Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-09
WORK OF The CLUB WOMEN
Plans for Council Meeting At Norfolk
in June Oompets,
EXPOSITION WILL HELP ENTERTAIN VISITORS
lows p. &c. o. Statehood Grand Chap
ter is in session at Des Moines
with Much Interesting
Business Pending.

Final arrangements are about completed
for the biennial council OF the General
Federation Of womens Clubs, to be held
at Norfolk. Va. in June. There will be
two sessions on Wednesday, June 5, and
as Thursday, June 6, has been designated
as federation day at the jamestown exposi-
tlon that days sessions will be held at
the exposition grounds. The Lynhoven
hotel has been designated headquarters at
Norfolk. and the meetings will be held in
Its assembly room. which seats about 800
persons. The program will include reports
from the various standing committees Of
the General Federation, besides addresses
from several prominent authorities on sub
jects being considered by the clubs Miss
Jane Brownlee, who visited Omaha during
the winter will be one OF the speakers,
her subject to be Moral Education In the
Schools" Henry 7. Bailey Of the Massa-
chusetts Board OF Education for the promo
ton OF industrial drawing will speak OF
The Beauty in Common Things" I'm
preoedented interest is being manifested
in the council meeting. and indications are
that It will have as large an attendance az
has marked some OF the past biennials OF
the General Federation.
Iowa r. &c. o. Statehood.
The annual convention Of the Iowa grand
chapter OF the p e. o. is in session at
Des Moines, having opened Sunday, to con-
tinue through Wednesday One hundred
and sixteen chapters are represented and
among the notable guests are two OF the
seven women who founded the p. e. o.
society in 1859 The sessions, aside from
the programs, are secret, as the society is
a secret organization.
Domestic Science Demonstration.
The domestic science section of the Du-
buque Woman's club has been maintaining
a domestic science demonstration that is
one of the most pretentious as well as
unique enterprises ever undertaken by an
Iowa club. The merchants Of the city have
been interested to the extent of lending fur
nishings of the best quality for the equip
ment Of the model cottage used for the
demonstration and scores of women have
visited the building.
New Home for Descendants.
The National Society Daughters Of the
American Revolution is contemplating the
establishment Of a home for unfortunate
dependent descendants of soldiers Of the
war of 1912 Seven acres of ground has
been offered the society at Allegheny, Pa,
as the site for such a home and ways and
means are to be devised for building.
Omaha ID. A. II,
Mrs. Henry w. Pennock was honor guest
at the social hour following the meeting
of the Daughters Of the American Revolu
ton Monday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
Edward Porter Peck Mrs. Pennock has
been leader OF the Society of Fine Arts and
also in the art department OF the Woman's
club and her departure from Omaha to
make her home in Seattle is regretted by
her numerous associates in the club work.
Club Notes.
The annual convention OF the Nebraska
p. e. o. society will be held the third week
In June in McCook. The delegates will De
entertained in the homes Of the town.
The year book OF the Nebraska Fedora
ton Of Women's clubs has been printed and
will be mailed out this week ..
The Denver papers announce that Mrs.
Sarah Plat Decker, president OF the Gem
eral Federation of Womens clubs, has been
Ill at her home in Denver as a result Of
overwork. Everybody but the nurse was
denied admission to the sick rooms and
after several days OF absolute rest Mrs.
Decker was reported much improved.