Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-08-20

~ nouncemcnt was made by Mrs Edward NJ
~ Sylcrt. president OF the Omaha Womans
4 n club that Mrs, Josiah Evans Cowles OF Los
Angeles, newly elected president OF the
General Federation OF Womens clubs will be here
for the opening meeting of the local club, Monday
October ,
Mrs Cowles comes to Nebraska late in scptem-
Der and from Omaha goes to Hastings for the state
federation meeting. Mrs Syiert extended an invita-
ton to Mrs. Cowlcs while yet the biennial council
meeting in New York. and feels that local club won-
en- are favored by Mrs. Cowes' acceptance.
Another harbinger OF the opening of the WOman'S
club season is the announcement of the study pro
gram of books and short stories which the Dundee
Nomans club will pursue. Included in the list are:
The Song OF the Lark" by Villa Sibert Gather;
David Penstephen" by Richard Price; The Bent
Twig' by Dorothy Garfield; "The Leathcrwood
Sands" by Percy MacKaye; The Voysey lnheri-
tance,' by Granville Barker "Lyrics,' by Alfred
Noyes; Sonnets," by Masehed, and short stories
by the following writers; Granville Barker, Inez
Hayes Gilmore in April Century; Max Beerbohn,
Villa Gather, Mary Heaton Worse in May Century;
Almonier, Albert Johnson, Wood in July Century;
Robert Herrick in May Scribner; Mary R. S An
drcws in July Scrbner; Edna Ferber in June Nc
turcs; Booth Harrington i'll August Evcrybodys
and Sophie Kerr in February American.
With the declaration of Mr. Hughes that he ia
vored nationwide suffrage amendment and the re-
iteration OF the state rights attitude by President
Wilson, suffrage leapcd up unquestionably one of
the issues OF the present campaign. 1t is significant
however that the lines are not between suffrage and
clarcd for the enranchsement of women. The only
difference is on the method by which suffrage shall
be extended.
Following in the wake of these declarations, de-
vcopmentS noted by the Womans Journa as
follows:
a. Renewed efforts on the part of suffrage SEN
ators to secure vote on the nation wide suffrage
amendment in the upper house.
-. Appeals the part of both major parties
for the support of women both in the suffrage and
non suffrage states
\ g. The announcement by the National Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage association that it was can
vassing every nominee for congress his position
toward federal amendment.
Il. final appeal on the part OF the woman's
party to President Wilson, and the action taken at
It's convention i'll Colorado Springs, August 10 to -
to work against the democrats in the suffrage states
). The issuing of a statement by Miss Kate
Gordon, president of the Southern States Woman
Suffrage conference. supporng-in accordance with
prcpOnderant southern Sentlment-the state rights
attitude OF President Wilson
.. A declaration by Former President Roosevelt
supporting the WomanS party movement but de
clarng that the women Of the suffrage states would
not have done their utmost for the non cnfranchsed
states unless they definitely supported Mr.. Hughes,
e. \ statement by the National Association
Opposed to Woman Suffrage, which has been left
with only sui[rapsts cNoosc from as presidential
candidates to the effect that it would oppose Mr..
Hughes because oi his stronger stand. The anti
sutr2 IS may adopt TIE anomalous position Of sup
ro-'r., Mr. Wilson who is a suffragist. even though
not an advocate OF a federal amendment
I>,r year FoIJ 'ss't'' hrrr been accustomed to
celebrate August 1} As ucy Stone day and to honor
ic 10cuor, OF the pioneer by iurthcring the work
II the paper which size founded This year it has
-.,H2d best to conrNne ucy Stone day with The
Wuuur, lourra lIonScW armng at Lucy Stones
II home and the Journals new home i'll Dorchester,
Boston, Mass. September II TO 49,
The recently created womcn> and girls division
&" the employment service OF the United States
h'rvHu of Immigration is organized upon
.'.,,r'r0g basis. Commissioner General OF lnlmigra-
r,u umnettI Recently announced Branches OF this