Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-04


brought before the Omahs
Womars club at the midyeal
business meeting Monday al
tEQbXI 40 p. m. will be that Of estab-
fishing in Omaha a city cente,
as branch Of the Drama League Of
America The object Of tho league is tc
study the drama. to. endorse the best
plays and to seek public support Of them
Other questions which viii be discussed
VIII be that OF having a club pin. Of In
terexting daughters Of members in club
work, the endorsement Of the Owen healtf
bureau bal and the international peac,
treaty.
The lima bean in Itself Goes not stir q,
imagination. but considered from tn,
standpoint Of the domestic science expert
This prosalc and humble legume calls "
images Of the most interesting and delect.
able sort
The possibilities of lima beans baked
stewed, in salads. in soup and prepared
in many other ways for table use will bs
the subject of the meeting Of the house.
hold economics department of the Won.
ans club Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock
There will be a demonstration OF lima
beans. led by Mrs, F. ]. Burnett. leader
of the department. and Mrs. C. II
chisam.
Several household magazines will be re-
viewed and a proposition to start civlc
organization OF men and women for the
consideration Of practical questions. OF
municipal Housekeeping will be considered
The household economies department de-
clares that it is weary OF having ques.
tons Of unwholesome milk. tainted butter
stale eggs and unclean glasses in res.
taurants shunted on to Its shoulders and
would like to have the city fathers heir
bear the burden.
Rev. Edwin II. jerks will give a stereop.
ticon lecture on his visit to the Alham bra
in Spain last year before the curren,
topics department Of the woman's club
Tuesday afternoon in the public library
Mrs. c. II. Townsend will have charge Of
the meeting. which will be preceded by a
half-hour's parliamentary practice under
the leadership Of Mrs. Earl Stanfield, be-
ginning at O'Clock.
The subject OF the lesson Of the liter.
allure department OF the Woman's ciut
"Wednesday morning will be the Conflict
Between the Drama and the Nineteenth
Century Novel," upon which a talk and
reading viii be given by Miss Ella Knight
The leader Of the department. Mrs. Nil.
lard Langfeld. will contribute a paper
giving a resume OF tho years work to
the present time. and Mrs. J. II. Bayne
will talk on The Modern Drama" Mrs
c. II. Mullin will be leader.
Mrs. Franklin shotwell will read the
first act OF Galsworthy's Strife" at the
meeting Of the oratory department Tues
day morning In the studio of Miss Fitch,
the leader The class will take up the
rest Of the play at sight reading.
The woman's club French class will
meet Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
The meeting OF the art department Of
the woman's club viii be postponed one
week owing to the meeting Thursday OF
the Society Of Fine Arts.
Mrs. Anna Lazear-Allan Will Interpret
THE sunken Bell" by Hauptmann,
"Wednesday at p. m. at the Metropolitan
building.
Is the Omaha woman's club becoming
a trust2 There Is a hint that this, the
largest club in the city with its nine de.
partments and various committees GOV.
eIing many kinds OF activities, is absorb.
ing smaller organizations. One small club
which has succumbed to the larger or
ganization is the Wednesday club. which
met for several years for the study OF
modern literature. This season the mem.
bers wished to enlarge their activities
and decided that greater opportunities
were to be found In the large department,
club. So the club disbanded and among
the members who have Joined the wom-
ans club are Mrs Alfred Touzaiin, Mrs.
Abel Shotwell, Mrs. w. s. Heller and Mrs
Burt Wilcox.
Mrs. l.. !. Cowan of Ashland. a well
known club woman of the state, is spend
ing the weekend as the guest OF Mrs. C,
p. Headrick.
Henry James THE Portrait OF Lady"
will be the novel studied at the meeting
of the Dundee woman's club Wednesday
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. r. W.
Carmichael. Mrs. d. L. johnson will
lead the discussion. DR.. Margaret Soenlg
will report current events.
The literature department of the South
Omaha Century Literary club will meet
Tuesday under the leadership Of Mrs.
c. NJ. schindeI. Whittier will be the poet
studied. Mrs Schmidt will read paper
ON "whittIer's Connection with the Anti
Slavery Movement in the United States"
Mrs. w p. Adkins will read Holmes
lines ITO John Greenleaf Whittier" The
department will discuss Whittier as an
American and as Man
The Pleides. a club of seven sisters-tn-
law, viii meet Wednesday at the home
OF Mrs. Chester Erwin. The stories and
poems Of Poe will be the subject Of dis
cussion. Mrs. Otto z. Erwin will be
leader. Miss Adeiine Berg Of Luverne.
MINI. viii give a talk on art. Miss
Marie Erwin, daughter Of Mrs. Chester
Erwin. will entertain the sons and daugh-
tiers Of the seven sisters-in-law at a party
while their maternal parents are having
their intellectual and esthetic session
The talk OF Mrs.,J. S. Bayne o; Ktarney
on her Personal Recollections OF Lin
coin viii be the principal feature Of
the program OF the Daughters OF the
american Revolution Monday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Edward Porter Peck,
Lai South Fortieth street. Mrs. J. Fl.
ShaEy will sing. accompanied by Mrs.
Edith Wagner. Miss Anne Roberts will
give a reading Of THE Man Without a