Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-10-10
BUSY TINE FOR CLUB WOMEN
Many Conventions Crowd Hotels and
Keep Some Away,
CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICES
Indications that the Proposal for
Biennial Sessions WIN Carry
Number of Interesting
Addresses.

Addresses.
HASTINGS Neb.. Oct. 9--CSpecial Tele-
gram.)-The second day of the thirteenth
annual convention of the Nebraska Fed
Grafton of women's Clubs in session here,
was replete with interesting features The
tax upon the homes and hotels OF the city
TO accommodate representatives at the
womens and Baptist conventions and the
Frantier festival, all IN session now. has
deferred many club women from attend
ing, but the meeting is still one of the
largest yet held. The morning trains have
brought many for the day only Thurs
days registration showed 152 voting dele
gates from eighty-four towns
For the guidance of the convention in
the election of officers Thursday. the nom
mating committee has offered the follow
ing: For president, Mrs. II. L. Keefe of
Walthill and Mrs. William Mccoy Of Fair
bury; for vice president, Mrs. A. o.
Thomas of eKarney and Mrs. F. H. Cole
of Omaha; for recording secretary, Mrs
A. S. Scatt of Lincoln and Mrs. o. c.
Bruce of Holdrege; for corresponding sec
retary. Mrs. Ida Swanson of Oakland and
Mrs. w. ]. Mead of York: for treasurer
Mrs. ]. D. French of Hastings and Mrs
Langworthy of Seward and Mrs. O. NJ.
Stonebraker of Lincoln; for general fed
GRAFTON secretary, Mrs~-.C 3. Letton of
Lincoln and Mrs. ]. M. Paul. for district
| vice presidents, first district Mrs. II. d.
/ Travis of Plattsmouth and Mrs. p J.. Gist
! of Falls City; second district. Mrs. Ed
ward johnson and Mrs. A. B. Somers both
/ of Omaha; third district. Mrs. John Ehr-
| hardt of Stanton and Mrs. c. f. Nevin of
Laurel; fourth district, Mrs Carrie Peter
son of Aurora, Mrs. d. 3. Crosby of Fair
/ bury and Mrs. A. I. Cowan of Ashland;
fifth district. Mrs. o. c. Bruce of Hold
rege and Mrs. Matte Wells of McCook;
sixth district Mrs. Max Hostetler of Shell
ton and Mrs. w. II. Underwood of st.
Paul.
No Opposition to Mrs. Keefe.
No opposition whatever is offered to the
| reelection of Mrs Keefe as president, the
naming of two candidates by the nominat-
ing committee being but formality.
| II is generally expected that the constitu-
tion will be amended Thursday to pro-
vide for a biennial instead Of an annual
convention to alternate with the biennial
convention of the general federation
The delegates from the first district met
| Wednesday morning and affected perma-
nent organization of that district adopting
! a constitution. This provides no definite
time of meeting, however. but that the
district conventions shall be held after
consultation with club presidents of the
district Voluntary contributions will take
the place OF regular dues. This action
! registers the two largest districts of the
state for the biennial state convention and
with the Hastings and other OF the larger
clubs on that side the measure will doubt
los ner 49,.
definite action, but are Offering no oppo-
stion.
Mrs. w. H. CIemmons of Fremont. mem
Der of the general 'federations legislative
committee. made strong talk Wednesday
morning the necessity of legislative
work. She endorsed the recommendation
made by Margaret McCarter of Kansas
before the St. Paul biennial that lobbying
should only be entrusted to women dis
Greet of judgment and prayerfully In
earnest, but it must be done AS essentials
to the success of women in legislative work
she recommended the creating of sentiment
organization, legislative method and the
ballot.
Number of AddresseS.
In her annual address Mrs Keefe urged
upon the women their individual RESPONSE
} bility in strengthening all the branches OF
| WIN DSihE duNoCdhtu ny lne I6ueratlOn =
standing committees.
Mrs. j. NJ. Pyle of Wayne presided dur
ing the educational session.
State Superintendent of Schools J. j.
McBrien spoke on young people. While
recognizing the necessity OF social life
among young people in school, he advo-
Gated that restriction should pe placed
upon 1t. Concerning teachers he named
common sense. heart power. character and
scholarship as the essentials and named
integrity and industry more vital thar
life itself to the boys and girls
Miss Ephan Macrae of Brownell Hall
Omaha, gave a paper on Natures Pro
vision for Having the Work of the World
Done"
the feature of the afternoon and the hal
was taxed to accommodate the crowd oi
women who wished to attend. Mrs. A
, k Gault of Omaha told of the state
new pure food bill. explaining Its pro-
visions. The effects of pure food were
given ma paper by Mrs. b. II. Aronsor
of Fremont. Mrs. Harriet McMurphy OF
Omaha, food inspector, told of the worl
of the Nebraska commission In the in
terest Of pure food and drugs. A general
discussion followed
The visiting women were later takeI
for a drive over the city. guests OF TN,
Hastings Commercial club.
The literary session occupied the even
ing. Prof. S. III. Clark of Chicago uni.
sraua addpaaa IN ssTba Id