THE COURIER.
folk", chairman, who will further as tar
as possible Una. work. A. letter contain
ing the hopes and desires of this, com
mittee will soon be sent to every club,
federated and unfederated, in this state
that can be reached. It has been de
cided since the meeting, not to print a
new year book, but to add a supplement
to the old one, which will contain all
changes in reports and such other addi
tions or Bubstractions as will make the
book complete.
It gave each member of the board a
great pleasure to have the privilege of
endorsing the revised compulsory educa
tion bill now before our legislative body,
and they stand ready to give it any fur
ther aid in their power.
Members of the library committee are
to be congratulated upon the fact that
their appropriation bill for the traveling
library is meeting with hearty endorse
ment, and will undoubtedly become a
law.
Miss Fair.brotb.er has made the very
generous offer of devoting the seventh
birthday of her Woman's Weekly to
state federation news. It seems an
especially fitting thing to do, as her pa
per had its origin in the birth of the
federation. It will contain much of in
terest, and will scatter information we
are anxious to distribute, If one can
depend at all upon hearsay, it will prob
ably be the last issue in Omaha of the
Woman's Weekly, as Mips Fairbrother
expects to remove to California soon on
account of the health of her mother.
One very important thing which we
did do at the board meeting was to ac
cept unanimously the invitation from
Wayne to entertain the state federation
next October, and we hope our decision
will meet the approval and generous ef
fort of all the clubs in the state.
The president, Mrs. Draper Smith,
wishes me to Bay that she received your
message, and that we will be glad to
give you all the matters of interest that
we get for publication.
Standing Committees.
ART.
Mrs. F. M. Hall, Lincoln.
i Elizabeth Langworthy, Seward.
" Anna R. Morey, Hastings.
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS.
Mrs. W. D. Baker, Norfolk.
" Sullivan, Columbus.
" Sarah Wells Phelps, Schuyler.
INDUSTRIAL.
Mrs. A. M. Edwards, Milford.
" Nellie Cady, St. Paul.
" Etta "R. Holmes, Kearney.
LIBRARY.
Mre.B M Stoutenborough.Piatlemouth
" L. L. Ricketts, Lincoln.
" H. S. Towne, OmBha.
CONSTITUTION.
Mrs. A. K. Gault, Omaha.
" Draper,Soiitb, Omaha.
' Stoutenborough, Plattsmouth.
.. MUSIC.
Mrs. Lily R. Burton, Fremont.
S. E. Sedgwick, York.
Miss Mary A. Smith, University Place.
EDUCATIONAL.
Mrs. Anna L. Apperson, Tecumseh.
G. M.Wheeler, Lincoln.
Miss Cory Berryman, Central City.
CREDENTIALS.
Ire. John Erhardt, Stanton.
Brainard Dearborn, Wakefield.
E.M.Smith, Wayne.
PROGRAM.
Mrs. C. S. Lobingier. Omaha.
' Hainer, Aurora.
Stoutenborough. PlattBmouth.
TRANSPORTATION .
Mrs. H. D. Neely, Omaha.
" E. V. Herford, Omaha.
RECIPROCITY.
Mrs. Archibald Scott, Lincoln.
Stratton, Provincial Secretary, in regard
to better care and protection for women
of feeble intellect. Mr. Strattnn Prom
ised investigation aa to thia class
in Great Britain and the United States.
The Lincoln Woman's club will meet
next Monday afternoon at three o'clock
in the club rooms The French depart
ment will have charge of the afternoon
and it has prepared a program interest
ing and amuBing.
The Century club met in interesting
and social conference on Tuesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Hays. Mrs.
Milton Scott read a paper on Ethiopian
Invasion, Karnak and Luxor.
Soroaia met Tuesday with Mrs. E. L.
ninman. Mrs. Munger discussed the
germ theory of disease.
New York and Boston clubs are con
tinually agitating the questions of
"sweat-shops." Fcrtunately this per
plexing problem is not one Nebraska has
to solve, but it is one of vital interest to
all parte of the country from a humane
and sanitary point of view. The Con
sumers League in New York and Mass
achusetts has done much to alleviate
conditions. Massachusetts represents a
more encouraging state of affairs in this
regard. In nineteen monthB 20,000 li
censes for home work have been issued
in New York City and in the state of
Massachusetts only 1,00.Ab the most of
the homes to which work is taken in
New York are in a most unsanitary con
dition, the garments made are neces
sarily unhygienic and often the cause of
serious results to the wearer. Massa
chusetts has honest factory inspectors
and the hoiue work permitted there is
generally acceptable.
The ninth annual midwinter confer
ence of the Maine federation of Wom
en's clubs was a recent occurance. A
discussion as to the forming of a New
England federation took place. This
question resulted in the adoption of a
resolution denying such an idea on the
part pf the federation. The state su
perintendent of education spoke of the
public school conditions and needs.
Mrs. Sarah Piatt Decker gave two
large musicales in Denver lawt week.
The Denver Woman's club was large
ly attended on last Saturday. The pro
gram consisted of etereopticon black and
white illustrations by famous artist?.
One of the most thoughtful phases
which modern charity has taken, is that
recently begun by the Woman's Auxilia
ry to the Guild for Crippled Children.
Many children, badly crippled, were pre
vented from attending kindergarten and
school, owing to the inability of their
parents to afford a carriage, go-cart or
even puah cart for them. The Guild a
short time ago bought a wagonette, up
holstered with comfortable seats and
cushions and made with special refer
ence to bumps and jars. With what
pleasure the children now look forward to
their to and fro journeyings is expressed
by a small boy who on getting out of the
wagonette exclaimed: "After all being a
limpy has some fun to it."
The National Council of Women of
Canada through their representatives,
Mesdames Willoughby-Cummings and
Jarvie, have appealed to the Hon. Mr.
