Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-30
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY
The third annual convention of the Mis-


souri, Feoerauon VI CUi0ieu ro.nvn OIuJs
closed in st. Louis on Saturday after a
tive days session. The meeting was held
at st. Paul's chapel and was replete with
interest. The "Anti-Cigarette Movement"
WAS the subject Of a most interesting paper
by Mrs. F. H. ingalls, of St. Louis and re-
suited in the unanimous adoption Of reso-
lutiOns pledging the support Of the mem
bers Of the organization 10 an effort to
secure the passage Of a law in Missouri
prohibiting the sale OF cigarettes and cigar
cite paper TO minors.
The st. Louis Federation Of Women's
Clubs, through its president, Mrs. NJ. l..
Harrison, pledged its assurance Of ample
preparation for the entertainment of the
National Federation Of Colored women's
Clubs, to be held in st. Louis next sum-
mer. BY a rising vote It was decided 10
send a telegram Of greeting to the South
ern Federation of Colored Women's Clubs,
In session in New Orleans. Two amend
ments to the constitution were adopted,
one concerning the Offices OF second and
third vice president and the other author
izing all oflcers to hold ONCE until their
successors are elected or appointed.
Rev. d. p. Roberts addressed the con-
v~ention, asking that some action be taken
to secure some special representation of
the negro race at the Louisiana Purchase
exposition. He spoke of the failure Of the
colored men in securing such recognition,
but thought this fact would be no discour-
agement to the women. rs a result a COM
mittee was appointed to cooperate with
the national association in this effort.
This committee is composed OF Mrs. ].
silone Yates of Kansas City. president Of
the national association; Miss Anna H.
Jones Of Kansas City, who was later elected
state president; Mrs. Susan P. Vashon, ex-
state presidepk; Mrs. M. L. Harrison, presl-
dent of the city federation; Mrs. c. G.
Helms, recording secretary; Mrs. NJ. F.
Pitts, Mrs. ]. Alice Hamlin and Mrs. c. G.
Williams of Boonville, Mo.
THE Temperance Cause as a Factor in
the Elevation Of Womanhood' was the sub
ject Of a paper by Miss Lavinia Carter Of
st. Louis, and a paper on THE Future of
Our Girls" by Mrs. F. NJ. Pitts, drew out
the most interesting discussion OF the en-
tire session from Miss Helen Burrell of
the sumner High school, Miss Georgetta
White Of L'Overture school and Professor
G. N. Gresham Of the Kansas City High
school.
The annual election Of officers resulted
as follows: Miss anna II. Jones Of Kan
sas City, president; Mrs, H. f.. Pitts of st.
Louis, hrst vice president; Mrs. NJ. z.
Gaines of Jefferson City, second vice pres
ident; Mrs. Viola Garrett OF st. Louis, third
vice president; Mrs. Carrie c. Helms, re-
cordinE secretary; Mrs. c., @. Williams Of
Boonyille, treasurer; Miss NJ, Alice Shrop-
shire OF Palmyra, corresponding secretary.
In view Of the fact that many Of the
80 gates to the wOmen's convention are
delegates to the Missouri State Teach
ers' convention. the date and place Of the
next annual meeting was referred to the
executive committee, to be called at q
time and place chosen by that body.
Club women Of Illinois are manifesting a
} great deal of interest in the housekeepers'
conference to be held at the State uni
versity January 10 and 20 and IL is ex-
/ pected that a large number Of them will
attend.
At a meeting OF the Pfttsburg woman's
! club held on last Tuesday the following
resolution was adopted: Resolved, That
. we, as member Of the Woman's club OF
Pittsburg, protest against the seating Of
Reed smoot OF Utah in the United States
senate. Reed smoot is one Of the mosl
prominent Mormons, a p~olygamist and an
apostle. AS women we protest against the
degradation Of w-omen-against a law.
breaker posing as a laWmaker,
8 DeAconess Hall, the founder Of st. Mark
Students club Of New York City, Is makinJ
% plans for converting that institution intC
a residential club like the famous art stu.
y dents club OF Paris. Mrs. Hall contends
% that there IL great need Of just such
club, where the many young women com.
a ing to New York to study art, who do MOI
know where to find suitable boardinI
places and who have but little money, MAJ
ind a home at rates within their meaps
Mrs. Hall proposes to put her plan int
y operation within a year and In speaking o
, It she said: with a full purse there Il
no hardship involved, but New York stu
dents seldom have full purses. What WI
l want is a big house where the girls car
be lodged simply but decently and eco.
o nomically."
The Chicago Daughters OF the American
% Revolution have called a meeting for Tues
day to take the preliminary steps towart
o some means Of preserving the historic oil,
Fort AAssac. The Daughters are pre-,
pairing a bill to be presented "a the leg
l i~slAture, asking an appropriation for thiI
purpose. The local organization Of Som
Of the American Revolution. Grand ARM
? Of the Republic. Society OF the War Of 1872
> ] thu Mar association aAa the school boar,