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ing Closes." Last Sunday was the
first meeting of this season and the en
rollment showed 5,000 members The
movement is exceedingly popular. The
quick response to Condustor Dam
rosch's plans is evidence of the great
need in this country for musical educa
tion and inspiration that is possible for
all. This idea is spreading rapidly.
Boston and Toledo have already or
ganized classes. Providence and Jer
sey City are starting immense classes
that will soon be ready for work. Con
ductor Damrosch in speaking of the
matter eaye:
"We hope to be able to give a monster
open air air concert in Central Park
next spring, in which 5,000 singers,
made up of all our classes, will take
part. The first work to be undertaken
by the Choral Union this season is the
prize cantata- of the young American
composer, ITenry K. Hadley, entitled
"In Music's Praise." It is for sale
chorus and orchestra, and is admirably
suited to our immense chorus. We
shall also essay later one of Mendels
sohn's productions, as well as part
ongs.
'Generally speaking, I attribute the
popularity of the movement to an awak
ening of musical enthusiasm. I have
always insisted that there is a great
latent enthusiasm for music in the
masses. Once this could be reached
and stirred, I know the movement would
become popular. Our successes of the
past season have had mvch to do with
calling attention to the progress we
have made in musical development.
Among these were the productions cf
the oratorios of ,lThe Messiah" and
"Samson," the concert with the Musical
Art Society, and the creat serenade to
Admiral Dewey down the bay. There
is a vast amount of musical talent lying
dormant in the huge population in and
around New York that needs only awak
ening to make this one of the greatest
musical centres of the world."
Perhaps later the Matinee Musicale
of Lincoln may see the way open to
establish "Peoples' Singing Classes"
and so quicken for Nebraska the musi
cal pulse. The Matinee Musicale has
always maintained such a broad and
kindly altitude that it is to be hoped
that with time they may be able to lead
Nebraska in this great and growing
movement.
The Daughters of the Revolution will
meet November 2nd, at the home of
Mrs. J. R. Haggard, 1310 G street
Mrs. M. H. Everett will give the an
nual addresB of the Chapter regent.
Miss Edith Craig who won the gold
medal for the prize essay offered last
spring to the High school girls, will read
her paper.
The Illinois Federation of Women's
clubs closed its annual meeting Friday
Ootober 19th at Rockford. The officers
were choseu thus:
President Mrs. Thaddeus P. Stan
wood, Evanston.
Vice President at Large Mrs. Seely
Perry, Rockford.
Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Susan
Tibbits, Quincy.
Recording Secretary Mrs. Sadie H.
Cox, Hudson.
Treasurer Mrs. fid ward J. Lambert,
Jacksonville.
Vice Presidents Second district, Mrs.
C. E. Curtis; fourth, Mrs. Laura Dainty
Pfilham; sixth, Mrs. John Worthy;
eighth, Mrs. Jennie Ellwood; tenth,
Mrs. Flora B. Graham; twelfth, Mrs.
Nettie Kenaga; fourteenth, Mrs. Anna
Schipper; sixteenth, Mrs. ThomaB Fit
ner; eighteenth, Mrs. B. Davis; twenty
second, Mrs. Mary Wegner.
The convention passed the following
resolutions in regard to the Chicago
teachers' controvesy with the state
board of equalization:
"Resolved, That this body indorsee
the work of the Chicago Teachers' fed
eration in bringing to light the faculty
administration of our taxation lawe:
and furthtr
"Resolved, That wo pledge oursolves
to report the same to our home clubs, to
all federated clubs in our immediate
vicinity not here represented, to the
teachere and to all other citizens, and
to secure the aid of all the newspapers
of the state in this behalf; and, bo it
further
"Resolved, That we take prompt and
immediate action to assist the Chicago
Teachers' federation in their great un
dertaking; and, be it further
"Resolved, That a copy of these reso
lutions be spread upon the records of
this body and that copies of the same
be given to the press and sept to the
Chicago Teachers' federation."
Miss Jane Addams of Chicago was
the magnet of the convention. A great
waving of kerchiefs and long applauso
greeted her when she came forward to
speak on Social Economics and the
Paris Exposition. Mrs. Lydia P. Wil
liams, president of the Minnesota Fed
eration, askad tho delegates to urge
their congressmen to forward the pas
sage of a bil1 for the Preservation of
the Minnesota forests, to which tho
Federation heartily promised their co
operation. Five thousand individual
members were added to the Federation.
