Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-19
DR.. ]. f. JENKINS
ADDRESSES MEET
OF W0MAN'S CLUB
Declares Fair Sex Is Taking
Its Place In the Great
Movements of the
Day.

A painting by Bert Feenan,
brother of Miss Emma Feenan OF
the art department., Omaha Wom-
ans club, was presented to the
AUGMENTATION committee OF the
club, Miss Katherine Morley, direc-
tor, at the opening meeting held
Monday afternoon at the Y. w. c.
A. The painting will be used as a
prize for night school work in con-
nection with Americanization. Miss
Morley reported on activities of the
Amerlcanization workers saying
that every agency which could ad-
vance the cause had been employed.
1--WE have consulted with the board
OF education, have worked through
the city mission, have used inter-
prefers, utilized foreign newspapers,
and have had the assistance of
parish priests
Mrs. John Haarman reported en-
Enthusiastically on art, literature and
music at the Fairbury convention
and Mrs. R. L. Frantz gave clever
review of an address by Mrs.
Frank Amber Pattison of New Jer-
sey on Scientific Management in
the Home"
To Endow Nursery Bed.
Upon motion of DR.. Kathleen Sui.
livan of the health department, and
approval OF the directory. the club
voted to endow a bed for the Day
Nursery, which will open in Jacobs
Hall early in December. Mrs. W.
Fl. Hatteroth was made recording
secretary, succeeding Mrs. James G.
Dahlman, resigned.
The program for the day was in
charge of the parliamentary law de-
partment, Mrs. R. E. McKelvey,
leader. 1t consisted of a Mac
Dowell composition played by Mis-,
Della Erixon, who was presented a
bouquet of yellow chrysanthemums,
and an address by DR.. ]. E. Jenkins
on THE Value of knowledge OF
Parliamentary Law"
Women are coming to take
their places in great movements OF
the day and also to effect laws OF
society and the structure of govern
ment," said DR.. Jenkins in opening.
1T is not enough to have good in
tentions, but one must have saga
city as we'll in dealing with groups
in deliberative law. Nor is right
alignment sufficient; one must
know when to make wise compro-
mise. And as a last resort, familiar
ity with principles of parliamentary
procedure are most valuable
weapon" To illustrate this point,
the nomination of Woodrow Will
son, and the present situation in
congress, were cited.
End Greater Than Means.
CATER all, parliamentary law and
practice are but means to ends and
the end is far greater than the
means. 1t is we'll to be acquainted
with the means, but they are grasp
ed with comparative ease if we see
the gravity, the necessity for, and
the sacredness Of good legislation.
DR.. jenkins decried the ignorance
of the personnel in many of our
modern legislatures. He discussed
the difference between constitu-
tional and statutory law, saying that
too often our constitutions contain
limitations which should be sub.
jects for statutory enactment.
Among the important function.
Of government named by DR.. Jenk.
ms, were: More direct legislation
proportionate representation, popu'
lar nominations, civil service reform
(and reform of some civil service re
form, he added), home rule fol
cities, .non-partisan city elections
government insurance, public regu'
lation and ownership of monopolies
or anything likely to be monopolized
among the necessities of life. ant
employment. Gust as slavery is I
thing of the past, so should be thu
unemployment of anyone who need:
work and is willing to perform it.