Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-30

~ NAL council meeting of the
TSTIF9l General Federation Of Women's
kSR&S clubs which opens four-day
session in Portland. ore. Monday. In
addition TO the officers. dircctors, COM
iaittce members. state preT'dents ana
General Federation state secretaries
hundreds Of delegates from individually
federated clubs will be in attendance
Thiq is The meeting at which committee
chairr1er and federation secretaries are
given mere time and attention.
Nebr4ska's delegation to this meeting
includes Mrs. A.-G. Peterson of Aurora
state PRESIDENT; Mrs. Harry L. Keefe of
I WalthiG. General Federation recording
Atecrotary; Mrs. F. II. Cole Of Omaha
Erhuhnan civil service reform committee
General Federation; Mrs. T. j. Gist OF
Falls City. General Federation state sec
rotary ard Mrs. *. Il. j. Edholm, state
health chairman.
The board of trustees of the Old Peo-
pies Home will hold their regular monthly
business meeting Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock At the Young womens Christian
association,
The Omaha Suffrage association will
hold an important business meeting
Wednesday afternoon at 2:s0 o'clock in
the Lyric building. Discontinuance OF
meetings for the summer and matters Of
finance will be discussed.
General Henry w. Lawton auxiliary.
United SPANISH War Veterans. will hold
it's regular meeting Wednesday afternoon
at Memorial hall. In the evening at
O'Clock the auxiliary and Lee Forby camp
will hold services in honor of Flag day
in the same hall The observance IL
earlier than usual in order TO avoid con-
flict with other Flag day programs.
y. A. c. Kennedy will give the principal
address. Others on the program will be
L.uella Berry c. +. Mapes, Mrs. Anna G.
Miller and May Blackett There will be
songs and rituolistic services In memory
of deceased sisters and comrades.
The Omaha city federation of the
Child Conservation League Of America
will hold fits monthly business meeting
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at the
Young Mems Christian association. Re
vision OF the constitution win be the
principal item of business.
Mrs. C. ]. Roberts, president of the
Frances Willard Women's Christian Tenn
perance union, will give an illustrated
travelogue on England to the chautauqua
study circles of the city at the home
Of Mrs w. b. Howard, Forty-eighth and
Capitol avenue, Friday evening at s
o'clock The proceeds will be used for
temperance work. The chautauQue cir
cles have been studying England during
the last year and Mrs Roberts has but
recently returned from an extended tour
through England.
Arrangements are being made for the
picnic which will be given Friday at Em-
wood park by the members OF the Dun
dee circle of the Child Conservation
league fer their husbands and children
1t is planned to bring the lunch to the
school house by o'clock and have II
r taken out in automobiles. The picnic
dinner will be served at $3.50. Mrs. P. ].
White. 1904 Chicago street. is chairman
OF the refreshments committee.
The West Side Women's Christian Tenn
perance union will meet Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Hans Nielsen
SCI South Flfty-first street, at 2 o'clock
Mrs. f. Grover is president OF this union
The Benson Woman's club will meet a
the home OF Mrs. o. S. Brooks Thursday
afternoon. Mrs. Charles Haffke will lead
on a review of the years work, and the
work for next year win be planned
Mrs Morton of Dundee will give q
luncheon demonstration at the close o.
the session. The new officers elected a
the last meeting will be installed.
The Baptist Missionary circle postponed
It's meeting last week to be held thi
Thursday at the home OF Mrs. ParI
Shelter.
The Benson women's Christian Tenn
perance union held its regular meeting
and program Friday at the home OF Mrs
john speedle.
The Benson Foreign Missionary societ,
will meet at the home OF Mrs. f. z
Young next Thursday afternoon.
A special meeting Of the Association q
collegiate Alumnae will be held sa.urda
afternoon at the home OF Miss EIizabet
Fry Initial work on the activities whic
this organization plans for next yea
will be reported.
Mrs. r. A. Mcfarland was electe
president OF the West Omaha Mother
Culture club Friday afternoon. Mrs !
I. Barber Is the new vice president an
Mrs. p. F. BonOrden is the secretary
treasurer. The president will appoint he
committees In the near future. With III
exception OF the annual picnic which III
club will hold for their husbands an
children Saturday at Elmwood parl
there will be no more meetings until III
ourth Friday in September
Chapter + of the p. f. o. sis.erhoo
xill celebrate its twenty-sixth b'rthda
anniversary by holding a reception
guests at the home OF the president. Mr.
w. y. Woodward. $3.50 North Forfeit
street. This will be Thursday afterroo