Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-21


IA RN tons which are continuing to
IlN meet through the summer are
&uu holding their meetings out-of-
kSSlE3XH doors. The Jewish Women's
Ss1H.. Relief society will hold its
eighth annual picnic Wednesday in Elm
wood park. AS the society numbers in
the neighborhood Of 200 women and all
who have them bring their husband and
children, the picnics are always huge af-
fairs at which everyone has jolly time.
Mrs. ]. II. Harris has been reelected
president and is serving her ninth term
in the office. Mrs S. Robinson is the
new vice president Mrs. A. Romm is the
new treasurer and Mrs. Natalie B.
Rypins was reelected secretary.
Vesta chapter of the Eastern Star will
have a picnic Saturday in Elmwood park.
An elaborate time has been planned by
committee headed by Mrs. c. Vincent
The clans will gather at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon. At o'clock there will be a
program on which Charles Alden will
speak on "Fraternalism." Mrs Samuel
Rees will sing the Cuckoo Song" ac-
companied on the mandolin by Fl. ]. Nc
Cartney and Mr.. Mccartney and A. K
Curtz will play mandolin duets.
Races and games will occupy a part
of the afternoon and evening. For the
young men and women a geological con-
test has been planned. For the middle
aged members, there will be a nail driv-
ing contest and flower games. The chill
dren will have potato peanut. doughnut
and three-legged races. The entertain
ment committee comprises Mrs. w r.
Hobbs, chairman; Mrs. w. X. Cattin,
Mrs. L. B. McCoun and Mrs. E. F.
Leavenworth.
The North Side Mothers club will have
picnic Wednesday, July 81, in Miller
park. The members Of this club usually
take their children to all meetings, but
the kiddies are to be left at home this
time and the husbands will be guests
instead.
The West Omaha Mothers Culture club
picnicked Saturday at Elmwood park.
All the mothers took their children and
the fathers came out for supper in the
evening.
Monday the Nebraska State Esperanto
society, composed principally of women,
will have it's annual picnic in Hanscom
park. This will be the fifth picnic In
Hanscom park which the promoters of
the universal language have held.
The American Woman's league will
meet Friday at the home of Mrs Harvey
B. Morse. Mrs. Morse, who held the po-
sition of secretary to Manager Gillian of
the Auditorium, has given up the secre-
taryship and is giving a good deal of her
time to league work. She attended the
installation of the American Woman's
republic formed under the guidance of
E. G. Lewis at University City in st.
Louis last month and is enthusiastic over
the enterprise
Mrs. Clara E. Burbank, who for a num-
= ber of years was one of the leading
Women's Christian Temperance union
workers in the city, is giving all her time
to league work. She is governor for Ne
VI ooho diu oPCLuS luuCll llIi6 Wishing
young leagues in the state. Last week
she was in Valentine.
1t is almost certain that Baroness
Vertha Won Suttner of Vienna, one of
the foremost peace advocates In the
world, will speak in Omaha next fall. DR..
ID. E. jenkins of the University of Omaha
says that he has heard from Secretary
Beals of the American Peace society, say
ing that the baroness can be here then.
Chancellor jenkins, who is chairman of
the executive committee of the state
peace society, says that big peace meet
ing will be planned. Baroness Won SUIT
ner spoke at the General Federation of
Women's Clubs convention in San Fran
cisco and at the meeting of the National
Educational association in Chicago. It
was she who inspired the founding of the
Nobel prize.
The movies are proving a veyy appro-
pirate means of bringing the cause of
votes for women before the people, and
the suffragists will continue their propa-
ganda work through the moving picture
houses. The suffrage films shown last
week at the Boyd theater will be at the
Suburban this week and Miss Doris Stew
ems will preface the showing Of the pic
lures with suffrage talk at each per-
formance.
The Women's Relief corps of the George
Crook post, No. SS had a picnic Friday
in Miller park for the Relief corps OF
Grant and Custer posts.
TWO suffrage teas will be given this
week. One will be on Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. A. C.. Anderson of the
Woman Suffrage society, the other will
be Thursday at the home of Mrs. Thomas
Brown of the Political Equality league.
FlNN'S BAND WILL PLAY
AT HANSC0M PARK TODAY
The following concert will be given
Sunday afternoon at Hanscom park by
Finn's band: