Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31

history lesson will be in charge Of Mrs
T. o. Putnam.
The next meeting of the Monmouth
Park Mothers Welfare club will be held
in the school auditorium Tuesday after
noon. February 9.
Arnold Benefits "The Great Adven-
ture" will be read at the meeting of the
oratory department OF the Omaha
woman's club Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock Mrs. F. N. High will read the
first and second acts and Mrs. f. A.
Howard the third and fourth acts
The French department OF the Omaha
woman's club will meet Thursday morn
ing at 10 o'clock at the residence studio
of the instructor Miss Mae Mahoney, 9ls
South Thirty-slxth street.
The board Of directors OF the Young
women's Christian association and all the
women interested in its work are busily
engaged these days helping to raise the
900 maintenance fund for the year.
The workers are out morning and after
noon, and a luncheon is given for them
each noon at. the association building.
At the annual meeting Monday evening
these directors were elected: Three-year
terms Mrs. J. NJ Akin. Mrs. ]. p. Lord.
Mrs. Emerson Benedict, Mrs. Samuel
Rees jr., and Miss Georgia Trimble; three
year to I'LL vacancy, Mrs. w. Il. Rhoades
and Mrs. D. e. Jenkins; two-year to fill
vacancy. Mrs. T. r. Stroud. Reports Of
the different departments were also given.
Mrs. J. NJ. Akin, president, has called
| meeting of the board for, Wednesday
| to elect officers tor the coming year. Few
changes in the administration are an
ticipated this year.
| The Dundee womans club will present
Percy Mackaye's "A Thousand Years
Ago" at the Young women's Christian
association auditorium Tuesday evening,
February IS. Mrs. w. L. Selby has the
play in charge and It is an event looked
| forward to with much pleasurable an
ticipation by the club members and those
who are to be their guests at this per-
Torrance. Rehearsals have been held
three times a week for the last few
weeks,
The next meeting of the club will be
February 10 at the homo OF Mrs. w. s.
Curtis, instead of Mrs. W. l. Selby. Prof.
Ried will give half-hour talk, and the
remainder Of the afternoon will be spent
socially.
Mrs. r. ]. Hatch will entertain the
members of the Dorcas club at her home
| Friday afternoon. The afternoon will
be spent in sewing for needy families.
The annual meeting OF the Omaha
Woman's Missionary federation will be
held at the Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION Tuesday, February %. The pro-
gram will be announced later.
Mrs. George G. Gerhardt will entertain
the members of the Sermo club at lunch
con at the Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION Tuesday noon. following which
| there will be a program on Famous
Women of Sacred and Profane History"
Mrs. Paul A. Themanson will read a paper
on queen Louise of Prussia" Mrs. J. E.
Goodrich on "Pocahontas." ana Mrs. ID.
r. Hawley on "Delilah."
The Kensington club of Vesta chapter
Order OF the Eastern Star, was enter
tanned al the home of Mrs. ]. L. Simp-
son Thursday afternoon. Seventy-five
guests were present. Mrs. A. ]. Pierson
was elected president; Mrs. Robin. vice
president; Miss Mileheath, secretary, and
Mrs. Brady. treasurer.
Mrs. E. NJ. syfert's program on Mrs.
Ella Peattie's THE Precipice" will be
substituted for Mrs. John o. Yeiser's pro-
! gram or the Galsworthys: THE Dark
Flower" at the next meeting of the lit
| erature department of the Omaha
Woman's club, Wednesday morning The
Is actively interested in the production of
the masque, "a Thousand Years Ago"
which the Dundee Woman's club is to
give in February. Miss Margaret Guth-
rie will talk on The Feminist Problem
Mrs. John w. GIL will read excerpts
| from the book, and Mrs. Syfert will
tell Of the author, who was charter
member and one OF the early presidents
of the Omaha Womans club.
Industries OF the United States" will
be the subject for the Clio clubs pro-
gram, Wednesday. at the homo Of Mrs
Edward McEachron. Mrs. d. w. Morrow
will be leader OF the program, and roll
call response will be business maxims
Mrs. f. C. Newcomb will read paper
on Making OF Pins" Mrs. A. N. Eaton,
on Wool Industries" Mrs. NJ 70. Lease.
Paper Pulp and Its Many Uses" ana
Mrs. f. NJ Clark, a paper on "Radlum."
The story teller's section of the Asso-
citation of Collegiate Alumnae will meet
at the homo of Miss Helen Mason.
"Wednesday afternoon. The program will
be on Russia Miss Pauline Rosenberg
will tell folk story, Miss Blanche Coff-
man, modern short story, and Miss
Margaret Guthrie, selected story.
Browning's "In a Balcony" will be
studied by the Mui Sigma club wednes-
day morning. at the home of Mrs. E. w.
Gunther. The program is in charge Of
Mrs. George Damon and win consist in a
reading Of the poem. Mrs. Norton, Mrs
Hotz and Miss May Riale will read the
parts Of Constance, Norbert and the
queen Following the program. there win
be discussion of the poem.