Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-06-11

TRIKING definitions of the woman's club
were uttered at the great biennial vesper
service by Dr. Percy Stickney Grant. THE
womans club is the instrument and symbol
~ of woman's new place. The club is the CO.
operative school of social service in which
all topics pertaining to welfare are taught and dis
cussed In her new place woman has two things to
do-she must face the problems of housekeeping
and house enlargement; she must clean up America
not only of defective and destructive human material
but of defective and destructive ideas. Your leader
ship is of the brain and heart united for humane
and patriotic purpose In face of this great organ-
zation see no place left in American life for the
purely society leader or the woman OF only socla
influence" he said. t--.-' -
That the federation has become so great numer
cally is cause for entire satisfaction that some other
basis for representation must be found is obvious
hall large enough to admit full representation on the
present basis would preclude the possibility OF salts
factory participation from the-house.
Next in importance to the election returns was
the decision of the federation to eliminate alter
mates in future conventions. Every effort is Icing
made to reduce the size OF the convention body. 1t
is necessary according to officers and delegates, to
reorganze the federation so that it can be made less
unwiedy. Of recent years it has been almost I'M
possbl to find any place big enough to hold the
meetings. Some of the women suggested that all
social programs he eliminated from the convention
and that the delegates and officers adhere strictly
to business when attending convention.
The federation voted to join the International
Council of Women. 1t will first become member
of the National Council The idea back of this
is that the women think they will have genuine
part in the readjusment of Europe when the war is
over.
That it was decided to enlarge the directorate to
include board member from each state is crafty
ing. This enlarged board, numbering ffty-seven
members, will give countrywide representation III
the executive body.
The forty-eight state presidents formed an or
ganization in the afternoon which will have for
members only the presidents of state declarations oil
women's clubs. This new organization, which they
decided to call the Club of State Presidents, will
ioin the general federation. They elected Mrs.
George Winslow Perkins OF Boston, president; Mrs.
J. N. Paul Of St. Paul. Neb, vice president and Mrs
r. H. Ashbaugh of Michigan, secretary and treas
urer. The club will have both social and phian-
thropic aims. 1t will meet once year, when the
General Federation council meets, and the alternate
years when the biennial convention is held. In the
meanwhile the members will write round robins to
the club telling of the work of the other states and
making suggestions for improvements in the work
ings OF the state declarations.
Hot Springs, Ark, delegates invited the fedora
ton to hold its council next year there, and Mrs.
William r. Chivvis of St. Louis, Mo-, invited them
to come to her state. I'VE can promise you con-
vention hall where you can be heard and hotels
within comfortable distance from it,, she told them.
At this the New York women looked disturbed and
hurt. They appeared to teel that they mad been
openly criticised
Reports from each state were made by the state
presidents The "teacherages" recommended sew
eral wears ago by Mrs. Percy Pennybacker, the re-
firing federation president was the strong point IN
Mrs ]. N Paus report. Briefly summarizing, it
stated that Nebraska has improved rural conditions
until thirty-one consolidated schools and ITO rural
high schools and twelve "teacherages" are estab-
lished. Pupils are transported by motor buses to
the consolidated Schools and the portable school
house is used where there is shifting population Ne
Oraska's large body responded in song.
.1rs. Z. NJ. Syfert, president of the Omaha Wom-
ans club, returned Friday morning. Other dele
gates and aternates are lingering in the east but
are expected home within the next few weeks.
Club circles, particularly those especially IN
terested in suffrage, had much to watch during
the week, with the vote in Iowa on the suffrage
amendment the convention in Chicago to form
new woman's party and the demonstrations there
that brought about the platform expressions by
The republicans and progressives The progress
suffrage and promised a national enactment on
the question. The republican platform endorses
the principle but relegates the main question
TO the states Tor such action\as they may see fit
o take This is the greatest victory the suf-
lrage workers have so far achieved, as it brings
their propaganda into the realm of national
politics and with the endorsement OF the lead
ing party the workers greatly encouraged.
The Larai club dance will be at Happy Hollow
club Wednesday evening and the Central High
school seniors annual banquet at the same club
the following night
Three hundred Elks will attend the. dnncr,da
at the ticd club Tuesday evening
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