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X. ; ,. . 1 - .. . . - --. , . , , . , ..- .. ,. ;-. ( : , t ... : ........ '.,...... . N . - . - . " . . - , . . r : -vr.- M UMAMA.; SUNDAY. 15EE 1 ' , PART TWO - A M USEMENTS VOL. XLIX "NO. 48 OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 16, 1920. 1 B PRICE FIVE CENTS ?!!;TS'!.!;u,i.vl' "l':- ;iKlBo man's- S ect to reflElfl.1 i : J j i ' i - ' it. i 11:1- W .11 ' 1 Knpmi mnrp.Qr t t T Why Sudden Hindustan . Reviyal? , By GABBJf DETAYLS. BEWARE, husbands, beware! If you hear the sounds of Hindu stan iJsuing forth fftmi the vietrola take heed. Eithetvvour wife has decided that she will win your .Jove again or she thinks she ought to, keep fanning the flame of affec tion. In the novel, "Why Change Your Wife," shown here, recently, Mile. Vampire lured Monsieur Hus band with this bit of jazz and then the wife lured Him to herself once more through its syncopated strains. At a local music shop there were 18 talis in one afternoon last week for this record (evidently it has not !ost its popularity, although a year old). The D "in G!" Poet, how ever, which was the cause of mis understandings between photoplay husband and . wife has not been as popular as heretofore. Omaha wives . intend to keep their' husbands, it seems, if "ragtime" music will do it. Will Return for "Summer Miss Helen Needham. daughter of Mr., and Mrs. T. J. Necdham, is a student this vcar at thelriiver sity of Colorado at Boulder, where she is completing her freshman vea'r. She will return to Omaha in June to spend the summer with her parents. Miss Xecdham may attend school in the east next, year, her mother says, but definite plans await her eturn home. -' . ' HEN 'Cabby rides the street V i ir what marvelous things slip learns l'ntlif di J-c done imieh ' puzzling over the fact 1 that our pretty sub-debs no longer ' wear hats. Early in the' morning j or lale in the evening, each and I crery one of them is hatless. Well, 1 not quite for-the hat is securely grasped in a hand not employed in carrying school books or hanging ! to a strap in our electric cars, i .Mothers, brothers, fathers and sis ters have been rigidly cross exam ined in regard to the phenomenon, but with no results. Finally Gabby in a moxt humble and contrite man ner darel to approach a high school girl and in a tinihl voice boldly aked "Why don't you wear a hat?" The answer was ready, "Maybe ycfu don't know it. but hats arc sim ply ruinous to hair nets and nets i.re so darned expensive. Well, we nil "stopped wearing hats." (This from a girl who will attend 'one t f the most strict and c:cclusive of girls' schools in the east next year.) "I crry mine just became I wouldn't want, ony" one to think I couldn't have a- new one." flattering it mut bo in a town of a quarter of a million to be referred toi as Mr". or Mrs. with no thought to i.'iven name or initial. It is rather a:1 though one were in a class with Shakespeare, Gladstone 'or Mrs. ..Pris. ' y Some of the Folk theater players must have experienced such plefts ,ant sensation Thursday evening wbcTT they appeared at the Brandeis in a group of excellent and well-prc-i scnted plays. The actors were listed nnthc casts as Mrs. Uoorly,. Mr. Aitcnison, Mj Schroedcr, Mr. Mc Intvrc and so on-with some excep tions, however. In the case of Mr,' Wallace, the lull name, Hugh Wal lace, was given. This was also true with Miss Dorothv Edwards. Miss Ethel Mulholland, Miss Pleasant Kolyoke and "Miss Arabet Kimball. one then to infer that tliesi actors arc not as well known as the others and must tUrreforc be more carefully designated? , -By doing a little detective work, one Vas to supply missing initial.- of some of the men from the list of committees and officers of the Folk theater. Hut at best it was or.lv a presumption that the Mr. George Mclntyre, listed as a direc-4 tor. fi r I'xamuk', was the Mr, Mc , I U iv who played in "The Littlest Girl." , t -AM rrounrl her Thursd:ry evening, 'i;:bby heard such remarks as 'Tsn't Mrs. Doorly pretty. 1 do wonder if she is Mrs. Henry D.oorly of whom hnv lie ;rd?" Or. "Do you suppose that t! " Mr. Morehouse, who 'played the bi Oor in 'Fourteen.' is the one who i:. Van Kibber in this plav" (re ' f.'rrinr to 'The TJttlest Girl.' If so, is t'ivs h'v. Morehouse the Rex Moro .hi'iise who is directing the play?" These questions sound stupid to the personal friends of these people but are very natural inquiries. , In a town ofx 200. one could with vf.;ir safety refer trt Mr. Blank, with out further specification. . But it seems t Gabby that in a metropolis and on the formal program of a pub lic performance., it k unfair to the audience, and to the able players Themselves in this case to withhold their correct and complete designa tion from the audience. But