Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-12

The next meeting OF the local chapter p.
z. o. will be held at the home of Mrs. A. w.
Buchanan, 1862 Charles street, on Satur-
day afternoon. The business session will
be followed by a literary session, AN
Afternoon with Mary Wilkins" Miss Lucy
Roys will read a paper on Mary wilkins"
and Miss Laura Drummer will read selec-
lions from her work.
The following announcement has been
made for the meeting Of the law depart
ment Of the Woman's club December IS at
2 O'Clock D. m. Mr.. F. H. Gaines will
speak on 1.-The Law of Real Estate" This
will be followed by a review of the pre-
vious lectures by Miss Boss, Mrs, A. X.
Gault and DR.. Millen. The library COM
mittee will furnish for the use Of the de-
partment Miss Mary A. Green's Woman's
Manual CT Law, which has recently been
published.
Mrs. Hannah @. Solomon Of Chicago has
again been elected president of the Ma
tional Council Of Jewish Women.
Again the Chicago Woman's club has
fallen under the disfavor Of the other clubs
Of the state and this time for no other
reason than that 1t happens to include in
its membership two women whose ability
has made them valuable TO the General
Federation to the extent of OCCASION
ing their appointment to positions on
national committees. an honor that the
executive board neglected to confer upon
any other club OF the state. Miss Jane
Adams and Mrs. Lydia Avery Conley Ward
are the honored women, and. while there is
no question Of their ability. the fact that
Mrs. Wiles, also Of the Chicago Woman's
club, was appointed to the program com-
mittee last year has occasioned the other
clubs Of the state to lay aside their mod
esty for the occasion and call attention to
the fact that there are several scores OF
other large clubs in Illinois among which
an occasional woman might be found cap
able Of representing the federation even
in the national committees.
Mrs. William Todd Helmuth OF New York
has returned from her summers trip
abroad and will take up her work as presl-
dent OF the National Council OF Women.
Mrs. Mary Wood Swift Of San Francisco
has been acting president during Mrs. Hell
muth's absence.
An organization said to be the Oldest
woman's club in America has recently cele-
brated It's eightieth anniversary in Bald
winsville. New York. and its name the
Female Charitable association. would seem
to Justify it's claim Of continuous work
since 1929.
The reform department Of the Chicago
woman's club has projected the building
of a hospital for children and a meeting of
the entire club has been called to arrange
the details of the enterprise
A large number OF women who did serv-
Ice as nurses in the Spanish-American war
were In attendance last week In Washing
ton. d. C., at the annual convention OF the
Spanish-American War Nurses association.
The meeting was held in the red parlor OF
the Ebbitt House and DIR. Anita Newcomh
MeGee presided. In addition TO the women
there were a number OF distinguished Wis
itors representing the army and navy.
Greetings were received from the Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution and other
prominent women's organizations. The
nurses were received at the White House
and were taken for a number Of pleasant
excursions about the city.
The annual meet. 9 and election Of on,