Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-14

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/ Omaha womsn's club is considering two
! entertainment projects. One would exploit
the skill OF the club members az cooks.
The other would illustrate Nebraska's
history. Both Of these projects, the one
a food sale to be held before Easter, and
the other a historic pageant to be given
with all the settings due a pageant, we're
considered at the meeting Monday after
noon and action was deferred until further
reports are given.
/ The program, in charge OF the music
department, Of which Miss Blanche Soren-
son is leader was exceedingly pleasing and
much appreciated by the large number Of
club members and guests attending. The
musicians who contributed their talents
we're. Miss Belle Won Mansfelde, Mrs
Edith L. Wagner, Miss Elizabeth Hamling
Miss Estelle Brown and the member of the
Brahms quartet: Mrs. Il. c. Paul, Miss
Ruth Ganson, Mr.. II. c. Jensen, Mr.. Louis
Loring and Mr.. Vernon c. Bennett, accom-
PIANIST.
| Details Of the recent successful enter
talnment given for the benefit Of the Social
Settlement, will be told at the meeting
OF the board Of directors Wednesday. This
/ is the regular meeting Of the board and
4 Will Do neiQ a. the A9AHh men = y Ut toRAtAAt
association building.
The dramatic club of the Social Settle
ment is planning to present the poem
drama, THE Piper" by Josephine Preston
Peabody MRS. Louis Marks. The piece,
which was recently interpreted at the New
theater, New York, with Edith Wynn
Mattison as the Piper" won the first
prize in the SHAKESPEARE memorial poem
drama contest, and was given honor pro-
duction at the Memorial theater In STRAIT
| ford-on-Avon.
Miss Mary Wallace who is in charge
of the damatic club Of the settlement. will
enact the Piper" in the production here.
Rehearsals for the play are to begin soon.
1t is the present plan to give an outdoor
production sometime in June.
Mrs. T. j. Gist, president of the Me-
\ braska Federation Of Women's clubs, has
been named regent Of the chapter Of
Daughters of the American revolution, re-
Gently organized at David City.
The Omaha chapter of Mu Sigma will
meet Wednesday morning at the home Of
Mrs 70. w. Gunther, $40 North Fortieth
street Mrs. p. M. Conklin will lead. Mrs.
G. c. Thompson will read a paper on VIII
liam Pitt and Mrs Pearl Wieshaus one on
George Frederick Handel.
The Dundee womans club win meet
wednesday at the home OF Mrs. w. S.
Curtis 1923 CAss street. Mrs. Burke H.
| Sinclair will give current events; Mrs. ].
]. Dodd will lead. The subject for study
Is on the life and works Of John Greenleaf
Whittier.
Miss Myrtle Moses Of Omaha will be one
Of the soloists at the meeting Of the Chi
cago Woman's clubs,w ednesday. Miss Moses
is at present studying in Chicago.
Miss Kate Gordon, secretary Of the Ma
tional Suffrage association, is oniisting the
interest of the women workers in the Susan
b. Anthony fund, instituted to assist the
association in its campaigns throughout
the country. Special donations are asked
during the Susan b. Anthony Memorial
week which begins EySbrpary Is, the day
OF her birthday, ~
As the announcement OF the general fed
Grafton is that the Federation Of Women'f
club took action on the request, not as a
club but as individuals, members inter
ested in the promotion of woman suffrage
made contribution to the national fund.
The annual convention OF the Nebraska
Suffrage association will be held at Lincoln
March and 3. DR.. B. o. Aylesworth and
Mrs. Ella S. Stewart of Chicago, president
OF the Illinois Woman Suffrage association
: will give addresses.