Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
WORK OF The WOMEN'SCLUBS
Y. W. G. A. Will Have Library Day
February Sixteenth.
LINCOLN GETS STATE MEETING
Local Committees Appointed for En-
tertainment of Nebraska Fedora
tiOn--Reports on Child
Labor.

Tuesday, February Is, has been an
nouncec by the Young women's Christian
association as library day, which is to be
celebrated by taking contributions of
money or books for the library, which is
to be an important feature of the new
association building. Friends of the asso-
citation are asked to go through their
libraries and set aside such books as they
have especially enjoyed and are willing
TO pass on for others to enjoy, but II is
especially emphasized that old books that
are in the way on the library shelves are
not the ones that are acceptable.
The library is to be one of the hand
soonest rooms of the new association
building. 1t is forty-eight feet long and
LOCATED at the north end of the building,
with French windows opening onto the
balcony and an ideal light for reading
and study. 1t is to be furnished in fumed
oak, old mission in style, with twenty
four feet of book casing. two library ia
bles and magazine and newspaper racks,
Half the room will be given to the cir
culatinB library and the other half to
reference works. The circulating library
will be open every day from 10 to 1889
o'clock, Saturday evenings and Sunday
afternoons.
Lincoln Gets Convention.
Tho executive committee OF the Ne
braska Federation of Women's Clubs has
accepted the invitation OF the women's
clubs of Lincoln to hold the state fedora
ton meeting in Lincoln next October. At
a meeting OF the clubs last week the fol-
lowing chairmen OF local committees were
appointed: Program, Mrs. Elmer b. Ste
phenson; entertainment, Mrs. George Hib-
ner; reception, Miss Rose Caroon; music,
Mrs. L. ]. Herzog; information, Mrs. J. w.
Macarthur; place of meeting, Mrs. Callen
Thompson; finance, Mrs. ]. A. Reichen-
bach; press. Miss Ami Miller and Mrs,
A. A. Scott; ushers, Mrs. r. S. Grubb.
The year book of the State Federation
will be issued this week. Mrs. w. S.
Swanson of Oakland, corresponding sec
rotary of the federation, will come to
Omaha Monday to assist Mrs. f. H.. Cole,
state president, in getting 1t out. The
issue of the book has been delayed, owing
to the uncertainty regarding the place of
holding the annual convention.
ID. A. n. Meeting.
The February meeting of the Daughters
of the American Revolution will be held
Monday afternoon at the home of Miss
Mary Sumner, us South ~Thirty-seventh
street. The principal business of the after
noon will be the election OF delegates to
the annual continental congress Of the
Daughters to be held In Washington, ID.
c., in April. By virtue OF her office the
regent Of the chapter, Mrs. A X. Ganlt'
is first delegate, but one other delegate
and two alternates must be elected. For
the program Mrs. J. w. Thomas and Miss
Ruth Ganson will give music and Mrs.
]. II. Dumont will talk of the work or
Omaha's Social Settlement. The assistant
hostesses OF the afternoon will be: Mes
danes F. Hindley, c. M. Hobert, r. s.
Hodgin, F. j. Hoel, Frank Holmes, II. C.
Hoyt, George Hughs. c.. s. Huntington. f.
p. Kirkendall, c. w. Lyman. Misses Annie
Hutchins, Johnston. Ida Johnston, Flor
ence Leighton and Agnes Lund.
Child Labor at Club.
The social science department will pro-
vide the open day program for the m
club Monday afternoon. The convention OF
the national child labor committee held at
Chicago January q 10 % will afford the
subject ana It's segsions will be reported
by the three Omaha men who attended,
Rev. James Wise. chairman OF the state
board OF inspectors; John j. Ryder secre-
tary OF the Nebraska child labor commit
tee and ex-deputy state labor commissioner.
and p. c. Gepson. attendance officer OF
the city schools. Rev. a. w. Clarke will
also give a report OF the dependent chill
dren's conference held at Washington last
week, which ne attended.
w. C. t. u. Musicale
The second OF the series OF concerts ar
ranged for this winter by Frances Willard
Women Christian Temperance union will
be given Thursday evening, February H.
al the First Congregational church. 1t Is
TO be an Illustrated musicale and many
| beautiful colored scenes and most artistic
moving pictures will be used to Illustrate
the STORY Of Music told by Mrs. W. j..
| Leverett OF Council Bluffs. The pictures
have been gathered and arranged by Mrs.
Leverett, who describes them. Organ, pi-
ano, violin and vocal numbers are inter-
spersed throughout the evening.
The following artists will appear on the
program:
Mr.. Martin Bush. organist; Miss Estelle
Brown. pianist; children's orchestra, under
the direction OF Miss Emily Cieve; Mrs.
Harry Jennison. soprano, and Mr.. Addison
Mould, baritone.
Announcements.
The next meeting of the literature de-
partment OF the Woman's club will be held
Wednesday. February 3, at 10 O'Clock. In
stead Of the regular lesson, Rabbi Fred
erick COIN will give a lecture on THE
| Ghetto" Al members OF the club are in