Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-27
Woman's Work
Activities of the Organized
Bodies Along the Lines of IN
dertaking Of Concern to Women.

IL uOn I ram, Even IL IL uOeS RAIN, now
ever, the Auditorium, which has been Of
fered for use in case of inclement weather,
will make 1t possible to present the plays,
Much Ado About Nothing" in the after
noon and Twelfth Night" in the evening.
The proceeds of the performance will prac-
tically be net, as almost everything has
been donated in the way of equipment and
the only expense will be for the supervi-
sion of the performance, which is in charge
Of Miss Lillian Fitch.
Miss Clara E. Burgoyne, who has been
at the head of the Young Women's Chris
tian association school Of domestic science
for the last year and who superintendent
the installation Of the new department in
the new building, has resigned and re-
turned to her home in Canada. She is to
be succeeded by Miss Mary B. McGowan,
also a graduate of Dread institute and a
classmate of Miss Burgoyne. Miss Nc
Gowan will begin her work September /.
The Sunday afternoon gospel meetings
have closed for the summer, but the build
ing will be open from 2 to $50 o'clock.
Strangers visiting the city and all young
women will be most cordially welcomed.
The library and reading room will afford
| a plSdSdlll pldC6 10 Speuu an nOuT OF TWO.
The equipment for the gymnasium has
arrived and is being installed. The pres
ent installment includes about 81, 900 worth
of apparatus including Swedish ladders
and other ladders, besides the regular
equipment 70 a woman's gymnasium.
When the equipment is all in 1t will be one
of the most complete in the country.
The swimming pool has been opened the
1a@t raz 80 -. - -
will be engaged at once
The prospectus of the education de-
partment will be announced in a few
weeks.
One of the things planned for next
year is a course in the History and Inter
probation of Music, by Thomas ]. Kelly.
Among the important subjects considered
will be the oratorio, the opera, music
and psychology, Interpretation, the mys-
teries OF music, the religion OF Wagner
as expressed by his Festival of Music.
There will be a morning and evening
class.
Miss Theodate p. Wilson, the new re-
ligious work director, will have charge
of two classes in mission study and will
present a normal class, studying the
course outlined by the Young Peoples
Forward Missionary Movement for 1909
| lHlV. inns CLASS Will DC NaihobAS ~
those desiring to teach classes for mis-
sion study in their own churches.
Mrs. Byers will teach a class in the
training OF young women for Christian
service. This will include lectures by
specialists on religious movements of the
present day; how to prepare to lead q
meeting; the purpose of young people's
meetings, and the responsibility resting
upon the leader.
The library committee reports l,SoC
books ready for circulation, including
many of the latest books and very much
Of the best standard literature. The com
mittee has spent a great deal of time IN
preparing a library that may be OF spe'
cial value TO those who have not time
nor opportunity to use the public library
The librariNn's office hours include inc
noon time from l2 TO 1880 o'clock satur'
day evenings from 6 TO O'CLOCK ahu
sunday afternoons from ESQ to 4 o'clock
thus affording business women oppoi'
iunitv to get their books at such hours
as are most convenient for them