Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-13
WOMEN OF SECOND DISTRICT
Splendid Representation Of Clubs At FRS
Congregational Church,
MSS MARY MCDOWELL MAKES ADDRESS
Mrs. Andrews. In Her Welcome, Bids
sisters 90 Cooperate in Pro-
noting Pure Politics and
Not become Partisan.

The clubs of the Second district of the
Nebraska Federation Of women's clubs
held their third annual meeting Monday at
the First Congrega tional church, the hVe
federated clubs of Omaha being hostesses.
Luncheon was served the visiting women
at noon at the commercial club and i'm
mediately after Mrs. II. NJ. Bushnell OF
Lincoln conducted a round table on CLUB
work. The regular meeting Of the Omaha
woman'e club followed, Miss Mary Nc
Dowell of Chicago University Settlement
being the speaker Of the afternoon and her
subject, "Our Proxies in Industry"
About 100 women participated in the
morning session, which opened at s:U
O'Clock. Mrs. Charles selleck of Blair vice
president of the Second district, presiding
Nine of the twelve clubs of the district
eleven of which are federated were rep
resented at the meeting by their president
and a delegate. officially, and the majority
by generous delegations of visiting club
women. The clubs responding to roll call
with club reports were: Dundee Woman
club. Blair Monday Afternoon club,
woman's club of the Railway Mail Service
of Omaha, Mu Sigma of Omaha. New
Book Review Of Omaha. Valley Woman's
club. Omaha Woman's club and the Belle
vue Womau's club. Arlington, Springfield
and Papillion Woman's clubs not having
delegates.
Mrs. H. NJ Bushnell OF Lincoln and Mrs
A. l., Moore of Plattsmouth, president and
vice president of the Nebraska Federation
were guests.
Mrs. Andrews welcome.
Mrs. Mary @. Andrews of the Omaha
Woman's club welcomed the guests ION a
common platform Of a new and larger
womanhood. 1 do not like that term
new" she said, but greater opportunities
and greater responsibilities make a diff
ference in women, and 1t is in our response
TO these who we are termed new. We
have reached that point In our evolution
where it is TO be assumed the club woman
is IA serious, conscientious woman and as
such l would have you look on with me
this morning into that further realm into
which we are being carried by the exigen-
cies of the day. AS club women you are
not afraid of that bugbear OF being
unsexed by your broader activities,
but we are only human beings. 1t
is right and fitting that We. as
club women, should look into the
bigger things of the day, yes, into poll
tics, and it is our duty to create new and
true politics that means home-loving. ma
tion-loving, responsible people. We have
no need or right to fear or to shun these
things. 1t is only partisan politics that
we need to shun We all believe in cul-
ture, but 1t is a grander thing for us to
meet to take up this acknowledgment in
our responsibility in the nation, the state
and the municipality. In the name OF the
larger work that comes to women through
the Womans club l welcome you"
Rasnanse Inv Mrs. Kenny.
Mrs F. W. Kenny of Blair made the
response.
1T is gratifying" she said, ito feel that
we of the smaller clubs of the smaller
towns can be. though even indirectly. a
part of this same big work that you of
the larger clubs of the cities are accom-
plishing.''
She congratulated the Omaha clubwomen
on their work for the Juvenile court and
told something OF its benefits that had ex-
tended into the outer districts.
Mrs A. l.. Moore of Plattsmouth maze
one of the brightest addresses of the morn
ing. speaking of the evolution of the
woman's club and the club woman. She
said the club mania is past and in its place
has come-and come to stay-a factor
of goodness and purity that is to permeate
everything. She pronounced the club a
Iallying place for culture that leaves no
excuse for a mother to bring modification
TO her college bred sons and daughters
She thanked the club for educating women
generally out of the notion that art con-
sisted in painted and embroidered lamber-
quins or scarfs hung and draped over
every available piece OF furniture or in
decorated fire shovels and like inconsistent
cies. but rather in the simplicity OF good
taste.
The much mooted question whether the
state federation should pay the expenses
OF its president came in for a full and I'M
partial discussion as the subject OF a par
liamentary drill conducted by Mrs. A. X
Gault OF Omaha.
Household Economics.
THE Evolution of Household Economics
in Club Life" was presented by Mrs Mary
Moody Pugh of Omaha, chairman of the
household economics committee of the Gen.
eral Federation of Women's Clubs. She
spoke briefly OF this work, from the time
It was recognized by the National House
hold Economic association that II must be.
come a part of the work of the General