Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15
What
Women Are
Doing in the World

Omaha branch will hold preliminary
meeting Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock
at the home OF Mrs. Robert Cowell,
1872 North Thirty-ninth street, to ar
range for the annual fall distribution
OF garments.
Miss Kate A. McHugh, president
of the Drama league, will inauguratc
a series of informal lectures on the
drama Tuesday afternoon at 4
o'clock, when she speaks at the pub
lie library on Oscar Wilde's IAN
Ideal Husband
Sewing for the Child Saving insti-
tute will occupy an all-day meeting
OF the Woman's club of the Railway
Mail service, Wednesday afternoon,
at the home of Mrs. J. N. Reynolds.
Current events will be the response
to roll call
History of the P. E. o. sisterhood
will be related by Mrs. c. A. Tracy
at meeting to be held at the home
OF Mrs. J. w. Weleh, Monday aft
ernoon.
Rev. w. B.. Higbce OF the North
Presbyterian church will lead the
prayer meeting of the Business Wom-
ems council at the courthouse Tues
day between the hours OF II and II.
Luncheon will be served by the wom-
en- of Hanscom Park Methodist
church.
Bizet and his opera, Carmen" will
be the subject OF stories to be told
Thursday afternoon at the public
library by members OF the Omaha
Story Tellers' league. Miss Hermine
Blessing, the leader, will be assisted
by Miss Florence McAllister and Mrs.
E. L. Potter.
A reception, the opening meeting
of the South Omaha Woman's club,
will be held Tuesday afternoon at
the residence OF Mrs. ]. w. Koutsky
A business meeting. and federation re-
ports will also occupy the afternoon.
Dundee circle OF the Child Con-
servation league will meet Monday
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. N. K.
Sype, 5l06 Burt street. The program
will be on diet OF School Children"
and Mrs. Fred Elliott, jr., will lead.
Her subject will be, Balanced Diet"
Mrs. w. E. Burroughs will discuss
"Use OF Milk" and Mrs. H. B. Foster,
Desserts"
Mrs. Lucy F. Harrison, for twenty
five years national secretary of chill
dren's work in the Women's Foreign
Missionary society OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, will be in Omaha
Monday, at the first Methodist Epis-
copal church.
A luncheon will be given in her
honor at 1880, and at 2:30 Mrs. Har-
rison will speak at a meeting for
adults and at 4 p, m. there will be a
ehildren's rally.
Mrs. Harrison is an enthusiast in
children's work, and is a very mag
netic speaker.
A board OF directors meeting at
i:30 o'clock will precede the regular
meeting OF the Omaha Woman's
club Monday at 2:30 at Metropolitan
hall. There will be brief reports OF
the biennial convention by Mesdames
r. ]. Birss, Edgar Alien, ]. 7. John
ston, M. D. Cameron, F, II. Cole, c.
w. Hayes, X. X. ]. Edholm and Miss
Katherine Morley Reports OF the,
state meetings at Hastings will be-
given by Mrs. James Liddell, Mrs.
John Gill and Mrs. David McGahey,
while Mrs, L. NJ. Lord will report
the district meeting
Mrs. E. M. Syfert, the president,
will make a short address. Mrs. j. X.
Travis will sing. Following the meet
ing there will be an informal tea for
the new members.
The club history recently author
lied to be published by the club will
be placed on sale Monday, with Mrs.
Isaac Douglas in charge.
-Four departmental meetings will be
held this week. The oratory depart
ment meets Thursday morning at 10
o'clock to discuss Foundation Prin-
ciples OF Public Speaking under the
direction Of Miss Amy Woodruff.
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 the parlia-
mentary practice class, of which Mrs.
E. z. Stanfeld Is leader, meets with
Z. P, Mcdonald as the instructor.
Enrolment OF members will be con-
tinued Tuesday. Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock the literature department
meets. Winston Churchill's The
Far Country will be studied under
the leadership of Mrs, j. F, Ferguson.
Character sketches will be>given by
1 Mrs. A. L. Green, Mrs. o. A. Nickum
and Mrs. Ferguson. The home eco
Monies department meets Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock at Metropoli-
tan hall.
West Side Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union will hold its next meet
ing Thursday at 2 o'clock at the home
OF Mrs. Hans Nielsen, 827 South Fiji
ty-first street.
North Side circle, Child Conserva-
ton league. meets Friday at . o'clock
at the home Of Mrs. J. P. Sheeran,
2222o Ogden street.
The North Side Mothers club, will
meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs,
E. o. Carson, 2706 Pratt street. Roll
call response will be quotations from
Longfellow and Mrs. c. A. Tenant
will read a paper on his life. Mrs.
G. R. Gilbert will give sketches from
"Hiawatha.' Mrs. F. A. Ayres will
sing and Miss Marie Roman play pie
ano numbers. The letter box will con-
tain sewing room hints. Mrs. +. L.
Johanson is the assistant hostess,