Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-18
WON Aln CLUE AND CHARITY,

Nearly every day one hears something
about the club work being suspended for
the summer. To be sure the club season
Is over and there have been few meetings
Tor more than Q month, but when one
considers the Fairgrounds and vacation
schools and industrial classes and sum-
iner camps that are in operation all over
the country It reminds him. II he stops
TO do more than take such things for
granted, that some OF the club work Is
Just at its height. In all parts OF the
country, particularly in the larger cities.
these summer institutions for the children
exist with few exceptions. as the direct
or indirect result Of the efforts Of the
woman's club. In many of the eastern
cities play grounds and vacation schools
are being conducted by the clubs at a
cost Of thousands Of dollars and a good
share Of the years activity Of these or
ganiEations consist in raising these funds
In many places the women have demon
strated the value OF these institutions and
have been relieved Of the financial burden
by the city. Omaha will open it's first public
play ground today and II is gratifying 70
the club women to feel that they have
been able to be OF substantial assistance
in this enterprise, $50 having come out
of the club treasury and any amount of
agitating from the women.
The refusal OF Mrs. Carry Chapman
Gait to accept reelection as vice presi-'
dent Of the National American Woman
Suffrage association at the Portland meet
ing is a matter of general regret among
those In the organization who, through as
ISOLATION with this brilliant woman, APP
preciate how much her ability and her
attractive personality have meant TO their
cause. year ago Mrs. Gait declined to
serve another term as president, an Of
fee that she had held for several years,
and she was elected to the second office
in the executive. Now she withdrews en-
tlrely, but only because there are other
demands that come even before that work
to which she has given so much Of her
life. For a number OF months Mrs Cats
health has been much impaired, necessitat-
ing her dropping out of all responsibility.
She has been succeeded, however, by one
OF the most able women in the organiSa-
ton, Mrs Florence Kelly, so widely
known for her work as secretary of the
Consumers league.
Kappa Alpha Theta society the oldest
Greek letter organization for girls, has
just concluded its sixteenth biennial con-
vention in Philadelphia. Thirty-six col
leges were represented by $50 women and
a new chapter was installed at the Uni
versity of Toronto. This fraternity was
established at DePauw university on jan
uary a, 1870, and has now a membership Of
5000.
What education is doing toward raising
women out of pettiness and snobbishness to
a democracy OF the truest kind was dem
onstrated this year at Smith college. The
senior class OF 200 women elected as its
president young woman who was work.
ing her way through college. She waited
on table. did work in the dormitories, did
mendng for wealthy classmates or what
ever else she could get to do that was
honorable to help meet her expenses but
notwithstanding the fact that the senior
class presidency Is considered the highest
honor that can be conferred upon a stu
dent at Smith, this reward for scholar
ship and popularity was not withheld from
this girl merely because she was poor
She was also elected to four Of the lead
ing societies of the school,