TITE OMAHA "DAILY 1JEE : WEDXESDAV , OCTOBEH 20 , 1808.
STAND UP FOR THE MOTHERS
National Council of Women Asked to Oppdse
Breaking Up Homes.
ACTION V/ITH / REFERENCE TO CHILDREN
Committee Nniuril niul
Slronu nxprrnnlou of Sciitlnirnt
OHereil I'lililln Mrctlntc llrnrx
AVnnii
The main thing taken up at the business
meeting of the National Woman's council
was a resolution proposed by Mrs. Kato
Waller Barrett of Washington , D. C. , repro-
tentatlve of the Florence Crlttenden rnls-
clons , calling for the appointment of a
etandlng committee to consider the care of
dependent and delinquent children. After a
etrong appeal by Mrs. Barrett It was de
cided to have such a committee.
Iu connection with this same question the
following resolution from Mrs. Anita M.
Ollphant was referred to the same standing
committee :
Resolved. That the National Council of
Women strenuously opposes the plan pur
sued by many child-saving Institutions of
lucaklng up famllli'H ' nnd separating mother
and child , thnrnhy removing responsibilities
from those who ought to bear them and
putting additional burdens upon the cbarl-
tably-dlspotled In .1 community ; that the Na
tional Council thinks It best to keep mother
and child together whenever possible ; and
when It is found that the environment can
not be elevated , the council believes that
children should be placed In families and
not In institutions.
Mrs. Sowall will name the commltteo later.
Some matters pertaining to the next trien
nial were disposed of and an adjournment
was taken Just in tlmo to allow those who
desired to do co to attend the luncheon of
the National Council of Jewish Women at
the Metropolitan club.
Trtiiperiun'p Workern nt It ,
The afternoon was taken up with a con
gress of Woman's Christian Temperance
union workers under the auspices of the
national union In the church parlors and a
large number of members of the national
union were present to occupy the platform
In behalf of their particular form of teniper-
anco work ,
After a scripture reading and a prayer by
Mrs. B. B. Towl of South Omaha an address
of welcome was made by Mrs. S. M. Walker
of Lincoln , president of the State Woman's
Christian Temperance union. Her principal
thought was that the advantages and oppor
tunities received in Hfo are for the benefit
of others. She was followed by Mrs. M. G.
Andrews , president of the local union. Whllo
appreciating the wealth and beauty dis
played in Omaha , particularly In the ex
position , she said the needs of temperance
placed the most emphasis upon her welcome
to the visitors. She reasoned for scientific
temperance.
Mrs. Chorlton Kdbolm was then Introduced
ns representing the temple of the natlona
union at Chicago. Her address was devotee
to a thorough discussion of the liquor traf-
llc as being allied with the traffic In girls
She voiced the opinion that the liquor traffic
really underlies the traffic In girls and tha
the real remedy IB the use of the ballo
box for the prohibition of the manufacture
ami sale of liquor.
The idea of physical culture was repre
sented by Mrs. Frances Lelter of Mans
Meld , O. , and aho told of the work done by
her particular department of the Womcn'a
Christian Temperance union. An Intelllgcn
. ficl.eAUf9rpdicatIon ! ) . along thojlnes.pf anat-
dmy ; Vhyslotogy and hygleno In the public
schools she believed would work wonders
for temperance.
Scope of the OrxnnUutlnn.
The work of organization and the pi In
clples of the union and lt scope were pro
scnted Jolntedly by Mrs. Helen Harford o
Nowberg , Ore. , the national organizer o
Oregon.
Finally a "Glance at the Situation" wa
taken by Mrs. F. B. Beaucharap of Lexlns
ton , Ky. , the representative here of Mrs
Lillian M. N , Stevens , the president of th
national union. Mre. Heauchamp dtlater
upon the Importance of the body and it
proper care and preservation. Religion , sh
remarked , had been altogether too muc
spiritualized , and a moro practical rellglo
looking to the purity and health of the bed
and the freedom from the use of narcotics
such as tobacco and opium , and partlcularl
it8 freedom from alcohol , she consldere
more cwontlal to the reformation of soclet
than a spiritualized ecbemo of bcautlfu
Mrs. M. G. Andrews , Dr. Freda M
Lankton , Mrs. S. M. Walter of Lincoln an
Mrs. H. B. Towl of South Omaha constitute
the local committee which bad looked afte
the arrangements for the meeting.
There will bo another meeting of th
temperance congress Thursday afternoon.
Second of I'uliHu MeellliK * .
