Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-03


Following is the monthly message OF the
president OF the General Federation to the
club women. Her facetious treatment of
several subjects may well be followed by
others, especially those who might have
taken them seriously:
Many letters were awaiting tho ret,,r, 80
Ile president with questions relating To tho
Dlennlal arrangements, program etc Tu,o
u S,tt spent IN 81. Paul found the local com
aa ICES working most tremendously and
efnclently. The auditorium i'm the ArmorV
Where the convention will be held is a room,
i It splenala proportions, wide instead OF
iiUUhe, ana nnely American i'm its simplicity
10 obViate the absence of slopinR floors -
hlgh stage will be built, which will be of
size to accommodate 100 persons II u,as
the expressed desire Of the board of direr-
tors that Invitations with stage tickets
enclosed should be sent to every past officer
ana BOARD member. 1t is always a great
pleasure to see the dear familiar faces and
II Is hoped that many will respond by their
presence at every session. Four fine rooms
on the second floor will be used as confer
ence rooms.
The conference to be held in the after
moons being entirely separate. no limit Of
tme is placed but each meeting may con-
tlnue indefinitely at the pleasure of the
chairman and audience. The bureau OF in
i3rmatlon and other committees will have
the use OF the company rooms on the same
floor as the great hall. If all the company
men are as fine and attractive a type OF
gentleman soldier as those we were priv
LEGGED TO meet, II is much to be feared that
some OF the younger delegates may be
tempted to stray from the serious business
OF the convention at times. But the GEN
eral Federation believes in sentiment and
all such derelicuons will be forgiven and
unnoticed: The old state capitol, as it is
called, Will be used for the respective state
Headquarters when desired, also the eX-
hiblts and demonstrations of committees
Will be given there. The biennial commit
tee will shortly send out the plans concern
ing this arrangement, and il is hoped that,
II accepted by the state presidents, much
closer acquaintance and fellowship will re-
suit. Two large halls, formerly used AS
the senate chamber and house of repre-
sentatives, will be at the disposal of the
delegates for informal conferences or spe-
cial meetings.
Quoting from a letter received today:
MY husband will go to st. Paul with me,
as he has business in the vicinity at that
time. | very much desire to have him at
tend the meetings. Will II be permitted,
and will II be considered proper Yes,
indeed, and a thousand times yes. The only
regret is that there is not a national law
compelling every husband, son and brother
TO stop work once in two years and come
with their sisters, mothers and wives "a
spend a week considering not dollars nor
politics, but the things that make for a
great people Bring every husband
whether he Is, as the Irishman would say,
"a club woman" or not. Nothing is 81
convincing and converting to the scoffer as
weeks association with this great num-
Der of the sensible, representative happy
women of the land
This is a burning question which has
come i'm several letters:
What shall we wear at the biennial? II
takes so many fine clothes we cannot afforC
to CO." etc. Now let us see. The principa
meetings of the biennial will be held in tn,
tinuing Friday, Saturday. Monday, Wednes
day and Thursday The sessions will opel
at 9 80 and close at 1880. No afternoon ses
sion will he held only conferences. TIL
evening sessions begin Wednesday, May 30
continuing for seven successive evenings
Sunday omitted. Six morning sessions TO