Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-24
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY

The omaha woman's club win hold its
annual meeting on Monday afternoon and
then adjourn for the summer The session
will be devoted entirely to business the
FIRST matter to come before the house be-
ing the complimentary membership list
and whether or not It shall be continued.
Another matter hat IL is hoped to bring
up is some plan whereby the club as a
whole, or by departments. may arrange to
present next winter some art, sociological,
musical or other features of high standard
that will be OF general educational ad-
vantage. 1t Is generally conceded that the
club has been lacking in this respect for
several Years and the cordial support and
commentator received for Mrs. William
Spencer Crosby's Wagner ~recitals has
stimulated the women to an effort to give
the members and the people of Omaha
more Of such advantages. There is also
a suggestion that the general meetings be
cut down to an hour and a half instead of
two hours, Diminishing at 4:3O o'clock in
stead Of 5 as formerly. and that a part
Of the time saved be taken from the bust
ness hour as there has been more than
enough time, as a rule, for the transaction
of business. The present hours were orig
inally arranged that the school teachers
might attend but It has been proven that
but very few Of the teachers can attend
the meetings even at the present hour and
many are in favor of opening at 2:3o out
of consideration for the housekeepers who
have to get home earlier.
Among the local women's organizations
that have been quietly working for good,
is the Woman's Auxiliary of the Typo
graphical union, No. 100. Organized four
years ago, the auxiliary now has forty
members and an effort is being made to
interest all printers wives, the dues being
81 a year and 80 cents initiation fee. Mrs.
H. @. Matthes Of 2212 Capitol avenue, is
president of the auxiliary, and the local
society has the advantage of the mem
bership of the president Of the international
auxiliary which was organized a year ago.
Mrs. F. A. Kennedy. While the society
was organized largely to promote socia-
bility In the typographical union, its func-
ton has become much broader and the
women have become a really valuable adj
Junct. Among other things they are agi-
tating and so creating a demand for union
made goods, and so doing their share to-
ward the abolition Of some of the labor
conditions being so generally opposed by
wonen's organizations all over the country.
They also give some social affair each
month. In August Mrs. Matthes and Mrs.
Charles Matthews will represent the local
organization at the international conven-
ton TO be held in Washington.
The much-talked-of and widely-watched
New York City Federation of women's
Clubs held its first convention last week,
the tendency Of its program indicating a
practical line Of effort that promises to
make the federation a factor in any local
reformatory and educational work to which
1t may turn it's attention. Mrs. Dore Lyons
presided and was presented a hand
somely carved gavel, upon which the names
of the various presidents are to be carved,
Mrs. Belle de Rivera, president of the
New York Equal Suffrage club and vice
president of the new federation, making
the presentation speech. Among the i'm
portant business was the decision that the
federation should be Incorporated.
} The seventeenth annual meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary to the Episcopal Board
OF Missions of Nebraska brought several
score of prominent church women TO
/, Omaha last week and among them many
a who are active workers in various other
women's organizations of the state. One
frequently hears the statement that or
ganized efforts In other lines among
women distracts them from church work,
leaving that work to suffer accordingly.
The meeting last week was the largest
and most enthusiastic that has ever been
held by the auxiliary, 127 delegates being
present, and 1t was evident to the observ-
ing ones that the so-called Club women
3 have had no small part in 1t. In speaking
OF the work of the year an officer of the
auxiliary said: MY experience in .clut
Il Uy0rk hoe kaa@r H.-.I- n
that experienced club women are the best
\ missionary workers that we have. They
are Infinitely more business1ike and ac-
E complish the best results wherever they
n work. Look at our president. Mrs. Albert
Noe. and our second vice president. Mrs
y s. s. Fales Of Ashland; they are both ex.
perienced club women, and see what they
n have done for the auxiliary"
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