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THE OMAHA SUNDAY TEE: FEBKUARY 1 1017, 7 B What Women Are Doing in the World (CoaUnord frees Vmr One.) tical leader of the suffrage ranks, headed the list of instructors for the first school, addressing the classes on political organization, federal and leg islative work; Mrs. H. W. Wilson of New York will conduct the courses in suffrage history and argnment; Mrs. Arthur Livermore of New York wall give instruction in public speak Big, and Mrs. Rose Geyer of Iowa wili lecture on press and publicity work. ' The suffrage "teachers" will demonstrate model meets, which will show all the accompanying features af such gatherings, heckling included. Similar schools will be opened in every non-suffrage state in the union for the expert training of suffrage speakers and campaigners. Perhaps the most unique program given this year at the Omaha Wo man's club will be the moot political convention to be put oh tomorrow afternoon by the parliamentary prac tice department. It will be the suffra cat national political convention of the United States of Omaha and will be composed of delegations from eight states. Those taking part will be the national chairman, Mrs. O. S. Nickum; secretary, Mrs. F. W. Car michacl; temporary chairman and sec retary, Mrs. C. A. Lotz and Mrs. Au gust Specht; chairman of credentials, Mrs. Eva Hetherington; permanent organization, Mrs.. O H. Malstrom; permanent chairman and secretary, Mrs. E. E. Stanfield, the leader, and Miss Katherine Worley, and resolu tions', Mrs. F. A. Howard. Nomination speeches for president will be made by Dr. Adda Wiley Ral ston, Mrs. J. W. Mullin and Mrs. Howard Bailey. Chairmen of state delegations will be: Calfornia, Mrs. Joseph Duffy; Iowa, Mrs. J. W. Welch; Florida, Miss Minnie Jensen; Misouri, Mrs. W. E. I'urviance; New York, Mrs. William Berry; Kansas, Mrs. Frank Schnetz; Nebraska, Mrs. A. C. Roberts and Minnesota, Mrs. Louis Sommer. At the business meeting, which pre cedes the program, Mrs. John W. Welch, Second district president, will talk on matters pertaining to the next district convention. Mrs. L. J. Healey has been named on the educational committee to suc ceed Mrs. J. H. Dumont, who re signed a month ago. Mrs. Healey is a member of the program committee for the state federation and will be remembered for her efforts on the rooms' committee a year ago. A business meeting will precede the oratory department's first re hearsal of their open day program Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Al though a selection of a play has been made, Mrs. O. W. Malstrom, the 'eader, prefers that the choice may not be made public until later. Pre sentation is scheduled for March 5. E. P. McDonald, the instructor, will lecture on "Committees," when the parliamentary practice class meets at 2:30 o'clock. An extemporaneous les son on "Organization' will also be given. Henry Kitchell Webster's "The Real Adventure," will be given under the leadership of Mrs. J. B. Adams Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock for the literature department Mrs. Rob ert Grant will assist Mrs. Adams. The first of four lessons on do mestic arts will be given for the home economics department Thursday morning at 10 o'clock by Miss Loa Howard. How to alter paper patterns in sewing and general information about lines of the figure in sewing will be given by Miss Howard. The music and art departments will also hold their meetings, postponed from last week on account of the cold, on Thursday. The art depart ment meets the same hour as the home economics and the music de partment at 2:30 o'clock. Tennyson chapter of the Chautau qua circle will meet Monday at 2:30 in the public library. Mrs. F. H. Wray will lead the lesson on the first three chapters of "Belgium, Land of Art" and Mrs. R. E. Parrotte will read a paper on John Calvin. Roll call response will be current events. Mrs. T. R. Ward will entertain the philosophy and ethics 'department of the Omaha Woman's club at an in formal 1 o'clock luncheon on Satur day. The evening party of the West Omaha Mothers' Culture club planned for last night at the home of Mrs. Charles Keys was postponed until the coming Saturday night on ac count of the weather. Mrs. N. H. Tyson will read a paper on citie and rivers of Nebraska when the Benson P. E, O. sisterhood meets Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. T. Pickard. The Benson Woman's club was forced to postpone the meeting of last Thursday on account of the cold. The meeting will be held Thursday of this week. Mrs. Lloyd B. Holsapple will be hostess for the Smith College dub meeting Wednesday, at 3 o'clock. Omaha chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, meets Tuesday, February 13, at the home of Mrs. Jo seph C. Weeth. An important business session of the U. S. Grant, Woman's Relief Corps, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 in Memorial ball. The West Omaha Mothers' Culture club will meet Fridaly at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. A F. Tyler, 119 Lincoln boulevard. Members will answer roll call with quotations from Nathaniel Hawthorne. Mrs. C. H. Hutchinson will give the biography of Haw thorne; Mrs. C. B. Swan will review the store of The Scarlet Letter, and Mesdames J. C Dugan, W. N. Baker and E. O. Hamilton will review the first nine chapters of the book. Dundee circle, Child Conservation league, will meet Monday at the home of Mrs. Lee Smith, Sill California street, for a special program of cur rent events and music. The story tellers' section of the As sociation of Collegiate Alumnae will .meet Wednesday at 4 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Howard Rushton, 930 North Thirty-sixth street Stories will be told by Mrs. Will Burton, Mrs. V. C Hascall and Miss Edith Fisher. The drama section will meet Thurs day afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home of Miss Elizabeth Kiewit Miss Bes sie Shackell will give "As the Leaves," by Giacosa. A new president of the Omaha Suf frage association will be elected at the next meeting. Wednesday, February 21, Mrs. R. E. McKelvey having re signed because of pressure of duties as chairman of the city central suf frage committee. Mrs. S. A. Capen, the first vice president, and Mrs. George W. Covell, the second vice president, are unable to fill the office at this time. Following a business meeting of the Business Women's club at the Young Woman's Christian association Tues day evening, a miscellaneous program on education, promotion, uplift work and similar endeavors will he given under the leadership of Miss Harriet Frahm. Miss Ethel Millberg will lead the current events discussion. Mrs. Ralph Russell will lead the program of the. Clio club Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Charles Powell. A business meeting of Chapter B K of P. E. O. sisterhood will be held Monday afternoon at the home of Miss Edna Pickering. Contemporary American essayists. Elbert Hubbard, Samuel McCord Crothers and Jane Addams, will be studied by the Clio Study club this afternoon at the home of Miss Edna I.evine. Misses Rose Grodinskv. Marie Gordon and Lillian Chcrniss will take part in the discusson. Stiorics from magazines will be told under the leadership of Miss Ida M. Crowcll when the Wyche Story Tell ers' league meets Thursday aft'ermion at the public library. Rabbi Frederick Cohn will give a Browning talk and Miss Jessie Towne will speak on vocational guidance at the monthly meeting of Temple Israel sisterhood Monday. Mrs. Samuel Katz, who is in charge of the pro gram, has arranged some musical numbers as well. Miss Kate A. McHugh, president of the Drama league, will lecture on Maeterlink's "Pelleas and Melisande" Tuesday at 4 o'clock at the Black stone, instead of the date previously announced. Dates for other of Miss McHugh's talks are February 13 February 27 and March 6. A "mothers' and daughters' " day is arranged for the next meeting of the Scottish Rite Woman's club Fri day afternoon. The business meet ing will be followed by a reception given by the daughters in honor of the mothers. The musical program will be given by the daughters, who wll also serve the refreshments. Mrs. George Platner will be hos tess for the Mu Sigma club on Wednesday morning at 9:30, when Mrs. J. M. Welshans will be leader. The subject for study will be the sec ond part of Shakespeare's "King ncnry me rourtn, and the topics are as follows: The King and the Prince. Mrs. Frank Holmes; the earl of Northumberland, Mrs. L. W. Lav ender; the Archbishop, Mrs. P. M. Conklin, and-Falsta, by Mrs. A. B. Somers. Mrs. Ralph Kiewit will give a vocal solo. The North Side circle of the Child Conservation league will meet Friday at the home of the president, Mrs. Carl Ogden. A special musical program with Swedish folk dancing by a class of children led by Miss Vlasta Sterba will follow the business meeting of the South Omaha Woman's club Tuesday at Library hall. Norwegian folk songs will be given by Mrs. J. D. Ringer. Mrs. R. P. Falkner, who leads the program, and Mrs. A. J. Randall, also take part. To raise funds for the redecoration of the Lowe Avenue Presbyterian church the Ladies' Aid society will sponsor an entertainment Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. The program will be given by Miss Edna Barnes, reader, assisted by Mrs. Ethel Rec tor Brinkman, soprano; Mr. Will Hetherington, volinist, and Miss Bertha Clark, accompanist Mrs. P. M. Conklin has the affair in charge. The Dorcas club will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. Ward Smith. Mrs. I. L. Van Sant of South Side will be hostess for the Sojourners' club of Matva White Shrine Tuesday afternoon. She will be assisted by Mesdames N. M. Graham, T. j. Far rell and J. E. Bednar. The West Side Women's Christian Temperance union will hold its next meeting Thursday at the Child Saving institute. Members will meet at For. ty-ighth and Leavenworth streets at 1 o'clock and go in a body to the in stitute, where they will spend the aft ernoon sewing for the little ones. W. F. Baxter's talk on "The Mini mum Wage," which the Equal Fran chise society had arranged for Feb ruary IS, has been postponed to a later date, since Mr. Baxter will be out of town on the 15th. The lec ture will be given at the home of Mrs. J. T. Stewart 2d. Mrs. E. M. Fairfield has the lecture course in charge. Miller Park Mothers' circle will hold a social meeting Wednesday after noon at the home of Mrs. J. G. Quis enberry, 2570 Crown Point avenue. T. W. 0. A. Nates. Dr. A. B. Marahall of the Praebrterlan Theological seminary Till speak at Ves pers this afternoon oa "What I Saw In Palestine from a Saddle." Mrs. W P Walker will sine. Miss Flora Meleher Is hoe tees. This Is Bible Dspartmsnt Sun day. The educational department will hare a banquet Tuesday. There will be no olassoa held at the as soctatinn this week. All new olasses begin the werk of February 11, On Tuesday, February 1J, the household arts department will five a minstrel show In the Tounf Women's Christian association auditorium. The first year trranaslum classes will play match volley ball Barnes Monday oven Inn and Friday the Omaha lirls will so to Council Bluffs to play. T. W. H. A. Notes. RanM Emanuel Blenheim of tlloux City will address an open meeting of the Younr; Women's Hebrew association this evening; at I o'clock in the Paston block club rooms. Monday nlirht the rymnaslum class meets at Kellora school'soclal center at the same hour. Choral society and sewin circle meet In tbe club rooms Wednesday nirht: the Choral society .Ktfln on Sauirday nlirht. An expression cIhhs meets Thursday even Ins- at 1 o'clock in Mrs. E. 8. Ktttelson's studio. - vv- . J) ynm, 'fern Mk With true Sahara atmosphere, "The Garden of