Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
WOREOF THE WOMEN'S CLUBS
Fourteenth Annual Convention Of
Federation a Satisfaction.
NATIONAL COMMITTEES FORMED
All Departments OF women's Societies
Organized for seahOn's work
several Important Meet
inRs This Week.

Local club women are beginning TO get
their breath again after the strenuous
week Of entertaining the Nebraska Fedora
tion Of Women's clubs. However, II was a
pleasant experience and a satisfactory one,
and II served to demonstrate the loyal in
terest Of the women in the organizations In
which they are banded together. The cleo
ton OF Mrs. +. II. Cole OF Omaha president
OF the state federation was a satisfaction
to all. while the gracious personality as
well as the efficient work of the retiring
president, Mrs. II. l.. Keefe of Waithil. will
retain her in an enviable place among those
women who have done things for the state.
The attendance Of 21s delegates made the
meeting one of the largest yet held. and
the election Of the following executive
board insures another year OF profitable
work:
President. Mrs. r. II. Cole. Omaha.
Vice president, Mrs. Max Hostetler, Shell
ton.
Recording secretary. Mrs. R. C. Mead,
Corresponding secretary. Mrs. w. s.
TreasureT MIS- M. c. French, Hastings.
Auditor. Mrs. j. Z. L. Carey. Bancroft.
General Federation secretary, Mrs. o. NJ.
Vice president. First district, Mrs. t. j.
Gist. Fails CITY Second, Mrs, W. Il; David
bury; Fifth, Mrs. James Ray, Holdrege;
Sixth, Mrs. l.. q. simons, Sidney.
G. F.. w. c. Committees.
No more interesting announcement has
been made since the opening of the club
season than that Of the appointment Of
committees of the General Federation, an
nounced in the October Bulletin. The APP
pointments were made by the newly
elected board of directors and officers
at Colorado Springs in September. Twelve
members were present. Much important
routine business was transacted, including
the committee appointments. The invita-
tion of Cincinnati to hold the 1910 biennial
convention in that city was accepted, and
II was voted to hold the Biennial council
meeting in San Antonio in 1909. Mrs. Ru-
dolph Blankenberg of Philadelphia was APP
pointed chairman of the biennial committee
and Miss Louisa e. Poppenhelm OF Charles
ton, S. c., chairman Of the council meet
ing, The following committee appoint
ments were made
BOARD COMMITTEES.
Finance-Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles. 1lO1
West Adams street. Los Angeles, Cal.
ESQ Broadway, New York City.
Press-Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, Evening
Journal, Portland, Ore,
c~oancil-Miss Louisa B Poppenhelm, 81
Meeting street, Charleston, s.. G.
BUSINESS COMMITTEES.
Executive-Mrs. Philip n. Moore, S125 La
fayette avenue, st. Louis, Mo,
Badge-Mrs, H. Il. Keefe, WalthiIl, Neb.
MembershiP-Mrs:, Sarah A. Evans, Eve
Outlook-Miss Harriet Lake, 205 Third
avenue, Northeast, Independence, Ia.
Printing-Mrs. William A. Johnston, Elm
wood Place, Topeka, Kan.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Biennial-Mrs. l.. l.. Blankenburg, PA
West Logan Square, Philadelphia, Pa.
Program-Mrs. John Dickinson Sherman,
70 East F~orty-seventh street, Chicago, Ill.
Resolutions-Mrs. o. p. Kinsey, 252 Green
witch street, Valparaiso, Ind.
Transportation-Miss Mary G.. Hay, g
East ~Twenty-ninth street, New York Cit
Revision OF By-Laws-Mrs. John Dickin-
son Sherman, 70 East Forty-seventh street,
Chicago, III.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Art-Mrs. Everett w. Pattison, 4254 Olive
street, st. Louis, Mo.
Civics-Mrs. Edwin F. Moulton, Mouiton
Hall, Warren, o.
Health Department, Civics Committee
Mrs. Rufus p, Williams, SO Washington
avenue, North Cambridge, Mass.
Civil Service Reform-Mrs. Sarah s.. Plat
Decker, 1860 Sherman avenue, Denver, Colo,
Civil Service Reform Advisory Committee
Miss Perkins, Concord, Mass
Education-Miss Laura Drake Gill, 1926
Nineteenth street, Washington, ID. c.
Food Sanitation-Mrs. Charles +. Amidon,