Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-13
Woman's Work
Activities 81 tha Organised
Bodies Along the Lines Of Va
aertaking 81 Concern 20 women.

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afternoons meeting and they. with other
local club women, will leave Tuesday morn
ing at $50 from the Webster street station.
Breakfast will be served to all the visiting
women by the Blair hostesses and the dele
gates will be entertained for dinner. The
Omaha delegation will return at $50 Tues
day evening. Mrs. w. II. Davidson OF
Springfield, vice president of the district,
has announced the following program;
Plano solo-"March wind Miss Kemp.
Blair.
Address Of weloome-Mrs ]. H. Unruh,
Blair.
Response-Mrs. Edward johnson, Omaha.
Club reports.
Business.
Paper on Child study-Mrs. J. H. Riggs,
Waterloo.
Address-Mrs. F. II. Cole. president of
State Federation.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Paper on Nebraska-Mrs r. F. Arm
Vocal Music-"A Violet" Miss Neva
GddressNw. NJ. Maupln, Lincoln.
Plano Solo (selected)-Mis Sue Kennedy
Local Color and Dialect in Short Stories
Mrs, A. b. Somers. Omaha.
Vocal Music (selected)-Mrs. j. Il. Cain,
Dramatic Readins-"The Land of Hearts
Desire" Mrs. Grant Williams, omaha.
! The club Of the Fourth district will hold
their annual meeting Thursday and Friday
at Ashland. Mrs. L. l. Cowan, district vice
president, has arranged the following pro-
I gram:
, THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Opening session at $3.50.
I 1nvocation-Rev. Howard r. Van Auken.
Plano Duet-"March Slave CTschaikow-
SKYE, Mrs. Rose and Miss Fuller.
= Address OF Welcome-Mrs. Kate shedd'
Response~Mrs Elizabeth C. Langworthy,
Seward.
Greetings-District President Mrs. L. L.
Talk on Literature-Mrs. C. L. Brown.
Fairbury.
Piano Solo-"Menuet (Schubert, ~1130-113S,
Transcribed by ~Gadowsky), Miss Florence
Hartford.
I Vocal Duet Cselected)-Miss verda West.
charger and Mr.. Clifton Blankenship.
Address-State President Mrs. F. H. Cole,
Omaha
Vocal solo-"The Lullaby 0rom jesse
Manual Training Lecture and Exhibition
N Prof. stephens, Lincoln.
N Vocal Solo-'Crocus Carpet" OHazlehurst,
Mrs. e. A. Wiggenhorn.
FRIDAY MORNING.
10 Club reports at 9.
Stonebraker, General Federation secretary.
" Piano S~olo-"Chopin Nocturne' op. Il No.
8, Miss Dorthea Scott.
Talk on Work with Feeble Minded-Mrs.
Jennie Starns, Beatrice,
Round Table Observation-Disclosures by
st Mrs. +. II. Cole.
Business.
Luncheon at l o'clock.
The Omaha Woman's club will hold its
annual election OF officers Monday after
noon and it is expected that there will
be little, IL any change in the present
executive committee SO far as present Of
ficers are eligible to reelection. Mrs. Ed
VI ward johnson has served tie club as
le president during the last year, which has
been a reason of study and work and
a general progress. The following committee
Of tellers has been announced for the
election: Mrs. Themes, Smith, chairman;
Mrs. J. M. Akin, Mrs. Edgar Allen, Mrs.
Isaac Douglas, Mrs. John Haarman, Mrs.
J. +, Wagner, Mrs. j. NJ. Watson, Mrs.
w. A. Chaliis, Mrs. j. O.Berger. Mrs. c.
\ D. Sunny, Miss jeanette. Jessep and Miss
Annie Downs. Mrs. M. D. Cameron and
Mrs. w. II. Hancock will register nomina-
q tions. Besides the election of officers three
members are to be elected to the library
committee, and five to the membership
committee. Mrs. Henry McDonals, who has
served as chairman Of the house m
is not eligible to reelection and her sue
cessor must be elected as we'll as the
delegates from the club to the convention
Of the second district to be held at Blair.
Tuesday OF this week.
During the program hour, Rev. F. I.
Loveland will give a postponed address on
"Omaha's Moral Needs
" The regular meeting Of the Story Tellers'
: league was held at the library Thursday
= afternoon. The subject was Spring" and
AlIaa LNloisa IItIIia toId ssTA. T1,,tta,fl., tlat
Went Calling" and THE Cricket's School"
y from Among the Meadow People by
Clara Dillingham; Pierson.
Miss Stella Kelley told two Indian legends
= THE First Woodpecker." and "why the
y Magpie's Nest is not Well Built" Both
were taken from THE Book Of Nature
I Myths" by Florence Holbrook.
The year is about over for the Omaha
Woman's club and another week will see
the close of most Of the department work.
= Several departments have already elected
=" their officers for next year and adjourned
. and the others will do so within a fort
night. The music department reelected all
it's officers Thursday afternoon, Miss
u Blanche sorenson, leader; Mrs. Edith L.
Wagner. assistant leader and Miss Marion
7" Ward. secretary and treasurer. "Oritorio"
was the subject of the program Of the day.
The department closes its work in better
condition than 1t has ever enjoyed. The
membership is large and enthusiastic. The
programs have been Of unusual merit and
severa. Entertainment of more than pass
y ing Importance have been given including a
recital by the celebrated American COM
poser, Neidlinger. Financially the depart
ment is in shape 10 do even more next
y year as its treasury has over 800 earned
"a this year.
The oratoTy department will hold its an
y nual election OF officers Tuesday morning
u at Misses Fitch's studio.
The next meeting Of the literature de-
partment of the club will he held wednes-
y day, April IA, Mrs. Willard Langfeld. leader.
o Al this meeting Mrs. ]. w. Akin will give
a paper on woman in Short story" and
Mrs. Langfeld a talk on "The Short Story.
q Its Immediate future; Its Immediate Past"
. As this is the last meeting of the season
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