Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-09
To reign is worth ambition, though IN hell.
Better to reign in hell. than serve In heaven.
Milton.
WashingtonSociety Women
Organizing Parent-ClubS
The Penfields Will Sail
for Europe Later
in February

Washington Bureau of The Bee.
Woman is now coming into her
very own. The war has precipita-
ted her recognition, which is less to
the credit of man than they would
like to acknowledge. 1t would
have been handsomer had the
women been given it before they
forced it. The work OF organizing
is very much in progress just now
and in Washington one sees much
of it this winter. The National
Woman's Republican club, which
has had headquarters here for
year, with Mrs. Medill Mccormick,
wife Of the DISQUALIFICATION to
be senator-from Chicago, at the
head OF it, In fact, it was Mrs. Nc
Cormiek who organized it from the
woman's auxiliary of the national
republican committee. Mrs. Nc
Cormick has planned to have the
women of each state organize them
selves into a parent club here, and
then organize a regular state COM
mittee or club which will pursue its
work at home.
Mrs. Mccormick is one of the
most capable, broad-minded, pro-
gressive and active women in Off
cial life. She is the daughter of the
late Senator Marcus A. Hanna and
learned her lesson in offiial life as
a belle in the senatorial circle. She
made her debut in society as the
daughter of the leading senator
here, the personal friend of Presi-
dent Mckinley and one of the
wealthiest men in Washington at
the time. Neither money or official
prestige spoiled Ruth Hanna, who
became the bride of the wealthy
and influential Medill Mccormick,
also while her father was senator.
Their home was the old Don
Cameron house on Lafayette
Square, next to the Belasco theater,
and which has been for several
years the home OF the troublesome
organization oil. suffragists, really
suffragettes. Mrs. Mccormick tried
very hard to rent this former home
of her parents when she hunted a
house last fall to be her home dur
ing her husbands term in the SELL
ate, which will begin next month.
But the house was leased as an an
mex to the Cosmos club, the suffra-
gettes having been refused the re-
newaI of their lease because of their
Objectionable politics, and Mrs. Nc
Cormick finally chose the old home
Of Mrs. Richard Townsend, across
the park, where she had been fire.
quent guest as a girl at dinners and
dances. She is established there
now, where she dispenses the most
charming hospitality. The house
has become quite the rendezvous
for the active republican women,
for Mrs. Mccormick seldom loses
sight of her politics. Her commit
+ tee rooms are at 1923 H street, ad-
joining the quarters of the League
Of American Pen Women, which is
rapidly assuming important inhu-
enee in womef's work. AS soon as
the wives of the new congressman
arrive the plans will all be set into
operation.
Nebraska Girls.
The Nebraska Girls Knitting club
has organized into a more indepen-
dent organization. Last Monday
night at their regular meeting they
elected officers and organized the
Ak-Sar-Ben club. (The name
spelled backwards is name worth
whiie.) Miss Viola Wetherill Of
Lincoln, Neb., who is in the War
department, is the president, Miss
Pearl Reid, also of Lincoln, is vice
president; Miss Hazel Norris,
daughter of the senator from Nc
Cook, Neb., is secretary, and Miss
Edna Ward Of Norfolk, Neb., is the
treasurer The girls have already
made plans for a dance on Saturday
evening, February Is, at the Con-
gressional club. They plan to vary
the monotony of their knitting eff
forts by changing the meetings ev-