Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-13

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mate by Mrs. Purdum. The next meeting
will be held February % at the home of
Mrs L. A. Gray. with Mrs. Hollingsworth
as hostess.
Miss Irene O'Brien entertained the L.
II. d. club Tuesday evening at her home
on Tenth avenue. Music and knitting
furnished the amusement for the evening
which closed with three-course
luncheon. Next week the club will meet
with Mrs. Enbody on East Broadway.
Wednesday afternoon the home eco
Monies department OF the Council Bluffs
Woman's club met at the home of Mrs.
j. H. Haslam, on Lincoln avenue A de-
scription OF her week spent at Ames was
given by Mrs. p. ]. Towslee, who went
as delegate from the club to the short
course in home economics. A demonstra-
ton Of baking powder biscuits was given
by Mrs. Towslee and Mrs. Mack. Those
who assisted Mrs. Haslam in entertaining
were Mrs. Chase. Mrs. Mary Smith and
Mrs. Huntington.
The Klatter KIub met Friday after
noon OF last week with Mrs Frank
Binder, the afternoon being devoted to
auction bridge. The prize for high score
was won by Mrs. Frank Pinney, the cut
for-all by Mrs. w. S. Rigdon, and the
guest prize by Mrs. Roland Otis. Mrs.
Paul DeVol and Mrs. Edison Damon were
also the guests of the club. AT the close
Of the game luncheon was served.
The art department was hostess to the
Council Bluffs Woman's club at the Feb
ruary reception held Friday of last week
at the home OF Mrs. c. G. Saunders on
Oakland avenue. The department took
this opportunity to show the work being
done, so the program was arranged with
this in view. Miss Anna 2. Ross showed
a series of stereopticon Views. which
were described or explained by different
| members of the department. A sketch of
Canterbury cathedral was given by Miss
Pile and Mrs. Page Morrison described
the shrine OF Thomas a Beckett and gave
a little history of his life. Mrs. @. t.
Walker played some music written by
him, and views OF the cathedral followed.
| A history and account of the legends
attached to Durham cathedral was given
by Mrs. Emma ingalls,. and Mrs. j. u.
Wallace played some OF the hymns COM
posed by John B. Dykes in the cathe-
dral Views of the cathedral were given
during these talks. Views of Lincoln
cathedral were shown Miss Mary Denny
giving the description and history. Pic
lures were also shown of Litchfield
cathedral and of st. Paul's. Westmin-
ster cathedral was described by MISS
Rice, and Mrs. Burgess read selections
from Irving. Ben Johnson's song,
Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes
was sung by Mrs Clarence Hafer. After
the program a dainty luncheon OF tea,
tea cakes, marmalade sandwiches ana
candles was served. Miss Rice and Mrs
IL. z. Wallace presiding at the table
which had as centerpiece q pot OF Eng
lish primroses.
| At the meeting of the East End Card
club wednesday evening at the home Oh
Mr.. and Mrs. Arlington Wright, the first
prizes were taken by Mrs. William Mar
ouardt and Mr.. NJ. B.. Follett. Mrs. Il.
r. Trotter and Mr.. Grover DeBar were
awarded the consolation prizes and MRS
Follett the EDITORIAL, Luncheon was
served at the close OF the game
The East End Kensington club was
entertained wednesday afternoon by Mrs
A r Hobus. Besides the members eight
auests were present The afternoon was
spent in visiting and sewing, and luncheon
was served at the close The CLUB VIII
meet next week at the home OF Mrs
Mark, 1918 East Washington avenue
The mothers of the prize winning babies
. in the Bloomer district are requested 10
meet with the members OF the Council
Bluffs Woman's club Tuesday afternoon
: at 3 o'clock. when Mrs. Sydney Smith. the
club president. will present the ribbons
and pins The public is invited to attend
/, this meeting. Mothers in all parts of the
. city are much interested in the contest
, and even those who are not presenting
a babies I'm the contest are showing de-
! sire TO assist in the campaign for better
I health for the little folks
d At the wednesday meeting OF the Book
Y Lovers at the home OF Miss Rice the clut
continued the study Of Thackeray's great
3 novel "Pendennis." Mrs. Eldin Lougee
2 told very Interestingly OF Laura Bell ant
her associations with the Pendennis fam
; lily. and of the resulting love affair witt
. Arthur Pendennis. Mrs Charles I. OH
! Ger gave a condensed account Of the char
. acters In the book which had not yet bee
discussed, and closed the story. Miss Rie
will again be hostess Wednesday after
noon. when the club will begin the stud,
e OF "The Newcomes."
The meeting OF the r. and S. club an
= nounced for last Thursday has been post
poned TIL Thursday OF this week. whei
y Il will meet with Mrs. Gardiner.
!. The Flower mission held its annual cleo
n ton Wednesday afternoon at the hom'
70 OF Mrs- Frank Pinney. Mrs. II. A. Quinn
N was elected president, Mrs. Pinney, vic
i president; Miss Nell Benton, secretary
J. and Mrs. Clarence Keeline, treasurer. Tel
IT was served after the business was com
10 pleted. Mrs. Pinney was assisted In en-
, PERTAINING by Mrs. Frank Binder, Mira
A.. Roland Otia and Mira Reed FlickinRer,