Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-25
What
Women Are
Doing in the World

The Omaha Women's Christian
Temperance union will be entertained
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. J. H. Vance, 2002 Emmett street,
at 2 o'clock. There will be a par
liamentary drill; Mrs. George E.
Nickel will give the message Of trees
and flowers; Mrs. Frank Norton
will give reading, and the song serv-
ice will be lead by Mrs. |. S. Leavitt.
Reports of department superintehd-
ents will be given and the meeting
will close with a social hour.
Mrs. J. w. Welch and Mrs. E. A.
McGlasson represented the Benson
chapter of the P. E. o. sisterhood
as delegates at the grand chapter
meeting at Alliance, Neb. Mrs. J. w.
WEIGH returned on Monday and Mrs.
McGlasson went on to Hot Springs,
N. D. to attend a chapter meeting
held this week. The Benson P. E. O.
sisterhood meets at the home of Mrs.
w. E. Wilcox Monday afternoon.
The U. S. Grant Woman's Relief
corps will be entertained at a lunch
con and kensington at the home of
Mrs. Jerome A. Lille, 827 North
Forty-second street, Tuesday after
noon. Luncheon will be served at
1880 o'clock.
The weekly meetings of the So
eiety of American Widows will be
held at the Young Women's Chris
tian association Tuesday at o'clock
and Thursday evening at $50 o'clock
in the assembly room. The second
meeting to organize in Council Bluffs
will be held Friday afternoon at / 80
in the gymnasium.
Mrs. E. ca Hampton will tell the
story Of Ruth at the vesper service
today at the Young Women's Chris
tian association, and Miss Ethel Par
sons will sing. At the social hour
Miss Glen Sleeper is hostess. All
young women are invited to be
present.
The north side circle Of the Child
Conservation league will hold its an
nual picnic at Miller park Wednesday.
A picnic supper will be served at $50
o'clock. The guests will meet east
of the Fairgrounds. J
Mrs Charles Fl. Aull, state regent
OF the Nebraska Daughters of the
American Revolution, was one of the
speakers at the unwilling of the mark
er on the old overland trail at Stroms-
burg on Tuesday. The marker, which
is fifteen miles out OF the town on
the north side of the Platte, was
presented to the State Historical So
ciety in behalf of Elijah Cove chap
ter of the Daughters at Stromsburg,
by Mrs. J. E. Green, whose father
had gone over the trail and never
returned. A reception and other elab-
crate ceremonies took place in con-
nection with the unwilling. Miss
Chattie Coleman, regent Of Elijah
Cove chapter, was instrumental in
bringing about the placing Of the
marker.
Frances Willard chapter, Women's
Christian Temperance union, will
meet Wednesday at 2 o'clock at the
home OF Mrs. Laura Taggart, 3lS
North Forty-hrst street. Mrs. George
w. Covell will have charge Of the
program. On Thursday evening
double medal contest will be held at
Clifton Hill Presbyterian church un-
der the auspices of this union. Silver
medals will be given the winners in
the musical and declamatory events.
The Business Women's council will
hold its weekly luncheon and prayer
meeting Tuesday between the hours
of | and 2 o'clock in the court house.
Rev. A. c. Douglass will be the speak
er and luncheon will be served by the
women Of Kountze Memorial church.