Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-20

A memorial service for Mrs. Mary Moody
Pugh, was held by the household economics
department of the Woman's club Thurs
day morning and a picture of Mrs. Pugh
was hung with the other belonging to
the club.
For many years Mrs. Pugh served the
club as a department leader and as one
OF its general officers and besides this
she had a prominent part in the state
and national work for the betterment Of
the home. She was one Of the organizers
Of the household economics department in
the local club and for several years its
leader, During the last year of her life
she served the club as chairman of its
forestry committee still retaining her ac-
tive interest in the home department
Following the memorial session the de-
partment had luncheon and later visited
several of the bakeries of the city at the
invitation Of the bakers association.
Mrs. Bessie Bryant Gerard, chairman
Of the forestry committee of the General
Federation Of WOmen's clubs has issued the
following important announcement to oil
club women:
"The most effective work that can be
done at the present time to aid in the
preservation of Hetch-Hetchy valley, and
In the establishment of the principle that
our great national parks were intended
to be preserved for all time for the benefit
Of the entire nation, is to send a list Of
the congressman and senator's representing
your particular state in congress, to each
of the clubs which you represent; urge
the club leaders to get the individual
members Of the clubs to write to, or meet
personally with, as many OF these congress-
men and senators as possible before con-
gress convenes in December. urging these
congressman and senators to vigorously
oppose the bills which are now pending
and which have for their object the de-
struction Of the Hetch-Hetchy valley, and
which will result In the ultimate with
drawal Of the finest portion Of the Yo-
semitic National Park, to be used as a
water supply for San Francisco; also to
favor a bill which shall have for its
object the permanent preservation Of all
national parks and which shall make It
impossible to isolate and destroy for local
commercial gain any portion of these
great national Playground
Members of 1903 Public Lands Committee
Of the enate
Knute Nelson (c~hairman), Minnesota;
Clarence d. Clark. Wyoming; Robert J.
Gamble, South Dakota; Reed Smoot. Utah;
Frank p. Flint, California; Weldon b.
Hepburn. Idaho; Joseph NJ. Dixon, Mon
tana; Wesley L. Jones, Washington; Mar.
tin N. Johnson. North Dakota; Samuel d.
MoEnery, louisiana. Francis G. New
lands, Nevada; Jeff Davis, Arkansas; Rob
ert L. owen, Oklahoma; John H. Bank
head, Alabama George E. Chamberlain.
Oregon.
Members Of 1908 public hands committee
in house Of representatives, who are stl in
congress, and who probably win be on the
new committee:
Adam NJ. Byrd. Mississippi: w. b. Craig.
Alabama; Scott Ferris. Oklahoma; AISLE J.
Gronna, North Dakota; w. S. Hammond.
Minnesota; Paul Rowland, Ohio; Bird S.
Mcclure. Oklahoma; Frank MondelL
Wyoming; Herbert Parsons, New York;
Charles N. Pray, Montana; John NJ. Rey-
nolds, Pennsylvania; Joseph 7. Robinson.
Arkansas; Sylvester C. Smith, California.
Andrew J. Volstead, Minnesota.
Secretary Of interior, Richard A. Ballin-
ger.
The Kansas Federation OF Women's
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