Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-11
WORK Of wOMEN'S CLUBS
Cincinnati Gets 1910 Biennial Of Gen.
eral Federation Of women's Clubs.
COUNCIL GOES TO SAN ANTONIO
Douglas County woman's Christian
Temperance Union Holds Annual
Convention ut HanscOm Park
All Branches Represented.

Cincinnati Is to be the meeting place OF
the next biennial convention OF the General
Federation Of women's clubs and the al
ternating council meeting will be held at
San Antonio, Tex. This decision was
reached at the first conference Of the
newly elected board Of directors Of the gen.
eral federation which vas called in Colo
RADIO Springs, Wednesday Of this week by
the newly elected president. Mrs. Philip N.
Moore OF st. Louis. While there Will be
a great deal Of business incidents. to the
organization Of the board. deciding the
meeting place OF the biennial convention
is one Of the most important matters and
one Of the most interesting to club women
generally. The council which Is also held
biennially alternates with the biennial con-
v~ention.
This was inaugurated three years ago, the
first council being held at Atlantic City and
the next at jamestown. The business of
the General federation has become so heavy
and so many matters are constantly COM
Ing up that require consideration besides
that OF the board of directors, that this
alternating meeting was deemed advisable
and was authorized by the st. Louis bien-
NAL. The definite dates of the 1909 council
and the 1910 biennial have not been an
nounced.
Douglas County Convention.
About 1O women gathered at the pavil-
ion at Hanscom park Thursday for the
council convention of the Douglas County
women's Christian Temperance union.
Seven unions we're represented the Omaha
union sending twenty-seven delegates;
Frances willard union. also of Omaha,
Ii; South Omaha union 6, Elk City
union Q, Benson union 5, Waterloo union
z and VALLEY union Mrs. GeOTpe
Covell Of Omaha, president Of the organi-
Sation, presided. The feature of the morn
ing session was an address by Miss Belle
Kerney of Mississippi, who spoke of the
enfranchising OF women as one of the
surest and speediest means Of furthering
the temperance cause. A picnic luncheon
was served at noon by the local women,
the afternoon session Governing at 2 o'clock.
Talks on Christian Citizenship by Mrs.
Harvey Rhodes and Mrs. d. C. John con-
tributed to an interesting program.
Reports from the several unions showed
a large gain in membership in all of them
this year and all engaged in active educa=
tionsl and temperance work. Mrs. Covell,
who is one of the state organizers, re-
ported the organization last week of a
new union at Springfield with thirty mem
bers and Mrs. ]. M. Freeman its president.
AAONilol iAAO VI e IN "Us
also organized in Sarpy county.
During the business hour the matter ex-
citing most enthusiasm was a resolution
which was unanimously passed pledging
the women to withdraw their patronage
from grocery and other stores that sell
liquor. The women also pledged their
support to the opposition to the granting
of a license to sell liquor at Krug park.
A Demorest medal contest at Hanscom
Park Methodist church in the evening
concluded the convention program.
Omaha Union Elects Delegates.
At it's business meeting Wednesday aft
ernoon the Omaha Women's Christian
Temperance union elected the following
delegates and alternates as it's representa-
tives at the annual state convention to
be held at Hastings the week Of Septem-
Der %: Delegates. Mrs. D. c. John, Mrs.
Wead, Mrs. w. A. Challis, Mrs. ]. L. Lane
and Mrs. e. H.. Shinrock. Alternates, Miss
Nellie Magee. Mrs. John Austin, Miss Fan
ME Perry, Mrs. N. ]. McKitrick and Mrs.
Samuel Hawver.
Mrs. Pearl Screven was appointed SUI
perintendent of the domestic science
department; Mrs. S. M. Pond, superin-
tendent of Sabbath school work; Mrs.
Ethel Mick, superintendent Of the medical
: department. and Miss Mcclure, superin-
tendent of the Loyal Temperance legion.
The union is growing rapidly, having at
present 12s paid members.
II was upon this membership that the
! union elected its delegates to the state
convention, and there are still twenty
five more members who have not renewed
this year. many of them not having re-
turned from their summer vacations as
yet