Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-31

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X&Hky Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth,
national prison worker. Mrs. Ella
Flagg superintendent of Chicago schools,
Kate Barnard. the Oklahoma Kyhirlwind:
Miss Julia Lathrop and Mrs. Gertrude
Howe Britton. settlement workers at
/ Hull House. This week we are to have
climax TO the season OF noted women
in Miss Fola La Toilette. who will give
a lecture on Democracy of Woman SUIT
frage" In the auditorium Of the Young
Women's Christian association next Sat
urday evening at s;1l
She is described as a young woman Of
charming personality and brilliant mind
After graduating from the University OF
Wisconsin she began her career as an
actress, during which she has had a va
ried professional experience ranging from
shakespearean repertoire in Ada Rehan's
company 10 her recent part as leading
woman in Percy Macksye's poetic drama.
''The Scareerow." Miss La Toilette gives
intespretative readings and lectures or
the drama and also on the subject o.
woman suffrage.
The underlying thought in Miss La Fol-
iettes lecture Saturday evening is that
no group is wise enough or good enough
to govern any other group.
Miss La Toilette in addition to her own
accomplishments has the distinction Of
being the daughter OF Senator and Mrs.
Robert NJ. La Toilette of Wisconsin.
Mrs. George Middleton Is the married
name of Miss La FolIafte
Miss Sara S. Hayden. head of the art
department In the University Of Ne.
braska, will be the speaker at the open
meeting OF tho Omaha woman's club
Monday afternoon. when the program
win be in charge Of the art department
Of the club. Of which Mrs. W. II. Han
cock is leader. Miss Haydens topic will
be London Art Galleries.
Mrs. S. N. Hess will give q group Of
vocal solos-"rhe Nightingale" by Stew
ems; waiting" by Willard.
The literature department will vary It's
program this week with a social meeting
combined with its rs-Ilar study period
Wednesday at 1 D. m. at the home OF
Mrs. Albert Edholm. Tho program Of
the last meeting. which was not held on
account of bad weather. will be combined
with this weeks program. making very
full afternoons meeting. one-half the /
program will consist OF the reading OF |
Ibsens Peer Gynt." Mrs Theodore
Mayer leader. assisted by Mrs. e NJ
syfert. Mrs. Edholm will lead the other
half Of the program, which Will include
Rostands 'chantlcler" and Maeterllnck's
'Blueblrd."
AT the social hour the hostesses win b. |
the leader Of the department-Mrs. Nil |
lard Langfeld. Mrs. George b. Darr. Mrs. |
George Bonner, Mrs. c. II. Muliin, Mrs |
@. c. Swingiey. Mrs. Edholm, Mrs. |
Mayer. All who expect to be present are
asked TO telephone their acceptance to
the secretary. Mrs. Joseph Polcar.
The household economics department Of
the Woman's club win hold its annual
election Of officers Thursday morning.
There also win be a discussion on the |
NNsN W w htn'h w W tha department
next year.
The social science department win cleo.
its new officers Monday. April s.
Mrs. Halleck Rose will be leader OF the |
lesson Of the art department Of the wo-
mans club Thursday morning. She will |
be assisted by Mrs. A. b. somers. The
artists studied win be Albert Neuhuys
and William Roelofs.
The literature department OF the South |
Omaha Century Literary club will have |
a Walt Whitman meeting Tuesday after. /
noon at the home OF Mrs. Bruce Nc. |
cunough. 1907 North Twenty-second
street Mrs. Mccullough win read
paper on Whitman. the Artist" The