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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-18
Middle es tern
City to Have
Biennials
Big Topics Scheduled for
General Conference
Discussions.

Once a year Representatives of
that great body of 100000 women
known as the General Federation of
Womens clubs, meet from all parts
of the country for important bust
ness sessions, inspiring programs
and notable social functions. The
gatherings in even-numbered years
are known as "The<Bienniap and are
attended by several thousand dele
gates and visitors. In alternate years
smaller group convenes, known as
THE Council" 1t is of special in
terest to the 10000 federated club
members in Nebraska that the bien-
NAL meeting of 1920 will be held i'll
middle western city, Des MONIES,
Ia.
The council for 1919 will be held
at Asheville, N. c., May 2-30. To
this council the state presidents, di-
rectors, past presidents of the gen.
eral federation, general federation
state secretaries and presidents of
clubs belonging to the general fed
Grafton, are eligible. Visitors are
welcome at the meetings.
Mrs. Addison f. Sheldon of Lin
coin, state president, Mrs. M. D.
Cameron of Omaha, director on the
general federation board, and Mrs.
]. K. Ward of Arcadia will attend
from Nebraska. The big topics
scheduled for general conference
are:
The future policies of the general
federation.
Problems of state declarations.
Mobilizing the departments of
work for an Americanization pro-
gram. Mrs. Cameron has been in
vited to open discussion on Unity
of Effort" under the first of these
topics.
Mrs. Eugene Reilly of Charlotte,
N. C., is chairman of program and
Mrs. J. c. Ernst, Asheville, N. C.,
chairman of hotels committee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-18
Old Peoples Home.

Olu Peoples I1UIlIe.
Rev. F. " Taft of the Grace Bap-
fist church will conduct services at
the Old Peoples home, Fontenelle
boulevard, Sunday afternoon at $50.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-18

Settlement children were the guests
and greatly enjoyed the program.
We have had many special cases
which require a great deal of time.
Yours very truly.
HEAD RESIDENT.
lhirty-four OF the members of
Mrs. Clifford Calkins' sewing class
OF the Omaha Social Settlement
were given an automobile ride to
klmwood park Saturday afternoon,
May 10, 1919, by two of her as
slStants, Mrs. H. M. Thomas and
Mrs. {. l.. Peavey. They enjoyed
games and refreshments.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth T. Pater-
son are spending several weeks at
Excelsior Springs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-18
Isabella Club Dance.

The Isabella club will give their
first annual ball at Rushing hall,
Thursday evening, May %. The
proceeds Of this ball will go to the
Mercy home for working girls. The
following will be patrons and pa
tronesses. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Burke,
Mr.: and Mrs. M. P. Hinchey, Mr..
and Mrs. John Flynn, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. L. Winters, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J..
Breen, Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Farrell,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. ]. O'Brien, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. M. Mccarthy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom O'Connor, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Novack, Mr.. and Mrs. P. M.
Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Horne.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-18
Open Meeting of Drama League.

An open meeting of the Drama
league will be held Monday after
noon at o'clock at the home of
Miss Kate McHugh, After the meet
ing Mrs. Samuel Burns will give the
report of the annual meeting of the
Drama league, held in Chicago in
April. Plans of cooperation, with
the community players in the differ
ent community centers in Omaha,
will be discussed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-18

The work is in fine shape and
the attendance has been very good
The children are still interested ii
the Sunday programs.
On Easter Sunday splendid pro
gram was given which was greatly
enjoyed by all.
The The baby station has had i
fair attendance during the month.
The children's dancing class has
been very well attended.
The social dances have been very
successful and the attendance has
been large.
The Bohemian orchestra engaged
by the boys who have collected
the money, played for the dances
two Saturday nights i'll succession,
and the girls of the Y. w. c. A.
and the War Camp Community have
been coming to help the boys dance.
Through the efforts of Mrs. H..
M. Thomas and Mrs. c. L. Peavy,
special program was given the Sat-
urday before Easter at the Orpheum
theater. A hundred and fifty of the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-18
South Side Amateur PLAYS.

The Omekro E-Xina club of the
South Side Social Settlement club
will give three one act plays Tues
day evening, May 20 at the South
Side High school auditorium. The
first is "a Maker of Dreams" the
second. "Petticoat Perhdity," and
the third, "Seen from School for
Scandal" as
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-18
Social Settlement

April was recordbreaking
month for the Social Settlement
and the head resident makes the
following report:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-18
War Camp Dance.

