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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
Coffee Market

New York, March 6.-There was a renewal of scattering liquidation and trade selling in the market for cof- fee futures here today with prices making new low ground for the move ment. March. 3.71c; April 7.SSc; May 7.44c: June. 7.51c July 7.59c: August, 7.e5c September, 7.70c; October. 7.7oc; November, 7.S0c; December. 7,S5c; Jan- uary, 7.90c; February. 7s5c
 Spot dull; Rio IS, 9%c; Santos As 10lsc. The cost and freight situation was reported irregular, but about un. changed on the average. The official cables reported no change in the Rio market.
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool March 6.-Spot cotton firm Good middling, 11.Ssd; middling Il. 79d; low middlng. 11.6ld. Sales. 10000 bales: 250J for speculation and export. Receipts. 1s,- 300. Futures quiet and steady March, 1l.3sd; March-April, 1l.S3d; April- May, 1l.27d; May-June,. 11.23d June-July, II 1.14d July-August l1.o6d; August-September, 1O.S1d; September-October, 10.46d; October November, 10.3ld; November December, 10.21d; Deeember-January. 10.16d; Jann- February, 10.l3d; February March, 10. 1Sd; March-April 101Sd.
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Metal Market

New York, March 6.-Copper firm; electroytic, spot and nearby, nominal second quarter, s33 OOd1S5.0 nominal; third quarter. $a1.50@32.5O Iron steady and un- changed. The metal exchange quotes tin firm; spot, s53. 50q5550. At London, spot copper, a1ss: futures. s136 los; electro lytic a151; spot tin. s201; futures, f201. The metal exchange quotes lead steady; 1oc asked; spelter steady; spot, East St. Louis delivery. 11c asked. At London lead, ESQ los; spelter, G47.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York. March 6.--From the opening this morning the market met hedge sell ing from the south, and with subsequent rallies upon which at no time were the highest quotations of yesterday met. the course of the market was slowly down ward to the, close. It was a very quiet market, st first surprised at the weak. ness abroad and then failed to fully re-
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, March 6.-The market for cotton seed oil was higher early on the further sharp advance in hogs. but prac- tically all the upturn was lost before the close under scattered selling by longs and hedge pressure. Final prices were points lower to 1 point net higher. Ten ders, 1900; sales, 32,000 barrels The mar ket closed steady; spot. 13.50c bid; March. 1S 53a13. COG: April, 1a54013.57c; May, 1856 @1S57c; June, 13.54@1357c; July and Au- gust, 1s50@1s.57c; September s13.5b@l3 56c; October, 13.00<113 05c.
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Sugar Market

New York. March 6.--Thc local mar ket for raw sugar was easier today with holders of Cuban offering more freely, but refiners were more inter ested in Porto Rico sugars. which were purchased at equal to 5.27c for cen trifugal. The market closed easy with prices nominal at 7-16c for Cubas, cost and freight, canal to 5.46c for cen trifugal, and 4.59c for molasses, which represented the last sale price, al- though sugar was available at 1 1-l6c below these prices.
 No change occurred in conditions in refined sugar and prices were listed at from [ to cents for fine grant, lated March futures sold from 4.+cc to 4.3ac closing 4s5c; May. 4.57c to a45c. closing 4.44c; July, 4.60c to 4.50c, closing 4.5oc; September, 4.67c to 4.56c, closing 4.54c,
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Kansas City Grain

l Kansas City, March 6.-Wheat, No. hard s1.9sG2; No. red, s1.96M2 Corn, No. mixed, $1.041ata1 o51a; No. 2 white I s1. .o51k; No. yellow, sl.o51z@1. .061a
 oats No. 2 white, S2sz@e3c; No. 2 mixed,
 59@S1c.
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Rice Market

