Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-04
IN WoM4E s. WORLD

the home Of Mrs. n b. Updise. Mrs r. II.
Matters was reelected vice president; Mrs
H. Il. Cameron. secretary. and Mrs. Up
dixie treasurer.
Before the business session the members
were entertained at an elaborate luncheon at
which the retiring officers were hostesscs.
Thrty-five Of the members were present.
Mrs c. l. Vollmer. president Of the
Omaha Woman's Suffrage association;
Mrs w. r. shafer, Mrs. c. p. S. Tobin,
Mrs. George Covell and Mrs Clara Bur
bank are the delegates to the state con-
vention Of the Nebraska Suffrage associ-
alton being held in Lincoln.
Mrs Ella S. stewart OF Chicago presi-
dent OF the Illinois state woman's Suffrage
association and recording secretary Of the
national association. gives an address on
The Meaning Of the Womans Suffrage
Association Movement" at the meeting
this evening. which closes the two days
session. DR.. B. o. Aylesworth gave the
address at the Thursday evening meeting.
The daily sessions are occupied by reports
of officers and committees and by dis
cussions of plans of work.
That the Douglas county Women's Chris
tian unions have gained at least hundred
new members within the last few months
was one of the pleasing items in the re-
ports given by the officers at the mid
yearly session Of the executive board held
Thursday afternoon at the Young Women's
Christian association.
Mrs. D. c. John, the county president,
presided at the session, which wus at
tended by the presidents and officers Of
he different unions and the department
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to hearing reports of the work.
From now until the end Of the club year
those elected to membership in the Omaha
womans club will be admitted on the pay
ment Of next years club fee, that is the
one years fee will admit them to the rest
of this years meetings and those Of next
year.
Club women are again questioning
whether or not to have a food sale The
Omaha Woman's club at its latest meeting
voted in favor of the project and the presi-
dent was empowered to appoint commit
tee to arrange for it. The president com
piled by asking each department to name
a representative to serve on this committee.
The departments in naming their rep
resentatives are also expressing their
opinions about the food sale and there is
a prospect that the committee will not
report favoraby.
At its meeting Thursday the household
economic department asked the leader,
Mrs F. j. Burnett, to serve on the COM
mittee. The department also took action
as opposing the project Of a public sale
and only favoring a sale for the club
members. The literature department has
appointed Mrs. II. L. Beard as its repre-
sentative.
March q is the date on which Prof
George b. zug will give a talk before the
Omaha Society Of Fine Arts on Mural
by stereopticon views.
Miss Sylvia Pankhurst the youthful, but
eloquent young English suffragette, was
willing to include Omaha in her American
tour IL an Omaha organization was anxious
to have her give her lecture under it's
auspices. Neither the Omaha woman's
club nor the Omaha Womans Suffrage as
sociation to whom the inquiry was sent
was anxious to arrange for her lecture
here; the financial part of the lecture was
the stumbling block,
The young English woman, whose mother
and sister are both prominent in the work
of the English suffragists. has aroused
much enthusiasm wherever she has spoken.
Quite recently she spoke before the legis-
lators at Des Moines. Ia. where womans
suffrage bill was pending
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Interest in the study Of Esperanto is
increasing A rev class was organized
Thursday evening at the meeting of the
American Womens league and the Satur-
day afternoon class, which meets at $3.50
o'clock at the library is growing in num-
bers. Miss Gertrude Bailey leads this
class.
A play in Esperanto will be given this
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T.
Morey for the students of the language.
The English name of the play is Until
We Meet Again" Miss Blanche Van Kuren
will sing an Esperanto song.
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