The second of the public meetings of th
National Council of Women was held In th
main auditorium of the First Congregations
church last evening and it kept the atten
tlon of a very good audience for three hour *
Its main features were the address of th
president , Mrs. May Wright Sewall of In
dlannpolls , nnd a dltcuslon of tempormic
nnd the social evil by Mrs. Kate Waller Bar
roll of Now York , the representative of th
Florence Crlttenden mission movement ; Mr !
Francis n. Beauchamp of Lexington , Ky. , a
the representative of Mrs. Lillian N. M
Stevens , the new president of the Nations
Woman's Christian Temperance union , an
Jlrn. Francis W. Leiter of Mansfield , 0.
Some fraternal greetings cnmo first froi
rrveral organizations not yet allied wit
the eighteen associations represented by th
National Council. They were voiced b
Mrs. Kllen A. Richardson of Wlntbroj
Mass. , for the George Washington Mcmorl :
association ; Mrs. Harriet M. Deutcher <
Stlllwater , Minn. , for the National Woman' '
Kceley league ; Mra , Helen II , Stlres of Cc
lumbua , Neb. , for the Order of the Easter
Star ; nnd Mrs. W. P. Harford of this clt
for thoWoman's Missionary society of th
For a summer cough ,
Or a winter cough j
For a night cough ,
Or a slight cough ,
Or a cough which
"hangs on , "
Cberry Peeiora !
I'nlteil Drolhren. Each told briefly nf the
work o ( her own partlcuhr organization.
The address of the president , Mrs.
came next. She tald :
The sttrrlnis events of the Inst six months
hove been so emphasized on public oplnlou
that they seem to have occupied the cntlrn
jear. The din ofnr Is wont so to deafen
the public enr Hint the quiet activities of n
nr period are to It inaudible. There can
lave been no time \\hcn \\ijr did not n-
> > lvo the women of countries cngaped In
; for oven before women had any par-
clpullon In public affairs the wars that
Irow men from their homes Increased the
nportance of women In private affairs , as
iclr Industrial activity was augmented per-
irco by the very events which mnde the
leatest drafts upon their hearts. At no
icrlod of strcsa In our country's hlstorj
mvo the public services of American
omen In various fields been BJ consplcu-
U3 as during the lant six months. The
ervlccs of Miss Helen Oould In pecuniary
If IB. or Clara Harton with the sign of the
.ed Crosa. of the hundreds of nurses who
mvo shunned no danuer of ullmato and
o discomfort of camp , of the women war
orro pondents who , let It bo hoped , have
cntrlbutiM no yellow paces to the Journals
f the day , only conspicuously Illustrate the
arlous ways in which hundreds of tlmu-
ands of women have , on a smaller scale ,
ontrlbutcd to their country's BtreiiRth.
Whllo It wap still hoped that war ml < ? ht
e averted the National Council. repond -
IIK to the wr | | known desire of President
IcKlnley to know the feeling of the pco-
le , added to the numerouj petitions that
tent out from brave and loial men and
vomen from all over the country. Its petl-
lon reprcsentlne the dcslro of over 1,000,000
\omen. to avoid war if possible. That no
ne desired to avert the catastrophe more
han President McKlnlcy his whole course
f conduct showed : that he was Grateful to
hose who attempted to hold the nubile
mind culm and to afford tlmo for diplo
matic Intervention , his response to such po-
Itlons amply proves. It may well be be
loved that from the day war was declared
how > who liavo tried In whatever circle
hey were to avert It were most fervently
urateful for the magnanimity constantly
hewn bv our chief executive , the humanity
manifested by our Kenerals and the hrro-
sm demonstrated on land and sea by our
countrymen.
Three Xew Coniinlttrtn >
Thrco most Important standing committees
lave been added during the last year to our
groups of commltteo workers. The commlt-
eo on social peace and International arbl-
ratlon. with the Countess Cora Slocomb dl
Jrazzi nt Its head. The sudden call to arms
) iit served to emphasize the need of this
commltteo und to show that such a com-
nltteo should long ago have been organized
and been active In the diffusion of Its doc
trines. The committee on social purity ,
with Rov. Anna Garlln Spencer at Its head.
The formation of this committee Is a decla
ration that the National Council of Women
of the United States IB committed to that
loctrlne of the common moral standard for
men and women BO forcibly expressed in
: ho well known phrafae. "A white Ufa for
.wo. " The commltteo on domestic relations
under the law. whoso chairman Is Miss
Octavla Williams Bates of Detroit. It has
for Its specific work such a codification of
the laws bearing upon domestic life as will
show the contradiction existing among our
states nnd the manner in which these con
tradictious work Inlustlco to Individuals and
evil to the community.
