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MXi'ER OF GRIDIRON CLUB
9,Vihisgton Uewtpaper Men Observe
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barer Anniversary oi society.
HAVE FUN WITH - GUESTS
"TTacl Jn'i Cabin, or I.lf. Anni
the laaaraxeats," la Hobjeet of
P Hamoroaa ftklt BlaT
Stick Back Haaae.
WASHINGTON, Feb. . The Gridiron
club gives two dlnnera each year, and It
fall out that the one given laat night at the
I New Wlllard was the sJlver dinner, mark
ing the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
foundation of the club. Wherrfor there
was a great gathering of notable, a presi
dent, cabinet officer, ambassadors, Jur
l&: grave and reverend senators, frivolous
representatives In congress, and a number
of simple newspaper men, gathered from
many states of the union. Each and all
bore off a remembrance of the happy event
f In the shape of a souvenir sliver ash re
eetver, croHaed by the mystic gridiron.
Ihn fun started almost as soon as the
guests were seated, with a tangle over the
Inauguration of the new president of the
club, Scott C. Rone, editor of the Wash
Ington Herald; for, entering untimely upon
the scene, came EI Prerldente Zelaya, with
his army, composed of half a dozen gen
erals In Frlstafflan uniforms, and one lone
J private. Zelaya, looking for a job, had
picked out the presidency of the Gridiron
club as suitable, and was ejected only by
the threat that Secretary Knox was ap
pronchlng. . , ' ,
, "Blgr Stick" Back Horns.
Scarcely had peace and quiet been re
Stored when another Interraptlon came,
when to the strains of the Marseillaise,
entered the "Back From Elba club" clad
i Napoleonlo uniforms, and Including per
sFilflcatlons'. of public men who have been
Identified by common report with the
movement to return Roosevelt to the
White House. The "Big Stick" figured In
A Atils, and In. the f leroe glare of the electrlo
light and In defiance of all rules of secret
orders, and In the presence of several
hundred "Oultlandera" were dragged forth
(and duly Initiated the two unfortunate
Deophytes of the Gridiron club, George
Edmund Miller, resident correspondent of
the Detroit News, ' and ' John Callan
O'Laughlln, of the Chicago Tribune. They
were made to forswear all of the policies of
their respective newspapers and to 'pledge
themselves to be on the pier to welcome
"The Only One"? when he returned from
Africa all this to - the chant of "When
Teddy Comes Sailing Home Again; Hur
rah."
The insurgents got their grilling, too;
when between courses was rendered an af
fecting scene from- Uncle Tom's Cabin, for
this occasion described as "Uncle Joe's
CQt'la, or Life 'Among the Insurgents." A
presentment of Speaker Cannon' was the
clever lawyer "Marks"; another of Whip
D wight, was the brutal overseer "Legree'
and various prominent insurgents figured
as "Uucle Tom" and his fellow slaves, and
"Little Eva." They Were roughly treated.
, told . that they had been deprived of all
patronage; and their, appeals to the
speaker to.vreslgn" were met by demands
for thole mli.rn In th rennhlioan .(.iinua
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w Finally put upon the block at auction in
a dubious market, the democrats and re
publicans alike holding off from the . bid
ding, the sale was stopped by orders from
the White House in the shape of an
emancipation, proclamation, In order to ee-
intimate Cunanmer Gets His.
If the Insurgents were grilled, the trusts
were fairly roasted in another skit portray
ing the "Infant Industries" the Lumber,
IViiBky, Beef, Coal and Tobacco trusts
serMng protection from a number of ugly
looking customers identified as "The U1U
nit to Consumers." Thin was a verse from
one of the chants of the trust magnates
to the air of .a popular sung:
Oh, the ultimate consumer always has to
come to us.
'Cause he husn't any other place to go,
He will rtHe In Indignation; he will make
an awful fuss,
'Cause he hssn i. any other place to go.
Why are all our guests assembled here
tonight In glad array?
fWhy do congressmen keep coming to our
city day by day? .
Why did Kooaevelt Mrab a gun and beat It
clear , to Afrlcay?
'Cause he. hadn't any other place to go.
