Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-01-06
NATIONAL He AID
OF WOMAN'S CLUB
TALKS in OMAHA
Leading Members Of General
Federation Guests at
Luncheon in Y. w. CA.
Auditorium.

". c. A. auditorium, were numcr
ons general federation officers, in
Guiding the president, Mrs. Josial
Evans CowIes OF Los Angeles. anc
.he two vice presidents, Miss Geor
gia A. Bacon of Massachusetts,, snt
Mrs. Thomas G. Winter of Mime
sofa. all of whom spoke.
Among other visiting club WON
en- on the platform we've Mesdamcs
George Plummer Of Chicago, who
spoke briefly: Mary l, Wood, New
Hampshire; B. B. Clark, Iowa; vii
liam P. Harper, Washington; John
Shuttleworth, Louisiana: r. L..
Hutchinson, West Virginia; Felix
McWhirter, Indiana, and R. R. Cot
ton, North Carolina Past presi-
dents of the Omaha Woman's club
in attendance included Mcsdames
Draper Smith. F. H. Cole, c. w,
Hayes, F. M. Syfert and A. L. Fer
nald. Mrs. William Berry, presiden;
OF the second Nebraska district. was
among the honor members. The
South Omaha. Dundee and Benson
Women's clubs and t the Woman's
club of the Railway Mail Service
were represented. as we'll as Council
Bluffs and Red Oak, Ia. clubs.
Mrs. c. L. Hempel presided.
Three Paramount Tasks.
"When | was here four years
ago" said Mrs. Cowles, II was CIV
en- a key, said to be the key to
Omaha. I still have it and find it
always fits the lock. II has proven
70 BE KEY to your city and to your
hearts az we'll.
Three paramount tasks are be
fore the General Federation of Wo-
mems clubs" declared the president;
"Americanization, thrift and COM
munity service. Conserve your or
ganizations," she admonished. IRE
alize that when you become men,
Der or an officer in club, district,
state or in the general federation,
you have definite duty to perform.
Not only is there honor, but COM
mensuratc responsibility Honors
are not hard to. carry. They are de
]ightful; they are an inspiration, but
are far outweighed by the service to
be rendered
What Will History Say!
at is a wonderful thing to have |
good ancestry, but what will pos
terity say Of the women of 1920? |
Our names individually will be for
gotten when the history of this |
tragic period is written, but will the
American women who have stood |
so staunclly continue to stand for
unified and coherent service in such |
way as to interpret to the his
torian of the future the real story |
of the American woman of today? |
Carry the shield urtarnished. Let its
?ision be reflected down through |
generations. The compensation will
be far beyond any story that can be
described"
Miss George Bacon, first vice
president and chairman of thrift in |
The general federation, said there
will not be woman in Nebraska, |
Iowa or the United States who will
rot learn much about the thrift
in the next few months.
"a nation begins to decay when
such extravs gances are iidulged in
as we see in this country today.
Next to schools, Women's organiza-
lions are tine most potent force in
the thrift movement. Eighty-hve
rents out Of every dollar are spent
by women. Eighty eight per cent of
the men who reach 65 years of age
are dependent upon charity or their
children. Eiehty-two widows out of
every 100 have to work for them
selves and families or are depend
ent upon their children. Keep ac-
counts, save and invest" advised
Miss Bacon.
Praise Winters Address.
If the vigorous applause for Mrs.
Thomas G. Winters address ON
and the many COM
nents heard at the tea which fol-
lowed the program serve as an indi>
cation, her message to the Omaha
Woman's club was considered one
OF the best heard in years before
that body. She discussed the soul,
and not the mechanics, of Ameri
lanization work.
The appeal for this work must be
r,ade through the individual and to
'ie individual. We can't make laws,
establish courts, schools and
churches which. will do this work
Tor us It is your work and my
work. Valuable as our institutions
tre," she said, ''the Americanization
problem is one of human relation
ships. The woman IS the heart of it
all. She controls the emo lions that
exist in the family. The family is
the unit in our civilization, not the
Whenever you find a
coating individual without home,
YOU find sore spot -
No More Snobs.
Let US all be friends together
and never more have snobs,' plead
ed Mrs. George Plummer in urging
a continuation of community serv-
ice and the spirit of comradeship."
which she named as one of the gains
derived from the war.
Musical numbers were given by /
Miss Ethel Schmidt and Florence
Long Arnoldie, accompanied by J..
Clifford Long.
Preceding the social program, the
Woman's club i'll business session.
endorsed a report recommending
the back to the home" movement.
, budget system, increased produc-
ton and decreased expenditure, and
cooperation in the thrift
Fight High Prices.
Sugar varies from II IL to 22l-2
cents per pound in Omaha" said
Mrs. F. H. Cole in submitting the
report. Butter varies as much as
II cents per pound, depending upon
your grocer. 1t is said to be illegal
% demand the purchase of other
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