Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-05
OMAHA COUNTRY CLUB OPENS
Large Dinner Parties Principal So
eial Events of Week.
FLORENCE WOODS ATTRACTIVE


nomaha whist Players Make Good
Showing at Philadelphia and
Retarn Home with
Trophies.
Social Calendar.
MoNDAY-sfondsy Bridge Luncheon
club, meeting at Country club.
TuEsDAY-cicilian club. May dance at
Chambers. Mrs. q. l. Hoilo. kensing-
ton for Ms W. 8 Camp OF Ogden.
THURsDAY-Mrs Van 3. Lady, after.
noon hridsrs Mrs-L A. Bryan. p. Z.
o. society.
FRIDAY-Missouri valley LaseI club,
annual luncheon at the Country club.
sATURDAY-0pening Of the Country
club; Dinners nj Country club gwen
by NJ. and Mrs, v. B. Caldwell. Mr..
and Mrs. = W Dixon. Mr.. and Mrs.
covsn. Mss Mildred Rogers. Miss Ella
Mae Brown, Luther Drake. Mr.. and
Ms. c. B. Keller, Mr.. and Mrs. J. v.
Stout. Mr.. and Ms. c. ]. smyth, Mr.
and Mira Joseph ~ Bsidrige.
1t seems as If society were holding off
from entertainments Of all kinds this
week in order 10 be ready for the most
important event so far tails season. the
opening Of the Country club next sAtur-
day evening. There are few large affairs
until Saturday when many viii give din
ners at the club and the membership
viii BE- OUT In force to start the Summer
season In proper fashion.
Women Back from whist Tourney.
The women who represented the Omaha
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nament AZ the Bellevue stratford In Phil
sdelphix win return this week laden with
trophies. The tourney closed last evening
and the Omaha women left Immediately
for the west. Mrs. T. M. Orr will be home
tomorrow. Mira. c. X. coutant and Mrs.
{ Frank ccipstzer will stop for q few
days In Chicago the latter TO visit her
daughter. Mrs.. Harry wilkins.
Mrs. Orr won two flags for high scores.
Mrs. coip<txer and Mrs. coutsnt each one
nag. In addition Mrk orr with her part
nsr. Mrs. o. a. PfAff Of Cincinnati. won
second place In play for the Brooklyn
cup.
Exoaps TO Florence Weeds.
Some 80 east. some 90 west aad others
20 north In sssrch Of comfort and pleas
urs away from Omaha during the hot
weather. But q few wise cityites 20 no
farther than the woods nosth Of Florence
for their Outdoor life and the fact that
they return there summer sftsr sum-
nsr Is . pratty good sisn that they have
found what they want
The I'M shove the <vsr road which
overlooks the broad Missouri 10 begin
ming 10 take on an appearances of habit
tstion. Several Omaha families have al
ready said goodbye 10 city life and are
settled in their sumner homes, while
others are putting their houses In rssdi-
ness for occupation
Mr.. and Mrs. Nyron Learned are IN
their delightful hone Walden" above
the river They arr always the first 10 |
seek the Florence woods and the last TO |
leave them In the fdl The Learned home, |
which IL the most cornplete Of the Flor |
snce colony. has BAN renovated and re- |
decorated The inside has been painted |
white. which gives an even more sum-
merry sppearancs to the place. The Dor !
othy Perkins rose Wires have begun 70
climb upFtheir trsllIsss and the vegetables |
are beginning 70 poke tistr green shoots
out of the earth.
Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Rlnswait and |
family sre preparing 10 take posssssion !
Of their bungalow the middle Of yuns
and viii stay there until the middle OF
september. The cottages Of both Mr. and
Mrs.. ]. n Ringwalt and Mr. and. Mrs. 7.
/. Rinswait are noted for thar hos
pitsiity. Tbs frcwuell Han teachers
We're guests a. the former oottags during
their spring vacation and had q most
enjoyable outing there. This bungalow
has two biz rooms q living room and q
dining room. and . BIG porch on both
south snd east sides.
Mr.. and Mrs 7. l. Rinsw4lt and their
daughters. Mas Dorothy and Mizs Mary
Ringvait % not. stay 81 their cottage
throusheat the summer. but 80 there 10
spend me dsy or the weekend all the
year round. Their place 10 Iittis
shingisd cabin In the woods on the edge
Of sasins somswhst away from the
houses on the hfll
The pioneers Of the movement wood
ward are Mr. and Mrs. Hsnv y. wy
man six years axo they built their four
room buagalow IN the Fiorsncs woods;
but for several years before that. they
went there for picnfcs and outings Oft
and on during the summer. They cali
their place . camp. This summer they
Sfli ncs b. there continuously. but wn'
spend I few days ~ camp nov and then.
Fartbsr % the hin is me bungalow
where NJ. and Hrs. George ?. West and
Their shildrsn. Henristta and Georgs.
spend me sammers. They VIII smut up
their city house a. soon a. school closes