i TliK OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, MAItfH 23. 1907. oooooofflQcc q & a it S5 rS as CCQOOCOQO WORK OF THE CLUB WOMEN o Omaha T. W. G. A. Annual Meetinc Findi the Association Prcsptrcus. WOMAN'S PART IM PEACE CONFERENCE Dae Day at Ken York to Be Inder the Oaldanre of Woman Chair man with Women for the Leading Speakers. f ) O Select Q Your t Fatter I i Eltlin licib- lla,e Q 7 Mi' n i -1 The April Delineator Fully illustrates this costume. The shirt-waist No. 1045, 's in 7 sizes, from 32 to 44 bust measure, skirt No. 1042, is in 8 sizes, from 20 to 34 waist mea sure, price of each 1 C cents. NOTE: These patterns can be purchased from may butterick Agency or from us direct, Butterick Publishing Co., Ltd., 200 Monroe Street, Chicago, 111. REMEMBERi Measurement for Butterick waist patterns should be taken over the chest and close up to the arms, and not over the fulness of the bust. This is the only correct system of measurement. It is one reason why Butterick patterns are the.besL All Butterick Patterns 10 Cents and 15 Cents-None Higher Mrs. Osborn of New York America's Foremost Fashion Authority contributes an illustrated fashion letter to The Delineator every month. Mrs. Osborn is the foremost modiste of erica. Unfortunately, every woman cannot possess 'Osborn" gown its price may be prohibitive, but every woman can benefit by her fashion letters. Ask your Newsdealer or Butterick Agent or send to The Butterick Publishing Co., Ltd., Butterick Building, New York, for The April Delineator 15 CENTS A COPY ONB DOLLAR A YEAR i., 1 MAYOR CALLS FOR CLEAN-CP lames Proclamation Settin? Aside Two Days For Eestroyintr Winter Refuse. ACTS IN RESPONSE TO IMPROVEMENT CLUB Judge Sutton Ret Movement on Foot to Organise Similar Campaign of Beaatlfylnsr Month Omaha. ' To the People of Omnha: Although our city has been blest by natural conditions and by Its pood citizenship, yet It is me duty of us who Inherit the good things of the post to not only maintain them, but to Improve them, as our opportunities are more favorable, bavin the experience of the !. and the advanced condition of the age. It la the duly of every citizen to do his part In Improving and beautifying tils home city and his surroundings. A city Is as Its people make It. If each man. woman and child would do their duty In beautify ing their homo surroundings our city will be enu of the most beautiful spots In the west. Huch effort and results will make us happier and more healthful and more pa triotic. And as the spring Is here, when the rubbish that Is gathered during the winter should be removed and when per sons naturally turn to cleaning up for the rummer, and on request of the Omaha Improvement league and many other good cltliens, and deeming It advisable, I, there fore, as mayor of the city of Omaha re- 2uest that on Saturday the 23d and Satur ay the 8mh day of March of this year you and each of you lay axldo your ordi nary cares and labor and turn your atten tion to the cleaning up of yards, alleys, vacant lots, removing of tin cans, ashes and other debris and rubbish and doing whatever will help to make our city clean. healthful and beautiful and attractive. JAMES C. DAHLMAN, Mayor. This proclamation is one result of ths meeting Thursday of the Omaha Improve ment league. It made the request of the mayor that he lend his official prestige to the crusade. At a preliminary meeting of the Omaha Improvement league held yesterday after noon In the Edward Crelghton Institute, Saturday of this week was decided on far a general cleaning up of the city. Should the weather that day not be propitious, the following Saturday will be the date; or If some are unable this Saturday to do the necessary cleaning up, the work may be finished the following Saturday or between the two Saturdays. These Saturdays were selected that there may be a general and popular movement In the matter of ridding yards and alleys of rubbish. It Is explained that If each one does his or her part the results will be amazing and Omaha will be a better place in which to live. Annual Meeting of l.eng-ne. The regular annual meeting of the Omaha Improvement league will be held in the Edward Crelghton Institute at 4 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, March 26, when officers for the year will be elected. committees appointed and definite plans for the year agreed on. It Is requested that all Interested in the work of the league attend this meetlnjf and become Identified with the movement of making the waste places of Omaha blossom as the rose and Im proving those