Allah," Robert Hitchcns' novel, dramatized by himself, assisted by Mary Anderson de Navarro, on the second visit to Omaha, will come to the r.randcis theater tonight for an engagement of three days, with a matinee Tuesday. The opening cur tain will disclose the desert just be fore dawn, when a caravan of Arabs, Kabyles and Mozabitcs, with camels, dogs, horses, donkeys and goats pass by. The play proper begins on the veranda of the Hotel de Ucsert. Hither has come beautiful Domini Entilden in quest of peace. To the same place has also come Boris An drovsky, a Trappist monk, in search of freedom and worldy happiness. From the desert the audience is taken to a street in Beni-Mora, with music of the tinkling Arabian variety and much street lighting. Next coines the garden of Count Anteoni. It is here that Boris forgets everything and tells Domino of his love for her. Four months have elapsed when the next curtain rises disclosing Domini and Boris, now man and wife, spending their honeymoon on the desert. Hut it is Boris' fate that to this place should come Count Anteoni and Father Roubier, who have become lost in the storm. And they wring from the unhappy Boris a confession of who he is. The desert at night is the next scene and it is here that Boris acquaints Domini with the true story of his past. Next comes the Trappist monastery at El Largani, at the gate of which Domini and Boris part and she goes to seek comfort and peace without him. Sarah Truax will be seen in the part of Domini Entilden, William Jef frey as Boris Androvsky, Howard Gould as Count Anteoni and Albert Andruss as Father Roubier. Others in the company includes James Mason as Captain de Trevignac, Leo de Valery as Batouch and Pearl Cray as Su zanne. May Robson is coming to tbe Bran deis next Thursday for an engage ment of four days in a new play by James Forbes, the author of "The Chorus Lady," "The Traveling Sales man," entitled 'The Making Over of Mrs. Matt." Miss Robson played here in this piece last season and was very well received by many who will be glad of an opportunity to again see the very delightful comedy. The com pany in support of Miss Robson is the same, among the members being Miss Marie ePavey, who has a char acter role that gets many good laughs. Henry Miller's "Daddy Long-Legs" is coming to the Brandeis theater for an engagement of four days, starting Sunday, February 11. One of the surprises of a show re plete and overflowing with surprises is a masked young woman, who ap pears in the initial act of the latest Gus Hill creation, "Gus Hill's Fol lies," which is to be at the attraction at the Boyd theater today for four days. The identity of this young woman is a secret. Not even Mr. Hill himself knows her name. She came to him one day as an applicant for a position. She insisted that she must wear a mask throughout the performance. Mr. Hisl devised a situation to meet her demands. At the opening of the Follies, a woman conies forward and announces to the audience the various features, that follow in rapid sequence. The new offering is a combination of farce, extravaganza, musical comedy, sa tire, drama, travesty and opera blended in such a manner so as to meet the taste of the most sensitive palate. The cast is a large one and the action spirited from curtain to curtain. Matinee as usual today and Wednesday. A youthful couple are the central figures in the story of "Her Unborn Child," which will be the attraction at the Boyd theater for the entire week except Saturday night, com mencing next Sunday. The Sunday matinee will be reserved exclusively for the ladies. At the Orphesm this week the headline attraction will be Emma Carus, assisted by Larry Comer, "the Beau Brummcl of songland. Her vaudeville offering this season hi one of the most pronounced hits of t lie Orpheum circuit. "The Dancing Girl of Delhi," with Vanda Hoff in the title role, will be the special feature f.'.y ... 