Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-05

tenden Smith. who is president Of the
I Nebraska chapter Of the Colonial Danes
ana Mrs. Lowrie Childs. a member of the
society, are both attending the. national
convention Of this organization in wash
ington. ID. c.
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Chiids, both OF
Nnom are prominent members of the
Omaha Society OF Fine Arts. will remain
at the national capital to attend the ma
uonal convention OF the American Fed.
Grafton Of Arts. which opens next Thurs.
day and lasts until Saturday. Mrs. Smith
WIZ act as delegate to the convention In
case Mrs. c. w Russell. president Of the
Omaha society. is prevented from attend.
ing.
The other delegate 10 the arts con-
vention from Omaha is Mrs. e. T..
Lindsey. who also may not be able to go.
Her alternate is 7. r. Kimball, who is an
: associate of the Omaha society. An
Omaha member who has planned
definitely 10 attend the national conven-
ton is Mrs. Clement Chase. who leaves
Tuesday for Washington. Mrs. Halleck
Rose may Join the Omaha delegation at
Washington.
Other Omaha women are interested in
church conventions. Mrs. l. s. Leavitt
left yesterday to attend the quadrienniai
meeting OF the Methodist Episcopal
church. being held this month in Min
neapolis.
Next saturday Mrs j. F.. Dodds will
leave for Chicago to be present at the
annual convention Of the women's Gen.
eral Missionary society Of the United
PRESBYTERIAN churches Of North America.
which will be held May Il TO II.
Many of the larger women's clubs have
held their annual business meetings and
elections Of new officers and have dis
banded for the summer: Monday the
Omaha ,woman's club had It's last open
meeting, at which reports OF officers. de-
partment leaders and chairmen OF stand
ing committees were read.
The current topics, philosophy and lit
erature departments all held their closing
meetings last week. which ends the de-
partment meetings with the exception Of
the French class. which viii continue to
study for another month. sft
When the woman's club takes up its
activities again next year, under the new
president. Mira C. w. HAYES, there will
be number Of changes which were rec
commended during the last season by the
retiring president Mrs NJ. D. Cameron
In the first place each club member will
be wearing upon her shirtwaist front
neat club pin In white enamel with the
gold monogram letters, o. W. C. Many
of the women have already secured their
pins -. t5e. ,... IL
The name of the forestry committee has
been changed to the broader one OF con-
seryation. The health work has been
taken from the civics committee and
given committee OF its own. There viii
probably be more young women In the
club next season. since il has been de-
cided. TO admit unmarried daughters OF
club mempers without lnitiation fee. The
clubs history will probably be begun by
the committee which was appointed to
look up past records.
Perhaps no one subject has been more
discussed during the last few weeks By
club women than the Albert law. Among
the organizations which formed reso-
lutlons protesting against It's repeal rs
advocated by the Douglas country grand
jury are the Omaha Woman suffarge
society, the Frances Willard woman's
Christian Temperance union and the
West Omaha Mothers Culture club.
n - II.
dent of the Imogene club OF Florence at
the arnual business meeting Thursday
aftcrrop a. Mrs. r. A. Golding was
chosen vice president: Mrs Eli Z. Gram.
Itch. secretary; Mrs. Robert X. olmstead.
treasurer.
The club decided on radical change |
in its plans for next season. Instead |
OF having general meetings for the study
OF literature. 1t will be divided into three
Observation-Disclosures economics, lit
erature and philanthropy. The club |
studied this season shakespeares "As
You Like It"
The American Woman's league unani- |
mously endorsed the reelection OF Mrs. |
Clara f. Burbank as state regent OF the |
national, league at Its meeting May 2
The West Omaha Mothers Culture |
club will meet Friday afternoon with
Mrs. Paul f. Bonorden il12 California |
street. when the following program will
be given:
Roll call. Quotations for Mothers day !
Organizations of Mothers day..........
Mt
Fathers day............Mrs. #. T. Barber /
Song-1other Making cookies..........
.........................He Helen Bonordsu
Recftation.........-..s.. Helen Mcclure
song-Des HOr Ny Hand Tonight
What Mothers Ought to Know About |
Children's Teeth" DIR. p T. Barber /
The North side Mothers club will meet
Tuesday with Mrs. Z. o. Carson. z7cs
Pratt street.
The wyche Story Tellers league win
hear fables and fairy tales told Thurs
day at Ais .. m, at the public library
by Miss cslista Reynolds. Miss Carrie
BouteIle and Mrs. Fred Elliot
The p. Z. o. sisterhood will have an
afternoon playing their organization
game Friday at the home Of Mrs J. A.
organs. 1911 Emmett street. Mrs. R. C.
Craven will assist Mrs. Bryans in the
preparations.
The committee in charge of the diff
ferent phases OF the work Of the summer
school Of missions to be held at the
University Of Omaha, June 10 TO 8. met