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lightful observers; C. H. Walker, the
Boston Museum of Fine Arts lecturer
on architecture; Doctor Moxom of
Springfield; the Reverend Francis
Tiffany, and others of equal standing."
I do not believe the national Mower
can be determined by anything so
formal as a vote. Architectural adop
tion of some Mower whose petals, sta
mens, pistyls and calyx are well adapt
ed to architectural ornament would
popularize and identify the flower
with America much quicker than any
other method. As Egyptian temple
builders identified the lotos with
Egypt, American architects can eelect
the American flower. Americans
have the impression that anything
can be settled by a vote. There are
some things that cannot be voted in
to, or out of favor, lf one character
istic more than another distinguishes
Americans it is diversity of type.
For this reason the golden-rod of
which there are more than a hundred
varieties.that grows on the prairies of
Nebraska, on the Allegtaanies, Rock
ies and on all the coasts, table lands,
hills and valleys of this country, is an
appropriate flower for America. Jt
is not so symmetrical a llower as the
lotos and its effect is of a bunch or
spray of flowers rather than of one
nobly planned blossom. The Mower
partisans who have access to news
papers, (and who is denied?), are
go to the exposition? Are they to
have an undesirable Mower foisted
upon all America just because they
choose to save their money for the St.
Louis fair?
LEB3.
Edited by Miss Helen G. Harwood.
' A woman's suffrage meeting was held
at the home of Mrs. G. II. Wells at
Schuyler April 6. Eloquent addresses
were given by Miss Laura A. Gregg of
the Nebraska suffrage headquarters in
Omaha, and by Mrs. F. H. Young of
Broken Bow. Jt is hoped by the league
that Nebraska will be the next state to
adopt equal suffrage.
The election of officers of the Omaha
Woman's club, hold on Monday, was as
peaceful as a May morning in spite of
dark predictions. There was scarcely
even a ripple of excitement. This is
the first election since the club aband
oned the nominating committee of fif
teen and adopted the free and demo
cratic method of nominating from the
floor and immediate election. Many
club members have doubted the wisdom
urg- of the change, but it is too soon to judge.
ing the golden-rod, the maize or the The election consumed the entire after
columbine, as though the question noon, barring out all reports and busi
were really to be settled this summer, ness. When interviewed most of the
The hurly-burly of an exposition is women voted the new method a bore,
unfavorable to reflection and the and a large number left before the hour
visitors to the midway will impa- of adjournment,
tiently put, such questions aside. Be- The officers of the club were re-elect-sides,
what of the people who do not ed with one exception, Miss Kennedy,
the recording secretary, declining to
serve another year, to the regret of all.
Mrs. George Tilden, when her re-alec-
tion as president was announced, was
presented with a bouquet of roses and
was greeted with hearty applause. The
other officers of the club are: First
vice pree., Mrs, J. H. Dumont; second
vice pres., Mrs. Harriet MacMurphy;
rec. etc., Mr 3. A. K. Gault; corr. sec,
Mrs. Anna Herring; treas , Mrs. II J.
Penfold.
The chairmen of committees are:
Auditing, Mrs. Burbank; constitution,
Mrs. Jeffries; courtesies, Mrs. H. S.
Jaynes; house and home, Mrs. Charles
Offutt. The new members of the library
committee are Mesdames Belden, Towne
and Keysor. Those chosen for the mem
bership committee are Mesdames Reese,
Walker, Bonner, T.H.Smith, Rose water,
Towle and Townseud.
The musical department announces a
May party for the evening of May 20.
Also a musical for next Friday morning,
the selections from French composers.
The industrial committee, Mrs. Lob
ingier chairman, presented the following
resolution:
Whereas, There are one or more places
yet to be filled on the recently created
state board of charities and corrections,
and whereas, in a majority of states in
which such boards are in operation, the
services of women have been found most
valuable; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Omaha Woman's
club respectfully petitions this board to
appoint a competent woman to fill any
vacancy.
A guest at the woman's club yester
day was Mrs. Andrew Allison of Kirk
ville, Mo., who is visiting at the home
of Mrs. Vinsonhaler. Mrs, Allison has
been appointed to represent the Stato
Federation of Women's Clubs of Mis
souri in the World's Fair board.
The oratory department of the Omaha
Woman's club gave a public recital
Thursday afternoon. Piano numbers
were given by Mrs. Porter Garrett, Miss
Lillian Bookmeyer and Miss Ella Beacb
of Council Bluffs; a violin solo was
rendered by Miss Vera Allen, and vocal
boIos by Mrs. Sheets, Miss Estella
Shane and Mrs. Strang of South Oma
ha. An address was given by MrB.
Andrews, and recitations by Mrs. Den
nis, Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. Watkins, Mrs.
Carpenter, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Schnei
der, Mrs. Shields, Miss Jeannette Jes
sop, Miss Beseie Dumont and the leader,
Miss Day.
The Self Culture club of St. Paul met
with Mrs. George Berray on Friday,
May 3. The subject for the day was
"House-Cleaning, Home Decoration and
Furnishing," and was ably conducted by
Mrs. Leftwich. An interesing paper
was read by Mrs. Stevens on "The Es
sential and Superfluous in Drees."
Arrangements were made for a muBicale
to be given in the opera house under the
direction of Professor Spear of Grand
Island on May 16.
A musical treat was given by the
Fairbury Woman's club at the home of
Mrs. E. Leet, at the regular April meet
ing. The Bpecial feature of the pro
gram was a violin solo by Miss Bertha
Davis of Hebron. Miss Davis has been
soloist with the Boston Ladies' Sym
phony orchestra for several years, and
is now leader of a Cincinnati orchestra.
At a meeting of the club last week a
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