Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-22

UST what it means to be president of large
womans club of perhaps 800 to 400 members,
or even more far expenditure of time,
Z thought effort and strength is concerned, the
average seldom stops to realize The
~ Tuesday Morning Musical club, the Omaha
Society of Fine Arts and the Association of
Collegiate Alumnae are such organizations, but the
greatest tax of ALL is agreed falls upon the pres-
dent Of the Omaha Woman's club, whose nine de-
partments hold meetings each fortnight, some each
week. besides the big meeting of the club proper
Not specialized, but generalzing, is the work
of this organization its interests touching upon al
most every phase of civic, economic, philanthropc
and educational work Maintaining watchful eye
on the programs Of each department, as well as ex-
ecutng the work which falls naturally to the head
of the club proper attending as many departmental
meetings as she possibly can, listening to pleas,
propositions, claims and suggestions for probable
lines of work. all fall to the lot of the club executive
A systematic, busnesslike outlining of the days
program and strict adherence to it. was the solu-
ton hit upon by Mrs E. NJ Syfert now president
of the Wonian's club Incorporated therefor in the
club manuel under the title Special Notices., Mrs
Syfert made this insertion:
"The president will receive telephone calls per-
tanning to club business each morning from until
10 o'clock, except Monday mornings Of the regular
club day.. Members will please limit their CONVEX
sations to three minutes. ....
"On the mornings of the regular club day the re-
cording secretary will receive all calls intended for
the president, &c. :,
from 2:30 until o'clock on the following Friday
afternoons: October TO- November 8 and II, De-
cember and Is, January y and 26, February and
g. March and % and April and TO-"
The need for making these rulings is proof that
womans club today is businesske proposition,
not tea-spping gossiping, efortless group of
women
Looming up above all women's interests for the
week is the entertainment by local women of the
Womens Hughes Alliance train Saturday between
the hours of and o'clock. A reception at the
Hotel Fontenelle and street speeches have already
haa, 1oaJ Nor The The aippc al
Mary Antin Mrs Charles SUMMER Bird, Helen Var
lex Boswell, Elizabeth Cutting, DR.. Katherine Be-
ment Davis Mrs. William Curtis Demorest Rheta
Chde Dorr Mrs. William Einstein, Mrs, George
Harvey, Mrs. Nelson Henry, Mrs. Alexander Kohut,
Mrs. Randell lie >Boeuf, Mrs. R. Livingston Beck
man, Mrs, Maud Howe Elliott, Mrs Frank Mebane,
Clifford Pnchot Mrs. Nelson O'Shaughnessy, Mrs.
Travis Whitney among the eastern women,
principally from New York. who are on the train.
>Mrs, George w Stevens of Toledo Miss Harriet
Vittum Mrs. William SEVERN and Mrs. Raymond
Robins of Chicago, and DR.. Katherine Edsoh Mrs.
Frank Gibson of California also included in the
party. Miss Elizabeth Freeman, the advance repre-
sentative, who was here several weeks ago, will be
with the party again.
why women are for Hughes" is explained by
these women as follows
81. Because he has always stood for the rights
and privileges of the rank and file citizen This
is proved by his public service regulation, his
election reforms, his labor laws, etc, as governor
of New York. -.
z because he gave NeW 1 OTR tlle most SlS1llIl-
cant labor legislation ever secured by governor
in any state in this country. No-ress than fifty
six significant labor laws were secured by bin.
They included:
"Workmen's mpensaton--redovng the bur
dem of industrial accident from the workman
and distributing it among employer employee
and the public.
Protection OF children in industry :
\ Better factory inspection.
Better factory conditions
industrial education.
"A state policy and many state laws for the
go protection of ignorant aliens ~
"3 Because he came out unequivocaly for the
federal amendment, '\
a. Because he stands for probation and the
protection OF the home. He secured for New
York for the first time intelligent probation
system. '.r
IS Because he has always insisted on good
working conditions for and children in
industry
g. Because he stands for all Amercanism that
will protect American women and children from
Che fate that befel the women and children OF
Belgium
=. Because his record shows1,im to bea man
OF deeds not words"