The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-29

Benson, picnicked together Saturday.
March 81. at Pasadena. Cal, compli.
mentary to Mrs. Ben Morton, who has
spent the winter with her son: T. z.
Morton. and Mrs. Morton Among the
families represented were: Messrs
and Mesdames Howard Hutton. C. c.
Williams, L. A. Williams, Harry
Ryan, o. II. Peters. Conrad Swanson.
p. s. Rosander, Bert Prior. Oscar
Newman. Emil Carlson, Gestring and
w. F. Vernon. Mrs. Morton will be
home some time in April.
Benson Woanan's Club.
Members of the Benson Woman 3
club will enjoy a real treat Thurs
day afterynoon. April 2, when Mrs
Joseph Barton, member OF the Omaha
Womans Press club and also of the
Federated Womans Club of Benson,
will read two of her original short
stories. One story, entitled Her
Day." tells of the happy birthday
events of an inmate of the Old Peo.
pies home. The other, "One White
Lie" portrays in a vivid word pic
ture the results of one false state
ment made by a little girl in a class
recitation in one of the public schools
Mrs. Barton has written a number
of short stories that have appeared
In current ma gaines and periodicals.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Nye of Bensonhurst
will be hostess to the club for this
program.
Costume Party
The o. +. S. kensingtor of Narcis
sns chapter will entertain with
costume party al the Nebra ska Chil
dren's home on Fontenelle boulevard
Tuesday, April Il.
Luncheon.
Mrs. Paul Rivett enterta ined at
luncheon of IL covers Saturday com
plimentary to the members of the
executive board of the Ladies' auxil-
larry of the Benson Presbyterian
church. The women's work of this
church has recently been reorganized
into five guilds and a missionary de.
partment. Each department while
working along its special line, will
correlate. and cooperate with the body
Il
president of this correlated churci
work.
Dramatic Department. II. W. {.
Mrs. Austin Taylor of Bensonhursi
was hostess Thursday, March a6, to
the department of the Benson
- 'Womans club. Booth Tarkington's
STORY. "Damsels Dark and Damsels
Fair" dramatized by Mrs. c. c. Beav.
er, was presented at this meeting
Members taking part We're: Mesdames
f E. Young, w. F. Reishaw f. A..
Smith and C. W. Cain and Miss Ada
Stger.
West Farnam kensington Party.
l. Mrs. r. w Eaton, 4217 Dodge
street, was hostess Monday evening,
March %. to the members and their
husbands and children OF the West
Farnam kensington at get better
acquainted party" The program, con
sisting of readings, piano selections
saxophone and cornet numbers and
games. was furnished by the children
Refreshments were served to 35 mem.
bers and guests.
Home on Fmrlough.
Everett L. Whitehill, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Whitehill. 1907 William
street, formerly of Benson, is home
on a leave, of absence after having
served seven years in the navy. Mr.
Whitehil is on the United States
cruiser Omaha" He will leave about
April for San Francisco and from
there will sail. April Is, for the Ha.
waian islands. Pago Pago station
Samoa. and then to Australia and
New Zealand returning to the states
in October
See America First. Il
Mrs. O. l.. Rhoades. daughter OF
Dr. and Mrs w A. Wilcox and Mr.
Rhoades, and Harlo Wilcox. brother
of Mrs. Rhoades, are fulfilling the
admonition See America First
During the second week in March
they visited five states-namelv Ken
lucky. Virginia, Tennessee, Illinois
and Ohio. The party is now in Flor.
ida and is spending the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. g. kibbe of Mel
bourne. Mr.. and Mrs. 1<ibbe former
ly resided in Omaha. Mr.. and Mrs.
Rhoades and Mr.. Wilcox will be home
for the Fourth of July celebration.
Sewing Club.
Mrs. w. A. Cox OF keystone park
was hostess Friday TO Mesdames W.
&. Gregory. Blaine Truesdall, II. c.
Parker and Russell Walsh. After
delightful luncheon the afternoon was
spent in sewing.
Dinner Guests.
. Mr.. and Mrs G. Ekstron and son.
Gordon, and Mr.. and Mrs. r. f.
Young, jr., and son, BILLY" were
Sunday dinner guests at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. f. Z. Young, sr.
To Open Studio in Benson.
Miss Olga Sorensen, who will gradu.
ate this spring from the New York
School OF Musical Art, Is planning to
open a studio in Benson some time
during the coming autumn. Miss
Sorensen has had many varied ex-
periences during the present year In
New York The best view of the
eclipse was in the vicinity where she
fesided. and the earthquake was at
as worst Just two blocks from her
3partment. She has also stood i'm line
fDf over an hour in order TO hear DIR.
Emerson Fosdick, the noted divine,
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