Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-27
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY

Although the local womens Christian
Temperance Union has for two years in
vlted the national organization to hold its
1906 meeting in Omaha. and this invitation
has been seconded by the Commercial club.
there is little probability that the much
desired convention will be held here at
that time Those In touch with the affairs
OF the national organization say that, as
the Worlds Women's Christian Temper
ance meeting will be held in Boston next
year the national will be held nearby to
enable the women to attend both meetings.
The Omaha women have known for long
time that Iowa. through its president, Mrs.
Marion Durham, has been doing everything
possible to bring the meeting to Des Moines,
and if it goes east next year it is thought
that Iowa with its stronger organization
will succeed in getting il the following year.
All of this will not deter the Nebraska
women from their effort and the support
of other states will be solicited at the
Los Angeles convention next week
The Omaha association is 10 be well
represented at the annual convention OF
the Nebraska Young Women's Christian
association to be held at Fremont November
3-5. Several members of the board of
directors, four of the secretaries and dele
gates appointed by the standing commit
tees will attend besides a number who will
go visitors.
The local association has been informed
that the Budget which has been issued
weekly for several years, can no longer be
sent through the mails as second class
matter, which will necessitate the associa-
tions suspendng its publication. The board
will meet next week and decide whether to
resume the Budget as a monthly publica-
ton, the postage being too expensive to
warrant it's weekly issue.
All members Of the association are in
vited to be guests of the gymnasium de-
partment at Halloween party Monday
evening in the rooms. All who can do so
have been requested to mask and come in
costume. The party will begin at o'clock.
The first number of the entertainment
course will be9E lecture on Sidney Lanier
by Miss Florence McHugh the evening OF
November 49, Course tickets are free to
members upon application.
Mrs Emma Byers, general secretary OF
the association. lead the noon gospel meet
ing at Byrne- Hammers factory Monday.
A large and enthusiastic crowd of girls
and women participated in the meeting
The National Consumers league has been
honored with a gold medal by the Lege
| International exposition held last summer
| and at the same time special gold medals
/ were bestowed upon Mrs. Frederick Nathan
! and Mrs. Florence Kelley for their work in
making the league what 1t has become. The
! league had an exhibit in conjunction with
| the American League for Social Service, Of
| which Josiah Strong is head. The Consum-
ers league also received honors at the Paris
| exposition and at the st. Louis exposition,
| which indicates the high esteem in which
| it's work is held the world over, Mrs. Fred
erick Nathan, who has recently returned
| from Europe. speaks enthusiastically of the
! work of the league in France, especially in
Paris. where II is so much needed to pro-
| tect the women workers. In France It Is
called La Ligue Sociale d'Aoheteurs, and
it's white list refers not alone to depart
ment stores and factories, but rather TO
| dressmaking, tailoring, millinery and corset
makers shops, where girls are held in ac-
tual bondage, being obliged to work Sun
days and holidays alike, and during the
| busy season far into the night. Mrs. Nathan
| relates some interesting discoveries made
by herself in one large establishment
| where the patrons are largely fashionah le
| Americans The conditions of this shop are
especially bad and she has warned many
against the place, which will, of course, be
put on the black list The league has re-
Gently been recognized in Holland and IL
doing effectual work there. At the meeting
of the National league held last week in
New York the question OF promoting the
cause of the pure food bill was discussed al
length. At a meeting held in Philadelphia
last March there was a resolution TO take
up the matter ofpure food and also the con-