Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-11
What
Women
Are Doing


seemed advisable because Tecumseh. The
town which is to entertain the fedora |
ton. has q large Missionary convention |
on the days Immediately preceding those !
originally chosen for the club convention, /
October II. ~, Ia and the double enter
tainment would be a severe tax upon
their hospitality. The two weeks post
ponement was decided upon both 10 re-
lieve the Tecumseh hostesses anu 70
svoid conflict with two other state meet
inEs--thRt OF the Library association ana
that Of the Daughters Of I.ebecca.
The dates were definitely decided upon
Thursday. when the president Of the Ne
braska Federation. Mrs. Frederick V.
cole met with the president Of the TIE
cumseh Federation, Mrs A. L. Apperson
and the chairman OF representatives OF
the various state committees.
The president Of the general fedora
ton, Mrs. Philip n. Moore Of St Louis.
had arranged TO spend one day At the
state meeting and it is hoped that in
spite Of the change in date she stan may
be able TO meet with the Nebraska club
women.
Programs Of the meeting will prob
aL-y be read within the next two weeks.
The public is invited 20 join with the
association members Thursday evening in
secretaries Of the Young Women's Chris
tan association. Miss Lilly M strong.
general secretary; Miss Flora s. Keeney.
assistant secretary and educational IL
rsctsr: Mise Ida H. Meicher. business
secretary, and Miss Gertrude SLY, d.
rector Of domestic arts and assistant
director Of domestic science departments.
The members Of the board of directors
AMI the secretaries OF the association
10 o'clock Mrs. @. w. WickerEham is
chairman of the social committee which
has charge Of the refreshments
The RANGES willard Wornen's Chris
tian Temperance union will hold its
nuai business meeting and election of
oncers Wednesday Afternen at 2:S0
O'Clock in the home Of Mrs T. r. Ward,
2l2l Writ street
Outlines for Home Economics clubs Of
the state are now completed and viii be
ready for distribution, II is hoped. within
the neKt two weeks Prof. Rosa Bouton
Of the state farm, who has had in charge
the arrangement of these important out
lines. and the state president, recently
considered the final arrangement and the
books are now in the hands OF the print
ers. The outlines include both sugges-
tons for the formations Of clubs for the
study Of home economies and suggestions
for such study. The outlines will be
sent TO each of the affiliated clubs and
the Home Economics clubs.
Mrs. Francis Everetts, president of the
Illinois State Federation of women's
clubs. Is visiting in Lincoln
The president of the Iowa Federation.
Mrs Julian w. Richards. represented the
Iowa club women at the conservation
congress in St Paul She and her hus-
band motored TO the Minnesota capital
Mrs. A. o. williams of Neigh. who was
one OF the Nebraska club women at the
congress writes most enthusiastically
Of the meeting. especially Of the program
" Woman's club day, Wednesday.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait president OF
the woman suffrage party OF Greater
New York. has addressed letters TO al
district leaders directing them to cal
meetings next month for the purpose o.
electing delegates 10 the party conven
tion.
Mrs Olaf n. Guldlin, chairman of IN,
household economic committee OF the Gen
eral Federation Of w'omen's Cuba who's,
home is in Fort Wayne. Ind. says tina
ninety-five out Of every one hundre,
women marry and presumably have homo
of their own. She says that perhaps n,
state has many domestic science club
Illinois. every county having from on
90 eight clubs affiliated generally with tn
farmers institutes.
Domestic science, Il seems, il not the ne,
study most people think IT, Mrs Milan L
Ward who recently died at Ottawa. Kan
~ the age off q. began to teach DC
nestic science Ia lS76 Three years befor
that she started the public library in o.
tawA she was state regent and nations
secretary Of the Mount Vernon Ladies
association. which has preserved thu nom
Of General Washington. She married Prof
NJ L. Ward in lssG and In 1sB moved
Kansas. where her husband was one
the founders of Ottawa university. an
for many years its president
One source of income for the wAshtnEto
womens Vote for Women club is q COG
> book. the publication Of which IL looK
upon by the politician ne q political tricl
But truly" says Mrs De Wee presidei
Of the state Suffrage association. 10 a
interviewer. he mistudged our motive
It's very good cock book. We made
all ourselves. II snboaies the best effort
Of sOme OF the best cooks in the state ,
washington It contains. besides chapter
on scientific infant feeding and diet {,
thu sick and aged by three Of our leadin
women physicians who are also msmbei
OF our association. section OF camp cool
cry by DR.. Cora smith Eaton and di
ssrtation ca the firelsss oOOker-whioh
my own humble contribution"
Louis D. Brandeis has been engaged
help defend the officers Of the Women
Trade Union league in New YorS. VIII
with Mrs o. H p. Belmont and Mi
lneE MiIhOllAnd. are being susd for dan
ages for the Aid and comfort that ths
gave TO the striking shirt waist EirlA
The state headquarters Of thu Unite
States Daughters OF i1l1 state Of NJ
hraska. which oooed for the summer, vi
reopen septenaber II Thu next mssttlns
which VIII be q Real Daughter Day,
win be held early in October.