Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-10-19
N. r. w. c. Convention.

sonal contact with women who are
congepial in !. spirit and who have
similar interests along worthwhile
lines. Some conclusions regarding
the N. F. w. c. annual gatherings
are so evident as to be automatic:
Most OF the progressive and keen
minded women in the state are in
some way identified with club life.
Many OF the most alert and active
among them attend the state con-
ventions. Association with them
tends to result in inspiration and
uplift. Their labor results in better
community, state and national life.
The program for this year is as the
following schedule shows: n
H. Program.
Tuesday Afternoon, October Il.
LOO to 500 Observation-Disclosures
of delegates. J.
:SQt to 3:20-Meeting Of executive
board, conference of club presi-
dents, conference of state depart
ment chairmen.
$50 to 4.30-Meet ting OF board Of
directors. III
400. to Meeting of revision.
of constitution committee. %
Tuesday Evening, October q. \,
o:30-Buffet supper party Steele
hall
Call to order Of the oath state
convention by Mrs. Addison F.
Sheldon. president
Mrs. T. /. Hatfield, chairman of
local arrangements committee, pre-
sidirg. 81
Sill ging America"
Invocation and grace, Rev. c. c.
Buckner.
Introduction of Mrs. Warren
Perry, president of Fourth district.
introduction of Mrs. John c.
Hartigan, Fairbury.
Introduction of Mrs. T. J.. Gist,
Falls City.
Introduction Of Mrs. A. w. Field.
Lincoln. mistress of ceremonies.
A brief history of the Omaha
meeting, Mrs. Harriet MacMurphy.
8 Toast "The Charter Clubs" Mrs.
!. III. L. Keefe, Walthill. 8
~ Singing. AUD Lang Syne."
I. An appreciation of Mrs. Belle NJ.
y Stoutenborough, past president.
Toast "The Present" Mrs. B. F.
Farrell, Schuyler.
y Greetings, Miss Myrtle Judd, Ris-
ing City. v"
Toast, 1.-THE Silver Anniversary
Clubs" Mrs. Addison E. Sheldon.
Presentation Of Prize Gavel, The
!, Ceremony of the Silver Platter, Mrs.
F. A. Long, Madison.
Toast, "The Future" Mrs. Cyrus
Mason, Omaha.
Singing, Nebraska"
Wednesday Morning.
Il. 800 to 8:20-Registration.
8:30-Reports of committees; pro-
gram, Mrs. c. H. Dietrich, Hastings;
rules and regulations, Mrs, Dan v.
Stephens, Fremont; local arrange
Snents, Mrs. T. /. Hatfield. Fair
bury; credentials, Mrs. O. A. Viii
1iams, Neigh; badge, Mrs. S. M.
Dewey, Fairmont; seal and flag;
Mrs. Halleck F. Rose, Omaha, state
chairman of art department.; an
nouncement of committees; singing.
9:l5-Revision of constitution,
Mrs. H. H. Wheeler, Lincoln, chair
man revision committee.
10:4s-Report Of bureau Of in
formation, Mrs. Florence Parks,
Greenwood; report of endowment
fund committee, Mrs. F. A. Long,
Madison, field secretary; general
federation suggestions, Mrs. M. D.
Cameron, Omaha, director from Ne
braska; scholarships, Mrs. James c.
Dahlman, Omaha.
observation-disclosures.
Wednesday Afternoon, October %.
100 to 1:25-Conference.
1:30-keading of the minutes.
Officers Reports-Vice president,
Mrs. ]. Rowan. Alliance; recording
secretary, Miss Julia Fuller, Beat
rice; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Bertha Nfillar, North Bend; treas
.urer, Mrs. ]. S. Walsh, 'Gothenburg;
auditor, Mrs. Silas Lyman, Hastings.
general federation state secretary
snd state chairman war victory COM
mission, Mrs. ]. N. Paul, St. Paul;
press and bulletin. Mrs. Cyrus Ma
son, Omaha; bulletin circulation
manager, Mrs. Leroy Davis, Lincoln.
2:30-Ptesident's report and mes
sage. Mrs Addison F. Sheldon Lin
coin.
Convention singing.
3:30-.Our State Institutions, Mrs.
A. G. Peterson, Aurora. The In
dustrial School for Girls, Miss Clara
Quimby, superintendent. The In
dustrial School for Boys, DIR. R. v.
Clarke, superintendent. General
discussion will follow each address.
5:00--Meeting of nominating COM
mittee.
Wednesday Evening, October q
7:30-Organ prelude, Mrs. ]. H.
Bond. Fairbury.
Convention singing.
Discussion-"Shall Private Prop
erty be Further Socialized:" Mr..
w. F. Baxter, Omaha: Mr.. Horace
Davis, Ord; Hon. A. G.. Wray.
York.
Topic open for general discus
sion.
Thursday Morning, October %.
Department forums.
$50 to 9:3s-Art, literature. mu-
sic. main room, Mrs. Halleck F.
Rose, Omaha; Mrs. F. P. Van
Wrinkle, York; Miss Cora Conway,
York.
Civics, civil service reform, Sum
day school room, Mrs. A. H.
Brooke. Hastings; Mrs. J. 6. w.
Lewis, Wayne.
$40 to 10:45-Industrial and So
cial conditions. public health, main
room, Mrs. H. w. Benson. Oakland;
N. Inez Philbrick, Lincoln,
Conservation, home economics
Sunday school room, Mrs. F. j.
Ayres, David City; Mrs. H. J..
Gramlich, Lincoln.
1850 to l1:y0E Education, library