Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-11
Council Bluffs
Social Notes


place Monday evening when Mr.. John
Mitchell and Miss Emma Kelson were
married at the home Of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. X. Kelson. on
Bloomer street. The house was very
attractive with flowers and ferns. An
informal reception followed the eere-
mony and supper was served in the
dining room. The centerpiece for the
table consisted OF a large wedding
cake. Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell will
make their home for the present with
the brides parents,
Miss Anna Pearl Mcconnell and
Miss Mary Mitchell spent the early
part OF the week as guests of Con-
gressman and Mrs. w. R. Green at
Washington. They are attending the
Beechwood school near Philadelphia
and went up to Washington to attend
the Inauguration ceremonies.
The open luncheon Of the Suffrage
association, which was planned for
Saturday, has been postponed until
March II, on account of the difficulty
in securing the desired speaker. -
| Tuesday Miss Hazel Reynolds left
for California, where she expects to
stay four or FIVE months. She plans
to visit first at Los Angeles and then
at the home OF her brother at
Berkeley.
Plans for the work of the garden
clubs this season occupied the greater
part of the meeting of the Federated
Mothers and Teachers club, which
was held Monday afternoon at the
library. A report was given by the
garden committee, which included a
set Of rules and regulations to govern
the contests among the school chill
dren, and it was accepted by the club.
The club will start the organizing and
gardening at once. The Bloomer
school Mothers club has attempted to
secure equipment for the domestic
science course at that school and the
club agreed to cooperate with them.
A great deal of enthusiasm was shown
and it is expected that the spring work
will be even more than usually sue
cessful
Mrs. Robert B. Wallace and chill
dren, Bruce, Mary and Wilson, lett
Tuesday to spend the rest of the win
ter in California. They were accom-
panied as far as Kansas City by Mr..
Wallace.
II Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock Mr..
Floyd c. Hendricks, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. F. c. Hendricks, and Miss Julia
Faverty were quietly married at the
home of the groom. Dr. Frederick
w. Evans OF the First Presbyterian
church performed the ceremony,
which was witnessed by only the inl-
mediate relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. Hen.
bricks left at once for the east and
expect to be gone until about April !.
Upon their return they will make their
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Hendricks,
who have just purchased the Wood
ring house at 32l Glen avenue. Mr..
Hendricks is deputy United States
marshal and has been associated with
his father in the insurance business.
His bride is an Illinois girl and has
been employed as stenographer in Mr..
Hendricks Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin M! Osborn.
who were married here March 2. have
lust returned from Ames and Will
make their home on farm eight miles
northeast of the city. =.
The regular meeting OF the Ideal
club at the home OF Mrs. Ierwilliger
opened with a discussion of current
events by Mrs. Fred johnson. after
which the study of the Slav people,
was resumed. "The Russian Opera"
was the subject OF very pleasing pa
per by Mrs. J. W. Smith and Mrs.
II Ceoroe Damon gave a paper on
"polish Music" A sketch OF the life
of Copernicus, "The Geographer OF
the Heavens" was given by Mrs. Ter
williger. A social meeting will be
held next Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. M. F. Rohrer. she viii
be assisted by Mrs. A. B. Nicholas,
Mrs. w. B. Richards, Mrs. w. Z. Nc
Connell, Mrs G. F. Spooner and Mrs.
Will Pyper. s,,
derwood have announced the, mar
rage of their daughter, Frances, to
Mr.. Ralph ]. Bone of Grand River,
la. The wedding took place Decem,,
her 3 at Toulon, III. Miss Wyland
has many friends in this city, having
graduated from the Council BUTTS
High school in 1914.
A very interesting program was
given by the Atlas club at the home OF
Mrs. R. H, Bloomer on Tuesday. The
current events were discussed rather
briefly, led by Mrs. J. 7. Hamilton
and the study OF Turkey in Asia was
then resumed. ",Babylonian Cities
were very/delightfully described by
Mrs. Harmon. Mrs. w. !. Walker
read an article from the Geographical
Magazine, "Tigris and Euphrates
Rivers" A social meeting will be
held Tuesday of next week.
Tuesday the T. and E club were
entertained at luncheon By Mrs. H. J.:
Geise, III honor Of Mrs. B. Fl. Wood
of Des Moines, who is on her way to
her new home in South Dakota. The
tables were decorated in honor OF st.
Patrick's day and the room was dark
ened, the electric lights giving very
pleasing effect. Mrs. Wood, formerly
| lived in this city and her many friends
here were delighted to have the OPP
portunity OF seeing her again before