Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-23
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY


The Dundee woman's club met on
wednesday at the home Of Mrs. J. W. Mar
shall. the Spanish School OF Art" being
the subject OF the days lesson. Sketches
Of Ribers, velasquez and Murillo. illus
trated by copies Of their best known works,
we're given by Mesdames Barr, Howard
and Johnson. On Thursday morning the
club spent two hours at the Lininger gall
lery, where, with Mr.. Bininger, they
studied his collection OF Spanish art.
At a special meeting Of the Visiting
Nurses association, called yesterday aft
ernoon. final arrangements for the annual
birthday party we're made. Each year the
association holds a public reception in one
OF the large homes Of the city that are al
ways at Its disposal for this purpose. This
year Judge Woolworth and Mrs. Howard
will lend their home, and the reception
will be held on Monday afternoon, Febru-
airy 23. While a large number of invita-
lions are always irsued, a general invita-
tion is issued, too, to those interested
friends whose names and addresses the
secretary may not have. 1t is the custom
for each guest to bring a contribution, 1
cent for each year she has lived, this money
going to the support of the association
work among the city dependent. Refresh
ments will be served and a mandolin or
chestra will play during the afternoon. The
reception is always among the largest So
cial affairs of the winter and this years
gathering promises to be no exception.
A basket ball tournament for the benefit
of the building fund of the Young Women's
Christian association will be held on jan
uary 80. The first association team has
pledged 5000 toward the building fund and
it hopes to clear at least half Of that
amount from this game.
Mrs. w. p. Hartford, president OF the
local association, addressed the Sioux City
association on last Sunday. The fourth Of
the entertainment series will be given on
the evening Of February 8, when DR.. H.
G. Herring will lecture on "Browning's
Saul" The Shakespeare club takes up
the study Of Antony and Cleopatra" this
week.
The association basket ball team will
play the Bellevue college team at Belle
vue on Saturday. The party will leave
Omaha at $3.50 a. m. and return at 4:1O p.
m. There is genuine enthusiasm among
the members over the tournament sched-
uled for January 30 between the University
Of Nebraska team and the Omaha Young
Women's Christian association team, and
the Omaha Young Women's Christian as
sociation second team against the Lincoln
Young Women's Christian association.
The tournament will be held at Germania
hall, Nineteenth and Harvey streets, and
a large attendance is promised from both
Lincoln and Omaha
A challenge has been received from the
Lincoln High school basket ball team.
Over a hundred guests we're present at
the anniversary celebration at South
Branch on Tuesday evening, that marking
the completion of the third year of associ-
alton work at the branch. A program of
music, recitations and reading was given
by the members, followed by refreshments
Fifty-one girls attended the meeting of
the Sunshine club on Saturday. the sewing
class now being so large that at least two
extra teachers are necessary.
Notwithstanding the efforts of the
Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs,
which have been watched with interest by
club women all over the world. the Georgia
legislature has refused to take any ac-
ton whatever restricting child labor in
that state, in spite of the deplorable con-
ditions resulting from lack of a proper
regulation Of the system. This is the
second time the Georgia legislature has
defeated a child labor bill, presented by
the most intelligent and best posted women
Of it's state, and the result is that these
chivalrous southern gentlemen have sue
ceeded in converting several thousand
women Of their state alone into very de-
cided advocates OF women's suffrage.
Mr., Marshall Darrach will present
Twelfth Night in the auditorium of the
First Congregational church on Friday
evening, February 20. at s;15 o'clock, I'M
der the auspices Of the City Mission asso-
citation, the proceeds to 30 to the mission
work.
The Home Queen Circle has this week
issued a pretty little outline of it's places
and dates of meeting for the season, to-
gether with some of the subjects to be
considered. The outline includes several
social gatherings. including musicales and
card parties.
A circular letter has been prepared and
will be issued this week to the clubs OF
the state, calling attention to the action
Of the Columbus convention urging the
use of all possible influences to secure
legislation for better state food laws. The
letter includes a statement from the dep
wy AC01 ~ ~ Dooo1NAB II
which he says he is preparing a bill for
the support OF which he asks the women.
He says the food commission is now sup
ported by a system OF permits and fees
that not only hampers the works Of the
commission, but is not just to all parties,
and advises an effort for a law that will
include all food products used by man
instead of the present law. which in
cludes only those which relate to garry.
cider and vinegar products and adultera-
tions or limitations Of the same.
A map in the Office Of the Library com
mission at Lincoln is dotted with stars
representing the location of travelling
libraries. There are thirty-one in all, and
they are in all parts Of the state, ex-
cepting the extreme Northwestern part.
1t is the plan to put seven more travelling
libraries on the road this week and the
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