New Orleans. March 6.-Rough rice continued in good demand today and clean rice strong. Receipts, rough, 6957 sacks; millers 6957 sacks: clean, 7527 pockets. Sales clean Honduras. 1454 pockets: blue rose. 3995 pockets. Quote, rough blue rose, 3.50@4c; others un- changed.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, March S.--Wheat, No. red, $2.0S72.12 No. hard, s2.011kd2.07; May.
 s1.s911s; July, $1.565s. Corn, No. ?, s1.OS9 1.o9; No. white, s1.1o; May, s1.osh; July, $1.075s. Oats. No. 9, 6Sc; No. white nom- inal; May, 6oA.
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Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, March 6.--Mercantile paper 4@4A per cent; sterling 60-day bills S4.l; commercial S0-day bills on banks Sf.h; commercial e0-day bills, s4. .70s4 de- mand, A.15; cables, s4,7 7-16 Francs, de- mand, S5.Sl1a; cables, S5.S4A. Marks, de. mand. 6Slsc; cables, ssAc. Kronen, de- mand, 111sc; cables, 11Ac Builders, de- lnand, 4ossc; cables, 4o1hc. Lires, demand sI12; cables, 7n. Rubles, demand, 277.c; cables 28c. Bar silver 763sc. Mexican dollars 5SSc Government bonds steady Railroad bonds, steady. Time loans steady; 60 days, 3A@4 per cent; 90 days SN94 per cent; six months, 4@4A per cent. Call money. steady; high. 2ha per cent; low, 2A per cent; ruling rate, 21. per cent; last loan, 21a per cent: closing bid, 2A per cent offered at 21a per cent
 Live Stock
 Kansas City, March 6-Hogs: Receipts 5000; higher; bulk $1401450; heavy, SLANG 14.5O; packers and butchers, $1415@1450; lights, $l4@l4s5 pigs, s11@13.
 Cattle: Receipts, 5000, including 2OC southerns; higher: prime fed steers, s11.5C @12; dressed beef steers. $9@11. .25; southern steers, $7.50010.50; cows. s5.50@10; heifers, $@11 stoclsers and feeders, $7.5001050; bulls, T@S.25; calves, s7Gd1.50.
 Sheep: Receipts, 62O0; higher; lambs. si4014.7o; yearlings, $12. 2.75dD13.50; wethers, $115o@12.5O; ewes, s1o75@l2
 St. Louis, March K.-Hogs: Receipts, 12,50o; higher; lights, $14@Q14.4 .46: pigs. $10Q B; mixed and butchers. $13 1Slp14.60 good heavy. sl455@i4s5; bulk. s1A2o@146o.
 Cattle: Receipts, 400; higher; native beef steers and heifers, $8.50@11.50; cows, $5.5oQ9.5o; stockers s5.30ae; Texas quaran- tine steers, $5.50a9.5o; prime southern beef steers, $3@11; beef cows and heifers, $4.26 @s; prime yearlings, $a50@1o; native calves, $6@1o.
 Sheep: Receipts, 400; higher; lambs, s1s @14so; ewes, $s.bo912; yearlings, N2a6 @13.50.
 Chicago. March 6-Hogs: Receipts, 17,000; strong: BOG to 35c above yesterday s average; bulk, s14.30@14.6O; lights, s1S.s0G n.eo; mixed, s14.10@1475; heavy, sl410@ H.75; rough, $141oG1425; pigs. $11@13. 40.
 Cattle: Receipts, 300; steady; native beef cattle. ss.15G1215; stockers and feeo- CTS, $6.45@9a5; cows and heifers, s. 40G 10.35; calves. $S@11.
 Sheep: Receipts, 10000; firm; wethers, s1o.So@l2.15; ewes. $s.6o@12.1o; lambs. s12@ 14.S0.
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Dry Goods Market

New York March 6.-The cotton goods market was firm today. though active in some departments. Yarns were firm. Prices showed an advancing tendency. Silks were quiet at retail and sport silks active. Mems wear was firm and quiet.
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Cheap Skate

Here, cabby, you haven't given me enough change"
 Well, mister. ye can't expect to hire a hoss an kerridge an expert account ant for 50 cents a mile"
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Port Cotton Market

