Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-02

~~~HAT'S in a name? Especially a club
wv Omaha cubwomen, as a rule, are IN
clined to be conservative when it comes
to naming their favorite club or uptt
society They do it without fuss or feathers, simply
calling the club after the purpose for its organza
ton.
Woman's club, mothers culture club, Browning
or Shakespeare club and suffrage, political equality
or equal Notwithstanding which gives clew
Immediately to the reason for its being, is the most
general choice of our sensible middle-west women.
A few of the study clubs only, for instance, the
oldest one in the city MI Sigma, has a name which
comes only within the ken of the initiated. Mu
and Sigma are the two Greek letters which stand
for the Greek motto, "Mikra Scholastika1 or lit
tie learned" Another study club chose appro-
pirate Greek name, "Sermo," for literary" club.
The J. F. w. club is "just for work." and the Re-
search club is just as surely for scholarly research
The P E. O. ssterhood is as yet but matter
of speculation, since the secret of the meaning of
these letters has never been divulged. 1t is IA
vorite Joke played on typesetters in newspaper Of
fces for the reporter to indicate to the printer that
the letters are to be spelled out thus forcing the
poor printer to rack his brains for the name which
neither he nor anybody else, excepting the MEM
bers, can ever supply
OF the mems organizations here, Palimpset has
perhaps the most interesting name and history but
we are DEPRESSING in telling about mems clubs.
"A Contented Woman's club" is the haven of
refuge discovered by some clubwomen elsewhere.
What boon it would be if women in every town
could lind solace in contented womans club But
why write of the impossible
On c. club named after a kind of thread much
used by needlewomen, is the name of an embroidery
club, while East Bottoms Literary club" is a name
which calls up wide field of Impressions Worth
While expresses the high ideals of the club mem
bers. Kansas City Keramic club is an ailiteratve
appellaton and "Zetetic" is a Minneapolis club
Nor must you believe that these names are
chosen without literally sweating blood over it. This
name doesn't signify anything, this one is too long,
too short, too common not dignified enough, not
appropriate and host of other reasons advanced
gives one an idea OF why names are difficult to agree
upon.
Apropos of choosing club name, the best
story told locally was the one recounted by Mary
Shaw, the noted actress who played at the Orpheum
last season when the Omaha W Won ms, Press club
dent Of the Gamut club, one of the best-known
womens clubs in New York City, and she de-
scribing the difficulty she and other members of
the club had in selecting for it.
The personnel of this club the gamut of
all the professions for women, its members includ
ing writers, actresses, doctors, lawyers, musicians
and the like. Before the meeting, Miss Shaw sum
moned the secretary, who was her very dear friend
and was to sit next her at the meeting, and admon
shed her in this wise:
Il want you to pay particular attention to every
suggested by club members and try to see
if you discover any fun that can be poked at
it any parody on the name. If you can, let me
know Immediately and we will discard it."
number OF names were suggested and dis
herSe with he Of ali
mems club, which is the only other one in the
country of the same name was left
There long silence each woman delib-
Grated on this The secretary also remained
silent, Miss Shaw said she quite assured the
choice of name the most appropriate and in
vulnerable from attack by New York punsters of
any it was possible to choose.
"Gamut club it shall be- them she pronounced.
Just the gavel fell on the newly chrstened
club Gay Nuts sang out Miss Shaw's bosom
friend.
Too late! Too late
The club remained "Gamut" and if ever eastern
newspaper people see fit to cartoon the popular
New York women's club and nimble- witted
enough to catch the pun, so they will be known.
Nebraska suffragsts must work strenuously the
next few months, before the annual state meeting
which will probably be held in October, if they
pect to be able to hold campaign in l9l8,' an
nounces Mrs. w. E. Barley of Lincoln, state suf-
frage president in the current edition of The Suf
frage Messenger" These next few months will be
very crucial ones in the suffrage history of the state.
Mrs Gait the national president, is expected to be
in Nebraska at the annual meeting and at that time
form her judgment to whether Nebraska is suf-
hciently organized to justify campaign in 1918 In
December, the National American Woman Suffrage
association holds its annual meeting and at this
time state from each section of the country will
be selected as the next campaign state.
Wise and energetic work now is all that will
make Nebraska eligible tor selection as the campaign
state of this region
Sectional meetings will be held and one state
from each section be elected a campaign state
The state selected must be eligible from the stand
point of preparedness
81. Number of women enrolled in each precinct.
in each county in the state. The number should be
in of the number of votes necessary to carry
that precinct.
q Organization down to precincts in each
county.
3. Amount of press work done in each precinct
having a newspaper"
- Mrs. H. H. Wheeler, chairman of the enrolment
work, has returned to her home in Lincoln after
long visit and rest in New York. The enrolment
work will be pursued all summer.