Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-17

entitled ''Facts About Child Labor in the
United States and the Agencies Working
for Better Conditions" will be prepared
by Mrs. Won Luttgen. Mrs. w b. Howard
will tell the story of Lady Godiva- Mrs.
w. L. Brayton will give a biographical
sketch OF Lloyd George.
The committee in charge OF the enter
tainment OF the state Daughters of the
American Revolution in Omaha In March
will meet at the Paxton hotel Tuesday
morning at 1880 o'clock. Mrs. G, ID.
Aull. vice state regent; Mrs, c. NJ. VII
helm, regent of Omaha chapter; Mrs r
e. McKelvy. regent of Major Isaac Sad
Ter chapter; Mrs. Ira w. Porter and
members of subcommittee will be in at
tendance.
Mrs. Leslie Higgins win be hostess for
the drama section of the Association of
Collegiate Alumnae Saturday afternoon
Interpretive work WIN be taken up Miss
Blanche Coffman is leader OF the de-
partment.
Mrs +. H. Cole, chairman of the schol-
arship trustees, Nebraska Federation Of
49,
of another four-year scholarship. which
will be available for students the sec
ond semester. beginning February /. 1915.
Chancellor Fulmer, through the Women's
Culture club, University Place, has do
mated a scholarship OF tuition in Wes-
leyan university. All applications for
this scholarship should be sent to Mrs.
Il. J. Hainer. secretary-treasurer scholar
ship trustees, 1889 South Nineteenth street,
Lincoln. This scholarship, like those of
Omaha university and Brownell Hall, is
given without time limit, and It there
| fore remains for each club belonging to
tho State Federation to nominate a stu
dent.
The scholarship trustees are In receipt
of a letter from, the dean Of women,
Knox college. Galesburg. ILL.,, telling of
the excellent work being done by Miss
Mary Mccullough. a Nebraska young
woman. who received a scholarship to
that institution.
! Tho Stephen Bennett chapter Of the
Daughters of the American Revolution In
Fairmont, at the regular monthly meet
! ing, held at the home of Mrs. John 8.
Dean January u, entertained theN state
regent, Mrs. Warren Perry Of Fairburyi
Mrs. B. II. Mccormick Of Washington, q
member of the first chapter organ
ICED in the city of Washington
Mrs. ]. S. Orr of Clay Center.
and the following prospective mem
bers from sutton: Mesdames Mary
Bennett. A Bennett lapel, Brown and
\ Strong; Misses Jarrett. Silver and Hines.
After the formal opening by the chapter
regent, Miss Elizabeth Wright, Mira.
Perry gave a short talk on the object and
aims of the Daughters, telling OF work
that different chapters are doing. This
was followed by the historical discussion
and other features Of the regular meet
ing.
Each person had been requested TO
bring any article OF historical interest.
4 The following relics were brought: A
small bible printed in Holland in 1000, a
silhouette portrait Of. the times before
daguerrsotypes; a'last will and testament
several generations old; continental
money; silver spoons 100 years old. and
hand-spun flax thread; bridal veil of
exquisite lace. descended from a great
grandmother; powder horn used In the
war of 1875 family bible, first record.
1904 a page of records previous to this
time torn OUT small piece Of timber and
a. paper knife made from copper; rivet
of the frigate Constitution. a small flag
from the grave of stephen Bennett in
Canterbury, Conn; waist OF a wedding
dress 81 years old; knife and fork brought
over in the Mayflower; several commits
sions and land grant signed by the first
governor of Nebraska.
Mrs. Orr received. as prize boqust OF
roses and sweet alyssum. At the lunch
con the place cards bore a tiny photo
graph of the birthplace Of Stephen Ben
nett.