Houston: Middling, 1785c; receipts, 4S39; sales 5291; shipments, 21a7; stock. 145.S73
 Memphis: Middling. 17.76c; receipts, 1888; sales. 2443; shipments, 1900; stock. 355,623
 Augusta. Middling, 1S.3sc; receipts, 1ss;l sales, 71S; shipments, S624; stock, 117.725.
 St. Louis: Receipts, 2ss4; stock, ST. s52.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, s5; stock, 22,- 7Gs,
 Little Rock: Middling. 17.5Oc; re- ceipts, S31; sales. POS; shipments, POS; stock, 37.679.
 Total today; Receipts. 1o,52o; sales, II PIT: stock. 717,021
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
Naval Stores

ing doing, 4S1ac; sales. none; receipts, 123; shipments, 220; stock, 13,017. Rosin, firm sales, S55 receipts, 322 shipments. 237 stock. 7Ss05. Quotations: A, B, C, D,
 $s; E. F. $5.S5; G, $. .85@s; H, $5.85dGS. 20; I, s5. .9016. 20; K, 35 9506 20; M, $s. .05Q1S. 20;
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spond to the advance in Liverpool at the close of business. The local feeling continues bullish, as the reaction today is regarded as a normal course of events and the trade believe that on any de- cline the hedging from the south will StOp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-07
English Money

London, March 6.-Bar silver, 37 3-16 pence per ounce; money. A per cent; dis count rates, short bills, 5 per cent; three months, per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-14

ington their home, have bought
house there on Massachusetts, avenue,
but are still at the Grafton. They
expect to move into their new home
some time this month.
Mrs. C, Ia. Coutant, who has been
the suesf n Mr.. and Mrsk B. Hav-'
,erstick ior three weekssSstprned Sat
urday evening TO Chifza ,
Mrs. T. L. Davis is out 81 quaran-
tine with her boy, who has had scar
let fever for six weeks. Mr.. Davis
has been staying with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Davis, and his
younger child has been at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs Brady,
Mrs. T. J. Rogers returned Wednes-
day from New York, where she has
been visiting her father and her sis
ter, Colonel Spoor and Mrs. Latey,
for some weeks.
Mrs. S. D. Barkalow and Miss Car
oline Barkalow, who have been stop
ping at the Foptenelle since giving
up their home last autumn, will go
east next week for the winter, stop
ping in Louisville, KY for week or
so and then going on to New York.
Mr.. Will T. Burns returned Sat-
urday from Salt Lake City.
Mr.. Sam Burns and Mr.. J, T. Stew
art, I'd, who are in New York on
business, will be home the first of this
week.
Mrs. Joslyn, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Farasworth, have gone from Holly
wood to Beverly Hills.
Mr.. A. J. Love was at Excelsior
Springs last week.
Mrs. Tom McShane returned on
Thursday from visiting in Kansas
City.
Mrs. Walter Page left last Sunday
for San Francisco to meet her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Trinder, and baby, who are
returning from the. Philippines and
were due Friday on the transport
Logan. DR.. Trinder is still on duty i'll
the islands, where he has been for
over two years. Mrs. Page and Mrs.
Trinder will remain in California two
or three weeks before coming to
Omaha. D.
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Social Events to Come.
Bethrothal Announcements.

On Saturday afternoon Mrs. F. J.
Carey announced the engagement OF
her sister, Nell, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. D, U. Cahill, to Mr.. Walter
Wightman OF Denver, Colo. Miss
Cahill is a graduate of the class of
1911 of Omaha High school. For the
last six years she has been a teacher
in the South Side schools. The ex-
act date of the wedding has not yet
been made known, although it will
take place near the first of June.
Major and Mrs. Frederick V. Krug
announced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Katherine Krug, to
Mr.. William Petersen, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. F. Petersen of this city, at
luncheon given yesterday at the Krus
home at the Post to nine of Miss
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-14
Social Gossip.

