Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09
Council Bluffs
Social Notes

quite number OF small informal at
fairs. Monday Mrs. F. J. Despecher
entertained five and Mrs. George
Flack entertained a party of twelve.
Mrs. Lewis Cutler entertained twelve
guests at luncheon Wednesday. w.
w. Creal of Northboro, Ia, enter
tanned party from this city at the
club Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Blaine, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernie Williams,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. R. Jackson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roger Holman and Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Messner are staying at the club
house. Young men spending their
nights in the dormitory are Max
Wheeler, Dick Green, Horace Welsh,
Clark Meek, Don Kynett, Vic Dietz.
Amos Thomas, Harold MCGEE, Rush
Williams, Kenneth Robinson and Paul
Scott.
Mr. and Mrs. C. w. Gordy, 6O6
East Pierce street, had as Fourth of
July guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Quick,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bohman, Mr..
and Mrs. E, S. Gray, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Shirley, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E.
Bolin, Mr.. Raymond Gray and Mr..
George Bohman, all Of Omaha.
Miss Esther Groneweg entertained
at luncheon at the Boat club Thurs
day in honor of Miss Madeline Moore
of Chicago, who is the guest of Miss
Margaret Groneweg, and also compli-
mentary to a number of the girls who
have been away to schools and col
leges. The guests were seated at one
long table. The decorations were
garden flowers, a color scheme of
pink and white being used Covers
were laid for Miss Madeline Moore,
Chicago; Miss Margaret Groneweg,
Miss Lorene Hammel, Miss Gladys
Maloney, Miss Marion hawthorn,
Miss Mary Stillman, Miss Ida ingalls,,
Miss Marion Saunders, Miss Elsie
FINLEY, Miss Gertrude FINLEY, Miss
Margaret Goodwin, Miss Grace
Hughes, Miss Helen Walker, Miss
Helen Schmidt, Miss Annie Green,
Miss Bernice Ball, Miss Irene John
son, Miss Adele Keeline, Miss Gene
We've FINLEY, Miss Beatrice FINLEY,
Miss Mary Mitchell, Miss Fern Clark,
Miss Aileen Earenfight, Miss Angela
Shugart, Miss Ruth Kimball, Miss
Elizabeth Annis and Miss Esther
- Groneweg.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Johnson and
family went to Lincoln the first of the
week to be present at the celebration
of the sixtieth wedding anniversary of
Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Nickel.
Miss Angela Shugart entertained at
luncheon at the Boat club Wednesday
in honor of Miss Harriet Waters Of
Binghamton, N. Y; Miss Bess
Richie of Idaho Falls, Idaho; Miss
Ellen Weart of Cherokee, and their
hostesses, the Misses Dorothy and
Marion Weller OF Omaha. The girls
were all fellow students at St. Mary's
school at Knoxville, III. Other guests
were Miss Margaret Groneweg, Miss
Madeline Moore of Chicago, Miss
Mary Mitchell and Miss Mary Still
man. The luncheon table was most
attractively decorated with roses and
daisies.
The women golfers played a nine
hole flag tournament Wednesday
which was won by Mrs. B. o. Bruing-
ton with scratch score of fifty-four.
Winners of balls in the driving con-
test were Mrs. F. ]. Despecher in the
first flight and Mrs. T. G. Turner in
the second, Mrs. George Wickham
won the ball for putting. Next
Wednesday morning the women plan
to meet for o'clock breakfast at the
Boat club and enjoy the eighteen-hole
medal play in the cooler morning
hours.
The women of St. Johns English
Lutheran church will be entertained
at a musicale and reading Saturday
afternoon in the church parlors, given
by the organist, Mr.. E. D. BELLS, Miss
Blanche Bells, reader; Miss Elsie
Schonberg, soloist; Miss Esther
Rupencamp, pianist, and Mr.. J. T.
Monfort, soloist. The program will
begin at 2:30 o'clock.
Mrs. M. A. FINLEY and Mrs. Emmett
FINLEY went to Des Moines Thursday
for a visit with Colonel FINLEY at
Camp Dodge. The Misses Gertrude
and Elsie FINLEY plan to 60 to Des
Moines later in the week.
1hS nSStHlS VI INC J. N. CluD
planned for Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Ira Hayes was in
definitely postponed.
Miss Maude Smith, who has been
in Chicago for the last year, is spend
ing her vacation with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. c. Smith. Miss Smith
went to Chicago to take up settle
ment work in Miss McDowell's settle
ment house. More recently she has
been made assistant director of the
Womens City club and is connected
with much of the charitable work done
in the city.
One of the most pleasant of the
Fourth of July picnics was a family
affair on the lawn at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George Van Brunt. The
party included Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Brunt, small daughter, Barbara, and
little son; Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R.
Hannah, j., and son; Mrs. Charles R.
Hannah, Miss Miles and DR.. w. E.
Wolcott. In the evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Van Brunt were added to
the party and tables were arranged
for cards. A picnic supper was served
and "a dazzling display of fireworks
was enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Otis and Rev.
G. G. Rice entertained at family pic
mic Tuesday afternoon and evening at
their home on Woodbury. avenue. A |
picnic supper was served on the lawn
al about o'clock and fireworks were
enjoyed after dark The guests were:
Mn and Mrs. ROLAND Otis, Mr.. and
Mrs. George D. Rice, Durant Rice and
Gregg Watson of Omaha, Mr.. A. B. |
Walker and the Misses Harriet, Hazel
and Ann Walker. Mr.. George E. Wal |
ker and daughter, Ruth; Miss Mar