Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-18

IIk6SM Charse OF the program of the
49, open meeting OF the club Mon
cay afternoon. Mrs. Harriet MacAIurphy
VIII tel about Conditions in Nebraska as
Round by Food Inspector" Miss
Frances Graves will speak on The De-
tense Of the Retail Grocer" Mrs. John
+. Hughes of South Omaha, who is an
eiocutlon teacher and parior reader and
an organizer for the Nebraska chapter
OF p. E. o. sisterhood. will give two read
inss-s selection from Anne of Green
Gables" and AT the Sign of the Cross"
The literature department OF the
Woman's club will study twentieth CEN
tury drama Wednesday, morning under
the leadership Of Mrs. C. H Mullin. Two
representative plays by contemporary
dramatists WIN be revived-W edskinds
Awakening OF Spring" by Mrs. Henry
Mcdonald. and Wnde's ''Salome," by
Mrs. George b. Darr. Mrs. Mcdonald
VIII also review the German drsmstists.e
Dutch landscape and animal painters
VIII be the subject OF study of the art
department Of the woman's club Thurs
day morning under the leadership OF
Mrs. F. T. Rouse. Mrs. Rouse will re-
view the paintings Of Hobbema and Van
Goyen; Mrs. J. C. Hammond, RuysdaIl:
Miss Mary E. Sumner Paul Potter.
Mr. Grant Williams will lead the
program Of the oratory department Tues
day morning in the STUDIO OF Miss Lillian
Fitch. The scarecrow' Will be the play
studied.
The household economics department
OF the woman's club will hold its regular
bi-weekly meeting Thursday morning
The French class will meet Friday morn
ing.
Ihe Dundee Woman's club will meet
wednesday afternoon with Mrs. w. s
Curtis. +. II. Smiths Colonel Carter Of
cartersville' will be reviewed Mrs. N.
X. spye will be leader and Mrs. F. E.
Mayer will report current topics.
Mrs, u. L. Gregory win read paper
on "Glimpses OF Colonial Days at
Wednesday afternoons meeting Of the
Womans club of the railway service at
the home of Mrs. c. H. Cherry. Members
VIII respond TO the roll call with cooking,
sewing or other household inventions or
iginal with themselves.
Mrs. +. b. Brown will assume the Of
hcial gavel and other presidential digni-
Ties at the open meeting OF the Century
Literary club OF South Omaha Tuesday
afternoon in the public library. Mrs.
Brown succeeds Mrs. L. A. Boyer as
president Mrs. F. H. Cole, ex-chairman
OF the Nebraska Federation civil service
reform committee. will speak on civil
Service Reform" Mrs. c. r, Orchard
and Miss Louise SehindeI of the music
committee have. arranged a rn,iscila pro.
gram. tS
The Clio club win celebrate the Fehru.
hry birthday anniversaries Of famous
men at its meeting Wednesday afternoon
at the home Of Mrs. d. Z. Jenkins, Mrs
r. A. McEachron3 will be leader, Mrs.
w. D. Percival win tell about George
Washington: Mrs. T. L. Travis. Charles
Lamb; Mrs. Jenkins, Arthur Hallam: Mrs.
f. NJ. Clark, Charles Dickens. The mem.
bers will respond TO the roll call with
notable events which have occurred in
February
The Clio club will celebrate its twelfth
birthday April q. This little club com
posed OF eighteen north side women was
started dozen years ago to study history
and was called Clio for the muse OF
history. After confining its attention to
history for several years the club
branched into miscellaneous work, in lit
erature. current topics. domestic science.
Its colors are lavender and white and its
club motto:
Absence Of occupation is not rest
mind quite vacant is a mind distrest.'
The Woman Suffrage society and the
Frances Willard Womens Christian Tenn
perance union will Join forces Wednesday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. Albert II.
Rathbun, 1901 Fowler avenue, at a Mar
tha Washington party. DR.. Eleanor Daley
will tell about her experiences as a voter
in Colorado.
The local suffrage society is anxious to
have as a speaker next month Miss Fola
La Toilette. who is playing this season
in The Scarecrow' and giving suffrage
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