5 d "Pi of the current bill. "On the Rialto" is an incident of Broadway's night life, amusingly presented by Bert Savoy and Jay Brennan. Among the Belgian refugees who have reached America arc rive young women, who play the violin, harp and 'cello. They are the Misses St. Clair. Youth, good looks and ability have made Newhoff and Phelps popular In vaudeville. They offer a skit with many songs. "A Double Exposure," by Willard Mack, has a motion picture studio for its setting. John Webster, sup ported by a capable company, will present the play. Billed as surpris ing clowns, the two Ferraros have an amusing aci. A visit to the Paris Zoo will be one phase of the Orpheum Travel Weekly, whose motion pic tures will also show scenes in Sicily. Two young women will share the headline distinction at the Orpheum for the week of February 11, Miss Ce cil Cunningham will make her first appearance at the local home of the two-a-day, with a repertory of songs especially written for her by Jean Havez. The other will be Nonette, "the violinist who sings," who has been heard at the Orpheum several times. Joe Hurtig presents Stone and Pillard in "The Ragdoll in Ragland" at the Gayety all this week. "The Ragdoll in Ragland" tells of the love dream of Twinkle Tootsie (Etta Pil lard), who finds her fondest expec- BOYD'S L&nS TODAY IflliMffliP 50 People Mostly Girts 12 Scenes TK BtMt mud BlfgMt Sony, Fun t I feEg jjs-jj and Girl Show of the Souon VfY""" f ME jTjffi An exceptional cut of muiictl comedy JtHS 5p" favoritci, tncJuding Rots Snow, Pet A -f Curlr, Tom Welch, Maud Karl, Henrietta kj75"j Byron, Bertba Belmont, Flo Kenned-, , V Sf$ Joilr John Larklna, aided and abetted jfJ l-plsa TsAITCES CaSOir in 2J&y tations realized when Raggy, her rag doll (George Stone), comes to life. Tootsie and Ragi'y make a trip through the clouds and land in Rag land just at the time when a big car nival is held on the beautiful lawns in front of the myal palace. In his adventurous career Raggy is crowned king of Ragland. Most spectacular among the dancing ensembles is "Rag gin' Over th End of the World" and "Dancing On the Earth." Of course Stone and Pillard are the ever busy sparklets, who rarely leave the merry scenes, and then only long enough to make a quick change of wardrobe. Scenic equipment and the general cos tuming is claimed to be the most gor geous ever seen at the Gayety. To day's matinee starts at 3 o'clock. . . An unusually heavy vaudeville bill has been engaged for the Empress the first half of this week. The headlincr is a comedv playlet "The Schoolmas ter," offered by Charles Hendrix and company, four men and three women. Cathryn Chaloner and company pre sent a npvelty playlet. Harold Yates offers a variety of fun, singing, talk ing and dancing, coupled with re fined acrobatics. Cervo, master of the accordeon, presents a musical nov elty act. The photoplay program marks the return of Charles Chaplin for a three-day engagement, begin ning Monday, In his new comedy, "Easy Street" In addition Clara Kim bail Young is seen in "Trilby," a five part drama. Lessons in Cooking at the Y. W. C. A. Rooms This Week Miss Esther Stamats, director of the household arts department of the Young Women's Christian associa tion, will conduct cookery demonstra tions every day this week between the hours of 2:30 and 4, to show what is done in the cookery classes which reopen February 12. The program is as follows: Monday, baking powder mix tures; Tuesday, chafing dish recipes; Wednesday, cakes and icings; Thurs day, lecture on meats; Friday, rice re cipes, and Saturday, salads and salad dressings. Persistent Advertising Is the Road to Success. PRICES: Nights25,35,50,75c Matinees -All Seats 25c Portmanteau Players Coming to Omaha for a "One-Night Stand I'nder the auspices of the Omaha tenter of the Drama league of America. Stuart Walker's "Portman Iran theater" is coming to Om.ilu. I ins unique organization, tarrying its nvn