The new "order of things In the Stale de
partment' was disclosed In a skit illustra
tive of a gathering of Secretary Knox and
his faithful assistants and bureau chiefs
of reeent creation. There was an under
secretary and a, "Secretary of Nearsighted
Affairs and one of "Kai sighted Affairs,"
and there -was a' wonderful exhibition of
"Shirt Sleeve-diplomacy," resulting In. the
summary settlement of . the Nlcaraguan
question and the Chinese railroad Imbroglio
and other matters that have engaged, the
attention of the diplomatic branch of the
government for the last few months.
' The Mena.
' ' " Canape Russe,
- Chatham Oysters.
Celery, 'Olives, Radishes, Salted Nuts,
, Essence of Chicken, i
Maine Bmetts, Cucumbers Marine,
Rack of Lamb, Hourgeolse,
terrapin Maryland,
. . Gridiron Punch,
Quail en Casserole, Endive Salad
f Peach Melba, A snorted Fancy Cakes,
I t Cigars, Clgarettea, Coffee,
" Martliit Cocktails, Haut Ruuterne,
Moet & Chandon, Imperial Crown Brut.
Cuvee A. A., Apolllnarls.
Many Dlstlnaralahed Gneate.
Among the, guests were President Taft,
Vice President Sherman, the German ambassador,-
the Chinese mlnlrter, the Neth
erlands minister, Secretary Knox, Speaker
Cannon, Secretary Carpenter. Postmaster
General Hitchcock. Associate Justice Lur
ton. United State supreme court; Secre
tary Nagei, Attorney General Wlckersham.
Governor Stuart, Pensylvairla; Senators
Bourne. Oregon; Carter, Montana; Cum
mins, Iow;Dolllver. Iowa; Guggenheim,
Colorado; Stone, Missouri; Representatives
Clark. MlsMlsslppi; Louden, Illinois; Mc
Kinhyy, Illinois; Rucker, Colorado; Secre
tary Bennett of the senate, Sergeant-at-Arms
Ransdell of the sr-nate, 8. W. Bolles,
New lots; J. A. Breckons, Cheyenne,
Wyo.; John P. Gavlt, the Associated Press;
L. R Glavls, Portland. Ore.; William Gug
genheim, New York; Admiral J. N. Hemp-
FOR KIDNEYS AND BLADDER
The following prescription Is said to be
the best obtainable for deranged kidneys,
bladder or liver:" Buy from any good
druggist one-half ounce Murax compound
In original sealed package, one-half ounce
fluid extract Buchu, six ounces good, pure
tin. Mix and take one to two teaspoon
fuls after each, meal, (Be sure to get the
genuine Murax compound fn original scal
ed package.) ' '.
This prescription should be taken at first
sign of kidney trouble, such as pains In
the back, frmjuent or highly colored urina
tion, scalding urine, rheumatic pains In the
joints, dimmed vision, puffness under the
eyes. This allows the kidneys to purify
t
tho blood properly and prevents chronic
rheumatism, diubetes or dread Blight's
disease.
The kidneys ' are sponge like organs
whose funotlon is to filter and strain tola.
noi) waste matter and uric ucd from the
bl.t4 if these t iters beennie clogged,
truy- Impurities remain 1n the blood snd
irv Wixiiat sure to cause disastrous results.
The Je prescription can he absolutely
flU . . UP tw eiire Such a oondltl m
Uaasy. u fceaiUj ad
hill. A vi 14 ant Secretary Hllles, Brigadier
General Humphrey. C. N. Jameson,
Peking. China; Edwin I.fevre, New York;
Francis P. Loomls, Washington, D. C. ;
Truman H. Nmbwry, Detroit, Mich.;
Prank R. Noyes. Washington Star; Max
Pam, Chicago: Director Ralph, Rear Ad
miral Schley, Henry 8. Wellc.me, London,
England, and W. R. Wheeler, Ban Fran
cisco.
Steamer Farralon
Wrecked on Reef
Off Alaska Coast
Paiseng-en Bescued After Spending
Nearly Month in Camp Six
Members of Crew Lost.
8EWARD, Alaska, Feb. (.-The Alaska.
Steamship company's steamship Faralon
Is a total wreck on a reef near Illamma
Bay and six members of Its crew are be
lieved to have perished In an attempt to
obtain relief for the passengers. The pas
sengers and other members of the crew ar
rived here yesterday aboard the steamer
Victoria by which they were rescued Feb
ruary 8, after passing nearly a month en
camped In weather frequently forty de
grees below cero.
