Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-09
WHATCLUB WOMEN AREDOINC
Women's Advisory Board Of Corn
Show Will Entertain Women.
sCUsS PRISON CONFERENCE
Julia Ward Howe Extends Greetings
to Club Women at Age Of
Ninety--GOssip of LO-
cal Clubs.

The Women's Advisory Board OF the Ma
tional Corn exposition met Monday morning
at the home Of Mrs. Arthur Brandeis, Mrs.
George Sheldon, wife of Governor Sheldon.
and chairman of the committee being
present. The committee has under advise
ment several plans for the entertainment
of the young women, who will take the
model kitchen course at the exposition. At
least one social affair will be given for
them. This will probably be an afternoon
at the Lninger Art gallery. The board
will hold itself in readiness to extend
courtesy to the women visitors at the ex-
position and some of the members will be
at the Auditorium to receive at the rest
room.
The luncheon in honor of Mrs. Nellie
Kedzie Jones to be given by the Domestic
Science department of the Woman's club
will be given at the home of Mrs. Thomas
Brown in Kountze place Thursday. Other
plans are being made, however, for the
entertainment of these exposition speakers
that will make 1t possible for more OF the
women TO meet them.
Discuss Prison Congress,
A review of the National Prison congress
held recently at Richmond, Va, was given
Monday afternoon at the meeting of the
Social Science department OF the Woman's
club by Judge Lee Estelle, Dean George
Beecher5 and Rev. F. l. Loveland, who at
tended the conference as representatives OF
Nebraska. This work Of aiding the men.
who have served their term 10 find employ
ment and get started again is recognized
among the most important in retaining
men and boys who have gone wrong. Mrs.
w. M. Anderson gave a review of Jane
Adams new book, Newer Ideals OF
Peace Mrs. Harriet H. Heller presided.
Mrs. HOwe's Message.
In her ninetieth year, with mistaken
faith that the right must prevail, Julia
Ward Howe Is still furnishing inspiration
TO millions Of women in their work for the
uplift of humanity. II was in recognition
OF this life OF service that an audience of
over 1900 women and men, who filled
Symphony hall at one of the sessions Of
the Boston biennial conyention OF the
General Federation OF women's clubs not
long ago.. rose and remained standing while
Mrs. Howe walked to the rostrum. The
words OF welcome that she spoke are now
being passed on to clubdom by the Fed
Grafton Bulletin. Her message follows:
l esteem myself happy in being COM
missioned to say a few words of welcome
70 this peaceful army which marches under
mankind. Its battalions will array them
selves only against the evils which always
threaten society. and which too often
Our Boston has seen many novel and
strange sights, but what spectacle has she
seen more move than .thls? An army OF
women from all parts OF a broad continent,
armed only with Justice and with patience,
intent only upon promoting the public well
rare, the common good.
We still are children In a school, engi-
neering problems of human destiny, and
We make and shall make many mistakes.
DnL what naW WanfaOa grounds EnNr MA
gained? Let us begin our work from the
true starting point, so as not to go bach
20 W Tae b ssSrtihs point Of lily years ago;
great gains in social status. We have ac
CURED the right of independent thought
had her individual conscience TO r.SuIatr
her Efe's work, and not merely a rule %
external import. borrowed from a foreig'
source. This conscience gives us a StanT
ard by which TO Judge our objects and OF
efforts. The wonder is that our rOe
sciences, IN dealing with any capital prob
lem, are sure TO agree.
With all our diversities OF circumstances
and OF temperament, We arc oroush. %
gether here by one desire, by one impulse
the desire TO do what we can 20 further
the best interests of society. Surely. tbs
us together will stili avail to keen us Ia
sight OF all that so high an agreement
VIII take time briefly to state two
points which, in my view, II will be most
important 10 keep In mind. One OF them
Is the advantage which We should gain
from the diversity of our gifts and talents;
the other is the unity OF spirit and en-
deavor with which we should make this
view.
We may hope. through this large coming
together, to attain a more extended sense
Of nationality, or, though we are of ali
cities. states and territories, yet, when we
ray our country" We do not mean any
single city. large or small. We mean one
bread continent in which. fortunately, free
institutions prevail, and no tyranny OF
church or state has leave 10 work for their
overthrow.
Let my message to you be this:
start from the present.
Follow the straight way.
Hope for every good thing.
Trust no easy going methods.