Some of the eastern clubs that have
been bo decided in their opinion and ac
tion in regard to the colored question as
first opened at the Milwaukee biennial
will Bee how far reaching the effect is al
ready becoming by the recent refusal of
the Woman'e club of Richmond, Virgin
ia to join the General Federation. Mrs.
Lowe was present at the meeting and
urged the club to unite with the nation
al organization. The idea was received
with favor until one of the members
mentioued the. fact that one club in the
federation admitted colored women.
Mrs. Lowe met this statement with the
argument that this was only one club
and that it was exceedingly improbable
aa long as colored women had clubs of
their own that they should ever wish to
join clubs of whits women. The mo
tion, however was voted down.
"Undebatable Questions" will be the
subject for the Parliamentary depart
ment of the Lincoln Woman'e club on
February 2G.
Mrs. Morning, leader of the Current
Events department of the Lincoln Wo
man'e club furnishes the following re
port: The next meeting of the Current Top
ics department of the Woman's club will
occur on the 5th of March. The prin
cipal subject of discussion will be the
Passion Play of Oberammergau. Miss
Janette Green, who was a witness of the
last rendition of the play, will be leader
for the day. The subject of the suc
ceeding meeting will be Bacteria dis
cussed by Mrs. Munger. Russia will be
taken up next and will occupy two meet
ings. We will be assisted by Mesdames
Maria Rose. H. II. Wilson. Walter Lamb
and Ricketts. The subject of tbe last
meeting of the year will be City Light
ing. A visit will be made to the gss
and electric plants.
The Current Topics department of the
Lincoln Woman's club met on Tuesday
at the club rooms. Mrs. Frank Hall
talked about the development of
French art. She showed the opposition
which artists encourage in their strug
gle to break away from the traditions of
the Italian school. She explained the
development of a characteristic Preach
school of art. And tbe opposition of
the French schools of today which was
so strong a factor in the awarding of
prizes at the recent exposition. Pic
tures were shown illustrating the points
brought out in the talk.
The Literature department of tbe Lin
coln Woman's club met on Thursday of
this week and devoted its time to a
study of Wordsworth. His "Ode to Im
mortality," "Ode to Duty" and -Daffodils'
were discussed.
The Houoehold Economics depart
ment of the Seward Woman's club, met
with Mrs. Will Dickinson, at her home,
on Satuiday, February 2. The program
consisted of a fifteen minute discussion
on hygienic cooking of oat meal and
other cereals, and th& effects of improp
erly cooked food. Mrs. Tierney, who
recently visited the School of Domestic
Science of the State University of Ne
braska, presented the club a very in
teresting and scientific series of tests of
a small portion of flour. The first of
these Bhowed tbe amount of mineral
matter such as potash, iron, lime, and
phosphoric acid obtained in the flour.
In the next process the flour was burned
with ether which left the oil. The third
process evolved the starch containing
tbe carbohydrates and the fourth test
extracted the gluten and proteids. This
Bubject was most ably handled by Mrs.
Tierney, and will be given by her at the
general meeting of the Woman's club.
Mrs. Gwartney read a paper on the
Process of Bread Making. Mesdames
Holland, Diers, Suppiger, Dickinson,
Moore and Gwartney prepared dishes
made of corn meal, whole wheat, graham
etc. Mrs. Anderson served Grape Nuts
manufactured by her. Mrs. Holland in
the neat drees of the professional cook,
mixed baking powder biscuits in the
parlor, before the class and after they
were braed, served them to the ladies
with honey and butter. Mrs. Diers serv
ed coffee cake and Zweiback with coffee.
Mrs- Suppiger supplied the students
with sandwiches made from whole wheat
bread. Mrs. Mcore prepared chocolate
pudding, and also a minute gelatine
puddle which was served with whipped
cream. Delicious graham sandwiches
made by Mrs. Dickinson were served
with the deasert. No two articles of
food tre so illy prepared by many cooks
aa coffee and bread, and the Household
Economics club demonstrated the scion
tficially proper way to prepare both.
The annual banquet of the Seward Wo
man's club was held last week.
On laBt Saturday the western repre
sentatives of the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution lelt Chicago about ono
hundred in number, for Washington to
attend the tenth annual congress of tho
D. A. R.
The Pennsylvania Women's clubs are
working eagerly for the passage of a
Juvenile Court bill that will be present
ed during this session of tbe state legis
lature. The New Century club of Phila
delphia and the Pennsylvania Congress
of Mothers are putting forth particular
ly earnest efforts for tho success of the
bill.
The Woman's club of Hawaii has been
studying the Transvaal War for the last
four months and has now begun the
study of China. The club baa a mem
bership of forty-eight, the members be
ing mostly native Hawaiians, with a few
Chinese. English is spoken entirely in
the club, though a few songs are in
Hawaiian. The club has at present two
branches, one in Waimea, Kauai, and
the other in Hilo, Hawaii.
A club whose name promotes im
mediate interest and curiosity, is that of
the All Around Dickens club of Boston.
At the last meeting letters were read
from corresponding members in England
and readings with charming impersona
tions. A report was read of the
banquet given February 7, in honor of
the anniversary of Dickens birth. At
this feast Prof. Blackwell of Cambridge
was the speaker of honor, his subject
being "The place of Dickens in litera
ture at ths beginning of the twentieth
century."
Mrs. R. O. F. Chester of Brooklyn
has written for one of tbe New York pa
pers a scathing criticism of federations
of women's clubs. Her thrusts are
directed especially against the last meet
ing of the New York federation which
occurred in Albany last fall. Her feel
ing is intense upon the subject and her
view therefore is neither kindly, moder-
ate nor logical. Some of her points,
t
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