Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-16
ALL HAIL MAIDS TO
AK-SAR-BEN QUEEN
Twelve Young Women Who
VIII Wait Upon Her
Majesty Are Chosen.
QUEEN TO CARRY sCEPTER
By MELLIFIcIA, Sept. Is, 1916.

L All hail the special maids to this
[1year's queen OF Ak-Sar-Benl The
F|SsAiisses Josephine Congdon, Regina
vConnell, Grace Allison, Emily KEEL
her. Marion Weller, Margery Smith,
| slIelen Pearce, Irene Carter, Margar-
etha Grimmel, Naomi Towle, Alice
fiCoad and Carita O'Brien are the ia
yored young women OF the Kingdom
+sof Quivera who have been chosen to
EIwait upon Her Majesty.
Such an aggregation of loneliness
Las these twelve young women will
Ibfesent it would be difficult to equal.
And not only are they one and all ex-
Aeedingly good to look upon, but they
Are clever, brainy and witty, with
great charm OF manner.
Miss Josephine Congdon is grad
olatc OF this years class at Vassar and
a sister of a former queen, Miss
Elizabeth Congdon, who is now Mrs.
Robert Forgan of Chicago, Another
I1sister, Carolyn, now Mrs. Herbert
EFrench of New Orleans, attended her
Esister as special maid. They are the
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Eongdon
Miss Regina Council finished at
Miss Evans and Miss Guiles schoo' in
Boston after attending Dana Hall.
She is the daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
fR. w. Cornell and will be one of the
1ebutantes of the winter season.
Miss Grace Allison, daughter Of
3pr. and Mrs. c. c. Allison, will be
another debutante OF the season. Miss
Allison finished at Manhattanville
this summer.
Miss Emily Keller, who graduated
Grom Rosemary Hall at Greenwich.
Conn, this year, will spend the win
Ter with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
3. Keller, but is not planning to make
! formal bow to society.
Miss Marion Weller is the second
pf the Weller girls to attend the
hueen Her sister, Miss Dorothy, at
Eendcd last years queen, Miss Ma
lion Howe. Miss Weller will not
make her debut this winter, but will
Spend it quietly at home and part OF
3he time will be in Chicago with her
gister, who is taking special work
ihere. Miss Weller is a graduate OF
st. Mary's and is daughter Of the
III. S. Wellers.
Miss Margery Smith, daughter of
bfr. and Mrs. George Cassels Smith,
B Bryn Mawr girl She will not
ieturn to school this winter, but will
iursue her studies at home.
Miss Helen Pearce is the youthful
PIANIST OF promise whose unfortunate |
rouble with an arm has aroused the
ympathy of all who know Of It. Miss
3earce hopes that her arm will have
Blended sufficiently to permit her to
fturn to Dana Hall about Christ
pas time. She is the daughter OF Mr..
md Mrs. +. f. Pcarce.
Miss Irene Carter is another whose
Fster, Miss Alice, preceded her as
pecial maid to Miss Elizabeth Pick
ens, now Mrs. Kenneth Patterson
Hiss Carter graduated from the same
ehool in Boston attended by Miss
ionnell, and will be at home this
Finter. but does not favor the formal
'ebut party. She is the daughter Of |
'lr. and Mrs. X. L. Carter.
Miss Margaretha Grimmel is a
Graduate OF Omaha High school this |
sear and an earnest art student. She
as visited all the noted art galleries
broad and expects to go east soon
3 continue her work. She is the
laughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Grim
bel.
Miss Naomi Towle. daughter OF
fr. and Mrs. j. w. Towlc, was pre-
eded by her sister, Miss Marion, as
special maid last year. Both girls
Ne graduates OF Bradford academy.
Hiss Naomi plans to forego her de-
Mt this winter and return to New
ork for further study.
Miss Alice Coad, daughter OF Mrs. |
F. Coad, attended Mount St. Vim
int academy on the Hudson. She
i'll spend the winter at home.
Miss Carita O'Brien is another
raduate Of Sacred Heart academy
Manhattanville, N. Y, the same
thool attended by Miss Allison. Miss
'Brien will not make her debut this
EAR. but will go south for the winter.
New jewels have been acquired BY
k-Sar-Beh to grace this years |
lcen. A crown, two bracelets, a
scklace, girdle and scepter, the
Fst to be carried by queen of this
calm, are included in the array. |
pom their arrival two weeks hence
* queens jewels will be on display
Browns
levitt Woodwnrth Wsdd;ca |