Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-02
p. e. o. sIsTERHooD TO BE HERE.
Congress to Follow the state Chapter
Meeting Mt south Omaha.

Congress to Follow the state Chapter
Meeting at south Omaha.
An event that is liable to interest more
women exclusively Of the transmississippi
states than any other so far identified with
the exposition is the congress Of the P.
E. o. Sisterhood, which is to he held at
the First Congregational church on Thurs
day. This organization was founded In 1859
and is today the largest secret organization
of women in the country Independent of a
higher organization OF men. Its funda-
mental principles are faith. love, purity,
justice and truth. 1t is peculiarly ex-
elusive order" that is very attractive to
great numbers of the fair sex and the con-
gress will be participated in by women
from the Ohio river to the headwaters Of
the Missouri.
AS preliminary to the general congress
there will be a state gathering at South
Omaha from Monday to Wednesday, at
which all the business of the Nebraska
grand chapter will be transacted. The gen.
eral congress will continue over Thursday
and Friday, but the latter day will be al
together devoted to the exposition, begin
ming with a reception at the Nebraska
state building from 10 a. m. to noon
The program for Thursday includes some
very good things. Miss Kttie Loughrdge
Dutton of the Bureau of Education will
tender a greeting to the visitors to begin
with and Mrs. F. B. Bryant will extend a
welcome on behalf of the Omaha members
A response to these welcomes is to be made
by Mrs. Flora Herring of Fairfield Ia,
president Of the supreme grand chapter
Following this there are to be papers ex-
planning the objects OF the order, ETC., by
Mrs Emma R. Pratt OF Chicago and Mrs.
Carrie f. McNaughton Of Villisca, Ia, and
a reading by Miss Ella NJ. Crawford of
Lincoln, principal Of the Nebraska College
Of Oratory there. During the afternoon
papers will be presented by Mrs. Birney
Dysart of Queen City, Mo-, Miss Virginia
Corbett of Bozeman, Mont, and Miss Clara
B. Duval OF this city; readings by Mrs.
Walter Campbell of Oskaloosa, Ia, presl-
dent of the Iowa grand chapter, and Miss
Mary E. Monro OF South Omaha. Mrs.
Alice Babb of Mount Pleasant, Ia, Is to
deliver an address entitled, rays from One
Point of Our Star" The musical feature
of the program will consist of vocal solos
by Miss Belle Hacker OF Hampton, Ia.
Miss Warner OF York, Neb., and Miss Dora
Swearingen of this city; instrumental music
by Mrs. Ida C. Wagner OF Plattsmouth
Neb., Miss Mabel Cobb OF York, Neb., and
Miss Ruth Blanchard of Beatrice, Neb,
and whilstllng solo by Mrs. Carrie Alex
ander Of Wahoo, Neb.
The officers of the supreme grand chapter
are: President, Mrs. Flora Chester Herring
Of Fairfield, Ia; first vice president, Mrs.
r.. d. Cramer of Memphis, Mo-. second
vice president, Mrs Laura L. Allen of Su-
perior, Neb,; recording secretary, Mrs Car
rie Gorrell Hunter of Newton, Ia; corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. Emma Cadwallader
Hyatt of Detroit, Mich; treasurer, Miss
Minnie Osgood OF Chicago. and organizer,
Mrs. Julia n. Robinson OF Cedar Falls, la.
The Transmississippi Exposition executive
board consists OF Mrs. Herring, Mrs Clara
West of Lincoln, president of the Nebraska
grand chapter; Mrs. Walter Campbell OF
Oskaloosa, president of the Iowa grand
chapter; Mrs. Mary Barnes of Lancaster,
president Of the Missouri grand chapter,
and Mrs. Jennie Bryant, president OF Chap
ter II" of this city.
On Friday P. E. o. day will be celebrated
At the exposition. Headquarters OF the
order will be at the Nebraska building.