Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-01
WORK OF THE WOMEN'S CLUES
Omaha WOman's Club Plans Full Pro-
gram for Monday Afternoons
Meeting.

Monday afternoons meeting OF the
Woman's club will include at least two
important matters Of business as well as
a good program. The question of the
clubs cooperation with the Association
OF Collegiate Alumnae in the mainte-
nance of a social settlement will come
up for discussion and deserves the seri-
Gus consideration of every member of
the club. The resolution introduced in
the club before the holidays condemning
the wholesale cutting Of young evergreen
trees for use as Christmas trees and pro-
viding for an effort to secure legislation
in Nebraska against this sacrifice win
come up for the fourth and it is to be
hoped, for the sake of the club, for the
last time.
That the members of the club in gen
eral have taken little or 10 pains to post
themselves on the very important mat
ter of forest preservation has been evi-
dent each time this christmas tree" res
olution has come up. The discussion has
| been confined to very few women, aud
all of these have evidently not been
familiar with the seriousness of the uues-
tion. The fact that President Roosevelt
considers forest preservation Of sufficient
! Importance to incorporate II in his mes
sage to congress- should commend the sub
ject to the serious consideration of any
club. even If that club chose to disre-
gard the recommendations of the Cen
eral Federations standing committee on
forestry While it is true that all club
women have neither the time nor op-
portunity to thoroughly inform them
selves on all the matters that come be-
fore the large clubs, it is safe for any of
| them to be guided by the standing COM
mittees composed of women of recognized
ability who have given their time to
thorough investigation. The General Fed
erations forestry committee has had
much to say against the needless sacr;-
lice or young trees for the holiday trade
and this should carry weight Whether
the Omaha Woman's club sees fit to mass
the resolution as offered or not. IL is 70
be hoped for the sake of the clubs dig
nifty the matter will be settled one way
or another when it comes up again for
action.
The program of the afternoon will CON
slst OF report of the forestry and civics
committee OF the Nebraska Federation by
its chairman, Mrs. c. r. Glover and pa
per on the Development of Religious Free
dom Of Thought in the United states, nv
Miss Mae Riale. Miss Gurley and Miss
Gernsey will sing
Ashland WOman's Club.
The Womans club of Ashland has re-
elected its old officers forNthe coming year
as follows: Mrs: H. H. shedd president
Mrs. John Hinckley, vice president; Mrs
r. e. White, recording secretary; Mrs. T.
b. La Chappelle corresponding secretary.
Mrs. o. d. Hartford, treasurer.
On March II the club will entertain Mrs
keefe, president of the State Federation
and Mrs Cropsey, district vice president
The Ashland Country women's club has
been invited to meet with the Ashland club
on that date.
The Ashland Womens club has recently
offered to donate to the city the books
magazines and furniture OF the public
library numbering nearly 1000 volumes
on the condition Of its being used forever
as free city library. The council has in
troduced an ordinance providing for such
transfer.
" Society of Fine Arts.
Thursday mornings program of the So
ciety of Fine Arts is to have features of
unusual interest. The program win be In
charge of Mrs. r. II. Cole, and Albert Ruerer
viii be the artist considered. The princinaI
talk of the morning will be given bv Mr.
Frank Haller, who will furnish a number
OF extra slides for the stereopticon which
is used in illustration of the lesson. Mr.
Haller is of the Haller family of Nuren-
oerg' also the home of the Buerers, and the
TWO families We're closely allied. During Mr..
and Mrs. Haller's recent tour abroad tba,,
visited Nuremberg. Mrs. C. NJ Fowler, Mrs.
Nathan Merriam and Mrs. A. w. Jefferis
will also speak.
Prefer being silly.
Chrtatahla Toapbb.r,t
the chief individual inspiration in the eru-
sade of the English suffrarists, has recently
made the following statement reearding
their activity: "Of course, we are ridic,,.
ious But what can we do? The move
ment would be ignored for another hair
century unless we compelled attention
somehow We must be either criminal ar
silly Men under like circumstances would
be criminal We prefer to be silly"
club Notes.
Mrs ID. l. Johnson is to be hostess of
Wednesdays meeting of the Dundee wom-
ans club. Miss Kate MoHuRh will he
the guest Of the club and win tam ON
'The Modern Novel"
The household economies departme,t %
the Woman's club viii meet Tbursda,,
morning at 10 O'Clock in the club roonq'
Mrs c. Fl. Townsend will be leader Of the
day and program of unusual interest has
been arranged.
Art students Of Omaha win appreciate
the opportunity afforded by the art d..
partment of the Omaha Woman's club IN
bringing Dr, II. Il. Powers OF Boston hero
next Thursday evening to give his lecture
'story-Tellers IN Art" Both the clubs ART
department and the Society OF Fine Arts
have studied DIR. Powers outlines of Italian
art for two years. and several Omaha |
students and residents have Travelled IN !
Europe with him The lecture will be given |
at First Congregational church, AT O'Clock ]
Thursday evening
A. w. Hunt of Orchard & Wilhelm Car
pet company has gone to New York 10 |
look at the oriental rug stock of A. & NJ |
Karaghensian. importers whose building /