Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-24

in October, that of the Nebraska Woman
Suffrage association and the Nebraska Fed
Grafton of Womens Clubs, out. The
sufragists meet for their thrty-sixth annual
and the club women their twenty first annual
"love meet" Hastings will entertain at the same
time the two biggest women of both national or
CARNATIONS, Mrs Josiah Evans Cowles of Los An
gees, who at the New York biennial was elected
to succeed Mrs. Percy V, Pennybacker as president
of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, and
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait Of New York, president
of the international as we'll the National Woman
Suffrage association
f. luncheon will be given for both national pres-
dents on Tuesday, October g. while both women will
speak that evening at the opening meeting
of the federated woman's clubs perhaps the first
time the heads of these two big organizations have
ever appeared the program. That Mrs.
Cowles is voter, since she is California woman
and Mrs. Gait is not, it is interesting to note.
Omaha women the program will be Mrs. F.
H. Cole, chairman OF the civil service reform depart
ment for the general federation, who speaks
'Women in Civil Service" Mrs. c. w. Hayes state
legislative chairman; Mrs K. R. J. Edholnl, state
health chairman; Mrs E. NJ Syfert president OF the
Omaha Woman's club; Mrs. NJ D. Cameron, state
recording secretary; Mrs F J. Birss, who will lead
conference on How to Make Our Cities More Eff
Gent" Mrs R. f. McKevy, who will speak the
"Desirability of Press Department Mrs. Cole
will also give report of the scholarship trustees.
Monday, October 2, is the opening day of the
suffrage convention the big evening meeting to be
addressed by Mrs. Gait Mrs. w. E. Barley state
president will give the state suffragists point
ers winning campaign.
Mrs. E. M. Syfert, the president; Mrs. William
Berry, Mrs John w. Gill; Mrs James Liddell, Mrs.
F. J. Birss, Mrs. F. A. Howard and Mrs. David
McGahey the delegates to the federation meet
ing from the Omaha Womans club.
Benson's Woman's club will be represented by
the president, Mrs O. S. Brooks, and Mrs c: A,
Service by Mrs. o. NJ. Jones and Mrs. J. X. Bit
finger, since the president Mrs. R. L. Frantz, is
unable to attend The Dundee Woman's club will
its delegates at the meeting Wednesday,, The
South Side Woman's club will send its president,
Mrs. P. J, Farrell, Mrs. J. B. Watkins, Mrs R. p.
Fakner and Mrs. N. NJ. Graham
Lists of delegates to the suffrage convention are
also we-nigh completed Mrs. R. f, McKelvy,
president; DR.. Fay Mesdames George c. Coveil
C. S Hartwick A. O. Carson, Thomas Brown, Her
bert Mccoy and T, R. Ward are the delegates from
the Omaha Suffrage association; the alternates
Miss Edith Ward, Mesdames Thomas Duffy, F. ].
Birss, Mary Carmack, A. o. Etan, Sherman Felt and
R. F. Glider.
From the Equal Franchise society will go the
president, Mrs. J. NJ. Metcalf, and Mesdames E. NJ.
Fairfield c. H, Johannes, l. T. Lindsey Edward
Burke, James Richardson, f. w. Gunther, Halleck
Rose, C. w. Russell and Mary Carmack.
Equal Franchise society will hold its annual meet
ing at the Hotel Fonenele Thursday, October y, at
3 o'clock This will be one of the important fall
meetings. Mrs w, f. Barley state suffrage pres
dent will be present and reports will be given of
both the national suffrage convention held at At
lantic City and the state meeting as well.
The Political Equality league will be represented
by Mrs. F. D. Wead, its president; Mrs Myrtle
Kelly, Miss Belle Dewey and others.
Local Women's Christian Temperance unions en-
tertained the largest state convention that has ever
been held, last week, at the First Christian church.
The convention exceeded by 100 delegates any pre-
vous state meeting 800 being the total The
church was crowded for every session, especially in
the evening, when young people took part in the pro-
gram. The presence of Mrs. William Jennings
Bryan wife of the former secretary of state who
has espoused the temperance cause strongly lent
additional interest to the meeting Mrs. Bryan was
elected deegateatlarge to the national temperance
convention in indianapolis in November.
Such graceful, diplomatic and capable executive
Mrs. Mamie M. Cafin of University Place has
seldom presided such large body of women
in Omaha Mrs. Clafin was reelected to the pres-
dency were all of the state officers but one
additional Club News on Page Four