Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-25
Presidents Message.


talks will be demonstrated.
Presidents Message.
1.-TWO words loom large these days,
Service and convention is the mes
sage of Mrs. A. E. Sheldon, president
of the Nebraska Federation of Wo-
mans clubs, in the current number of
the club paper. The state convention
will be held in Fairbury in October
1918. So large is each and so in
separable that they may be written as
one word service-convention.
Democracy, simplicity, good fellow
ship, strength, are its corners:ones.
Democracy: All the clubs, all officers
and past presidents, all state chair
men. have a place on the program
each briefly and but once. Simplicity:
Everything planned along simple lines
as BELTS this great war period. Good
fellowship: The convention badge is
full and ample introduction of each
to every other. Each of us will speak
Our name as we extend our hand in
hearty greeting and be greeted by the
spoken name and hearty hand clasp of
our fellow club woman. No time for
trying to read names on cards pinned
to our garments at varying heights
and angles. We have our powers of
speech, let US use them. Stength: If
each person will give to the convcn-
ton together with this cordial spirit,
her best thought, briefly and simply
expressed, in voice easily under
stood by those in remote seats whose
hearing is not quite keen, we will have
strong convention.
1--WE expect at Fairbury to meet
full delegation from each club; al the
state officers; all the past presidents
living in Nebraska; all the state and
district chairmen. (The hostess club
invites the district chairmen, tooD;
and the visiting club women who al
ways are welcome"
Miss Julia Lathrop of the. Chill
dren's bureau. Miss Lutte Stearns OF
Milwaukee, prominent club woman,
Mrs. D. M. Butler and Miss May
Pershing of Lincoln, sisters of Gen.
eral Pershing, and a member of the
Nation Council of Defense. will be
among, the speakers and honor guests.
Mrs. c. H. Dietrich of Hastings is
chairman of the program committee.
Examine Babies at State Fair.
September 5 corps of the states
best specialists in children's diseases,
eye, ear, nose and throat, teeth rer-
vous diseases, orthopedic deforrlities,
surgery, ETC.. will gather in the "bet-
ter babies" booth on the state fair
grounds to give free examinations and
advice to little sufferers.
These examinations will be private
for the children, parents and doctors
only. Any child under IA years is
eligible if he has no contagious dis
ease to communicate to others. En-
tries for this part of the work do not
close until September 5. But if you
mean to bring a frail. crippled or de-
formed child for examination, write
Mr.. Danielson, secretary state fair
managers, at the state capitol build
ing. Lincoln, Neb. He must know in
advance whether to provide doctors
to examine 10 children or 100.
Sermo Literary Club.
The Sermo Literary club will hold
The last of its summer picnics Tues
day. at | p. m. at the home of Mrs.
c. w. Bergen, 2002 Charles street.
Members are permitted to bring
guests, as usual The June and July
picnics were held at the summer home
of Mrs. G. T. Lindsey at Carter Lake
club.
W. T. u. Meeting.
Frances Willard Women's Chris
tan Temperance union will hold its
annual meeting and election of Of
GERS Wednesday at 2 o'clock in the
Y. w. c. A. Delegates to the state
convention to be held in Fremont
next month will also be named.
Train School Mothers.
Mrs. Charles Sebron, l4l7 South
Fourth street, and Mrs. Bert Stevens. |
will be hostesses for the Train School
Mothers club, Friday at 2 o'clock at
the home OF the former |