The Chicago Federation of Teachers
has also joined the organization and
now the Illinois Federation has a mem
bership of 25.000.
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ing about 5,400 feet of humanity, hailing
from the various counties of Nebraska,
pitted themselves against the well
known hospitality of Lincoln, last week,
without making the slightest impressiou
as to its proportions, and if there is any
bottom crust to their hospitable pie we
couldn't get to it in the few days spent
there. Woman's Weekly.
The problem of whether or not to ad.
mit clubs of Negro women into state
federations or the General Federation,
is one that is being discussed by most
of the meetings of state federations, so
many of which are occuring in October.
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At the annual meeting of the Penn
sylvania Federation of Women's Clubs,
which occured not loDg since in Wil
liamsport, it was decided not to make
requests for local entertainment of club
women during their Federation meet
ings. This idea was proposed and
agreed upon by the Executive Board
last winter.
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Mrs. Elliott of Baltimore, president of
the Maryland Federation has alwaje
taken advantage of existing conditions
in her work. This ehe believes a far
better plan than to start new lines of
work. By this method she thinks that
"duplicity of e.Tort" is prevented. The
excellent results of this plan are illus
trated by the effective help the club
women have given to the Henry Watson
Children's Aid Society of Baltimore,
and also to the Municipal Art. League
of Baltimore, which does much for art
in the public schools of that city.
The art meetings are looked forward to
with exceeding pleasure, as the chair
man of the art committee is Mrs. A. H.
Brockway of the Woman's club of
Brooklyn and a member of the art com
mittee of the General Federation, which
was responsible for the tine exhibit at
the Milwaukee biennial.
The New York State Federation of
Women's clubs offers a variety of topics
for consideration in its annual meeting,
which is soon to occur in Albany. re
sides the UBual papers and discussions
on art, philanthropy, music, the press
and the drama, time will be given to the
subjects of "Civil Service Reform,"
"Fireside Travels," ''Unusual Occupa
tions for Women," "Progress in Club
Work," "Preservation of Birds," "Worn
en Lawyers's Clubs," "Progressive Sci
ence," "Child Study in the Home," and
"The Preservation of the Palisades."
The Science Committee of the Normal
Collegiate Alumnae Association of New
York, have taken for their task in the
world's good work the bringing of speci
mens fiom the fields and woods to city
children. Five distributions are made
to the public school teachers during the
year, one in September, December,
February, March and May. In the fall
are seeds, in the winter, lichens, fungi,
snow berries, pine-cones and innumera
ble greens, in the spring, mosses and
ferns and available buds of trees and
plants. This committee also arranges
for annual wild (lower exhibits in the
CDlIego. Last spring it also extended its
work giving a similiar exhibition in one
of the public schools of the poor quar
ter and this autumn another tlower ex
hibit was given in one of the public
schools on the east side.
sent, no matter how terrible is her rec
ord, to one or other of the convents de
voted for the purpose, and there kept
during the time for which she is sen
tenced. The convent is not a mere
prison in disguise, for its courtyard
stands open all day long, the only bar
to egress being a nun who acts as port
ress, just as in other convents. Buf
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Miss Hammond entertained the As
sociation of Collegiate Alumnae on
Wednesday. A congenial cup of tea
with wafers was served to the guests
and later a business meeting was heldTho
president, Miss Tremain, spoke brielly
of the purpose and opportunity that
the Association affords. The secretary
then read the constitution of the Ne
braska Branch and also the constitution
concerning branches in the constitution
cf the General Association. Tho com
plete lists of members for the com
mittees has not yet been made as some
changes will be necessary. There are
five committees: Educational, legisla
tion, program, social and membership.
Mrs. Brooks was asked to act as dele
gate to the annual meeting to be held
in New York, November 8th.
Women Convicts in Austria.
Austria is the one country in the
world which never puts a woman in
prison. Instead of giving the female
criminal so many months in jail, she is
The Athenae Club met on Friday.
Mrs. Kellogg, a member of the club,
when a resident of Lincoln, will take
Mrs. Manss' place on the program.