Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-13
WORK OF The CLUB WOMEN
sslsSmGnship Glasses in Boston Prove t. f
Very sucosrsful
BIG FIRMS ENCOURAGE THE sCHE@t
Actual sRIeswomen Are Given In
structiOn Along Lines that Proves
of Great Beneht in Practical
Application.

The Federation Bulletin for April gives
the following report Of the work Of the
craftsmanship class of the Womans Educa-
tiunal and Industrial union Of Bostou
Perhaps the most striking and hopeful
evolution is that Of the trade class in les
manship. While the new class, begun Feb
iuary (, was in process of collection a rep
resentative of one of the leading stores
VINO is u member of the satesmanshlp adj
Nisory committee, suggested plan which
the union had from the first cherished as
a distant future ideal, but had not dared
to regard as a present possibility. Up to
the stores and the union had been this:
The stores represented in the advisory com
mittee had agreed TO secure from among
the many applicants applying to them for
positions and send to the union as pupils
they considered sufficiently hopeful to be
willing to place in their own stores when
trained. The pupils thus secured were ex-
pected to give their entire time to the
training, getting their practical experience
by working one day a week in the stores,
with daily practice in the union sales
81 a week. The new plan proposed was
that the stores should send not would
be-" but actual saleswomen-young women
who would work regularly in the store for
the busiest hours of the day and be sent
to the union daily for class work during
the store s duller hours. This basis, which
is strongly suggestive Of the continuation
schools that have proved so successful in
Munich, is working out most happily in the
present class. Pupils Of excellent type
and promise are enrolled to the number of
twenty-fOur Cthe limit Of the present ac-
Commodations) and several have been re-
fused admission because Of lack of space.
The stores represented on the advisory
committee have shown a spirit Of loyal and
even enthusiastic cooperation, chCertullN
releasing these young saleswomen daily
from $3.50 to Ills a. m. and again from
to $50 2 m. to attend class work at the
union. During the time that the pupil is
In training she receives 50 weekly from
the store, a basis which has proved dis
a IN o M
stanCed by the large number of desirable
applicants who presented themselves for
entrance to the present class.
Third Nebraska Convention.
The clubs of the Third district of the
Nebraska Federation will meet in annual
convention April "a and Is at Stanton, Soro-
sis, Ladies' Literary club and Fortnightly
Culture club to be hostesses. The pro-
gram as announced follows:
Wednesday, p. m.-1nformal reception.
2:D p. m.-Meeting called to order by
district vice president, Mrs. w. f. Reed.
Invocation-Rev. c. n. Dawson.
Ladies ChOrus--SeleCted.
Greeting on behalf OF stanton Women's
clubs, Mrs. Rose England.
Response on behalf Of the CLUBS of the
Third district, Mrs. A. M Neihardt, Ban
croft
Report Of the district vice president.
Forestry-Mrs w. A. Harrison, York
Household Economics-Mra Helen Norris,
North Bend
Education J. NJ. Pile Wayne.
=, The Relation Of Civil Service to the
Round TabIe-Conducted by Mrs. H. L.
Keefe, president Nebraska Federation of
WOmens Clubs, Walthill.
Club reports.
4:3O p. ni.-Assignment Of delegates.
700 p. m.-Tea and social hour.
Wednesday, p. N. - Musicale, Raabe's
opera house, complimentary to Third dis
trlct women's clubs.
Music (selected)-Oscar schavland, Mad
isOn.
Library Extension-Mrs. Charles Miller
Genoa.
Thursday 9 a. m.-Ladies, quartet, Sc
Talk on District Organization-Mrs. Con-
rad Hollenbeck, Fremont.
Discussion.
Club reports.
Report of committee on resolutions.
w. c. T.. L. Meeting.
The local Womens Christian Temper
ance union met Wednesday afternoon at
the Young Women's Christian association
. rooms. Arrangements for occupancy of
the new lunch rooms provided in the base
ment of the high school occupied the
greater part of the hour The new room
will materially facilitate the serving Of
the luncheon to the students. Tho
monthly educational meeting will be held
Wednesday afternoon, April "a, at the
/ home Of one Of the members, especial con-
! sideration to be given to the work of the
! flower mission. The subject will be in
| charge Of Mrs. Borsheim and Mrs Patten.
Meeting Postponed TIL May.
The Douglas county Womens Christian
| Temperance union institute to have been
held at South Omaha this week. has been
postponed until May 10, as the local
women could not complete their arrange
ments in time. Mrs. S. X. Daily of Uni
versity Place, will have charge of the in
stitute and will be assisted by Mrs. George
Covell, The convention of the Douglas
county unions will not be held until the
late summer. Mrs. Covell is president Of
the county organization.
Club Notes.
From every part of the country come
reports of gratifying legislation along
lines that have been agtated by the club
women. The women Of North Carolina
have concentrated their efforts on a state
reformatory for Juvenile offenders and the
state legislature has recently passed a
bill providing for such an institution and
made an appropriation of 5000 for its
support
The Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton of Cedar Rapids, Ia, are giving a
series Of entertainments for the benefit of
fund with which it is proposed to pur-
chase a drinking fountain to be presented
to the city.
A crusade against unnecessary noise and
dirt on the streets has been begun by
many clubs over the country. In several
cities the city fathers have been induced
to take these matters into consideration,
with results altogether satisfactory. 1t is
surprising how much unnecessary noise
and confusion prevail that might be eimi-
mated If people could but be made to think