The Farralon ran to Its doom on January
S, during a snowstorm. It struck solidly
and It was soon realized there was no
hope for It. The tide was rising and soon
the vessel was listing badly. There was no
sea, however, and the passengers and
crew managed to take to the boats with
out great difficulty. It also was possible
to get supplies and some heavy clothing
and bedding ashore, and the castaways
went Into camp under comfortable condi
tions. On January 7 the second mate, Guss
Swanson and five sailors, started In a small
boat for Kodlak, where they expected to
connect with one of the other vessels of
the Alaska Steamship company. - Since
then these men have not been heard from.
The Victoria immediately will proceed on
Its way to Seattle. The Farralon sailed
from Valdez January 2 for Kodlak. It
was a wooden screw steamer of seventy
five rro.'s tons, was commanded by Cap
tain J. C. Hunter and carried a crew of
twenty-two officers and men and a few
passengers. .
Price of Coal
Must Be Raised,
Says Lewis
Miners' Leader Insists that Higher
Wages and Safety Appliances .
Mean Advance in Cost.
TOLEDO, O., Feb. 6. A substantial In
crease of wages of the mine workers of
this country Is the only basis upon which
Industrial peace can best be established
in tho mining Industry, on and after April
1. next
This was the final declaration of Presi
dent Thomas L. Lewis, of the United
States mine workers, before he left to
night. He would not discuss his plans for
bringing about an agreement with the
operators, but made it evident that he had
not given up hope of a settlement
Talk that a special national convention
pf miners would be called or a referendum
vote . taken to readjust the situation was
given considerable credence but this Pres
ident Lewis said, was speculation. . . . ,
' "Mine owners recognize that mine work
ers are entitled 'to an advance in wages,
and that also they will have to provide
additional safety appliances," he said.
"This means added cost of production and
the American people and the coal con
suming interests, willingly or otherwise
will be compelled to pay a higher price for
fuel."
The day developed nothing to change
apparently the situation resulting from the
deadlock conference of miners and oper
ators last night Of the contesting forces
only twenty members of the international
executive board remained here today. They
left tonight after an all day session.
It was announced that only organization
matters were considered and that the wage
Scale matter was not discussed.
Mexican Packers'
to Reorganize
Owners of National Will Furnish
Funds Necessary to Put Cor
poration on Its Feet.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. . All of the safes
and books of the Mexican National Pack
ing company were placed under court
seals today and will remain In accessible
until a complete Inventory of the property
of the concern Is made by the lnterventor.
Henry Dekay, who yesterday, was ap
pointed receiver by a Mexican court for
the company and who had previously been
appointed by a New Jersey court, opened
a new set of books today and announced
that the business of the firm would con
tinue uninterrupted.
H. P. Chesley, vice-president and gen
eral manager of the packing corporation,
stated this afternoon that he had received
a number of cablegrams from London say
ing that representatives of strong Interests
there had expressed willingness to sup
port a plan for reorganization with all the
capital required.
CONCESSIONS FOR SWITCHMEN
Tweatr-Sevea Worklns Rales
Adjusted at Coaferes.ee la
Chlrsao.
Are
CHICAGO. Feb. 6. The switchmen of
thirteen railroads In the Chicago district
were refused an Increase In wages, but
were given several concessions In the work
ing rules as the result of a conference be
tween representatives of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen and the general
managers of the railroads interested, which
ended today.
Another conference between the two bod
ies will be held at a later date at which
time the result of the vote will be an
nounced. Forty working mles ' were dls
cussed and twenty-seven were adjusted by
mutual consent.
Two others were withdrawn by the
switchmen and eleven were left unsettled.
TWELVE MILLION LIABILITIES
Assets of Flsk A Roblaaoa of
Boston Will It ear h Million
Less.
BOSTON, Feb. 6 -The liabilities of Flsk
& Robinson, bankers of this city, New
York. Chicago and Worcester, who failed
this week, are now estimated at 112,000.000.
Instead of 17.000,000, as originally stated.
The assets are approximately $11,000,000.
When you want what you want when
you want It, say a tatuiuUi The Um Want
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DEBATE ON CENTRAL BAI&
Vreeland and Shaw Diicnti lame
Before New York Club.