telrscope theater, ami all its own lighting and scenic equipment, has just extended its Chicago season by Iwo additional weeks. The piece dc resistance of the entire repertory of ' fourteen plays will be given here, namely, the masterpiece of Lord Diiii any, "The tiods of the Mountain," which the New York Tribune called "the one great play in town," adding. "Dunsany drama sure to thrill." There is no more romantic figure in the dramatic world just now than John Kdgar Moreton William Dray. I'liinkett. eighteenth Baron Dunsanv. The Irish nobleinan-poet-soldier is how lighting "somewhere in France." "The dods of the Mountain" alone ..hould be sufficient to attract. Hut on the same bill will he two other plays -Oscar Wilde's "Birthday of the ln- lania and an interlude by Stuart Walker himself, "The Very Naked lioy. The New York Herald wrote that "The Birthday of the Infanta" was charming and that its setting and slunies were among the most strik ing and beautiful seen in New York all season. The Times said thai "Nevertheless" was delightful, and the (ilohe called "The Very Naked Boy" The Portmanteau organization in all includes twenty-five persons. The "OMAHA,rVtJN CENTER" Jn Hutili't RMUtrtl BrMRKt Geo. STONE & PILLARD Etta In th Ntw SHotaotjlir Fmtuy "A Rag Doll in Ragland" ?tL sisiTea wnn uaienv Tueii ens pretty mm irinal Psrlennenra Friday Nlti). Ladles' Dime llatleee Weill Dayi. Matine Daily, 2:15 Evary Night, 8:15 THE BEST OF Week Starting R Matine 1 EfcliVIA CARUS Musical Comedy Stir and LARRY COMER Beau Brummel of Songland. Bwl j,y 5 BELGIUM GIRLS SAVOY A BRENNAN Musical D'r,i..m, "On th. RlIIo." JOHN WEBSTER CO. Irving Dodo ' " Doublo Exposal-.." NEWHOFF PHELPS Dl.'H "'VTslT" ORPHEUM TRAVEjIyWEEKLY Around th. World Vith th. THE FERRAROS Orpheum Circuit Motion Pieturo Surprising Clowns. Photogr.ph.r.. "The Dancing Girl of Delhi" An Ori.ntnl Fantasy With VANDA HOFF ' Supported by Botalo Rubino and Company. Produced and Staged by Brother St. Denis. Nights, 10c, BRANDEIS SPECIAL BARGAIN MATINEE FOR TUESDAY Tha Liobler Co.'s Production nninro. Nights r HII r SPECIAL imULO. $1.50, Thursday, Friday and Saturday Saturday Matinee mu-w v I r u Va, nW aanm The International Comedienne MAY ROBSON And Her Own Company, m "THE MAKING OVER OF MRS. MATT By James Forbes. ALL SUNSHINE Prices: Nights, 25c to 1.50 Matinee, 25c to $1.00. SEATS NOW SELLING. Tha Reigning Success of Two Continents DADDY FOUR NIGHTS, STARTING SUNDAY EVENING, FEB. 11TH MATINEE WEDNESDAY tm 6v lies am MtNRV SEAT SALE OPENS TOMORROW MAIL ORDERS FILLED. Qt I 3 0 Coi?menc'.n8 Sunday, Feb. 25 Twice DniIy 218 815 'The BIRTH of a NATION' it , New York company comes intact to 1 Omaha. It will be here Friday evening, Feb ruary 2.1, and will appear at the Boyd theater. Br. Klni'a New 1st PUU. ItcKUlar bowel movement is your heslth. Take Dr. Kirn's New Ufa Pills end have a dally morsment. Ma AU drnsrlsls. Advertfawlnent. John Haynei Holmes si New York Prophet ol a New Social OraW FEARLESfl POWERFUL FARSEEtUG "THE INTERNATIONAL MIND War and Prate World Cithnsaahts BOYD THEATER, FEB. 22. S P. M. Benefit Nsw Unitarian Church 2ac-60e 'The Big Double Show" TODAY AND FIRST HALF CHAS HENDRIX CO. In "THE SCHOOL MASTER" HAROLD YATES That Vsrsstlls Chap CERVO Msstsr of ths AccsraWosI Cathryn Chaloner & Co. Csancdr SVstch "UNINVITED" CHARLIE CHAPLIN "EASY STREET MONDAY. TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY And Othsr Photoplay ADMISSION 20c and lOe Twle Dally 2:15, 8:15. Phono Dong. 494. VAUDEVILLE Sunday, Feb. 4 25c, 50c and 75c TONIGHT, MONDAY, TUESDAY 100 People 100 Arabs. Camel. Horses, Donkeys THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD The MifhtW .Play tlx Plaaat 100 People 100 $2.00. $1.50, $1.00, 75c, 50c BARGAIN MATINEE TUESDAY $1.00, 75c and 50c Feb. 8, 9, 10 AND LAUGHTER PRICESi Nights HM, 11.00, 75c, BOe and 35c. WEDNESDAY MATINEE, 500 Ssate at 11.00. , LEGS -sen tttsr onus UAmaAsCMB aaiiuna m aw