The war camp community service
gave a dance Friday evening at the
Community house for 90 overseas
men who arrived Friday afternoon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-18
Surprise Party for Mr.. Wright

S. H. Wright was plea sanity sur
prised Friday evening at his home,
ITO South Twenty-sixth street, in
honor of his SD birthday. The eve
ming was spent in dancing, cards
and music. Refreshments were
served to 40 guests.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-07

most as good at free style springlnE.
all around ability never attained by
fair contestant of lG or mora ma
ture one In the same 'ength Of time,
They predict for her even greater
success during ths approaching out
door season, whom the national cham
plonship at longer distances come
un for decision, She has been made
to practise chiefly over 500 to 1900
yard stretches, ~ that sho has do
veloped exceptional endurance,
Miss RieihtFey's stFoke hsa caused
a geed deal OF favorable comment
She usea the double trudgean crawl
with six beat leg drive and a allow
powerful arm action, planning Rotiee-
ably and gliding smoothly through
the water apparently without the
least effort
remarkable and rather unusual
feature of her swimming Ia that ahe
keeps her form even when tired, She
may be played out at the ent ct q
hard race, but she never shows il,
Her stroke invariably remains clean
and correct 10 tho very last,
Miss Bleibtrey'a sudden rise to
fame is particularly gratifying be-
cause of the plan on foot TO send a
team of American mnrmaidi to :he
Olympic water carnival DaNt year.
At the sensational rate she is imrro "
ing it seems foregone conclusion
she will be among the leading can
didates when the time comes to Sc
lect a 7aaantation,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-07
OXG FANS SORE AT TWELVE ROUNDS FOR BIG FIGHT CITY NEEDS SWIMMING POO
Hurry Up That Bathing Beach,
Mr.. Mayor, So Mermaids
Like This May Thrive

All Harrisburg will go swimming
IL the City Council backs UP Mayor
keister in his most CONNIE ndable at
titude for the $4,000 bond to finance
an up-to-date bathing place at Hard
scrabble. 1t is crying shame that
this city long ago did not go in for
the most wholesome of all summer
sports. Not a village in America
with water facilities but is producing
~Ssampions, of both sexes, and it is
pointed out that water exercise is by
all odds the best for girls and wo-
men. Swimming has the marked ad-
vantage that it keeps the blood at
normal temperature in hot weather
while all other hardy exercise heats
1t uncomfortably. For all around de-
Velopment of the body no sport on
earth is better, as one will realize in
studying group of aquatic experts.
Swimming means real health to
women and girls. and Harrisburg
even now, with its measly acCommo-
dattons has many likely champions
cleaned from the young maids who
have taken advantage of Mccormick s
Island. This move to give our citi-
zens a healthy, adequate swimming
pool at a convenient location spells
health. happiness and harmony; TO
say nothing of cxhilaratinn ana re-
moving Friend Crouch.
The Telegraph reproduces to-day
as an example OF what swimming does
Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey. of the New
York Women's S. A. the young
school girl who won the national 500
yard \. A. L. swimming champion
ship last week in the winter pool at
Brighton Beach. is Americas latest
aquatic marvel.
Sixteen years old. and a green no
vice less than one year ago. she
stands to-day a title holder. a worlds
recordist and probably our most
brilliant prospect in the field ot water
sport for women.
Since she spranE her first surprise
on April 5. when she set an ofi.ial
worlds standard of IS As for s. yard
back stroke swimming m regulation
IS foot pool. she has performed fcats
which stamp her one OF the greatest
young mermaids ever developed.
Two. in particular. give an idea OF
her wonderful possibilities. On ATrll |
is in Pittsburgh, competing in the !
national $50 yard back stroke cham !
pionship. she swan within inches of |
Miss Ruth Smith OF Columbus. the !
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-07
Central Iron and Steel
League Opens Saturday

Baseball machinery will begin 10
hum at the Central Iron and Steel
Company's big plant on next satur=
day. and the bailpiayers look forward
Ia record season: The management
expects ia have a perfected schedule
out by Friday, and to-day the roster
of players is announced as follewsi
General Office and Ghaps-Hali,
Perry, Hippensteei, Koentz, Wright
stone, Black, stauffer, Myer, Moore,
mffSsassb msass fke5 oBaSS Barb9n binta bbTsF
man, sheesley, Hare, Easton, Rile
and II. Il. Shesiey, manager,
Mill No. 2-Shearer, Peters, g.
Swarta, g. swsTtz, Ehling, Cilhist,
Wolfe, Smith, fost, J. shearer and
Beamer, manager
Open Hearth-shsde, Williams, Es-
sig, McGuard, Bnney, Bobbs Choiiow.
Baine, Falh. Longfeld, Gable and
Roberts, mahager.
Mill No 1-Lippert, Bamferd, Saw
yer, Williams, Seidle, Brown, Winn.
Swartz and Garner, manager,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-07
West End Juniors
Replace the Leaves
LEAGUE STANDING

