Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-07

to society nowadays And we should all
make an effort to put our education to some
good uses. Z. f. o. is a beautiful and en-
nobling aid Good women aid us and add
to our attractions. We are broadened by
the mutual exchange OF analyses and criti-
cisms. This enables us to enjoy our homes
A bright and happy home should be the
fathers kingdom the child's paradise and
the mothers Joy. Charity begins at home
but 1t does not end there.
The mystery in which our Sisterhood is
shrouded is the open sesame to a happy life
AS a book grows chapter by chapter so the
p. Z. o. grows Let our ideal be a noble
woman who excels in refinement, grace and
loving kindness; not in one excelling in
masculinity or intelligence.
value of Club Life.
Miss Virginia Corbett of Bozeman Mont,
was unable to be present to read her paper
on "a Laboratory Study" and It was read
by her sister NJ S. Ca | SIN tn. Miss Colbett's
idea was to make a laboratory of the ages
represented by Chauser, Shakespeare and
George Eliot and study the types OF women
depicted by those authors. Through them
all were found the bearing of all sorts OF
trouble without murmur or complaint. An
unfiinching adherence to duty. The value
Of club life was then shown; its aid in the
mutual growth and the individual develop
nent. In this respect the value Of the local
P. E. o. chapters is infinite.
rest from the task of following these
discourses was furnished by Mrs. Alexander
Of Wahoo, accompanied on the piano by
Miss Cobb. She whistled several pieces
which were enthusiastically received.
Mrs. McNaughton of Villisca, Ia, contin-
ued the program with talk on Backbone. u
Man" said she, without an actual back
bone, would be like a pair Of tongs And
without mental one his actions are similar
to those OF the tongs. God has given us
our lives and faculties 1t is for us to de
velop our backbone. Our forefathers pos
sessed it to a wonderful degree, and we have
lately shown that we ourselves are not lack
ing in it.
I'VE women are very weak, but man is
also weak, or Adam would not have been
enticed by Eve to bite the apple. But it is
for us, by mutual help, to build up our back
bone, to enlighten our homes and to form
high and noble ideals and then try to follow
them. Let faith, love and truth be our
guides"
Mrs Herring next presented the original
charter member, Mrs. Alice Babb, of Mount
Pleasant, Ia. Mrs. Babb spoke feelingly OF
her emotions at her seeing her friends and
the many different memories, some sad,
others happy, which they recalled, and COM
pared them to a wonderful cave, in which
IRE stalacttes SO perfect that chords can
be struck on them. OF the Ave cardinal
virtues upon which the P. e. o. is founded
Mrs Babb selected for her topic Justice"
1T is justice" said Mrs. Babb that
rules the world. Nations submit to laws;
states are laid down by laws and property
is protected by laws. Laws needed inter-
prefers and the men so doing were called
lawyers. But there was always a class Of
people that complained against them on
the ground that they were unjust. Law is
harsh at times. The old Mosaic law claimed
an eye for an eye. Now lawyers often
claim two eyes for one. Hereditary crime Is
the bugaboo Of modern justice and the great
problem is to tell where mercy should end
and justice begin Education seems the
only solution. The minds wants are more
diverse than the body's, and when not prop
erly treated become diseased.
what the Order AccompIishes.
1--WE are now in the social age. Let us
not forget that we have risen wonderfully
and the reason of it is love. First came
the pilgrims. Their wives were always busy
and severe. Then came the wife OF the
pioneer, who bore untold hardships without
murmur and did a vast deal toward making
the west what 1t Is today. AS they made
money the idea came that they must educate
their children. But let us pray that these
children will never be ashamed of their
parents, as some have been
zone great benefit Of the P. E. o. is that
1t draws mother and daughter together and
the mother feels no longer compelled to
sit in the kitchen while the daughter enter
tains her friends. There is no longer that
sad separation of education. But by the
aid of P. E. o. they are made one.
This is a justice loving nation, as our war
has proved. and the women with their Red
Cross work are fit companions for these
temperate men.
Let not small annoyances sour your lives,
and be always just and strong in character"
Miss Duval, in paper upon "Woman's
Sphere traced the indelible mark woman
has left on the world and showed that it
was due to her love and tenderness. She
said that womans sphere was continually
becoming more exalted and that in civilized
countries she was now the equal and help
mate, not the slave Of man. Then she
warned woman against striving for what
was utterly useless to them and said that no
matter how humble, every woman had
mission to perform. Mothers have fought
a fight" said she, "such as men never could
and they have proved themselves silent and
under all trials"
Mrs. Munro of South Omaha then gave two
delightful recitations and Miss Blanchard
Of Beatrice, Neb.. played Chopin's Polonaise,
op. SO. This finished the program and Mrs.
Herring closed the convention, wishing all
God speed" until they met again.
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