Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-12
WOMAN IA CLUB AND CHARITY

In a recent address before one Of the
state conventions, Mrs. Decker. president
OF the General Federation Of Women's
Clubs. made the following reply to an in
quiry whether the clubs were not taking
women away from the homes:
People say the club takes women away
from home. My dear friends we staid
We staid away for bargain sales for par
ties, for theaters. for the circus. The club
Is to teach us TO stay away from home with
unkempt child; we have found the sad,
abused child-oh, the things we have found
through the field OF life! we are not here
to play, to dream, but to work with the
head, hands and heart to make conditions
better.
The old conservatism Of the eastern club
woman is rapidly going down before her
experience in the many lines that club
work has opened up to her. At the re-
cent meeting of the New York City Fed
Grafton of Clubs. one of the largest and
most influential organizations of women
in the east, resolution was passed en-
dorsing woman suffrage by unanimous
vote. The federation includes something
over fifty Of the largest clubs Of Greater
New YorR.
According TO newspaper report Mrs Will
liam Todd Helmuth is coming back into
club work again. II was the trades school
question that brought her out to the con-
vention OF the New York State federation
recently, that having been one of her pet
plans. Mrs. Helmuth withdrew from club
work about three years ago when she lost
her husband, and since then has taken no
active part. Previous to that time, how
ever she was prominent in half a dozen
women's organizations and was always a
conspicuous figure at the biennial of the
General Federation OF women's Clubs II
is rumored that Mrs Helmuth means to
resume her former active work.
The department of ethics and philosophy
will present the program at Monday after
Moons meeting of the womans club. A
character reading, in costume, of scenes
from translation Of Sophocles Anti
gone" The cast will include Mrs. Foye as
Antigone Mrs. Fred Elliott, as Ismene;
Mrs. c. r. Grover, Creon; Mrs Wagner,
Maemon Mrs. Ralph Bush, guard; Miss
Glasgo, Mrs. Mcdonald and Mrs. Clara
! Burbank as chorus of Greek elders. The
! program will follow the business meeting
at $3.50 O'Clock.
The board of directors Of the Needlework
| Guild are DESTROYS that all persons wish
| ing to become members of the guild should
contribute their three new garments
| Wednesday of this week when the annual
! collection will be made. The garments will
| be sorted at the First Presbyterian church
and distributed the following day. II is
urged that all interested attend the recep-
ton Thursday afternoon at the church
and Il is hoped that the collection will
reach 1900 pieces this year
The current topics department of the
Woman's club will hold its first kensington
of the fall Tuesday afternoon from two
to Ave O'Clock at the home of Mrs. Fred
Elliott at 2O2S Ohio street. All former mem
bers as we'll as present members of the
| department are invited to attend
| of the local organization is in Iowa City
| attending the annual convention of Young
! Women's Christian associations of Iowa
which closes there today. She will visit
the Des Moines association on Monday and
Tuesday. Miss Esther Anderson. one OF
| the national secretaries, who spoke at the
banquet given by the local association
Monday evening, spent the week in Omaha
leaving Friday for North Dakota to attend
its state meeting.