Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-02
WOMAN N CLUB AND CHARITY

NOW tnat the nOlludys are over inv tiuo
work will be resumed. Practically all Of
the departments of the Omaha Woman .
club and the other organizations will hold
their meetings on the next regular meet
ing days, beginning this week. 1t has
been more than month since some NJ
the clubs have met. and with their minds
cleared ~ holiday preparation the clue
women will take up their work again with
enthusiasm.
Through the generosity O! number of
Omaha people. solicited by a few women.
Miss Magee Is going to have sufficient
funds to carry on class work at the city
mission that had been dropped through
want of funds to keep II up. Through the
efforts of these friends sum has been
deposited in one OF the banks. from which
Miss Magee may draw SIS month for
her work. Besides this the Women's
Christian Temperance union is contribut-
ing support to temperance and some of
the industrial classes, and this additional
help will enable the city missionary to do
more effective work than ever.
The woman's Federation OF Elmira,
N Y, is soon to have a fine new club
building. Ground valued at 10000 has been
donated by Congressman Fassett and his
wife has given $4,000 toward the build
ing. The building will include among
other departments, kindergarten where
mothers who work may leave their chill
dren during the day. aud a completely
equipped laundry where. women having no
facilities for working at homo may do
their washing easily and at small expense
Besides these the building will house sew
eral other charities.
One Of the most interesting and hotly
waged campaigns in the history OF woman's
struggle for the ballot is now in progress
in Oregon. Not only the radicals as
the woman suffragists are often called.
but the club women. regardless of the
purpose for which their clubs were or
ganized and practically every organization
OF women in the state, has Joined in the
struggle. 1t is under the provisions OF the
Initiative and referendum law that the
women hope to gain their end. and the sec
rotary of state OF Oregon has accepted
the petition for the submission of the
equal suffragist amendment and pro-
nounced it one of the best prepared petit
tons that has ever come to his attention.
1t took the combined skill OF Miss Gail
Laughlin and some of the best legal au-
thorties of the state, however to pre-
serve the petition In correct legal shape.
as every possible effort was made to de-
feat 1t through some technical irreguarity.
II the ST, Paul club women make good
all of the promises OF their press commit
tee. the delegates and visitors to the next
biennial OF the General Federation of
Women's Clubs will have glorious time
All Of the wonderful natural attractions
OF that vicinity are to be called into requi-
sition for the entertainment and pleasure
or the conventions guests in addition to
all the other usual accomplishments of
the biennial. trip to Yellowstone park
Is also being arranged at greatly reduced
rates to follow the convention. Mrs
Decker recently spent several days in ST.
Paul comforting with the local board and
the new armory has been decided upon
as the place of meeting. Entertainment.
lodging and board promise to be much
more reasonable than they were at ST.
Louis and II is estimated that delegates
will be able to cover the meeting at half
the expsnsc OF that osccas.on ...ar.f