Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-02

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the new child labor division of tn,
bureau is Miss Grace Abbott of Chi
cago.
The issuing of federal certificate.
OF age IN states where the state re
quiremel. for proof of age are below
the federal standards has already be-
gun and the methods of cooperation
with state officials has been worked
out. Although the children's burear
will have its own permanent staff OF
inspectors and will, when necessary
initiate its own proceedings for prose.
cutlon in case of violation, it will Sc
TAR as possible avoid duplication OF
the work of state labor officials.
AS an aid to the children's bureau
IN the enforcement of the child
labor law the women's committee OF
the Council of National Defense at
Washington has just issued an appeal
to all women who wish to help Amer
icar youth in war time, urging them
to see that all children under IA are
enrolled in school and asking them
TO forward to the womens' commit
tee information about their own COM
munity, answering the three simple
questions which the committee has
prepared:
]. Are all children between s and
"a in your town, county or school dis
trict in school?
2. How do you know
$. Are any children, in need of
scholarships in order to attend
school?
Two days full of business. inter
spersed with recreative social doinps
have been arranged for the state and
county women's committees of the
Council of Defense which meet in
Lincoln Monday S1d Tuesday to
hear Mrs. Ira Couch Wood of Wash.
lngton, executive secretary of the
Women's committee for the National
Souncil of Defense.
The executive board will meet
Monday at 2 o'clock at the home of
Mrs. A. w. Fields and will be en-
tertained there for dinner, over night
and for breakfast the next morning.
Tuesday morning the meeting of all
the ninety odd county chairmen will
be held. A luncheon at the CONNER
cial club for all the visiting women
will follow and that afternoon Mrs.
Keith Neville will receive the women
at tea at the governors mansion.
between 4;50 and $50 o'clock. Mrs.
Draper Smith, DR.. Jennie Callfas, DR..
Olga Stastny, Mrs. Z. T. Lindsey and
Mrs. A. l.. Fernald are among the
Omaha women who will attend.
The Smith college club will meet
every Wednesday afternoon to knit
for the Red Cross. Mrs. Lloyd Hols-
apple will be hostess at this weeks
The National League for Woman's
Service moves Wednesday from the
First National Bank building to per-
headquarters, which will be
maintained in room 800, Bee building.
The same morning at 9 o'clock the
leagues class in motor mechanics be-
gins at the Nebraska Automobile
school. A board meeting was held
Saturday morning at the Fontenelle.
A large shipment of yarn was re- |
:eived by the league last weekend.
This will facilitate the knitting work. |
Five hundred pocket comfort kits |
we're also finished last week.
Red Cross work will be discussed |
~ South Side Women's Christian
temperance union when the club |
meets Thursday afternoon at the
lone of Mrs. R. C. Hanine, 4438 |
South Twelfth street.
At a recent executive meeting of
he Douglas County Woman's Chris
ian Temperance union, it was de-
>ided to hold the county convention
It the Omaha Young Mems Christian
association September Is.
Women of Holy Name parish will
i've a card party in Marks hall at
'orty-ffth and Burdette streets Fri
ay afternoon. This is the first party
o be given by the women Of the new
arish and great efforts are being put
orth to make is successful. Seven
rizes and a cut-for-all are being Of
cred.
Mrs. H. J. Ritter will be hostess
or the Sojourners' club of Malva
White Shrine on Tuesday afternoon.
he will be assisted by Mrs. c. E.
iolony and Mrs. Fannie Moore.
Miss Mary Griffith, a returned mis-
ionary from Japan, will have charge
f the services at the Old Peoples
Home on FontShelle boulevard, Sum
ay at $3.50 o'clock.
Nebraska chapter, United States
daughters of 1872, will meet with
irs. George B. Darr Friday after
oon., Mrs. V. r. Moses of Rush
lille, Neb., will read a paper on some
atriotic subject. Miss Mabel Hinzie
ill play the violin, accompanied by
iiss Mabel Hendrickson.
Year books of local women's clubs
re just off the press and forecast an
lteresting and helpful club year. The
'maha Woman's club of the Railway
[ail service has set aside one day for
,wing for the Child Saving institute,
1other for the Visiting Nurse asso-
alton and another day for its annual
uit shower at the Old Peoples home
altered through its monthly pro-