Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-03

4NlA III though II was not generally
49, known at the time, Mrs. Percy
Penny hacker, of Austin, Tex, president
of the General Federation Of women's
clubs, was in the city Monday and spent
the day with a schoolgirl friend, Mrs. w.
S. Knight. The two attended school to-
gether at Carthage. Mo-, and whenever
Mrs. Pennybacker comes to Omaha, she
is the guest of Mrs. Knight.
Mrs. Thomas G. Winter OF Minneapolis,
chairman of the literature department
of the General Federation, was the guest
of Mrs. F. H. Cole Monday.
Mrs. a. G. Peterson of Aurora, the re-
firing state president, came down to
meet the two prominent club women.
who were on the program at the state
meeting at Norfolk, and these women
accompanied the Omaha delegation to
the convention,
At the Woman's club meeting Monday
the honor guest will be Mrs. Mary Gerard
Andrews of Minneapolis, a former presi-
dent Of the Womans club. who is spend
ing a few days at the home of Mrs. A. c.
Busk.
Then Mrs. Max Hostetler of Shelton,
the retiring auditor of the state fedora
ton, is the guest of Mrs. Edward John
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Anan Raymond.
Mrs. Hostetler is state president Of the
Mothers Day association, and is also
state president of the Ladies' Legislative
league. which was organized last year at
Lincoln by wives of members of the leg
islature.
Mrs. Margaret Chamberlain of Irving
ton, KY, was elected national president
of the Congress of Farm Women at the
meeting held at the Hotel. Rome last
week. Mrs. Belle Van Dorm Harbert,
who is the international president, Is CIV
ing up the office of national president
The vice presidents are Mrs. Clarke KEEL
ley OF DEVILS Lake. S. D.: Mrs. ]. G.
Moore Of Cedar, Ia. and Mrs. ]. A. Nc
Kenzie of Alberta, Can. Mrs. Ada Car
roll Workman of Beatrice. who Is Ne
braska state president, was elected Sec
retary-treasurer. An executive board,
consisting of one members from each
state, was also elected.
The women voted to cooperate with
the Farmers National congress.
There will be called meeting OF all
the Women's Christian Temperance
unions Of the city Monday morning at
1880 o'clock at the Young Mems Chris
tiaa association. to make arrangements
for meeting the White Ribbon special,
carrying delegates TO the National
Women's Christian Temperance union
convention at Seattle, October to IA.
The delegates will arrive in Omaha on
Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock and will
be here two hours.
Mrs. Edith Shinrock of the Omaha
union will represent Douglas county at
the national meeting. Mrs. William
Berry is her alternate. This Is the first
time that Douglas county alone has been
able to send a delegate, since 500 MEM
bers are required to secure one delegate.
Last year. Mrs. N. J.. McKitrick, who
attended the national meeting, was the
representative of three counties. This
bespeaks a large increase in membership
Of the temperance societies in this
county.
Mrs. Flora Hoffman is also planning
to attend the Seattle meeting.
General Henry Lawton auxiliary to the
Spanish War Veterans will hold its regu-
lar meeting in Memorial hall, wednes.
day afternoon.
u. S. Grant Woman's Relief corps will
hold no meeting this week on account of
the floral parade at the same hour Ss
their meeting time.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety OF the First Methodist church will
meet at the home OF the president, Mrs.
c. II. Aull, 1925 South Thirty-third street,
Monday afternoon at 2:3O. Election Of
officers will take place.
At a meeting OF volunteer workers at
the Social Settlement last week, IL was
decided that regular meetings OF the
workers should be held and that heads
of philanthropic work in Omaha be
asked to address these meetings II is
hoped to secure speakers from elsewhere
also.
The Dundee circle OF the Child Con-
servation league is trying to arrange an
open meeting for October II, at which a
prominent physician will lecture on
'Adenoids." Mrs. A. L. Green will have
charge Of this program.
Besides the address of the president,
Mrs. N. II. Nelson, the opening meeting
OF the Omaha Woman's club, Monday
afternoon, at the Young Women's Chris
tan association auditorium, will be given
over TO reports from the state convention
at Norfolk. Mrs. Z. NJ. Syfert will re-
port music and literature; Mrs. L. NJ.
Lord. civics; Mrs. ]. II. Dumont art and
conservation; Mrs. Harriet MacMurphy.
home economics. and Mrs. w. S. Knight,
education. Reports on health by Mrs.
X, r. J. Edholm and civil service by
Mrs. NJ. ID. Cameron are also planned.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sunday viii not
be present. originally planned. Mrs.
Mary Gerard Andrews OF Minneapolis.
a former president of the club. will be
the guest of honor
The Omaha delegates to the Nebraska