Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-29
wuulH N CLUB AND CHARITY

The Invitation Of the Massachusetts, fed
GRAFTON has been accepted by the execu-
tive committee and the ninth biennial Of
the General Federation of Women's clubs
will be held at Boston in 1903. This was
decided at a meeting OF the executive
committee held in Saratoga, n. Y, Sep
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At the meeting Of the executive board.
held at St Paul following the biennial
there last July, the following committee
appointments were made and have Just
been announced.
Executive Committee-Mrs. Sarah s.
Plat Decker Mrs. Philip N Moore, Mrs.
Finance Committee-Mrs. Philip N.
Moore. Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles, Mrs.
Membership Committee-Mrs. Frank n.
shlek. Wheatland. Wyo; Mrs H p.
Bailey, n: J.; Mrs w, A. Goodman. Ohio Io
Badge Commlttee-Mrs. Edward L. John
son. i2S Dorrsnce street, Providence
Printing commIttee-Mrs. John d. sher-
man.
Mrs. Sarah s. Platt Decker. president OF
the General Federation of women's clubs.
sends the following communication TO club
women, her first message of the club year
Of 1eoe-1sO7:
the biennial asking this question. How
shall we report the biennial convention at
our state federationg' or How 5an We
| best give our club the benefit OF the meet
ing at st. Paul." One suggestion in
| answer to inquiries from state presidents
has been the following; Al the state
| for instance. have a three or Ave inmate
report Immediately afterward OF the ex-
hibit and session of the art Committee tee
committee report with three or Eve min
utes' report of that session at st. Paul,
and 50 on for the other committees. In
/ this way a much more distinct Impression
Of the General Federation convention Is
made than when the report OF the whole is
given by one delegate.
! II possible, a most interesting haf-hour
could be arranged In which each deiegade
vidual Impressions of the virtues and also
the faults Of the convention. while CUES.
tons from those not attending would
Dgng Iut ma porhiaSS in The sne c,b some
thing of the same plan could be followed
where committees and work were identical
| Otherwise. a Biennial day could, per-
haps, have place on the program.
Inquiries have been made by letter re-
garding the official biennial report The
recording secretary is engaged upon the
| last proof-reading, and the report will
soon be In the hands of the club presi-
dents. An entirely new plan has beer
ton of the board. by which every address
| obtainable given at the convention VII
Coming co H't years w work. as II will furnish
expert material for programs and com
| nittees.~ 5
letter from Mrs. Wood chairman Of
the bureau of information, is quoted: ~
have on my desk this morning letter from
a study club, asking for list Of ineXpen'
J sive books upon their chosen subject. The
letter says they have neither a public moi
a private library in the town. This Is only
one Of many .h i Mars t Mo9a snar
Federation owned a few small libraries. 4
few hooks in some cases would be sum
cient." It is cold comfort to reply. to 9
| letter of this kind, and give list OF suit
| able books which are unobtainable. Many
4 states have a surplus of books, and offer
| duplicates In public and travcling libraries
II the library chairman Of the state fedora
tions will take an interest In this matte
and contribute OF their fullness i win meaT
as a genuine help to many whose resources
are limited.
The Omaha womans club will hold III
FIRST open meeting Of the fall Monday after
noon. October /. in the club rooms in tn,
First Congregational church. at 2:3o O'Clock
Among the matters Of business to conn
before the house will be some proposet
amendments to the constitution and reports
OF the committee ON place of meeting
Delegates to the state convention at Kear
ney will also be elected. the club bein.
entitled to six delegates and six alternates
Reports OF the ct. Paul biennial will b.
given by Mrs A. b. Somers, who viii
give a general summary. Mrs. Mary G
Andrews will report the business civil serv
ice and educational sessions. Mrs. CLAIR
Burbank the forestry, Mrs. Harriet Nc
Murphy the domestic science, Miss NJ. +
Mccartney the civics. Miss Stella Hamil
ton the music; Mrs. Mary Moody Pugh tn
closing session. Mrs. c. E. Black the social
Mrs. William Hancock the art and Mrs
Draper Smith the Industrial.
The Sisterhood of Temple Israel held II
annual meeting Wednesday. electing Mrs
Moritz Meyer president, Mrs. /. Kaufma
vice president. Mrs. d. Gross recordin
secretary Mrs. Carl Furth correspondent
secretary and Mrs. l. NJ Cohn treasurer
The society will give a whist party tn
second Monday in October. the series I
continue the first Monday Of the mont
during the winter.
WOMAN STRUCK BY ENGINE