Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-14
MEETING OF WOMAN'S CLUB
Current Topic Department Makes
New Departure In Preparation
of Program.

The current topic department gave a new
departure in its program on Monday before
the Womans club. 1t presented new singer
and a new magazine. Mrs Oscar Garressen
appeared before the club for the first time,
singing Hawiey's ut Was a Dream" ac-
companied by Mrs. Howard Kennedy. and
giving also in response to a double encore,
THE Night Has a Thousand Eyes" by
Lynnes, and the "Gondoliers Song" by
Schumann.
The magazine bore the name OF THE Cur
rent Topic Monthly" Vol. 1, No. /, and a
prospectus served as a program for the
articles" read from the platform.
The editorials contributed by Mrs. Creigh,
leader OF the department, indicated the
morals of the publication in a criticism Of
Governor Roosevelt for allowing a prize
fight in New York state, and its politics
were revealed by the assertion that the re-
cent election returns in Ohio pledged that
state to the expansion theory OF the admin
istratlon. Blame for the South African war
was laid at the door OF the British colonial
secretary. There we're also editorial para
graphs on the public school eystem which
1t is proposed to establish in Cuba and on
the discovery OF the new element, "Torric
Acid" while the curiosity OF the feminine
mind was exposed by the query, apropos or
Admiral Dawey's marriage, as to whether
the great man had surrendered some time
ago or recently. The solid article OF the
magazine was read by Mrs. w. II. Wilbur.
1t treated OF the discovery, manufacture and
possibilities of Liquid Air, and re-
bearsed its claim upon public interest as an
explosive, a motive power, a medicine ana
a refrigerant. An original poem was Mrs.
tha III
OF humorous character and dwelt upon the
acquaintance that the department had made
with famous men, notably Dreyfus. Agui-
naldo, Roberts, Dewey and Bellstedt. A
bright little tale of alternate humor and
pathos was furnished by Mrs Adnea Van
Geisen Hamilton, and book reviews cover
ing a score Of recent publications and given
bv Mrs. H. w. Fifty concluded the program.
Mrs. C. H. Townsend, leader OF the
household economic department, gave re-
mort of the seventh annual meeting of the
National Household Economic association
which she has Just attended in Chicago.
During tho business session Mrs. Hartford
presented a request which it is proposed TO
make of the representative of the district
and the United States senators OF Nebraska
urging them to use their utmost endeavor
and ito exhaust every honorable means 10
SECURE the prompt expulsion of b. T. ROD
erts from the house of representatives.
and also to endeavor to secure action look
ing toward a constitutional amendment de-
fning legal marriage as monogamlc ana
making polygamy crime punishable oy
severe penalties, including disfranchise
mont. The motion was unanimously passeu
after an earnest but somewhat one-slded
discussion in which Mrs. Hartford, Mrs Bel
den Mrs. Heller and DR.. Lankton supported
the request and Mrs. Andrews spoke
warmly against it. Mrs. Andrews objection
was based on the idea that there were no
grounds for unseating MI
Roberts and that while the social evil was
unmolested it was no time to attack polyg-
amcus marriage.
Another feature OF the business was the
renort of the Travellers Aid" Mrs. wilson,
who stands for the philanthropic Impulse
of fhe club toward unfortunate i'll or mex
perienced travellers. Mrs. Wilson is sta
toned at the Burlington and Union sta
tions and she reports great opportunity for
service there.
The announcements include recital oy
tho department OF oratory on THURSDAY ait
orncon to be given by Mrs Priscilla Puner
of the Emerson school, Boston, and meet
ing of those interested In the chorus CLASS
Tuesday, November IA, at 10 O'Clock.