Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-14
WORK OF THE CLUB WOMEN
Mrs. Alice D. Feuing Scheduled for Iowa
Federations Iieunial rogram,
NO POLITICS IN OMAHA woNAHS Clue
All Present Omcers Eligible for
Second Term and GOOD RECORD
mikes Their Recollection
Desirable.

Although the annual election OF officers
is scheduled for Monday afternoons meet
ing Of the Omaha Woman's club, there
has been practically no political gossip
anoat The club has just completed one Of
the most profitable years In It's history and
with all the officers eligible for reelection,
the members have been too busy and have
worked too harmoniously to give much
thought to the election. Everyone seems
to take It for granted chat the present Of
| flCers will be elected to a second term and
| everyone seems anxious that they should
! be.
! But this harmonious condition Of affairs
must not be mistaken for lethargy nor the
! calm that precedcs a storm. The Omaha
Womans club has never been on a better
working basis than now, nor has there
| ever been a time when the deplrtm nts
were doing more serious or better work.
! Elected last spring, Mrs. a. b. Somers,
the clubs president, has guided the organ
ization from one of the most doubtful
periods in its history to its present grow
ing, prosperous condition. and 1t seems the
unanimous opinion Of the members that
another year under her administration will
90 far toward restoring the club to it's
former place as the largest of the state.
Mrs Draper Smith, as first vice prcsi-
dent and leader Of the social science de-
partment, has headed one Of the most con-
spicuous branches of the clubs activity.
Under her leadership the women have had
a substantial part in promoting the work
of the Juvenile court and detention home,
the public playground and various other
social and civic movements. The other Of
ficers, Mrs. A. L. Sheets, second vice presi-
dent; Mrs. D. NJ Cameron, recording secre-
tary Mrs w. II. Hancock corresponding
secretary; Mrs. J. w. Akin, treasurer and
Mrs. c. II. Chisam, assistant treasurer,
have had part in the years achievement.
Mrs. FeuIing mt OskHIOosR.
Among the prominent speakers on the
program of the biennial of the Iowa Fed
, GRAFTON to be held at Oskaloosa in May
is Mrs. Alice Dynes Feuling, dean of the
domestic economy department of Bradley
! institute, Peoria, ILL.,, an institution af-
fliated with Chicago university Besides
receiving the Bachelor of Scence degree at
Chicago university Mrs. Feuling has made
an extensive study of home economics in
England, Germany, France, Switzerland and
the Netherlands. While at the head of the
! domestic economy department OF the State
| college at Bookings, S. D.. she co-operated
| with the experimental station at Washing
| ton, helping to find the best methods Of
preparation Of native food products. Mrs.
! Feuling was the first person to success
! fully use macaron wheat flour in making
bread and this distinction won her the
unusual recognition from the experimental
station Of a special bulletin outlining the
| Importance of her work to the study Of
dietetcs. In addition to her teaching she
1, n1 nd he
Iowa biennial program committee is for
! tunate in securing her,
Sixteen of the twenty-one federated clubs
| of the Fourth district of the Nebraska
! Federation were represented at the sec
ond annual district convention held at Da-
vid City Monday and Tuesday of last week.
Several of the unfederated organizations
| of the district were also present, making
| the meeting one of the largest and most
| interesting. held this year. The presence
! of several state officers and committee
chairmen contributed an additional inter
esting feature. Mrs. H. L. Keefe Of
Walthll, state president, talked of state
work. and Mrs. c. B. Letton of Lincoln,
state recording secretary, gave a practical
talk on Business Methods in Club Work"
| Mrs. w. A. Harrison. chairman Of the
! civics and forestry committee, was also
present. Reports from individual clubs in
dicated growing interest and activity in
club work. The meetings were held in the
| Congregational church and the convention
was entertained by the Ingleside club Of
David City. The social feature of the
gathering was an informal reception held
Monday evening, the convention proper
! opening Tuesday morning. report Of
the unrepresented clubs and Of the district
work given by the district vice presl-
dent Mrs, c. NJ. Peterson of Aurora. and
later reports were heard from the other
clubs. Clvics, out-of-door art, literature
| and art all came in for consideration and
discussion and the program was inter
| spersed with music. A question box con-
Quoted by Mrs. Laura Dorsey Of Beaver
Crossing, was another helpful feature. The
question box and the round table are com
Ing to appear more and more often on the
convention program, affording a most prac-
tical means Of bringing out discussion OF
! club work
| Practically all the lines of work en-
! braced by the standing committees of the
state Federation will be discussed at Lin
! coin at the First district convention April
| 2 and %. The program IS now complete
! and will be one Of the strongest given this
| spring
mass meeting of women has been
! called for the evening Of April % in Des
! Moines in the interest Of the home, chill
dren and the moral uplift of the city All
phases OF the question will be discussed
All the womens organizations OF the city
will send representatives in addition to the
! unorganized women attending.
| The American history department Of the
/ Woman's club will meet Tuesday afternoon.
/ April l6' at 2;N o'clock, in the club rooms.
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