Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-15
Woman's in T!ub and
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The regular monthly meeting OF the
Woman's Keely Rescue league was held
on Wednesday morning with a good at
tendance, Mrs. c. b. Allen. jr., presiding
The reports OF the various committees in
dicated that the work has been enthu-
sisstically taken up and the cooperation
OF some Of the substantial business men Of
the city is the result. The league already
has one patient in the institute and IL was
decided to enter another at once. while two
other cases are under investigation. 1t
vas decided that Mrs. J. y. Foster be ap-
pointed collector for the league to attend
to the collection OF the associate, life and
regular membership dues and the subscrip-
tions that have been made. as the entering
OF another patient will necessitate the use
of all available funds that can be used
for that purpose. The next meeting OF the
league will be held on Wednesday, April 10.
The seventh annual announcement OF the
Nebraska Federation OF woman's Clubs has
been issued this week aud, aside from the
reports, the burden % its message is club
extension. Attention is called to the ne
cessity of a larger income to creditably
maintain the state federation, its institu-
tions and annual programs being OF a char,
aeter that necessitates financial support
beyond what they now have, and II was TO
meet this necessity that II was proposed
10 amend article viii OF the bylaws so that.
II should read: The annual dues. pay
able in advance of the annual meeting,
shall be 50 for each club OF fifty or less
members and 81 additional for each fifty
members or fraction thereof. after the frst
fifty members" Mrs. Henrietta l. Smith,
the state president, suggests a better plan
-.
tension.
The executive board OF the Nebraska
federation has appointed an extension
committee composed OF Mesdames Winnie
Durland OF Norfolk, chairman; Emma Page
OF Syracuse and Julia C. Hoobler OF Omaha,
TO act as a medium OF information. The
State federation now consists OF about 100
clubs, with approximately $500 members.
Each OF these clubs Is urged 20 appoint
an extension committee and to endeavor
TO present to the executive board before
June the name OF one or more organized
clubs, that they may be admitted TO the
federation and notified in time TO send
delegates to the annual October meeting,
which is to be held at Wayne October Sill,
by Invitation OF the Wayne federation.
While the proposed extension will greatly
increase the funds OF the federation, the
Increase in the expense will be but little.
as the cost OF program for all the clubs
OF the state would be no more than II
now is for 100 clubs But the greatest
beneht OF all to be derived from club ex-
tension. the committee believes. will be in
the closer association OF so large a mum.
Der OF women. organized as they are in so
many different interests, and with each
club contributing its individual and char
aetertstic strength the federation must at
tain its highest usefulness
The report shows an addition OF thirty
two manuscripts 10 the reciprocity bureau
since October, 1900. all Of which are upon
subjects embracing work Of the highest
order.
The bureau is being used now as never
before and, though there has been a splen