Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-07
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cnarge OF the forestry committee OF
which Mrs. William Berry Of South
Omaha is chairman and Mrs. f. ]. Bur
nett and Mrs. a. n. Bradley members
Professor A. A. Tyler Of the biology
department Of Bellevue college will give
an address on The Proposed Nebraska
state Forest Preserve" Professor Tyler
is a member OF the forestry committee
Of the Nebraska state Development and
Conservation congress and was dele
gate from Nebraska to the last national
conservation congress.
\ musical program will be given on
which Mrs. Henry Richmond will sing
Miss Ruth Mcbride will play the violin
and Miss Ruth Wahlstrom will give
piano numbers.
At the business session which will pre-
cede the program. Mrs. NJ. II. Cameron,
president, will present recommendations
Of the general federation regarding bills
which are before the national congress-
the chldren's federal bureau bill and the
health bureau bill. Mrs. Cameron will
also call for discussion OF certain changes
and additions which she recommends to
the club for the new year. The club
committee which worked with a com
mittee OF the Commercial club TO gain
9 o'clock Saturday night closing Of
omaha stores will report.
Miss Frances Graves will tell the house
hold economies department Of the Wo-
mans club Thursday morning, What
Every Housekeeper ought to Know"
Miss Graves has been for many years
connected with one of the Omaha whole
sale grocery firms and has a thorough
knowledge Of foods.
"Mediaeval Drama will be the sub
icct Of study at the meeting OF the lit
erature department of the Womans
club Wednesday morning. Mrs. Millard
Langfeld, leader, will preside and the
following papers will be read: Develop
ment Of the Drama Through Religious
Service of the Church" Mrs w. S.
Knight THE Folk Theater OF the Mid
die Ages" Mrs. Henry S. Mcdonald;
THE Emancipation of the Drama From
the Church." Mrs. Joseph Polcar.
Considerable dramatic ability Is being
brought out in the oratory department Of
the Woman's club this season. The men,
bers have gone a step farther than in
former years and are acting out dramas
instead Of merely interpreting them They
have acted under the direction of their
leader, Miss Fitch, THE Sunken Bell"
"Paola and Francesca" and 1.-THE Piper
At the meeting Tuesday morning In Miss
Fitch's studio they will give The
Romancers," which was planned for last
week, but postponed. At the meeting fol-
lowing they win give Sister Beatrice"
Mrs. Anna Lazear-A Allan will interpret
Brownies Every Woman at 4 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon at the Metropolitan.
This is the sixth of the series of dramatic
interpretations which Mrs. Allan is CIV
ing under the auspices of Miss Lillian
Fitch and the Woman's club.
The first bulletin of the series to be
issued this year by the Nebraska Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs instead Of the
year book of former years has been sent
out by Mrs. T. j. Dist of Falls City, state
federation president 1t gives list OF
the newly appointed committees.
There are a number of Omaha women
on the state committees-Mrs. r. Il. Nc
Kelvey is chairman of the civlcs CONF
mittee Mrs NJ. d. Cameron is chairman
Of the program committee, Mrs. j. 7,
Johnston is a member of the civil service
reform committee, Miss Euphemia John
son. principal Of Brownell Hall, educa-
ton committee; Mrs Katherine r, J.
Edholm, health; Miss May Riale, litera-
ture, and Mrs. IIalleck Rose, legislative.
Mrs +. II. Cole e. chairman of the
scholarship trustc the advisory COM
mittee of which nuIu.ers among its MEM
bers Bishop \. L. Williams and Rev. d.
+. jenkins, president of the Omaha uni
versity.
Mrs Gist also has sent i'm the bulletin
a message from the General Federation
president, Mrs. Philip Moore, saying that
the history committee and the board of
the General Federation have arranged to
publish the history of the. General Fed
Grafton through the Norwood. press Re-
lance building 30 Uuion square, New
York, and asks federated. clubs to send
their year books or printed lists of Off
GERS to Norman Smith of the Press in
order that the history may be sent to
federation members.
The Dundee Woman's club will study
Pembroke" by Mary Z. wilkins, at its
meeting Wednesday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. w. l.. selby. Mrs. II. b,
Ransdell win be the leader Mrs. George
Guinter will report current topics.
The Benson Woman's club held a short
memorial strvice at its meeting Thurs
day at the home of Mrs e. A. searson
for Mrs, H. l.. Rivett, who died two
weeks ago.
The ImOgene club Of Florence is agtat-
ing the question of establishing a public
library I'm its city. The women of this
study club wish the matter TO be voted
- on by the city council next spring.
Paper Bag Cookery will be the chief
subject OF discussion at the meeting Tues
day afternoon at 2:3O in the public IL
brary Of the household economies depart
ment Of the South Omaha Century Liter
airy club. Bags have been distributed
to the members and they will report the