The Norman Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 112, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 18, 1921 Page: 4 of 8
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THE NORMAN TPANSCPIPT—NORMAN, OKLAHOMA
SOCIAL CALENDAR
MONDAY
12:15—Rotary Luncheon. Sooner Con-
fectionery
300—P O E. Mrt. G. P Glenn 314
We.t Mun
TUESDAY
2i5—L.ons Sooner Qonfectioncry
3:00—S*rt& club, Mrs. J. D. Maguire.
510 Eli*
3 :00— M.tttonjry Society. M E. church
South, Ifrr P. A Maloy. 306 Chau.
tawqa.
00—Eastern Star, Masonic Temple,
117 South Peters
WEDNESDAY
i 30—ftdies A d. M E. Church Santa
Fe and West Eufaula.
FRIDAY
3 GO— Cofcrie Mrs C E. Decker 508
Chautaiqua
After a hill in thi* social life in
Norman for several months, when
the University closed and chilis ad-
journed for the warm summer
months. thin«s have taken on new
life this pas! week < ltil v are hold
in? their initial meetinv* and are
raking up their courses « f study for
the winter Iht sororities and fra-
ttrnities,1 that have l een dat^d
several months, commenced fillin.
their eiiRaneinents Wednesday with
a round oi delightful luitchcons and
dinner parties Many chanses havt
been made in homes and with "um |
her of lovely women chosen tor hotifii j
mother, a very pleasant winter <
promised. The horse mothers for tht
sororities are Kappa Alpha Thetas i
Mrs. Tod Wheeler ot Oklahoma ( .ty. !
Pi Beta Phis. Mrs. Betty Jameson;'
Fulton. Missouri Kappa Kappa
Gamma. Mr- K P. Bauman Nor-
man; Delta Gamma. Mr- S \V
Hardenstein. Oklahoma City; Chi
Omega. Mrs. Goodvear. Ithtc.i \« v\
York: Alpha Chi Ouieua. .\Mss Cira.v
Frown. Detroit, Michigan \l h:
Phi. Mrs. Winifred lohn*t«r\
homa l sty. 1 ri ho'ts \ - 'U-rtlu
Kelso. Pittsburg. Pi (.t.niut Plii
Beta. Mis- Ida K" k city
Missouri; \i Delta. Mis- Oliv • Yiik-
try Syracuse. \« \v Vork \lplia
Gamma Delta. Mi - l.eli-i A lis. Mi
ami. Oklahonid Tin- fr.it---ui - will J
have for their house mothers; Beti J
Thita Pi. Mis Carrie I'. K —jp n i
McComb. Illinois; Si ona Al ha li
don. Hrv \\ II l'«illv Dura.it
S * ma Chi. Mrs. Wit c* ( o iklina
I.nid; Phi Gamma Delta. Mr- Ne'lie j
Haltimanger. \\ nfield. knn«:i«: Phi
Delta Theta. Mrs. Cora Thompson
Oklahoma City; \ncia. Mr 1*'1« •«
\\':!ktr Nlrinan; ?lasoni«i Dormi
tory. Mrs John 1 ;.ylor. rman
South M«t!iodivt T)ormitorv Mrs
( S P.oIim Norman: K: *" a Yphas
Mi s Cbdv. Oklahoma C tv
The alumane of the Mpha Phi so-
'roritv. who returned tor tb. rushing
season, wire. Mis*. Ada lackson. |
MuskoRt-e Miss Helen iWndtr Mr
Han wv I.«•« M c( i.c i n• Mrs W. I
F.a'tlaiid. Mi's Maruaret lohnson,
Mrs Donald Bovl. all of Oklahoma
« "iv. an I \fi' Crawford Wheeler
Tul^a
Alumnae of the Kapna Kappa Gam
ma sorority ' o arr h *r f. r « uc!i
art M's; t: Itt O-.tenh-r*\
t laremore; Mrs. Frink F.ng'e. I.I
Reno Mrs lini Co.' rcll. < >V *an a
C iy: Miss Doris (',. it. « and Mi s
1 «.i i-« Bierer of Gtithrii- M; - Mad
e1in ' Co||.« rt Ardmore Mis* V.r-
viiiia Hancock, Oklahoma Citv Mi'-
Haisi. Smith L:ivton: "'I Mr-
Robert Howie. Oklahoma Citv.
