Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-26

The woman's club will hold its annual
meeting Monday afternoon and adjourn
until next October. A meeting Of the
executive board will be held at 1880 and the
club meeting will begin at ? O'Clock instead
Of 2W as usual. Reports will be made
Of the chairmsn Of committees and depart
ment eader At $3.50 Mrs. Lillian NJ. N.
Stevens and Miss Anna Gordon, president
and vice president Of the National Women
Christian Temperance union, will address
the club. An invitation has been extended
to the women's Christian Temperance
union Of the city. school teachers and all
interested in the temperance cause.
This week will close the club year. The
current topics department will hold a
luncheon in the assembly room Of the
Young women's Christian association
Tuesday. which will be followed by a
program of readings given by Mrs. w. A.
Challls.
The last meeting OF the musical depart
ment Of the woman's club. will take place
Thursday afternoon at 2:15, Tit program
under the direction OF Mrs. Edith L.
Wagner will be devoted to ensemble
music and will include a string trio. eight
hand piano numbers. songs with obligato
and choruses by the Girls Glee club OF the
high school,. The program will be followed
by a tea.
The Art department closed its year
Wednesday with the election of the follow
ing officers: Mrs. w. w. Griger, leader;
Miss S. r. Davis. assistant leader; Miss
Mary Summer second assistant leader;
Mrs. G. G.. Bonner, secretary, and Mrs,
w. H. Hancock. treasurer and representa-
tive on the directory. The department each
year gives a picture to some organization
and this year II presented the beautiful
landscape Harvest Time by the German
landscape painter Rudlsuhli, to the Young
Women's Christian association. The picture
was presented Thursday and has been hung
in the reception room.
A few changes we're made in the chair
men OF committees for the entertainment
Of the National Women's Christian Tenn
perance union convention next October at
the conference Of the local committees
with Mrs. Stevens and Miss Gordon, Friday
evening. The complete list now stands:
Finance, the Rev. +. L. Lovelapd: en-
tertainment, Mrs. Louis f. Borsheim; So
cial functions. Mrs. Edward Johnson; pull
pit supplies, the Rev. 3. +. Fellman,
speakers in. public schools. the Rev. Mary
G.. Andrews; decorations, f. E.. Thomas
reception at stations. Mrs. Draper Smith
fraternal greetings, Mrs. l. s. Leavitti
press, Mrs. c. j. Roberts; Information
bureau. Mrs. George ridden; pages and
ushers, Mrs. Clara e. Burbank; printing
Harry Stone; public comfort, Mrs. George
Covell; demonstration, Mrs. Margaret
Park; badges, Mrs. d. C. John.
April 10, after an illness of over a year
Mrs. Charles d. Hamill. president of the
Needlework Guild of America, died at heI
home in Chicago. Mrs. Hamill had served
as president Of the guild for the last ter
years, besides doing much other charitabl,
work in Chicago. Announcement of hel
death has been sent to all the branches
of the guild with the request that eacl
make additional efforts this year to in
crease its membership as a memorial Il
her.
Omaha Wornen's Christian Temperate,
union will hold its regular educationa
meeting Wednesday afternoon at the hom,
of Mrs. F. b. Bryant, 625 North Forty
first street.