Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-23

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ARI dent OF the Drama league, an,
I'VE Miss Jeanette Mcdonald
- chairman of the educationa
kSS&ytl0 committee. plan to make In,
- Drama league a live organ
ization next winter. Glasses for the study
OF the drama will be formed in the league
and an effort will be made to bring the
best plays to Omaha. An effort was
made TO secure Prof. Clarke Of the Uni.
versity of Chicago TO come for lecture
shortly. but word has been received that
he cannot come until next fall.
The activities of the league this sum
mer viii be devoted to acquiring a mem
bership list OF 800, which will entitle the
ieague 10 at least three good plays dur
ms the season, aud to forming plans for
an interesting program of work next fall.
Mrs. II. n. Ba!dyigo. treasurer of the
Drama league. is receiving subscriptions
ior membership at ST. which will entitle
each member to hear every lecture given
under the Drama league auspices
The Wyche story Tellers' league will
hold its last meeting OF the current
\ club year Thursday afternoon at the pub
lie library. Five-minute stories will be
told by cacl member and election of Of
iicors vii occupy the business sossion.
The music section OF the Association
OF Collegiate Alumnae will give must
Gale at the home of Mrs. Herbert c.
Woodland, Monday evening. Mrs Frank
Warren johnson will be leader of the
program, those taking part, including
Miss Avis Roberts, Miss Alice Fry. Miss
Elizabeth Fry. Mrs. lie Roy Savell, Mrs.
Harlsnd Lester Mossman, Mrs. Roy
Docherty, Miss Irma Jones. Miss Hen
Erickson and Mrs. Woodland.
The last meeting for this season of the
Tennyson chapter of the Chautauqua
Literary Circle will be held Monday at
the home of Mrs. w. B. Howard, 4722
Capitol avenue. Mrs. w. Z. Rhoades,
Mrs. r.. E. Sunderland. Mrs. A. e. Mack,
Mrs. W. b. Howard and Mrs. T. p. Put
nam will give the program Mesdames
F.. II. Cole, Frank Haller. @. e Fisher,
H. r. Ferguson, Martin Oberst. Helen
Morton and A l. Green will be guests
OF the chapter.
For next year. the American year. the
following books have been selected Tor
study: Social and Economic Forces IN
American History by Albert Bushman.
Hart: "Changine America" by Edward
Ross: american Ideals In Character ana
IAvns." by Hamilton Wright Mabie. and
.srhe WAYS Of the Planet" by Martha
Evans Martin.
A nroerain on Drama Will be given
nv the Mothers Culture club Wednesday
sfternoon. when Mrs. A. G. Pinkerton
win entertain the members at her nome
. IiOs LAFAYETTE avenue. She will be as
sisted by Mrs. C. c. sadler. Mrs. II w.
4 Koch read a paper on Morality ana
Miracle Plays and Mrs. T. Ia Combs
ON .srhe Modern Drama" Mrs w. h.
Jndoe will give a reading, The FIVE
Great Dramas" Current topics will be IN
charge Of Mrs. w. II. Head and roll call
response will be names of good modern
dramas, led by Mrs. c. J. Dutton.
The last meeting OF the South Side
Mothers club will be a picnic at River
view park the first Saturday in June.
At the last meeting Mrs. w. A. Vickery
was reelected president OF the club,
AIRS Elmer r. Jones is vice president;
Mrs L. v. Stout, secretary. and Mrs.
T. Holovtchiner, treasurer. Mrs. George
Madison is the press reporter.
The Bemis Park Mothers club will
meet Friday afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. a. T. Hawkinson, S4l5 Lafayette
avenue. Election Of officers will be held.
At the last meeting Of the club Mrs.
Pecker-Corneil. a prominent suffragist
of Boston and a charter member of the
Mothers congress. who was visiting Mrs.
II. ]. Holmes, was the speaker. Mrs.
Pecker-CCrnell Is a student of child well
fare and was instructor of biology in an
eastern school for many years. She was
enroute east from a suffrage speaking
tour in the Dakotas.
The Miller Park Mothers club will
hold a business meeting Wednesday
afternoon at the school auditorium to
plan a series of picnics for the summer.
For next year this circle has planned
an entirely different program than that
of the usual speakers and papers. There
win be a series of excursions 20 local
manufacturing plants and the business
districts alternated by kensingtons. at
which informal discussions on inforna-
ton CLEANED from these trips will be
held. The art exhibit given by this club
at the school auditorium last week netted
about $50. The funds were used for the
purchase Of pictures for the school and
for a new curtain for the auditorium
stage.
The final meeting OF the West Omaha
Mothers Culture club for the year will
be held Friday afternoon az the home
OF Mrs. J.. c. Hutchinson, 4Oos Nicholas
street. There will be a review OF the
years work, conducted by the president
Mrs. J. A. Hamilton, and for the roll
response each member win tell which
phase OF the work appealed most to her
Election OF officers will take place.
The Benson Missionary circle win meet
at the home OF Mrs ]. V. starrett Thurs
day afternoon. The first progsm on a
new division OF studies Will be given.
This Benson Woman's club met Thurs
Day afternoon at the home OF Mrs X
r.. Parker. when the annual election OF
officers took place. Mrs. 20. S. Brooks
was elected president; Mrs. J. W. Welch,
vice president; Mrs. V. Starrett. sec
Rotary; Mrs. Athur Howe. treasurer. In