IOWA MAN HAS NEGATIVE
He Rays Special Interests Weald
Coatrol It and that Any Party
Fropoaln it Would Be
Defeated.
NEW TORS. Feb. . Edward B. Vree
land, chairman of the congressional com
mittee on banking and currency, and
Leslie M. 8haw, former secretary of the
treasury, had a heated debate on the sub
ject of a United States bank.
Mr. Phaw, speaking at the Republican
club, opposed a central bank, saying that
It would bo impossible to keep the con
trol of such a bank out of the hands of
those who control the Standard Oil com
pany and United States Steel corporation.
Of tho two he preferred Morgan control.
"Special Interesls," continued Mr. Shaw,
"are in control of financial conditions now
and I admit It It Is an Irresponsible con
trol. They are accountable to nobody for
It. We cannot escape centralization. You
have It today In the bank belonging to
these groups and Interests. Nevertheless,
these groups and Interests cannot provide
the ways and means to avoid panics or
avoid them when they do arise. Central
banks work well In Europe, but they would
no work well here under our dual form
of government federal and state. I assert
that the political party that puts the con
trol of any centralized commercial finan
cial power like a central bank Into tho
hands of any group of men In New York
will never again carry an election.' The
country will not tolerate It."
Mr. Shaw believes the remedy for pres
ent financial Ills must lie In an improve
ment on existing currency and banking
laws and not In a central bank.
Chairman Vreeland approved a central
bank and the Impression was obtained
that the report on currency and banking
would contain a recommendation favoring
suth an Institution. He Insisted that If
such a bonk were established safeguards
would be placed about It sufficient to
make It Impossible for any group of finan
ciers or politicians to exercise any control
over the business.
Referring to Mr. Shaw's remark that he
preferred Morgan control. If control must
come, Mr. Vreeland said:
"We should not have much to gain If
either group were In control, but we could
not be worse off than we are now."
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Miss Hill Makes
Debut at Ball
Ambassador and Wife Introduce
Daughter to Berlin Society at
Brilliant Function.
BERLIN, Feb. 6. American Ambassador
David Jayne Hill and Mrs. Hill gave one
of the largest bolls of the season at the
Hotel Adlon last night to Introduce their
daughter, Miss Katherlne Hill, Into society.
The crown prince, Frederick William, and
Prince Oscar were among the 630 guests
present, who included' also many of the
court officials and diplomatic representa
tives. Among the Americans present were
General Stewart L. Woodford and Mrs.
Woodford, Prof. Benjamin Ide Wheeler of
tho University of California and Mr.
Wheeler, Mrs. Frances Batcheller ' of
Boston, Captain D. T. Moore, U. 8. A.,
Mrs. Chauncey J. Blair of Chicago, Miss
Eva Sprague of Berkeley, Cal., Consul
General Thackara and Miss Thackara.
Count von Wedol and ' Baron von Inn
Knyphausen, lieutenants In the guards,
who were chosen this season to lead the
court balls, led the dancing tonight, the
latter beginning the lancers with Miss Hill.
The debutante wore moussellne de sole
over white satin. An old-fashioned quad
rille preceded the traditional German supper
waltz, the couples waltzing Into the supper,
which was Berved at Bmall tables. Prince
Oscar had Miss Hill as a partner on this
occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. Hill also gave a reception
to the American residents of Berlin.
WILL FINISHJHJUBLE TRACK
Twenty Construction Crews to Bearln
Early Work on Bar
llnarton. CRESTON, la., Feb. S.-(Speclal.)-Twenty
construction crews on the Burling
ton road have been ordered out on the
Creston 'division for the opening of spring
work and If the weather continues favor
able no delay will be encountered in keep
ing the work going. One of the "big"
pieces of work Is to be the completion of
double tracking between Red Oak and
Balfour, which section is the only stretch
between Chicago and Paciflo Junction
lacking double tracks, and It is expected
the entire system will operate with double
tracks Just as soon as the work, can be ac
complished. The first of the twnty crews
ordered out went' down the south branch
yesterday and will be employed In bridge
building near Conway for some time. A
large number of new bridges are to be
built the coming season, replacing the
wooden bridges with the latest type of
steel and cement construction. It is . be
lieved the present year will exceed the
last one, even. In the many new improve
ments on ths system, and the employes are
correspondingly happy over the prospect
of plenty of work.
