Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-20

Mrs. c., S. Jobingier left on Thursday
evening for Washington. d. c.. where she
will represent the local chapter, Daughters
Of the American Revolution, at the Con-
tinental Congress, to be held there the
early part Of the week. Mrs. Reyes, form
erly Miss butcher, will be the other rep
resentative of the Omaha chapter.
Mrs. A. L. Nickel Of South Tenth Street
Methodist church will address the Sunday
afternoon meeting at the Young Women's
Christian y association. at 4:30 o'clock,
Methodist Missions" to be her subject.
Mrs. Byers. secretary Of the %associa-
ton. is spending the month with friends
in Iowa and Chicago. During her absence
Miss Halle Hood will have charge Of the
Bible classes and Miss Elton OF tie Quid
Libet club.
Seventy eight new members have come
into the association since the first Of Feb
ruary and there is general enthusiasm In
all the departments of work. Two new
basket ball training classes have been ad-
ded to the schedule. one to meet at 4:SO on
Friday and the other at 8 p. m. on Thurs
day. There are at present over 1856 mem
bers In the gymnasium classes and there
have been seventy-fve visitors this month.
On Tuesday evening the Bible classes of
South Branch. the Margaret F. Fuller lit
erary and the gymnasium classes will have
a social evening.
A fine bronze monument, typifying south
ern valor and endurance during the civil
war, is being placed In Baltimore, Md, by
the Daughters OF the Confederacy and is
soon to be unveiled. The group is nine
feet high and weighs 5000 pounds.
Mrs. Chester Coulter, president OF the
Utah Federation OF Women's clubs, Is a
conspicuous member of the lower house OF
the Utah legislature, being chairman of the
house judiciary committee and a member
Of the committees on art and education.
Mrs. Coulter is a graduate Of the law school
OF the University Of Michigan and the
women of Utah are Justly proud Of the part
she has had in the legislature.
There was a meeting OF the Home Queens
Circle on Wednesday afternoon at st.
GATHERINGS academy, the hour being de-
voted to a cooking demonstration There
will be a suspension OF meetings during
Lent and a series OF lectures have been
planned in their stead.
At s o'clock this evening at the First
CONGREGATIONAL church Mr.. Marshall Oar
rach will present Twelfth Night" for the
benefit Of the Omaha City Mission. The
work of the mission Is too we'll known
to require explanation. The work has
been more active than ever this winter
and there are daily meetings being held
Of men and women who. attracted by the
warmth and cheerfulness of the mission
could not be induced to attend elsewhere.
80, " oNNnndannn ~ 100
children each week, who are being given
useful instruction in cooking, sewing
temperance and other things.
Sunday. March 1, will be Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union pledge day and
the workers are securing the cooperation
of the Sunday schools and all Interested
friends. The pledge is one against the use
Of cigarettes.
Wednesday was guests day with Dun
| dee's Woman's club, each member being
| privileged to invite one guest. The meet
ing was held at the home OF Mrs. w. L.
Selby Of 1903 Davenport street, and about
twenty-five women were present. The
early part of the session was given over
to a discussion Of current events under the
leadership Of Mrs. 1. S. Leavitt. "Haw-
thOrne and HIS WOrK was the suuJeCl VI
the afternoon, Mrs. w. w Keysor's paper
on THE Scarlet Letter" from the State
Federation Reciprocity bureau. being read
by Mrs. D. L. Johnson. and Mrs. Taliaferro
| giving a biographical sketch of Hawthorne.
A social hour with refreshments followed,
the afternoon being most enjoyable.
The February meeting Of the Visiting
Nurses association was held on Thursday
afternoon in the parlor Ct the Paxton hotel.
Twenty new members were reported as
having Joined the association since the
last meeting. a month ago. Mrs. w. R.
Adams, superintendent Of nurses, reported
seventy-two patients during the past
month; special nurses required in six cases;
642 visits made; four patients sent TO the
hospital; four deaths and $40 spent In the
work Of relief.
Mr. Harry Lawrie addressed the mem
bers of the English Literature department
on Thursday morning. "Abbotsford" being
his subject. THE Bible in Art was the
subject Of the mornings session in the
Bible study department.
DIES SUDDENLY IN SALOON