Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-07
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY

Aprl q faltH City, TUESDAY DAWSON, Fri
day; Humboldt. Saturday and Sunday;
Table Rock. Monday, the 18th; Pawnee
City, Tuesday; Tecumseh, Wednesday: Ne
brsska City. Friday; Lincoln, Saturday.
Sunday and Monday, the 18th, 10th and
goth OF April.
Nebraska has now one Of the strongest
suffrage organizations in the country and
because of It's close proximity to Iowa with
another Of the strong organizations, there
is little doubt but that the national conven-
ton OF 1905 would be given to Nebraska II
the Invitation was extended. Portland, Ore,
and Cincinnati have both asked for the
convention, but as the meeting place has
not yet been decided there is a possibility
Of its coming to Nebraska.
Paste and Enamel was the subject Of
the April meeting OF the Nebraska Ceramic
club, held yesterday afternoon and Flow
ers" was the study. Mrs. r. Wilson acted
as leader and Miss Melona Butteraeld, Mrs.
r. M. Wagner and Miss Edith Smell were
the exhibitors.
Women students at the University Of
Chicago propose to take an active part in
improving conditions In and around Chicago
In matters Industrial, economic and esthe-
~ AhaA aAnI aAtGAhOtu AZ lb T6kulhT
meeting the Woman's union ormally Joined
the Chicago section of the Consumers
league. The girls furthermore voted to
send a delegate to work on the exhibition
committee Of the Municipal Art league, and
resolved to cooperate in every possible
way with the University Settlement league
In the work In the stock yards district.
To the winning team in the recent mem
bership contest OF the Young Women's
Christian association, the membership COM
mittee gave an elaborate banquet in the as
ISOLATION rooms last evening, about $50
women being present. Miss Julia Vein
lander was captain Of the winning team and
was assisted by Miss Mabel G. Higgins,
Miss Ivy Reed, Miss Celia Perry, Mrs. T.
C.. Bruner. Mrs. Emma Smith, Mrs. Arthur
Chase, Mrs. G. D. McDill, Miss Emily
Boltz and Miss Anee Carey, these, with
the new members they secured, the cap
tains of the other nine teams and all who
had assisted the winning team to the ex-
tent o. securing ave members, were pres
ent. There were twelve tables, all prettily
trimmed, arranged in the dining room, and
with Mrs. George Tilden as POSTMASTER, the
dinner was interpreted with a program of
toasts and music. Mrs. w. p. Harford's
subject was THE Winning Team Miss
Julia Weinlander responding. Mrs. Ed
ward johnson responded to a toast, "The
Losing Teams" Mrs. Byers, 1.-THE Mem
bership Committee;" Miss Emily Boltz
and Miss LILLIAN Burgess each contributing
a vocal solo. An hour OF general soclabil-
ity followed.
The program on local charities was con-
tlnued at Monday afternoons meeting of
the political and social science depart
ment OF the Woman's club, Mrs. Flemon
Drake speaking OF the State Deaf and
Dumb institute and Miss Margaret Nc
Carthy Of the Benson orphanage. The dis
c~ussiou Of the city improvement work was
not held, as scheduled.
The annual meeting and election OF on
GERS Of the department Of parliamentary
practice will be held on Monday, April 20,
at the home Of the leader, Mrs. w. P.
Hartford.
The Dundee Woman's club has decided to
adopt the Bay View reading course for its
next years work.
The annual meeting Of the National Con-
gress Of Mothers will be held in Detroit
May 5 to 8. The program, as arranged,
comprises addresses and conferences of
great value to teachers and parents. The
outline includes a meeting of the board Of
managers on Tuesday, May s, the formal
opening Of the conference occurring that
evening at s o'clock. There will be the
address Of hosts and hostesses and an
informal reception. Wednesday morning
will be occupied with reports Of the va
rious state officers, state organizations and
committees. In the afternoon a kInderEar-
ten conference will be lead by Mrs. James
l. Hughes of Toronto, Can, and there will
be an exhibition OF manual work. In the
evening DR.. ". T. Bryant. president Of
the Indiana university, will speak on "Edu-
cation by Occupation" On Thursday morn
ing there will be a conference for Sunday
school workers and others, led by DR..
sherman Davis OF Bloomington, Ind. In
the evening DR.. NJ. v. O'Shea of the Uni
versity OF Wisconsin will speak on "Edu-
cation for Social Efficiency" Friday morn
ing will be occupied with a conference on
Juvenile courts and probation work, led
by Mrs. Frederick Schof. OF Philadelphia.
In the afternoon Mrs. William II. Hefferanx
OF Chicago will lead a conference for par
ents and teachers and the evening will be
devoted to = meeting Of the executive
board.
Tn annual meeting OF the Illinois Con-
gress Of Mothers will be held the week
following that OF the national organisation.
A committee has been formed in Massachu-
sets with the view Of forming a state
organization there. as there are hundreds
of interested women in the state.