Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-11

of the City hall Wednesday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock to take action on the coming
school board election. Mrs. r. T.. Nc
Kelvey is president of the league.
! The Benson Womans club met Tues
day at the home OF Mrs. Arthur Howe.
| Roll call response was given from or
about early English characters. Mrs. E.
c. Holder was leader of the following
program:
Roll Call--Responses from or about
100 A. ID.
Lesson review.
Reading from Canterbury Tales, Mrs
! Wright.
Four five-minute papers:
Bede, Mrs, Wright.
Beckett, Mrs futile.
| Wycliff, Mrs. oliver.
| Chaucer, Mrs Parker.
Religion of the Early Britons, Mrs
| Beasley.
! Eugland's Story-Pages g. to 50.
Miss Tobitt, librarian from the Omaha
library, was present and explained the
opportunities of the recently established
local branch.
The next session will be federation day.
when Mrs. o. S. Brooks. the delegate to
the Pawnee City meeting, will report and
a program on woman's work of tho pres
ent day will be prepared. Mrs. Oliver
will be hostess.
The mothers department of the Benson
| Womans Christian Temperance union
! will hold a meeting for fathers and moth
ers at the Methodist church. Friday, at
! 23O .. m. when the following program
! will be rendered:
Scripture Prayer-Rev. Mr.. Burrill.
Response to roll call;
Current Events"
Paper, THE Boy and Girl Adolescent -
Mrs. f. S. King.
Song, THE Bow of White Ribbon
Rev. Mr.. McClung.
F'ive-minute talks on the moral welfare
OF the child from the standpoint of the
parent, teacher minister and physician,
with talks from each, led by DR.. Heuman.
Paper, THE Mother, the Child, the
Schoor'--Mrs. r. A Searson.
Closing prayer, Rev. Mr.. Attack
A medal contest for the children of the |
city mission will be. held under the aus |
pices of the North Side Women's Chris
tian Temperance union at the Olivet Bap-
fist church, Thursday evening The |
prize will be awarded Tor the best tenn
perance grafton. Special music has been |
arranged by the society for this occa-
sion.
Churchill's 1.-The Inside of the Cup" |
and Kennedys THE Servant In the !
House. will be studied by the Dundee |
Womans club at a meeting which Will
be held Wednesday afternoon at the |
home of Mrs. j. II. Morton. Mrs. j, f
Ferguson is leader OF the program and
will be assisted by Mesdames g. ca
Edgerly. A. L. Green and J. B. Jones.
The wyche Story Tellers' league will |
meet wednesday afternoon at the public |
library.
Mrs Franklin A. Shotwell is the new |
leader Of the French department OF the !
Omaha Womans club, and Mrs. a. M |
Lord, secretary-treasurer. Meetings VIII |
be held every Tuesday afternoon be
tween l and 2 o'clock, at the home or the |
instructor, Miss May Mahoney slo South |
Thirty-sixth street At the meeting tues |
day one Of the interesting features VIII |
be the translation of French phrases
which will be printed on cards to be
worn by each member.
The oratory department of the Omaha |
Woman's club will begin its study OF
modern drama" at the first meeting |
which will be held Tuesday morning at
10 O'Clock in Mr. Reeds studio at the |
Metropolitan club. "Disraeli' will be |
the subject for the first lesson. Mrs |
Grant Williams is leader of the depart
ment.
Spanish art" will be studied by the
art department Of the Omaha Woman's
club this year. At the meeting Thursday
morning Mrs. A. o. Peterson will have
as her topic Geography and General
History Of Spain; Mrs. George c. Bon
ner, "origin of Spanish School," and
Mrs. c. j. Roberts, leader OF the depart
ment. Influence of the Church on Span
ish Painting"
The literature department of the South /
Omaha Womans club will meet Tuesday
afternoon at 2:9O o'clock. Mrs. T. J.
Farrell will be leader OF tke program on
Mexico, the Land of this MONDAY sun"
Current events will be given by Mrs. C.
r. Orchard, Mrs. W. II. Berger, Mrs. ],
p. Ash and Mrs. II. J. BROKER Mrs. I
Farrell will read a paper on Physical
Mexico" and Mrs. Z. b. Brown, a paper
on Mexico as an Empire" and Mrs.
Charles Cove win give q review of
Ramona"
The North side Mothers club will meet
Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs
s. A. Aver PAS Pratt street Roll call .
will be answered with quotations on
Girls" Mrs. G. r. Gilbert will read a
paper on THE Walls We Build Between
Our Girls and the Self-Reliant Brave
Life; Mrs. z. o. Carson a paper on
Girls That Are Wanted" and Mrs. d.
f. Park, Teachings Derived from Miss
Alcotts Little Women" There will be
music and readings by Mrs. A. c. Ander-