Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-30
WOMEN N CLUB AND CHARITY

The granting OF municipal suffrage to
the women OF Chicago was defeated in the
Chicago charter convention last Thursday
by a vote Of q to %. The resolution per
tanning to this matter read: "rhe charter
shall contain no proposition for conferring
the right of suffrage upon women" This
was amended to read: THE charter shall
contain proposition comforting the right
OF suffrage upon women" The defeat Of
the amendment came in the carrying OF a
motion to table the resolution and its
amendment, its mover supporting his mo-
ton with the argument that he did not
think women wanted suffrage that they
live at home and are bound up in their
husbands and children and do not care to
enter actively into politics. as they can
influence their husbands and brothers and
fathers without having a vote. The matter
was tabled by a vote of p to q. The
women Of Chicago have been led in this
movement BY Miss Jane Addams Of Huh
house. Mrs. Ellen M. Henrotin, eX-presi-
dent Of the General Federation Of Women's
Clubs; Mrs. Catherine Waugh Mccullough
and other women equally prominent and
public-spirited, and their efforts have at
.racted the interest Of women in every
part of the United States.
The following program has been an
nounced for the New Years reception Of
the Young Womens Christian association
to be held in the association rooms in the
Paxton block from to 8 o'clock p. M
All Interested in the work of the associa-
ton are invited to attend.
The Serenade. Parks
Y. w. c. A. Quartet.
veal bolo. ..'..............G u. w. Manchester
Reading Miss Grace Conklln
Good Bye, old Year...................Pa Parks
y, Y. W. C. A. Quartet.
G. W. Manchester. . '''''''
0"s Miss Grace Conklin.
The Shadduck Juvenile orchestra will
play during the evening.
Mrs, Sakurai of japan will exhibit dis
Reception and refreshments in the dining
room from TO o'clock.
The January bulletin from headquarters
of the General Federation of Women's
clubs designates the following duties of
the General Fedora ton secretary:
l. She shall endeavor to promote the in
terests of the State Federation as well as
Of the General Federation
istence OF every eligible ORGANIZATION in
her state that Is not a member of the Cen
eral Federation with the end in view OF
securing the membership Of such organ
ization.
g. Each state federation is requested to
make the General Federation secretary a
member of its board of directors or select
her from among the members of the board.
T. She shall be the official correspondent
between the state and the bureau of in
formation in collecting data, including year
sirable for filing.
o. She shall report to the federation the
status of the club work In her state. At
such meetings she shall set forth the pur-
pose OF the General Federation and the
mi pY In
Stationery and postage shall be fur
nished by the General Federation.
The Omaha Circle of Mothers will meet
Wednesday, January 2, at $50 p. M. at
the rooms of the Young Woman's Chris
tian association 1t is important that all
members be present. All mothers well
come.
Through some misunderstanding the i'm
preston has gone abroad in the state that
the club women are seeking to amend the
Inheritance tax law and the editors of sew
eral county papers have severely criti-
cised the women. This is a mistake 1t
is the inheritance, or decedent law, that
the women wish amended in the interest
OF the. property rights OF the widow which
under the present law, are but poorly
guarded. A new decedent law is being
drawn up and will be presented to the legis-
lature this winter, but the women are not
interested themselves in the inheritance
tax law.
Miss Marie Brehm, retiring president of
the Illinois Womens Christian Temperance
union and national temperance lecturer
Of the Presbyterian church, win speak this
evening at 7:S0 o'clock at CASTELAR, Presby-
terrain church, Sixteenth and Castelar,
streets. Miss Brehm comes to OMAHA
under the auspices of the local women's
Christian Temperance union.
The Council of Jewish Women in its
branch organizations over the country is
urging the fostering Of Jewish observances
and religious spirit. The Observance OF
Christmas, which has become common in
many Jewish homes is being condemned.
and mothers are being urged not to WELD
to the wishes of their children in the
practice of gift making. This matter is to
receive further consideration during the
year.
Omaha friends of Miss Mary Fairbrother
VIII be interested TO known that she has
resumed the issue of her paper, Every
woman, at San Francisco. Her office
together with her library and other ef-
fects' were destroyed during the San Fran
cisco fire and the paper was Indefinitely
discontinued.
The meeting OF the social science denart-
ment OF the womans club will not be bold
Monday afternoon owing to the holiaavs
The department viii meet on its next reg
ular daV