During the year but ono national organiza
tion of women has entered the council ranks
the Rathbone Sisters the second of the
great orders that have como In. the Ladies
of the Maccabees , being the other one.
The growth through the multiplication of
local councils is not less Important. The
largest formed during the year Is that at
Now Orleans , which already Includes In Its
membership 114 local organizations. Suc
cessful Initiative has been taken In organiz
ing n local council In New York City.
Among the organizations that for the first
tlmo send fraternal delegates to our ses
sions are Ihe Congress of Mothers and the
George Washington Memorial association.
During the last year the fraternal rela-
tlonn with Canada , which have from the be
ginning of council work been fostered In the
two countries , have been emphasized.
Women niul War.
In these days wo are continually hearing
of the new role which the United States
Is to play among the nations of the earth.
Wo are told that It will no longer do for
the United States to hold Itself in Isolation
from the rest of the world ; that whether
it w.shes It or not. the nation is destined
to nssumo a place which will compel all
other nations to reckon with it in the pros
ecution of any projects they may devlso.
Those of us who trnlv believe that a per
fect social peace would make either a civil
or a foreign war Impossible must still re-
Jolco In ovcry good that seems to have re
sulted from the recent war. If bv It our
country shall be lifted out of a selfish ma
terialism which has engrossed and Isolated
It Into a sense of Its permanent relation-
shlo with nil the other nations of the earth
this must bo counted n great good. But we
bellovo it Is Its happy destiny to prove Its
relationship to the nations of the world and
Its consciousness of its kinship , not by be
coming a terror because of its Invincible
navy. Its invulnerable ships and Its un
matched soldiery , but rather because of Ita
sense of human equality , which Is the in
evitable outcome of n true sense of human
kinship.
Our country has been Isolated by Its size
nnd by the satisfaction which It derived
from contemplating Its own dimensions.
Its sense of International relationship will
be quickened by a sense of the Insignifi
cance of size when disconnected from con
tents and quality. Of this now sense ot
kinship among the nations , which Indis
putably has been quickened Into conscious
ness by the recent war , the council was n
forerunner. Through the International
Council of Women this sense of relationship
nmong the nations baa already assumed or
ganic form , and. as Is well known , organic
form is essential to conscious and responsi
ble activity.
Mri. flrnnnlM * AdilrCNM ,
Several reports of ( initiated bodies were
next In order , the llrst being from the Na
n tional Christian League for the Promotlor
of Social Purity. U had been prepared bj
6 Mrs. Elizabeth I ) . Grannls of Now York , th (
president of that organization , but ns Mrs
Rrannls could not bo present It was pro-
ll tented by Mrs. Kato Waller Barrett , th <
president of the Florence Crlttenden mis.
slons. Substantially this report was :
Our league pleads for the co-operation ol
the entire church and all seeking the bet
terment of the rnco In its efforts to promot (
for men and women in and out of tlu
church an equal standard of purity and .
higher typo of spiritual life than that whlcl
at present exists. It neck ? to Impress upoi
the average mind , as upon the thoughtful
the vast advantage of pure conjugal af'
fectlon , which would effect such improve'
rnent In offspring ns In ono generatlot
would result in comparatively n new raci
of men. Not a third of the children bon
are wanted and prepared for by parent !
before the child Is begotten. Multitudes o
children. If not three-fourths of the humai
nice , arc accidents on the part of parents
Countless ones are oblects of hatred and no
a few of murder before birth.
Not this organization alone Is striving ti
attain hlehor lines in child culture , for vn
see Indications that the Etience of reproduc
tlin of the human race Is receiving raon
and moro attention. Educators , thoushtfu
parents , women associating themselves fi
mothers' congresses , and both men am
women peneirntlnK into scientific research
are putting forth eltorts In their varlou
lines to learn how to attain the best re
suits In child culture In its broadest senst
Both the natural and divine laws whirl
refer to prcper matins of human being
have been shamefully Ignored , not only b
the theological professor , but by the churc
universal and even the state.
Wo were deeply interested In the bill In
troduced Into the Ohio legislature by Rep
rcfcntatlvo Parker , which required tha
every male and female candidate for mar
riage should render a cflrtlflcato of raentt
and physical fitness. Mr Parker was pub
llfihed to have said that almost every chll
In our Imbecile asvlums and kindred Instl
tutlons U the direct result of marrlag
which ought never to have been , This !
rueIn n limited EOBSP. Yet from twenty-
Ive yenrs of observation nnd Investigation
a have found that there are apparently ]
s ninny If not more , defective children
born outside of wedlock n" In It We- can
o better than to Increase Illegitimacy by
inhibiting marrl.igo to persons nP.llcted
Ith mental or physical disease. Authentic
ecords shjw over SftO.OOO defective children
n public ) Institutions In the United .States.