Mr-. Ruth Strickland- Hoba-t.
Misses Dorothv YYhitfonl and Klise
Vansylk'-. Oklahoma Citv are guest-
at the Delta Gamma house
❖ '!• •••
The Alpha Gamma Drlta «ororitV
are entertaining Mis- Fleta Douthitt
of Oklahoma City. Miss Ruth Davis
of Fo-t Worth and Miss Ruth
Glidev eli of Helena, at their home.
783 DeBarr avenue.
Guest at the Gamma Phi Beta
house for the rush week, are Miss
Vera Doughtery. Muskogee: Miss
Helen Stafford. Ranger. Texas; Miss
Rutli Munger. Watonga: Misses
Louise Can-.pliell. loyce Rives. Marie
Tackelt. Helen Berg, all of Oklaho-
ma Citv.
The Pi Beta Phi sororitv enter
tained the following alumnae during
the rushing season; Mis- Genevieve
Douglas, Muskogee Mis-. Julia
Enochs* Oklahoma Citv; Miss Clara
Mav Hooker. Oklahoma City; Mr
lames Blair. Jacksonville. Ma.; Miss
Teressa Gibson. Muskogee*. Mrs
Fred Chapman. Ardmore; Mis-
Frances Gorman. Ardmore: Miss
Anna Clare Simpson. Ada; Mis* Lu-
cile Cowles. McAlester; Misses Kittv
Itner and Pauline Roberts of Oklaho-
ma City; and Miss Eleanor Crowl
McAlester
•S* v
The Bide-a-Wce eluh met Thurs-
day afternoon for its first meeting of
the year with Mrs. Oscar Holland at
her home 523 South Crawford. Gar
den flowers were used tastelfully in
the house decoration-. Roll call was
answered by current events. The
The afternoon was enlivened by con-
versation and at its cli-se toil Ice
course was served to the members
and the additional guests, Mr-. E h
Sherman, Mrs. J. R. Holland and
Mrs. R. D. Lewther.
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The members of the Norman pub-
lic school faculty were the guests
of the president of the board of edu-
cation, Dr. C. W. Shannon and Mrs
Shannon Friday evening at their
pretty home, at 518 Lahoma avenue.
The time was spent in getting ac-
quainted and an old fashioned spell-
ing mstch caused much merriment.
At a late hour, an ice caurse was
served to the fifty five guests, who
accepted the hospitality of Dr. and
Mrs. Shannon.
Watch for our week-end "get acquainted" sales of
Toilet Articles—each Friday and Saturday You'll do
well to watch for these announcements, both for yourself
and the daughters, also for father and the boys. You
know how tne men folks feel when they run out ot
shaving cream, fact lotion and powder, as well as tooth
paste.
FIRST FLOOR. JUST INSIDE DOOR
McCALL'S
Norman's Greatest Store
When you step onto the tile or linoleum in the bath
room these cool mornings you notice that a rug teelc.
mighty comfortable to your feet. Cold feet m the eaily
fail and winter mornings are the cause of half the winter
rolds. Our iifw line of washable bath mats just received
at very attractive prices. Easy to launder and tasteful
designs to match your bath room
FIRST FLOOR—STAPLE DEPARTMENi
With School Time
Comes Walking Time—
And Edwin Clapp Shoes
With school time conies
"walking time' tor tlx- mioses
ami young ladies—which means
luluin C lapp shoes.
< ement walks, pavement ami
stair-climbing call for shoes that
•;ive real service—hut the young
ladv also wants a shoe that adds
to her general dress appearance,
and the hdwin Clapp shoes will
"ivc her all that she can possibly
desire from style and dressiness,
as we.I as comfort and durabil-
ity.
And the school girl, as yell as
her older sister, will be assured
of a perfect fit. for our ~hoe me/
know how to fit any foot. They
neve: ask the si/e you wear—
iu>t carefully measure your loui,
and fit you with the shoe best
adapted to your particular foot
in the style you designate.
