Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-08
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Omaha suffrasists' Luncheon.


effected Wednesday afternoon, al
though conference of over $50 wo- /
men listened to more than three hours
of suffrage talks. Another attempt to
organize will be made this morning at
10 o'clock at the Fontenelle. Miss
Margaret Whittemore, Congressional
Union organizer, who was to leave
with Miss Beulah Amidon. another
organizer, last night, postponed her
departure until local set OF officers
shall be chosen. i
Forty-six women of the number
present signed the membership cards
to the Congressional Union at Is
cents for life membership. Among
them were Mesdames E. M. Fairfield,
Halleck Rose, Frank II. Myers,
Stephen Davies, S. A. Capen, +. A.
Follansbee, David McGahey, NJ. 7. D.
Williams, Miss Mona Cowell and
Miss Louise Pound OF the State uni !
versity faculty. Each of these wom-
en- have been active in suffrage work
under the national woman suffrage
organization or hold Office in the
Woman's club or Association of Col
legiate Alumnae.
The meeting started full OF promise,
but interest waned as the moments
few. By the time Mayor Dahlman,
Miss Sarah Muir OF Lincoln, Mrs.
Rose, Miss Amidon and Miss White
more had finished speaking the con-
ference had dwindled to handful OF
women. When Miss Whittemore
completed reading the constitution OF
the Congressional Union for adoption
half dozen women voted a feeble
acceptance. There we're not enough
women to hold an election, so this
part OF the conference was adjourned
until this morning.
Mrs. ]. H. Dumont was the only
one who pressed the claims OF the
National Woman Suffrage association
policies at the c. U. conference.
Other suffragists actively allied with
the national society did not attend the
meeting.
In explaining why Congressional
Unionists picket the White House,
Miss Whittemore asserted 1t was not
because they liked to. II is an ex-
cellent way to get publicity, that was
the reason, she said
Mayor Dahlnlan sat by and listened
while Miss Amidon told how Califo-
MIA women had cut down the demo-
cratic majority In the last election
because the party In power had re-
fused to do anything for suffrage.
Several weeks ago Mayor Dahiman
announced he had been converted to
suffrage because western women had
shown political sagacity in voting the
democratic ticket.
Mrs. Warren Blackwell, affiliated
with no suffrage society, presided.
Among the women present was
Mrs. E. M. Fairfield, who had in her
party Mesdames ]. M. Metcalf, ]. L.
Kennedy, G. w. Russell, c. S. Steb-
bins and E. c. Twamley.
Mrs A. l.. Fitch had at her table
Mesdames-- Mesdames-
ea Council SG misf,, . d a0snos sa,,
Arthur L Williams, Clara H. Fowler,
Walter Beebe, c. II. Marpie,
Mrs. Frank H. Myers hal with her.
Mesdames- Mesdsmes--
Alfred O. Elick b. H. Davis
w. Brace Fonda, Myrtle FitEIsoberts.
Arthur Walsh. Charles o. Talmage,
Fred A. Cuscaden. Nancy White.
Charles Sumner.
Mrs. Charles Johannes entertained
at her table:
Mesdanes-- Mesdames--
Y. W Qunther, Warren Blackwell
Whitcomb, A. w. Bowman,
Lawrence Hayden, Victor Coffman
Msses-- Misses4--
Anna Bourke, Clara Hawley.
Mrs. A, c. Anderson had as her
guests:
Mesdames-- Mesdames--
Frances Folansbee, n. 3, Miller.
H. J. Peck, N. Barnum,
Minnie wynans. Mary Morrow
p. Miller.
At Mrs. D., R. Mills table were
Mesdames-- Mesdames---
Ronald Il = ci Pss.s,o sn' 1 h ha,.c%,
Misnes-- Misses
Helen Cheney Carol Howard,
Ruth Mills.
The guests of Mrs. Joseph Polcar
were:
Mesdames- Mesdames-
j. w. Woodruugh, Herbert Daniel,
iohn Moore. T. L. Combs
Morris Durham,
At the table with Mrs. Halleck Rose
were the ushers;
Misses Misses
Anne Clifford, Eusonie Patterson.
Regina Connell, Alice Carter.
Mesdames- Mesdames--
Ross Towle, Ben Boyce
Mrs. Alfred Darlow had at her
table:
Mesdames-- Mesdames--
7. NJ. Orr, Harley Moorhead,
John j. sullivan, C. W. Russell
Miss Helen soi<nson.
Among others who attended with
smaller groups Of guests were:
Mesdames-- Mesdames--
H. II. Stevens. Frank Woods.
George Summer, Lincoln.
Myron Learned, c. 8. Hartwiek,
Louis Nash, Richard Cleveland
w. n. Barrett, Hcyt.
s. A. Capen, Martin Harris.
w. e. Purviance, r. W. Shotweli,
cuthbert Vincent. Buntx OF Lincoln,
r. O. Howe. Wilkinson,
Joseph Duffy, Wilson Low,
David McGahey. T. l.. Trsvers.
Miss Alice Mackenzie.
Jotted on the Social Calendar.
The winter garden at the Black
stone is reserved for the weekend
dinner-danee which the Misses Eliz-
abeth and Meliora Davis have in
charge. Eighty guests will make up
the party.
The Pagalco club will give dane
ing party Tuesday evening Of next
week at Keeps dancing academy.
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