The game between Swatara and
East End was cancelled last evening
until later date. on account of the
city employees working on tho dio-
mond to get it in playing condition
as soon as possible.
Wednesday evenings game will
probably be played at Twcnty-frst
and Greenwood streets. unless other
arrangements are made as the city
employees figure on working on the
diamond all this week and probably
all of next,
The West End juniors Mil take tho
place of the defuuct Leaves te2Su this
evening, and SEQ how thoy can make
out with Swatara,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-07
Boxing Fans Are LiStleSs
Over a Twelve-ROund FiSht

New York, May Tho Willard
Dempsey heavyweight championship
bout scheduled for July I at Toledo
was the one topic of discussion
among eastern fight followers during
the last "a hours
Those who take more than a pass
Ing interest in ring affairs ind it
difficult to reconcile the idea OF a
heavyweight championship battle
With this ls~Found contest, and the
glamor which surrounded the Vir-
tual tights to a ftnish in which Sui
ltVan, Corbett, fitzsimmons, Jeffries
and even johnson defended their
titles, appears to be lacking, 1t is
also a decided ring novelty for a
heavyweight champion to agree to
place his title in jeopardy by ref
eTee's decision over such a short
cut,
With the exception of the ten
round no-decisien bout between Will
lard and Frank Moran in this city
three years ago, which few ring eX-
perts took seriously from title pass
ing angle, there is no record of such
a short scheduled battle in the mod
ern history of heavyweight fighting.
Since the days of John l.. Sulli-
van, championship contests in this
class have ranged from 20 rounds
was scheduled for 80 rounds. A
similar distance was set for Ihe
Corbett- -Fitasimmons battle at Car
son City, Jeffries won the title from
Fitssimmens at Coney Island in a
fight which was scheduled to go %
rounds, The Johnson Jeffries and
Willard Johnson bouts provided for
an extreme limit of more than forty
rounds,
The average for the heavyweight
tituia n ha..i-- fought since the night
epped Sullivan in New
Orleau. .S92 has been 10 2-3
rounds per fight. Willard holds the
duration record, for I took him
e6 rounds to finish eff johnson in
Havana in 1915, OF these II bouts
only four ended in less than double
figure rounds, and nine went more
than 10 rounds before tho winner
landed the knockout blow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-07
Abolition of Cigarets
Urged by Speaker

Down with cigarets," was the
slogan urged by w. d. Reel, of the
Pennsylvania State Sabbath School
Association in an address before the
closing district institute of the Dau-
phin County Sabbath School Asso-
citation in st, Johns Reformed
Church last evening. Other speak,
ers included Colonel Henry c. DEM
ming.
The annual convention of the
county association will be held in
the Stevens Memorial Methodist
Church, juno Il and IL.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-07
Schif's Manager
Pays His Respects
to Boob Referee
SnnrtinZ Editor

Sporting Editor.
Dear Sir. 1 ara writing you In
reference to the Sammy Schiff
and Willie Hannop fight at the
National Club on Saturday night.
This affair was the most out
rageouS thing that ever came off
in a Philadelphia prize ring. The
referee stopped the but claiming
that Schiff was holding TO prove
that he must have had another
motive in stopping the bout, the
crowd hooted and hissed him re-
fusing to let him referee any
more bouts that night. There
was not ono among the 2,000
present knew why the fight was
stopped. It was a great injustice
to Schiff as he was winning all
the way This referee has ruined
himself in Philadelphia and 1t
does not look like he will referee
another bout here. SchiG is a
game boy and has made a num-
Der of sensational aghts here. To
prove that he was done a rank
injustice, I have him matched
back again with the same boy in
two weeks. This Is enough proof
to show you that the Philadel-
phia boy, like Schiff, will not
tolerate such treatment. I have
Schiffs' interest at heart and will
not stand for him to get the
worst of it in Philadelphia or
els; where.
ROBERT II. GUNNIS,
Manager of Sammy Schiff.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-07
Body Floating in River
Identified as Michigan Man

The body of the man found float
ing in the Susquehanna river near
Washington street yesterday morn
ing, was identified hast evening as
that of w, Fl, Harrington, FL East
Cross street, Ypsilanti, Mich. lie
when he was registered at a local
hotel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-07
MISS sLETHELDAZ BLEIBTREY.

