Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-29

years ending June, 1918. The recipient
must be Nebraska boy over IL years of
age. Applications must be sent to Mrs.
f. II. Cole, chairman Of the state scholar
ship committee, before December l.
The women's auxiliaries of the Episco
pal churches Of Omaha, South omaha
and Florence held their first monthly
meeting of the season Friday afternoon
at St. Marks church in Florence. The
organization will study this year the
missionary movement in Mexico. At
Fridays meeting the physical geography
of the country, its rivers, lakes, noun
tains, mines and it's cities, were studied.
The next meeting will be held Novem
Der "a at st. Matthias church. At that
time the program will be furnished by
the women's auxiliary Of st. PauPs
church. The early inhabitants of Mexico,
ancient religion and religion brought by
the spaniards will be studied.
The annual distribution OF garments to
the charitable institutions of Omaha by
the Needlework Guild will be held Thurs
day afternoon, November 3, at Jacobs
Memorial hall. 1t is expected that 4,OOo
new pieces of clothing and household
goods will be distributed. The pieces will
be arranged on tables, each table repre-
senting one of the charitable institutions
and being presided over by a committee
of women.
Preceding the display reception will
be held and musical numbers played
The collection of garments will be made
November s following business meeting
at 10 a. m.
Membership in the guild consists In
giving at least two new garments year
for charity. There are now 1000 women
in the guild. Inc Omaha society Is a
branch Of the Needlework Guild of Amer
tea, with headquarters in Philadelphia
and was started by Mrs. Humphrey, wife
of Major Humphrey, stationed here a
dozen years ago Mrs. j. W. Van No
strand was one of the first members and
is now honorary president.
The American guild is an offshoot OF
the Needlework Guild of England, started
many years ago by Lady Wilberton. 1t
is said that Queen Mary is so interested
in the guild that the garments which she
contributes are made with her own
fingers,
Following are the committees in charge
of the distribution:
Executive-Mrs. j. o. Pnnlippi, Mrs
A. p. Turkey, Mrs. Mary L. Wade, Mrs
]. Nicholson. Reception-Mrs. Thomas
Fitzpatrick, Mrs. j. w. Van Nostrand,
Mrs. Charles Johannes, Mrs. r. C. Moore.
Music-Mrs. NJ. b. Newman, Mrs. George
Henderson. Receiving goods-Mrs. W. G.
Templeton, Mrs. E. l.. Stone. Distrib-
uting-Mrs. Templeton, Mrs. Stone, Mrs.
F. ]. Adams.
The following are in charge of the
tables: Associated Cnarities-Mrs. Dow
ling, Mrs. E. r. Hume, Mrs. Gross
Child Saving Institute-Mrs. w. A. Saun-
ders, Mrs. c. Smith, Mrs. George Hen
derson. Clarkson Memorial hospital
Mrs. T. II. Z. Tracy. Mrs. w. II. San
ford. City Missionaries. Mary McAus-
land, Mrs. John w. Griffith. Christ
Child society-Niss Stella Hamilton, Miss
Margaret McShane. Creche-Mrs. r. =.
Moore, Mrs. ]. w. Van Nostrand. Wise
Memorial hospital-Mrs. M. B. Newman,
Mrs. Edward Rosewater' Mrs II. l..
Beard. Salvation Army Rescue Home
Mrs. Robert Cowell, Mrs. Fred Harris.
Workingmen's Home-Mrs Everson, Mrs.
Cline. Detention Home-Mrs. Fred Smith,
Mrs. George Wilson. Epmanuel hospital
Mrs. c. b. Coon. House Of Hope-Mrs
w. A. smith, Mrs. Rappke. Methodist
hospital-Mrs. J. Nicholson, Mrs. Hoff-
man, Mrs. H. A. Whipple. Newsboys'
club-Mrs Peters. Mrs. Garrett. Old
Peoples Home-Mrs. Cadet Taylor, Mrs.
f. ID. Bryant. Social Settlement-Mrs.
Thomas Fitzpatrick, Mrs. A. p. Turkey
st. James Orphanage-Mrs. w. BERG
Mrs. Nathan. st. Joseph's hospital-Mrs
Waterman, Mrs. j. l.. Baker. Visiting
Nurse association-Mrs w. w. Carmich-
aeI, Mrs. T. Jennings, Mrs. Victor White