Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14
WORK OF THE WOMEN'S CLUBS
Boston Biennial Board Issues Bulletin
Of Information to Delegates.
P. E. o. TO HOLD STATE MEETING
omsha Chapter Furnishes ROOm In
New Methodist HOspitaI-cAieaso
WOman's cIuS Receives for
Republican Delegates.

10 WORK Off,
The press committe OF the local biennial
board OF Boston has issued the following
bulletin for the benefit Of club women
who expect to attend the Boston biennial.
June 22-sa.
The chairman Of the hotels committee
urges all delegates, alternates and visiting
d~steions during The biennial Many OF tho
hotels are already filled. The Somerset.
Brunswick. Westminster, Thorndike and
Adams House stu have rooms at our dis
posal. We also nave some apartment
hotels. students clubs. etc. Applications
should be sent TO Mrs. Anna l.. Bailey,
10 Richardson street. Newton Mass.
Room Regtstries-Soutb End House and
Wonien's Educational and Industrial union.
at the disposal of the registries. Rates 81
per day each. A limited number at IS cents
Applications should be made Immediately
and should be accompanied by a deposit
OF 81, which will be refunded II the room
Is Given up before June u. Apply at 2i
Boyiston street. or III West Brookline
Delegates and alternates are requested to
register early preferably in the morning
On the aress bulletin OF April %. was
given a Hist OF the official afternoon ex-
cursions. limited to delegates and alter
mates outside OF Massachusetts. The time
limit for buying tickets for each OF these
has nov been fixed as follows:
whittier Land. tickets must be bought BY
moon. Tussdsy; June - s.,. 49, p,,,.
mouth Omitted to a00 tickets must be
bought BY noon OF Thursday, June q.
For Monday. June %. Boston limited to
$50 or North shore limited N 1907 tickets
must be bought not later than Friday,
June %.
FOR tuesday. June 80. Boston's parks and
Fairgrounds Oinltsd- u soO tickets must be-
bought not later than noon Of Saturday,
Names for the afternoon in Cambridge.
June 30. must be registered not later than
noon OF Monday, June p.
All excursions except the North Shore VIII
60. regardless Of weather.
Those desiring other excursions to any
at once 10 the chairman Of the excursion
committee. Miss Mary II. Ladd. D7 MARI
boro street. Boston. Mass.
The following is given for the information
Of club women. as TO reduced fares by the
railroads for the sale OF tickets to Boston.
New Englt nd Passenger association lex
cepting the Eastern Steamship company
and Trunk Line association has authorized
rate of fare and a third certificate plan.
Fee of Is cents will be charged for each
certificate vised.
Central Passenger association. Two cents
per mile in each direction TO Buffalo, Sala-
manca. Pittsburg. Petersburg and other
eastern gateways. added TO rate OF fare
and a third certificate plan.
Western Passenger association. Double
the one way fare to Chicago. Peoria, and
st. Louis. added TO rate of fare and a third
certificate plan.
IFNnSCOnIlNenNal HENOCldliOH. CucU NdSA-
hound excursion rates and ARRANGEMENTS
authorized from California. season 1908.
Southeastern association. Only such sum
mef tourist fares as may be In effect from
the southeast To Boston and vicinity. The
limit OF return Is. good 10 return leaving
Boston and including July fourth" on all
tickets until r'rchased on certificate plan.
y. r.. O. sisterhood.
Tuesday morning Mrs. N. B. >Updike,
president of the Omaha chapter OF p. L.
O.; Mrs. Clara Wilson. vice president OF
the Nebraska grand chapter, and Mrs.
Effte weeth. acting for Miss Clara B.
Mason. who cannot attend on aceount OF
school sduties, leave for Red Cloud to
attend the state grand chapter meeting
Of the P1E.fO. sisterhood.
All have important plans on 'he pro-
gram Mrs. Updike has two vocal solos
and a report OF the years work OF Chap
ter r. Mrs. Wilson conducts the dcvo-
tional exercises and Mrs. Weeth reads q
paper written by Miss Clara B. Mason.
II was at Mount Pleasant, Ia, in 1856!
that seven students Of the Iowa Wesleyan
university organized this society. These
seven young girls conceived the idea OF
the afternoon of January 81, 1859, auC
in one short hour selected officers, drafted
a constitution, coined an oath and admin
istered the same, selected the rame and
chose for an emblem the five-pointed stai
OF gold with the letters p. e.. .. In blaeh
enamel. For nearly ten years the society
was confined to Iowa, chapters being
formed I'm nearly every city and village oil
the state. but IL now exists IN manl
states and is the largest unattached Sc
cret society Of women in the world.
glance at the date recalls the fac
that previous 20 that time few unattached
secret societies existed. A few Greel
,ororities were formed or forming: II wa
-. l. - L.. ~ et-,n rtras .fni
for It and that accounts for its phenom
email growth.
When organized the idea was TO continu,
III in colleges alone. but the deman'
scanned TO be otherwise, and while SOM
OF the early F. Z. o.'s have Always re
GREETED its departure from scholastic life
he greater number have felt that Il
widening the influence the strength la
increased.
The object OF the society is genera
Improvement which comprehends indl
vtdual growth in charity and a just COM
prehension and adherence to the qualitie
Of faith. love. purity. justice and truth
The members seek growth in knowleog
and in mental culture and obtain wisdoT
from nature. art. books. study. socict
and radiate all light possible by converse
ton, by writing and by the light excI
else OF any talent they possess.
p. E.. O's aim at moral culture. sell
control. equipoise and symmetry Of charaC
ter and at temperance in opinion. speee
and habits.
For the purpose OF systematic govern
ment the sisterhood is divided INTO th
supreme grand chapter. state grand cnaI
ters and subordinate chapters. Nebrask
now has fifty chapters. r OF omaha b
ing one OF the largest and strongest.
The work OF the society is divided ini
charitable, literary and social pursuits. ]
view of the fact that P, Z. o. was oriI
mated In a Methodist school, Il seems esp,
eially fitting that one of the most beat
ufulIy furnished rooms of the new NIetl
odist (Nebraska) hospital was the gift
Chapter Il. The furniture. bedding, line
curtains. china, silver and rugs are OF Il