Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-01-21
WOMAN IL CLUB AND CHARITY

Miss Clara Barton issued a charming
Christmas greeting to her friends this year.
1t was a eafet In holly wrapper and reads,
in part: II would also tell you that all Is
well with me; that, although the unerring
record tells that on Christmas day OF 1871
eighty-four years ago-I commenced this
+ earthly life, still. by the blessing OF God,
] am we'll and strong. knowing neither ILL
ness nor fatigue, disability nor despond-
ency.' She touches but briefly upon her
work IN the civil war and welcomes the
assumption by the government the work
OF the Red Cross organization. Continuing.
she says Now another work reaches out
its hands to me and take them. II is to
organize in this country first aid to the
injured-not new. but the time-honored st.
/ Johns ambulance Of England and Ger
many and other European countries. say
ing hundreds OF lives and thereby millions
OF property year by year
Mrs. W. P. Hartford will repeat her ad-
dress on Additional Opportunities Through
United Movement for Women" delivered
before the recent meeting OF the Amer
lean committee of the Young Womens
Christian association at Chicago Monday
| evening after the get one" banquet to be
given in the association rooms. Mrs. Byers
will be the other speaker and will tell
something Of how We are to get the new
| building
| The Baptist missionary quarterly will en-
! terrain the members of the Presbyterian
| missionary societies OF Omaha and South
Omaha at the First Baptist church Janu-
! AIRY g. Mrs A. Lansing will lead the de-
, votional exercises at IL o'clock Luncheon
/ will be served at the noon hour and in
/ the afternoon Rev. Henry Williams, D. D..
| Of the Missionary union will address the
/ meeting his subject to be "Only Woman"
| Monday afternoons meeting OF the social
/ science department OF the Woman's club
! will be conducted by the educational COM
| mittee Mrs E. G. McGilton chairman
1.-THE Present Status of the High School
/ will be the subject of paper by Supcrin-
| tendent Clifford of the Council Bluffs school
| and will be discussed by some of the lead
! ing educators and business men OF the city
! Superintendent Davidson OF the city
schools. Mr. A. II. Warehouse and Miss
/ Kate McHugh Of the high school. Mr.
/ Frank Halter and Mr.. G. c. Belden will
| take part in the discussion The meeting
| will omen at o'clock and will he one Of
! the notable educational features OF the
club this year.
| The next meeting OF the art department
Of the womans club will be held Thurs
! day morning at 10 o'clock. Mrs. w. c.
! Sunderland leading. "Botticelli' will be
! tho subject. Because Of the beauty OF Bot
! ticcllis work the morning promises to be
| one Of unusual interest. About fifty pic
! lures will he thrown upon the canvas, in
! Guiding the work Of the last lesson Mrs.
| c. c. Wright will conduct the work In
| current art.
1.-THE Life OF Aristotle" will be the sub
ject of paper by Mrs. Ralph Elliott at
| Tuesdays meeting Of the ethics depart
mcnt OF the Woman's club.
Mrs Henry Mcdonald will act as leader
Mt Tuesday afternoons meeting of the
current topics department and there will
be papers by Mrs. c. r. Glover and Mrs.
! Fred Patterson on current events.
The Kearney Womans Christian Tenn
perance union hospital IL one Of the largest
and most important institutions conducted
by women in Nebraska. Last year 1Ol
| patients were cared for, 4 large number
Of them being charity charges Only $s26.5O
! was paid in by patients. the remainder OF
the expenses being met by donations from
unions, individuals and business men and
institutions of Kearney.
Upon request of the General Federation.
civil service reform will have a conspicuous
place on the club programs this month.
The committee has taken UP the study in
earnest and hundreds OF clubs all over the
: will 10 a faa ~ he stthi
The program to have presented by the
Omaha Woman's club last Monday was
postponed until January %. Mrs. f. H.
Cole is chairman of the committee.
The first children's day program that ha $
been attempted in the Woman's club was
presented Saturday afternoon under the
auspices OF the literature department with
Mrs. Fred Crowley in charge. Louisa May
Alcott was the authoress of the day and
her best loved story. Little Women" was
presented by n cast of high school students,
assisted by some of the club members.
Miss Rosina Mandleberg presented an ex-
celent conception of the part of big
hearted. fun loving, but withal serious
10" Miss Irene Jaynes was the elder
sister, Meg Miss Alice Mccullough the
languid invalid Beth" and Little Miss
Janet Oehrle was Amy" Mr. Hubert
owen was Laurie" Mr.. Ronald Andrews
Mr.. Lawrence" Mrs. j. o. Burger Mrs.
March" and Mrs George Shields took the
part of Hannah" A piano number by
Miss Miriam Glover. accompanied by
Master Ernest and Miss Genevive Glover
on violin and mandolin; Irish mono
logue by Mrs. George Shields and vocal
SOLO The Song of the Suds' sung by Miss
Edith Martin to music composed by Mr..
Carroll Ragan, completed the program.
Cream and CONNECTIONS were served at the
close, about 300 children with their mothers
being the guests of the afternoon.
The members of the Bellevue Woman's
club and several representatives of the
Omaha woman's club were guests of Mrs
Mary Moody Pugh Saturday afternoon al
! her home in Dundee The afternoon was