Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-20

HE Omaha Woman's club closed
last week for the season At
Il tho last meeting plans and
fgsS-ssesSS committees for the coming
k2ftSsls year were discussed and
formed, with the following re-
suit: Auditing committee: Mrs r. T..
Hume. chairman; Mesdames II. d. Dow
and Ella A. Hempel. Constitution. Mrs
Harriet MacMurphy, chairman; Mesdames
Hartford and A. b. Somers Courtesy.
Miss Anna B. Douglas. chairman; Mes
danes Newell aud Morgan Howard.
Home, Mrs. James Lydell, chairman;
Mesdames, NJ. Lafferty, J. E. Pulver,
Ware, Muser, Tracey, a. V. Dresher, e.
ID. Sterrlcker, w. G. Nfichaelson. e. d.
Ransom. Sherwood, A. d. Northrup. Je-
rome Lilly and Miss Helen Phelan Lii
brary. Mrs. Dumont chairman; Mes
danes George Sammis, l. +. Porter. A.
y. Bradley and W. A Oddly. Membership.
Mrs. f. b Cowl, chairman Mesdames
Cadet Taylor, G. II. Townsend. Hiss Ada
Wilson, J. Bedford, c. r. McFarlane. V.
D. Coon. s. 3. Bryant, c. r. Brookfield,
{. a. Sherwood. L. NJ Lord and r. r.
Ward. Educational. Mesdames r. H. Cole,
Edwin Johnson, w. S. Knight George
Magney and c. A. Hall. Committee on
Service Reform Mrs. Jean johnson,
\ chairman; Mesdames Harriet c. Dahlman,
NJ. p. Cameron s. sumney and J. Gill
z Conservation, Mrs. Edgar H. Allen chair
man. NIesdames William Berry and Ed
ward Phalen. Health, Mrs. Edhom, chair
man. DR.. Wightman and Miss worley
civic. Mrs S. J. Birss, chairman; Mes
DANES Keller. Stock, Ransom and Miss
Esther Johnson. Rooms committee in
Guides the members of the executive
committee and Mesdames w. G. Shriver
s II. Cole, J. II. Dumont, Stroud and
Wagner
Friday evening, June q. at g o'clock
q double silver medal contest, consisting
Of musical and declamatory numbers will
he given at the Cakes Methodist church
at Twentieth and Oak streets. The medals
at this contest will be awarded by Rev.
r. c. Webster.
Mrs. W. z Bingham, a prominent
worker in the Social Settlement and a
member of the Wornens Christian Tenn
porance union Will leave soon for Cali
fornia and the eXpositions.
Tho twenty-sixth annual p. T. o. con-
vention came TO a successful close Fri
day after a three days session in the
There were 100 persons seated in the con-
vention which was presided over by Miss
Rose Owens Of Bloomington, the state
president. Miss Edith Prouty supreme
president of Iowa Mrs. Helen Drake,
supreme organizer of Beatrice. and Mrs.
A. c. Peterson. past supreme president
of Aurora, were also present. Three
hundred citizens greeted the p p. O.'s at
the reception on Thursday night in the
fine new Odd Fellows hall. Extra Goa ohes
were provided by the Union Pacific 20
convey the delegates to and from Fuller
ton and q train was held in Columbus
TO allow those from the south to make
connections The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Miss Abbie Burns, University Place; first
vice president. Mrs. Sue Spencer, Dexing-
ton: second vice president Mrs. Shedd
recording secretary. Mrs. Sarah Routing,
Wymore; treasurer, Mrs. f. o. Kemp
Fullerton; organizer, Mrs, Knliam,
hearney
At the Young Womans Christian asso-
citation vesper service. Miss Lilly NJ.
strong will speak on Jesus and His
Critics" Miss Radinsky is the solotst.
These services are very informal parlor
to spend an hour with us on Sunday af-
ternoon The social hour follows at $50,
and Miss Evans is hostess.
h. Tho sunday Evening choir of Chicago,
brought here under the auspices of the
Letter Carriers associa ton, was endorse
by the Woman's club. Thcy will give a
program Of sacred and classical music
sunday afternoon and evening at the Au-
ditorium
Tho Benson Woman's club met last
Thursday. afternoon at the home of Mrs.
r. NJ Paugh to have the closing program
OF the year A review of the study taken
dUrlnr the year. England and Its His
tory" was given. Mrs. Arthur Hove
read a paper on THE Early Invaders, %
Mrs j. W. Welch on The Wars" Mrs
T.. J. oliver, "EnEland's Literature" and
Mrs. y. II. Tyson on Wars of England
and the Surrounding Countries"
Tho outline of the program for next
year was given by Mrs. Oliver, which
will be a correlated miscellaneous pro.
sram touching on topics of the present
day. The club picnic will be held on
June "A at Miller park.
Luncheon was served by the hostess
st'the close Of the program.
The Frances Willard Womans Chris.
tan Temperance union will meet Wed
resday at . p. m. at the home of Mrs
Elizabeth Higgins Sullivan at "a South
Thirteth street Mr. ]. A. Dalzell will
conduct the lesson on Social Welfare.
There will then be a paper read and q
discussion on "Unfermented Wine at the
Sacrament"
There will be a double medal contes
Tuesday evening, June p, at s p. m. a.
the Hanscom Park Methodist Episcopa
church, corner of Twenty-ninth stree
and Wooworth avenue, under the aus
pieces Of the Frances Willard Womanj
Christian Temperance union. The con
tcstants in the music will compete for thu
gold medal and the declsmatory contes
tant for silver medal. Each contest
ing band will have six girl members. be
tween the ages of II and H. The Rev
L. ". AIcCaskill will award the media
ana an octette OF the Omaha High schoo
Gee club will give vocal numbers Al
ere invited 10 attend
At the last meeting of the Woman
club OF the Railway 4iail service IN