Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
SOCIETY PLAYS FOR CHARITY
Many Amateur Performances Planned
for the Near Future.
GIVE GRECIAN SPRING DANCE
Prominent Young People 20 Take
Fart In Several plays soon to
he Given Mt Omaha Play
Houses.
E GREC1AN SPRING DANCE
social Calendar.

social Calendar.
MONDAY-Mrs. Nathan Merriam. lunch
con for Mrs Dimon Bird Mrs Francis
n. Gaines luncheon for Mrs. Stebbins;
Dr and Mrs. G. c. Allison, dinner. Mrs.
w. a. G. Johnson, bridge luncheoni Major
d af sheei Isrkp paI Jgn I9 Fridge club "
TlrEsDAY-Nirs. Walter T. Page, after
noon tea for Miss Mamie Page; Mr.. and
Mrs. Page, evening dancing party for
Mics Page; Mrs Herman Kountze lunch
con Tor Mrs Bird: Mrs. John /. Web
ster luncheon; Captain and Mrs. Wilder,
dinner at TIE Loyal Mrs Ihom93s , BroT VI
G. Unverzagt. bridge luncheon at the
Henshaw.
WEDNESDAY - Mrs. Harold clifford,
luncheon; Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Baum
ing club; Mrs Thomas Brown, iuncheoh.
THURSDAY-Mr c. f. Yost and Mrs;
Charles offutt, tee for Miss Sayles p ana
Cietzschmann, dinner and dance at the
Rome; Mrs. Fred Etter, Comis club.
FRIDAY-Mrs Harold clifford, luncheon;
Card club at Fort Crook; Omaha GUARDS
mldwinter dance at Chambers, Marquette
club dance at Rome; Original Friday
Bridge club Mrs. 7. L. Davis.
sATURDAY-General and Mrs. Gown, din
Paxson, luncheon for Miss Ruth PaNson.
Charity benefits are first in interest just
now. The several entertainments planned
absorb the time Of those who are TO assist
in presenting them. Likewise the prepare
lions OF the entertainments demands time
from those who assist as promoters Of In
tercst.
In greater degree than is usual the pre-
Lenten season is this year given over to
those entertainments for the sake OF
charity. In fact. the many smaller enter
tainments are taking the place Of the one
large ball.
The first OF these entertainments is the
Jne to be given February IL at the Lyric
theater In benefit of the Social Settlement.
The program includes aesthetic dancing by
young society women and the singing OF
the song cycle I'm Persian Garden" 1t
promises to be an entertainment of much
charm. Rehearsals for the performance
Is usurping a great deal of the partici-
pants
The Grecian Spring dance, which is to be
one of the important features of the en-
tertainment will include the following
young women among its dancers:
Misses Misses
Daphne Peters. Margery Smith,
Mary RingWalt Ruth Evans,
Ruth Hammer, Hazel Evans,
Mary Burkeley, ..., katherine GrRbel,
Bertha Dickey, Mabel Clarke,
Katherine Thummel, Helen Smith,
Marie Hollinger, Erna Reed,
Ieeta Holdrege, Gretchen Mcconnell.
The song cycle and other music will be
sung by Mrs Paul, Miss Ruth Ganson. Mr.
II. Chauncey Jessen, Mr.. Louis Loring.
Miss Grace Hancock is accompanist for the
quartet.
The members of the board who are in
charge OF arrangements are: Mrs. w. NJ.
Anderson, Mrs. ]. II. Dumont, Mrs. Frank
Crawford, Mrs. Howard Kennedy, Mrs. c.
F. Henderson, Mrs. NJ. r. Murphy. Mrs. e.
w. Nash Mrs. Theodore Ringwalt, Mrs.
Harold clifford, Mrs. Thomas Fitzpatrick,
Mrs w. c. Shannon. Mrs. r. A. Scott,
Mrs. Draper Smith, Mrs. II. II. Brandels,
Misses Alice Buchanan, Anna l.. Peter
son. Janet Wallace, Joy Higgins and Hor-
tense Clarke
The patronesses includes.
Mrs Paul Hoagland.
Mrs Clement Chase.
Mrs g. G. George,
Mrs. George Barkalow.
Mrs a. j. Poppleton.
Mrs Myron Learned.
Mrs c. N. Wilhelm.
Mrs NJ. d. Cameron.
Mrs e. A. Cudahy.
Mrs w. s. Poppeton.
Mrs l. ID. Barkalow.
Mrs G.. w. Holdrege.
Mrs G. II. Thummel.
Mrs. George A. Joslyn.
Mrs. Herman Kountze.
Mrs. V. b. Caldwell.
Mrs. Laurie Childs.
Mrs. s. s. Caldwell.
Mrs. Charles Offutt.
Mrs. G. VIII Hamilton.
Mrs. Arthur G. Smith.
Mrs. w. +. Page.
Mrs. NJ. c. Peters.
Miss Jessie Willard