The courier., 1903-01-24

of the Revolution and kindred organiza-
tons. over a proposition In congress TO
destroy genealogical records contained
in census reports of the United States.
beginning with the first census. that
taken in the year 1890. These papers are
now stored in the interior department
and contain a mass of material of pc
culiar interest to the genealogist and
student of history. These reports cover
accurate enumeration in each census
taken. II a person desires to read the
names of every householder in any town
in the United States of any year he can
get IL here. The older records are on this
account the most valuable, and the SEN
ate proposes the preservation OF the
schedules of the first three and of the
eighth census, and destruction of all the
rest. These old censuses supply infor-
nation as to families that can be gotten
nowhere else. They give not only the
householder's name, but also the num-
ber of free whites, male and female, In
the family and the number OF colored
people.
Mrs III. NJ Bushnell returned Thursday
evening from Falls City, where she and
some of the other officers of the state
federation of clubs were entertained at
a house party by Miss Rebecca Wilson,
the vice-president for the federation of
the first congressional district. Other
ladies in the party were Mrs. w. e. Page
president of the federation, of Syracuse;
Mrs. Nellie b. Miller, corresponding sec
retary, of Douglas; Mrs. Belle M. Stout
enboouugh, chairman of correspondence.
of platt q r IAtfOn a
vice-president, of Fairbury, and Mrs. d.
b. Cropsey of Fairbury.
A reception was given Tuesday even
ing at the home of Mrs. Wilson, president
of Sorosis, in honor of the visiting ladies.
Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Holland. and Mrs.
Jussen were in the receiving line. We'd
nesday morning the guests inspected the
new Falls City library building and
Wednesday afternoon they were priv
ileged to listen to a very excellent musi-
cal and literary program given by MEM
bers of the different Falls City clubs.
Wednesday evening another reception
was given in their honor at the home of
Miss Rebecca Wilson, their hostess, when
two hundred persons were entertained.
Mrs. Bushnell reports delightful time
throughout the entire two days of her
absence.
That the members of the Women's club
are fond of elocution cannot be doubted
after the large attendance of members
at the meeting on Monday to hear Miss
Howell, who is the popular and capable
director of the elocution department at
the state university. She gave three
readings Monday afternoon, The Honor
of the Woods" by Murray; Just Like
Other People," John Sherman Haight,
and the statute scene from Shakspere's
Winters Tale" Miss Howell possesses
great dramatic ability and a voice Of
fine carrying quality. Her audience was
very enthusiastic and she was recalled
after each selection. Between the first
and second readings Miss Elizabeth
Michenor and Miss Mary Smith. both of
the musical faculty of the Wesleyan uni
versity, played one movement, the mod
erato con motto, from a Ruebinstein So
nata Mrs George Hibner, leader of the
literature department, presided during
the program. At the opening of the meet
ing Mrs F. M. Hall, the president of the
club was in the chair.
Mrs A w. Field conducted a short
parliamentary drill, and announced that
the next regular meeting, which is in
charge of her department, will be ad-
dressed by Mrs. Hanford of Omaha.
Mrs. Hall appointed the leaders of de-
partments as members of a nominating
committee, with Mrs. III. NJ. Bushnell as
chairman. This committee will report at
the next regular meeting and the elec-
ton will occur on February sixteenth.
The secretary was instructed to send
messages of coincidence from the club to