Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25
WOMEN II CLUB GHO CHARITY

vention Of the Young women's Christian
association Of the United States OF Amor
lea. which will be held In New York CITY.
December 5 and s. The meetings will he
held ct South church. Thirty-ciehth and
Madison streets. and will be open TO Wis
ting delegates from associations that have
applied for charter membership in the new
organization. This convention will deter
mine the union OF the two national Young
Women's Christian associations and will be
enc OF the most important women's meet
inss Of the year. There viii be no ex-
ohcio Representatives. Voting delegates
tickets will be issued only to those who
have filed credentials signed by the presi-
dent OF a local association. Each local as
ISOLATION Is entitled to one delegate for
every 100 members or fraction thereof
special rate Of one and third fare for the
round trip, on the certificate plan. has been
made and two special trains will be run
from Chicago to accommodate the western
delegations. Special rates have also been
made by several of the New Yorl, hotels.
The convention will be followed by a con-
ference of association secretaries super
intendents and directors at Park Avenue bo-
tel. December 8. and TO-
Mrs. Emma F. Byers, general secretary.
will represent the local organization with
Mrs. w. p. Hartford. The board of directors
OF the Omaha association only few weeks
ago unanimously voted TO take charter
membership In the new national organiza-
ton and the state convention recently took
the same action. The new organization will
combine the American committee and the
International Board Of Young womens
Christian association on the evangelical
plan, that has been the basis of the Amer
lean committee and is also the basis Of
the Young Mems Christian association.
Steps that have led to this union are most
interesting. About two years ago the In
ternational board, non-sectarian organiza.
tion with large property holdings made
overtures to the American committee for
consolidation, agreeing TO accept the evan
gelicsl basis Of organization OF the Amer
lean committee Several conferences have
been held and an agreement has finally
been reached and the first convention Of
the Young women's Christian association
Of the United States of America will Or
ganize next month.
Monday afternoons meeting Of the
Wornan's club will be open to the public
contrary to rule. The business meeting
Will convene at $50 o'clock but little OF
Importance will come before that session.
SUPERINTENDENT
Morris OF the Associated Charities on the
work and the methods Of that institution
Al $3.50 o'clock Miss Jane Brownlee of
Toledo. O., will address tho club on Eth
cal Education I'm the Public Schools" The
Board Of Education will be guests Of the
club and the schools will be dismissed
early that the teachers may attend Miss
Brownlee comes under the auspices OF the
clubs civil service committee the beard
and the principals. Miss Brownlee was one
OF the principal speakers at the conven-
tion Of the Nebraska Federation Of
women's Clubs ut ISeamey in October. and
her system of ethical instruction has at
tracted the attention Of school authorities
all over the country.
Members of the women's Christian Tenn
perance union are much disappointed that
Temperance Sunday. which will be OBJ
served IN churches all over the world TO-
day, Is not to be observed by Or. Torrey
at the Auditorium A committee from the
local Women's Christian Temperance union
presented request for such recognition
10 nr. Torrcy Thursday evening. but the
evangelist declined 10 comply the
ground that such service would inter
fero with the regular evanRelistic work.
The union will hold its November educo-
tional meeting Tuesday afternoon instead
of Wednesday, at 2:9O O'Clock, at the home
OF Mrs. George Covell 25i6 Writ street.
Mrs. Fred Patterson. who attended the
worlds and national conventions Of the
womcn's Christian Temperance union this
fall, representing Nebraska, will give re-
port Of those meetings.
The Women's auxiliares of the Episcopal
church will meet Friday afternoon OF this
81 0s9O no oalr
Rev. John Albert Williams will address
the meeting on "Fetiches and superstitons
Of Africa" Mrs. James Wise OF South
Omaha will present the current topics and
Miss Blanche sorenson will sing. AuNiln-
ries from Omaha South Omaha, Blair
Plattsmouth and Ashland Will be in at
tendance.
The Society of the Fine Arts will hold
its regular meeting at the public library
this week on Friday at 10 a. m. instead Of
Thursday. Mrs NJ. b. Lowrie VIII have
charge Of the program. Subject
Raphael"
Miss Laura A. Gregg has recently COM
pleted a tour Of the state in the interest
OF the Woman Suffrage association Of Ne
braska. A number OF new organizations
have been effected and the clubs OF several
towns have made gratifying gain in mem
berHhip,
The American history department Of tn,
Woman's club will meet Tuesday after
noon at o'clock; Mrs. g r. Glover
leader.
The oratory department Will meet
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Miss