Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-13
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING
William J. Bryan Addresses Social
Department Of Woman's Club.
COUNT ToIsTO1 HIS SUBJECT
Bible Glass of Young women's Chris
tian Association VIII Receive
for National and state SEQ
retariea Friday evening.

retaries Friday Evening,
william ]. Bryan entertained an audience
that filled the First Congregations church
auditorium Monday afternoon, speaking IN
formally of his impressions OF Count Leo
Tolstoi. and some Of the doctrines OF the
great Russian. Mr.. Bryan spoke under the
auspices of the Social Science department OF
the club, following a review Of Jane Addam's
book. Newer Ideals Of Peace" given by
Mrs. w NJ. Anderson.
Mr.. Bryan described Tolstoi as he saw
him at his home in Russia in his seventy
sixth year, as not quite six feet tall, weigh
ing about $50 pounds, with white hair and
beard that extended to his waist a large
nose and mouth and wonderful deep set
eyes. His chfdlike simplicity and his ex-
cellent use Of the English language especi-
ally impressed the speaker. who
characterized him as the greatest
living philosopher. As evidence that
the world Is interested and impressed
by Tolstoi's philosophy. Mr.. Bryan re-
called that more people had inquired OF him
regarding the great Russian than of any
other parsonage he met during his travels
abroad. Men of all ranks and in high po-
sition inquired regarding the man and his
doctrines. And 1T means something" Mr..
Bryan continued, FOR a man to make such
an impression upon the world with his W
ideas" AS further evidence OF Tolstoi's re-
markable mind Mr.. Bryan recalled that II
has been more than fifty years since he
has been outside Of Russia and that he
must gain his information of the world
with difficulty owing to the censorship that
exists in that country. The rule under
which Tolstoi lives is Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy heart, and thy
neighbor as myself" He counts the first
injunction as the more important, believ-
ing that the second will result II the first
is followed. The regeneration of the heart
he counts the important thing, contending
that this internal regulation should and will
take the place of all external regulations
OF mans relation with man. Mr.. Bryan re-
viewed briefly the three great ideas that
predominant in Tolstoi's teachings. the
Doctrine of Non-Resistance Bread Labor,
and the strength of his religious perceptions
and conceptions. He quoted Tolstoi's defini-
ton Of religion as The relation that man
fixes between himself and his God" and
morality as 1.-The outward manifestation OF
this relation" and again Mans conscious
ness OF his finiteness in an infinite uni
verse and his consciousness of his sinful
ness; this he cannot outgrow." Mr.. w.
NJ. Davidson introduced the speaker.
A vocal solo by Mrs. Joel c. Hancock and
two plano numbers by Jean G. Jones COM
pleted the program.
Miss Boswell for Children.
Miss Helen V. Boswell is bespeaking the
support OF all the women in America for
the proposed child labor bureau in Wash
ington. She is the chairman of the child
labor committee of the General Federation
OF Women's clubs.
She declares the bureau necessary for the
purpose of getting at the real facts about
child life in this country. Al present, ac-
cording to Miss Boswell. we have only sem
timental opinions. What is needed is exact
facts about the result and amount of child
labor.
"UncIe Remus' Home.
The Juvenile Protective Association of At
lanta, Ga, is to have charge of the Uncle
Remus Home for Children. to be established
as a memorial to Joel Chandler Harris near
Atlanta. The site for the institution has
been given to the association and much of
the money necessary for the buildings has
already been collected. The institution is
to be known as a Juvenile state. It will
contain Il school, gymnasium. and medical
workshop.
Y. w. O. A. Announcement.
The B.. B. B., one of the Bible study
classes of the Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION, Will receive In the association
rooms Friday evening in honor OF Miss
Harriet Taylor, secretary of the National
board. and Miss Myra withers, state secre-
tary of Nebraska. who will be in the city
at hat time.
COsad WOman's Club.
In honor of three OF its members who
are removing to New Mexico the Cozad
Woman's club gave a reception at the home
OF Mrs. Mable Ward last week. The after
moons program included a number of
unique features and the entire membership
OF the club was present.
The Valley Woman's club held its annual
meeting Friday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Mehl and the following officers were
elected for the year:
Mrs. Selma Anderson. PRESIDENT: Mrs
Emma Byars. vice president; Mrs. Kate
Webb, secretary; Mrs. Mary wallstroem.
treasurer; Mrs. Abigail Butts. librarian.
Mrs. Anna Ingram. press correspondent
Domestic science. art. music and literature
are the departments into which the cIub
will be divided for the coming year. The
outgoing Officers served a lunch which was
a pleasant SurDrisa for the oI,,h -