Miss Amy Gilmore is expected to
leave next week for Louisville, KY, to
visit Mrs. Arthur Krock.
Mrs. E. M. Fairfield and daughter,
Miss WynneJ arrived yesterday from
a two weeks sojourn in New York.
Mrs. f. S. Westbrook went to Ex-
celsior Springs Wednesday for ten
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. McGrew are
expected at the Blackstone today to
remain for the winter. Mrs. McGrew
has been east with her daughter, Mrs.
Wilson Austin, since September, but
was called to Lincoln last week by the
death of a relative. Mr.. and Mrs.
McGrew will not open their house this
winter, preferring to stay at the
Blackstone.
Mrs. Windsor Megeath returned
last Sunday from Minneapolis, where
she spent the holidays with her fam
lily.
Mrs. Charles Turner of Fremont is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Barton
Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Clarke and
Miss Helen Clarke are planning to
leave the latter part of the month for
Beverly Hills, Cal, where they were
last winter. 49,
Harold Pritchett has been i'll at his
home with pneumonia since last Sum
day, but although his temperature has
run very high his case has not reached
an alarming stage and he was con-
sidered better by Thursday night.
Colonel and Mrs. Thomas Swobe
will not give up their apartment at
the Hamilton until June, WREN they
expect to go out to visit their son,
Dwight, in California.
y Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Stapleton, who
left Omaha last month to make Wash
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MRsG.A.Hzz

taken by DR.. c. c. Allison, DR., j. f.
Summers, George A. Hoagland, John
Lee Webster, Clement Chase, 7. F.
Quinlan, ]. A. Cavers, Peter Elvad,
Mrs. T. L. Kimball and Miss Ara
bella Kimball. The diavan and pa
troll OF the Shrine will also occupy
two boxes.
Line parties from neighboring
towns reach large proportions. FREE
mont has made l25 reservations; Ash
land, thirty-two; Plattsmouth, twen-
ty-six; Auburn, twenty-one; Mis-
souri, Valley, sixteen; Stanton, Ia,
twenty-four, while party of eigh-
teen will come from the Peru Nor
nal school, chaperoned by Homer C.
House.
Brownell Hall students make up
another line party and the Nebraska
Master Bakers convention, in Omaha
on those dates, has engaged 100 seats,
Other line parties will be given by:
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-14
San Carlo Grand Opera Season.

Opera patrons will be gratihed to
learn that no one will be seated dur
ing the act Of any opera during the
coming grand opera season OF the
San Carlo company at the Auditor
ium January Is to ~. Doing away
with this annoyance is neccssitated in
the opera Aida when the beautiful
tenor solo, Celeste Aida" sung by
Manuel Salazar, almost directly after
the raising of the curtain. 1t is also
a necessity in the opera "Pagliacci,"
when Antola sings the prologue, even
before the curtain rises.
Boxes for the opera have been
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-14

Of the junior and senior classes in the
university Among the guests Of
honor will be Governor and Mrs
Keith Neville and Mayor and Mrs.
]. c. Dahlman. Archbishop Harty
will also be present at the banquet.
Many OF Qmahas prominent citizens
will act as patrons for this event.
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Personal Mention.

Mrs. James c. Dahlman is i'll at her
home. ....
Miss Helen Sturgis has been the
guest of Miss Katherine Newbranch
at the Alpha Phi house in Lincoln
for the last week.
Mrs. Russell Fisher and daughter,
Jane, leave this evening for three
weeks visit in St. Louis with Mr..
and Mrs. J. c. Fisher and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ H. Hoch and two
children, formerly of Omaha, now
living in St. Joseph, Mo-, spent the
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. M. R.
Pruitte and mother.
Mrs. G. A. Finkel OF Buffalo, N. Y,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Clara
Roeder.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-14

ments, but in the names in the dances.
These described the various blue"
feelings that, are attributed to people
and creatures. such as Lonesome
Blue" Monday Blue" and others.
The next club party will probably be
formal dance on February 10. Out
oi-town guests were,
Misses Misses
GLADYS Chandler OF Margaret Tidwell of
New York, Denver,
Lillian Peterson of Dorothy Wiley of
Fremont. Des Moines.
Messrs.- Messrs
j. G. Sylvester of Plattsmouth.
Chicago, George Dovey of
W, sonnechsen of Plattfmouth,
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Box Parties for Sisters PLAY.

additional reservations for boxes
AZ Sister Mary Angela's play at the
krug week after next have been made
BY MIR. and Mrs. A. L. Anderson. Mr.
and Mrs. r. J. Krantz and Mrs. NJ.
Lichtenborger.
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Celebrates Birthday.

