Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-01
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY

The parliamentary practice department Of
the Woman's club will present the program
at Monday afternoons oren meeting. a
number OF matters Of Importance will be
brought up during the business session,
among them the report OF the constitution
committee regarding the Interpretation Of
the constitution as 10 whether OF not
there is a vacancy in the ONCE Of vice
president. The recommendation OF the
membership committee regarding the re-
Installing Of old members without their
again paying the initiation fee and the adj
mission OF new members upon the pay
ment Of IS, which shall include their dues
for the remainder Of the present year and
next year, is another matter. These reso-
buttons have been much discussed by club
women Of late, and for a time there threat
ened TO be some strong opposition to the
adoption Of this plan, on the ground that
II is undlgnihed and establishes a bad
precedent. Attention has been called to
another side Of the matter, however. and
not a few have changed their minds. To
begin with. the membership committee lie
composed of women who have had long
experience in the club. and their judgment,
based upon this experience, should have
pAioihti " NNlBhNs lutJ hIb lhIllitdI
with some circumstances OF which the club
in general knows little or nothing, and
these circumstances have had much to do
with their first recommendation.
Some time ago the members had become
so dilatory in renewing their membership
that the rule was made that ell who had
not renewed by a certain time would be
compelled to again pay the initiation fee.
This rule was enforced last fall and many
women, being unaware Of it, failed to re-
new within the given time, most Of them
with good excuses, and so felt 1t an in
justice that the additional 81 should again
be required of them. Some of them have
never come back into the club. To cover
these and many other cases. the member-
ship committee proposed the first resolu-
ton. AS for the other causes for decline
in the club membership: The largest
membership ever registered was during the
year Of the Transmississippi exposition,
many being attracted by the privileges
that such membership afforded. Naturally,
when this advantage had passed, those at
tracted by 1t dropped out Of the club, and
the effort Of the committee to again in
terest the women who have been members
is not so much for the want of working
force in the club as the desire to unite
the working strength and influence of the
women Of the city that the best possibili-
ties of such organization may be attained.
There we're about thirty delegates pres
ent at the annual meeting of the Florida
Federation Of Women's clubs, held the
first week in February in ormond. Dur
ing the eight years of the tederation's ex-
istence much has been accomplished in
the way of public improvement, as we'll
as in other lines.
A special session of the Alabama Fedora
ton of Woman's clubs was held in Mont
gomery last week to work for the passage
of a child-labor bill. The women attended
the legislature in a body to witness the
voting and their efforts were rewarded by
the passing Of the bill.
A club of nine little girls, between IL
and IA years Of age, to be known as the
Windsor Sewing society, has been or
ganized recently, its youthful members all
living in Windsor place. The meetings are
held on Thursday afternoons and devoted
to sewing, followed by refreshments The
members are: Misses Mildred Ross, pres
ident; Irene Langdon, secretary; Ruth
McNaughton, treasurer: Helen walwork.
Ella Stone, Isabelle Taylor, Mary Reynolds,
Helen Howell and Beth Buckingham.
The club women of New Jersey have
been asked to combine their efforts with
those OF the labor unions in urging the
appointment of women factory inspectors.
Mrs. ]. P. Mcdonald Of Patterson has
been named for the appointment and an
appeal has been sent to the governor in her
behalf. Miss Mary Philbrook, a prominent
woman lawyer, has also been named as a
candidate.
Minnesota club women are working for
a bill providing for the establishment OF
a permanent state art commission, to be
composed of nine members, OF which the
governor and the president of the state
university shall be ex-oficio members. The
commission is intended to advance the
interests of the fine arts and to develop
the influence Of art in education.
Nebraska Daughters of the American
Revolution are elated at the election Of
Mrs. Angie p. Newman OF Lincoln as vice
president general of the national society
Daughters Of American Revolution, at the
Continental congress, Just closed in Wash
ington, D.. G.. Mrs. Newman's election came
as a surprise to the majority, owing TO
the rev chapters IN the state ana the con-
sequent small representation at the con-
gress, but 1t is believed that her appoint
ment was made in recognition OF the eff
hcient work done by the Nebraska women
during the past year under the regency
of Mrs. L. B.. Pound of Lincoln. The fol-
lowing appointment of state officers was
also made: Mrs. A. Alice of $40 South
T~wenty-ninth avenue, Omaha. was APP
pointed state regent to succeed Mrs.