Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-28
What
Women Are
Doing in the World

AY be centered the first part of
tXy this week on the Nebraska
Conference OF Charities and
E0nNk Corrections, which opens in
Omaha today and lasts
through Monday and Tuesday. and on the
annual meeting of the second district Of
the Nebraska Federation of women's
Clubsa which Will meet at the same time
The club women Of the district plan to
attend all the sessions of the conference
ana Will hold but two meetings in addi-
tion-a business meeting Monday morning
in the public library and luncheon Nor
day noon In the Loyal hotel.
Following the conference mass meeting
In the Boyd thester this afternoon. MEM
bers. of the WOman's club Of the Railway
Mail Service will meet the, visiting out
cf-town delegates at the Rome hotel
and take them TO their own homes for
entertainment during the meeting. There
VIII be presidents and delegates from
Blair, Benson, Dundee, Omaha Papil-
lion, South Omaha, Springfield Valley and
waterloo, representing eleven federated
wonlen's clubs. Mrs. W. c. whitmore of
Valley. the district president, Will be here.
as will also Mrs. T. ]. Gist. president Of
the state federation. Mrs. Carrie Peter
son of Aurora, vice president, and Mrs
Sarah +. Neixal of Aurora, treasurer
The committee of women Of the Rail-
way Mail Service club. in charge Of the
entertainment OF the delegates. is COM
posed of Mrs. John Taylor. chairman;
Mrs. William East and Mrs. Chester En-
Mtn ~ ~
Dodds are the luncheon committee
The social science, current topics and
philosophy departments OF the Woman's
club will omit their meetings this week in
order that the members may attend the
sessions Of the state Conference Of Chart /
ties and Corrections convention.
The oratory department of the woman's
club will meet Tuesday at 10 a. m in the
studio Of Miss Fitch, leader, for a les
son In theory.
The recently organized French class Of
the Womans club will meet Friday morn
Ing at 10 O'Clock. Miss May Mahoney is
instructor Of the class and Mrs Benjamin
S. Baker. representative
The Ladies' Aid society OF the First
Presbyterian church will give a luncheon
at the church Friday for the benefit OF
the church. Mrs. G. T. Tunniciiffs d.
vision Will be In charge.
Henry Cox will talk on THE Orchestra !
and Orchestral instruments" before the |
music department Of the womans club |
Thursday afternoon at ais. Illustrations |
on Instruments described will be given by |
members OF the Omaha Symphony Study |
orchestra OF which Mr.. Cox is director. A |
program OF miscellaneous musical num- |
bers arranged by Mrs. Cox will follow the |
talk. All club members are invited and |
outsiders will be admitted on payment OF
an entrance fee.
The open meeting OF the year Of the |
music department will be given Saturday |
evening at s:15. The Tuesday Morning |
Musical club and the Society Of Fine Arts |
WILDE the guests and each member Of the |
DEPARTMENT is entitled to bring one guest. |
nv hdri1 VIII bt pN the oHld0d
symphony study orchestra OF forty men,
bers and by 10 Barton, basso soloist. |
The officers OF the music department Of |
which Mrs Edith Wagner is leader will |
be assisted by Mrs. NJ. d. Cameron, presl-
dent, and other officers OF the club and .
by Mrs. Willard Langfeld. leader, and as
slstant leaders OF the literature depart
ment.
Mrs. Anna Lazear-Allan will interpret
synge's The Shadow OF the Glen"
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock at the
Metropolitan building.
Mothers OF the Bible" will be the sub
jet at the meeting OF the p. E. o. sister
hood Thursday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. +. C. Newcomb. Mrs. F. A. Cur
rens and Mrs. II. b. Cameron are the
committee for the lesson. At the banquet
which the sisterhood and the B. /. LIS
the brother-ln-laws-will have at the
Paxton the evening of February 9. Mr..
George B. Darr will be POSTMASTER and
Mrs. DarT, who is president of the sis
terhood. will give an address.
THE Jacobean Drama" will be the
topic of study Of the Mu Sigma club
Wednesday morning at the home of Mrs
G. W. Noble. Mrs. Halleck Rose, leader
Of the day. will have a paper on Ben
Jonson-His Literary Rank; Mrs. n. p.
Fell will read "A Tribute to Shakes
peare"; Mrs. c. w. Russell will give a
talk on THE Cheshire Cheese Coterie";
Mrs, p. NJ. Conklin will review one Of the
plays Of Beaumont and Fletcher; Mrs.
John Mcdonald will give a sketch Of Sir
Walter Raleigh.
The topic Of study at the meeting OF
the Society Of Fine Arts Thursday morn.
ing in the public library will be Pre-
Raphaelitism." Mrs. Warren Blackwell
president Of the society, VIII be leader
and will talk on -RaphaeIitism, Its
Origin and Development" Miss Laura
Scott will have a paper on Ford MADDOX
Brown, the Founder Of Pre-Raphaelit-
ISM" and Mrs. Leonard Everett OF Coun-
Gil Bluffs will have paper on Holman
Hunt. the Staunch Pre-RaphaelIte"
Nathaniel Hawthorne and his writings
will be the subject OF study Of the Ben
son woman's club Thursday afternoon at
the residence OF Mrs. c. II. Sprague.
Mrs. L. ". Rahcr will be leader OF the
lesson. Mrs. l.. II. Hoyt will read a paper
on The Marble Faun" and the club will