places which are already at tractive. The big feature of the league work is Interesting the children of the city to beautify their home yards by planting flowers and shruba and to learn to be use- Second Floor Opening Mondaj Second Floor Opening Monday BRANDOS' BEAUTIFUL and EXCLUSIVE SPRING HATS Such a broad variety of the season's correct styles are to bo found here that you can be easily suited. Scores of New Hats arrive every day. Brandeia Saturday Special $3.98 For Saturday vre bring forward from our own work rooms 400 of the prettiest new Hats of the season the new droop shapes, the curved brim fQQ effects new TieU y ,, " -v? mm 1 colors at STUNNING SPRING Mats at $10 The shades of brown are special fav orites, also the dainty shades of blue and green trimmings are of roses, leather, field flowers, foliage, fancy tufts scores of newest models at ;a are of roses, $10 NEW SPRING HATS IN BASEMENT To introduce our New Basement Millinery Department we will sell 3(H) $3 and $7.50 Spring Hats at $2.50 all new 6tyles all made of good materials 250 tul by cultlvatlnB garden truck. I,ast sof- son's work of the league was signally suc cessful and this year promises more. Seeds for Sale. April 1 literature will be distributed through the various schools calling atten tion to pupils and parents to the fact that packages of seeds will be sold by the league at 1 cent per package, as was done last season, when over 30,000 packages were thus distributed. Orders are taken and filled through the school teachers and cards for those entering the competitions are clr. culated through the same medium. Last year pi lies were given by wards for the best Improved yards and the division for the best Improved vacant lots was made north and south of Podge street. This year, It has been suggested, that all prizes be awarded by scnool districts, of which there are about forty-five, counting both public and parochial schools. Another Incentive for the children this year will be the announcement that the Douglas County Agricultural society has promised to offer prizes for the children exhibiting In the Ak-Sar-Ben fair, thus giving children two opportunities for re wards for their work. Prizes entered for Ihe agricultural society will be governed by the same rules an will apply to the Improvement league. The league considers more how much a yard or lot has been Improved rather than the actual appearance at the close of the competitive season. Jodsre Sntton at Meeting. Judge Sutton of the Juvenile court at tended yesterday's meeting and was im pressed with the co-operative possibilities of the league In the way of Interesting the children In work which will tend to lead them away from temptation and misdeeds. So impressed has the Judge become with the league work he will endeavor to or ganize a league In South Omaha, where on April 1 he will hold a first meeting to Interest citizens In the movement. "During my work with the Juvenile court I have had many occasions to notice that children have gone wrong because they did not have something to interest them Ihey were Idle," Judge Sutton suid. A meeting of some of the members of the league was held yesterday morning at the home of Mrs. Draper Smith. At that meeting It was arranged to Invite Miss A. E. Hoefer, who has charge of the publto play grounds In New York City, to speak In Omaha April 8 on the subject of play ground work and give some practical dem onstrations with local young women. Miss Hoefer is said to be an authority In her line of work. She is an expert In kinder garten work as well. This is the beginning of the fifth year of the league in Omaha. In each of the four years the league has been In Omaha $."00 has been given In prizes to the children. lAst year nearly 1,700 entered the compe titions. W. W. Slabaugh is the present president, while Miss R F. McCartney la secretary. The annual meeting of the Toung Women's Christian association will be held Tuesday evening, April t, at the associa tion rooms In the Paxton block. Miss Agnes Ward, membership secretary of the association, has tendered her resignation, to go Into effect Immediately after the an nual meeting. Miss Ward has been with the local association, for the last four years anil has been one of the most efflcient secretaries on the stuff. No arrangement has yet been mode regarding her suc cesor. Indications are that. In spite of the 700 expirations that occur this month, the association will close Its year with 2,0iW members enrolled on Its books. The "get two" banquet announced for next Monday evening proved so popular