winner. who beat the best worll's
time and herself finished under the
old mark. The following day. after a
sleepless night on the train, for she
was unable to secure Pullman ac-
comm odations, she won the 500 yard
national free style title at Brighton
and covered the course in 740 40,
which leaves hardly q doubt she
would have lowered the internaticn-
al indoor record of 731 2-5 had she
not been exhausted from the strenu-
Gus trip from Pittsburgh
These achievements with others al
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-07
CHUReHTowN WANTS GAMES

The Churehtown \. g. have organ
lied for the Coming season and are
in the fieid for games with all fast
teams in Harrisburg and vicinity.
Games are to be played at home and
away. Would like TO hear from such
teams as Hershey, Highspire, Rose
wood, Rutherford. Y. NJ, 6. A., Hum
melstown, St. Mary's, Gaidsboro and
other fast teams. All Gommuntca-
tions should be addressed to II. G..
Gross, Allen, Pa.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
DEPARTURE

Accumulated excess of temperature since Jan
nary l. 1919. rs: deficiency Of Temperature since
December l, 1919. 2; accumulated excess of pre-
cpitation since January l. 1919 I'LL: excess
Of precipitation since December l, 1913. LIS.
Temperature same date last year-Highest, Il I;
lowest, "A
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
FIREMEN'S WAGE
HEARING FIRST.
Salary Classification Meet
ings Start Dec. t6-May>
Hold at Night.

The District Fire Department heads
list/of ten hearings by the Joint
Congressional Commission on Recias-
sihcation OF salaries in the Federal
and District service, according TO an
announcement made last night.
Hearings probably will not be con-
cluded until Christmas Eve, the origi-
nal date OF December II having been
found too early to complete the work
The list Of hearings for District
branches follow:
District Fire Department. December
l6. at $50 a. m, commission headQuar-
ters. Four-and-a-Half street and Mis-
souri, avenue.
Combined scientific and technical
services. December Il. $50 a. m. at
Senate Once Building.
Social science and statistical science.
December Is. at $50 a m. commission
headquarters.
Applied social and economic serv-
ices. December IS. at 9 p. m. COM
mission headquarters.
Statistical. clerical and mechanical
tabulating. December 19. at p. m.
commission headquarters.
Skilled trades and unskilled labor,
December 70. at $50 a. m. commission
headquarters.
Personnel service. December 2. at
$50 a. m. commission headquarters.
Government bookkeeping and ac-
counting, December %, at p. m.
commission headquarters.
Fifteen additional services are yet
to be heard. These will probably be
combined into five hearings. with a
possibility of night hearings for the
majority of them.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

Welfare Council now meeting at the
university. Plans Ior extensive re-
construction work are before the
committee.
Trustees OF the university. who met
under the presidency of Cardinal
Gibbons. include leading Catholics
fom virtually every section of the
United States, Among those present
are Cardinal O'Connor, Boston; Arch
bishop .Moeller. Cincinnati: ArchbIsf
op Massmer,' Milwaukee: Archbishop
Glennon. St. Louis: Archbishop Cane.
Dubuque: Archbishop Hanna, San
Francisco; Archbishop Mundelein.
Chicago: Archbishop Hardy. Omaha:
Archbishop Shaw. New Orleans:
Archbishop Daugherty. Philadelphia:
Archbishop Dowling. st. Paul: Bishop
Harkins. Providence: Bishop Caue-
win. Pittsburg: Bishop Lewis. Kan
sas City: Bishop Milan. Hartford:
Bishop O'ConneIl. Richmond: Bishop
Colligan. Baltimore; Bishop Null
doom. Rockford. Ill: Bishop Ladelle
New York: and Bishop Shahan, rec
tor of the university.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
THRONGS WELCOME
MISS CASSINELLI

Miss Dolores Cassinelli, the photo
play star. was the center OF theatri-
cal attractions in Washington yes
terday with no less than three per-
sonal appearances on the stage of
Loew's Columbia Theater during the
afternoon and night. in addition to
an F street shopping tour and two
theater box parties as the guests OF
various friends.
Miss Cassinelli was the guest Of
honor at a dinner at the Raleigh last
night at which she was introduced
to the dramatic editors OF the four
Washington newspapers and a num-
Der of local film officials. At the eve
ming appearance at the Columbia.
Miss Cassinelli had as her guests
Representative F. II. La Guardia, OF
New York, and Mrs. La Guardia. Gen.
Emilio Guglielmotti. military attache
of the Italian Embassy. and others.
She reached Washington yesterday
morning and will remain over until
tonight. making three more personal
appearances at the Columbia today.
Among yesterdays festivities were a
box party at Keith's in the afternoon
and another box party at night at
Polls.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
MARSHALL TO PRESIDE
AT NEGRO MEMORIAL

