Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20

and Patriots; through Captain Isaac John
son, killed at Narragansett fort in 1916 she
is member of the Colonial Daughters of the
Seventeenth century; through her grand
father, Thomas Yardley How, who was
military secretary to Alexander Hamilton
during the trouble with France in 1875,
she is a Daughter of 1872 Mrs. Stubs is
state registrar of both the Daughters Of the
American Revolution and Colonial Danes
of Nebraska.
Mrs. Russell McKelvey is regent of the
newly organized Major Isaac Sadler chapter
OF the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton and Mrs George B. Darr heads the
Daughters OF 1912, having been appointed to
complete the unfinished term Of Mrs Her
bert e. Gates who began with the state
society several years ago. The society al
ready numbers six real daughters.
Head of Secret Order.
Mrs. DRrr also heads the P. E. o. sister
hood, one of the secret societies for women
started in 1889, Mrs Darr historian of
the Daughters of the American Revolution
and assistant leader In both the literature
and the art departments of the Womans
club.
Mrs. George Covell is president of the
Daughters of the Confederacy, started ak
years ago, which has for it's object the
welfare OF confederate soldiers and their
families Mrs. Covell is also an ardent
temperance worker. She is an organiser In
the state Woman's Christian Temperance
union, state superintendent Of temperance
work and vice president of the Frances
Willard union.
The relief corps auxiliary to the army
posts and having the welfare of the union
soldiers their interest, number about 200
women. The largest local corps iB that of
Custer post, organised twenty-four years
ago. Mrs. Ella TRska is president. Mrs.
r S. Wilcox heads the Y. 8. Grant post
corps and Mrs. Mary Mckay the Crook post
corps. The head of the entire state organ
izRtion Is Mrs George B. Eddy of Omaha.
| Mrs. George Tilden will continue to be
president Of the Womens Christian assoc
citation, which manages the affairs OF the
Old Peoples home. She has headed this
organization so long that she cannot re-
member when she first became president.
1t was organized in 1888. Mrs. Tilden is
also president Of the Young women's Chris
tian association. She is chairman of the
educational committee of the woman's
club and ia president Of Brownen hall
| alumnae.
| Jewish WOmen'a Work.
Mrs. ]. sonnenberg will enter her tenth
! year as president of the Jewish Women S
| Sewing society which is one Of the Oldest
| charity organizations. Mrs. Sonnenberg, in
| addition to her activities at Wise Mermor-
| ial hospital, is a director of the Visiting
| Nurse association. Mrs. ]. H. Harris will
become president OF the Jewish Ladies Re-
lief society for the fourth year. This So
ciety was started seven years ago and
numbers 200 members. The Needlework
Guild win be headed next season by Mrs
| r. A. Collins.
| The Visiting Nurse association will have
| Miss Louise Mcpherson as its presiden;
| the coming year. She has been secretary
and treasurer IN the association for many
| years She is also interested in the Nurses
! Guild of which she is an associated mem
Der and takes part in the activities Of the
| Fine Arts society and the Tuesday Morn
| ing Musicale. The Social Settlement as
ISOLATION will be headed again next season
by Mrs. W. c. Shannon, who does not al
low her interest in the Fine Arts society
Tuesday Morning Musical and even in the
| Visiting Nurse association TO interfere with
her work for the Settlement.