Omaha daily bee., 1897-12-14
WORK OF THE WOMEN
Clubs and Societies Contributing to
the welfare of NNrfOIIS.


The Norfolk News reviews the growth and
work of Womans clubs and societies in that
city as follows:
The Wednesday club was organized in 1892
with a membership of fourteen. 1t was not
formal organization but gathering of
neghborhood friends who enjoyed "a Win
ter's Travel in France" Wishing to share
the benefits, which they felt to be growing
greater each year, the organization was made
formal and now the membership, which is
limited to twenty-five, is on it's sixth year
with the same executive officers serving
throughout the entire time.
The officers are: Mrs. N. A. Rainbolt,
president; Mrs. f. e. Hardy vice president;
Mrs. George L. lies, secretary and treas
urer Program committee: Mrs. ]. r. Hays,
Mrs. G. ii. Reynolds, Mrs. Dora e. Budenz,
Mrs. NJ A. Rainbolt
In addition to the officers and program
committee the personnel OF the club in
cludes Mesdames A. Bear, Charles Bridge
w. H. Bucholz, w. H. Butterleld. w. II,
Hagey, w. N. Huse, w. III. Johnson, G. f.
KEEPER, Morris Mayer, ]. S. McClary W. s,
Pardonner, P. H. Salter.
me ladies' formerly members Of the club
VINO have removed from the city and who
are enrolled on the honorary list are: Mrs.
i. b. Kali, Charlton, Ia; Mrs. C. A. Mast.
davenport, Ia; Mrs G. G. Steele, Boston.
Ihe Wednesday club conducted a lecture
course last winter of six numbers which
gave the public an opportunity to hear Bur-
uette' Nourse, French and Elliott with mu-
sical numbers of great interest The clut
round that the course, SO eleyatine in char
acter, was very highly appreciated so tha,
| anotner course with an entire change of lee.
lures was planned for this year and the sea.
son tickets sold very rapidly, so that Nor.
tk iolk mas every treason to count among Its
blessings the enthusiastic workers of the
| Wednesday club.
iEis club was organized in 1896 with th,
object OF stimulating intellectual develop
lhent ana TO promote unity and good fellow
shp among its members. The regular meet
,hss or the club are held once in two weeks
beginning on the second Monday in Octobec
closing the winters work in May The mem
pership is unlimited and forty-seyen ladie
are now enrolled upon the books.
Inc oficers and executive committee fo
1887 .9S are as follows: Mrs. Nora Taft Pratt
pteslueht; Mrs. Minnie j. Bullock, vice oresl
uent; Mrs. Blcoche F. Owen, recording sec
| ietary; Mrs Harriet Warrick, correspond
| ing secretary; Mrs. Emma Baum. treasurer
| Program committee: Mrs Lille E. Baker
Mrs Dorothy Seymour, Mrs. Emma Ransom
@ @ihe other members OF the club are: Mes
A. Dean, Elizabeth Birchard, Winnie r. Dur
land, Jessie M Morrow, Clara NJ. Hazen
jessie w. Mount, Ella Sharpless. F. q
Gofyeil. l.. j. Goodrich H. c. Matrau. f. P
Meatherby. G. b. Durland, G. B. Salter, II. ].
Shyaer, Ella II. OMAN, w. M. Robertson, C
y. Cow, j. 10. Aid, Roma Huntington W. ]
Rlng. L. M. Beeler, II. L. Scoggin, Clara NJ
reynolds Helen Mcbride, Anna Drake len
ME McKim. Cora NJ. Stitt, e. C. Conner. Res
nette Cooper, Peter Stafford, Edith Hutchln
son. Maud W. Humphrey, M. c. Walker
Dave Baum. j. Baum. Ora s. Reels CharIe
chapman, p. II. Bell Miss Arville Mason.
department OF household economies ha
been organized in the club with Mesdame
Dorothy seymour, secretary; Minnie Bullock
leader Last year the club conducted
cooking school with great success. but ha
not advanced plans for any public work a
yet for this seasons entertainment.
| me Music Students club was organize,
IN June, 1890, with constitution and by
| laws adopted. The membership Is limited
to thirty students and the meetings are helc
every other Monday afternoon from DC
| tober to May. The club has very goo,
musical library and the students have beel
faithful in their studies and in the per
| formance of each duty assigned them.
three-year course of study was arranget
| In 1895: First year, first classical period
second year. second classical period; thirC
| year, the romantic period. Several concerts
and musicals have been given by the club
| The proceeds OF two entertainments wer,
given to charity The first president, Mrs
| Feels, is still presdent, being unanimousl,
elected every year. Eight charter members
The members of the club are. Mrs. Georg,
I Beels, president; Mrs. John R. Hays, vice
president; Mrs. Harry Snyder, secretary ant
| treasurer; Mrs. Collamer. librarian Execu
| tive committee: Mrs. Hazen, Mrs. SaIter
| Mrs. Mount, Other members: Miss Hewine
Mss Robertson, Miss Johnson. Mrs. Mayer
| Mrs. Ransom, Mrs Koenlgstein Mrs. Me
Nance. Mrs. Jeffrles, Mrs. Seymour Mrs
Graft, Mrs. j. Baum, Mrs. D. Raum.
Although the Ladies' Auxiliary to tn,
Prospect Hill Cemetery association has beer
In existence but short time over two years
| 1t has accomplished a wonderful amount O.
work The womsn, with their usual tao
| and vim, have given entertainments. col
| lected dues and donations, until they hay,
| been enabled to turn into the treasury O
| the Prospect Hill association several hun,
| dred dollars. The money has been expended
In the putting in OF water works, laying of
streets and driveways, planting Of tree
and ehrubbery, planting foliage bed
and paying the caretaker, Mr. Harter. VIII
has kept the grounds In perfect order. s,
that all who Visit the cemetery are praisln,
the beauty and improvement 10 the growing
| but silent, city OF the dead. The officers o.
the association are: Mrs Matrau president
Mrs. Powens, vice president; Mrs Snyder
secretary; Mrs. Bullock, corresponding secre
| taryi Mrs. Robertson, treasurer; executiy,
committee. Mesdames Mcmillan, ]. r.. Hays
L nlA Tha M unrlra "