Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14

NE annual meeting Of the Ne
braska branch OF the woman's
Auxiliary of the Episcopal
church, which IN to be held
IlNAM Tuesday, May ld is the twenty
g fifth annual meeting and the
..osi am for the day includes an obser-
vance Of the anniversary
Holy communion and the United Offer
ing service will be held at $3.50 O'Clock at
trinity Cathedral. The offering will be
presented b. parishes. The business meet
ing follows this service and will be held
at Jacobs Hall auditorium. 17l6 Dodge
street
Luncheon Is 10 be served at / o'clock In
the gymnasium of Jacobs hall and will
be in charge OF the auxiiaries Of st. Bar
uabas, 81. Andrews and ST. Johns churches.
Speakers at the afternonon meeting will
include Miss Mary Triplet diocesan secre-
tary OF the Woman's Auxiliary in Missouri,
and Rev. Charles Roliitt, secretary of the
sixth missionary district
Mrs. Robert r. Rlngwalt, first secretary
OF the Nebraska auxiliary. will read a
paper on the early history OF the Woman's
Auxiliary Of Nebraska Another anniver-
cary Observance will be the gift Of
scholarship as a memorial TO Miss Crum-
mer, who for many years was a teacher
in the church school at Shanghai, China.
over 500 has been contributed toward the
scholarship. which will be Instituted at
the school in which Miss drummer was
teacher.
Mrs. w. b. Willard, secretary, Of the Ne
braska Auxiliary.
The Visiting Nurse association will meet
at the Paxton hotel Tuesday morning. In
"a
the opening OF the Baby Summer camp
will be considered.
Mr. John J. Ryder will be the speaker
at the meeting OF the womsns Suffrage
club. which Is to be held Wednesday after
noon at 3 o'clock in the Brandeis club
rooms. He will speak on the enforcement
OF child labor laws in Nebraska.
The first state convention of the Amert-
can woman's League in Nebraska will be
held at Lincoln Thursday and will be at
tended by a number of members OF the
Omaha chapter, There are now eleven
chapters In the state and the convention is
held to promote the acquaintance of the
members OF these. For the first time this
year the Nebraska league Is entitled to
state regent. but nominations for this office
are sent from each chapter and the cleo
ton made at headquarters in St. Louis,
and are not affected by the state meeting.
Mrs. w. b. Howard Is the delegate from
the Omaha chspter, Mrs. Clara Burbank,
Omaha's selection for regent; Mrs. J. w.
RUSSELL, president; Mrs. c. d. Scott and
Mrs. Jeanette White of South Omaha are
also planning to attend the convention.
The sixth district Of the Nebraska Fed
Grafton OF womens Clubs held Its fourth
annual convention last week at Bridgeport
1t was an exceedingly successful meeting
both In point Of attendance and program,
Mrs. T. ]. Gist, the state president, was q
special guest seott's Bluff was represented
by Mesdamea L. L. Raymond. II. A.
Wright, u r. Duffie. Minnie Everett, s.
H. Ripley and A. M. Petite; Gering.
Mesdames H. NJ Thornton. J. B. Boyer,
w. woolfender. w. w, White; sidney,
Mesdames b. A, Jones' Margaret Martin
and Misses Harriet Radcliffe and l. Bord-
we'll; Dalton. Mesdames Mary Armuth. p.
q. Ciough, q. H willis. H. II. Junlrini st.
Paul, by Mrs. j. N. Paul; Crawford.
Mesdames w. h Acker Mauds H. Chase
and Miss Ruth N. Francis: Chadron,
Mesdames Gertrude Romine, Bessie Bart
lett, Juliana ]. Braddook; Alliance, by
Mesdames s. X. warriek. Nell Reed.
Helene Ponath and Bertha Bennett.
The American womans league has post
poned It's meeting this week because Of the
state convention at Lincoln, The next
meeting will be held May ~
Miss Nan Dorsey, head nurse Of the
Omaha Visiting Nurse association. win be
Nebraska's delegate TO the fourteenth an
nual convention Of the Nurses Associated
Alumnae OF the United States, which will
be held in Boston May 81, June l, q B
One Of the important addresses at the ses-
sion will be given by Prof. c. ID. A. Wins
low, College of the City OF New York. on
The Role Of the Visiting Nurse in the
Public Health Campaign"
The Red Cross Nursing Service also Is
scheduled 10 receive considerable atten-
ton at the session. The suhJesct OF the
misuse of the Red Cross emblem 10 one
which Is receiving special attention since
the use OF tho symbol by other than those
connected with this association was made
illegal II has been found, however, that
firms having already patented the Red
Cross as q part OF their advertising could
not be interfered with All hospitals,
schools and organizations have been re-
auested to discontinue its use and most
of them have done so. that the employ
ment Of the emblem may be confined TO
its original purpose-the absolute neutral
ity Of medical and nursing service at time
OF war and disaster.
Measures to protect the society's right in
the emblem and also to increase It's mem
bership throughout the country. will be
discussed.
There are now twenty-eight nurses In
Nebraska enrolled In the Red Cross service