Ask'to see our calf skin Kdwin
Llapp Oxfords in light tail and
dark brown.
Or perhaps you prefer the
black in kid skin.
\nd then for those who must
walk much, want real comfort,
coupled with tiie latest stvle—
Jn t a^k for our Itrogues—in
brown calf skin, with the low,
comfortable heel.
All of these Edwin C lapp shoes
at $12.50.
In our shoe department you'll
find other < Kfords in brown and
black from $5.00 tip.
FIRST Pl.OOH. SHOE DEPARTMENI
Norman Mothers
Surely Appreciate
Our New Baby Store
"Why. isn't this simply de-
lightful !'"
"So convenient."
"flow thoughtful."
"What a saving of time."
"And the cutest things."
These are just some of the ex-
clamations we hear as Norman
mothers visit nor new Haby
Shop—for the Baby Shop is a
regular little store within itself.
Even if you're not the least bit
interested in babies—yon'II stire-
l\ enjoy a visit to McCall's new
Baby Store.
And it is a little store within
itself, too—for we've collected
everything the Baby, the Infant,
tile Kiddies clear up to the six
year olds, could possibly need.
\\ e have gone all over our
6tore, selecting dresses here,
--hoe;, there, and brought all these
things together, and then added
to these all kinds of new Babv
wearables, so Mother can just
come triMjur Baby Shop and get
ihsolutcly anything Baby needs.
Cold days are coming mighty
soon and the Little Babv who's
never been through a blustery
ro ~
New Shipments of Ladies' and Misses' Dresses
Arriving Daily From Eastern Markets
Our New Silk Frocks Have an Old World Charm
You'll be enthusiastic over the chemise styles that
borrow Oreintal and French touches nr whose slender
silhouettes strongly hit of the medieval in their method
of using metal girdles or nail-head embroidery. I repe
Satin fabrics, especially in black, are very much ap-
pn ved of.
Loose panels elaborately embroidered in oriental
motifs and colorings, produce an exotic effect when
contrasted with a dark ground, such as we are showing.
The latest arrivals have a pronounced blouse effect
SECOND F LOOK
Oklahoma winter will be needing
50 many warm, comfy little
clothes. There are those cute
Eiderdown robes at only
that'll keep the little toes arid
hands, as well as the body, warm,
when Jack Frost cotnes snoop-
ing around.
And then those newly arrived
silk and wool carriage robes,
with the detachable linings that
can be washed, from $2.35 to
All in pink and blue, of
course.
For those who've passed the
real little baby stage, our wash-
able rompers at $1 to $2.25 cotne
in mighty handy.
Or the wash suits from the
two and one-half yejr olds up to
six at $2.50 t" $4.95, help to keep
the kiddies clean and sweet.
Dr. Denton's Soft Knit Sleep-
ing Garments, 1 to 6, at from
75c to $1.75 will also be needed
when little old Jack Frost comes.
And then there are such items
as hosiery, shoes and wooly
house slippers for the Baby
that's learning to walk.
Don't forget our 25-volume
Baby Shop library. Any mother
can borrow anv of these books for
ten days free from the Vanta
Mothers' Reference Library.
SECOND FLOOR, WEST SIDE
McCALL'S
Latest Bulletin
(Note—Watch this Bulletin
regularly for the latest arrivals
of merchandise—these reached
us too late to be included in our
descriptive advertising.)
New Metal Girdle, to be
worn with new jumper dresses
for ladies and misses. Only a
few received late this week—
these came in metal and ivory
combined, including shades of
nickle and red, nickle and jade,
nickle, navy blue and red, gilt
and jade, brand new. $1.25 to
$2.00.
And you just must see these
very latest new silver mesh van-
ity bags—just the kind they are
carrying on the boulevards in
Paris this fall. Made in France
from non-tarnishable white
metal. A year ago you would
not have gotten them for
$12.50—but now we're offering
them for $6.95.
Received Saturday—New ship-
ment of Fashionette Hair Nets,
both cap and fringed shapes—
15c each or $1.50 per dozen.