WAIST STRIKE ARBITRATED
Seventy Per Cent of Girls to Be Taken
Back at Once, Balance In
Month.
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. .-Terms of set
tlement of the girl shirt waist makers were
agreed upon here last night by a board of
arbitration chosen at a recent meeting of
strike leaders and manufacturers. AH the
strikers are to be taken back by ' their
former employera, but the "open shop"
condition Insisted upon by the manufac
turers Is to prevail. The manufacturers
have agreed to take back TO per cent of
the strikers at once and the remaining
30 per cent within a month. The question
of wages Is left to be decided upon by the
Individual manufacturers and representa
tives of their employers. The strikers are
to return to work not later than next
Tuesday.
simple Renteay tor cssrlfps,
L grippe roughs are dangerous, as they
frequently develop Into pneumonia. Foley's
Honey and Tar not only stops ths cough,
tut Male and strengthens the lungs so that
no serious results need be feared. The
genuine Foley's Honey and Tar contains
no harmful drugs and is In a yellow pack
age. Sold by all drugglats.
Ole Ball's Birthday.
CHRISTIAN IA, Norway. Feb. . The one
hundredth anniversary of the birth of the
great vlollnlat, Ole Borneman Bull, was
celebrated here, at Bergen, his birth place,
and quits aeouraiiv throughout Norway
today.
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ELEVEN MINERS SUFFOCATED
Explosion Occurs in Colliery Near
Indiana, Pa.. ,
ONE MAN MAKES HIS ESCAPE
Hnna-arlan Evades Noxious Gases by
Crawling; Qnnrter of tile Thon-
annd Men in Adjoining; Mine
Henr Concnsslon.
INDIANA, Pa., Feb. .-Ten Hungarians
and one American met death In a gas ex
plosion yesterday In the No. 2 stope of he
Ernest mine of the Jefferson and Clear
field Coal company, five,. miles north of
this place.. The Kploslon,. Recurred In. a
heading where twelv.-.iworkmen were lo
cated and one of these, Andrew Krazcer
escaped by crawling . a quarter, oft. a mile
to evade the noxious gases. His inability
to speak English prevented a lucid explana
tion of the cause of the explosion. juWhen
he saw the llehts of the rescuers .he moaned
and tried to crawl. He suffered ' chief Iy
from the effects of after damp. ..Iheposl
tlon of the bodies showed the . men,, had
made desperate efforts to crawl away from
the heading.
How Krascer escaped cannot be learned
The only Intelligible signs he makes are of
crawling. When he recovers from fright
and exhaustion It Is thought he may be
able to tell of the accident.
One hundred and ten men, working In
the same stops escaped through other head
ings of the mine although they were held
back for about ten hours by the black
damp until a rescue party reached them.
One thousand other men working In ad
Joining mines within a radius of three
miles, who heard the concussion paid no
heed to It. ,
The rescue party of twelve mine bosses
went Into the mine about 9:80 this morning,
shortly after the accident and when they
came out about 6 o'clock they brought with
them the dead bodies and announced that
there was no one else In the mine. The
bodies, blackened by flames, were immed
iately sent to the homes of the unfortunates
and the funeral will be held tomorrow.
The Inquest will be held Monday.
Michael Harrington, the only American
among the dead was a son of John Har
rington, foreman of the mine. The younger
man, acting as assistant to his father, was
directing the work on the heading when
the explosion occurred.
SEARCH FOR DEAD AT CHERRY
Conditions In Mine Are Dnna;erons
and Stench Is Increasing.
CHERRY, 111., Feb. . Indications last
night are that no more bodies will be re
covered from the St. Paul mine before the
middle of next week. A large number of
men are making every effort to reach the
dead miners and relieve the suspense of
anxious women, who seem unable to recon
cile themselves until their husbands and
sons are burled In due form. .
The body .recovered from the mine yes
terday was burled today at Ladd. Al
though the miner was Identified officially
by his check number, as Mastro Lllrlo,
relatives of Louis Cost! took charge of
the body. These relatives asserted that
he was Cost!' after looking at his stock
ings, which were like those worn by hund
reds of miners. They discarded the watch,
notebook, queer coat and check number
as evidence, saying that he must have bor
rowed them. As no one claimed the body
as Lllrlo the burial was made by Costl's
relatives under the auspices of a lodge to
which both Cost I and Lllrlo belonged.