that It will be necessary to have another on Monday evening, April 1, as all desiring to come could not be accommodated. Over 800 tickets have been Issued for the first banquet, and the second will probably be as large, which means about 400 membui. ships from these two occasions. The women are renewing well, too, and there Is little doubt that the year will close with no loss In membership. Interest In Peace Conference. Club women have long been Interested In the peace conference, and at the meeting of the Nutlonal Peace conference to be held In New York City April 14 to 18 women will have a conspicuous part. Tuesday morning, April 10, the session will be pre sided over by Mrs. Anna Garlin Spencer and the speakers will be Miss Jane Addams of Hull house. Chicago; Mrs. KUen M. Ilenrotln of Chicago, ex-president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead of Boston, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe of Boston, that pioneer In the movement for peace confer ences, and Mrs. Frederick Nathan of New York of" the National Consumers' league. They are a distinguished group of women, representing the foremost movements of the day for the betterment of women and of society. Mrs. May Wright Sewell, former president of the International Coun cil of Women, will be a guest of honor at the session. Third District Clubs. The clubs of the Third district of the Nebraska Federation of Women's clubs will hold their annual convention rt Stanton on Monday and Tuesday of next week. Mrs. W. E. Red of Madison Is district vice president and has charge of the pro gram. The Third district Is one of tho largest of the state and its annual meet ings are always Important. Mrs. II. L. Keefe, present president of the state fed eration, was vice president of the Third district for two years previous to election to her present office. Indiana (ilve 'Woman a Chance. The Indiana legislature has recently pawed a bill aiming at the Increased em clenoy of the boards of trustees of the state penal and benevolent Institution. By this raw act women will be given liberal representation in controlling the charities of the state. The boards of the girls' In dustrial school and women's prison will continue to be. as has been the case, com posed of women only and their superintend ents will be women. In addition to this, In future one member of the board of the state school for the feeble minded and of the board of tlie Knightstown orphanage may be a woman. Club Women and Aigrettes. Mrs. Decker says: "The club women wear aigrettes and dead birds, not because they are cruel or heartlens, nor because they are vain and selfish, but for the sole reason that they allow the milliners and hutmakers to do their thinking. Suppose we use our own mentality and taste for the next eighteen months, so that the rec ord of the Boston biennial, as pertaining to head adornment, will bo one of life, not death." Mrs. Catt on Suffrage. At the closing luncheon of the season of the National Society of New England Women, held recently In New York, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, vice president of the National American Woman Suffrage asso ciation, gave an address on "Women of Today," in which she said: "While the scientists were quarreling over whether woman had any brains to develop, she marched steadily forward, and Is now ready to vote because he learned that the solution of the problems that come Into her home with tiv gasplpe, electric wires and mall service lies In the ballot box." Cltr Mission Classes. The City Mission Is preparing to eloae part of Its work for the summer the last of this month. The boys' Industrial class, under the direction of Miss Potter, will close Its work with an egg rolling the Saturday before Easter. The mothers' cl&sne supported by the Women's Chris tian Temperance Union will close the last Thursday of March. The children will hold their Easter exercises Sunday afternoon, March 3L NONE TO FUNERAL OF WINT Local Army Officers Will Not Attend Obsequies, Though Mourn Ins; Their Loss. Owing to the fact that the late Brigadier General T. J. Wint had severed his official relations with the Department of the Mis souri last December and hence bad no offi cial connection with the department at the time of his death. It Is not probable any of the staff officers St Omaha will attend the funeral. Colonel Cunllffe H. Murray of the Eleventh cavalry and commandant of the post at Fort Dea Moines has already gone to Philadelphia to be present at the fu neral. Colonel Murray and General Wlnt were very close personal