Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-15
MRS. F. 4. COLE WILL RUN
Reconsiders and Practically Insures
Election as State President.
CLUB WOMEN CHANGE BYLAWS
Large Attendance at Federation
when Matter of Payment of Dues
is Taken UP for Con-
Gideratton.

Delegates to the fourteenth annual con-
vention of the Nebraska Federation of
Women's Clubs continue to arrive and about
200 representing ninety-three clubs were
registered Wednesday afternoon. Besides
these, several score OF other club women
have come to attend the meetings merely
as guests.
The report Wednesday morning that Mrs.
F. II. Cole has reconsidered her determina-
ton not to run for the presidency and will
be a candidate makes her election prac-
tically certain. There is little discussion
of other officers to be elected and as both
the recording and corresponding secretaries,
Mrs. w. D.. Mead of York and Mrs. w. S
Swanson of Oakland, are eligible to serve
another term they will probably be re.
elected II they will consent to run.
Wednesday mornings session was devoted
to an amendment of the federation's by
laws and discussion of club interests. Sec.
lions / and 3 of article viii were
amended to make all club dues payable by
May IS, beginning May, 1899. and to provide
that all clubs in arrears two years, shall
be dropped from membership, but after
a lapse of two years, may again be ad-
mitted to membership.
Much objection was expressed to the
penalty of two years before renewal is
possible, but discussion indicated that the
amendment as proposed was we'll advised
and 1t finally carried.
Fine Specimen Of Pottery.
Mrs. Morey of Hastings, chairman OF the
art committee, reported the collection of a
number of fine specimens of American not.
terry which is to be used as a circulating
exhibit In the state. The only cost attached
to the exhibit is the payment of the ex.
pense of transportation from the last towr
to the town wishing the exhibit. Beside.
this there is at present in circulation in tn,
state a collection of dorado Taft's photo
graphs and a collection of oil painting,
loaned by the Velasquez club Of New York
Mrs. Jean Sherwood of Chicago, ex-chair
man of the General Federation's art com
mittee, was a guest of the afternoon anC
spoke briefly of the Importance of tn,
study of art.
Miss Charlotte Templeton, secretary O
the Nebraska Library commission, spoke o
the needs Of the commission. First anC
most of all the work needs at least 800
properly to carry 1t on. The present ap
preparation is but 5000 a year and Mis-
Templeton urged the club women to us,
their influence with the next legislature II
llCItdSd NAiS dpIOpl IL al itdSb NGiuOO
year. She told of the means to which vari
Gus towns over the state have resorted t.
raise funds for library purposes. One tow
had a labor day on which many of its peo
pie contributed their earnings for tina
date to the library fund. The busl
ness men gave a per cent of their day
proceeds and the women established a hair
dressing and manicuring booth on tn
town square, where they worked for tn
cause.
A labor bureau was another feature o
the day. To this group of volunteer work
ers people brought all sorts of work. a m
ing from the rebinding of a skirt to mos
particular and difficult tasks. About $500
was raised that day for library work. Fol
lowing the program the delegates visite'
the Deaf and Dumb institute upon invita-
ton Of Superintendent White.
Library and Literature.