Mrs. Joe Wranch celebrated her
Sc i-lhty-second birthday Friday after
noon by party at her home. The
guests were seated at one long table
in the center of which was a large
birthday cake with the numerals y
outlined in candles. The guests in
cluded.
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Novelty Dancing Party.

The party given by the Novelty
Dancing club at the Blackstone FRI
day evening not only carried out a
color scheme of blue in invitations,
programs, decorations and refresh
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-14
Friday Night Dancing Club.

The Friday Night Dancing club in
troduced an innovation at their party
Friday evening by frightening each
dance little and allowing no en-
cores whatever. Fifty-sevcn couples
were present. An elaborate masquer-
ade ball is on the clubs program for
next Friday evening, and it is con-
fidently anticipated that several sur
prises will be OH the program.
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Mixers, Club Banouet.

The University Mixers club Of
Creighton university announces that
the date for its formal banquet and
dancing party has been set for Tues
day evening, February 6. The affair
this year will take place at the Black
stone hotel and will be given in honor
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-14
Omaha Club Plans.

Omaha club members are being no
tilted OF the events which will take
place at that club in the near future.
The annual meeting will be held at
the club house on Saturday, January
20, at in the evening AT that time
three directors will be elected to sue
coed Messrs. Lawrence Brinker, E.
NJ. Fairfield and Robert Gannett.
whose terms have expired. Lieutenant
Pechkof will speak for half an hour
at this meeting of his experiences in
the war
A week later the club will give a
dinner-dance with dinner served from
7 to 8 o'clock and thereafter dancing
till midnight. The time for the
Omaha clubs Mardi 'Gras ball is also
fast approaching.
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Off to Milder Chimes.

Mrs. Henry ID. Nicely leaves today
for California to spend the remainder
of the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Rushton left
Thursday morning to spend the VIM
ter at San Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Lyman left
Monday for California to be gone
two months.
Mr.. H. P. Whitmore and Miss Eu-
genie Whitmore expect to 60 to Cali
fornia later.
Mr.. j.. r. Scobic left Friday for
New York on his way south and will
be met at Jacksonville by Mrs. and
Miss Scobie, who do not leave until
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur ]. Cooley and
family will join the winter sojourners
in Florida the latter part OF this
month, when they will go 10 Winter
Park for February and March. Miss
Marian Funkhouser will accompany
them.
Mrs. Frank Colpetzer returned Sat-
urday from Chicago and leaves Tues
day with Mrs. B. +. Drummer and
DR.. Leroy drummer for California.
DR.. drummer expects to make the
trip to Honolulu also, and has pas
sage engaged for January "a.
Mr., and Mrs, R. P. Hamilton and
Miss Edith Hamilton are planning a
southern trip for the last OF this
month: They expect to go to San
Antonio. Tex, and New Orleans.
Mr., and Mrs. w. 0. Gilbert have
engaged passage to Honolulu on a
boat sailing January a.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-14
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. Zerbe

the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. Zerbe
in honor of her eighteenth birthday.
Miss Thresa Tromp entertained the
members of the Yaake Hula club
Thursday evening Prizes were won
by Misses Ann Wardian and Mary
McDonough. A special meeting is
called for next Tuesday evening at
the home of Miss Ann Wardian. All
members are requested to be present
Those present Thursday evening
we're:
Misses Misses
Ann Donovan, Ann Wardian,
Bertha Wreade. Thresa MulIaly,
Catherine Lang, Mary McDonough,
Clara Skarda, Thresa Tromp.
Wayne o'Connor,
Miss Helen Goodell entertained the
F. L. club at her home Saturday aft
ernoon. The following members were
present: .s.,s
Misses Misses
Helen Williams, Dorothy Weller
Maxine Foshier, Johanna Brodersen,
Hazel Aver, Mildred Aver,
Helen Goodell. Josephine Jensen.
Beatrice olmsted, ~.
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Pleasures Past.

