Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-09
WORK OF The WOMEN'SCLUDS
Club Women Of National Reputation
Will Arrive Monday.
ALL READY FOR THE MEETING
Women Play Prominent
Part in International Cpuncil
at Geneva-LOcaI work
Begins in Earnest.

Mrs. Jean Sherwood Of Chicago, former
Of the General Federatiop's art
committee, and Mrs. Anna r. Morey OF
Hastings, chairman OF the art committee
Of the Nebraska federation, will arrive In
Omaha Monday morning for the state fed
Grafton convention to convene here next
week. Mrs. Sherwood, who comes under
the auspices OF the Society OF the Fine
Arts, is to speak on Home Decoration
Tuesday morning before the society, at the
library. Mrs. Sherwood is bringing a guam
tty of new things, samples and other
things to Illustrate her talk. Upon sugges-
ton of the local members Of the program
committee. Mrs. Sherwood will visit the
Omaha stores with a view to ascertaining
what they afford along the lines she sug.
gests In her talk on Home Decoration"
Mrs. Morey, as chairman of the state art
committee, has done much for art interests
of Nebraska Miss Anna L. Clark, former
chairman Of the General Federatlon's civil
service committee, viii also arrive Monday.
The local committee has about completed
all plans for the meeting and all are antici-
patlng a most profitable week.
international Council.
American delegates just returning from
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Geneva, Switzerland, are enthusiastic over
the meeting and proud Of the part Amert-
can women he'd in making its success.
They are we'll represented on the seven
committees. Mrs. May Wright sewel being
chairman Of the committee on peace and
arbitration n Rev. Anna Howard Shaw
is chairman Of the committee on suffrage
and lights Of women. Mrs. willoushby
| 49,. 49, a A.. - NAa
press committee, which will issue monthly
bulletins on the work OF the organization
A q~uinquennial council in connection will
the Woman's congress will be held Al
Toronto next June and will last two weeks
Extensive preparation is already being
made for, the entertainment of the foreigr
visitors and the Canadian government viii
extend many courtesies.
A general impression seems to prevail
that the International council is primaril!
a suffrage organization. This is not tn,
case. The council includes all of the inter
ests of women. woman suffrage amonI
them. Much Indignation was aroused b.
an attempt in the executive meeting a
Geneva to strike the words suffrage an,
rights out of the name Of the standing
committee on suffrage and rights Of citizen
ship. The effort met with overwhelmin
defeat. It was rumored also that at tn
~quinquennisl council at Toronto next Jun
the subject of woman suffrage would b
barred from the program. The delegate
from all the twenty-three countries repre-
sented in the council signed a petition {
the international executive committee ask
ing that a whole evening be devoted to thi
subject. and the petition has just bee
granted.
Organization Continues.
At a meeting OF Clarkson Memorial Hos
pital association held Wednesday 1t was de
cided to continue the organization until tn
hospital is completed. Meetings will he hel
every month, but the active work of tn
association aside from collecting the fund
pledged through it to the hospital fun
will be discontinued.
Miss Boswell Appointed.
4 Miss Helen varick Boswell has been al
pointed chairman of the Industrial an
child labor committee Of the General Fec
Grafton of women's clubs to succeed Mr.
e Clarence Burns OF New York, the retirin
3 . chairman. The committees are rapidly b.
ing filled out and another month at mo
n promises to find all at work.
e Embroidery Class.
a The embroidery class IN the industri
e arts course OF the Young Women's Chrl
tian association opened at noon Friday wi
e a good attendance. Miss Clara Burgoyn
I director. has outlined a most atracti'
course. the class being held at noon so tn
$ business women may avail themselves
" its privileges. These classes will continv
until Christmas time.
k Esperanto Glass.
The First Omaha Esperanto class W
o hold its regular weekly meeting Saturdi
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the public librar
II The class now has a membership of ff
and is still growing. Mrs. w. b. Howa
M will act as leader at the next meeting.