Vhnt of the numbers outside of public In-
tltutlonf. In private quarters and homes ?
Vo read over the morning papers , which
ro circulated for family reading among nil
Insrt'a and the marses. and' Ond there slm-
nr statements to the following : That the
odles of twenty-six murdered Innocents
era picked up In the upper part of the
Ity of New York during a period of about
Ix weeks , nnd on Investigation by the mu-
Iclpal authorities not one cast > was success-
ully disposed of.
Text IlouUn Are Xeedril.
Text books on the science of stlrplculturo
hould be familiar to all persons prcpara-
ory to becoming parents. Such books
hould be suitably prepared for schools of
11 grades from the primary to the unlver-
Ity. U Is through Ignorance that there Is
o sin so prevalent In and out of thp church
s sex Impurity. Thanks be to the New
Testament and to the progressive women
n and out of the church for advance raado
> y them out of the pan conservatlvo sex
hralldom.
Humanitarian and educational nroircss Is
ought by the league along all lines , it Is
onstantly working through the legislature
or the passage of bills helpful to higher
nubile morals and to prevent the passage
of such ns lower the standards. We ex-
nect thin winter to renew our efforts on
ho bill relative to incorporating the seventh
ommandment into thp laws of the Empire
state. Although we have been sorely dis
mayed at the discouragements met with In
he New York legislature during the lasi.
eight years , wo shall nertr gfvo up the
matter until Now York rises to the olan
of Massachusetts nnd Pennsylvania , tuns
) ossesslng ns strong , If not stronger law
or the protection of thn mnrrlago relation ,
if the homo and of the children. New-
York. Delaware and Louisiana are the onlv
states In the union without any legal pro-
cctlon for marriage. This condition of
things Is largely responsible for the rage
of public and private Mormonlsra lu New
York. Wo want a universal law of mar
riage and divorce , but until this , our aim ,
s attained , we will not cea-so our efforts
with the New York state legislature to pass
bill prohibitory to Mormonlsm. Bishop
Doanr , in his plea for the National Chris
tian league's bill before the Judiciary com
mittee , declared that Mormonlsm was ram
pant In the state of New York and that Its
results were far moro detrimental than
where it is legalized.
Shot ut the Army.
Wo remember during the last summer the
strenuous efforts put forth by prominent ,
popular armv officers to prevent the accep-
: nnce of servlco from trained women nurses ,
implying that from a moral standpoint male
nurses were more desirable for soldiers. Is
It not remarkable In view of this that thcso
pretentious moralists manifested no concern
at the arrival of 300 dissolute women In
Tampa Immediately after the troops were
landed , or at the landing of three carloads
of a similar freight In Jacksonville on the
arrival of the United States soldiers ? And
we all know how much persuasion was re
quired by thesechivalrous officials to ac
cept the services even of the Red Cross
women nurses.
An Important department of the le gu < > * c
work is the Christian League Industrial , or
Woman's Club Home , located at 5 East
Twelfth street. The house was opened In
May. 1S05. It Is managed exclusively on
the family plan.
Crlttcmlen Mission Work.
Afterward Mrs. Barrett gave a. report or
behalf of her own organization In the Crlt
tenden mission movement of reclaiming un
fortunate girls. This movement had firs
met with considerable opposition , she said
and In Atlanta , Ga. , tj clty council paisec
an ordinance forbidding anyone to nttemp
rescue work. Liter , however , Atlanta turnei
around and donated n tract of laud for '
Crlttenden home. What had been started li
the wny of congressional action she recallei
and she Informed her hearers that todaj
there are fifty-two Crlttenden homes In thli
country and one has been established li
Japan even. All this work had been car
rled on , explained Mrs. Barrett , througl
the generosity of one man , Charles P. Grit
tenden of New York.
