Omaha daily bee., 1893-05-28
TIE MoMAN,s CLun.
Work Accomplished at tho Last Meetin q
Under Favorable Conditions.

i'CdI IicHuS-Sl COuTSe III Is WOrSD Utlan
useless to speak of the weather last Mon
day, because if any OF you were obliged to be
on the streets you have evidence of the state
| of the same that is more than heresay. And
it was n shame too for'the house and home
committee of the Woman's club had made
ample preparations for the entertainment of
fully 200 ladies, and not more than fifty were
able to be present, and you all know how
provoking it is to be ready for q certain num-
ber of guests and then be disappointed but
the club met and carried out the program as
intended in salts factory manner too in
spite of the odds.
After the secretary's report was accepted,
the annual report of the officers was called
for, as it seemed desirable to establish
precedent in this direction. Mrs. Harris,
the recording secretary, said she had always
made point of leaving any meeting when
| such reports were made, and hence never
heard one in her life. The club had hau no
| meetings and she had recorded nothing and
| her annual report was therefore based upon
| neither history experience or observation.
| Her remarks were well received, and her
popularity attested when the vote of the
| club on recording secretary was announced
| later IT was found that she came within two
! votes of being elected unanimously. Mrs
| Towne made little speech In which she
said that she had only few words and those
| In the way of advice to offer and that was
| that the club continue to give the newly
elected president the same hearty support
that it had given the temporary chairman.
The house and home committee then pre-
| sented the chairman with theloveliest bunch
| of La France roses, tied with white ribbon
you ever saw Mrs. Towne responded
by saying sometimes the way women
| did things was the very incest way
| After the treasurer's report, which showed
q balance of 5000 10 ON hand, the depart
| mpDtS N I'm "A n re of,
| gress in the way OF organization and plans
| The department of political science Mrs
Ford, chairman, has planned for four meet
ings in the fall to discuss law, money and so
presented Pre- BY Mrs: Tracey, Mrs. Peat,
in turn, as foundation for discussion
The department of philosophy. Mrs. An
| drews, chairman, made coed report IN
which the chairman said that their motto
"Aim at the Stars and Strike Something"
| was to be the ruling idea in their deibera-
tions. The department Of literature has ar
ranged for the study of German literature
and the department Of art has probably the
| most expensive course of reading laid out of
any of the branches of the club. The educa-
tional department will for the present give
! their attention TO matters of interest in their
| line at the Worlds fair and have decided to
| have one or more meetings this spring.
At the request of five ladies, as prescribed
| by the constitution, new department was
|
| and also of English verse, with Miss MCGEE
as chairman of the former and Mrs. Peattie
of the latter. The club then listened to
lengthy and strong appeal from Mrs
lady clerks, in which she requested
members of the club to refrain from
making any purchases on Saturday
afternoons and thus help the move
| ment to give these girls a half-holiday Il
was moved and seconded that the club be
recorded as favoring the movement The
motion was carried unanimously. Resolu-
tions We're then introduced expressing the
club by The BEE and other city papers and
| to the Young Mems Christian association
and others for the use of halls The repre-
sentative of The BEE was also presented
with Il beautiful bunch of roses and that
calls to mind the fact that the floral
| decorations at the gallery were I'M
usually attractive and artistic, no form
being observed, lust immense lunches of
roses and snowballs wherever they would
| fit in the best.
| The club proceeded to the election OF Off
GERS, several tellers being appointed to dis
| tribute and collect the ballots which were
| printed after the style of the Australian
ballot and the members instructed to make
| n cross after the name of the lady for whom
they wished to vote. The election resulted
IN the choice of Mrs. Ford for Presi-
| dent; Mrs. S. II. Towne, first vice president;
| Mrs. A. S. Stiger, second vice president
| Mrs. Charles l.. Harris, recording secretary;
Miss Harriet Hickox, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. f. M. Richardson, treasurer.
Some little discussion arose here over parlia-
mentary rules and it was suggested that
! the club call on Hon. Lininger to settle the
| points under discussion, as he had proba bly,
| had more experience, but Mr.. Liuinger,
being discreet, declined to take any part ex-
| cept that of host, which he filed very gra-
| ciously, and, as he laughIngly expressed it.
| to see that the ballot box was not stuffed
and that each candidate had fair play.
The motion to adjourn was then adopted
and the committee on house and home took
matters into their own hands. And very
| efficient hands they are, too. 1t was an
| nounced that we would first be favored with
a short musical program, and Mrs. Hess
Fuchs was presented TO the ladies as
very pleasant surprise, her return
from Europe being known only to very few
of her friends. She and Mrs. Whitmore
favored the club with delightful rendition
OF Schuberts rondeau for four hands after
which Mrs. Estabrook in her sympathetic
voice sang "Where Did You Come from
Baby Dear" ana 'Reveries," She was
greeted with warm applause and all enjoyed
her songs. A piano, duet, "Hungary,"
! was the next number on the pro-
| gram and was followed by Mrs Cot
ton singing Hearts h Delight" You
all know how delightfully."- Mrs. Cotton
| sings and the encore she raceived was proof
| enough that she Is prime favorite She
| responded by giving Love May Come To.
morrow with its beautifpl refrain, which
was received Win appreclatlVe enjoyment
| by all. Mesdames Hess-Puchs and Whit
| more closed the programwith another duet
entitled, "Spain," which, was played with a
| great deal of expression. tFI'
Then came the refreshments. The lady
fingers and the chocolate waters the pine
| apple sherbet served in such dainty style and
the tea in its tiny cups with cream and
sugar would indeed temptt the gods to desert
their famed nectar, and ,to affirm the state
ment of the chairman, that the way women
do things is certainly the best way not only
sometimes, but always Then the ladies
feasted ana talked to their hearts content
| and as the occasion was so Informal and de-
| lightfully unconventional IL was no trouble to
| be sociabe, but simply impossible to resist
| the desire TO be friendly and all forgot that
| there were many present who had not met
| before and were soOE old friends and en-
| joyed the occasion as such. The idea of this
| annual meeting seemed TO he more TO 'estab-
| lsh precedent" than anything else, and If
| in years 20 come the club follows this prece-
! dent in the same spirit, and all house and
| home committees are as efficient as the one
| which had this ''precedent" in charge the
club will have nothing TO regret. Formal
adjournment was had until the first Monday
| in October when the real work of the club
| will ha beglm in earnest A MENRFR