Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-17
WHATCLUBWONEN ARE DOING
Indications That Ninth Biennial Will
Be Largest Ever Held.
BOSTON IS PROMISED A CROWD
Unprecedented Reservation of Hotel
Accommodations Beina Made by
state Delegations From
All over Country.

Judging from the rate at which hotel
and boarding house accommodations are
being reserved even at this date, the Bos-
ton biennial promises to be the largest in
the history of the General Federation OF
Womens clubs. The local committee re-
ports that the choice of accommodations
is about gone now and that all women ex-
peeting to attend the convention in June
will do we'll to engage accommodations nm
mediately. AS the biennial falls on com
/ hlencemeht week In Boston. the city will
be taxed with double deand. To date. the
reservations are far in excss of any prev
ions bisnnial, and with many state deleaa-
tious still not heard from the attendance
will Enthusiastically prove larger than ever
before. Few'if any OF the Nebraska. clubs
have engaged accomm odations as yet
Holding the convention IN the east will
undoubtedly Increase the attendance
greatly. The close proximity Of such club
states as New York. Pennsylvania and the
other eastern states. including MassHchu-
setts, states that count their club women
by the thousands insures representation
that could hardly be expected any place
else. Illinois will OF course send big dele
cation and with woman suffrage promised
as an issue, Colorado iowa, California and
the other western states have or are am
bilious for suffrage. will of course, send
every available woman, The south, too,
with its problems Of child labor tubercu-
losls and the need Of Juvenile courts and
compulsory education laws, will send large
delegations for every bit of inspiration
and information to be had. Club papers and
official organs from every part Of the
country tell of large delegations. Boston
papers report the local committees as fear
fiu that symphony han, where the sessions
are To be held, will be inadequate to the
demands and that duplicate programs may
have to be given to prevent disappointment
The Omaha womans club will elect it's
delegates to the Boston biennial at the an
nual meeting April q The newly elected,
president OF tn club Mrs. Edward John.
son. will represent the club by virtue of he 4
office and there will also be several 9th er
delegates.
Omaha WORen in Evidence.
The New York Times Of Aprif 12 gives
remarkable picture Of the dinner barty
given recently at the waldorf-AstE Eria in
honor of Mrs. Humphrey Ward IT. should
be gratifying to Omarsns that am ong this
great assemblage OF distinguished ,hnen and
women there were three omaI IA women
Mrs. Draper Smith, Mrs. ArthUr D. Bran
deis and Mrs. Edgar Scott, an 4tive partici.
pants in local sociological 'Rork. These
three women are easily distir tyuished in tht
unusually clear print, VIII th shows the
guests seated at the tablesL
Women NTIssIt Caarieh.
Seven former seAdentsi of the Chicago
Training school are amo ng the missionarie,
appointed by the Beng' a Methodist confer
ence for 1908 to do VIC mans work. one i,
an evangelstic work n, two are In charg,
OF the Girls school Sand widows home a
Palsnr another has charge OF the Anglo
Indian orphanasfI in Calcutta, and thre,
are connected " fh the Lee Memorial.
Announcements.
The, directors Of the Social Settlement vii
hold a meeti' lg at $3.50 Saturday Afternoon
at the publ 4 library. when sorae defIhit
! decision VII 4 be made regarding the settle
nent house..
The last Jmonthiy meeting of the wornAnt
auxiIiary/ /of the Episcopal church of Omaha
and so'Ah Omaha will be held Friday. Apri
"a at St Andrews church, at 2:SO O'Clock.