Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-04
WHATTHE WOMEN ARE DOING
Omaha Woman's Club Begins New
Year with Open Meeting.
PROGRAM BY PAST PRESIDENTS
Y. w. c. A. Substitutes Program for
New Years MISREPRESENTATION
ain Women Claim Credit for
Defeat OF Congressman.

The Omaha woman's club will begin the
new year with a unique program presented
Monday afternoon by the current topics
department. The past presidents of the
club will be the speakers and those who are
no longer residents of the city will have
written letters, which will be read. THE
Administrations Of Our First President, Mrs.
Lucy I. Savage will be given by Mrs.
Ida T. Walker, one of the charter members.
Mrs. Savage being the only one Of the
past presidents not living. Letters will be
read from Mrs. Frances NJ. Ford. now Of
Philadelphia, Mrs. Ella w. Peattie of Chi
cago and Mrs. w. w. Keysor Of st. Louis,
by Mrs. Edward johnson, Mrs. L. ]. Healey
and Mrs. w. II. Wilbur. Mrs. Harriet G.
Towne will speak Of Things Worth
While" Mrs. w. P. Hartford will bring
greetings; Mrs. Draper Smith will speak of
a recent visit to the Denver woman's
club; Mrs. George T1lden Of Two Forces
for Good" Mrs. f. II. Cole of state club
work; Mrs. Mary G. Andrews of "A Ser
want in the House. and Mrs. A B.
Somers on "A Happy Day" There will be
music by Mrs. Ida c. Hendee and Misses
woodson. Hattie Bauman, Lydia Goeth.
Eva Redmon. Nellie johnson and Sophia
| Nlhtehs 4 nt ptpbIdAh Will bc AOllOWtu ny
an informal tea in honor OF our Presi-
dents Mrs. c. w. Hayes will preside.
During the business hour Miss winefred
Lyford, head resident OF the social settle.
ment will speak of the work being done
by that institution.
The oratory department of the club will
hold it's regular meeting Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock, January 8. THE drama" will
be the subject OF the lesson.
The next regular meeting of the litera.
ture department of the Woman's club viii
be held Wednesday morning, January 8
at 10 o'clock with Mrs. Willard Langfeld
the leader, in charge. Mrs, Hood will Civ
a sketch Of Mary wilkins, the short-storI
writer, representing the north, and Mrs
George Bonner, a sketch OF Thomas Nelson
Page, representing the south-Bret Hart
and Brander Matthews are also consideret
in this local color group OF authors. Their
will follow a close discussion on Polly
a Christmas Recollection by Page. an,
"A Stolen Christmas" by Freeman. an,
Mrs. Albert Edholm will give a reading.
wisconsin m Answer.
Wisconsin club women are taking I
themselves credit for the defeat of Cor
gresham John Jenkins and they say the
this defeat is their answer to his questio
WnlIe chairman Oh lle judiciary COAAlIllANNe
Of the house of representatives, what hs
congress to do with women and childrenl
, Mr.. jenkins not only refused to make an
report whatsoever upon the proposed si1
n teenth amendment to the constitution, bl
he opposed the child labor bill and the b
. for the federal bureau in the interest
: children. When the bill for the investigi
. ton into the Industrial conditions of WON,
u - AR.-. 4kA Arn.,tNN
! on the judiciary Mr.. Jenkins asked Il
question that aroused the ire of club wom'
all over the land. At that time the WI
consin federation promised to do it's du
and now it's members are proudly a
nouncing that they did it.
At the v. w. c. A.
e The cramped and generally inadequa
n quarters CT the Young Women's Christie
association made the customary New YeaI
d reception impossible this year, greatly
n the dlgA rpointment of the board and seer
taries as we'll as the several hundred you
y women who annually participate in II
o gathering. As a substitute the board h
n arranged for the appearance of Mrs. Alb
Smell Burnell at the Sunday afternoon gosI
meeting at $3.50 o'clock. She will give h
impersonation of the high caste Hin,
woman in the story "Menarchie." Nj
Burnell enjoys a wide reputation for Il
. representation. The program will be fl
\ to all women. Monday evening at 3 o'clo
d musical will be given free to the memb'
= ship in the association audience room. T
following program will be presented:
Vocal Solo-(a) Recompense....... Hammo
" (b) When the Roses Bloom
,u Mrs. Harry Jennison.
Reading-Laseo
ct Miss Ella Fearon.
~ P~iano-Fantiso Impromptu,. ....," .ChoI
X Mr.. Earl Sage.
Vocal-SlRve Song Del Re-
40 Mrs. Harry %Jennison,
We Readlng-The Family Album. ..,..........
re Miss Ella Fearon.
lanes and refreshments.
ne Salary Discussion Deferred.
The question of the high school teache
Gu salaries will not come up at Monday aft
70 moons meeting of the Woman's club. owi
81 to a press of other matters that has ma
ISt the desired investigation impossible. 7
educational committee will be asked to ia
the matter under Amusement as soon
possible, probably before the next meeti
rs and the alleged discrimination agal
women teachers Will be discussed. SIEVE
"a members of the Association Of C1Ilegi
IL AAuAhudc Il PANPH"Su " sPNoh Oh Nhc W
IS ton and will be present at the meeting.
Is. Miss Besack 20 Columbia.
Miss Jessica e. Besack, who had cha.
of the woman's department at the Natio
Corn exposition, including the domestic
enee laboratory, left Saturday for her no
in Newton. Ia. Miss Besack will L
studies at the Iowa State college at Al
l. until June, when she will go to New Y
City to study at Columbia university. n
- Besack made many friends in Omaha d
ing her three months residence in the
. and expresses the hope that she may