Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-14

Thomas Kelly will give Some
Thoughts on Singing at the meeting
Of the music department Of the Woman's
club Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Harry
Shears has charge of the miscellaneous
musical program, on which are Mrs.
Grant Williams. reading with music &C
compartment: Miss Sadie Kirschbraunl.
violin solos accompanied By Mrs. Henry
Cox; Miss Elizabeth Borghoff and Miss
Grace sIabaugh, musical numbers.
Mrs. A. v. Shotwell will interpret the
first chapter OF Sister Beatrice at the
meeting Of the oratory department of
The N6man's club Tuesday morning In
the studio Of the leader, Miss Fitch.
Mrs. Anna I.Rzear-Allan will give The
Passing OF the Third Floor Back
Wednesday at p. IN, at the Metropoli-
tan building.
Mrs, Harry L. Keefe of walthlll. Neb..
attended last week in St. Louis the
meeting Of the board OF directors OF the
General Federation Of woman's clubs.
The club women OF Sioux City are or
gsnizing one large department club,
while retaining their affiliations with
smaller clubs. Already about 2To women
have Joined the large departmental club
and Il Is expected that 900 members will
be enrolled in the near future. Mrs. VIII
liam ]. Stason Is the prime mover in the
movement the object OF which is greater
influence through the large organization.
Miss Jessie Towne will give a lecture
n shskespeare's king Lear before the
Iu Sigma Study club, Wednesday morn
Ing at the home OF Mrs. n. p. Fell
Mrs. John W. Griffith will lead the
meeting OF the Society OF Fine Arts
Thursday afternoon in the public library.
Mrs. Griffith will read a paper on will
liam Turner" and Mrs. J. 7. clarey will
read a paper on English wster-color
Artists"
The Benson woman's club will meet
Thursday afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
George ". Iredale. Mrs. Charles A.
Tracy will lead the program. which will
be on the life and works OF Nathaniel
Hawthorne. Mrs. v. r. Shelley will read
a paper on .'Hawthorne's Life, !" The sub
jects for class discussion are: "Haw-
thorns's Life for Children" Hawthorne
and New England History" and ''Haw-
thornes Place Among Novelists.''
The South Omaha Century Literary
club will hold its annual meeting and
election OF officers Tuesday afternoon In
the library hall.
The 7. Il. o. sisterhood will meet
THURSDAY afternoon at the home OF Mrs
A. r. Wells. $50 Lincoln Boulevard, In
stead OF with Mrs. A. Traynor as SEIZED
uled, the latter having left last evening
for California. The meeting will be a
social one.
The Daughters Of the confederaey will
celebrate the anniversary Of the birth
day Of Robert y. Lee Friday afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. Bernard Kohn. Mrs
Graham Bradley will have a paper on
the confederate generals life and short
talks viii be given.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
unions Of omaha, Benson and South
Omaha are planning to hold memorial
services for the founder OF their organi-
cation. Frances willard. on the anniver-
sary Of her birthday. February II. The
West Side union has charge OF the pro-
gram. which will be held in the assembly
room Of the Young womens Christian
association.
The West Side woman's Christian Tenn
perance union Will meet Wednesday aft
ernoon at the home Of the president, Mrs
T. Z. Brady. s#.#
The first meeting OF the year OF the
Story TeIlers' league will be held under
the leadership OF Miss Edna Hills Thurs
day afternoon in the Public librsry,
Stories On service will be told. Miss Hills
win tell The Legend OF Service" by
VsnDyke. Miss Clara Blackburn will
tell The Toiling Of Felix" by Van Dyke.
Mrs. o. S. Chittenden will tell Ruskln's
King Of the Golden River" Miss Ryan
win tell miscellaneous story
The women's Christian association
, VIII hold its regular board meeting Tues
dag at 10 a. m. at the Young women's
fhristisn association.
Prof. Paul A. Grummann will lecture
Oh Easter and Aurora" and viii inter
prsa wagner's "Walkure" at the Young
Wdrnen's Christian association Monday
aft,hnoon.
The only woman who ever attained the
degree Of doctor Of divinity at Heideiburz
vas Mrs. Agnes Smith Lewis. daughter
Il an ilIustriOus oxford don and widow
II Cambridge scholar. The degree was
rot conferred, but all the work was done
and Il was meTited. She has also received
The honorary degree Of doctor OF laws
at St Andrews and doctor Of philosophy
II the University Of London. She dis
covered the oldest known manuscript Of
The four gospels.
Mrs Winston Churchill. wife % the
author. is an active worker in the equal
campaign In New Hampshire.
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