Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-03

N n ERE MAN, can you remember the t1md
when some charming woman, your
N daughter your sister, your wife or your
AVE- sweetheart looked longingy At some-l
thing which money could buy7 What
was your reaction (as the college profz sayll
TO thatf2 Did you turn away with stony heart,
untouched by winsome pleading, unmoved BY ths|
appeal Of youth and beautya Or did your carefully
concealed tender heart melt within your breast
leaving you helpless victim Of the fair one? 4
III you are the proud possessor of tender heart,
II lovely woman can move you by the caress of her
soft voice the anguor of her brilliant eye, the pout
OF her rosebud lip, beware On Wednesday Of this
week. rain or shine, such galaxy of beauty will
swarm over Omaha is rarely seem On the streets,
in ali the buildings in the Offices wherever you may
seek to hide yourself, they will find you, and such
appeal they will make you that unless you be the
man Of the stony heart, you will find It Irresistible.
Their guest will be money, They will coax II
from your pockets, from your words or from ycusl
pen points Their cause Wilt be not simply thel
feminine appeal for money for pleasure and self-l
eradication but i will be stronger appeal for thsl
sick helpless and afflicted. In short, in the causel
Of charity, the Visiting Nurse association, on Tsgl
day will put enormous army In the field to gather
in the shekcls with which to supply the poor ful
health and wealth the whcrewithal dor recovery and
relief.
The officers Of the Visiting Nurse association for
the year are: Mrs Barton Mifiard. president; Mrs.,
Luther Kountze, vice president; Miss Clara Thomas.
secretary and Miss Alice Buchansn, treasurer, This
board has mapped the downtown districts Of the
city and placed buildings and blocks IN charge of
members Of the organization, These names end
stations have already been publshed In the pages of
The Bee Each Of the women In charge has nov
appointed fifteen young women her assistants,
Consider, then, what garden Of society buds Omaha
will be on Wednesday, and how carefully the penuT~
ious man will be obliged to guard his money to l~e-
vent the charming young women from spriting IL
away under his very nose.
Certainly, however, their cause 10 an exeeflent
channel for the distribution during the last summer
OF the hundreds of dollars donated by friends and
subscribers oi The Bee to supply poor babies with
pure milk and needed ice. Families who are in dire
need OF medical attention. but who cannot afford To
pay for such help, do realize that they are n
need Of IT, are cared for by the nurses Those nurses
are some Of the best and most experienced nurses 70
Be obtained. Their work Is thorough and efficient.
tag day Wednesday will exceed former amounts and
will be sufficient to extend the work of the sssocia-
tion
The Tag day set for Wednesday is an annual
event. II is strictly tie gift Of the mayor and Is
privilege granted only. once year, II will tzke
place 'ran or shine, strike or NO strike" arcordne
TO the vote OF the executive committee, All the
tickets, printing and posters have been donated to
the association SO that no expense will be incurred
II Is q remarkable occasion because of the psrtici
patton OF an unparalleled number of young society
women
The threatened railway strike has caused SONS
cornmotion among society people, Those who are
away from home but expected to return later IN the
fall have seurried back In great haste Others who
were planning fall trips haye either FASTENED them
Or changed their plans. School girls have been the
ones chiefly concerned with the situation, but since
many Of the schools hRvc late openings the majority
Of the girls are not at all alarmed, Perhaps some
would Be glad Of little additional vacation, because
they always leavs Just In time to miss all the gayety
OF Ak-Sar-Ben season. People are already planning
or company to share the gayety of the festal time
Miss Gertrude Metz and her brother, Mr., Philip
Metz are expecting to entertain house party during
the week Of Ak-Sar- Ben at the new home OF their
parents, Mr., and Mrs Charles Metz, at Thirty first
and Dewey avenue, The guests will come the morn
inr OF the bali and will be In Omaha for two weeks
Brides and bridals are beginning to draw atten.
tion again So many fall weddings are scheduled
for the months Of September and October that these
Two months bid fair to rival June as month q
brides, For Miss Alice Jaquith and Miss Lucille
Bacon friends are already planning many prenuptial
affairs Miss Adele Davis was entertained last week
at luncheon and will be honor guest at tea given
at the Fontenelle Monday by Miss Irene Kenny
The wedding Of Miss Marguerite Klingbel will take
place Wednesday and the wedding party Is enjoy
ing number of informal affairs.
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