Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-24
Woman's Work,
Activities OF Various Organised
Bodies Along the Lines OF I'm
dsrtakinE OF Concern to Women.

After January l. 1911 and until suitable
new quarters are obtained the Jean club,
which now occupies the former residence
of j. H. Willard at Twenty-fourth and Har-
ney streets will be disbanded. The club
lease expires with the present year, and as
the house with its large open rooms does
not meet the needs OF the organization,
which is to provide comfortable and at
tractive quarters for as many young bust
ness women as possible, the lease will not
be continued.
Mrs Joseph NJ. Cudahy, who was presi-
dent and organizer OF the club, has moved
to Chicago. The others who have been
the executive and financial board back of
the organization are: Mrs Edward Porter
Peck vice president; Mrs c. c. George,
treasurer; Mrs. Walter Page, secretary,
and Miss Stella Hamilton. These five es-
tablished the club here four years ago and
have been it's guardians since. The four
now in Omaha hope TO continue the club
and eventually to obtain a new building in
which II will be possible for each OF the
members to have her own room. At present
the club has twenty six members,
Miss Mabel Crafty, executive secretary OF
Christian association, who has been spend
ing few days in Omaha, left Thursday for
Denver. From there she goes TO San Fran
cisco and the other western cities. Her visit
in Omaha was unofficial and included no
conferences with the LEGAL board, though
she met many OF the directors unofficially.
Miss Flora s.. Keeney, assistant secretary
a. adY Of h.
Womens Christian association, will leave
this evening for holiday visit in Flint.
Mich.
Christmas and the final rush OF prepare
ton interfered with the Y. w. c, A. noon
musical held Thursday o. each week. and
graphophone concert was the program
for yesterday.
Mrs. Mary s. Halliday OF st. Louis is
the only woman railway president in the
world. On the death Of her husband few
years ago Mrs. Halliday became a member
OF the board OF directors OF a small rail-
road In which he had a large amount OF
stock Of doubtful value. Mrs. Halliday in
vestigated the railroad and was the means
Of making such changes in the management
that today this same stock is said to be
valued at more than a quarter OF a million
dollars
Add What Women Are Doing
Mrs Lorena May Love business secre-
tary OF the Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION Of Fargo. n. d. is visiting with
Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Bolard
Mrs. Clara 3. Colby Of Portland, ore,
has gone to England 10 take part in the
suffrage campaign there. She will SPEAK
in the streets in halls, in parks, at garden
parties and at any other place where an op-
portunity can be made, just as she did two
summers ago. She arrived just in time to
take part in the demonstration given by
] Mrs, Pankhurst and her society
Mrs Anna Webster Powell is the presi-
dent OF the Public Good society. which
held It's first meeting this season a few
evenings aso in the Hotel Aston. New York
City The first object OF this society IS
the reform Of evening dress. II successful
bare arms bare necks, velvet slippers and
honbled skirts will all be abolished along
with swailoWtail coats Meetings are to
be held once a month during the Writer,
the programs for which cover "PuoHc and
Private Hygiene" Science" Character.
ana Music" with final meeting In April.