Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-16

Mrs. c. Fl. Jones, Miss Nettie Morgan,
Miss Jennie Smith, Mrs. Alex McKie,
Miss Olga Jorgensen, Miss 0. w,
Hendee, Mrs. T. R. Ward. Mrs. A. c.
Mrs. E Oehrle and Miss
Edna Birss. made a house-to-house
canvass. and in the eight hours work
found but one woman who refused
to register for service. One enthus-
iastic worker invaded the Presbyte-
rian church during the evening serv-
ices and registered the women.
The National War Aid, a society,of
American women, who have male rel.
atives in the war, has org nized, with
national headquarters at 1906 Twen-
tieth street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
The main purpose back of the Ma
tional Wa. Aid, as explained by it's
chairman, Miss Elizabeth E. Poe. is to
raise the morale of the troops at the
front and in the fighting ships by get
ting the women they have left behind
in active service for the country in
relief and other war work and also by
assisting these women by obtaining
information from and giving direc-
tions how to reach authorities in
Washington.
Membership in the organization is
limited to women over l8 years of
age that have relatives in the army,
navy or marine corps of the United
States. The names of members, to-
gether with the names of relatives
in the service, are inscribed on a roll
of honor book to be kept at head
quarters and which will be handed
down to future generations. In after
years membership in this society will
prove to be historic and a proof of
patriotic service.
Tennyson chapter of the Chautau.
qua circle and the Round Table circle
will resume their work the first week
in October. The Tennyson chapter
will meet the first Monday in the
month at the public library at 2:3O
p. m. The Round Table will meet
the first Friday evening in the month
at the home of Mrs. w. B. Howard
at 7:30. Mrs. H. F. Curtiss is presi-
dent of the Tennyson circle and Mrs.
Willard Powell secretary, while the
division leaders are Mrs. ]. T. Morey
and Mrs. c. J. Harper. Mrs. George
Condor is president of the Round
Table and Miss Elizabeth Ryan and
Gertrude Bailey are division leaders.
Mrs. w. B. Howard is general leader
of both circles.
The course of study will be of a
classical nature this year. The books
studied will be: Life in Ancient
Athens" by Prof. T. G. Tucker;
Characters and Events of Roman
History by Guglielmo Ferro; "The
Seven Greatest Books in the World
Mrs. Laura Spencer Porter, and "How
to Live" by Irving Fisher.
Five young women who began the
chautauqua course in the evening
class formed four years ago will grad
uate from the course next May. They
are Miss Grace Grant, Miss Elizabeth
Ryan, Miss Gertrude Bailey, Mrs.
Walter Loomis, then Miss Mittie
Ward, and Mrs. Rose Davis.
The Bellies Lettres Literary society
will henceforth direct its efforts along
war relief lines, abandoning for the
present its literary programs. The
meetings, which are held every two
weeks, will be devoted to knitting.
The first meeting will be held Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
E. B. Ferris, when Miss Ruth McDon:
aid, who is affiliated with the National
League for Woman Service, will give
the women their first instruction.
The members of the club are Mes
danes E. B. Ferris, Sam Morris, Gus
Hollo, Will White, J. H. Stine, E. A.
Nelson and Misses Helen Anderson
Edith Miller and Terra Tierney.
Miller Park Mothers circle will
hold reception for the new principal,
Miss Orr, and the teachers at Miller
Park school in the auditorium
Wednesday at 3 o'clock. Refresh
ments will be served. This is the first
meeting of the club this year, of which
Mrs. T. P. Davis is president.
Rev. E. B. Taft of Grace Baptist
church will conduct services at the
Old Peoples Home, on Fontenelle
boulevard, Sunday at $3.50 o'clock.
Vacation "reminiscences" will be
the roll call at the first meeting of the
Woman's club of the railway mail
service Wednesday at 2:30 at the
home Of Mrs. w. S. Toxword.
Mrs. A. w. Jefferis, chairman of
Red Cross knitting, made an appeal
to the Scottish Rite Woman's club
Friday for assistance in the work. The
club decided to continue its Red
Cross work through the winter and
appointed Mrs. J. H. Stine chairman.
Mrs. M. Garrison and Mrs. H. ]. Nc
Arthur were named censors. The
club willSgive luncheon at Prettiest
Mile club Wednesday, September 26,
in honor of out-of-town women who
will accompany their husbands to the
national meeting of the Masonic Re-
lief association, which will be held in
Omaha September Is to 27. There
will be fifteen women visitors.
Miss Mary Griffith, a missionary
from Japan, will address the meeting
of neighborhood Bible class leaders
Monday at 2:30 o'clock at the Young
Women's Christian association. This
is the first meeting of the year. The
work is follow-up of the BILLY"
Sunday campaign. a.
Chapter E of the P. E. O. sister
hood will have a business meeting
Thursday at the home of Mrs. Robert
Grant at 2 o'clock. s-.r.
Registration of Nebraska women
for patriotic service will go on until