Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-15

Pacific exposition buildings, directs visit
ing girls to proper homes and assists
them in obtaining employment.
Miss Mary Fairbrother, who was a
member of the Bee staff some twenty
years ago, Is quite a factor in women's
political activities in California and has
long been identified with the literary
work OF papers advocating equal rights
for women. She took an active part in
Senator Phelan's campaign last year and
is now one OF the senator's business secre-
taries in San Francisco.
The Benson woman's Christian Tenn
perance union will meet Friday afternoon
at the home of the president, Mrs, NJ
d. veino in Dundee.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety OF Benson meets Wednesday after
noon at the home OF Mrs. p. j. whistler
The unite boxes will be opened and a
musical program will be given during the
session.
The Benson Ladies' Social club of Ben
son held q meeting at st. Demands hall
Thursday afternoon. After the business
session a social hour was spent in card
playing.
General H. w. Iawton auxiliary to
the United Spanish War Veterans, will
hold Remington "wednesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Chris Christensen.
s413 Decatur street
new course of study for the Benson
woman's club has been issued by the
literature department for the coming
year. The program will be composed of
studies on immigration, closed by reviews
Of the two books, "They Who Knock at
Our Gates and THE Melting Pot" re-
iigfon, touching on the life Of Tolstoi
and reviewing two books of interest on
this topic. socialism, household economies
and art. During the study season of
art two stories of operas with sketches
of the life OF the composers and selections
from these operas will be given.
An interesting feature will be a lecture
by Mrs. p. B. Towle on Fundamentals
on Parliamentary Usage ana by Mrs.
Fred Burnett on Household Economics"
The program includes current events AT
each meeting collected. with the topic
OF the day. Mesdames F. B. Oliver N.
II. Tyson and John Speedie make up the
literature committee.
Plans for the annual convention of the
Nebraska suffragists are now being fors
mulated. The meeting will be held at
Columbus about the second week in oc-
tober. This will be the first suffrage con-
Vention to be held out in the state for
great many years.
Mrs. c. F. Copper, president of the
South Side Suffrage organization, is
chairman of the program committee, with
all the members of the executive board
and heads of departments to assist. Mrs
M Bruegger of Columbus Is the leading
suffragist there, and will assist in the
arrangements 1t is expected that Will
lam Jennings Bryan, Senator Helen Ring
Robinson and Mrs. Medill Mccormick
will be among the notables on the pro-
gram.
Nebraska suffragists are eager to assist
the campaign states this year as thew
were assisted last year. The sum of 500
has been voted to be sent on to each of
the four campaign states. New Jersey,
Massachusetts,. New York and Pennsyl-
vania. Nebraska suffrage enthusiasts now
working in eastern campaign states COM
prise A. L. Weatherly of Lincoln, who is
in Massachusetts; Miss Grace Ballard in
Pennsylvania; Mr.. and Mrs. w. e.
Hardy of Lincoln, both very energetic
workers in Nebraska's campaign who
are spending the summer in and near
Boston, and Mr.. and Mrs. James Richard
son, who are at Gloucester. Mass, until
September.
Mrs. F. II. Cole. chairman OF the schol-