Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-22

IN ED CROSS work, suffrage or
- prohibition state victories.
In club politics, high cost of liv-
ing-which delights or dis
tresses clubwomen most it would be
hard to state. That each and all &C.
cupy her time and efforts fully will
be conceded without murmur.
A review of the last weeks activi-
ties along these lines will find the
local Red Cross chapter and the Ma
tional League for Woman Service re-
markably we'll organized for its scant
two weeks existence, i'll the doing OF
which Red Cross officials are taking
pains to make it clear to volunteers
! that Red Cross services does not
mean service away from home. The
doctors and nurses who comprise
the professional organization of the
Red Cross are detailed for service
with the fighting forces and are sub
ject to the military laws and dis
oipline. But the civilian volunteers,
men and women whom the Red Cross
needs in great numbers now, remain
at their homes taking charge of the
collection and transportation of sus-
plies and the manufacture of great
quantities of bandages and garments
by home needlework. Neither men,
tership in the Red Cross nor enroll
ment in its auxiliary services places
any compulsion upon the volunteer of
any kind whatsoever
Passage Of the prohibition bill is Of
course "old stuff" but that mitigating
amendments to the law failed OF
| passage caused much celebration in
women's temperance organizations.
The partial suffrage victory was not
SO safely assured, in fact great sur
prise was expressed on every hand
when the bill passed the senate COM
mittee so favorably.
What effect this will have on the
proposition to submit the constitu-
| tional amendment for suffrage in the
fall will be watched with interest.
New sets OF officers in most of the
women's clubs and never-ending dis
cussions of food, clothing and health
conservation were general through-
out the week.
One week more of activity and the
| Omaha Woman's club will have closed
its twenty-fourth year-at the high
tide of its membership. To celebrate
its birthday Tuesday a musicale-tea
for members only will be given at
the Blackstone, between the hours of
3 and S. Mrs. c. A. Sherwood, chair
man of the house and home commit
Tee, and Mrs. ]. E. Hartman, leader
OF the music department, have charge
Ct the event.
The final departmental meetings of
the week are those of the political and
social science department, which will
enjoy luncheon at the Castle hotel
! Monday; and that of the art depart
ment, Thursday at 2:l5 o'clock at the
home of the secretary, Mrs. Avery
Lancaster, social meeting and cleo
ton of officers.
Monday, April 80, is the date for
IKE annual meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. U. Scoville and
daughter of Chicago are spending a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ.
Talmadge at the Blackstone, enroute
Vhome from two months trip to
California. Mrs. E. B. Talmadge OF
Onawa, Ia, is also visiting the L. M.
Talmadges and her daughter, Mrs. c.
F. Dutton, to whom son was born
Thursday at Miss Stewards hospital.
Mr.. Dutton, who is here from York
Neb., will remain a few days longer.
The Scottish Rite Woman's club
will entertain at kensington and
card party Friday at Q o'clock at the
Scottish Rite cathedral. The officers
of the club will be in charge of the
affair and members of the families OF
the first class of the Scottish Rite
will be special guests.
The story tellers' section of the AS
ISOLATION Of Collegiate Alumnae will
meet Wednesday at the home OF Miss
Ruth Mcdonald at O'Clock. Five,
minute stories will be told by Mrs
c. L. Sykes and the Misses Mar,