Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-07

LUB are AGAIN. III 1ull SWInS
after the holiday diversion and each day
finds the average clubwoman deep in
directors meetings and swimming in re-
~ ports and resolutions and plans for new
years work. Which reminds the club
editor of a story concerning a prominent Omaha
clubwoman which is being told soto voce.
, The clubwoman in question employed a new
governess to look after her children while she fitted
from club meeting to lecture, with luncheons, din
ners and teas sandwiched in between The governess
was having a nerve-racking time with the obstrep-
erous youngsters and decided she could no longer
continue at her post She would give notice to her
employer, was her decision. But when to do this!
Madam Clubwoman was out from early morn to
late at night, Or when at home, could not be dis
turbed After several days failure to locate her
employer the little governess, in desperation, be-
took herself to friend OF her clubwoman- employer
: DO you know which meeting Mrs. Blank is at
tending today? Please locate her if you and tell
her cannot stay moment longer. l will lose my
mind if she does not come home and do something
about those children Tell her can't stay, | want
my money and | want<to leaveps n
Reaching children through the moving picture
theater distinctly novel and recen. development,
Is impressed upon one at this writing, Two big
local organizations the Society of Fine Arts and
the Omaha WomanS club, are doing just that thing
The Fine Arts society yesterday gave the second Of
series Of free illustrated art lectures for children
at the Monroe theater, with an explanatory art
talk by the president, Mrs. W. G.. Ure. Next Satur-
day morning at 10 O'Clock, the educational commit
tee OF the Omaha, Wonans club institutes its first
chldren's movie programs at both the Strand and
the Muse theater Feature films educational ones
and comics, an ideal combination for children, so
experts say, will make, up each program which will
be passed upon by an advisory council representing
educational and civic organizations, before being
shown to children. Five cents is the price
THE movement is NOT planned as a mpney max
ing proposition, but is an effort to establish the
right type of programs for voting people each week
and to assist in eleyating the general standard Of
films The Strand and the Muse teaters are running
these series of ten at the Request of the educational
committee of the Woman's clIb." said Mrs. w. S.
Knight the chairman we hope the response will
be SO great it will be followed by other carefully
selected programs" !" -
Clubwomen will be present at each theater
to chaperone unattended children. MrsA E. M.
Syfert, Mrs. George B. Darr, Mrs. Edward Johnson,
Mrs. E. S. Jewell, Mrs William Berry, besides Mrs.
knight are sponsoring the new movement
An interesting story Of l. B. stoaghton Holborn,
who lectures for the Drama league at the BlacA
stone hotel Thursday afternoon, has come to light
1t is the story of Hoborn's adoption of a little
Canadian girl, Avis Dolphin, whom he rescued from
watery grave when both were aboard the ill-fated
Lusitaina. DR., Hoborn says he is still shaky from
his experience II had made friends with the child
on board the liner. We were eating luncheon when
the shock came and rushed for the child, put a
life preserver her and placed her in a lifeboat.
Then jumped into the ocean. After threequartsrs
OF an hour was picked up by q sailing craft" DR.,
Holborn discovered later that the child was saved,
but two young women who had her in charge were
drowned. The little girl was on her way from
Canada to England to be educated and was i'm
niedately adopted by herhpreserver.M M
This is DR.. Holborn's second visit to Omaha
He gave course of lectures before the Fine Arts
society last year ancient architecture and the
allied arts. The subject Of Thursdays lecture is
"The Greek and Modern Theater"