Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-03

~ EPTEMBER ushers in the opening OF the
n wonlans club season as well as the return
Of the younger set to school books and les
sons Already opening meeting dates are
W being announced and program committees
are getting together to outline winter
of study
Abandoning in measure, the study of opera,
which has occupied its members for the last two
years, the music department of the Omaha Woman's
club, headed by Mrs John E. Haarmann, has planned
most interesting course for this coming season
The programs will consist OF comprehensive talks
on vital musical subjects, with illustrations, by
prominent Omaha musicians.
Thomas J. Kelly has promised to come on from
Chicago to give talk on % "The Psychology % OF
velopment Of the Harp" "The Harp Solo In
strulnent and as Part of the Orchestral" Sigmund
Landsberg, Giving Public School Credits for Music
Study" (something which is being done in New York
City and in Lincoln, Neb); Mrs. Mile Ryan, THE
Art of Singing" and Henry Cox will talk on The
Orchestra"
American composers will be favored as much
as possible in the departments recital work this
season and for the open day program, it is planned
TO present the only old English opera written, "The
Bohemian Girl" by Balfe
That greater attention is being directed to home
topics is also demonstrated by the tact that the liter
ature department of the club, too, will devote itself
to our own country. American life and character
portrayed by present day writer's will be the sub
leader Mrs A. L. Fernald. And absorbingy inter-
esting it promises to be!
Early Italian art will be studied by the art depart
ment, under the leadership Of Mrs. c. J. Roberts,
The dawn of Italian painting, the works of such
masters Gotto, Botticell, Mantegna, the master
of the Paduan school, Andrea del Sarto, and others,
down to medieval Venice and the discussion of We
netian glass Gothic architecture, the Venetian Renas
sance and its collapse the Venice of today-these are
suggestive OF what is included in the study outline.
Mrs. G. c. Bonner and Mrs. T H. Tibbles will assist
Mrs. Roberts
Bind together your spare hours by the chord
of some definite purpose the Benson Womans
club exhorts its members To that end, they will
study the immigration problem, Pan-Aniercanism,
Sex hygiene, music, drama, home economics and the
conservation of birds
Mrs F. H. Cole, chairman Of the scholarship
trustees of the Nebraska Federation of Women's
clubs, has further announcements to make with re-
gard to scholarships available for this year. They
are the Mary D. Stoddard scholarship, which pro-
vides loan Of $50 per year for four years. and re-
ouires that the student nominated shall have been
graduated at the Omaha High school, and recon-
nended by the Omaha Woman's club, and attend
the Omaha university.
University of Omaha: Provides free tuition for
four years course in domestic science and requires
that the student accepting the scholarship shall COM
pete the full four years work, or refund tuition ac-
ceped to date of resignation. Reasonable consider
alton to be given by trustees tor unavoidable COM
piance with this special provision
1t is also possible that applications may be con-
sldefeQ Tor wesleyan University dl LlHCoHi NIollu
tons of which are similar to those OF Omaha uni
versty) and Nebraska Military academy at Lincoln
which provides board and tuition for four years
This gift is made by Colonel and Mrs Hayward to
whom applications should be made at once
The trustees have on hand several hundred dol
lars which may be loaned to students desiring to
pursue work at the state university during the junior
and senior years. special technical work as pro-
fession
There is also one-half the Annie Reavis ,Gist
musical scholarship fund {$l0000) in the treasury
which may be loaned
Temperance agitation will be strong on Tuesday,
when the Douglas county Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union holds its annual convention at Grace
Methodist Episcopal church, Twenty-h fifth and E
streets, South Side Over 100 delegates will be in
attendance from the nine county unions. Elmer
Thomas Rev. ]. W. Morris, Mrs. F.. A. High, Mrs.
John Blake, Mrs. M Mclaughlin. Mrs, c. E. Ku-
bonn and Miss Lille Givens are on the convention
program. va,
TO Omaha" and be the subject for open discussion.
Temperance songs are feature OF tine program
Mrs. D. c. John will preside.
Plans are being perfected at the same time Tor
he state temperance convention, which will be held
at the First Christian church, September 1872 Be-
tween three and four hundred delegates are ex-
pected for this meeting, which will be attended by
distinguished speakers and workers from all over
the country.
Sunday afternoon vesper services, conducted by
the Young Women's Christian association, VIII De
resumed this week for the winter months. A serv-
ice Of song led by Miss Ora Johnson, general sec
retary of the Council Bluffs Young Women's Chris
tan association, will be the program for today. This
service is at 4:30 o'clock. following which is social
hour. at which time light refreshments are served
and there is opportunity TO make friends and meet
old acquaintance.
The building is open from 2 until o'clock on
Sundays and at those hours there is some one on
duty in the office to give information or to be OF
service in any way that is wished.
On Labor day the building will be open from
10 until o'clock and different secretaries will be
d,,txr dur;no he dov The meal will he
served in the cafeteria Monday, but there will
be no meals at night The other Offices in the asso-
cation will be closed all day.
Miss Ethel Erb, the new religious work director
has arrived in the city and is ready to talk about
Bible classes with those who interested in that
department. The regular classes do not begin until
ri October