Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-29
WORK OF THE WOMEN'S CLUBS
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Active in Nebraska This Year.
GAINS THAT WOMEN HAVE MADE
Long Efforts in Louisiana Begin Il
Bear Fruit-GOrdOn sisters De-
serve Much CredIt-Other
Club Gossip,

The woman's Journal of Boston has been
! running recently an interesting series Of
reprints from the files of thirty years ago
of some of the leading Boston and New
York papers, regarding the activity Of
women. Women Of today scarcely believe
that such a mighty change has come
about in their position in 50 brief a time
or rather, that men Of but little over a
generation ago could have entertained such
narrow ideas regarding them, and their
proper place in the world. Woman suf-
frage meetings were looked upon as scan
delous, while other meetings, except re-
ligious guilds and charitable societies were
almost as bad. In striking contrast to
this state of affairs Is the position of the
woman of today and the attitude of men
regarding her. AS an example: the Georgia
legislature rendered the use of the hall
Of representatives to the Georgia Woman
Suffrage association at its recent annual
| convention in Atlantic. Thirteen years
previous the governor OF the state had de-
clared that 1t was unconstitutional for
women to hold suffrage meetings in the
state capitol. The invitation of President
Roosevelt to Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker, pres
ident of the General Federation of Wo-
mems clubs, recently, to represent that or
| BdlllZdllOn NJ Nut III IlOuSt conference
on the conservation of national resources
is another example of the recognition
women and their work have received. The
declarations of clubs, Woman's Christian
Temperance union and many other state
and national organizations OF women now
hold annual conventions that are looked
upon as a moral and educational stimu-
lous for which cities and states contend
while to recite the accomplishments OF
these organizations would be superfluous.
August % and % have been announced as
the dates of the annual convention OF the
Loyal Temperance Legion an auxiliary OF
the Nebraska Women's Christian Temper
ance union. The young people are plan
ming a strong meeting. The program which
Is nearly completed will be announced
later. The unions of Greedy county have
been having a grand revival and five
new organizations have been formed within
the last three weeks. The general officers
meeting of the state union will be held
at Lincoln during the Epworth assembly.
Mrs. Head. state president. has made
several visits to Hastings during the yea 2
and arrangements have been about con-
Cluuded so that actual plans for the an
nual state convention TO be held there in
the fall, may be made.
Mrs. Brand.
Mrs. Harriet Brand. treasurer Of the
National Women's Christian Temperance
Union, who ded a few days ago at Evan
l ston, ILL.,, after n long illness was one OF
the brightest OF the executive committee OF
that organization. During her illness, Mrs.
Stevens and Miss Gordon, national presi-
dent and vice president. spent much time
at headquarters, carrying the work OF Mrs.
Brands office.
Mrs. Armour VIII Return.
Mrs. Mary Harris Armour, president OF
the Georgia Women Christian Temperance
union, who was brought to Nebraska by
the state Women's Christian Temperance
union, has been engaged for a third ap,
pearance on the Bellevue chautauqua pro
gram. It is the intention Of the local unior
to bring Mrs. Armour to Omaha again the
latter part Of August, when a mass meet,
ing viii be held with the cooperation OF
the churches, and Mrs. Armour will tel
again her inter sting story Of How Georgia
went dry"
Women in Louisiana.
The Department OF Education for tn,
state Of Louisiana has engaged Miss Agnes
Morris of the State Normal school to de
vote her entire time to forming associa
tions in the different communities Of tn
state for the purpose Of improving the pub
lie schools.
New Orleans is to have a juvenile cour
and MISS Kate Gordon and her sister. Mis-
Jean Gordon, are being congratulated Of
the success OF their efforts. Several year
ago these two public-spirited women begai
single-handed 10 work for the establish
ment of this court, They were later joine,
: by the New Era club and together the.
: have managed TO win a victory where onl
I defeat was prophesied.
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