Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-07
| What
Women Are
| Doing in the World

The Omaha club women are preparing
to entertain and to be entertained by
coterie Of distinguished women this week
Mrs. Robert NJ. La Toilette is scheduled
to speak before the social science de-
partment Of the Omaha wcman's club
Monday afternoon. The other speakers
will be E. C. Page on Nebraska Laws
Concerning Women and Children" and
Mrs. Edward johnson. whose topic will
be some phase Of commission form of
government.
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan will be
the principal speaker at the meeting Of
the current topics department Of the club
Tuesday afternoon. She Will tell Of her
trip around the world. with especial
mention OF life In South America Mrs.
II. C. Richmond Of South Omaha will
sing.
Mrs. Bryan. Mrs. La Toilette and Mrs.
T. ]. Gist Of Falls City. president Of
the Nebraska Federation OF Women's
Clubs. will be guests of honor at the re-
ception, which will follow the address.
The meeting Is In charge Of Mrs. R. E.
McKelvy. The woman's club as whole
and the South Omaha Century Womans
club have been invited to be present.
and general invitation has been ex-
tended all club women Of the city.
Proceeding the program Tuesday, Mrs.
C. Vincent, leader OF the current topics
will entertain at luncheon
at the Hotel Loyal for Mrs. Bryan. Mrs.
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leaders Of the department. The direct
DRY of the woman's club will be the other
guests.
Elections continue to be the principal
topic Of interest in clubdom. So far
there is no avowed candidate In the field
for the presidency Of the Omaha wom-
ans club except Mrs. C. W. Hayes. The
committee, consisting OF the
club president, Mrs. N. d. Cameron, and
the chairmen Of the ten standing COM
rhittees will meet Monday at / .. M
to draw UP the slate. consisting Of two
candidates for each office. The election
will be held April Is,
The social science department Of the
Omaha Woman's club will hold its cleo
ton Monday. afternoon. The household
economies department reelected its en-
tire corps Of Officers. of which Mrs.
Frederick Burnett is leader. last Thurs
day.
The Mu Sigma club viii hold its cleo
ton of officers Wednesday afternoon at
2 o'clock at the home OF Mrs. C. C.
Belden. The nominating committee con-
sists Of Mrs. q. c.. Thompson, chair
man; Mrs. C. H.'Bailiet and Mrs. John
Mcdonald.
The music department Of the woman's
club will give Thursday afternoon the
program arranged for March II and post.
poned on account Of bad weather. The
will be: Mrs. Edith Wagner,
piano; Miss Ruth Ganson. contralto; Win
violin. Mrs. C. T. Plat
is in charge.
The philosophy department OF the
woman's club will give up its meeting
this week in order to participate In the
program Of the current topics depart
ment.
Mrs. z. T. Lindsey will lead the pro-
gram Of the Society of Fine Arts Thurs
day morning at the public library. She
will have q paper on the William @.
and the Scotch School," Mrs.
William c. shannon win have as her
topic The Influence on British Art Of
James Mcneil whistler" Mrs. Charles
T. Kountze will have the later British
artists. Frederick walker, George Mason,
George Boughton and Alfred East.
The Clio club had a domestic science
program at It's meeting Wednesday at
the homo OF Mrs. ]. T. Gathers. Mrs.
w. d. Percival was leader. and the pa
pers were given as follows: Mrs. o. A.
Scott. Pure Food Law-what 1t Has
Accomplished" Mrs. r. A. McEachron.
New Devices for the Saving Of Labor
In Housekeeping. and Mrs. W. d. Craw-
ford, Teaching Household Economics at
The household economies department Of
the South Omaha Century Literary club
Will have short meeting. beginning at
| .. m, Tuesday afternoon before attend
ing the meeting OF the current topics
department OF the Omaha Woman's club.
Mrs. C. C. Howe will have a paper on
Invalid Cookery and Mrs. E p. Boyer
a paper on Vegetable Diet Versus Meat
Diet"
The West Omaha Mothers Culture club
will have a full program Friday after
noon at the home OF Mrs. W. W. Baker,
ils2 lizard street. Friends as well as
are invited. The program will
be as follow:
What the Child Means to the Parents"
Mrs. Z. J. Simpson.
Poem. Baby May" Mrs. Clifford
Burkhart.
Poem. "oh. Sleep. Ny Babe" Mrs. L.
e. Doty.
"Ihe Welfare of the Child" DR.. Della
Lynch.
Injustice of Parents to Children"
Mrs. C. B. Swan.
Song. Always Merry" the club.
The North side Mothers Culture club
viii hold business meeting Tuesday
afternoon at the home OF the president,
Mrs. Z. L. Barr. mo- Maple street. All
members are urged to be present and to
bring their children. for whom a nurse
will he provfded