There was no funeral except a short prayer
In the mule stable.
Alexander Rosenjack, charged by miners
with chief responsibility for the fire In the
mine, according to Mrs. Annie Slofan,
with whom he roomed before he left
Cherry, la working for a street car com
pany in Cleveland, O., where he Uvea with
his father.
Robert Dean, who Is said to have shared
responsibility with Rosenjack for ths dis
astrous mine fire, is said to be In Scot
land. . '
Pierre Wants Commission Man.
PIERRE, 8. D., Feb. 1 (Special.)
Petitiona are being circulated for present
ation to tho city council asking for a vote
on the question of commission plan of
government for Pierre. The question was
voted upon two years ago and met de
feat. There appears to be a strong senti.
ment in favor of ths plan, which has been
endorsed by the Business Mu's club, and
eyond Your Reach?
Don't worry about the foods that are beyond your
reach. Cut out the expensive foods for a while.
You can get along without them but you will
need something besides starchy vegetables to sus
tain strength. Make your "meat"
ui II u is
It contains more real body-building nutriment than
meat or eggs. It is more nourishing, costs much
less. It is always the same price always clean
always pure always the same. Your grocer sells it.
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AIT THR "MR AT" OF
It is hoped that the second effort to get
the plan to working in this city will be a
success.
Woman's Work
Aotlrttles of the Organised
BeAlea Along the Unas of 0a
Sertaklns; of Coaoern to Wemea.
The following local board for the enter
tainment of the sixteenth annual conven
tion of the Nebraska Federation of
Women's clubs at Tecumseh next October,
has been announced: Local chairman,
Mrs. Anna L. Apperson; entertainment,
Mrs. Margaret E. Stewart; reception,
Mrs. Jessie D. Thurber; information, Mrs.
A. O. Corbln; usher , Mrs. Clarence E.
Smith; finance, Mrs. N. J. Qlasson; press,
Mrs. Charles Pool, Mrs. P. A. Brundage.
Two new clubs have made, application
for membership In the state federation:
Sorosls of Atkinson and the Benson
Women's club. The Hastings Women's
club recently celebrated Its fourth birth
day anniversary, . With Mrs. Sewall as
toastmlstress. The following toasts were
responded to: "What of the Hour," Mrs.
Dutton; "The Society Column," Miss
Hamot; "How to Manage a Husband."
Mrs. Hartlgan. Luncheon was served at
11 o'clock, In the Elks' club rooms and
was followed by a musical program
which was given by Miss Isabelle Hal
langer, Louie Sheasby, Miss Phyla Wat
son and Mrs. Anna Breeds Cllne. They
have elected their new officers with Mrs.
Ragan and Mrs. Falconer as Joint
presidents. Mrs. Ragan Is Governor
Shallenberger's sister.
The forestry committee of the state has
been highly commended for Its fine work
and committee plans, by Mrs. F. W. Ger
ard of Norwalk, Conn. Mrs. Gsrard read
a report of the Nebraska committee at
a conference of the new England
Women's club in Boston on February 1.
Among other things she reported that
Prof. Graves, formerly of the Yale for
estry, school and recently succeeding Mr.
Plnchot as chief of the United States
forestry bureau, is of the opinion that
If the forest conservation movement Is
carried on It will be because of the
general federation of women's clubs. The
general federation Is Interested In the
matter and asks all state federations of
clubs to work for the movement
The following list has been announced
as delegates from the state clubs directly
affiliated with the general federation,
who expect to attend the Cincinnati bien
nial In May: Mrs. L. G. Simon of Sidney,
Mrs. Gist of Falls City, Mrs. J. M. Paul
of St. Paul. Mrs. Max Hosteller of Shel
ton, Mrs. L. I. Cowan of Ashland and
Mrs. W. H. Davidson of Springfield.
