Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-22

School began Its summer session Monday
morning twenty-five children were on
hand to begin work, and indication is that
even more, more in fact than can be &C
commodated unless the number of assist
ants is increased, want to join the classes
The classes include sewing, cooking, man
ual training and nature study.
Miss Clara Schaefer is in charge OF the
school. She will be assisted on different
mornings by different workers Those al
ready enlisted as assistants are Mrs.
Thomas Brown, Miss Helen Bllsh, Miss
Louise Lord and Miss Norma Anderson.
The first picnic OF the school will be held
Thursday.
The babies at the Child Saving Insti-
tute are to have out of door sleeping
apartments this summer. A large tent has
been erected In the yard, large enough to
accommodate twenty or more children.
There are now eighteen babies at the
home.
Mrs. Harriet Heller. superintendent of
the Detention school, left Monday for To-
ronto where she will spend the month OF
July. While away Mrs. Heller expects to
study the social conditions OF the Canadian
city and its methods Of meeting them.
She was accompanied by her daughters,
Marion and Hope.
Monday afternoon two of the national
officers Of p. e. o., Mrs. winona Reeves
or Keokuk, Ia, supreme president, and
Mrs. Harry Peterson of Aurora, ILL., past
supreme president, and the new Nebraska
president, Mrs. Clara Wilson of Omaha,
were guests Of honor at a reception given
by the South Omaha chapter in the home
OF Mrs. w. w. Fisher, 2210 f street, South
Omaha. The members OF the Omaha and
Portsmouth chapters were the guests. Mrs.
Reeves and Mrs. Peterson were in Ne
braska to attend the state convention re-
Gently held at Edgar.
Miss Florence D. Alden, physical di-
rector of the Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION and also manager of the summer
Camp Gymwocka, expects to leave July 1
for trip through Yellowstone park. From
there she will return TO her home In
Springfield, Mass, to spend the rest OF
her summer vacation. In her absence
Miss Elsie Schwartz will be in charge of
the camp, which is already established as
popular headquarters for summer outings
The reception which the Deborah Avery
chapter, Daughters of the American Revu-
luton, gave the Lincoln chapter recently
In honor of Mrs. A. X. Gault of Omaha,
the recently elected vice president gem
eral, was real meeting of the dignitares
OF the state. Representatives were present
from nearly every chapter in the state.
The reception was held In the new home
OF Mr., and Mrs. +. M Spalding in Sheri-
dan place, which was effectively decorated
with the stars and stripes Miss Harriet
Spalding, assisted by Mrs. George o.
Smith, introduced the guests to the re-
ceiving line, which consisted of the
hostess, Mrs f. M. Spalding; Mrs. C. l..
Hall, the retiring regent Of Deborah Avery
chapter; Mrs. A. X. Gault, the guest OF
honor. and Mrs. G. w, Kline, the incoming
regent of Deborah Avery chapter
MRS. Gault gave a brief informal talk
In regard to the form which Nebraska's
gift to Continental hall at washington
should take this year. She favors the pre-
sentation of two pedestals, for which at
tractiVe designs have already been drawn,
to be used in connection with the stair
case which is to be Rhode Islands gift.
among the out-of-town guests besides
Mrs. Gault were: Mrs. Alfred E. Little
child of Fremont, state secretary; Mrs.
George Brash of Beatrice, state treasurer;
Mrs c. II. Aull, Mrs. w. A. Smith, Mrs.
A. w. Clark. Mrs. J. 8. Stubs Mrs. Col.
hns' from Omaha; Mrs. H. J. Lee regent
OF the chapter at Fremont; Mrs w. L.
Hope regent Of the chapter at Fairbury,
and Mrs. w. F. Schultz, Mrs. w. B. KIN
namon and Mrs. Hungerford also from
Fairbury; Mrs E. G. Drake, regent of the
chapter at Beatrice, and Mrs. NJ s. Clark,
Mrs. W. w. Scott and Miss Marie Epson,
also Of Beatrice; Mrs. Wolfe of David
City, Miss Eleanor Murphey of Crete, Miss
Dickerson OF Kearney and Mrs. Drayton
Bushnell OF Council Bluffs past vice presi-
dent general.