Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15

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promptu opus 30 Chopin and concert
Etude G4iszO.
Mrs. @. w. Cherrlngton is chairman Of
the civics committee and Mrs. william
Barry Of the forestry committee.
The business program is to be called at
2:3O o'clock. The club has been invited to
cooperate with the federal clubs OF South
Omaha and Council Bluffs and have charge
Of an afternoon at the Omaha Land show
The matter will be discussed at the Mon
day meeting.
A number of prominent women are ex-
pected to visit in Omaha within the next
two weeks, attending the Land show as
experts in their departments, speakers on
the program of their states special days.
Many other well known women. wives of
the men who come special guests, are
expected to be here.
Colorado women are in the forefront OF
the woman movement and Colorado women
are TO have a prominent part in the pro-
gram OF Colorado day, January %. 1t has
been announced that the former superin-
tendent OF instruction in the state, Mrs.
Cook, and the present superintendent, Mrs.
Wixon, and also Mrs. Helen Grenfel, three
well known women, will be on the pro-
gram.
The inspector OF weights and measures
Mr.. John Grant Pegg, will give talk on
Dishonest Weights and Measures at the
meeting OF the household economic depart
ment of the Womans club Thursday. The
meeting will be held at 10 o'clock.
The Omaha Womans Suffrage assocla-
ton will held its annual business meeting
for election of officers at the Brandeis
club rooms Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock. The reports for the year will be
read and plans for the coming year dis
oussed, and II is important that there be a
large attendance. OF members.
The Omaha Society of Fine Arts will
meet Thursday morning. Mrs. William c.
0arratt Will be leader. The topic of study
is Genre painters: Jean Louis Ernest
Meissonier, 1sl5-1s91; Emile Auguste Caro-
us-Duran. 1888; Leon Joseph Florentine
Bonnat, 1884.
Mu Sigma will meet Wednesday. Mrs.
Holmes will be the leader The study in
cludes the history OF the reign of Charles
II OF England paper. John Bunyan,"
Mrs Van Horn paper, Seventeenth Cen
tury." Mrs. Goodson.
The literature department of the
woman's club will meet Wednesday morn
ing. Mrs. Edward johnson will he leader
The study Of Mark Twain and his works
will be continued. A paper, His More
Serious Side; Reflections and Writings OF
His Maturer Years." will be given by Mrs
c. Y. Gould; George p. Bemis will give a
talk on Personal "reminiscences of MARI
Twain"
Under the auspices OF the Women's Mis-
sionary Federation of Omaha. Mr. Rober
speer OF the national board Of the Presby
terrain church will give lecture at tn
Young Women's Christian Association
auditorium Tuesday afternoon at 2,ocock
The talk is open to all men and womeI
Interested in mission study.
At this meeting the first election of Of
fieers for the federation viii be held.
Beginning January IS and continuing
through TO January "A, Mrs. ID. r. Wells o
Chicago will conduct mission study clas
at the Young Womens assembly room
every afternoon at 2:9O o'clock. Mrs Well
formerly was field secretary OF the Pres
byter4an district OF the northwest and ha
visited Omaha many times. She come
now under the auspices Of the Women
Missionary federation.
The Women's Missionary society OF tn
First Presbyterian church Friday electe
the following officers for the new year
Mrs George Tilden, president; Mrs. Fitcl
vice president; Mrs. George Abbott, secre
tary: Miss Fannie Adams, treasurer. Tn
annual meeting Of the society win be hel
February 10 and the reports OF the year
work read.
The advance class and the evening elias
for beginners in the study Of Esperant
will meet Monday evening at 7:SO in III
library. Mr.. Norman Stewart will lea
the beginners class
The members Of the educational class,
? OF the Young Womens Christian associ'
ton will banquet at the association MOI
day evening. About 400 invitations hay
been issued for the event Because Of n
banquet which is to be held in the ma
dining room, no supper will be served Il
public,
Mrs. William Cumming story Of Ne
York. who Is the candidate for the Off
OF president general of the National 5
clety OF the Daughters OF the AmericI
Revolution opposing the candidacy OF Il
present Incumbent, Mrs Matthew SEQ
resents the imputation that her candida,
will Introduce a question OF suffrage in
the campaign.
She stated her attitude in the matt
firmly i'm q letter which she has given o
10 the press. In this she says in part:
u absolutely disapprove OF admitting al
dividing subjects, such as religion, poHti
or suffrage, into large organizations viii,