Omaha daily bee., 1914-09-27

kuuuu-e..u& women in the vicinity OF chi
HS%lSl0 cago, offers her services for
SasaS the Nebraska suffrage cam
paign, in letter received by Mrs. Draper
Smith Saturday. The date of her Omaha
appearance has not yet been set. Mrs.
McCulloch is a member of the faculty of
the Chicago College of Law, occupying
the chair of domestic relations" a po-
sition which was created especially for
her nearly two years ago. She is asso-
ciated with her husband I'm the practice of
law and has served as justice of the peace
in Evanston.
Following the passage of the Illinois
suffrage bill. Mrs McCulloch inaugurated
a class in civics and current events for
women, which meets every Sunday after
noon in the large First Congregational
church at Evanston. She has written
plays, pamphlets and other articles for
Use in the suffrage campaign states. Mrs
McCulloCh was chairman Of the legis-
lative committee Of the Illinois Suffrage
association and was of invaluable assist
ance in the campaign there. She has al
ways been an active club woman and
finds time to do all these things, even
though she is the mother of four children,
her eldest son being a graduate of this
years class at Northwestern university.
Miss Anna Peterson of the Omaha High
school faculty, is very well acquainted
with Mrs. McCulloch, having met her
while on a visit to her sister, Mrs. Frank
lin Keese jackson, in Evanston.
Dean Fordyce of the University of Ne
braska will lecture on Vocational Train
ing in the Public Schools before the
South Omaha Woman's club at Library
hail, Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. This
is the opening meeting of the year for
the club. Following the lecture, interest
will be re-awakened in the proposition to
serve hot lunches In the public schools.
Mrs. N. NJ. Graham, president of the
club. will read a paper on the subject,
and Miss Jessie Stitt, principal of the
West Side school, in which school the
experiment will be tried out in about
two weeks, will also give talk boosting
the idea Musical numbers will be given.
The Needlework Guild of America will
hold a preliminary meeting at the home
Of Mrs. w. A. Smith, 14I South Thirty
ninth street Tuesday afternoon. over
$500 garments were distributed last year
TO needy families and institutions by this
organization, which has been sewing for
charity for the last twenty years. Mrs.
j J. Stubbs Is the president, Mrs. NJ. b.
Newman, vice president; Mrs. George j
Henderson, treasurer, and Mrs. W. W.
Carmichael, secretary. Distribution of
garments will be made following the an
nual meeting in November.
England" is the subject OF study for
the opening meeting of the Omaha Story
Tellers' league, which will be held at the
Public library Thursday afternoon at
4:l5 O'Clock Mrs. Byron Clerk will be
leader Of the program and will tell the
story of Dickens "Dr. Marigold.S Mrs
Martin w. Dimery has "Catskin'' as her
subject and Miss Margaret Hamilton
The Passing of the Third Floor Back"
The propaganda committee of the Omaha
Suffrage association has arranged for a
meeting at the Airdome theater, Seven
trcnth and Ninton streets, Sunday after
noon at 2:31 O'Clock. Mrs. NJ. b. Munson
and Mr. NJ. o. Cunningham will be the
speakers, and Mr.. l.. ii. Knettle will
sing Wednesday afternoon, a meeting
win be held at the home of Mrs. Charl9s
Bauer, $40 North Twenty-fifth street.
Fred j. Warren will speak and Mrs.
John Mattern will give piano numbers,
The Dundee Womans club will discuss
the European war at the meeting Wednes-
day afternoon, at the nome of tho presi-
dent Mrs. G. c. Edgerly. Mrs. Leigh
Leslie will be the leader of the program
and will give the causes of the war. Mrs.
Clinton Miller will have as her topic
Principal Characters Of the Countries
Involved" Mrs. n. X. Sype, Engage
ments;" and Mrs. j. W. Marshall, I'm
plements Of Modern Warfare" Follow
ing the program there viii be a general
discussion of war topics.
The opening meeting Cf the NIu Sigma
club for the new club year Will he held
at the home of the president, Mrs. Isaac
W. Carpenter, Wednesday morning at
10 O'Clock.
Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Brown
ing will be the subjects of study this
year, with special topic" Resume of the
J cading Influences of the Victorian Age. "
Mrs c. w. Axtell is in charge OF the pro-
gram for the first meeting. Mrs. Frank
Holmes has as her subject, Robert
Elizabeth Browning. the Woman and
Poet" Mrs. a. Is. SOmeCs, Love Letters
Of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Bar
rctt:" Miss Jessie Towne. Introduction
to the study of Browning" Following
the program, there will be 1 o'clock
luncheon,
Mrs. n. J. McI<itIick, president of the
Omaha Womans Christian Temperance
union, was elected delegate to the ma
tional temperance convention which will
be held in Atlanta. Ga, November Y to
Is Mrs. McKitrick will represent Doug
las. Sarpy, Cass and Otoe counties. Mrs.
George W. Covell, president Of the Omaha
.NYoman's Christian Temperance Union
Federation, was elected alternate, both
elections having taken place at the state
temperance convention held at Hastings
last week. Among the Omaha women
who we're reelected superntendents are