Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-31
WHATCLUB WOMEN ARE DOING
Omaha Z. W. c. A. Well Represented
at Lake Geneva Conference.
CONVENTION DATES ANNOUNCED
sunragists to Commemorate sixtIeth
Anniversary of First WOmen's
Rights Meeting - COlOred
women's Convention.

Omaha Young women's Christian assocla-
ton will be represented by a delegation OF
at least fourteen and probably more, at the
annual association conference at Lake
Geneva opening August IA. The list as
present includes Mrs. ]. p, Lord, Mrs.
Emma f. Byers, Mrs. c, L" Dolan, Miss
N. Francis Crittenden, Miss Babra Wilson,
Miss Carolyn Everett, Miss Minnie Curry,
Miss Gladys Curry, Miss Grace Hill, Miss
Mary Bird, Miss Minnie Mellendine, Miss
Eliza Camm, Miss Bertha Davis and Miss
Catherine Morrison,
The conference affords exceptional oppor-
tunity for young women wishing an mex
penslve but profitable vacation. The asso-
citation estimates that S5 or $40 will cover
the expense including the IS registration
fee which must be deposited at the local
association office to insure reservation at
the Lake Geneva camp. The delegation
will reach the lake August H. and leave
there August Is.
National Suffrage Convention.
Advance notification Is out Of the an
nual convention of the National American
Woman Suffrage association which will be
held at Buffalo. N. Y, October 10 to q,
and will commemorate the siKtieth ami
versary Of the first women's right conven-
tlou ever held. This historic meeting was
held at Seneca Falls, N. Y, and was called
by Lucretia Mott, Mary Ann McClintock,
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Martha Wright
and at the conclusion of the season Mrs.
Stanton moved the following resolution
That It Is the duty Of the women OF this
country to secure to themselves the sacred
right Of the elective franchise"
The program Of the Buffalo meeting will
include one evening devoted entirely to col
lege women. The speakers will all be COL
lege women and the session will be managed
by them. Another session will be de-
voted to professional women and another to
business women. An attendance of about
1000 delegates Is expected. The Lenex
hotel will be headquarters Tor the women
and meetings will be held in the auditorium
Of the Young women's Christian association
building.
Los Angeles Has Building.
The Los Angeles Young Woman's Chris
tim association, which is the largest in
the world, has just completed its new blild-
ing. which cost something over $4,000. The
| association includes a membership of 5,I27,
and the building fund, like that OF the
building Of the local association, was sub
! scribed by a great many persons. The
subscriptions were all much larger than
those to the local, however, there being
one memorial gift of Y ,OO0. another Of
IS, zoo, seven other gifts of 5000, and thirty
five gifts from women OF $1,000 each, be-
sides numerous smaller amounts, The
building committee reports with pride that
In all LOO persons subscribed to the fund.
This is indeed a report to be proud Of, but
| compared with that of the Omaha associa-
ton, the fifth largest In the country, 1t is
not so remarkable. The Omaha associa-
ton has less than 3,OOO members.
Its lot, building and equipment will cost,
when completed, $4,000. The largest gift
was 10000. There were no 5000 gifts,
though several of 81, 900 and 5000. Twenty
five thousand dollars was raised by the
girls themselves in small subscriptions
few Of which exceeded 800, and the great
majority of which we're less than $50. In
all there were 5000 subscriptions to the local
building fund.-
Mrs. ArmOr Continues Tour.
Mrs. Mary Harris Armor, whe has
spoken before the Bellevue chautauqua
this week and last, has gone to Grand
Island, where she will fiji a lecture en-
gagement under the Nebraska Woman's
Christian Temperance union and then &c
to Broken Bow for a lecture. After speak
ing before the other chautauquas OF the
state she viii return to Omaha the latter
part of August to address a mass meeting
held under the auspices Of the Woman's
Christian Temnerance Union and the
churches OF the city, when she will tel
her story Of How Georgia Went Dry"
CoIOred Women to Hold Meeting.
The National Association Of Colored
Women will hold its annual meeting In
Brooklyn. N. Y, this year, the conven'
ton opening August "a and continuing
through the week. Executive session viii
be held the opening and closing days. The
Northwestern Association OF Colore6
Women will meet in August also, at Nor
wlch, Conn. Programs for the nationa
meeting have not yet been issued, but 4
is expected the sessions will be OF unusua
d