Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-29

TANDING Room Only" promises to be the
sign hauled out Monday afternoon at the
Omaha Woman's club when the home eco
~ Monies department. headed by Mrs. F. J.
Barnett presents the open day program. A
novel idea for womens clubs, miniature style
show, will be put on, following the business meet
ing Of the club proper ihe Fall OF h a'6 IS the
director, furnishing fascinating garments, chapeaux
and novelty accessories as well as living models, to
make the show a great success The setting Will
be handsomely appointed library.
Since no woman club or otherwise, can with
stand the temptation of fashion showing the in.
novaton, the change from the usual run of musical
numbers and lectures will doubtless bring out the
whole club membership.
Not wholly frivolous, however, is the valuable
time given over to rament exhibit. 1t is in line
with the General Federation of Women's clubs dis
cusson of the question OF dress reform at the ben
NAL convention in New York, when Lady Duff Cor
don Beatrice Forbes Robertson and other advocates
of a change in woman's manner OF attire took up
a large part of the convention program. Then, too,
Food Shelter and Raiment" is the general subject
for the home economics department work this year,
and so the highly important topic was chosen for
the open meeting.
strenuous work of week before last preparing for
the Syrian war sufferers relief by means of flower
day" sale, conducted by Woman's club members.
1t was big work to engage in on such short ad-
vance notice, but the club members responded will
ngly and were able to raise $1,000 to add to the
fund Mrs. Thomas Brown served as chairman and
Miss Katherine Worley, secretary OF the committee
\Ferven letters of thanks have been sent to the club
through the president, Mrs. I'M. Syfert by local
Syrians in appreciation of the womens efforts.
Monday is also the day for the Vassar clubs
lecture on "The Spirit of Modern English Litera-
ture" to be given by John Cowper Powys the Fine
Arts society lecturer of last year. Mrs. Arthur
Guou president of the local Vassar club, will intro
duce the speaker at the Brandeis theater at o'clock
Box parties wi,be numerous and the whole lower
.1.o L.. Laa, t,lra ,tll
swell the Vassar college endowment fund.
Omaha women who felt cheated OUT of a great
pleasure when the Hughes Women's Alliance CAM
paign train steamed through Omaha Thursday stop
ping but scant two minutes will be interested to
know why several of the noted women aboard the
Hughes special for him. Here are the testi-
monials of few of them
Mrs. George Harvey-"I am for Hughes because
he means what he says and because he has real
victons and the courage to maintain them"
Frances A. Kellar-"I am for Hughes because
he keeps his word and makes no promises he does
not fully intend to keep No man will ever enter the
White House free from any prediction pledges
and promises as Mr.. Hughes-he has made none.
Every issue and appointment will be decided strictly
the merits and from the standpoint OF Americas
sm9IqoId
Dr. Katherine B. Davis-"Because believe that
the time has for decided Strengthening OF
the federal governments central poWer-as over
against the power Of the individual states Just so
far it is possible to stretch the Interpretation OF
the constitution in this direction. This means the
federal Interpretation rather than the Jeffersonian
Interpretation. Wilson had the latter type of mind
Hughes believe the former"
Mary Antin-"A Among other reasons want Mr.:
Hughes in Washington in order that the United
States, as whole, shall assume guardianship over
the immigrants-our adopted children
Mrs. William Curtis Demorest-"I know Mr..
Hughes we'll husband and father and, know
ing his loyalty to both, I feel he will give all the
strength of his fine manhood to the interests OF
women and great country
Helen Varick Boswell for Charles E.
Hughes because he is the candidate of the repub
lican party which believe has made the country
what it Enthusiastically and socially l believe the
foundation of real prosperity and peace for America
is in republican victory"
Rheta Childe Dorr-"Im strong for Hughes be-
cause of his attitude toward women He gives his
girls college education just as if they were boys in
stead of making society buds of them. He apprec-
ates their power, has confidence in them
Elizabeth Cutting-"Because he will uphold the
national honor as he has his personal integrity.
Mrs. kIaude Howe Elott-"Because he under
stands as no other leader today understands it, that
the one word that solve the riddle of the TWEEN
tieth century sphinx is cooperation. He sees our
strong country lying, like the infant Hercules in his
cradle, threatened by the two dreadful serpents
Greed Of Capital and Greed of Labor. He sees this
thing bur he is unafraid for he knows we'll that
there is strength in those hands to strange both
venomous beasts"