Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-21
War Camp

The opening event OF the season
of the girls department of War
Camp Community service was get
together party Wednesday evening
at the Girls Community house, 1915
Dodge street. From ESQ to II
p. m. the building was thronged with
girls of the various units and their
girl friends. The occasion was
revelation to the girls themselves of
their undiscovered talents, disclosed
in their original stunts and in the
finished way in which they rendered
the musical and dramatic features
of the program. Those who did
stunts on the program were: A
fancy dance by the Woolco club.
A reading by Mrs. ]. w. Evans of
the D. T. A. club A vocal solo by
Miss Bess Watson of the Patriot
club. A tableau, "The Rose of No
Mans Land" by Loretta Kennedy,
Dalma Mack. Helen Klegner, Edith
Beckman, Narcotic Kennedy and
Nell Kennedy. of the Joan of Arc
club. A buck and wing dance by
Miss Mary Kane of the Joan of Arc
club. A vocal solo by Miss Bess
Swanson of the w. D. T. club. A
dramatization, How Are You Co.
ting to Keep EN- Down on the
Farm" by Margaret Nelson, Anna
Nelson, Elna Hansen, Anna Holub,
Ethel Harvey, Emma Fricke, Mar
saret Adams, Vera English. Gusta
Nelson, Clara Scarda, Fern Wright,
Helen Wright, Amelia Nilsson, Mar
garct Klein, Gertrude Nicholas,
Theresa Hughes and Ethel Brink
man, of the Cluga club. An .esthetic
dance by Rose Swartzlander, Emma
Kissling, Helen Robson, Vivian
Reilly, Blanche Holman, Laura Lit
ton, Anna Nelson. We're English,
Hazel Sewell, Mabel Sherwood,
Francis Roman and Edith Eistmier,
of the D. T. A. club. A reading by
Anna Swoboda of the HELP
club.
Miss Genie Patterson, who had
been with the Red Cross in Siberia,
told Of her experiences in nursing
the Czecho-Slovak wounded and
others. Mrs. N. S. Wallace, host
ess of the Girls Community house,
led in the community singing. Mrs.
Rene E. H. Stevens, director of girls
work, War Camp Community sert-
ice, gave a brief talk upon the work
accomplished in the past by various
girls units and of the possibilities
that lay before them in continued
service to the community after War
Camp Community service ceases.
Those in the receiving line were
Mrs. c. B. Root, Miss Dorabee
Jones, assistant girls department,
w. c. c. S.; Miss Margaret Nelson,
Miss Nell Duffy, Miss Polly Rhyme,
Miss Nellie Kennedy, Miss Minnie
Pritchard, Miss Joyce Barnes, Miss
Clara Pzanouski and Miss Parker.
The Lafayette club Of w. c. c. S.
will hold business meeting at the
girls community house, Tuesday
evening, September %, at 7:30 p. m.
Election of officers will take place.
and it is very important that every
member of that club be present.
Miss Dorothy Reilly of the D.
T. A. club is visiting in Kansas
City this week.
Activities for the week ending
September n: Sunday, FL: Open
house at girls community house to
soldiers, sailors and marines from
$50 to $50 p. m; girls Of Com
munity SeNice league hostesses.
Monday, 81: Dancing class at the
Army and Navy club for beginners.
Dinner and social evening at the
girls community house, Wamm
club. Tuesday, %: Dance at Fort
Omaha by the Cluga, HELP, and
Papillion Liberty clubs. Dinner and
social evening at the girls communi-
ty house BY the Cluga club. We'd
ncs,lay,i "a: Dancing class at the
girls community house; aesthetic
and folk dancing for girls of the
Community Service league. Thurs
day, Is: Dance at the Army and
Navy club given by the General
Fsrshing and girls from the Y. w.
home. Friday, rs: Dinner and So
cial evening at the girls corinuni-
ty house, Woo1co club, E p. m.
Dance at Fort Crook given by the
Patriots and Lafayette clubs. Sat-
urday. u: Dance at the girls COM
muaity house for soldiers, sailors
and marines given by the w. D. T.
and Victory clubs.