Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-01
WOMEN'S CLUBS PROSPEROUS
Most Organizations Represented at District
Meeting shsw New Activity.
COOPERATION KEYNOTE OF MEETING
Mrs. A. n. sOmers in Address of well
come Emphasizes Advantages
90 BE Derived from
Unison of Action.

Several score Of women representing the
women's clubs Of the Second district OF the
Nebraska Federation of Womens Clubs,
were in attendance at the annual
district convention held at the First
Congregational church Thursday. Omaha
woman's club Mu Sigma Wom-
ans club, Dundee woman's club,
New Book Review and the woman's Club
OF the Railway Mail Service OF Omaha were
hostesses. Mrs. II. e. Keefe OF Walnut
Hill. president OF the Nebraska Federation.
and Mrs. NJ. J. earns OF Lincoln. chairman
Of the Federation Civil Service committee,
were guests. Mrs. Edward johnson Of
Omaha, vice president Of the district, pre-
sided Besides the Eve Omaha clubs,
the Monday club OF Blair. Valley womans
club. Springfield woman's club and Water
loo woman's club were represented.
The morning program opened with an In
vocation by Rev. Mary @. Andrews. Mrs.
A. b. Somers extended brief but cordial
welcome. emphasizing the advantages Of
cooperation as afforded in the federation.
Mrs weekley Of Valley responded for the
visiting women.
Reports from the nine clubs Of the dis
trict showed all in a prosperous condition
Two clubs have withdrawn from the fed
Grafton, Paplllion woman's club and Ne
banded. Blair Monday club has thirty-one
members meeting weekly for study and
sociability Dundee womans club has
thirty-one members and meets every two
weeks It follows the Bay View course OF
study and current topics. Valley Woman 3
club has thrty-five members, the support
OF a public library having been Its chief
work this year. 1t has studied the Bay
View course on Germany and parliamentary
practice. Waterloo woman's club has
thirty members and follows a course Of
American history and child study. Its
chief work is the support of a public IL
brary and reading and rest room for farm
ers wives. Mu Sigma and New Book Re-
view clubs meet for study and sociabilty.
Railway Mail Service Club.
The woman's Club of the Railway Mail
Service has sthirty-four members, meet
ing monthly for the study OF civil service,
household economies and child study The
work of the Omaha Woman's club was
presented by Mrs. A. B. somers. Mrs
Draper Smith spoke OF the progress OF the
legislative work in which the women are
interested.
Mrs Keefe extended the greeting of the
State Federation, thanking the Omaha
clubs for their invitation to the annual
convention.
An art program, presented under the
auspices of the art department of the
4 Omaha Woman's club, Mrs. w. w. GreGoI
presiding closed the morning session. Mrs
s. r. Towne. Miss Jenette Jessup and
Mrs. w. II. Hancock were the speakers.
A luncheon to the visiting delegates fol
lowed at noon, being served at the church
Forest Preservation.
The value and necessity of forest preser'
h.aation was presented in a paper by Mrs
h. II. Harrison, chairman Of the state for
Atry committee. Mrs f. r. Hume of Dun
reading the paper. which was the frs
3rder OF the afternoon session. Two read
ings by Mrs. Babcock Of Kearney followed
4 A talk by the president of the state FEEDER
alton, Mrs. II. l.. Keefe. was one of thu
most helpful features of the day. 'Th'
basic principle OF the federation is mutua
heIpfulness," she said and she credited
the existence today Of eighty per cent o
the clubs to their union in the state fed
Grafton There are some who think tn
club is passing" she continued, but d.
not feel that the day OF the culture club
for instance, is past and when I see
mother in club taking up the same studio
that her daughters are taking in the higl
schools and catching step with her son 4
college I feel that all the efforts Of tn
club are Justified"
DO What They Can DO.
She urged the women, as they coul
( not follow alt the lines suggested b
4 the federation 10 choose that tina
they can do and then to do that we
4 and TO remember that by their membershi
+ Mn the federation they were holding up tn
4 hands of other women in other clubs VIII
are doing the things they can not or hav
not chosen TO do and so contributing pal
to the great whole. review of Mrs. Bat
cocks story, "The Heart of Hyacinth,
given by Mrs. w. M. Anderson. afforded a
T ienjoyable half hour OF relaxation MT
Emma r. Byers. general secretary OF tn
local Young womens Christian association