Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-03
WOMAN N CLUB AND CHARITY

II WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY
owing to the Ak-sar-Ben guests in the
homes Of the members, there will not be
as large an attendance Of Omaha women
at the annual meeting Of the Nebraska
Federation as usual this year. The dele
cation from the Omaha woman's club goes
to Lincoln today and includes eight repre-
sentatives: Mrs. Mary g. Andrews, Mrs.
Clara Rosewater, Mrs. Edward johnson.
Mrs. c. r. Glover. Mrs Matthews, Miss
Josie McHugh, Mrs. c. c. Cope and Mrs.
d. J. Scanned. besides a number OF other
women who will go as visitors. While not
all Of the present state officers are eligible
to reelection, there is no political talk
among the Omaha women. There is no
question but Mrs. II. NJ Bushnell of Lin
coin will be elected TO serve another term
as president, but there is some talk Of
eectinE the corresponding secretary from
Lincoln TO expedite the business of both
that and the presidents Office. 1t Is un-
fortunate that the Industrial program, one
of the most important of the convention,
will come Thursday evening. when special
trains will be run up to Omaha for the
electrical parade. as It is feared that many
VIII De out Oh IOWn VINO Woulu OlAltl NiSt
hear that program. While there will be
no particular issue, every session is re-
plete with interesting features that promise
to be Of material help in the way Of sug-
gestions for the coming years work.
After a deal Of consideration and dis
cussion, the womens organization In a
number OF the towns of Nebraska have
n iva AGAINST
vice. For years they have petitioned town
and county officials to enforce laws against
disreputable resorts and petitioned mer-
chants to stop selling intoxicants, to-
bacco and cigarettes to their sons, but 1t
has had little affect Now they have de-
cided upon a policy of retaliation. II is
being advocated by at least one Of the
officers Of one of the largest state organ
izations that the women go back to the
methods of the old crusade days-and go
even further. She suggests, and the women
of the towns have heard her with favor,
that the mothers go themselves to the OBJ
jectionable places-raid them, so to speak,
and make a practice of surprising them
until they accomplish something.
As for the merchants who persistently
disregard their appeals. they will boycott
proprietor Of the largest general store in
town ignored the petition Of the women,
they canvassed the town and laid the facts
before the mothers and with few excep-
lions. every woman in town agreed TO the
| boycott Within month that merchant
sent note to the president of the club
| apologizing for his conduct and promising
| to accede to the demands of the women.
| It is this plan that other towns propose
| to follow and IL necessary, a committee
| will he appointed to purchase supplies out
! of town and have them shipped. A scheme
| is also on foot to organize a system similar
to that so successfully conducted in some
| Of the New England states for the ex-
! change of produce for provisions and other
supplies. 1t was not always convenient,
but in the end 1t brought results that
everything else had failed to accomplish.
| The women in the cities arranged this plan
with city merchants and a system of buy
ing and exchange was inaugurated that
proved profitable to all but the offending
small town merchants
| The Omaha Womans club opened its
twelfth year OF work Monday afternoon
| with about 200 women present, Mrs. H. ].
Penfold, first vice president presiding. Only
four new members were reported but
something over thirty former members
| who had dropped out of the club renewed
their membership, this being an unprece-
dented number of renewals. A discussion
of the advisability of retaining the present
rooms indicated that the women generally
feel the need of more central accommo-
dalton. Attention was called to the fact
that the clubs membership is smaller than
usual this fall, but the rate at which the
tai Nl.nN
will soon reach it's normal size. Definite
decision regarding the place of meeting
was postponed for two weeks, and in the
meantime other places will be investigated
the new Rohrbough building being among
the places to be considered.
The outline of several university extern
sion courses was presented for the con-
sideration OF the club, but nothing definite
was decided upon.
Mrs w. Il Carr, assistant principal Of
the colored school at Danville, Va, ad
dressed the club, expressing appreciation
of the work the clubs are doing for women
Two vocal numbers by Mr.. Fred Ellit
and two by Miss Nell Painter Of Colo
RADIO Springs and a whistling solo by Mrs
Berkmeyer OF Fremont, o., formerly Mis-
Josephine Allen of Omaha, contributed t
very enjoyable program.
A radical step was taken by the ALE
gheny Presbytery of the United Presby
! terrain church at it's recent meeting a
Pittsburg, Pa. A resolution was presented
authorizing women to attend the session.
, of the presbytery and also giving then
the right to vote on all subjects cominI
before the sessions. The resolution wa
bitterly opposed by sixty members OF tn
presbytery. but was finally adopted by
! good majority. This step has been agi
: tated in Presbyterian circles for years, bu
: the Allegheny presbytery was the first L
, adopt such resolution.
! A preliminary meeting OF the needleworl
I guild has been called at the home OF Mrs
! Thomas Fitzpatrick. 800 Chicago street, a
1890 o'clock Thursday morning. All in
4 terested in the work of the guild are aske
, TO attend. The meeting will be importan
and arrangements will be made for tn
annual fall distribution OF garments.