Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-16
WORK OF THE WOMENSCLUBS
What it Takes to Arrange the State
Federation Annual Program.
SOCIAL SETTLEMENT LAUNCHED
ChiIdren's Glass Work Will Open
MIOnday Morning mt settlement
House at Fourteenth and
Streets,
SOCIAL SETTLEMENT LAUNCHED

The program of the annual convention of
the Nebraska Federation Ct Women's
Clubs, to be held in Omaha next October,
Is Just now occupying the attention of a
score or more club women, in addition to
tie immediate member OF the program
committee. Few who have not had eX-
perience realize the amount of work, the
correspondence, the planning and the in
auiry incidental to the program as 1t Is
presented complete. II there were abund-
ant funds the task would be materially
lightened, but in declarations like that of
Nebraska, where the closest economy Is
necessary, It means hard work, that is too
often rewarded with insufficient apprecia-
ton from those who profit by It, First Of
all, the program committee must confer
with the chairmen OF standing committees
and each OF these must assume the re-
spor sibility of representing the interests
Of her branch Of the federation's work,
When the chief lines of interest have been
ascertained, the time for the program is
apportioned accordingly end the various
sub-chairmen must arrange for their
speakers accordingly, a~llotting each a GER
tain number of minutes. With limited
funds, It Is impossible to provide celebrl-
ties, or drawing cards. for all the
branches of the program, 30 the commit
tee must emphaeiEe each branch in turn.
Frequently two or more of the commit
tees combine their programs and provide
a single speaker, who can represent both,
but more often the various programs must
be made up from available talent within
the state. The tact, the correspondence
and the hard work Incidental to getting
up the program can only be estimated by
the inexperienced ones.
This year the committee has a little less
than Sl5l with which TO defIEy the con-
ventlon expenses. The money for this pur-
pose seldom has exceeded this amount, but
the federation has always had good pro-
grams. and it will Ggain this fall Re-
p~eatedly the Omaha Womar's club has
brought outside talent to the state for its
opening program, thus defraying the
greater part of the expense of bringing
noted speakers for the state program, as
such speakers have gone directly from
Omaha to the convention town, Miss Jane
Brownlee's visit to Nebraska for the Kear-
neS convention was made possible to the
state in this way, the Lincoln Woman's
club having engaged Miss Brownlee for
the day before, paying her expenses to the
state.
Another big saving TO the state is made
possible by the voluntary contribution OF
services by women within the state, to both
the state and district programs, while the
chairmer of committees and district vice
presidents meet their own expenses in
travelling and many lncidentals that amount
10 no small item.
Mrs. Campbell Of West Point, formerly
Miss Elizabeth Sheldon Of Columbus, record
ing secretary OF the Nebraska federation,
is chairman of the program committee this
year. and the women who attend the meet
ing in Omuha next October are promised a
program up to the standard that has been
maintained in the past.
social settlement opens.
Omaha's social settlement has opered its
work most auspiciously at Fourteenth and
Hickory streets and the first classes will
meet ondsy Miss Lyford. head resident,
has made tho house altogether inviting and
with the cooperation Of many interested
women it has been comfortably furnished
and equipped with the immediate neces'
sities.
Announcements.
Clarkson Memorial Hospital association
has arranged for the observation OF a
tag day in Omaha I'm the near future,
the proceeds to go to the hospital building
fund.
Frances Willard womeE's Christian Tenn
perance union will hold its annual election
OF officers and delegates TO the state con
vention Wednesday afternoon at ESQ o'clock
at HaEscom park, The women will meet al
the pavilion.
The current topics department OF the
Omaha Woman's club will hold a mid
summer reunion picnic at the Rod and Cur
club Wednesday afternoon. All members
OF the department are invited TO attend
The party will leave Sixteenth and Locus
streets at . and 2:0 o'clock.
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