Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-03

AS the chain entertainment plan started
by the president OF the Ladies Aid society
of the Dundee Presbyterian church. Mrs.
ID. l.. Johnson, progresses, It is found to
be productive OF more and more pleasure.
The plan follows the chain letter idea, each
Of the ten neighbors invited by Mrs. John
son OF a Kenslngton having since acted as
hostess to ten other nelghbors, and so on.
The incentive was TO promote acquaintance
among the newcomers Of Dundee and this
purpose Il certainly being accomplished and
incidentally the 1o-cent pieces are adding
to the fund for the new church furnishings.
At the close Of the series the circle is
expected to be completed this month and
more than Sill will have been added to the
fund.
The chain of entertainments has made
the month a lively social one for Dundee
and this week is typical of the others in
that each day has Witnessed the giving of
one of more of the series. The hostesses
this week have been Mrs. J. b. wester-
field, Mrs. j. b. Orange Mrs. c. J. Voll-
mer, Mrs. Frank Grossly, Mrs. clyde
Drew, Mrs. ]. W. Dow, Mrs. Mary Crosby
and Mrs, Morrison.
As the most modern expression In the
woman movement the National women's
Trade Union league is receiving much at
tention from those not directly interested,
that is affected by its organization. This
interest, says Miss Ida Jontz, secretary of
the Associated Charities, was expressed re-
Gently at st. Louis when, after the con-
ference Of Associated Charities ana Cor
rections the league held its banquet, the
Anrr e.
of places
This league, which is defined as "a great
school for working people," has as it's
aim the betterment of conditions of work.
ing women, this betterment meaning not
only better wages, but better and broader
education Of the workers themselves. Its
membership includes not only wage earn
ers. but philanthropic women Of the leisure
class, though always the first class must
predominant. Mrs. Raymond Robbins os
Chicago is the national president and in
her address at the banquet in st. Louis
stated the aim of the league to be to teach
the workers to work with one another, moi
against one another. and to work for the
larger good of the community.
The league is particularly interesting and
modern, inasmuch as it typlfes the de.
termination of the women OF the two ereat
classes to stand together for justice to the
woman worker. The recent shirtwaist
! strike was an expression Of the attitude
and one which most wildly called the at.
tention Of the general public to the move
ment. Leaders Of this strike were present
at the banquet and gave most pleasing
talks.
The classes of the Bible department OF
the Young Woman's Christian association
have been supplementing their years work
by series Of picnics at the various parks
The last of these will be the one which the
Pansy club will give Saturday at Hanscon
park. Mrs. Clark McGrew is the leader OF
the class, and with the religious work
secretary, Miss Theodate Wilson, will
ohaperon the picnic.
MISS Mollie G. Wolfe, who is to be the
general secretary of the Young Woman's
Christian association at Fort Worth, Tex
| ls visiting the Omaha association, and will
remain here for two months, studying the
work.
Agriculture as a means of livelihood fol
women is receiving much attention botr
from the individual experimenter and tn,
special women's organizations. 1t is tn,
eastern woman, strange TO say, who 1,
giving the question most thought. Re
| Gently, at conference held at Bryn Mawl
| college, the following specialists gave tn,
result of their study; Miss Margaret Mac
| donald, professor of agricultural chemistry
In the State College of Pennsylvania; Miss
| Jane b. Haines, president of the board OF
\ directors of the Pennsylvania School OF
| Horticulture for Women; Miss Elizabeth
Leighton Lee, who gave her experience II
| landscape gardening; Miss Mira L. Dork
on forestry for women Miss Agnes Gun
bingham, truck gardening AID vegetabl,
growing under glass; Mrs George r
Foulke general farming; Mrs. Edward
Parker Davis, stock farming; Miss Ann,
Dorrance, dollhouse rose growing; Miss
Mary Haines, nursery farming, Miss NJ. b
Lake, poultry, and Mrs. A. b. Fullerton
reelaimfns waste lands DR.. Maria Paris
Of Bryn Mawr college presided at the con.
| ference.
Mrs. Virginia Hamersley Field who fol-
| the last twenty years has been CONDUCTING
Bible class at Sing Sing prison, has now
obtained permission to visit and Civ.
spiritual advice to condemned prisoners in
the death house of this prison
Mrs. Charles Netcher of Chicago is actinl
manager and owner with her children OF
one of the largest department stores in tn,
world The store covers fifteen acres OF
floor space, represents AN investment o,
more than $lb,OOOoOO and employs upward
OF S.OoO persons. Six years ago when heI
husband died the store occupied an ole
building Mrs. Netcher has replaced 4
with fireproof structure more than fiv,
times as large as the old one Besidet
managing her store Mrs. Netcher is bring
ing up three sons and a daughter.
OWLS SUFFER FROM FIRE