tin's is- only minor criticism. Gabby thinks the' Folk theater is a most worthy organisation and that tneir plavs this "year have been high ..lass aijd deserving of warm praise. The audiences who attend are well entertained better so than at many a professional play, ami the actors themselves' receive great benefit and enlarged powers of appreciation of the drama from the neceslarily close study they make of the ones they present Many of the best dnfTnas "produced are not "money makers" and the managers who look onlv to box office receipts will not risk -their presentation. But such a grup as the Folk theMer may choose -plays tor "art's sake." ONE of the most enjoyable of the plays presented at the i closing performance of the Folk theater for the season this past week was Lord Dunsany's "Fame and the Poet." The story is j tf a young poet who slaved Jong and faithfully at- his work in an effort Jo win Fame and -fyially succeeded. But when she had "arrived," Fame ,rhowed little interest in his work. She would not even read his sonnet masterpiece. To the world outside, she shouted through a trumpet such things as "He had bacon and eees for breakfast" (Loud hurrahs, at this interesting bir of information. 1 Seeing an ash tray, she informed the world nr. smokes. a Jm Poem vContest By Drama League , The Drama league announces a poetry contest in which prizes are offered for poems to be. written by pupils in the four public high schools of the city of Omaha. A prize of $S is to" be given for the best poem in each high school and a, first prize of $S and a second prize of $3 is to be given for the best poem among all the higfi schools. This contest is part of a-great na tional movement in commemoration of the landing of the Pilgrim FatlTT ers; Four thousand children' from I Central, . Commercial, South j and , Bensqai High schools-will be eligible to enter the -contest in Omaha. (No restriction vyfillJ)c placed upon the form of poetry which may be used. Mrs. E. M. Morsman, jr.( is chair mai of the, contest committee. Mrs. Luther, Drake and Mrs Myron LeaYned are "the other members. Mrs. Drake personally will present the matter to the high schools Su- 1 perintendent J. H. Beveridge cf the ; city schools-believes there will be a hearty response of entrants to this contest. Mrs. Morsntan says' she, fiopes at least 1,000 poems will b submitted- Mrs. E. M. Syfert, presi dent of the Drama league, savs so ! far as she knpws, this is the first poetry contest carried on ui the high i Rules for competition are as fol lows: ' . ' 1. The poem must celebrate the .three hundredth anniversary of the landing ot the Pilgrim Fathers. 2. It must not be more than 24 Or 25 lines in length. ' ' ; 3. the poem must be plainly writ- ten on one side of the paper only. 1 On the same sheet must be written the number assigned the writer bj the principal of the school and the name of the school. 4. Toeim? will tie received up te noon of October IS, 1920, and should be sent to Mrs. Edgar M. Morsman, jr.. Fontenelle- Hotel, Omaha, Neb. ' 3. Contestants should keep copies, as no poems itiill be returned. Has Many Interests' Among the feminine devotees of the great American game," base ball, is Mrs. Conrad Young. Another sport which claims much of her attention is golf. But these are not her only interests as 'she give much of her time to the Y. W. C. -A. physical education department, of which she is chairman. Her little daughter, Anne de Bonneville Young, however, holds higher place than all else and such atiairs as base ball games and golf matches arc easily postponed if it pleases tiny Anne. ' . Congressional Glub Close: ' Year Municipal , Concert j . re;'i- s man. Me (M -re i-.- -;.U.) Pick in e n tw viu 1-aiift examined it, then Pageant of Spring ' By MARY LEARNED.v. All lovers of nature should be cov crhig a good, deal of ground these days. 'Every wheec the grey old earth is putting off a coat of many colors and there are many miracles to, cause' wonder. Just at th pres ent moment Miller park brings memoriest of Ihe cherry season in Japan." The redbttds are in bloom and in all directions are pink-cloud-'cd Vistas, against the vivid green, that' makes one catch one's breath for "iheir . sheer beauty. Some on,e with vision, planted these redbttds very liberally and they are worHi going many miles to sec. j Frequenters and plovers of the north part of town 'never miss driv ing through the lane of white hastened to the window to cry out to the mob which, ever waits upon the famous, "He uses a quill pen." And so on. she went to the delight of, the mad crowd and the despair of the poet. It is whispered around among the intellectuals of Omaha that Dun sany wrote this drama after his visit to this city last fall. At least we know Dunsany ; pronounced in strong words his disapproval of American newspapers. Perhaps they talked too much about his free use of ice water, his failure to keep din ner engagements, and the fact that he was on a diet in other words. tdb much about his digestion and.