What had been done by the Woman'
Christian Temperance union movement o
the country was told by Mrs. Francis W
Loiter of Mansfield , 0. , the delegate fron
the National union. The National union
? ald Mrs. Lelter , attained Its majority thre
years ago and In a couple of weeks In St
Paul It would hold Its twenty-fifth nntlona
convention. At the last convention then
were 12G delegates , each representing 30' '
paying members , and there -were also fort ;
fraternal delegates from various parts of th <
world. At one time the union didn't be
llevo in prohibition , but it does now mofa
positively ; likewise as to suffrage It ha ;
taken an affirmative stand. Mrs. Lelte
spoke of what It had accomplished for tin
proper temperance education of the chlldrei
of the country as to the effect of narcotic
upon the human system. Since the first con
vention of the union at Cincinnati the womei
of America had learned they could do some
thing though the men had said they couli
not ; they bad also gotten out of the wood
In the matter of parliamentary law. Afte
explaining the requirements of membershl ]
nnd the white ribbon feature , oho paid >
glowing tribute to the memory of the lati
Frances E. Willard , who for thirteen year
had been at the head of the union. Tin
union , remarked the speaker , had learnci
that the saloon Is Intrenched In politics ant
It has therefore endeavored to create a pub
He sentiment for temperance. The Natlona
Woman's Christian Temperance union stand
unalterably committed against the llquo
traffic and for the protection of the Amerlcai
home.
IMca for Total Almtliicncr.
Mrs. Frances E. Beauchamp of Lexington
Ky. , Mrs. Stevens' representative , then mad
an address on total abstinence , using as ,
text thn scriptural quotation , "Know yo no
that your body Is the temple of the hoi
spirit ? " She pleaded for a religion tha
cared for the body as welf as the soul , an
this , she said. Is the keynote of the Woman'
Christian Temperance union. Were the e !
feet of alcohol upon the physical systei
better known she believed there would b
vastly more people In favor of total abstln
ence.
"Won't you please cease to speak t
alcohol as a stimulant ? " she asked. "Selene
epeaks of It as a narcotic. It Is the enl
poison for which no antldoto has bee
found. "
The total abstinence- experiments upon th
, British soldiers' In Egypt , she asserted , ha
demonstrated that there had been CO p <
cent less sickness among the soldiers froi
whom the rations of rum had been with
held. Strong reasons for abstinence a )
found In the Influence upon others of tt
liquor habit and the results of herodit ;
Millions of young men , according to the n
ports of the Young Men's Christian assocl :
tlons , are kept from the church by tha ope
saloon on Sunday and the beer garden , ar
SO per cent of the crimes committed h :
been traced to Indulgence In Intoxicants.
I The closing address was "by Mrs. Ka
Wallsr Barrett of Washington on "Society
I Duty to the Scarlet Woman. " "The sod
' evil is not a necessary one , " she contende
"U was never Intended that one-half of tt
world ( hould suffer for the other lialf. " SI
did not have much faith In efforts to cu
the evil by legislation or by segregating t !
evil , as Is the custom with many cities , T !
of her philosophy was that mor
" suasion , intelligently applied , Is the bett
way and that the stigma should bo co :
, j Rlderoi as great upon men as women. S <
. clety's duty she considered to bo that
e charitable effort to reclaim und uplift t !
a fallen \\ouian.
tl'Alft V linP'P * T
UOIIEX Jlhhi AT
Omalia Section of the Jewish Oonucll QroeU
Its Quest ,
BRILLIANT COMPANY AT THE BOARD
Il < limui < ilic < l 'WorUrr * In the Caune
Vic Midi Hitch Odirr In tin In-
of "Wit unit Wl -
iloni lit the I'Vnsl.
The luncheon and reception tendered by
the local Council of Jewish Women to the
vlfltlng dei'egatca of the National Council
of Women at the Metropolitan club yes
terday was a most brilliant untcrtalnment ,
'
, It Is seldom that one city has the pleasure I
of entertaining po many distinguished |
women n& are at present sojourning In the j
Gate City. The- spacious hall , which Is well
adapted for the purpose of entertaining on
a grand scale , wa * magnificent with myri
ads of electric HghtH and flowers , and x-
qulslto confections In costuming , scintillat
ing with gems , vied with natural flowers
In the adorning of thcso women , who al
though they dlvo deep Into reforms ad
vanced to etevato humanity and raise the
standard of cltlzanshlp , do not despise the
witchery of becoming apparel , the glitter
of Jewels and perfume of flowers.
For a short tlmo the receiving matrons ,
Mrs , Belle A. Polack , Mrs. Simon Adamsky
and Mrs. Morllz Meyer , Btood In the hall.
Only there was nothing about it to suggest
a hall , as It bad been embowered with
exotics o that It might easily have been
maglned a bower In some tropical Isle.
Passing thence to the long dining room the
; ueata perceived that the floral decorat'ons
lad been managed with artistic restraint.
