Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-16
Council Bluffs
Social Notes

morning for his boyhood home ii
Massachusetts, where he plans tc
spend the rest of the summer.
Mrs. A. B. Walker returned Sat
urday evening from Topeka, Kan
where she spent two weeks visiting
her son, Ben Walker, and his family
who moved there last spring from
Sioux City, la.
Mrs. George Camp, 3l6 Glen ave.
nue., has returned from a three weeks
visit with friends in Wisconsin.
Mrs. Ella Kaufman of Perry, la.
who came here to attend the Mann.
Milliken wedding. returned to her
home Sunday morning. While ir
Council Bluffs she was the guest oi
Mrs. R. D. Amy.
Mrs. Mark Morrow and Mrs. M. c
Crocker of Portsmouth are the guests
of Mrs. H. B. Watson, l0o Washing.
ton avenue.
Mrs. Sydney Smith and son, sgd.
ney, and daughter, Margaret, leave
Thursday for a visit to Okoboji
where they will be guests Of Mrs
H. R. Lemon at Sunset Beach. DR.
Smith expects to go to the lake for
q short stay before his family returns
Mrs. Donald Macrae and Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford Wolfe left Wednesday
morning for Des Moines to bid DR.
Donald Macrae, who is with the medi-
cal corps of the Iowa National Guard
farewell before he leaves for the
border.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Everett, who
were called here from Colorado by
the death of Mr.. Everett's mother,
Mrs. Everett, returned Thursday to
their ranch, where they will spend the
summer.
Mrs. John s.. Spearman has re-
turned from a ten days visit with
relatives at Maxtum, Colo.
Mrs. J. T. Monfort and daughters,
Frances and Evelyn, have gone to Ex-
celsior Springs, Mo-, where they plan
to spend the rest of the month.
DR.. and Mrs. l. c. Wood, formerly
Of Logan, Ia, who have recently
bought home in Omaha in the Field
club district, spent Sunday afternoon
renewing acquaintance with Council
Bluffs friends. They drove over in
their car, having with them Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Hoagland and four little
boys.
Mrs, E. H. Sylvester entertained the
members of the Garden club at most
delightful meeting at her home, east
of town, on Tuesday. Instead OF the
regular meeting the members had a
picnic lunch on the lawn shortly aft
er noon, later adjourning to the house
for their program. Nearly all of the
members were present and the study
of wild flowers of summer proved
most interesting. Mrs. Sylvester read
selections from book on the subject,
and many flowers were brought IN
by the club women. The interest IN
gardening continues to increase and
Several Of the members brought most
attractive bouquets from their gar
dens.
An evening Of nonsense and ttun
was enioyed at the Second Presby-
terian church Tuesday evening when
the young people Of the church pre-
sented the farcical sketch, THE Dis.
trict School of Blueberry Corners.
The entertainment was given as
choir benefit. There were three
scenes. one the selection Of a teacher
bv the district directors, another
dav in school and the last was the
closing day of the term. Special music
was given by the Sunday school or
chestra and by Mr.. and Mrs. }. w.
Beardsley.
Women's Christian association met
for / o'clock luncheon and confer
ence Tuesday afternoon. Various mat
ters of rountine business were trans
acted and plans for fall work dis
cussed. ..t
Morningside chapter of St. Paurs
Guild met Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Charles Smith on Morn
inpside avenue. On account of the ex.
IRENE heat the attendance was small
and no attempt was made to transact
anv business, the time being spent
socially. 1t was decided to hold no
further meetings until fall. Light re-
freshments we're served by the host
ess.
Twenty women met for 8 o'clock
breakfast Wednesday at the Boat
club and participated in the eighteen
hole medal play which followed. In
the first fight for the Gerner trophy
Miss Sara Besley and Miss Alice
Clark tied, with a net score OF l07.
The tie will be played off later in the
week. In the second fight tor the
Leffert trophy Mrs. R. B. Tubbs was
winner. The putting match was tie
between Miss Alice Clark and Mrs.
B. o. Bennington and is to be played
off. Next Wednesday morning there
will be a team contest between the
Yellows and the Greens and the play
will begin promptly at $3.50 o'clock.
Much interest in golf is being shown
bv the women this season and the
morning games are found especially
popular.
The East End Gard club was enter
tained by Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Kirk
patrick at their home on Wednesday
evening. Tables were arranged tor the
game Of "50O'' and prizes for high tive
scores were won by Mrs. J. G. Will
liams and Mr.. William Marquardt.
Consolation prizes were won by Mr..
and Mrs. Ross Trotter and the cut
for-all" by Mrs. Grover De Bar. Sup
per was served after the game. Mr..
and Mrs. William Marquardt will en-
tertain the club July rs if the weather
is more favorable, but if it is still so
warm it is probable that the meeting
will be postponed until later date.
Members of the Woman's Club of
the Railway Mail Service and their
families enjoyed a picnic at Fair
mount park Wednesday afternoon and
evening. Arrangements were made to