Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-27

The press committee of the local bien-
NAL board of St Paul has commenced its
issue or information to the club women
who expect to attend the eighth biennial
convention of the General Federation OF
Women's clubs next June. Following are
some Of the items OF interest from the
first bulletin:
Bureau of InformatiOn-Miss Clara Som
mers. South st. Alban street. chairman.
Press Committee-Miss Lily A. Long, 4i3
Carroll street, chairman.
Program: Announcements will be made
shortly as to the good things to be pro-
vided for the convention. So many matters
of interest and Importance are before the
federation that the program canot fail
to merit sympathetic attention.
Social Functions: These will not be neg
lected. The opportunities which they af-
ford for helpful and interesting personal
acquaintance are among the most valued
opportunities of a federation convention.
The discussion of abstract questions Is of
of women, but the human touch" is hardly
secondary. Besides the incidental oppor-
| tunities which every convention affords,
there will be certain formal occasions de-
tails of which will be duly announced.
Places of Meeting: Mrs. J. w. Edger-
ton 6i6 Portland avenue chairman.
The Armory building has been selected
| for the convention hall 1t is a large, new
building, picturesque on the outside and
| very conveniently arranged within. The
hall will seat 400, the acoustic properties
are excellent, there is ever convenience
| in the way of telephone service, etc and
the location is central. We feel sure that
the choice of hall fortunate one.
The state headquarters will be located
IN IN the the old Gtaptol, which has Just been
! Gals TO the new Capitol. This We consider
a peculiarly happy arrangement, The Cap
| itol is near the Armory, near the leading
hotels. on the main street car line, and the
| interior arrangements are ideal for the
purpose. There are large and small rooms,
al
mailing. resting lunching. We feel that
the ample space and convenient facilities
which y,hi 81, this building; affords will greatly
reduce the. friction of different activities
to the minimum. III ~
Hotels; Mrs. v. j.. Hawkins. 127 East
the Ryan hotel has been selected for
| hotel headquarters. This is a frst-class
| located, not only as regards the conven-
! ton hall and state headquarters, but as
regards trains, business section, and shop
ping headquarters The chairman of the
] hotel committee submits a schedule OF
special rates in another column. 1t may
not he amiss TO state that during the bien-
! NAL special measures of care VIII be taken
| for fire protection.
The club women of Iowa are more than
gratified by the passage of a pure food
bill by the present legislature. For sew
eral years the club women have worked
/ an lne interest OF SucH legislation and
have had creditabe part in the educa
ton of public opinion to the necessity OF
a good pure food law. Not content here
however, they will join the clubs of other
states in petitioning their representatives
in congress to give their support to a
national pure food law that will make il
possible for the various states to legislate
| effectually in this interest. Such a petition
has already been formulated and is i'm cir
culaton in the state.
In recognition of the splendid work done
by the women in the campaign for a drain
age system for New Orleans. and for bet
| ter sanitation during the yellow fever sea
| son, an invitation has been extended 70
! the Era club of New Orleans and to the
! Louisiana State Federation of Women
| clubs to send representatives to the health
conference to be held under the auspices
Of the State Board of Health. The object
| of the conference Is TO start a general
movement for the protection of public
/ health and the prevention of infectious
and contagious diseases Resolutions have
been passed condemning the impurity OF
city water and petitioning mayors to in
| sist upon better conditions.