Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-02
What
Women Are
Doing in the World

who Will he assisted pN MeSuaines bNIOu
Glow. A, w. Tagg and w. A Nitsche
A question box on khese topics will make
up the discussion: What is meant by
the terms-bleached and unbleachcd flour,
cake flour and bread flour" Should the
housewife buy trade marked" goods
in preference to private trands? Discuss
the use OF beet and cane sugar in can
ming Mrs. r. NJ. Laverty will review
Principles in Cookery" Mrs. II. b. Berg
quist is leader of the program.
Mrs Isaac w Carpenter, the president,
entertains this weeks meeting of Mu
Sigma. Mrs. +. NJ. Conklin will lead the
program on Brownings "Cleon.' Mrs.
Thomas Landale will give the historical
setting of the poem Mrs. J. NJ. Welshans'
tho Interpretation, and w. J. Hotz will
have as her subject. "ClCOn's accomplish
ments as Compared with the Grammar
ians'."
Miss Ruth Thompson will be hostess
: for the story tellers' section of. the As
sociation Of Collegiate Alumnae, We'd
nesday afternoon. Miss Josephine Huse
will tell history story of India; Mrs.
S. e. Davies, a German love story, and
Miss Vera Du Bois, Indian legends.
Mrs. c.. G. Bonner Will lead the pro-
gram on 'PawlowsSi," which will be
given by the literature department Of
the Omaha Woman's club, Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock, at the Young
women's Christian association. Mrs. J.
r. Adams will discuss. "A Child Went
Forth" Mrs. Bonner. Russia from an
American Viewpoint" and Mrs. Grant
Williams will give a reading.
"Nebrask Day will be celebrated by
Chapter + of the p. +. o. sisterhood. with
a program at the home of Mrs. Herbert
H. Neale Thursday. Mrs. c. w. Tribble
will read a paper on Eminent Men and
Women of Nebraska" Mrs. George B.
Eddy on Laws Of Nebraska Affecting
Women" and Mrs. r. b. Zachary on
Music" A one o'clock luncheon Will
precede the meeting, Mrs. Robert Grant
being the assisting hostess.
Miss Frances Graves. who was most
active in suffrage and social service work
here. has gone to New York to the Bed
ford reformatory to take a course of
<training for reform work. The opportu-
nitv came to Miss Graves through DIR.
Katherine Bement Davis, now in charge
Of New York City penal institutions. 1t
was throught Miss Graves efforts that
Or. Davis came to Omaha last year 10
give a series Of talks.
The omaha Federation OF Mothers
Clubs will hold a social meeting FRIDAY
January z at the home OF Mrs. e. H.
L.uikhart, 34O1 Hawthorne avenue.
good program will be provided. Mothers
who are interested are invited.
The Benson Woman's club will take a
months vacation over the holidays this
year. Its next meeting will be January
13. The usual New Years reception has
been omitted this year.
The Benson Ladies' Social club met
last Thursday afternoon at ST. Bernard :
hall at a social card party, and luncheon
was served to about forty guests.
The Business Womens club will hold
a business meeting Tuesday evening at
o'clock in the Young Women's Christian
association auditorium, preceded by
supper at els p. m
Chapter B. n. Of the p. e. o. sister
hood meets Saturday morning at
o'clock Mrs. Rudolph Rix and Mrs. II
IS. Cameron being the hostesses. Mrs. u
B. Lehnhoff will be in chafge Of the meet
ing.
The Omaha story Tellers' league meets
Thursday afternoon in the public library
Miss Emma Rosicky, the president, leadi
/ the program. ''Pranks and Plays" anC
Experiments from Louise Alcott!
works will be told by Miss Eloise Hilli
and Miss Ruth Thompson, and Mis-
sarah Sanborne viii report canvass o
next years work,
The Dundee Womans club will RESUME
meetings on Wednesday at the home
Mrs. w. l.. SeIby, 4s04 Davenport street
Lyric poetry OF the Bible will be STUDIED
under the leadership OF Mrs. n. IL. Sype
Mrs w H. Hancock and Mrs. w,
Rhoades assisting. Mrs. Z. A. Benson
will have charge OF current events.
General Henry Lawton auxiliary of tn
United Spanish War Veterans will hol
its regular meeting Wednesday at
o'clock, at Memorial hall. Installation {
officers will take place.
The Mothers Culture club OF the Wes
Farnam district meets Wednesday wit
Mrs. ". II. AlCh WIZ VIII " o|'t9NNNA -
Mrs. ]. c. Aldrich Mrs. T. l.. Comb
will read a paper on Recent America
Architecture" and Mrs +. o. Hamilto
on Public Buildings for Children
Child-Labor day will be observed o
January % by churches and Sunda
schools throughout the country, accorc
ing TO the National chlld-labor commi
tee Saturday, January p, has been 81
aside for the observance of the day
synagogues, and in secular schools an
clubs il will be celebrated on Monda
January "A. The proper observance
this day may save $4,000 children fro
wrong conditions of labor says the bu
letin of the committee
Mrs Frances Ford OF Chicago, who HI
charge Of the children's page on the Ch
caeo News was the guest Of her mOthe
Mrs. w. g. Gray, for Christmas. MI
Ford is well-known in club circles he
as she was one Of the early presiden
Of the omaha Womans club. Mrs. Drap
smith and Mrs ". p. Hartford, al
pioneer members Of the club. spent Su