Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-24
WOMAN IN GLIB AND CHARITY

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TIM mambership COMMITTEES IN increase ns
membership o. he cluh which IL al pres
en-. lowe Lhnn Il has been fT some time
and thts resD1u1iun vRs offered for this
PURPOSE there is little objection
TO extending these privileges. there In Wig
orUus objection to the establishment Of such
o precedent. some claiming that such q
course would be u~ndiEnihed and would d.
tract from the influence Of the club. On
the other hand. the membership COMMITTEES
and q good many others. feel that IL lie an
injustice 10 those women who have once
held membership TO ask them TO again pay
the Initiation fee just because their mem
bership was allowed TO lapse. especially as
many OF these women have good excuses
Tor allowing their membership 10 lapse,
such as removal or absence from the city.
OF the failure to understand the time limit
when they might renew. There are also
NALaN NANA liz AAAh W&AANA
whose home duties have made it impossible
for them to work continuously and who
have not come back into the club again be
cause Of their being required 10 again pay
the initiation fee.
One thing. however. upon which all Of
the club women are agreed is that the
clubs lack Of members and it's consequent
financial condition does not warrant its do
ing anything that is undiEnihed or trivial.
There is an emergency fund in the bank
and the membership dues are SUFFICIENT 10
pay all running expenses and as the club
has ever been esourceful-there is always
the benefit" by which funds for philan-
thropic or other extra work may be OBJ
tanned.
TIE following committees have bean Rp-
pointed to attend TO the Legislative work
In which the Omaha woman's club is in
tsrested, that is now before the state legis-
lature.
The Juvenile Court - George
Tflden, c. s. Lobingier and Lottie Towle,
of South Omaha.
The Library Commissiop-Mrs Smith and
Mrs. T.. G. McGflton.
The Pure Food Law--Mrs. MscMurphy
and DR.. MiIlsn.
II will be the province Of these com
mittees to keep in touch with and promote
Fdhe work for these various bills.
There were eight women at the meeting
of the political and social science depart
ment yesterday afternoon and in the alb
sence Of Mrs. c. S. Lobingier the depart
ment leader. who is in Washington rep
resenting the local chapter Daughters Of
the American Revolution at the continental
congress, Mrs. II. A. Wagner, formerly as
sistant leader, presided. A report WAS to
have been given by Mrs. E. M. Adams Of
the recent meeting Of the Stb.e Board Of
Charities and Corrections, but her inability
to be present deprived the faithful few of
this pleasure and left a paper on 'Our
Working Children in Illinois" by Mrs. Van
Der Heart, chairman OF the industrial com
mittee of the Illinois federation. the only
feature Of the progrcm. This paper WAS
read by Mrs. Wagner and was followed
by a general discussion.
The French class has practically demon
allied the woman's club for the time being,
at least. and fortunate indeed is the de-
partment leader who can get sufficient
women to read papers or talk on any sub
ject for even q brief program. Departments
that count their membership by scores
count their attendance by half dozens now
adays, while the mailer departments are
not counting theirs at ali. that is. some OF
them are not. The worst OF IT is that no
body seems to feel that she has neglected
a duty. so far as the club is concerned, and
the sole regret OF the majority seems TO be
that the French departments program
came so early in the yea7-before they
had mastered French sufficiently to Rp-
preciHte It. Ii has been suggested that that
department give another program later on
as a substitute for any department whose
diversion from its regular line may make
It inconvenient TO present q program.
The regular meeting Of the women's
Christians Temperance union will be held
al 3 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon in
the phrlors OF The Young women's Chris
tian association.
The February meeting of the Woman's
Club OF he Railway Mail Service Of
Omaha and Council Bluffs will be held on
Wednesday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
Carl EgEe, 5000 Hamilton street,
Mrs. Friedrich Hugh Cole, president Of
Of the Omaha Woman's club, has extended
a general invitation to all members of the
club. members OF the Tuesday Morning
Musicale and all teachers and students OF
music interested to attend q reception al
her home, 1910 Spencer street. this after
noon from 2 until 3 o'clock. TO meet Mrs.
William Spencer Crosby, who will present
her second Wagner lecture recital under
the auspices Of The Woman's club, this even
ing ~ the First Congregational church.
II was FIRST announced that the reception
would be held in the morning. but it was
later postponed until the afternoon. The
department meetings TO have been held at