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MMw train will start from New York City
VlHlt any one who chooses may join it
'route. Each special will be limited
"-ito one hundred travelere, but as many
fecials as there are hundreds of women
to go, will be arranged. Mrs. Cornelius
Zabriekie. president of the New York
8tate Federation. 846 Carroll street.
Brooklyn, New York, may be addressed soon as the citizens realize that it
ror costs, itinerary and dates. necessity for the city.
A committee consisting of Mesdames
sThe National Woman's League of the Hollenbeck, Laird, McGiveiin, Veazie.
Jknior Republic wa9 recently held in Lee, Richards and Miss Stella Keene,
' Washington. The purpose of the was appointed to consider plans for a
' League is "to educate boys and girls in
th duties of citizenship, in the hope
' aad expectation that eventually the
"present unsatisfactory system of reform
was shown by the ladies in the work
which is being pushed. Prior to the
program which was ottered, a short
business meeting was held. The new
public library was the principal thine
under discussion. Every member is
enthusiastic over this project, and the
success of the move will be assured, as
is a
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ehools and houses of correction may be
Itjblished." A constitution and by-laws
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were adopted. The officers are Mes
ctamee Fairbanks, president; Mary A.
Lickwood, vice president; II. P. Sperry,
'cSrresponding secretary, and John R.
'Neil, treasurer. A board of directors
' aad vice presidents representing every
fate in the country was decided upon.
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The Lincoln Woman's club met on
-Monday afternoon in the club roomp.
-MiES Hayden, leader of the Art depart
.''"went had charge of the program. Miss
Hayden is thoroughly an artist in feel
- log and inspiration. She spoke briefly
'" of a number of pictures in the exhibit,
bringing out clearly the main points,
. good, bad or indifferent, in their con
,.. caption. Some of the pictures she par
ticularly discussed were Faulkner's
"Venice;" "Early Evening at Epiny,'' by
. .Gihon; "Near Medway, Mass," by In
neee; "Red Shawl," by Maurer; "Land
scape" and "On the Bridge,' by Sousa
Pinto; "Luxembourg Gardens' and
"Lions on a Still Hunt," by Tanner;
"Portrait of Miss C," by Walcott;
"Marine," by Simon, and the pictures
by Daucbez. Miss Julia Lippincott
who is in Lincoln this winter after
several years of study in New York,
aid a few words in regard to the ex
hibit. She agreed with Miss Hayden in
her opinion of Daucbez and Sousa
Pinto. She praised highly the "Foam."'
, '' Mrs. F. M. Hall not. only spoke with
. enthusiasm, but aroused enthusiasm by
,- 'her remarks. She said that the ex-.'-hibit
had a double value, in that the
- pictures were by people who paint good
. -pictures, and were chosen by people who
J know good pictures. She offered valua-
Die suggestions aB 10 ine manner 01
looking at a picture. Mrs. Hall said
that the first thing she thought of in
looking at a picture was "what particu-
.Jilar thing has this artist to say to me."
She did not agree with Miss Hayden'a
and Miss Lippincott's estimate of
Dauchez's "Reefs" and "Marshes,"
SouBa Pinto's "Landscape" and Simon's
pictures. A brief discussion by the
in embers as to these and other pictures
followed.
The Art department of the Woman's
club will meet with Mrs. Hodgman on
(Monday afternoon.
library, and to find out the sentiment of
the merchants toward such a move.
The primary work of the whole scheme
will be left to this committee for the
present. The members held a meeting
and considered a number of important
questions. Two gentlemen will also be
chosen to nerve on the board.
A Eocial committee was also appoint
ed by the club. The literary program
was as follows: Mrs. Veazie read a pa
per upon the "Museum and Library of
Alexandria;" Mrs. J. W. Richards re
viewed George Eber's "Uarda;" Mrs.
Crowell gave a reading from "Anthony
and Cleopatra." The music for the
meeting was given by Professor Preston
and Messrs. Wigton and Fish. Profes
sor Preston sang two songs and the
other gentlemen gave a mandolin and
guitar duet.
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BOUT FRIDAY, JANUARY 18th, we ex
pect to open several hundred pieces of
foreign and domestic cotton dress goods
from which we invite those who wish the choic
est patterns of the season to make selections.
Large assortments of fine embroideries will be
shown at the same time.
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On Monday the Omaha chapter of
the Daughters of the Revolution held
their annual meeting at the public li
brary, when they elected oflicers for
the ensuing year and delegates to the
Continental Congress at Washington j
the week of Washington's birthday.
The elections were as follows: Mrs. A.
Allen, regent; Mrs. S. D Barkalow,
vice president; Miss Nancy Battin, sec
retary; Mrs. J. R. Webster, treasurer;
Miss Ida JchnBton, corresponding sec
retary; Miss Mary Harris, registrar;
Mrsi M. D. Williams, historian. Miss
Eleanor Dutcher was elected delegate ,
to the Continental Congress, and Miss '
Ida Johnston her alternate. The ad-'
visory board for the year will be com
posed of Mesdames M. B. Lowine, A. C.
Troup and F. E. Hall. Mrs. Troup was
also the unanimous choice of the meet
ing for the office of vice-president-general
for Nebraska, and will go before
the national convention at Washington
as a candidate for the place, Mrs. Don
ald McLean of New York being indors
ed for the candidacy for president ger.
eral.
The Athenae club met Friday with
Mrs. Irvine. Mre. Kelly read an inter
esting paper on Romanesque Architecture.
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At the last meeting of Sorosis, Tues-
gafday, January 8th, Mrs. Welch discussed
frit briefly the Ancient history of China and
Ijjj; its connection to recent Chinese troubles
M She spoke at length of the Joint Note
i submitted by the Powers. The subject
i.l was particularly timely as the meeting
t occurred a day previous to the signing
-S of the Joint Note by the Powerr. Miss
i Julia Haskell was elected a member of
I Sorosis. The next meeting will occur
i Tuesday, January 22nd, at the home of
:Mrs. Leeee. Miss Annie Miller will
have the subject for tbe afternoon,
"Traveling Libraries."
The subject for this week's meeting
of the Fortnightly on Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Lamb and Mrs.
Green was George Eliot; Zola; Ibsen;
The Victorian Poets; the drama. Mrs.
Lamb had prepared a careful and thor
ough paper, but oing to her illneep,
the paper.was read by Mrs. Green.
The regular weekly meeting of the
Fremont Woman's club was held Satur
day afternoon, January 12th. The at
tendance wbb large and much interest
Among this week's club notes men
tion was made of the opposition of St.
Louis women to a special department or
building for the exhibition of woman's
work. Mrs. Edwin Harrison, president
of the Missouri Federation, invited Mrs.
Potter Palmer to this week's conference
in Kansas City. She was unable to
come, but her letter and the resolutions
of the Wednesday club of St. Louis are
valuable as opinions upon the subject.
The following is Mrs. Palmer's letter:
"As to the advisability of erecting a
woman's building, I think it would be
much better to have exhibits installed
without regard to sex, providing you
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