Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-04
What
Women Are
Doing in the World

school, which will be maintained a
the Young Women's Christian associ
alton for morning and afternoon ant
perhaps evening sessions, is travel
ing one with a corps Of instructor
sent out by the National Woman Sui
frage association. From Omaha thu
suffrage school goes on to Lincoln
the only other stopping point in Ne
braska.
instruction will be given in organi
zation, woman, suffrage history ant
argument, press and publicity, public
speaking. parliamentary law anc
money raising Mrs. Halsey w. Vii
son, Mrs. 7. 7. Gotham and Mrs
Frank ]. Shuler are the chief instruc
tors. &
Mrs. Charles MARBLE reports clost
10 100 women already enrolled in the
suffrage school classes If sufficient
business girls are interested, evening
classes will be held The school vii
also afford chance for young womer
.ostry out as suffrage organizers and
speakers. II they become proficient
hey will have an opportunity to Sc
cure salaried positions IN Nebraska
and elsewhere, according to the Suf'
frage Messenger, as organizers are
much in demand.
Three experienced organizers were
placed in the field recently. They are
Mrs. Elsie V. Benedict OF Denver In
the Fifth district, Miss Grace Ballard
OF Blair in the Third district and Mrs
Charles Harris OF Lincoln in the
Fourth district. Mrs. Harris was &C
tive in the early days OF the Omaha
Woman's club and later was prom
inently identified with club work IN
St, Louis.
New Patriotic Organization.
Mrs. G. Langworthy Tayler Of in
coin is state chairman and Mrs. Will
liam Archibald Smith, local chairman
for the National League OF Woman
Service, organized in Washington
January 26 and sponsored by the Con
gress OF Constructive Patriotism
Mrs. Smith is interesting local patri
otto organizations first and then in
tends to bring the matter before othei
wofnen's clubs.
The objects OF the new organization
are TO coordinate and standardizt
the. work OF the women of America
along the lines CT constructive patri
otism; to develop resources and tc
promote efficiency of women in meet
.ng every day responsibilities to home
state, nation and humanity; to Co
operate with the Red Cross and othel
agencies in meeting any calamity ant
10 time OF war to supplement thu
work OF the Red Cross, army ant
navy; and to deal with questions O
women's work and women's welfare
Mrs. Smith emphasizes the fact tha
the organization IS non-political, non
partisan and non-sectarian. She will
appoint local committee Of worker.
in the near future, a
The Omaha Woman's club will b,
hostess for the Second district con
vention OF the. Nebraska Federation
of Womaris Gibbs, Thursday, Marcel
Is, the session beginning at 3 o'clock
Mrs. J. w Weleh Of Benson, IS presi
dent Of tile Second district organiza
ton. State officers who will attent
the meeting are Mrs. A. G. Peterson
Of Aurora, general federation director
Mrs. ]. N. Paul OF St. Paul. stat,
president; Mrs. George Beals Of Nor
folk, vice president, and Mrs. w. Fl
/ Davidson Of Springfield, auditor, who
is also a member of the Omaha club
From the local club, Mrs. Z. NJ. sly
fert has named as committee OF ar
rangements for the convention, Mes
DANES c, Fl. Marley, chairman; E. B
Ransom. c. A. Sherwood, J. w
WEIGH and w. W. Carmichael. TIL,
sessions will be held at metropolitan
club house where the local club Away
meets.
A forecast OF the program for tn,
Second district meeting reveals
round table discussion on the higi
cost OF living, led BY Mrs. r. J. Bur
nett, Mrs. R. M. Iaverty Of Soutl
Side and the president Of the Vale,
club; talk by Miss Edith Tobitt OF
literature for the young child and tn,
adolescent; one by Mrs. G. c. Young
explanatory OF the Dundee club,
method of studying a novel, and on,
on the immigration problem on tn,
Pacific coast, by Mrs. F. B. Olive,
of the Benson club. Mrs. F. H. Col,
will talk on civil service reform, an,
Mrs, X. r. J. Edholm on health. Mrs
J. N, Paups address will be the prin
cipal talk of the evening session. Mrs
J. T. Hartmann will arrange tn,
music.
The Association of Collegiat
Alumnae and the Visiting Nurse al
ISOLATION, affiliated organizations, vii
be represented at the meeting.
At Mondays meeting of the Oman
Woman's club, delegates to this dis
trict meeting will be elected. Follow
ng the business meeting, the orator,
department will have charg Of tn
open day program. The Piper's Pay,
one-act play in two scenes, will b
presented by the members, under tn
direction of Miss Amy Woodruff
Those taking part are the department
leader, Mrs. O. w. Malstrom, Mes
DANES Anna c. Roberts, Joseph Law
renee, John Mullin, Lee Edward,
Earl -Stan6eld, Arson Bigelow. D. N
McGahey, O. Y. Kring, Frank Wra,
c. B. Horton, Charles Lott. Edwar
A. Thoniann, S. A. Collins, N. n
Woodward, G. L. Kirkpatrick, Floy
High, Edwin Jewell, A. G. Pinkertor
and Josephine Nicely. Mrs. Lott an
Mrs. Thomann will sing; Mrs. C.
Horton, Mrs. Kring, Mrs. Wray an