Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-10

bers will be given by Mrs. r. L. Paul
and Mrs. F. w. Grcenman.
Prof Margaret ]. Blair director of the
department OF domestic arts in the Uni
versity of Minnesota, has been engaged
by the Burgess-Nash company to deliver
series of lectures on the third floor of
their store every afternoon next week at
3 o'clock. Mrs. Blair has an interna.
tional reputation as q speaker on the sub
ject of home-mal<ing and domestic arts
Coming at a time when so much interest
centers in matters pertaining to economy
in home maintenance, efficiency in man
agement and the cutting down of the
hikh cost of living, these lectures should
prove immensely interesting to the women
of Omaha. The opening lecture Monday
will be either on the subject of 1.-THE
Table and Its Appointments" or Health
and Beauty in Dress There will be no
charge.
Tho meeting of the membership COM
mittee of the Omaha woman's club,
which comes regularly Monday, will be
omitted this week.
The p. e. o. slsterhood will study
France at the next meeting, which will
be held Thursday. at the home of Mrs.
Rudolph Rix. Mrs. N. Newcomb will
have the literature of the country as her
special topic and Mrs. Blanche Gutner,
French politics. The hostess will be as
sisted by Mrs. Newcomb.
Mrs. ]. c. Hammond will lead the pro-
NrFn Co. -
Omaha Woman's club. Thursday morning
at 10 o'clock. Spanish Art" is the sub
ject for study this year. and Mrs. Ham
mond's talk will be on the following
artists Domenico Theotocopuli, Josef de
Ribera and Francisco de Zurbaran Mrs.
G. e. Bryson will talk on THE Period
Of Philip III, the Conclusion of italian
Influence" Mrs. Hammond will be in
chrarge of the pictures that will be
shown on the stereopticon.
The Wyche Story Tellers' league will
meet Thursday afternoon at o'clock at
the public library. Bible hero stories
and stories for kindergarten. and primary
grades will be told under the leadership
of Miss Abigail Manning, who will be
assisted by Misses Ida Crowell, Vera
Du Bots and Agnes Fitzgerald
National Prohibition" will be the spe-
cial topic for discussion at the current
topics department meeting of the Omaha
Woman's club. The meeting will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 2S0 o'clock. with
Mrs. NJ. I. Creigh in charge.
The home economics department OF the
South Omaha Woman's club will be en-
tertained at the home of Mrs. Claude
Talbot Tuesday, afternoon. Miss Full
ton will give interesting pointers on
Cookies" and Mrs. r. o. Bagby on
Salad and Salad Dressing" The hos
tess will be assisted by Mesdames ]. II.
Bednar, e. Brown, George Brown and
w. G. Nelman. Mrs. N. M Graham,
president of the club. reports the remark
able success of the hot lunch experiment
at the West Side school. Between ninety
five and 100 hot lunches are being served
every day to children at this school.
The Sermo club will be entertained at
the home of Mrs. Alice Bergen, 1904
Charles street, Tuesday afternoon at 300
O'Clock. program OF readings and
papers will be arranged for this meeting.
The Monmouth Park Mothers club
will hold its regular meeting in the
school auditorium. Tuesday afternoon.
January Il All mothers are invited to
be present The author, Margaret De-
land. will be the subject for the after
noon. Reading from her works will be
given by Mrs. A. s. Gantz and Mrs. j.
f. Moredick. and papers Will be read by
Mrs Charles Copeland and Mrs. C. NJ.
Pilots. Recitations will Oe given by Mrs.
Gus Miller. and vocal selections by Mrs.
w. Griffith.
The Benson Woman.s Christian Tenn