friends, having served together as subaltern officers for many years. Colonel Murray was also Gen eral Wlnt's chief of staff during the army maneuvers at Fort Riley In 19mi. The officers at army headquarters In Omaha have not yet been Informed of the funeral arrangements, but It Is thought the body of General Wlnt may be burled at his old home In Bi rant on. I'a., from where h first entered the army as a volunter pri vate soldier In October, lStil. A feeling of gloom and sadness pervades department headquarters over the death of General Wlnt. He was personally beloved I by every officer and attache of the army building and his sudden death comes to u& of them as a isrsuusi bareavemeat. COMING TO A BAD END Famous Island of St. Helena Over run with Rats and the. Termite. The Island of St. Helena seems doomed to come to a bad end; at lest, as a place of residence. Rats have overrun It to the point that the government has offered a penny for every rat's tall taken to head Quarters. But that Isn't the worst thing. The ter mite has attacked Jamestown Itself. Woe to the town that becomes Infested with this Insect. Once the houses have been Invaded, millions upon millions Of the Uttle antlike creatures set to work to per forate beams, flooring, panelling and furni ture with an Infinite numner of Interior tunnels, of the existence of which the occu pants have not the slightest suspicion until everything collapses like a house of cards. The termite Is a worker in the dark and respects only the exterior of the objects It attacks. The most solid looking table may In reality be but a thin shell of wood which will crumble beneath your fingers the mo ment you have touched It. The very perch uin which your parrot Is standing may be but the semblance of a solid support and will one day or other give way beneath the astonished bird. At Tonnay-Charente, where many houses were completely undermined, the dining room floor of one of them suddenly gave way one evening while the master of the house was giving a dinner party and pre cipitated both himself and his guests Into the cellar. At Rochelle the termites took possession of the prefecture and the ar senal and their presence was not discovered until they had devastated the government offices, the official apartments, the court yard and even the garden The archives were almost completely destroyed, the ter mites having tunnelled the woodwork, pierced boxes and portfolios and eaten most of the administrative documents. Only the exterior ahuets of these valuable papers bad trctitt kit luUtt la acoxTdauct 1U Uut n riow $i$ tTS 16UJ & rABNAM STBFFTS. OMAHA. . THE PEOPLE'S FVRX1TUKE AND CARPET CO., KSTAHLlSHEll 18S7. O O O o o o o o o o o o Payment on Your Easier Clothes Will Not Begin Until After April 1st This is just ono of tho niany concessions that we are continually offering our custo mersif you have traded elsewhere then you will all the more appreciate the magni tude and generosity of OUK CREDIT SYSTEM. AVe offer you individual service, lower prices and better merchandise than you can obtain elsewhere. "When wo say " Terms that meet your every requirement," we mean that they apply to YOUR particular condition. "We aim to make it so easy that everybody can take advantage of OUU CREDIT SYSTEM. The treatment which you will receive all through your account at this store will be clean, dignified and desirable. Don't let lack of wish prevent you from having new clothes for Easter. AYE TRUST T1IE PEOPLE. ALL GOODS MARKED LV PLAIN FIGURES. O O f?"fnr,P C) A Beautiful Easter Palm With Every $10 Purchase OR OVER IN OVR j New shipment suits iust of 8 MEN'S SUITS X FOR EASTER WEAR o o o o o o 153)1? I? MEN'S CLOTHING DEPARTMENT 11 BOYS' SUITS men s suits iust in time for Easter sell : t. : sisting of the newest VS55 iaDncs ana latest styles. We will give a handsome palm like illustration a w a v free with every pur- O chase of $10.00 or over. See them in our show window. Suits spe- J priced. 