Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-09

~ LACKERS" is the dread epthet Mrs. E. M.
Fairfield will apply to the suffragists who do
not "get busy" before July IS, the date set
~ for the wind-up Of the houseto-house enroll
ment of suffrage supporters. Mrs. Fairfield
is chairman of the City Central Suffrage COM
mttee and has called meeting for that date, Satur-
day, at the Young Women's Christian association,
to close the campaign.
The house-to-house enrolment by ward and pre-
cnct was the official method determined upon to dis
cover just where the sufragsts stand in this state
Mrs. H. H. Wheeler of Lincoln is chairman OF the
state work
At the national woman suffrage convention, then,
to be held in Atlantic City, September E, each of the
states desiring the support of the national assocla-
ton will submit the returns of their houseto-house
canvass and the convention will determine whether
there is sufficient warrant for them to give financial
and other support to that state campaign state
Only states which have completed certain amount
of preliminary suffrage propaganda will be deemed
worthy of support.
Neither heat nor other interests has detracted
from the enthusiasm of the other ardent campaign
ers the Womans Christian Temperance unions.
Their fortnightly meetings continue throughout the
Near. This week the temperance guns seemed to be
trained Of Florence the Omaha Womans Christian
Temperance union having arranged to hold musi-
cal and oratorcal contest at the Florence Presby-
terian church, Monday evening at o'clock, and
Frances Willard Woman's Christian Temperance
union, picnic in the, city park there at II o'clock,
Wednesday morning picnic luncheon will be
of the juvenile court will give talk Mrs. Frances
A. Foansbee, county superintendent of juvenile
court work, will preside at the meeting.
The regular meeting Of the ;, Omaha Woman,s W.
Christian Temperance union will be held Wednes-
day afternoon at o'clock at the Young Mems
Christian association. There will be music, parla-
mentary drill and Mrs. Fannie Manning will read
the story of "Betsey Ross and the Flag"
Two summer activities Of local club women are
worthy of special note. One is the extension work
OF the Social Settlement started at the West Side
the Daily Vacation Bible school, 70 be inaugurated
at the Dietz Memorial Methodist church on Monday
of next week, under the auspices of the Woman's
Missionary Federation.
Social Settlement, and tomorrow the board of di-
rectors will have to call halt further registra-
tons because they. have not sufficient facilities
volunteer workers to keep up the good work Classes
of ali kinds have been started chiefly the physical
culture for both girls and boys folk dancing, kinder
gartens, sewing, handwork of all kinds, cooking,
story hours base ball. voey ball, high jumping,
xyrdumbbels quoitS and military drill beng but lew
of the activities.
The Bible school is in the nature OF an expert
ment, which, if successful, will result in the estab-
lshment Of like schools in other churches next sum-
mer according to Mrs. F. J. Brss, Tuesday of this
week, at the Young Women's Christian association,
at 2:30 o'clock, general meeting OF the Missionary
Federation will be held, at which time the Daily
Vacation Bible school committees plans will be pre-
sented as we'll plans for the proposed social
ice department of the missionary federation The
work is not limited to any one denomination, but all
have been invited to cooperate.
At Storm Lake Ia. this week, the industrial con-
ference of the Young Womens Christian association
is of interest. Miss Lilly Strong general secretary
of the local association, will lead Bible class there
and Miss Louise Curtis, industrial secretary will
head large delegation of girls leaving here Tuesday
morning for the conference which lasts until July 2
The delegation includes Misses Lorena and Blondina
Pollen Hdred Herbert, Mabel Sackett, Harriet Pin
now, Pearl Mccall Della Hanks, Christina Sorenson,
Jessie Mapes Alice Nelson, Louise Herman Mabel
Workman, Cora McCord, NJ. Waivers and Emma
Moore.
The Lake Geneva conference will not be held
until August II.
The Nebraska Humane society meeting of
Thursday afternoon at o'clock in Mr.. Ben Stan
leys office Trinity cathedral is of much interest
those in whom renewed endeavors looking toward
humane work have been aroused. The Humane
society contemplates most needful reforms in the
-<tfeatment of dumb animals and helpless children,
and much good will be accomplished because of the
financial support given the movement through the
efforts of Miss Jessie Mllard, Mrs. J. de Forest
Richards, Mrs George Joslyn and others.