-i too little about his art. The excel lence of his. work, however, is taken for granted, .and even were he taking a rap at Omaha in his recent play, uma-na doesn't care, for it has a ynse oT humor strong enough to j keenly enjoy the rich satire and the I strong element of truth found in ' Fame and the Poet birches 111 Milier park. In all the realm of pature there is no lender, fragile, green like the first breath of a yoking birch. Jn the old hrends. I believe, this tree tvoifies Nhc soul of a ynng maiden. One car. easily see the symbolism. Many pcoplcnow living in . Omaha may not know that this avenue was plant ed by one of the pioneers of the City, Judge George B. LakeTwho.se home, flower and fruit garden Used ;o be where the Central High school now stands. Rivervicw park, too, has its red buds, great clumps of them rcflccK'd in the clear lake, splashes of the most exquisite pink' filling the, eye most gloriously. - Iirthe woods the vioets are blue-, ing the ground andf the phlox are gently opening. You who "walk L-should-leave the .flowers to nod and. greet the next springtime wanderer. Gathered, they will wilt in the hand; but left in their natural haunt; they give pleasure to many hundred peo- Ph ... One wonders if it is permissible to grow enthusiastic ver Dutch man's breeches? They have been unusually plentiful this ycjir and have stood in luscious bunches on my dresser. Will we have' to call them frenchman s breeciies alter this? Are there some who would turn their eyes from this delicate flower? ' their tocsins on the hillsides, antl the plum blossoms are in full' riot, feathery white showets in the back ground of green, and the hawthorn treps are lovely , beyond compare. Down along our wonderful river the baby willows are putting on those gra-cious, shades of grayish, brown ish crcen that temnt the nainter tn distraction and as one looks acros the ravines there is a toiling of color that no. dye-pot could '"hope to rival. Birds are everywhere. Martins (are making that little bubbling song 111 me air over inc orcnarcis, dozens of wrens hurrying to their cottages under the c.ves, cardinals whistle in the nearby woods, . bhiejays loaf about the house; tree sparrows, gold finches, 'redstarts, catbirds, thrushes, grosbeaks and many others are busy with their spring arrangements. There are seven little English set ter: puppies under the back porch and 19 littlefciiubby red pigs in the barnyard. In what way could the coming of spring be more vividly marked? Glee Club Concert. Among the patronesses for the CreightonJlGlec; club concert to be given Thursday evening, May 20, at the Creight6n auditorium, are Mesdamcs Lawrence Brinker, J. M. Harding. A. V. Kinsler, N. C. Leary, F. A. Nash and L. C. Nash. The Omaha Symphony Study orchestra The service berries have sounded will assist the Glee club, Sweet Girl Graduate Thc,sweet girl graduate vies with the June bride for honors at this season of the year. In the former class is Miss Lofctta Sulli van, daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. John" J. Sullivan, -who completer her course at Central High next month. She plans to-entcr Mt. Hblyokc college in the fall. Miss Sullivan was. a student at Sacred Heart academy for right years. She is graduating from high school with honors. French, Spanish and English are the subjects in which she has specialized. She intends to ontiitue her study of modern languages in her college, course. '- J r w. J --f'';. 6 J ill . xw&r 1 1 IB J ' M" 1 1 11 ,.r- 11 (rfv j' ' : " ; U - .' ! - Y xh, .... . . . JT.i .' ' ' 1 1 Bureau of The Bee, Washington, May IS. . Winter is not "lingering" in the lap of spring, but appears to have, actually camped there. It is not sad ycf to stow one's furs away for the traditional summer security, for ; at least every second day a long fur 1 i,:,wr n( ..- ...I,.,, i... cold wind.s ami - the damp atmos phere. The President and Mrs. Wil son go each day for a drive, but tht accounts of those who meet them 011 the roads, do not proclaim the president as encouraging as to ooking improved or Is there a place in Omaha for the frp 111 1,1, ir i n-i 1 f nni-prt' Arn ttia. enougn interested people who will go and enough talented' ones 'who will perform to make suJi concerts a success? m j v Monday -evening May 17. at the Gty auditorium the answer may be found. The first municipal concert -will then be given,' with n6 adiuis sion charge attached. Among the Omaha sinking groups who will ap p'ear on the program are the Omaha Woman's club chorus. Henrv Cox, director,' and Mrs. Ward "Shafer. leader; the Y. M. C. A.' quartet, the Kountze -Memorial church choir of 50 voices, the singing choir from the St. Cecilia cathedral. Dr. R. JH. Silby, director, and the Philharmonic orchestra, Frank Macli, director. lis early recov- The Congressional Club of Worn-' en will close theiV clubhouse in a few: weeks. Their last entertainment tor this sea-son willjje a club luncheon on May. 28, to celebrate their 10th year in the handsome new club house. On this occasion the wives uf the members of state delega tions, who are members of the clnl will be on hand, in their separate bodies, and present formally to the clubhouse their state flag. The cere- ! mony ot" presentation will precede I lie luncheon. 