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women of the United States would stop
frittering and devote their time and
talentBto any one reform they could
bring it about without any difficulty.
The trouble is, they all try to do too
many thinge; the energy is wasted on
being scattered. 'Concentrate on one
thing at a time and keep at it until it is
done." said tnis woman who is without
doubt tho ablest woman in the state.
She, too, was most warmly received and
applauded, but will her strong words be
heeded? Will the women of Nebraska
stand togother for a single day on any
subject? Take the pure food, for ex
ample; every one is vitally interested in
thBt subject, but will the clubs take it
up seriously? This paper is only too
glad to give the women the beet parts
of the Federation and to help in any
direction if women mean business. We
have been in just this attitude for six
years and have suggested a hundred
reforms in that time which women may
just as well as not bring about. Noth
ing could resist the influence of 4,000
good women. No evil could stand
against it for a day, but how few are
ready to take up the cudgel and go after
anything systematically, patiently and
thoroughly? Take the reform in the
schools, by which the youngsters may
be taught to spell simple words of the
English language; it is easy if 4,000
women wish to do it. Instead of that
they permit the schools to be run by
men who don't know or care whether
tha superintendent of tbe schools is a
teacher or whether he is a drayman.
If he is a good vard politician it does
not matter whether the graduate can
spell or not.
Mrs. U. M. Bushnell, president of the
Lincoln club, gaTe a most cordial wel
cime to the delegates. It was not
lloteery nor fulsome, but it was like the
woman who delivered it, sincere through
and through, and madeall feel at home
at once and in sympathy with the club
work, because the speaker had said it
was a good thing to be interested in.
The program on Wednesday afternoon
was devoted entirely to music. Mrs.
Wagner Thomas of Omaha, sang de
lightfully, and Miss Corinne Paulson
played a difficult piano solo as only an
artist might play it, giving all pleasure,
but Mrs. Will Owen Jones was the finest
pianist who appeared, by all odds.
Miss Lora Holmes has a magnificent
and unusual voice and sings beauti
fully, while the string quartette which
closed the program is composed of pro
fessionals, who rendered the music ac
cording to their reputation.
The paper prepared by Mme. Baetens
was omitted because Mrs. EL P. Eames,
of Lincoln, took all her own time, all of
Mrs. Baetens' and about fifteen min
utes over to tell about the music of the
Negro and Indian. After tbe conven
tion bad voted to keep all speakers
within the time designated in the pro
gram it was somewhat provoking, and
Mrs. Apperson was forced to request
her to desiet, because tbe chairman o!
the afternoon, Mrs. Barbour, failed in
her auty as time keeper. It was too
bad all around and such things should
not be permitted. Tbe woman who has
the nerve to keep on talking for more
than double her time does not deserve
much consideration, yet it is very hard
for one who is not in charge of the pro
gram to call her down. Mrs. Apperson
probably consoled herself with the
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thought that as she had been the re
cipient of 6ome honor, she must also be
willing to do a few disagreeable things.
Chancellor Andrews is a logical be
liever in woman suffrage, and while he
did not say so, be talked about ad
vanced women in such & manner &b to
leave no doubt in the minds of his audi
tors that he is of the opinion that sex
does not necessarily determine one's
adaptability to do things. He believes
that the time is coming when all that
will be asked by the world is, "Can the
person do tha work better than some
other person?" He said it is long in
coming because that is tho only way
great changes can come, but it is in
evitable. His short speech certainly
pleased his hearers, who were mostly
women, although a man sat in the audi
ence, here and there. There is a clause
in the state law, under which the Uni
versity is operated, which says some
thing about women, but Mrs. ApptTBon
concluded from the Chancellor's re
marks that it would always be ignored
while Professor Andrews is at its head,
as it always has been under his pred
ecessors. The Omaha delegation was tho most
harmonious and unanimous of any at
the Federation. Everyone wanted to
do what everyone wanted her to do, and
there was not one woman in the whole
delegation who wished to be elected to
an office. Two from Omaha were elect
ed, but they were not delegates.
Mrs. Apperson charmed all by her
sweetness and self control, and her de
clination of the presidency disappointed
many of her friends, who believe that
the officers ehould hold for two terns.
Thursday morning was devoted to the
consideration of domestic science, and
every word written and said was to the
point and on time. Miss Bouton of the
University of Nebraska, talked in the
'direct and etraigh forward manner which
has endeared her to all women who
have had aught to do with the prepara
tion of programs in Nebraska. She has
something to say and she says it in a
pleasing style, which proclaims her to
be a successful instructor of the young.
The women of Nebraska are indeed
fortunate in having such a competent
woman, who has the subject so well in
hand, at the head of this department in
the State University She will do more
for the real forwarding of this idea of
better home making than a thousand
theorists could do.
Mrs. Paul of St. Paul, Mrs. Steele of
Fairbury, Mrs. Durland of Norfolk, and
Doctor Grothan of St. Paul, all gave
delightful papers and talks. Each had
a different phase of this all-embracing
question and each showed that she. is
in earnest and has capabilities to give
to others of what she herself has demon
strated. The discussion on food adulteration
was general and many bright and sensi
ble speeches were made, all inside of
three minutes. This paper has urged
that the members of the Federation be
permitted to discuss the topics which
are presented Mrs. Pugh was tbe only
chairman who arranged for discussion,
and all the women declared it was. the
most enjoyable feature of the meeting.
After tbe noon adjournment a meet
ing was held in the church auditorium,
at which the State Household Economic
Association was reorganized.
In the afternoon the school problems
were taken up. Mrs. Wheeler of Lin
coln, presented a very exhaustive re
sume of the laws, and Mrs. Towne
talked for five minutes on the school
board as it is, and gave tbe cheap poli
tician some good hits. Miss Haskell
gave an exhaustive report of the educa
tional section of the Biennial. No re
port could be fuller or more interesting.
