Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-15
Council Bluffs
Social Activities

ington, S2o Oakland avenue. A short
business meeting was held for the
election of officers, with the follow.
ing result: President, Mrs. Hunting
ton; vice president, Mrs. A. w.
Taylor; secretary-treasurer, Mrs.
Herman Rosch. The business session
was followed by social hour and re-
freshments were served.
Last Sunday the announcement was
made of the marriage of Mr.. Thomas
Treynor and Miss Helen Meyers,
Omaha. The ceremony took place on
the previous day, Saturday, April 7,
at the home of Rev. T. ]. Mackay,
rector of All Saints church in Omaha.
The young couple was accompanied
by Miss Helen Davis and Mr.. Boyd
Tucker of this city. Mr.. Treynor,
who is the son Of DR.. and Mrs. V. L.
Treynor of this city, attended the
state university until recently, but is
now salesman for the Northwestern
Automobile company. Mr.. and Mrs.
Treynor will make their home with
the groom's parents for the present.
Mrs. Charles A. Woodwork, Chi
cago, is the guest Of her daughter,
Mrs. Peter Jensen Of Glen avenue,
and her son, Harold Woodwork.
Tuesday evening Mr., Earl c.
Baker and Miss Edna A. Nelson,
both of this city, were quietly married
at the home OF the brides parents.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
c. ]. Ringer of St. Johns English
Lutheran church. Mr.. and Mrs. Baker
left for a short wedding trip to Kan
sas City and Excelsior Springs.
Among the entertainments given
last week in honor of the Wilcox
Spindler bridal party was dinner
given on Tuesday evening by Miss
Gertrude FINLEY. The table was
charmingly decorated with sweet
peas, white snapdragon and maiden
hair ferns and was lighted with pink
candles. The favors were novelties
sent from New York by Miss Tin
ley's sister. Each girl had tiny
French basket Of gilt and silver, with
miniature plant growing in it, hold
ing a name card, while each man had
a little stein. Whistles in the form
Of cigarets were used as place cards
for the men and those Of the girls
were in the form of carnations.
The Garden club met Tuesday aft.
.rnoon at the home of Mrs. ]. H.
Kintz. Spring gardens and the prog
ress they have already made. was
discussed and Mrs. E. P. Schoentgen
gave a very interesting talk on the
composite family of plants.
Mrs. Glenn F. Kimball, accompanied
by her small daughter, True, will
leave on Monday for Atlanta, Ga, to
make an extended visit with her
sister.
Mr.. Henry Hansen Of this city and
Miss Alice johnson of Omaha, were
quietly nasried at the home of the
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
Hansen, 341 Lincoln avenue, on
Wednesday evening. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. c. J. Ringer
OF St. Johns English p, Lutheran
church. Mr.. and Mrs. Hansen will
make their home in Omaha, where
Mr.. Hansen is with the Riggs OPP
teal company.
Mrs. Ehna Voswinkie and Miss
Mary Philips Of Berkeley, Cal, are
the guests Of Miss Caroline Dodge,
Both are former residents of this city
and stopped over to see their many
friends here while enroute home
from the east, where they have been
spending the winter.
Thursday afternoon Mr.. Fred Def
fenbaugh and Miss Irene Parr, both
Of this city, were quietly married at
the home of the bride on Fourth
street. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. G. D. Crissman of the Broad
way Methodist church. Miss Bernice
Brown was bridesmaid and Mr..
George Deffenbaugh, brother of the
groom, was best man. The ring was
carried by little Miss Luclare Rapalje.
Mrs. Drayton w. Bushnell left
Tuesday for Washington to attend
the continental congress of the Ma
tional Society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, which begins
Monday. She is honorary vice presi-
dent general of the national society
and left early in order to be present
at the board and committee meetings,
which precede the conference. Mrs.
L. D. Montgomery will also attend the
conference and both she and Mrs.
Bushnell expect to remain for the con-
ference of the National Society of the
United States Daughters of 1872,
which is scheduled for the following
week.
Miss Esther Katherine Spindler,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John ].
Spindler, and Glenn Max Wilcox, son
of Mrs. ]. F. Wilcox, were married
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the
First Presbyterian church. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Fred
erick Walter Evans and was followed
by a reception at the home of the
brides parents. The walls of the
church were covered with wild smilax,
while palms and ferns banked the
choir loft. The rostrum was carpeted
in white and a white altar rail was
adorned with great punches of Gala
lilies. A shower Of white ribbons
with white doves dropped from each
chandelier and from over the choir
loft. Ferns and pink and white roses
were tied at the end of each pew. A
very delightful musical program by
Mrs. Laurence Winship OF Boston,
sister of the bride, Miss DeLone OF
Omaha and Miss Marguerite More
house preceded the ceremony. At 8
o'clock the white ribbons were
stretched by the ushers and Miss
Morehouse began the Lohengrin we'd
ding march. The four bridesmaids
entered separately and each was
gowned in different color. Miss
Jeanette Greenshields wore a charm
ing gown Of deep rose tulle over silver
cloth triti,,,ned u,itl, crust,l She