Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
MEETING OF WONAN'S CLUB
Greetings for Mrs Langworthy, President Of
State Federation,
WOMAN FROM SEWARD GIVES AN ADDRESS
Department of PnrIiamcntary prnc-
tice Gives Program and Has II
Lively Time-AnnounCcmc
of Future Meetings.

OF Future Meetings.
Delegations from the Mu Sigma and the
Dundee Woman's club united with the
Omaha Woman's club yesterday In welcom-
ing Mrs. s c. Langworthy OF Seward, WHO
is making her first visit to the city in her
official capacity as president of the Ne
braska Federation Of Women's clubs
After a well chosen word of introduction
from the president, Mrs. Langworthy
gracefully acknowledged the applause
which greeted her. and then passed to the
consideration OF club ideals in general and
the opportunities of Nebraska clubs in par
ticular.
1T is the law Of Love" she said, that
greatest thing in the world, that binds
women together in an effort to bring about
the development of physical, intellectual
and spiritual womanhood The method is
discovered in this intelligent and sympa-
thetic sisterhood, and the democracy of the
club is perhaps the most vital element In
it's existence.
Women need seek no new sphere of
action. for no matter how broad the range
OF their interests and sympathies the center
Of them all must be the hearthstone. The
unit of society is the family, not the indi-
vidual The home is the educational insti-
tuition through which the family is devel-
oped. Broaden the intelligence of the
mo"her and the influence of the home is
deepened and much is done toward settling
the great sociological quest:Tls OF the
time"
Referring to the failure of the Nebraska
Legislature to pass the bill providing for
state travelling library. the speaker ex
pressed the hope that such movement
will not be long delayed. New York estab
lished the first of these libraries in 1893,
and twenty-five states have followed its ex-
ample Nebraska cannot long remain be-
hind. Meanwhile the study clubs not having
access to city libraries must make use of
the state federation library, and that must
be increased and made available to the
highest possible degree.
Home and Kindergarten.
At the conclusion of Mrs Langworthys
address the president introduced Miss
Emile Poulsson of Boston, who was also
guest OF the club and had been seated on
the platform. Miss Poulsson discaimed
vocation as editor, author, teacher and
lecturer" and said she "only wrote stories
and songs for little children" Her short
address was concerned with the relation
between the home and the kindergarten.
The mother draws forth the powers of the
baby He cannot walk but she holds out
her hands and bids him come, and as her
love runs out toward his undeveloped
power her faith compels and leads the
childs action SO the mother becomes
model for the kindergarten.
Again. the kindergarten in it's time be-
comes the model because some things can
be better done in groups than by single
children. Wholesome companonship under
the superntendence of an older person,
Smpanionship between equals in age and
development, to which condition little chill
dren are peculiarly sensitive, can be had
in the kindergarten when 1T is impossible
in the home. Organized play, too, with
paythings in regular series. is of more
value to the child than the haphazard play
he. has in his home.
The program was given by the Depart
ment of Parliamentary Practice, Mrs. w.
f. Hartford, leader. 1t consisted of an Illus
tration of parliamentary procedure as 1t
applies to the reports of committees, and
q make believe" committee report with
it's accompanying minority report were set
up as targets for the fire and crossfre of
the marksmen of the department.
Lively discussion with motions, counter
motions and amendments came thick ana
b fast ana the reports were uHdlS hhV'hcu
out BY q motion to adjourn.
Mrs. LangwOrthy Greeted.
At the close of the program the club
passed into the parlors for personal greet
ings to Mrs Langworthy. Here the House
and Home committee entertained though
they were somewhat disabled by the ill
ness OF their chairman, Mrs. c. f. Squires.
Tea and waters were served by Mrs. j. j.
Dickey and Mrs A. j. Love, assisted by
Mrs Bidwell, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Mott, Miss
Scott. Miss Squires, Miss Hamilton and
Misn Millard. The table decorations were
narcissus. jassamine and ferns.
The announcements are as follows: The
Department of Social Science will have ar
informal tea in connection with its meeting
next Monday at 4 O'Clock. Parliamentary
Practice will have a special lesson at 2:3O
OF the same day. English Literature will
meet on Friday at 4 o'clock. The class In
Ethics will consider tue ethical quality OF
Auerbach's ION the Heights" today at 3
o'clock The Musical department announces
musicale by Mr.. B. B. Young on the
evening of March 81, and another by Miss
Estelle Rose Saturday afternoon, April S.