NEW RAIN COATS
Also, Cravenette and some
English Tweeds to protect you
from both cold and rain this
winter. Very attractive—all
colors for both ladies and child-
ern, ranging from $6 95 to
$27.50
and straight lines. The embroidered frock usually
shows most o! tlie decoration carried on the exceeding-
ly wide sleeve* and repeated on elongated side panels.
I he Jenny sleeve, with its w ide flare in three-quar-
ter lengths, art* the latest from Paris.
We believe that these dresses for ladies and misses
in Crepe Satin. Canton ( repe, Koshanara Crepe in
navv, black and brown, will be most pleasing to our
\« rmaii customers, and they're arriving now.
Si/es, 16 to 44 1-2. From $22.75 to $59.50.
NORTH FRONT —
Staple Cottons
Specially Priced
\\ ith cotton celling at twenty
cents a pound and better these
staple cottons are priced at less
than replacement cost. W e ad-
vise our customers to cover their
wants in these lines now for vou
will pay much more if you wait,
N'ote the prices that follow:
Hope Bleached Muslin, yard
wide, soft finished, no starch or
dressing, yard only 16c.
Unbleached Muslin, a very
firm, soft weave, 32 inches wide,
very special this week at yard
V/iC.
Bleached Sheeting, 9-4, full SI
inches wide, a very heavy firm
weave that will give you excel-
lent wear, special value, yard 50c.
Full Bleached Sheets, double
bed size, Six1*) inches, torn and
hemmed, will wash straight, three
inch hem at top and one inch hem
at bottom, seamless, extra weight
special at $1.50; dozen $15.
Very fine quality Mercerized
Table Damask, 56 inches wide,
five brand new patterns, will
launder perfectly, five very new
patterns, special value, yard 75c.
Mercerized Napkins, 22 inch
size, hemmed ready to use, good
quality, large size, very special,
dozen $1.25.
FIRST FLOOR—STAPLE DEPARTMENT
New Houses and
Fall Both Call
For New Draperies
\\ ith new houses being com-
pleted in the I'niversity City, and
iall almost here, hundreds of
urman housewives are thinking
ibout their draperies this month.
Of cuiirse main careful house-
wives are taking their drap-
erie- down in the spring, to
^et full benefit of the Okla
homa breezes during the lc.ni.'
nit summer days, but wit'ii
cool weather here, bringing with
t party time and more family life
indoors, draperies are again being
seriously considered.
Pall housecleaiiing paves the
way. So cotne to our draperies
department and let us show vou
our good looking silk and velours
anil double faced cretonnes. Al-
so you can't help but like our
lew pieces of lace panels—
they've just arrived These har-
monize and \et contrast so well
with the draperies
And don't forget our special
draperx service—you just come
here, select the drapes vou want,
with the lieu laces—and we go to
your home, measure vour win-
dows, design and make suitable
draperies and then hang them for
you—all f ir just tl;e cost of the
draperies.
\\ bile you're here, be sure to
look at the Cretonne draperies
for the bed rooms. And for the
bath and kitchen, se our swisses
—some of them go wonderfully
well in hte bed rooms, too.
SECOND FLOOR, WEST FRONT
A Hat—That's the
Starting Point of
Your Fall Costume
\\ lien yon visit our Millinery
Department and see all the new
Kastern trimmed hats we've re-
ceived during the past few days
from the hastern markets, you
will see a group of bewitching
hats on which the Eastern design-
ers have showered many favors.
\\ hile black is surely the pre-
dominating color this fall, we also
have gay and sprightly colors.
Mohawk, l'ine, I'ompeian Red,
eccentric bits of trimming, heads,
buckles, enameled ( Iriental orna-
ments; whimsical irregular con-
tours, tricornes, Incomes, dim-
pled brims or slashed.
I an there now be an\ doubt
that here you'll find a hat to
strike a keynote and color for the
starting point of your Autumn
costume?
Prices range all the wav from
S5.y8 to $22.50.
But out here in Oklahoma, din-
ing the bright, sunshinv wintei
days many women prefer a sailor
for outdoor wear—and again our
Hat Department is prepared to
please—your choice from $4 50
to $20.00
SECOND FLOOR. SOUTH SIDE
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