The tables were arranged In a geometrical
design and bcautlfulry decorated with a
rich display of white and yellow chrysan
themums. At the head of the banquet board
the five gueflts of honor sat , Mrs. Polack ,
iresldent of the local Council of Jewish
Women , In the center. On her right was
seated Mrs. Hannah O. Solomon of Chicago ;
on her left Mrs. May Wright Sewall of
Indianapolis. Miss Susan B , Anthony isat
next to Mrs. Solomon nnd Mrs. Draper
Smith was seated next to Mrs. Sewall.
The out-of-town guests who corupled
spaces about the board were : Susan B. An-
: hony , Mrs. Hannah Solomon of Chicago ,
Mrs. Simon of Kansas City , Mo. , Mre.
Roscnwasser of Cleveland , Mrs. leaner of
Champaign , III. , Mrs. Foster , Mrs. Kate
Harrett of Washington , D. C. , Mrs. Emme-
llno Wells , Mrs. M. Y. Dougall of Salt Lake
City , Mrs. Henry Hlrsch of DCH Molncs ,
Mrs. Charles Mayer , Miss Mayer of Lin
coln , Mrs. Oberfolder of Sidney , Mrs.
Highland of Des Molnes , Mrs. Llpals , Mrs.
Simon , Mrs. Ryder of Kansas City , M B.
Sewall of Indianapolis , Mrs. Barbe of Chicago
cage , Mrs. Thersheln , Mrs , Schulman , lira.
Fuhrman of Seattle , Mrs. Holllst < ? r of De
troit , Mrs. Richards of Champaign , Mrs.
Moog , Mre. Shaw of Kansas City , Mrs.
Frances Beauchamp of Lexington , Ky. ,
Mrs. Louise Barraum of Adrian , Mich. ,
Mrs. L. S. Lleberman , Mrs. Simon of Kan
sas City , Mrs. Octavo Williams of Detroit ,
Mrs. New berry Adams of Dubuque.
CrotliiK < o tlir OurilH.
In opening the post-prandial cxerclsefi
Mrs. Clara Rosewater , toastmistress , greeted
the guests , saying : "At no tlmo iu the his
tory of Omaha have so many brilliant and
talented women been with us. I therefore
think it fitting that the session of the Coun
cil of Jewish Women coSo with an expres
sion of goodwill and fraternal feeling. "
She called the first toast'of the afternoon ,
" " .
"Welcome. <
Mrs. Belle Polack rpsjpnded to this oasl
In a happy manner , ox'tcudlng a most cordial
welcome to all ,
Mrs. Rosewater then said : "During the
last few years woman has steadily moved
on. She has advanced from the secluslor
of the past. The club is largely responslbls
for this. "
"What Clubbing Has Done for Women'
was responded to by Mrs. H. F. Smith
president of the Worann's club of Omaha
She spoke slowly and distinctly. "Clubblnp
punishes , " she said , "punishes for past of-
fcnsca. We see our shortcomings In th (
light of present study and regret times
wasted In youth. Clubbing Injures physic
ally unless taken In homeopathic doses. Tt
br > serious It brings Into our midst for 0111
enjoyment hero today the leaders In ths
world's progress and thought. "
"Tho Wonder of the Nineteenth Century ;
the Fairest Work of the Great Author" was
responded to by Mrs. May Wright Sewall
and "Liberalism In Religion" by Rev. Marj
Garard Andrews. "If wo grow Intellectual
wo * must grow Into the thought of th (
spirit , " said Mrs. Andrews , "In the spirit o :
love. In spite of our differences there Is f
large spirit of love and good fellowship am'
this Is the spirit of liberal religion of oui
club. "
Miss Susan B. Anthony was presented it
respond to the toast "Woman if Man's
F.n.tial In Intellect , In Charai ; er His Sit-
ri-rlo ; . She Needs No Eulipy : She Sneak ;
for Herself. " Miss Anthony was hoartlb
greeted as she arose to apeak and said : "The
other half of genus homo Is making its ap
pearance in the world. For the last quartei
of a century I have been trying to Impress
upon the other half that she has the tnherenl
right to bo equal to the original half at the
ballot box. I hope to see the fruition of my
labors. "
Mrs. Leo M. Franklin responded to "Cas-
tlrs In thf Air' nnd Mrs. Hannah Solomon
"Why Omaha Needs a Jewlih Council "
At the conclusion of the luncheon an In *
format reception followed. Mrs. Draper
Smith , Mrs Sewall. Mrs. Solomon. Mrs.