Miss Margaret Damn entertained
at luncheon Thursday for Miss Flora
Sears, daughter of Judge Sears, a
bride OF next week.
Miss Gustav Icken entertained at an
Orpheum party complimentary to
Miss Sears, when twelve guests were
present.
Miss Jessie Amin entertained fif-
teen friends Wednesday evening at
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-14
Krug's intimate friends. The wedding
date has not been set.
D. A. Foote Family to Leave.

The many friends of DR.. and Mrs.
D. A. Foote and the Misses MarpHe.
and Mildred will regret toslearn that
they are moving to California, whsIe
they will make tfieir perfrsrcnt home
Mrs. Foote and Miss Mildred leave
the first of March, but Dir. Foote and
Miss Marjorie will not go until June.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Val Peter are plan
ming a reception for Miss Mary Cast
ner after the opera at the German
home. A party of $50 leading Ital-
ians organized by Mr.. Fadanalli, ed
itor Of the local Italian newspaper,
to welcome their country people,
have secured sittings.
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Press Club Tea.

Miss Rose Rosicky will have mem
bers of the Omaha Woman's club at
tea at her home this afternoon at 3
o'clock. Manuscripts submitted in the
Press clubs recent short story, play
and poem contest will be read.
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Swastika Club.

Mrs. A. Foote was hostess to the
Swastika club Friday afternoon, Mrs.
D. C. Buck, Mrs. ]. c. Reeder and
Mrs. F. Allen being the prize winners.
The next meeting will be at Mrs. F.
Aliens home in two weeks.
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Dancing Party.
LIE Mars Club.

Special preparations for the annual
ball of lie Mars club. to be given at
Keeps dancing academy next Thurs
day evening, are being made by
Messrs. Bob Heath, Jay Collins, Jack
Mccarthy and Vino Schmittroth, the
committee in charge.
The event is to be known as Ha-
waiian ball and decorations, music
and favors will be in keeping with
this idea.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-14
Stork Special.

A daughter was born Wednesday
night to Mr.. and Mrs. H. z. Rosen-
field.
A son, named William David, was.
born Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. Alex
ander Marsten. ..
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-14

L'ALLIANCE FRANCAIS TO EXTEND ITS ORGANlZA-
TION-Ths well known local club proposes add its
membership and committee of these ladies actively
at work on the project.
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Continued on Page Six. Column One)
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Engagement Party.

Mrs. ]. d. Hamilton announced the
engagement OF her daughter, Hazel
Ethel, to Mr.. William A. Scott at a
luncheon Saturday at her home. the
wedding to take place in February
Decorations were in pink roses and
white flowers. Covers were laid for:
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-14
Washington Society.

Washington we're open to callers last
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Lansing,
wife OF the secretary of state, was one
Of these and among her assistants
was Mrs. Walter Scott Penfeld, for
merly Miss Lucille Bacon of this city.
Mrs. Penfield and her husband have
been entertaining at series of pretty
dinner parties in their new home,
Among the guests OF honor on one
OF these occasions was Miss Josephine
LeFevre, sister Of the young Mr.. Le-
Fevrc OF the Panama legation, who
served as one OF the attendants at the
Bacon Pcnhcld wedding last summer
and made many Omaha friends during
his stay. Mrs. Frank w. Bacon plans
to leave some time during February
for a$hort visit with her daughter.
Saturday Dinner Dahce.
wall love flowers. that the for
lists &ttest, but few of US care to law
ish dh the purchase OF flowers the
4. amounts required to procure many Of
\ thcmsor choice varieties. That also
/ Omaha florists attest. II was de.
I light to those who were the members
OF the party entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Wilcox and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carleton Woodward of Council
Bluffs at the Blackstone last evening
to be where flowers could and did
blossom in abundance.
In the center Of the table was a
novel electric fountain, such as has
not been used here before. Under
the spray Of the fountain were yell
low carnations, yellow sweet peas,
yellow calcndula and yellow snap
\ dragon mingled with lavendar sweet
peas. AT the places Of the women
were colonial arm baskets and for the
gentlemen violet boquets were ar
ranged. Covers were laid for.
Mesrn and Meadames--
]. N. Harding. Frank Binder,
+ samuel Recs, jr.j Roy Devol,
George Van Brunt. Harry Van Brunt.
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