A mass meeting at the Liberty
Hut will be held Monday night to
aid in the movement for the erec-
tion of q memorial to colored serv-
ice men who gave their lives in the
world war. Secretary OF War Baker
and Secretary of Navy Daniels
have been invited to attend. An
nouncement was made last night
that Vice President Marshall will
preside.
The movement Is being directed
by the National Memorial Associa-
tion, of which Ferdinand d. Lee is
president; the Rev. w. II. JerRagin.
first vice president; Mrs. Julia West
Hamilton, second vice president:
Daniel Freeman. treasurer; James
II. W. Howard. financial secretary,
and Mrs. Julia NJ. Layton, corre-
spending secretary.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
Chemical Society Hears
Talk on Plant Diseases

S. L. Jodidi. of the Bureau of
Plant Industry. gave a lecture on
the disease of food plants and their
causes. at a meeting of the Chemi-
cal Society of Washington last
night at the Cosmos Club. c. s.
Cragoe. c. H. Meyers and c. S.
Taylor. of the Bureau of Standards,
spoke on the vapor pressure of am
monia.
Tribute was paid by President
c. o. Johns to the memory of E.
c. McKelvy. secretary of the So
ciety. who lost his life by an ex-
plosion of chemicals at the Bureau
of Standards recently.
The 300th meeting of the society
will be held on Thursday. January
8. 1920. A program of special in
terest is contemplated.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
PRIZE PLAYS: in
WAR RISK SHOW
Community Service Club to Enter
tain Girls with Miss Burglar.
Other Sketches.

Three prize plays. written by WASH
ington aspirants. to playwright honors,
will be presented In honor OF War Risk
girls at Community Service Club No.
s. SIS Tenth street northwest. tonight
during a War Risk party.
A musical program will be given by
the War Risk orchestra. The plays
are entitled. Miss Burglar" THE
Suburbanite" and Untrue to Type"
with the following leading roles: Mrs.
Francis Connolly. Denis E. Connell. A.
ID. and w. II. Bailey. Mabel Kipp
Lewis. Betty Harrington. DIR. George
Flemer. Maurice Jarvis and Ann Ives.
Plays will be directed by John NJ.
Kline.
Director English Of the Community
Service has announced plans are un-
der way for a Christmas holiday
party for youngsters.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
LOCAL TEMPERATURES.

Midnight, Q; 2 a m. .; a. m, n: s a.
m. -; A. m, ID; 10 a m. "a; IL noon, 2;
p m, .; p. m, %: 6 p m, %: 9 p. m. .
8; 10 p N. 9. Highest p; lowest. %.
Relative humidity-S a. m, So; p. m, IS:
p m. 81; rainfall (s p. m. to p M. o;
hours Of sunshine, 49, per cent of possible sun
shine n
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

re N.-,. stere-onei.I weather
Rep@rf--Clssdy and warmer.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12

Finest quality bombazne capes Full
sweep skirt; attached hood; color and water
proofing guaranteed; ages to Ia wears
Finest quality sateen Capes. in tan, blue and
red, with beautiful silk plaid lined hoods
$50 value for $3.50.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
Sc PLACED In JOBS
BY FEDERAL BUREAU

In response to urgent. request OF the
Federal Employment Bureau at l4lO
Pennsylvania avenue employers OF the
District and outlying districts are
registering their needs with the bu-
reau in an effort to make good the
promise of "a job for every soldier
as a Christmas present"
Fifty-six men were placed yester-
day. The small band of workers at
the bureau made $50 phone calls in re-
sponse to lis applications for work.
Sunday. December y. will be En-
ployment Sabbath. when ministers
throughout the city will appeal to
employers to aid the employment bu-
reau.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
SOON TO START
WORK ON SHRINE
Break Ground in Spring,
Decision of Catholic
University Trustees.

Misunderstanding for the S5.OO0OO0
shrine dedicated to the honor OF
Mary the Immaculate. patroness Of
me catholic University. will start in
carry spring. trustees Of the univer-
sity decided yesterday afternoon.
cardinal Gibbons is presiding over
tne sessions OF the administrative
committee OF the National Catholic
The Washington herald., 1919-12-12
Runaway Horse Injuries.
m ID

Raymond Linsey. coIored. Of Al.
Washington street northwest. was
cut and bruised bn the face and
body yesterday morning. A horse.
attached to a buggy driven by Ed
ward Blick. of Four Corners. Md.
became frightened and ran away.
knocking Linsey down at Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest