Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-19
What
Women Are
Doing in the World

Doing in the World
An aii-day session Of the omaha Wo-
mems Christian Temperance union whi
he held, beginning at II o'clock WEDNESDAY
morning. at the homo Of Mrs, Beecher
Highly s3u IanEdon Court Luncheon
VIII be served at O'Clock. following which
a program on "Reminiscences OF the cru
SADIE for National Prohibition Will be
given. Mrs. Edith shinrock. who was a
delegate 20 the last national temperance
convention, will be the principal speaker.
All the Benson club meetings will be
postponed TIL after the holidays. and all
are combining their efforts to bring
Christmas cheer to the needy at Christ
mas time and 10 continue TO do so the
rest Of the winter.
The Woman's club OF Benson met In
regular session Thursday. Mrs ]. II.
wick. who was hostess. also acted as
leader on the topic of socialism. Two
papers, "origin and Growth OF socialistio
IDEAS" by Mrs. }. V. starrett. and Lives /
Of Great Modern Socialists" by Mrs. J.
N. Horton, were given. A dainty lunch
con and social hour followed the program.
There will be no further meetings OF the
oratory department OF tho Omaha Wo-
mans club. nor any rehearsals for the do
partment play. Wildes Lady Winde-
mere's Fan" which will be given for the
school lunch fund. until after the holi-
days. January Is the date set for the
oratory meeting.
The music section OF the Association OF
Collegiate Alumnse will meet at the homo
OF Mrs. Roy Doherty Monday afternoon
at o'clock. Miss Elizabeth Fry will
lead the program. which Is as follows.
'srhe IAfs Of Franx." by Mrs. II. l.
woodland; THE Life Of Beethoven" by
Miss Charlotte Graves; at an Old TryBt-
ing Place." and ITO Water Lily" by
Mrs. George NJ. runison. and a Beet
hoven sonata, by Miss Hendrickson-
Mra Robert L. Frantx, formerly vice
president Of the woman's club Of the
Railway mail service was Wednesday
elected president of the organization TO
take the place OF Mrs. w. p. East. who
has gone to Billings. Mont. TO live Mrs.
John Good replaces Mrs. Frantz as vice
president.
The Sunday afternoon vesper service
OF tho Young Women's Christian associa-
ton will be In the nature Of a gift service.
each one bringing gift that they wish
10 give 20 some one who would not have
much OF a Christmas. The committee
will have charge OF the distribution OF the
gifts. For the music the association girls
will sing some OF tho old-tine carols and
pupils OF Miss Lueila Allen will give vio-
lin numbers. The Christmas spirit will
prevail throughout the entire service. At
the social hour. which follows the service,
Mssa Georgia Wicker will be hostess and
Miss Hazel Howard will tell Christmas
story
No CLASSES will be In session during the
two weeks of the Christmas holidays.
They win be resumed beginning January
g. The department secretaries will not be
here at ali and the other secretaries will
enjoy few days vacation. ''Fres3s
On Christmas day the building will be
closed all day. giving all the employees the
one day In the year when they do moi
have 70 be on duty In the building. Thu
IL the only time during the entire year
when the building IL not open certain
hours In the day.
Mu Sigma club has abandoned it's meet
ing for this week. but VIII meet January
at the home Of the president. Mrs. /. WI
Carpenter. AZ this time tho, program on
''cieon." arranged for this week, VIII BE-
given.
Frances willard. women's Christian
Temperance union. has postponed its reg
ular meeting, which should be held OF
"wednesday. 10 the following Wednesday
All this week. however. donations for Tn
Women's Christian Temperance unioi
hospital at Kearney will be received a
sis South Eighteenth street This hos
pitai II the only women's Christian Tenn
perancei union hospital IN the state an
the only hospital OF any sort In Kearney
Bsndagea. jellies In fact, any donation
81 use TO hospital. will be welcomed.
y. g. Grant Woman's Relief Corps wi
hold its last meeting for this year, Tues
day afternoon at 2;So o'clock at Memoirs
hall. ttsA
Mrs. w. q. Ure viii give an inform,
talk at the Business Girls eounc
luncheon and prayer meeting, which wi
Be held Tuesday at the Volunteers hal
between the hours OF II ana
Mrs. Effie steen I1ittelson will rea
and interprcte a Greek drama, ANT
gone" at the last meeting Of the Dram
League. which will be held before III
holidays. This viii DO Monday at
o'clock In the council chamber OF II
city hall.
In the loan collection. which the Fir
Arts society win bring 20 Omaha Febr,
airy :. there viii be seventeen plctur,
which are 70 form a part OF an Ii
ternationai exhibit at San Francisco
the Fine Arts. building. which Is 20 r
main open until May. The exeellen,
OF these paintings is bouched for I
the fact that Mr. Trask chief Of FIJI
Arts department OF the exposition n,
had a large experience as director
one OF the important museums or Il
east
There are among these seventeen pi
lures representative works from arts
OF France. Italy. Sweden and German