The Omaha morning bee., 1925-04-05
BENSON SOCIETY
Benson Woman's Club.

Benson Woman's Club.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Nye, Bensonhurst,
was hostess Thursday. April ., to the
members of the Benson Woman 5
club. During the business session,
Mesdames II. Sager. d. J.. Schaffnit,
Austin Taylor, Gorton Roth and Il. A.
Mason were elected delegates and al
ternates to the second district con-
vention to be held at Valley Tuesday
and Wednesday, April II and %.
After the business hour, Mrs. Joseph
+. Barton entertained the club with
a group of original short stories. The
first story. entitled "one White Lie, !"
is now ready for the publishers, after
having been favorably passed on by a
number of literary critics. Other
stories read by Mrs. Barton were
Her Day and two humorous dialect
stories.
Mother Goose Cost ume Party.
Members Of Narcissus chapter Of
the o. E. S. kensington will put on
Mother Goose costume party at the
Nebraska Children's Home Tuesday
evening, April u. Miss Ethel Allen,
hostess. Committee members on
costumes and program include Mes
DANES Florence Fike, chairman, and
Mary J. Young, Beatrice French, Ma
l'ian Scoville. Isabelle Galbreath,
Anna Hurd and Ellen Deyries. assist
ants. Each. guest will be given a
slip of paper with disarranged letters
representing a Mother Goose rhyme
and large table with toys featured in
Mother Goose storyland win be placed
in the center Of the room. The per-
son guessing the greatest number of
rhymes represented viii be awarded
The prize. Games in keeping with this
children's program will also be en-
.xoyed.
Dinner Guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hagerman,
Mr.. II. Il. WEIGH and Mrs. Della
Doyle We're Monday dinner guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. +. kohlerI.
Mr.. Nelch and Mrs. Doyle left Tues
day FOR their home in Greeley, Coo.
Lenten Service.
Members of the Emmanuel Luther
choir. under the direction of Mrs. f.
w. Ssesko. will render an anthem
Thursday. April Q, at the MONDAY len
ten at the Brandeis theater. The
Lutheran churches of the Missouri
synod are conducting MONDAY serv-
ices at this theater each day during
holy week. Speakers include Profes-
sor Vessel of Spring field, ILL.,. Rev.
Mr.. Jesse of st. Louis. Mo, and Rev.
Mr.. Oberschulte of Minneapolis.
Telephone Company Program.
The Northwestern Bell Telephone
company will put on the program
Monday evening. April 90, before the
members of the Benson Improvement
club meeting in the community hall.
Campfire Girls Hike.
The members of Mrs W. L. Pear
sons group of Campfire girls en-
ioyed hike out west Blonde street
. Tuesday. A hot luncheon. prepared
by the girls was relished after their
. brisk walk.
B. :. Chapter. =. E. D. Sisterhood.
Mrs. \. II. Tyson, 5205 Burt street.
wiz DI Alo9lt1o ~nOllAtis. 4AVI y; "
HE members of 3. S. chapter, =. Il.
%, sisterhood. Mrs. Donald Tracy
has the program for the afternoon.
Z Subject BEST short stories of the
year 1922 10 1928 inclusive
Good Friday Service.
4 special service and holy COM
nunion will be observed Good Friday,
y pril 10. at 1880 at the Emmanuel
Lutheran church. IN evening serv-
ice al 5 O'Clock will also be con-
Quoted. \ 1850 holy communion
se-iice viii also be observed Easter
imornine.
Council Meet.
The auxiliary council OF the Span
} lish-American war veterans Of Ne
brake were entertained Wednesday
afternoon ut the home OF Mrs. Mollie
Eick e.. department secretary, at For
ty-seeend and Grand avenue. Among
tho council members in attendance
were N sdames Rosabelle Whisenand,
department president, Mollie Kicker,
seereta1y and Carrie Maroney, treas
urer--nirs. f. Konlert of Benson Is
ei@p u itltitiDei VI ti1S tOtHCl. Ilduo
We're discussed for raising funds for
The purchase OF head phones for the
inmates OF Battle Mountain sani-
tarium at Hot Springs. $. ID. Thi5I
sanitaliun Is maintained by the gov
ernment for disabled war veterans.
Radios have been supplied by the
government and the Women's au1il-
I4i.ips will furnish tbe heal nboneS
Methodist $. :. Board
Mr. aud Mrs. n. l.. Larsen win Ell.
tertain Monday night. April 6, at
their home, GGS2 Maple street. com
rlimentary to the members of the
Methodist Sunday school board.
Messiah" at Midland College.
Mr.. and Mrs. .. c. McCaslin, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. j. Hedelund and Mr.
nd Mrs. Il. Il. Larson We're among
the Benson people who drove TO Ere
mont Thursday evening to hear the
rendition of the Messiah" by stu
dents from Midland conservatory Of
music assisted by talent from FIRE.
mont and Omaha. The West sisters
orchestra and Messrs. Walter Jen-
kens and Lawrence Dodds and Mes
Games Margaret Sturgess and Harriet
Clark Helgren We're among those
from Omaha taking part in the pro
duction.
"Seven Last Words"
The Seven Last Words by Du
Bois will be sung Sunday afternoon,