Miss Haskell seemed to hit by instinct
on the fine bits in each speech made by
prominent educators and gave then) to
ub in splendid style.
Miss Charlotte M. White, who haB
been teacher and who has run for office
several times, has been defeated and
elected and knows a lot about her sub
ject, gave a talk, without notee, straight
from the shoulder or the heart which
waa applauded so vigorously that she
was compelled to take up the subject
for another five minutes and if she had
talked all the afternoon the women
would have been satisfied to sit and
listen she was bo original, so in earnest
and so forcible in her remarks.
On Saturday afternoon, October 13th,
the Weeping Water Zetetic club met
with Mrs. George Ashmun. The beau
ty of the day together with the general
expectations of good things from dele
gate and visitors to the sixth annual
meeting at Lincoln, called out a good
attendance. Responses to roll call bore
reference to tho life of Chaucer and to
the Canterbury Tales. The report of
Mrs. Woodford, delegate to the meeting
at Lincoln was given, so brightly and
graphically that the etay-at-homes
thought that most of the mountain had
been brought to them. Mrs. Dunham
presented a resume of the life and times
of Chaucer and Mrs. Nellie Sackett pre
sented his character and personality.
The Fairbury Woman's club met in
the club room ou Tuesday, October lGth
and was called to order by the president,
Mre. J. B. McDowell.
Mrs. D. B. Cropsey as hostess, re
ceived, and Mrs. Ed Lset, leader of the
literary department, presided after the
business meeting.
Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the re
port of the annual meeting of the State
Federation of clubs aseiven by Mrs. J.
O. Kesterson.
At the next meeting, Tuesday, Oc
tober 23rd, the following program was
given:
Business.
Response Quotations from Ruskin.
Music.
Sketch of Art from Early Egyptian
Art until tbe Renaissance Mi6s Min
nie Pease.
Talk on the Madonnas Mrs. J. B.
McDowell.
Music.
Mrs. Joseph Sarbach as hostess, and
Mrs. E. R. Allen as chairman, presided.
The National Woman Suffrage As
sociation has been making elaborate
preparations for the national suffrage
bazar that is to be held in Madison
Square Garden. New York, December
3rd to the 8th. The bazar has a three
fold object.
"First, to advertise the suffrage cause
throughout the nation by a well-organized
and successful business enterprise;
second, to give opportunity to individual
believers not heretofore open adherents
of the cause to contribute to its sup
port and thereby establish more firmly
their interest in it; third, through the
work of the organized Suffrage Associa
tion in connection with the larger body
of sympathizing but inactive adherents
to fill the treasury in order to give an
impetus to the beginning of the work
of the new century.''
The Bazar Committee has arranged
the space so that eacn state may have
the amount it desires. The committee
will provide each state with a booth, a
table and will drape the rear of each
booth so that critics may be suspended
therefrom. States not sending enough
material to till one booth will be united
with some other state or states accord
ing to the number of articles necessary
to fill and make an attractive booth.
Most the booths will be decorated in
such a manner as to illustrate some
characteristic peculiar to the state that
they represent. Louisana will ueo
sugar cane and Maine pine cones for
decoration. The Ohio booth will be
draped with curtains made from buck
eyes. No goods will be received that
cannot be sold on commission, liquors
or tobacco will not be allowed, also lot
tery devices and chances on different
articles will be prohibited. Transpor
tation of all articles must be paid to
New York by the states sending, but
after reaching New York cartage and
any other expenses will be paid by tbe
bazar fund. There will be interesting
programs afternoon and evening. Local
arrangements are in charge of the Cen
tral Committeo: Carrie Chapman Catt,
Mrs. Priscilla D. HackstatT and Mrs.
Mariana Chapman.
On Thursday afternoon a meeting was
held by the patrons of the Capital
School. Mre. Wheeler, the president,
presided. Doctor Bailey spoke on a
"Few Thoughts of Childhood," and
Doctor Wharton on, "A Father and His
Baby."
The regular meeting of the Woman's
club was held on Monday in the Sals
bury block. The subject for the after
noon was "Music of Norway," by Mr.
Henry Purmort Eames. Mr.Eamea has
made a wide reputation for himself b
these explanatory recitals if it is per
missible bo to speak of them. Mr.
Eames by his remarks puts his audience
in sympathy with the country whose
music he is to illustrate. Mr. Eimes
expresses him3elf in a happy manner
and in such a fashion as to bring out
the shades, shadows and sunlight of tbe
people whose music is representative of
their characteristics. Mr. Eames be
gan his talk with a short history of folk
songs and then of Norwegian music.
He spoke of each composer and their
composition before each number of the
following program:
MUSIC OK XOBWAY.
Two Dances, Six Folksongs, Hailing,
harmonized by Edward Grieg.
Hailing, Vermland.
Tuppa, Uppland.
Cow-Keeper's Tune and Country
Dance harmonized by Edward Grieg.
Cradle Song, Halfdan, Kjerulf.
Laengsel, op. 21, No. 2, Johann S.
Svendsen.
Humoreske, Serenade, Ole Olsou.
March of the Dwarfs, op. 51, Edward
Grieg.
Marguerite Cradle Song, She Is So
White, The Princess, A Father's Cradle
Song, (songs) Edward Grieg.
Funeral March, (a minor) Edward
Grieg.
Sunrise, Ase Death, Anita's Dance
Troll Dance, (from Peer Gynt, suite No.
1) Edward Giieg.
Study in F, op. 24, Serenade, op. 33,
War Rhapsody, op. 35, Christian Sind
ing. In New York, Conductor Damrosch
started last winter the "Peoples' Sing-
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