Shaw nnd Miss Anthony receiving In the
parlor. Dainty reficshmentsi were nerved
from a round tnblo In the linll. Mrs. Adam-
sky poured coffee and was assisted by Miss
Polack , Miss Isabella Adler nnd Miss Cohu.
About two hundred guests were present dur
ing the afternoon.
MASS MHIVriXG ( IK . .IIJWISHVOMUN. .
Ioit of IMuiiN for AdMinroiiKMit
of llie Oinitlm ! * ei' loii.
A mass meeting of Jewish women was held
at Temple Israel last night at which visit
ing delegates to the National Council of
Jewlah Women , together with a largo num
ber of the local organization , were present.
Its put pose was to discuss plans to ndvanco
the work and usefulness of the Omaha sec
tion and a number of women experienced In
the work addressed the nssembly. The
chairman was Mrs. Henry G. Solomon ,
president of the National Council , who guv :
a. brief account of the work already accom
plished in the- United States. She gave a
long list of cities whore councils had beti
formed , making a total of 5.000 members.
The purpose of the council , she said , was ,
first , the study of Judaism , that JevsH't
women might be Intelligent regarding the
hKory and literature of their race , and so
moro fully equipped to properly train their
children. She added that with live Jewish
congregations Omaha should support a
strong and active organization of Jewish
women united for educational nnd charitable
work.
JUlss Blanche Oatzert of Chicago made an
eloquent appeal to the younger women to
enlist themselves In the work. Mrs. Charles
| Roaowator , vice president of the Nebraska
section , gave an account of the work that
I was progressing in her territory. Three sec-
, lions , at Hastings , Fremont und Suttou ,
. h.ive been recently established and are doing
i well. She also emphasized the Importance of
I gaining the interest of young women.
The work done by the council In Chicago
was presented by Mrs. Charles Haas , who
tald that especial Importance was given to
1 the mission school and the receptions by
which it was planned that Jewish women of
all classes should bo brought together In
social Intercourse.
The council in Kansas City was spoken of
by Mrs. Liebcrman of that city , who men
tioned the work accomplished In philan
thropic and educational lines. Work Is being
done In history for the benefit of the women
themselves and the members also operate a
kindergarten , nn Industrial school and a
night school , with an appended lectuic
course. Remarks were also made by Mes-
damps Shuloman of Kansas City , Hlrsch of
DCS Molucs and Felacnthal of Chicago. The
latter brought out the fact that the Chicago
mission school was Incharge of paid In
structors unstained by the liberal appropria
tions of Dr. Hlrsch's temple.
A number of names were added to the
membership of the local organization.
ERASTUS YOUNG RESIGNS
Given Up ills I'tmltliiH an Auditor of
the Pnelllc UM rein Compiiny
Suecexnor Not Niiiueil.
Erastus Young1 , general auditor of the
Union Pacific railroad and auditor of the
Paclflo Express company , has resigned his
position with the express company. The
resignation has been accepted and Mr. Young
will hereafter devote all his time to the
duties of the railroad position.
The resignation was received at a special
meeting of the directors cf the Pacific Ex-
1 press company held nt the headquarters In
I this city yesterday afternoon. Those who
. 'were ' in attendance are as follows : Presl-
1 dent James Eggleston , Omaha : E. B. Pryor
i E. G. Merrlaro. S. P. Schuyler nnd E. P
, Pratt of St. Louis , and Erastus Ynuni ? of
I Omaha , all directors. H. G. Bnrt , another
i director , was not present on account of his
trip to New York to attend a meeting ol
' i the directors of the Union Pacific railroad.
\ I The retirement of Erastus Young trom the
' Pacific Express occasioned no great surprise
, in either railroad or express circles yealcr-
' day when it was announced. U wan under
stood at the time he was placed In charge
of the auditing department about nine
| months ago that it was for the purpose
[ 'of ' reorganizing the financial and accounting
i departments. This has been done , as sovera
I cases now pending In the district court
against former officers of the company bear
' . witness. The company has been complete ! }
1 reorganized and the new staff of officers
' are working together. With the woik o :
' reorganisation accomplished the way for
' Mr. Young's withdrawal was made clear
and was followed out by the directors.
Oliirrter DonnlilHoii Will Move.
On November 1 W. E , Donaldson , one o :
I the observers connected with the weather
' I bureau In this city , will depart from Omalu
1 , nnd fill a similar position lu the Des Molnei
' weather manufactory. Orders to this effeci
'havo ' been issued by th- department at
' | Washington. Observer Donaldson will ba
succeeded by Observer Brown , who has been
connected with the weather bureau dis
play In the Government building on thn ex-
i position groundi during the summer. The
-1 change is mad ? in conformity with a ruli
! of the department to change the personnel
! of Its offices at frequent Intervals. Mr.
