Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-06

Hggs-f ing Omaha' car ride Saturday,
I4fT1Wi to which anyone is welcome,
- who has % cents to pay his way.
The car will start at Sixteenth and Capitol
avenue at p. m. and stop at D. m. The
money will go toward promoting the af-
fairs OF the league
y One Of the expenses which confronts the
league is that OF the booth which 1t is pre-
pairing TO have at the Land show. Mrs.
Clara r. Burbank is chairman Of the booth
committee and expects to have an attrac-
tive display Of art pieces from the Uni
versity city
The league will meet Thursday afternoon
with Mrs. Ida Baum at the Child Saving
institute for the purpose OF hearing reports
from Mrs. Burbank. state regent, and Mrs
Carrie o. Scott, treasurer OF the Omaha
chapter both of whom left Thursday for
the national headquarters in st. Louis
called there by the board of managers
for conference OF state regents and or
ganizers.
At the meeting held Thursday evening
at the home of the president. Mrs. w. Il.
Howard, a new member was taken in. Mrs
Anna Tweedy. who was transferred from
the Council Bluffs chapter.
The Omaha chapter Endorsed the reso-
luuons recently passed by the Akron. o.,
chapter commanding the speech of Sena-
tor jefferson Davis of Arkansas, in which
he defended the league In the recent in
dictInent suit of the government against
+. c. Lewis, originator OF the league and
1t condemned the speech of Theodore f.
Burton OF Ohio, attacking the league. The
chapter also Endorsed the work Of the
womens board OF managers at University
city, st. Louis.
The Woman's club started out last week
its annual house hunt Each spring
for the last decade the club has been i'm
bued with the moving spirit has gone out
club-room hunting and then gone back to
the old stand in the First Congregational
church on Nineteenth and Davenport
streets in the fall.
At present the club-room committee is
considering the Metropolitan club for the
future no meof the woman's club. and a
special meeting probably will be called
before the first regular meeting, October
e., to decide the question, TO move or not
EtO move. The club-room committee consist
OF Mrs. c. II. Hull, chairman: Mrs. c.
Vincent, Mrs. Edward Phelan, Mrs. A. B.
somers and Mrs f. II. Streight.
The household economics department of
the club. of which Mrs. F. ]. Burnett is
leader, will add new feature to its meet
ings next season. The members will give
demonstrations of cookery. A study OF
household conveniences will be taken up
and the discussions OF general home prob
,Nem and OF textiles will be continued.
The philosophy department with Mrs.
Mary b. Newton leader, will review the
study OF psychology taken with the cor
''respondence- study department OF the Uni
versity Of Chicago, using the text books OF
Angel and of James.
Mrs. Edith Wagner Of the music depart
ment has arranged an interesting number
of recitals. The dates are not set. but the
principal features will be as follows: a
talk on music in Paris, Mr. Walter Graham;
talk on the organ and organ music, Mr..
J. Ii. Simms; a paper on French composers,
Nine August Mothe- Borglum: voice eul-
ture' in the public schools. Miss Fannie
Arneld; lecture on some thought singing
Mr.. Thomas ]. Kelly; illustrated talk on
the orchestra and orchestra instruments,
Mr.. Henry Cox; talk and recital on kim
dergarten music, Miss Laura Goetz.
The womens Christian Temperance
unions are devoting considerable time to
their annual election of officers and dele
gates to the county convention TO be held
\n Benson some time In September and to
The state convention in McCook. September
SS
The Frances Willard union will have an
al-day picnic meeting in Elmwood park
Wednesday, meeting at the pavilion at
II a. m. Elections and reports Of super
intcndents of the different departments
viii occupy the afternoon.
The Omaha union will hold its annual
meeting Wednesday at ESQ at the Young
Women's Christian association.
Mrs. Arthur Howe, president, and Mrs.
= c, Banner, superintendent of the Moth
IS Meeting department OF the South
- maha Woman's Christian Temperance
union are planning the program for the
meeting OF the federated unions of Omaha
and South Omaha, to be held at the Omaha
Young women's Christian association
August l6. The South Omaha union is the
hostess for the occasion and will present a
program OF particular interest TO mothers.
The Benson woman's Christian Temper
. -annce union held an all-day meeting Fri
day at the home of Mrs J. NJ. Bailey. sup
efintendent OF the domestic science depart
rnent. Mrs. II. F. Mccoy told about the
Frances Willard temple in Chicago. Mrs.
e. A. Searson spoke on Child Training"
Mrs. Gorton Roth. Home DecorationS'
FF-sdrs. e. NJ. Rynan. Hygiene in the
Home"
Mrs. Charles Eliot Merton of Kearney,
regent of the Nebraska Daughters Of the
American Revolution spent Thursday in
Omaha, guest Of Mrs ]. ]. Stubs, regent
OF the Omaha chapter. Mrs. Norton was
on her way from attending a meeting OF
the committee for marking the oregon
trail. held in Lincoln.
The Business wOmen's league will meet
Tuesday evening at 7:3o in the Omaha
Comereial college building. Ten new mem
beers have Joined the club this summer and
81 Is expected that as large a number OF
business women viii join this week
Several appointments will be made at
the meeting OF the board OF directors OF
the Young Women's Christian association
Wednesday at 1880 a. m at the Young
Womens Christian association. Miss
Halle Hood has resigned as treasurer OF
the association and Mrs. II. ]. Kirschstein
has given up the craftsmanship Of the mis-
sionary committee. Mrs. d. c. Dodds has
been chosen chairman OF the gymnas I'm