Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-02
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY

Wednesday and Thursday Of next week
will be held at Atlantic City, n. j.. a gath
ering that stands second in Importance only
to the biennial convention of the General
Federation of womens Clubs-the Council
Of the General Federation. Not only will
the program be replete with interesting
subjects, but they will be discussed by the
foremost women in the club movement to-
day. There will also be a number of dis
ttnguished men speakers, among them John
Ford, secretary of the Asiatic association
who will talk of Chinese immigration. An
interesting feature of the Wednesday MORN
ing session will be a talk by Mrs Mary l.
Wood on the newly established bureau Of
information for the General Federation
Among the reports of standing committees
scheduled for Thursday, that of the pure
food committee will be one of the most in.
teresting. There will also be a pure food
exhibit, which is attracting much interest
In the evening Josiah Strong will speak
on The Readjustment OF New Industrial
and Social Conditions" From such speak
ers the members OF the committees will get
the ideas of the best authorities on the
various questions they are appointed to
consider. The program has been consider
ably changed since it was first announced
several months ago and IL has lost nothing
by the changes Mrs. A ]. Newberry, pres
ident Of the New Jersey Federation will
welcome the visiting club women. and Mrs
Sarah S. Platt Decker will respond for the
General Federation. Interest in the meet
ing is increasing and it is expected that
it will be largely attended.
The women of the First Presbyterian
church will hold kensington afternoon to-
day in the church parlors. Miss Ethel Mil
Ter will sing
The Woman's club OF the railway mail
service held its May meeting Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs John
shearer at Forty-seventh and Davenport
streets After a brief business session
there was music by the Misses Hurbert
The club will hold its election of officers
at the June meeting, which will be picnic
held at Fairmount park. Council Bluffs.
The local Women's Christian Temper
ance union has secured Volney b. Gushing
of Bangor, Me-, to speak at Volunteer
hall at o'clock this evening For some
time the union has discussed bringing some
speaker of note to the city to talk on
total abstinence and 1t was finally decided
to secure Mr.. Gushing and have him talk
where he would reach the greatest number
of those whom 1t is hoped to reach THE
Dissertation Of the Temple" will be his
subject.
Mrs Emma F. Byers, secretary of the
local Young Womens Christian associa-
ton. will address Sunday afternoons gos.
pei meeting, to be held in the rooms at
4:So o'clock. Miss Calista Kerr will sing.
The next meeting will be the last before
the summer closing Mrs. w. P. Hartford
will be the speaker.
Miss Nellie Welker former extension sec
retary OF the Omaha association, is now
general secretary of the association at
Battle Creek, Mich.
Miss Gold Corwin. who served as state
secretary of Nebraska last year, has re-
signed and will take up missionary work
in Mexico.
The Portland Young women's Christian
association is planning a good work OF as
sistance to women during the Portland ex-
position both in its own building and on
the exposition grounds. The association
will also assist as travellers aid, helping
girls and women to find employment or
friends
The membership contest In the local as
ISOLATION has closed with 46S less than the
desired 1000 members. The membership
committee gained 400 points and the other
committees All, so the association will give
banquet to the membership committee,
which will be served by members of the de-
feated committee.
For the benefit of members Of the Young
Women's Christian association who may be
travelling this summer the following ad-
dresses are announced by the local asso-
citation: The American committee, 917 Hart
ford building. Chicago; eastern office. room
o,%9 Fourth avenue, New York City; the
worlds committee, 6O2se Fourth avenue,
New York; Is and 26 George street, Han
over square, London, W., England.
The Sunshine club of South Branch will
close its work with a picnic to be given
Saturday afternoon at Hanscom park IL
the weather is fine and in the gymnasium
OF the central rooms. II it is stormy.