Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-12
What
Women Are
Doing in the World

STATIONS OF Lucy T. Savage, Frances
NJ. Ford, Harriet c, Towne, Ella w.
Peattie, Lillian R. Hartford, Henrietta
|, Smith, Ida V. Tilden, Jennie f.
Keysor, Emma P. Cole, Mary G. An
rews, Amelia H. Somers, her own ad-
ministration and that of Viola J.
Cameron, dating back to 1898. Mrs.
Z. NJ. Syfert, president Of the club,
compiled the history of the term Of
office OF Mrs. {. w. Hayes, during
which time she was secretary Photo
graphs OF each of the presidents are
an interesting part of the booklet,
which is bound in the club colors,
yellow, with a silver monogram.
Mrs Peattie is now an author Of
note and Mrs. Ford is connected with
the children's page Of the Chicago
Daily News, both women making
their home in Chicago.
Mrs. Savage, Mrs, Tilden and Mrs.
N. H. Nelson, the late president, have
passed away. Mrs. Andrews is living
in Minneapolis, and Mrs. Keysor has
moved away, otherwise the club presi-
dents are familiar figures at meetings
today.
Educational day will be observed
by Benson P. E. o. sisterhood Mon
day afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
w. A. Wilcox. Mrs. ]. 7. Pickard is
in charge of the program.
Mrs. P. NJ. Pritchard, president Of
the Omaha Story Tellers' league, is
leader of the program on THE Be-
hemian girl" which will be given
Thursday afternoon with Miss Ruth
Thompson at the Merriam. Miss
Eleanor Nevin will tell the story Of
the opera while Mrs. Pritchard will
give the biography Of the composer.
Mrs. 0. S. Chittenden will tell Sc
lected story.
Miss Vera Du Bots will conduct a
story telling hour, following the bust
ness meeting OF the South Omaha
: Woman's club, Tuesday afternoon, at
Library hall. This will be an open
program in charge OF the literature
department. Mrs. Walter Hill will
entertain the music department Sat-
urday afternoon. Mrs. Anna Bratton
will give talk on Evolution OF the
Orchestra" and Mrs. Bruce Nc
Culloch will give current events. Mrs.
Earl Brown, Mrs. Leo Wilson and
Miss Jeanne Lee will read papers on
Mcdowell, Gaynor and Chadwick.
Old Peoples Home inmates will be
the recipients OF good deal Of kindly
attention Wednesday from the Wo-
mans club OF the Railway Mail Serv-
ice. The annual fruit shower of about
sixty quarts OF canned and preserved
fruit will take place this day besides
which the clubwomen have arranged
fine musical program for the old
people. Miss Luella Aliens violin
orchestra will give numbers. Miss
Abbott and Mrs. Gamble will sing
and there will be numerous readings.
Mrs. ]. G. Hart is in charge Of the
program while Mrs. J. K. Bittinger
has charge of the refreshments.
Economy in Dress" will be urged
by Mrs. Henry Bayer, president Of
the Monmouth Park Mothers club,
at meeting Tuesday at ESQ o'clock
in the school auditorium. Mrs. Gus"
Miller will give reading and re-
ception to Miss Elizabeth Rooney,
the principal. and teachers, will fol-
low
Phillips ulysses" will be dis
cussed by Miss Kate A. McHugh,
president Of the Drama league, Tues
day at 4 o'clock at the public library.
Mrs. o. A. Scott, president Of the
Clio club, will entertain the members
Wednesday afternoon at her home.
Mrs. w. d. Perciyal will lead the
study program.
Shakespearean women will again
provide the program for the oratory
department, Omaha Woman's club,
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at
Metropolitan hall. Following this,
there will be an informal luncheon
for new members Of the department.
The parliamentary practice depart
ment meets the same afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.
Mrs George B. Darr. leader Of the
program for the literature DEPART
mcnt, will review Booth Tarkington's
Seventeen" at the meeting Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock. Mrs. w.
5. Knight gives resume OF the
Hoosier writers.
Mrs. Edgar Allen heads the Wo-
mans club committee for co-opera-
lion with the Franco Belgian Relief
society, Mrs. F. B. Bryant is the as
sistant chairman and Miss Loa How
ard, treasurer. Wednesday after
Moons, between $50 and 5, Woman's
club members help in making band
ages at the Franco-Belgian quarters.
Last Wednesday afternoon the wo-
men made So eight-yard bandage
rolls and l20 guaze bandages.
Mrs. Mary /. Crcigh, the vice presi-
dent, will preside at the Mothers
and Daughters Day" program at
Metropolitan clubhouse, Thursday
afternoon at 2:30. Club mothers and
their daughters. list Of whom was
given last week, and young women in
the club, whose mothers reside else
where, will be present and there will
be an informal discussion bearing on
what the younger women would like
to take up in club work. Mrs. f. M.
Syfert, the president is jubilant over
the interest being shown by younger
women and the increase in the num-
Der Of college women who are signi-
flying interest in Woman's club af-
fairs. Mrs. 0. w. Malstrom will ar
range the program and a tea will fol-
low.
Miss Katherine Green III ;,roIr