Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
WORK OF The WOMEN'S CLUBS
Douglas County W. G. I. U. viii Meet
Next in Omaha.
EDUCATION CLAIMS ATTENTION
state declarations Report wide
variety OF Effective work Before
Recent biennial Convention
at Boston.

The several Organizations included in the
Douglas County women's Christian Tenn
perance union viii hold their annual con-
vention in Omaha this year. probably the
last week OF August or the first of Sep
The Omaha unions will be hos
tesses. Mrs. George Covell, county presi-
dent, Is out Of the city and final arrange
ments can not be completed until her re-
turn. 1t is the plan. however, to hold the
day meeting at Hanscom park and an even
ing program at Hanscom Park Methodist
or some OF the other churches in the vicin-
ity of the park. The Douglas county or
ganizatlon includes the two unions of
Omaha, and unions at South Omaha, Elk
City, Valley and Waterloo. Bellevue has
no organization at present, its members
being affiliated with the Omaha and South
omaha unions,
For Education.
One OF the important sessions of the Bos-
ton biennial and one that attracted most
attention vas that devoted to education.
AS the Culture club was the mother OF the
present splendid federation of clubs, 1t is
but natural that education should consti-
tute an important part of the club effort.
In the east. where educational systems are
we'll established and provided for finan-
cially, clubs are striving for general ex-
tension Of Industrial branches, and much
has been accomplished through their eff
forts.
In contrast to clubwomen who we're ready
to advocate the addition Of industrial train
ing schools to excellent public school sys-
TENS, some Of the state federation presi-
dents reported that their whole attention
was concentrated upon securing compul-
sorry education laws. Miss M. L. sGibson
reported for North Carolina that the club
women were trying to secure such a law
in that state, and one tor q state library
commission to introduce travelling libraries
and to supervise pubic libraries. Mrs. John
Threadgili of Oklahoma said that one-third
of the children OF her state were not at
tending school,. children were employed in
mines or were street idlers when they
should be in school. and the club women
were busy agitating laws to compel school
attendance.
Mrs. c.. H. Rsynor Of Florida said that
three attempts for a compulsory education
law had failed. Notwithstanding that 5000
children of school age were not in school.
A child labor law had been passed, and 1t
was hoped, in consequence, that the fourth
attempt which the club women were about
to make would at last be successful. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Byron Cummings of Utah,
the club women there were working
towards the same end.
Other Things Accomplished.
Other presidents reports to the biennial
comprised that OF Miss Bacon of Massa-
chusetts, who said there were 5000 club
women in her state who were affiliated
with the General Federation. Mrs. C. A.
Capen reported the planting of $500 trees
in tho course OF the last year. due to the
Influence Of the clubwomen of her state OF
Connecticut Mrs. stoddart Hammond,
president Of the New York state fedora
ton, said that her state had 10000 club
women.and In nine OF its cities were
women'ss elubhouses, aggregatingy $1,000, 600
in value. Mrs e. w. Biddle said that the
5000 club members in Pennsylvania were
making special efforts toward improve
ments in public health and sanitation.
Mrs. F. H. White Of Maine reported 5000
club members, and said that they had sue
ceeded in inducing the Maine colleges to
issue degrees to women this year for the
first time. Miss Annie Laws Of Ohio said
the clubwomen Of her state were rejoicing
over recent laws relative to child labor,
which put Ohio among the most progress
sive states in this respect. The woman's
clubs had also caused the appointment of
eight women factory inspectors. Mrs. S.
p. Ellsworth Of Arkansas announced that
the State Federation OF women's clubs had
succeeded in getting the old State house.
which had been built under the direction OF
a cousin OF George Washington. and they
proposed to preserve 1t as a museum and
headquarters. Most of the state presidents
of women's clubs had a lengthy list of
things accomplished in the last two years
along the lines Of pure food reform, for
estry preservation, better health regula-
tions, advancement OF education, regula-
ton Of child and woman labor, travelling
libraries and travelling picture exhibitions
Temperance Mass Meeting.
August q has been announced as the
date of the temperance mass meeting to be
held in Omaha under the auspices of the
Women's Christian Temperance union. the
churches and other temperance workers OF
the city. The place has not vet been de-
cided upon. Mrs. Mary Harris Armor
will be one Of the speakers. At a called
meeting Wednesday afternoon the Omaha
Women's Christian Temperance union APP
pointed committees and arranged other pre-
liminary details.
Mosf wonderfuI EFoaIHn~