Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-07

the monument and capitol, as well as
sleepy old Alexandra, as though it
were no more than spin around the
speedway. The machine as described
by couple of debutantes who took
their first air ride, is veritable
limousine, glass enclosed, seating
three in the back seat and two in the
front. the pilot sitting way outside.
The Half Moon. as this ship is
named, had portraits OF President
Harding and of Queen Wilhelmina in
the tonneau which was beautifully
fitted out. The sailing was lively"
the girls said and their half hour i'll
the air was the most thrilling ex-
perience of their lives. Mr.. Hemmick
and Mr.. Cremer own the plane,
which is similar to those which fly
between London and Paris, and be-
tween Berlin and Copenhagen, and
London and Amsterdam, all OF
which are regular passenger cars.
Mrs. Andrews, wife of Representa-
tive William f. Andrews, hopes to
leave Washington on the evening
OF August 16 for their home in
Hastings, Neb., where she will spend
a month or more. Mr.. Andrews can
not get away just now to accompany
her, but she has so far recovered
from her long and serious illness
that she has resumed much of her
activity in the Day Nursery and
Mothers club work, and can easily
make the journey alone. Mrs. An
drews has not taken much part in
social affairs for a year, owing to her
health, but will resume them all on
her return in the autumn.
Com. R. J. Straeten, u. S. M. G.,
with Mrs. Straeten and their two
children will leave next week for
camping trip through New England
to be gone several weeks. They will
return here by way of Buffalo,
Niagara Falls and Cleveland, maxi
ing an ideal summer outing for the
family. Mrs. Straeten is dughter
of Mrs. Susia Foot Rhodes. formerly
OF Crete, Neb. She was also born
and raised in Crete. but has not lived
there for some years. Mrs. Rhodes,
as director Of Fairgrounds, cannot
leave until the late fall. when she
will take short vacation. She has
much work on her hands, opening
up new Fairgrounds and fighting to
keep up the old ones with the lack OF
funds, ETC., prescribed for the Dis
trict of Columbia. The last visitors
Mrs. Rhodes and Mrs. Straeten had
from Nebraska were the chancellor
OF the university at Lincoln, and
Mrs. Avery. who motored here from
Lincoln and then motored up to
Rhode Island and visited in New
Haven. They made visits with
friends and relatives in all those
places and took the trip home by
easy stages.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale D. Drain are
expecting to go out to Fairbury and
Lincoln for visits among relatives by
the end of this month. Mr.. Drains
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. James A. Drain, also formerly
of Fairbury and Lincoln. sailed this
week for England and France. to be
absent for several months. Mrs,
Drain, who was former Lincoln
girl, expected to 20 there in Septem-
Der, but will not be back in this coun-
try in time. They will visit their
daughter, Katherine, in France. Their
younger daughter, Marion, went this
week to Mackinac, Mich, to be
member of the house party being
given by Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett for
her younger daughter, Mona. whose
engagement to Captain Gaillard was
announced this spring, and whoss
marriage will take place early this
winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Rosewater,
who have all apartment at Ward
man Park inn, are making visit to
Atlantic Civ