The service is on a six month loan here from the History and Avhices [sic] Building in Des Moines and will be on display at the Dodge House. Mrs. William T. Utley and Mrs. John Whittaker began initial moves to bring the silver set to Council Bluffs.]]> It is the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Drew and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Drew, all of Omaha. Observing the latest acquisition is Mrs. I.J. Hansmann, 11 Prairie Hills Lane, costume chairman of the General's Ladies, a group associated with the Ge. Dodge House. ]]> The Swiss-made historical reproductions are the result of a decade-long search for appropriate Victorian curtains at the house.
The curtains purchased with donations of an undisclosed amount, would have been ready a year ago, officials said, but they were made too short. Presently the five sets of curtains hang, as was the custom, and trail a foot on the floor.]]>