A number of clubs In the state are con
sidering the advisability of Joining the
general federation as individual clubs. In
a number of cases, where one of the mem
bers wishes to go to a biennial, the club
member, herself, Is paying the fee of
$2.50 in order to have a seat at the bien
nial sessions. This Is a particularly for
tunate arrangement for the club as. the
club president. In this way, obtains for
the club the biennial report and all com
munications, and ths club member who
pays the fee Is equally fortunate In thus
being able to have a seat and voice In the
delegation. The club, itself, profits In that
each member attending the biennial can
take more home to her lndlvlduul club,
than one who merely gets the report
through the sister delegates at the state
meeting. Firsthand Information Is always
more Interesting. The general federation
does not consider applications made later
than sixty days previous to the biennial
meeting. Nebraska clubs must make appli
cation through Mrs. H. M. Bushnell of
Lincoln.
In the recent conference of governors at
Washington the subjects that came up for
(Mncusslon were almost all perfectly fa-
n.lllor to the club women of the land. Con
serration, child labor, employer's liability,
waterways, these and many other things
have been the subject of study In the clubs
for ten years or more. For several years
before there was general agitation of these
things the club women were studying them
and It cannot be denied that they have had
a part at least In arousing public Interest
and educating men to the necessity of doing
something. It is said that the woman's
club movement Is on the doollne and In
f-roof of this the fact Is cited that clubs
are no longer dabbling In public matters
and that newspaper accounts of their spec
tatular actions are only occasional nowa
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days. Admitting the truth of these facts
certainly does not prove the decline of the
club movement, but rather that It Is settling
down to be a definite recognised force, an
accepted Institution. The novelty of women
doing aggressive publlo work Is wearing
off Rnd what would have been counted
spectacular ten or even five years ago Is
passed today as a matter of course.
Furthermore, there is no longer the neces
sity for women doing spectacular things
that there was a few years ago; their
agitation has had its effect, as illustrated
In the conference of governors. They have
established for theme elves a recognized
place In the publlo life of the land and
their council accomplishes today what
could only .have been done by ag?resslvs
action a few years ago. More and more
the club of today Is settling down to study
and in the doing and the studying of these
gre at problems . they have come to realise
the" necessity of Intelligent equipment and
they are fitting themselves -for , advisory
work, and also. It cannot be denied, for
the time when they shall be privileged to
act directly instead of indirectly.
Women have been , charged with being
superficial . and hystet-lcal; of allowing
themselves to be guided by sentiment In
Kt'eadwf ilogrlc. In turn they have retorted
that" tho world is sadly In need of more
sentiment and have bent their energies to
the development of the juvenile court to
prove the feasibility of the theory.
Certainly those who are in touch cannot
my that the club movement is on the
decline, but even If It. were. It has ac
complished a work that must grow Into
a splendid substitute. The woman's club
is changing certainly. It has been a school
for the woman of mature years. . It has
trained her through the elementary stages
and each year is graduating Its members
equipped to carry on the larger work.
Among these club graduates are many
specialists, but while all may not be that
all have at . least been developed to the
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extent of their capacity. Club women have
learned well the value of being taught to
think, and having learned the lesson them
selves, they are In turn teaching It to
others.
The following dates and places have been
definitely announced for the. summer con
ferences of the Young Women's Christian
association, for this year: -
Pacific Coast conference, Cap! tola. Cal .
March 28 to April 4.
Southern conference, Ashevllle, N. C.
June 17 to 27.
Northwestern General conference. The
Breakers, Washington, June ?4 to July i.
Bast Central Student, Denlson university,
Granville, O., (formerly Mountain Lake
park) June 24 to July 4. - '
Western Student, Cascade, Colo., June 24
to July 4.
Eastern Student, Silver Cay, N. Y.. June
24 to July 4. : -
Eastern City, .CHvcr Bay, N. Y., July K
to 14.
Central City, Lake Geneva, Wis., August
18 to 2-1.
Central' Student, Lake Geneva, - Wis,,
August 26 to September 5.
The dates and places for the two remain
ing conferences, the Private School and the
Southcwestern, will be announced later.
The Daughters of the American Revolu
tion will meet Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. R. E. McKelvey. ' Miss Rus
sell McKelvey will sing and Miss Jessie
MoPhall will play. Judge A. L. Sutton
will speak of child labor.
Frances Wlllard Women's Christian Tem
perance union will meet at I o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Clara
Burbank. ' ' '
Omaha Women's Christian Temperance
union will meet at 2:30 o'clock at the Young
Women's Christian association.
Judge Howard Kennedy will speak at the
afternoon meeting at the Social settlement
Sunday and Miss Martha Dale will sing.
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