Donaldson has been stationed at Omaha for
' two years.
MANY FEMALE ILLS RESULT FROM NEGLECT.
Mrs. Pinklmm Tolls How Ordinary Tasks May Produce Displacements
That Threaten Women's Health.
Apparently trifling incidents in
women's daily life frequently pro
duce dtsplacemcntsof the womb. A
el ipon the stairsII ftingduring1 men
struation , standing at a counter ,
running n sewing machine , or at
tending to the most ordinary tashs ,
may result in displacement , nnd
a train of serious evils is started.
The first indication of such
trouble should bo the signal for
quick action. Don't let the condi
tion become chronic through neg
lect or a mistaken idea that you
can overcome it by exercise or
leaving it alone.
More than a million women Ymve
n
i * regained health by the use of Lydia
o E. I'inkham's Vegetable Compound.
1C If thesligh test trouble appears which you
1CY. do not understand , write to Mrs. Pinklmm
Y.l Y.v at Lynn , Mass. , for her advice , nnd n few
l- timely words from her will show you the right
ln thing to do. This ad vice costs J-ou nothing , but
id it may mean life or happiness or both.
is Mrs. M.utv BENNETT , 311 Annie St. , Bay City ,
Mich. , writes to Mrs. t'inhhara :
te 'B "I can hardly flnd words with which to thank you
'Bdl for the good your remedies have done me. For nearly
. * * four years I suffered with weakness of the generative
If ) organs , continual backache , headache , hiJcache , and
10 nil the pains that accompany fcmalo weakness. A
rol friend told my husband about your Vegetable Com
10 j pound and he brought me homo two bottles. After
1UI taking these I felt much better , but thought that I
would write to you in regard to my case , and you do not know how thankful I
am to you for your advice and for the benefit I have received from the use of
your medicine. I write this letter for the good of my suffering sisters. "
B- The above letter from Mrs. Bennett is the history of many women \\lio have
B'l ' been restored to health by Lydia E. IMnkham's Vegetable Compound.
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Ask Mrs , PJnKtiam's Advlce-A Woman fcest Understands a Woman's Ills
"Don't be dov/n-hearicd , Jack. Hue have a chew cf
my Battle Ax we're going home soon to plenty of it. "
How rarely we appreciate the quality of any
thing until we are deprived of it I This is illus
trated most forcibly when you want a chew of
The natural surprise that most every one felt
when Battle Ax was first put on the market
at so large a piece for so little money , has now
been entirely satisfied by its actua merit.
Battle Ax improves upon acquaintance.
Have you ever tried the JO cent piece ?
What's
e ?
The tailor's name on a gar
ment is not , always the best ev
idence that your got your mon
ey's worth. Perhaps you'v
paid a fancy price for the tailor's name.
Imagination plays the leading part when it comes to
paying § 4o to $60 fora suit and $12 to $18 for trousers.
You imagine they're better simply because you're ' paying
more.
more.It's
It's rather an expensive vanity this ! Costs you about 25
per cent more than you ought to pay. The garments we offer
at $28 and $30 will stand the same close critical inspection as
the production of the high-priced tailors.
ALL OUR GARMENTS MADE IN OMAHA-BY OMAHA TAILORS ,
Trourers $4 to $12. Suits $15 to $50
Overcoats $15 to $40.
209 and 211 South 15th St. , Knrbach Block.
ORCHARD & WILHELK CARPET CO.
Our Basement Bargains ,
500 of thin 24x24 in.
square top solid , oak table ,
well made and finished ,
85c.
Large 24x30 bevel mirror
framed , coat of mirror alone
84.00 our price complete ,
$2.90.
Solid Oak , Bird's Eye Maple
and Mahogany Dressers.
Large solid oak polished
dresser , large 26x32 pat
tern French plate mirror , a § 33.00 value , for $15.00.
Another with 24x30 oval French mirror , polished , a
$19.00 value , for $10 50.
Another in solid oak , 20x32 French pattern mirror ,
regular $28.00 , for $12.00.
Mahogany dresser , $32.50 value , with French bevel
oval mirror , basement price $19.00.
Fine mahogany dresser , large French bevel mirror ,
brass stand for mirror frame , regular $42.00 , basement
price $28.00.
Fine bird's eye maple dresser , with 30x38 French
bevel mirror , a regular § 40.00 value , basement price
$23.00.
Orchard 6c Wilhehu Carpet Co. ,
1414-16-18 Douglas St.
