Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-04
What
Women Are
Doing in the World


pOuuCdl OTSanlLatiOn, 1eQerai and leg
islative work; Mrs. H. w. Wilson of
New York will conduct the courses
in suffrage history and argument;
Mrs. Arthur Livermore of New York
will give instruction in public speak
ing, and Mrs. Rose Geyer of Iowa
will lecture on press and publicity
work. The suffrage teachers" will
demonstrate model meets, which will
show all the accompanying features
Of such gatherings, heckling included.
Similar schools will be opened in
every non-suffrage state in the union
for the expert training of suffrage
speakers and campaigners.
Perhaps the most unique program
given this year at the Omaha Wo-
mans club will be the moot political
convention to be put on tomorrow
afternoon by the parliamentary prac-
tice department. 1t will be the suffra-
cat national political convention of
the United States OF Omaha and will
be composed of delegations from
eight states. Those taking part will
be the national chairman, Mrs. O. S.
Nickum; secretary, Mrs. F. W. Car
michael; temporary chairman and sec
rotary, Mrs. {. A. Lott and Mrs. Au-
gust Specht; chairman of credentials,
Mrs. Eva Hetherington; permanent
organization, Mrs. o H. Malstrom;
permanent chairman and secretary,
Mrs. Z. E. Stan6eld, the leader, and
Miss Katherine Morley, and rcsolu-
tons, Mrs F. A. Howard.
Nomination speeches for president
will be made by DR.. AIDA Wiley Raj
ston, Mrs. J. w. Mullin and Mrs.
Howard Bailey. Chairmen OF state
delegations will be: California, Mrs.
Joseph Duffy; Iowa, Mrs. J. w.
WEIGH; Florida, Miss Minnie Jensen;
Missouri, Mrs W. E. Purviance; New
York, Mrs. William Berry; Kansas,
Mrs. Frank Schnetz; Nebraska, Mrs.
A. c. Roberts and Minnesota, Mrs.
Louis Sommer.
At the business meeting, which pre-
cedes the program Mrs. John w.
WEIGH, Second district president, will
talk on matters pertaining to the next
district convention.
Mrs. L. J. Healey has been named
on the educational committee to sue
coed Mrs. J. H. Dumont, who re-
signed a month ago. Mrs. Healey is
member Of the program committee
for the state federation and will be
remembered for her efforts on the
rooms committee year ago.
A business meeting will precede
the oratory departments first re-
nearsal of their open day program
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. AL
'hough a selection of play has been
made, Mrs O. w. Malstrom, the
Ieader, prefers that the choice may
not be made public until later. Pre-
sentation is scheduled for March 5.
f. P Mcdonald, the instructor, will
lecture on Committees" when the
parliamentary practice class meets at
$50 O'Clock. An extemporaneous les
son on Organization" will also be
given.
Henry Kitchel Webster's The
Real Adventure" will be given under
the leadership of Mrs. J. B. Adams
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock for
the literature department. Mrs. Rob-
ert Grant will assist Mrs. Adams.
The first of four lessons on do
mestic arts will be given for the home
economics department Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock by Miss Loa
Howard. How to alter paper patterns
in sewing and general information
about lines of the figure in sewing
will be given by Miss Howard.
The music and art departments will
also hold their meetings, postponed
from last week on account of the
cold, on Thursday. The art depart
ment meets the same hour as the
home economics and the music de-
partment at 2:30 o'clock
Tennyson chapter OF the Chautau-
qua circle will meet Monday at 230
in the public library. Mrs. F. H.
Wray will lead the lesson on the first
three chapters of Belgium, Land of
Art" and Mrs. R. E. Parrotte will
read paper on John Calvin. Roll
call response will be current events.
Mrs. 7. R. Ward will entertain the
philosophy and ethics department of
the Omaha Woman's club at an in
formal l O'Clock luncheon on Satur-
day
The evening party of the West
Omaha Mothers Culture club planned
for last night at the home of Mrs.
Charles Keys was postponed until
the coming Saturday night on ac-
count of the weather.
Mrs. N. H. Tyson will read a paper
on cities and rivers of Nebraska when
the Benson P. E. O. sisterhood meets
Monday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. J. T. Pickard.
The Benson Woman's club was
forced to postpone the meeting of last
Thursday on account of the cold. The
meeting will be held Thursday of
this week.
Mrs. Lloyd B. Holsapple will be
hostess for the Smith College club
meeting Wednesday, at o'clock.
Omaha chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, meets Tuesday,
February IS, at the home of Mrs. 10
, seph c. Weeth.
An important business session of
the U. S. Grant, Woman's Relief
Corps, will be held Tuesday afternoon
at 2:30 in Memorial hall.
The West Omaha Mothers Culture
club will meet Friday at 2:30 at the
home of Mrs. A. F. Tyler, ll9 Lincoln
boulevard. Members will answer roll
call with quotations from Nathaniel