Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-10

this office yesterday afternoon al the an
nual meeting, which was held in the |
audience room OK the public library. Hcrl
associates in office will be Mrs. c. n
/ Auil. vice regent; Mrs Arthur Farnald,t
recording secretary; Mrs r. c. Hoyt cor
responding secretary; Mrs. p. ]. Barr.
treasurer; Miss Mary Louise Harris. histor |
ian: Mrs David Crowen. registrar: Mrs.
a. w. Clark. chaplain Mrs. A. X Gsult,
Mrs w. b. Willard and Mrs f. e. Hall,
advisory board.
Reports OF the retiring officers indicated
an active year, one OF interesting meetings
and increasing membership; there are now
1888 members as compared with 1853 a year
ago The retiring officers who gave re-
ports were Mrs. .Aull, recording secretary;
Mrs. l.. G. Dobp. corresponding secretary;
Mrs. W. Archibald Smith, treauser, and
Mrs. CroweIl. registrar. The report of the
historian, Miss Harris was an interesting
review Of the events of the last year and
also reminder that upon June Ii the
daughters are to give the public of Omaha
a sun dial. This timepiece is to be placed
in Riverview park to mark the place OF
the entrance Of the old Oregon trail.
Aside from the important business Of the
meeting interest conferred in the report
given by Mrs. w. b. Milard of the recent
continental congress Her report was
humorous and pleasing picture of the way
the business Of the congress was trans
acted, and included a description, brief of
the splendid new building which is the
Daughters Washington residence But the
most important chapter of her story-the
one which sro gave with most zest and the
one to which the members listened with
most eagerness, was the story of how
ppr l-ip
off the coveted plum. the election as one
OF the vice president generals. There were
only five delegats from Nebraska. but in
their campaign for their candidate they re-
ceived splendid support from the other
states particularly from the Iowa dele
cation.
The chapter yesterday gave permission to
its regent to make arrangements for a
, public observance of Flag day, June H.
, The next meeting-and also the last until
fali--will be held June 1S in the home Of
Mrs. George Hughes AL Wnton street.
Nebraska is to be well represented at the
biennial convention OF the General Fedora
ton Of Womens clubs in Cincinnati, and
well means in more ways than mere num-
bers. The group Of club women who left
Omaha last evening on the Nebraska dele
gates special car evidenced striking ability
to compete with their club sisters of other
states for convention laures.
Some of the delegates had already left
for the east. Among thesearly ones were
Mrs w. H. Hartford and Mrs. Edgar Allen
of Omaha Those who left on last even
ing's train included: Mrs. F. II. Cole of
Omaha, state federation president; Mrs. NJ,
d. Cameron, president OF the Omaha
Woman's club; Miss Jeanette Jessop, Mrs.
j. d. Hiss, Omaha delegates; Mrs. N. II.
. Nelson of Omaha. a state delegate; Mrs.
j. T. Johnson, who represents r. M. s.;
t Mrs II. M Bushnell of Lincoln, general
e federation state secretary; Mrs. l.. A.
e Simon of sydney. Mrs. Paul of ST. Paul,
Miss Anna Miller OF Lincoln, Mrs. A. o.
Thomas of Kearney, Mrs l.. /. Cowan of
: Ashland, Mrs. ID. B. Cropsey of Fairbury,
1 Mrs. Phelps OF Lincoln, Mrs Rogers of
y York. Mrs. c. M Schndel of South
n Omaha Mrs Mabel Corbett of Atkinson,
: Mrs. w. II. Harrison of York, Mrs Pease
e of Fairbury, Mrs. ]. NJ. Reagan of Hastings
h and Mrs w. B. Mead.
n AS the women Of the women's clubs are
giving more and more attention to the
social problems they as well as the active
o social workers are interested in the sum-
e mer school of ethics which is to be held
e under the auspices of the American Ethical
r union. DR.. Felix Adler. Mrs. Anna Garland
r Spencer and Dr. seligman of Columbia
n will be in charge
= Lectures on the principles of moral edu-
= cation, treating the problems which con
: front parents, teachers and social workers
$ the ethics OF the great poets; social service
e in connection with charity corrections
n reforms and constructive social work; lee
a lures on the history Of the ethical move
e ment; on the ethical values in literature
y on moral education In France, on mora
d instruction for the adult; on festivals ant
It their social value and on the ethics of the
lie four great religions, constitute some OF the
IS possibilities OF this six weeks course.
i Miss Jane Adams is the first woman
d whom the Chicago Association of Com
Is merce has admitted to membership. TIL,
l. constitution and bylaws do not provd
y for women as members, but the ways ant
Is means committee ignored such trlfles, anC
ID unanimously chose Miss Jane Adams a.
E. honorary member later she has spoken, L
c. them on social centers in schools. Homel
d A. stillwell, president of the association
l. owned that the proceeding might be irreg
III ular; but he would not admit that the rule
s, were more important than the membership
g of Miss Adams.
Delegates from fifty Chicago clubs anC
.y hundreds Of outside cities met recentIyTA
Is the Chicago Art institute to perfect tn
lie organization Of the Drama League OF Amer
Mt lea. According to the plan outlined, tn
H. weekly Stage Censor, bulletin contain
~ ing the women's diagnosis Of the stage
es will be sent to every club woman in tn
he country telling her what plays to shun
n Mrs. A. Starr Best, Vice president of tn
%, Drama club OF Evanston, said: I'VE hav
IS, tried the idea OF demanding certain re
a forms of managers, and are not please
lie with the result. Now we will educate tn
ut people TO appreciate what's good. an
a shun that which is suggestive. 1t is no
o. only fight against the IMMORAL play, bu
or a criticism OF the weaker among the legit
lis innate plays which we propose when
rs drama represents scenes OF the corrup
by and squald without teaching a gres
moral lesson we will put It on our black
list"
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