Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17
WHAT THE WOMEN ARE DOING
superintendent Davidson and Judge
EsteIIe VIII Debate Before
Woman's Club.

The educational committee will have
charge of the program at Monday after
moons meeting of the Woman's club.
Much has been said of late regarding
abuses in the public schools and the need
of practical education and this subject,
stated 1.-The Lack of Practical Education
in the Public Schools" will be debated by
Superintendent w. M. Davidson of the city
schools and Judge Lee Estelle. There will
be music by Miss Florence Lancaster. An
invitation has been extended to the teach
ers and members of the Board of Educa-
ton.
Among the matters to be discussed dur
ing the business session Is the arrangement
for the lectures to be given by James
Hyslop, February 2 and 3, under the aus
pieces of the clubs psychology department.
The oratory department will meet Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock.
The literature department will meet on
Wednesday, January - at 10 o'clock, with
Mrs. Willard Langfelt in charge. Short
story writers will afford the subject of the
lesson, Bret Harte representing the west
and Brander Matthews the east. Mrs. A.
b. Somers will give a paper on Local
Color and Dialect in the Short Story and
Mrs. Albert Edholm will give a reading
This is the postponed program planned for
December q.
story TelIers League
Thursday evening, January Il, an Omaha
branch of the National Story Tellers' league
was organized, with Miss Grace Miner as
president and Miss Isabelle Graham as
secretary-treasurer. The governing board
consists of Mrs. Orietta Chittenden, Miss
ITAN
Hamilton, with the officers named.
1t is hoped that this organization is the
beginning of a movement to fill a long
felt want among mothers, teachers and all
workers with children.
Child Labor Day.
At the suggestion of the clergymen of
New York, united regardless of denomina-
ton, January rs is to de observed all over
the land as Child Labor day. when the
evils of this institution and the progress
Of legislation regulating it will be pre-
sented from the pulpits,
The progress of the bill now pending
in congress providing for a children's bu-
reau will also be presented. This bill,
known as house roll 24.14S, was presented
December 10, and has been referred to the
committee on expenditures in the Interior
NSpai NilitllN' lllS COIllIIllllee Is composed
of Congressman Gilbert N, Haugen Of Iowa.
James Kennedy of Ohio, Daniel F. Lafean
of Pennsylvania, George r. Malby of New
York, Robert N. Page of North Carolina,
Wilson s. Hill of Mississippi and Rufus
Hardy of Texas.
Miss Helen Boswell, chairman of the In.
dustrial committee of the General Fedora.
ton Of Women's Clubs, who has been In
Washington for some time in the interest
Of this bill, went to New York last week
to confer with Mrs. Philip y. Moore, presi-
dent of the general federation, who sails
January 20 for Panama, in company with
Mrs. John Sherman of Chicago, vice presi,
dent of the federation.
Both women go in the interest OF the
club movement and their sailing date or
a government transport will prevent their
attendance at the convention of the Ma
tional Child Labor committee, which will
be held in Chicago January q to %. Mrs
Moore was to have represented the fedora
ton on this program, but her place will
be taken by Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker OF
Denver, her predecessor in office.
Miss Boswell will also be prevented from
attending by another important engage
ment in New York at that time. A large
delegation of club women is expected at
the meeting, as nearly all of the states
will send representatives. Mrs. Halleck
Rose, chairman Of the Nebraska fedora
tons Industrial committee, will be among
the delegation going from Omaha.
Announcements.
The Woman's Christian Temperance as
ISOLATION will hold its regular meeting
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at the
Young Mems Christian association.
Miss Myra WitheTs, secretary Of the Ne
braska Young Women's Christian associa-
ton, will speak at the gospel meeting of
the local association Sunday afternoon at
4;SO O'Clock. Miss Harriet Taylor, one Of
the national secretaries in the foreign work,
was a guest of the local association the
last Of the week