to
spend Christmas in Sioux City with Mrs.
Wattles' sister, Mrs, John d. McHugh,
and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Baum, jr., and little
daughter Cornelia leave the latter part of
this week for Easton. Pa, to spend the
holidays with Mrs. Baum's parents Mr.,
and Mrs. Hackett.
Mrs. F. A. Brogan left yesterday for
Emporia, kan. where she will spend
Christmas with her mother, Mrs. Perley,
Mrs. b. W, Nash Miss Frances Nash
and Mr. and Mrs. % Lee McShane will go
TO Dubuque to spend Chnstmas with Mr..
and Mrs, d. Myers and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Myers.
Mrs. John II. Butler and Miss Mildred
Butler will spend the holidays with Mr..
Willard Butler at Hannibal, Mo.
Mr. and Mrs. w. ], Hynes and Master
william Hynes leave Thursday to spend
Christmas with Mrs, Hynes' parents, Mr..
and Mrs Pickens OF Hastings. They will
return shortly after Christmas
Tho two army posts play an important
part In Omaha social life and the announce
ment Of the military hops TO be given at
Fort Crook during the winter season Is or
special interest.
The next will be given Friday evening
when about sixty guests from Omaha are
20 be invited, and a series OF hops will be
given on the second and fourth Fridays OF
each month during the winter.
The army ladies OF Fort Crook announce
their lat home" days as Wednesday after
moons, and a general invitation is extended
to their friends to call on this specified day
II possible.
A veritable herald of the holiday season
WAS the large afternoon musicale which
Mrs. T. J, Mahoney gave Friday after
noon. The festival spirit was evidenced
not only In the Christmas decorations.
which were elaborate, but in the gownlng
OF the guests, The event was exception,
ally interesting from musical standpoint.
the program given was one OF charm, and
socially Il was a scene OF brilliancy Many
handsome afternoon costumes were worn
and these included stunning furs, many OF
which We're Christmas gifts, presented in
advance.