Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05

a series OF conferences between Mrs. Hen
derson, the health commissioner and the
chief OF police, the clubwomen of the city
we're authorized TO enforce the anti-spitting
ordinance. The women will not wear uni
forms, but will be distributed so as to cover
thoroughly ten congress districts. The idea
Is one which can with pertiuency be APP
piled by the clubwomen of other cities.
Mrs. Charles II. Israels in chairman OF
the committee on amusements and vacation
resources of working girls, which has
opened a vacation bureau in New York
for the purpose Of cooperating with en-
ployers In planning vacations for girl en-
ployes. Whenever the employer desires II
the committee will send a supply OF circu-
lars describing available vacation homes
and boarding houses. Only boarding places
and homes that have been visited by some
member Of the committee or representa-
tive will be listed and all information Will
be supplied regarding them without charge
The committee will make an effort to see
that all working girls get at least weeks
vacation.
Rev. Anna II. Shaw will sail for Europe
June II, to be gone until August 1. She ex-
poets to make motor trip through the
lake region of England with Miss Ray
Costello.
The trained nurses branch of the Poll
teal Equality association is the sixth and
most recent branch to be organized by the
New York suffrage workers. Mrs. o. II. p
Belmont, who was instrumental in organic
ing this latest branch, hopes that the ma
jority of all the nurses in New York City
may become interested. DR., Mary Halton
has been chosen president. DIR. Elizabeth
j. Corbett, pioneer woman physician of
San Francisco, was one of the speakers
at the organization meeting.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe. who has just
passed her ninety-first year. was recently
reelected president Of the New England
Wo1nen's club. -Four members of the club
who were present at the meeting attended
the first meeting of the club forty years
ago.
During the summer an active effort is TO
be made to convert Illinois into an equal
suffrage state. Several automobiles have
been secured for the service and the 100
counties Of the state are to be divided into
auto will be equipped with a married wo-.
man as chaperon, several trade union girls,
aVwoman lawyer, a woman doctor and sew
eral singers. Each automobile is expected
to make two or more towns day and the
women will deliver talks, sing songs and
distribute literature.
The Omaha Story Tellers' league has
held it's last meeting for the summer. 1t
had been planned to make this an out-of-
doors meeting. concluding with a picnic
lunch, but the weather was unfavorable
and the meeting was held in the usual
place. but in picnic style. The members
were seated on the floor around the picnic
table. After a supper the following pro-
gram was given: The Story of Patrick
Henry" Mrs. d. G. Rice THE Story of
Paul Revere" Mrs. C. w. Pollard; The
Lad Who Went to the North Wind" Miss
Madeline Hills; 1.-THE Princess and the
Fox Baby" Miss Grace Miner At the
conclusion Of the lunch, Miss MinertiR her
skillful way, read the poem entitled. my
Late Lunch" A vote of thanks was ,ex-
tended to the efficient picnic committee,
Mrs. C. W. Axtell, Mrs. G. M. Cooper, Mrs
Vincent O'Shea and Mrs. G. d. Rice. The
next regular meeting will be held Septem-
Der 20.
The women Of North Dakota are about to
erect monument to Sakajawea, the Indian
woman who acted as guide to Lewis and
Clark when these explorers were crossing
the Rocky Mountains in 1904. The monume mt
is to stand in front Of the capitol at Bis
marck. There is already statue of
SakaJawea in the park at Portland. Ore,
the work OF woman sculptor of Chicago,