0 On sale at 15. &12.50 O d O O o I t illjl This Beautiful PALM WW FREE With All Men's f IB Clothing Sales of 510.00 WWlllll or Over FOR EASTER WEAR Our stock of boys' Suit9 is very com plete Saturday is your opportunity to buy them greatly underpricod. tfJTjjSO Suits range from $5 down to.. Easter Furnishings Men's Hats, Dress Shirts, Shoes, Neck wear, Collars, Cuffs, etc., at greatly re duced prices for Easter selling. M if Ha 6 o o o o o o C) C) o o Vi , o Q o o o o o yM, o iwmmm oil Great Sale of Ladies' Suits Fifteen exclusive styles in $25 and $30 tailor made Suit9 for $20. Unquestionably the best values we ever offered. There are Etons, Ponys, Gibson Effects and tight-fitting coats in all new shades beautiful skirts to match on sale Saturdav for. MILLINERY for Easter SC. 00 Wear at . . You will go into ecstacies over the Hats we are showing at this price. If any where else under at least $8.50 you can find equal quality, as good style, and such perfection, please tell us where. n Q FURNITURE SPECIALS THAT PREDICT A BUST SATURDAY O O m20 6 0iaH V4 Olron Beds. $3.00 values, epeclal I Saturday Is 3 Olron Beds, $5.00 values, special O OK Saturday rlitltf Olron Beds, $10.00 values, special ft OA Saturday UlUU I " Dressers, $12.50 values, special O Cf Saturday 0wU O Dressers, $17.50 values, special I 3 "1C Saturday Ids I U f J Extension Tables, $8.00 values, special A "JC 2 Saturday .tslU (J Extension Tables, $12.50 values, special O Cfl Saturday UsUU f J Dining Room Chairs, $1.25 values, special "70m j 'f Saturday ; I W C f Dining Room Chairs, $2.00 values, special I Of" f Saturday Is 09 C) () C) o n CCOCOOOOOOCOOOCOCCCCOOO OOG Sideboards, $17.50 values, special Saturday Sideboards, $25.00 values, special Saturday Divans, $12.50 values, special Saturday Parlor Chairs, $7.50 values, special Saturday Rockers, $4.00 values, special Saturday Buffets, $22.50 values, special Saturday Center Tables. $2.50 values, special Saturday Folding Beds, $18.60 values, speclul Saturday Tabourettes, $1.00 values, epeclal Saturday only 12.75 17.50 8.50 4.75 1.09 18.50 .1.49 12.75 49c TEDDY DEARS FREE As a special inducement we are going to give away a Teddy Bear to every baby whose mother buys a Go-Cart here. A 16 hi -inch Teddy Bear free with ever Go-Cart over $12.50, and a smaller one with every Go-Cart over $5.00. These Teddy Bears are absolutely free cost you nothing the larger size usually retailing for about $4.50. Be sure and get one for the baby. COLD COIN INITIAL DINNER SETS FREE X Ea-Dle-e Gold Coin Initial Dinner 8-t with your initial In gold on every pleos slven away ABSOLUTELY .,rn with every purchase of ovor One liunliU 1')I iura or sold to you outright for $6.75 on the ':iy terms of One Dollar Cass and One Dollar Monthly. If vour purchases ilurlns the yfar of 1H07 amount t , 1100 00 Ilnnor Set will he GIVE FBEE and any amounts that you have lald will be credited la your Ysreatest Rift vr mnde to the people of Omaha ty Omuha'n Oreateat and Beat Furniture Store thu mop; for IVIBTSOOT the store for YOU. o 0 o o o G Q O U o o o usual custom of this roost Interesting In sect. Uko bees and wasps, the various specks of termites form a fascinatln object of study. The members of the colony consist of a queen, a mate insect, soldiers and workers. Tho soldiers, which are In the mmnrtty, are charged with the defense of the home. Their head is almost a large as the re mainder of their body. Their croased man dibles are very powerful. I.Ike the workers, they are blind. Hut they are well afcle to attend to their role ct defendtr, as the natives of termite In fesltd countries well know. As soon as an attak Is made on the neat the soldier ter mites rush forth and throw themselvws upon Uie atfrvaur who, Uiugs wlUtout number, have retreated with bleedln legs and feet. Even Europeans do not always escape uninjured. If the attack Is repulaed the soldiers strike a succession of sharp blows on the ground. At this signal the workers assem ble, and under a strong guard repair what ever danuitte hu been done to the nest. Their prlnc.pal duty, however. Is to attend on the queen and bring up the incredible number of young. This queen is the object of the most ex traordinary solicitude on the part of every nembr of the colony. t Yet she Is a pris oner, a closely guarded captive from the moment she has taken up her burdon until tile day of her death. Her cell Is the largest single habitation In Uie whole best. 11 Is several luthts In length, but a few inches in height, and con tains Just enough room for her and her fel low prisoner, the male termite, to inuvu about. The soldier Is double the length of a worker snd weighs as murji as fifteen workers. The male weighs as much as tlilrty workers. The queen, who sometimes measures aa much as sevmt InWirs, i equal In weight to 8,0J workers. Bhe Is kept pretty busy, laying sixty tggi per second tlutt Is to Wiy, about M; i kk pr day. It Is these efiga that the workers setae as soon as laid and carry ff to Uiu nurseries, where they are hatched, much In the same way as the egga of the quuen bee. And thus In time a fresh swarm ct termites leaves the nest anj forms a now colony for tUell. I'ull liall Gazette.