Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-03
WHArCLUB WOMEN ARE DOING
Miss Harriet Lake Of Iowa Federation
Guest Of Omaha Club.
TALKS OF CH1LDREE's BUREAU
v. w. G. A. Gives Annual Halloween
Lark for acknowledgements
Educators Around the
World.

Miss Harriet Lake of Independence, Ia,
was a guest and a speaker before the
Homan's club at It's open meeting Monday
afternoon. Miss Lake is one Of the most
prominent club women Of Iowa, being
chairman Of the child labor committee
Of the Iowa Federation and chair
nan Of the outlook committee Of the
General Federation. She is also state re-
gent of the Iowa Daughters Of the Ameri-
san Revolution. Miss Lake spoke briefly
of the work of the outlook committee,
which is composed OF herself and Mrs.
Philip Moore, president of the General
Federation. 1t was established to relieve
the president of numerous requests that
some to her every year for the cooperation
md endorsement Of the federation OF vari-
Gus schemes aud projects, worthy and
Miss Lake deplored that Iowa has not
The model child labor committed that Ne
oraska has and said that the club women
Of the state would work for its amendment
and Improvement and also for the bill in
congress providing for a children's bureau.
bureau.
Mrs. A. X. Gault. chairman Of the educa-
uonal committee, urged the women to ex-
srcise their school franchise Tuesday:
The program, however, was occupied by
a lecture by Rev. o. o. Smith of Council
Bluffs, d. D.. on Psychic Phenomena"
Miss Belle Won Mansfelde gave a cello
solo. @
Y. W. G. A. Party.
A little late but none the less enjoy
able was the Halloween party given by
the Young Women's Christian association
Monday evening in its rooms in the Pax
ton block. A the attendance is always
large at this annual lark admission was
by membership ticket only. Most of the
young women came masked and the even
ing was Altogether enjoyable, with It's
nrogram of Halloween pranks, music and
REFRESHMENTS The rooms were lighted
with Jack o. lanterns or candles in potato
holders and grotesque pumpkin faces
grinned from the walls. The costumes
were unique and many Of the masquer-
aders combined in little stunts that con-
tributed much to the evenings fun. The
Halloween party has In the past been
given by the gymnasium classes. but as
that work has been suspended this fall
until the new building is ready for oc-
cupancy the association gave the party.
NTem,crnnce Around the World.
.1fs.. Catherine Lent Stevenson, ex-presl-
dent OF the Massachusetts Women's Chris
tian Temperance union. has begun a triI
around the world in the interest of edu'
%cational work for the worlds union. She
went first to Canada and then to Den.
yer. where she attended the ~nationa
Women's Christian Temperance union con
~vention. She will sail from San Fran
cisco this week for Hawaii. She will
reach China about the first of the yea
and will participate In the anti-opium con
gress. going then to Japan and India
Mrs. Stevenson is a graduate of tn,
Armenia seminary. New York. and of the
Boston University School of Theology. Sh,
has been a teacher and has filled sew
eraI pulpits, wqile sonesof her songs, "Al
Around the World" has been TRANSLATED
into ma:ly languages.
international Fellowship.
Miss Clara M. Howard. an instructor ii
rhetoric 10 Wellesley college. has beel
appointed 10 the International fellowship
founded by the Society OF America
Women IN London, Club women are nue.
Interested In these appointments, as the.
are ycIoseFy allied to tho appointment
of the General Federation of Women
Clubs that grew out of recommendation