Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-09

The sacred science department will meet
Monday, october 10, at $50 D. m All mem
bers Of the department and those who are
interested In social service are urged TO be
present, as important business will be trans
acted. Mrs. Draper Smith and Mrs. H. J.
Penfold have recently returned from abroad
and will give some interesting vacation
notes. Mrs. Cameron will give some bien-
NAL notes. Several other prominent club
women will give vacation notes Miss Ruth
Ganson will sing, accompanied by Mrs.
John Harmon. Tea will be served.
The first meeting Of the art department
Of the Woman's club will be held Thurs
day. October 49, at 10 a M, Mrs. w. H.
Hancock. leader.
State Federation Of women's clubs will
be held in Tecumseh, October 25-28-27 The
leading attractions OF the program will be
the national president, Mrs. Philip NJ
Moore OF ST. Louis, Mo. and Mr. Dudley
Crafts Watson of Chicago, who lectures
on Art and Life In Spain" He will bring
q gallery Of his own paintings; Mrs Ella
way Calvin Thomas Of Kearney is chair
man OF state program committee
Members Of the Omaha Womans club
wishing to make reservations for the
breakfast October "a at the Henshaw hotel,
given in honor Of Mrs. Moore, national
state president. will please notify the
chairman Of the house and home commit
tee by mail or phone Webster s4Os. not
later than October 81 and oblige Mrs. Isaac
Douglas. chairman OF house and home
committee
The philosophy and ethic department of
first meeting Saturday afternoon, October
15. at p. m. at the home of Mrs c. Vim
cent, Vincent hotel. The subject for this
meeting will be review OF the last years
work, after which the department will
enjoy a luncheon at the Loyal hotel. The
subject for the coming year will be
Psychology" as taught by the CORE
spondence course Of the Chicago uni
versity. Mrs. Mary B. Newton is leader
of this department.
The third Sunday in October will be tenn
perance Sunday. All the ministers Of the
city and state will preach on temperance.
The young peoples societies and the Sun
day schools will cooperate TO make the
day statewide protest against intemper-
ance. Everyone interested in temperance
will wear the white ribbon. Delegations
win be at the different churches to supply
those who wish with white ribbons
Among the patriotic societies which de-
vote their energy to promoting Americas
appreciation Of her own heroes by pre-
serving as reminders OF past heroic events,
the sites Of the events the Colonial Danes
take high rank. This organization is now
established in thlrty-eight states and has a
membership Of something under 1000 Ne
braska is one OF the thlrty-eight states.
Mrs Arthur Crittenden Smith is the
leader I'm the Nebraska organization.
According to the constitution those who
aspire to be among the Danes must prove
descent from some ancestor of worthy life
who came to reside in the colony prior to
1850 and this ancestor or some OF his
hDeal descendants must be proven to have
rendered efficient service during the
colonial period or In revolutionary times
In addition to this the society has pro-
Vided that every applicant must be shown
not only eligible, but acceptable.
The officers OF the National Society of
Colonial Danes are; Honorary president
Mrs. Howard Townsend president, Mrs
William Ruffin Cox; honorary vice presl-
dent the Venerable Mrs. Beverly Kennon
granddaughter of Nellie Cusus and resi-
dent OF Tudor place, Georgetown, ID. c.,
the colonial home OF her ancestors, and
acting vice president, Mrs. Alexander r.
Jameson OF LawTenceville N. j.
Mrs. Cox in a recent interview thus SUM
married the work OF the organization:
we have one special object In the So
eiety, to collect and preserve manuscripts.
traditions and relies OF the earliest colonial
days. We wish to honor each individual
member who gave aid to the great cause,
so that We collect and publish every de-
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whom we honor among the founders OF the
nation. We preserve and restore buildings
which have traditional or historical signifi-
canoe. The jamestown church Is one OF
our good deeds. The treasury OF the So
ciety. together with the services Of its mem
bers, are all at the disposal OF the govern
ment In times OF national stress During
the Spanish-Amertcan war We collected
large sums. and many OF the members did
noble work In various philanthrOplo and
patriotic capacities. After the war the So
Ciety erected the exquisite memorial shaft
In Arlington cemetery In honor OF ali who
persisted for the oOUntry's cause. We are
just now engaged Ia one OF the most am
bilious enterprises ever attempted by an
American society-the editing OF the let
tiers and papers Of the great British pre-
mier. Pitt. This viii shed new light on
the struggle, and will be an achievement
Of which any society might well take
pride"
The Colonial Danes have accomplished
their work 90 unOstentadously that a par
tial list OF what they have done is aston
ishlng 10 tho general public, The restoFa.
ton Of jamestown church represents their
best effort IN this particular field. About
ten years ago the Society OF Virginia An
tiQuiuess which owns the site OF the most
ancient place Of worship In the British pos,
sessions OF North America. aud the sur
rounding twenty-five acres, caused the
ground Immediately behind the famous old
tower 20 be carefully exeavated. These
excavations revealed the foundations OF
the old brick church, the first edifiee built
In 1870 The excavations also showed the
remains within the walls Of another build
Ing presumably OF frame which have sincs
been identified as all that remains Of ths