Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-13

HlsS1gtl reelection, having completed
- her second term a new presi-
dent will have to be chosen. Several can
didates are being offered for the office,
but of these, two that were counted among
the strongest, have been withdrawn. Mrs.
r. E. McKelvey, because of a recent acci-
dent, and Mrs. c. w. Hayes, owing to the
recent death OF her husband. Mrs. +. J..
Burnett OF the household economics de-
partment, Mrs L. ]. Healey Of the current
topics department, Mrs. Grant Williams
of the oratory department and Mrs. H. j..
Penfold, at present recording secretary,
are also much talked-of possibilities. AS
yet, no definite slate seems to have been
decided upon, and a score OF names have
been suggested for the various other Of
fices.
The election will be held In April, that
the incoming president may attend the
biennial of the General Federation at Gin
cinnati in May. The club always sends its
president to this meeting, that she may
gain its inspiration and be the more closely
in touch with the problems and the various
movements in which 1t is interested.
The Omaha Woman's club will elect its
delegates Monday afternoon to the Second
district convention of the state federation,
to be held at South Omaha the last week
OF March. A nominating committee may
also be appointed in preparation for the
| annual election of officers.
The program will be given by the house
hold economic department. Members of
the department will furnish various fea-
! lures as follows:
| Songs-Miss Emily Boltz.
Paper-."Foods: A Field OF Study for
! Women" Mrs. w. Q. Paisley.
Seleotion-Mrs. Oehrle.
! Poem-Miss Hoel,
! Story-Nrs. MacMurphy.
! Pattern-Conducted by Mrs. C. H. Town
| send, Mrs II. l.. Beard and Miss Boltz.
! Advertisements-Mrs, F, ]. Burnett
The discoveries and recipes will be con
tributed by members of the department and
printed in leaflet form, one to be giver
each person. with the compliments Of th'
department Additional copies may b.
obtained at cents each.
More applications for membership in thu
General Federation have been made THU
spring by individual clubs in Nebraska
than ever before and the delegation to thu
Cincinnati biennial, May Ills, promises 4
be full Indications are now that an entir'
car will be required for the party. Mime
sofa, Iowa and South Dakota delegation
will make up a train from Chicago anC
Nebraska has been asked to Join this party
The Omaha woman's club win elect III
delegates to the biennial April Il. TIL,
Cincinnati local biennial board is urging
that all women expecting to attend tn
biennial notify them at the earliest pos
sible time.
Programs for the district meetings arr
rapidly being completed and several vii
soon be announced. owing to continued
illness and a prevalence OF dlphtheria a
Ord the convention OF the Sixth distric
to have been held there April II and i
has had to be called off II has not ye
been decided whether this program will b.
given in conjunction with the other Sixth
district meeting at Scotts Bluff April
and 7, or whether another town in the east
ern part Of the district will take 1t, Tn
seott's Bluff program Is complete.
Tecumseh already has made much OF II
preparation for the entertainment OF tn
state convention next October. With Mrs
william AppersOn, former state president
at the head OF the local committee visiting
women from other clubs are sure OF a sue
cessful meeting.
The following notice has been issued 4
! htenniaI dalerga4ea and alternatest