1 lie next step of this large and important organization of women, will be to enlarge thejr club house for the membership litis . far out-grown its capacity. The clmV I is more popular now than it has ever been, and while the eligibility to membership has been greatly cur tailed and is limited actually to the female members of the present con , gressmen and other officials, where ' previously the wives and daughters i of the ex-congressmen apd officials were eligible. i The families of congressmen are much up in the air over their in , ability to make their plans for re turning home for summer vacation, i The greater number of them expect j to go home, but "when" is the moot ed question. Miss tiillie Dunn ot York, Neb., who is here with Ken- i resentative McLaughlin's' family, ! will return to York in! few weeks to remain until the late autumn. Mr. and Mrs. Petrus Peterson of Lincoln were here early in the week Mid made pleasant visit. Mrs. Heavis, wife of Representative C". Frank Reavis, 'entertained Mrs. I Peterson art luncheon at the Cafe St. Mark's before she went with Mr. Peterson over to New York. t After a visit there Mr. and Mrs. Peterson vyifl return home. ' Mr. and Mrs. John'W. Towle and Miss Mjrion Towlc of Omaha came heTc aTter"they spent a" few days in Philadelphia. Mrs. Towle cliristened the ship Nemaha at Hog Island.. They made a visit here accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Young of Omaha. They left for home early" in the weekbut stopped for a week's visit at the White Sulphur Springs, en route. Mr. and Mrs. C. Chase of Pawnee City were among the Nebraska visitors here last week. k, Mrs. Staplcton, widow of Col. D. C. Stapleton, returned here on Saturday from Jolict, where the body of Colonel Stapleton was in terred. Her sister. Mrs. Barber, is with her, as well as her youns; daughter. . Washington friendsyof Col. Rus sell B. Harrison are deeply inter ested in his race for a seat in the Indiana legislature. This is the first time he has gone actively into poli tics and his success is awaited by a large circle of his olcKfriends fhu knew him here during his father's regime as senator and again as presi dent of the United States. Colonel Harrison -made a fine record in the Spanish war. Mrs. Harrison and their' only sou. William Henry Har rison fiiird, are in Omaha fur the Slimmer Vmincr Mr tll-riccn Iiol: .l r , idhcn in iaruuug. n is understood, and is busy on the Saunders farm near Omaha, putting scientific meth ods into practice. The Harrison coat of arms was. exhibited in the I i;:k:i 1 r i u:. -c i, 'an v Aiiiun m ui iiumc Hriu? or American families earlv this week: in the ClubTjf Colonial Dames. The I coat of arms and thrtiedigree were loaueu ny-ivirs. .lames Koncrt Jlc Kec of New York, daughter of President Benjamin Harrison. An other one of intense interest was that of the Henry Gassaway Davis family, loaned by his daughter, Mrs. Stephen P. Elkins. This is a won derful roll of parchment with in numerable beautifully illuminated crests and coats of arms. The line , goes back m direct descent, to 1 Charlemagne the Great, and was dis : covered by mere accident ',iy Mrs. I Albert Levin 'Richardson, an au thority on heraldry of American families. She was president of the Public Records commission or Maryland and in that capacity was making researches in England" ivint ' she recognized on a paper-' a seal similar to one she had t'mind in Marykind on a grant of land of Henrf II. yAhno in Maryland. He was the firt American ancestor of' Henry Gas'saway Davis. Onjah a Business Women'f to Give May Festival. fclub The Omaha MikIiii. U'.im,,,,'. Ii'ub will give a May festival in the T 1. V . L. A. auditorium itpjrhur evening. May 25, the proceeds to used to defray expenses of two dele gates who will attend the Y. W.N C. A. conference at Lake Geneva in limp Tht iirill k; u:.. year in place of the May breakfast. The club will meet for dinner. iuisuu, i vfimiif, .uav io, at (:!. o'clock in the Y. W. C. A, club rooms. C. (, Cunningham will n 'Great keliu-inn Christian World." peak of the Nou-