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fellow otherwise known as "knocking"
and by precept and example trying to in
duce others to do the same.
Section 2. To better the social and mor
al condition of mankind by a true devotion
in its members to the cause of charity in its
broadest sense.
Section 3. To keep the Golden Rule
ever in the minds of its members.
Section 4. To bind its members to
gether in a social and fraternal manner.
And here is a little bit of ihe healthful
creed:
We believe that the practice of speaking
ill of our fellowmen, otherwise "knocking,"
is detestable, unbrotherly and uncharitable.
"We believe it our duty to conceal the im
perfections of our fellows (provided their
actione are not of great menace to the wel
fare of the community,) and do all we can
by precept and example to show them
where they err.
We believe thtt many lives are ruined
daily, that many hearts are made miserable
and many men and women driven to des
peration by the despicable practice of
"knocking."
We believe that in most instances "knock
ps ing" is done thoughtlessly, and even those
' who knock maliciously and with evil in
tent would refrain if they would but give a
thought to the possible consequences of the
act.
We believe that a simple little knock un
thinkingly made sometimes grows to such
proportions as to be more cruel and danger
ous than the plunging of a sharp knife into
the vitals of the victim.
We believe that a persistent, deliberate
knocker is as vile and as dangerous to the
welfare of a community as a murderer.
We believe that many people judge oth
ers by their own standard, ana that because
they are not tempted or are able to resist
doing some particular thing that they con
sider wrong, they feel themselves warranted
in despising and criticising those who are
weaker than themselves or whose opinion
differ from their own.
A South Carolina Debate.
Senators Tillman and McLaurin of
South Carolina desire to be reelected
senators from that state. Rival sen
ators are no more considerate of each
other's feelings in Carolina than they
are in Nebraska, and the joint de
bates are an interesting example of
the use of English in the south when
J heated by ambition and the wratli
' engendered by accusations and counter-accusations.
Tillman has charged
McLaurin with plagiarizing. Mc
Laurin replied in a speech at Colum
bia, S. C, last Saturday. He said
that Tillman had wanted to make a
presidential candidate out of Teller
of Co'crado, who had said that a ne
gro was as good as a white man and
was entitled to as much share as a
white man in the government. Any
proof of a statement of negro equality
to a South Carolina audience is dam
aging and Senator Tillman was prop
erly indignant. McLaurin said he
tried all the time to keep the discus
sion on a high plane but that with a
man like Tillman it was a very diffi
cult thing to do. Be said this after
he had denounced Tillman as a be
liever in negro equality, as a dema
gogue stirring up class prejudices, as
a thief, a bully and as a blusterer.
The significance of this speech is the
fact that these words were said in
the south and that both men are still
alive considering that the consequen
ces of such strong words are limit-ed
to calling names, the prospects of
peaceably settling imputations cast
upon a southernman's honor seem to
be improving.
1 1 toastmistross, called for the following
Healy; "Our Friends, tho Gentlemen,"
Mrs.J.Jefffcries;"Milford," Rev. J. II.
Preston. Music was furnished by Mrs.
JefTeriea and Misses Gage, Brandon and
Blackstone, and recitations by Mies
Cogswell of Crete and Mr. Vance.
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MHIIIIHMMIMIMM I
The French department of the Lin
coln Woman's club gave a musicale at
the home of Mrs. Pierce Monday after
noon. Following is the program:
Sketch ot Chaminade.Mrs. H. P. Eames
Autumn Chaminade
Miss Marie Hoover.
Vousdaneez Marquis Lamaire
Snow Henry Parker
Mifw Agnew.
Bendemeer's Stream Gatty
Twas April Nevin
Mrs. D. M. Butler.
The Faun Chaminade
Pierrette Chaminade
Mies Hoover.
Whether We Die or We Live. . . Allitsen
Since We Parted Chaminade
Madrigal Chaminade
Mrs. E. Lewis Baker.
Fruhlingsraushen Sinding
Miss Hoover.
The Angelas Chaminade
Mrs. Butler and Mrs. Baker.
Accompanists, Mrs. Atwood and Mrs.
By en.
The history department of the Platts
mouth Woman's club held the last meet
ing of the year with Mrs. C. A. Marshall
last week Friday evening. Judge Paul
Jessen of Nebraska City Ioctured on
"The Seventeenth Century;" music was
furnished by Misses White, Edna Mar
shall and MesBrs.Goedeand Richardson,
and Miss Minta Mauzy recited "Alaska."
A picnic Bupper was given at the home
of Mrs. II. J. Streight yesterday, at
which a short business session was held
and department leaders for next year
were chosen.
made me carry most of tho messages.
Vet I learned to operate in two months,
and the boys wouldn't learn at all. Girls
orer fourteen don't make good messen
gers. I want another girl hore now,
but she must be fourteen or less. You
see," continued the littlo manager cf
thirteen yoars, 'we had a girl here last
week who said she was fifteen, but sh
wore long dresses, and she wouldn't
mind me at all, and I bad to lot hor go."
The branch office of which little Miss
Errett has charge is next to tho largest
of the company in Detroit. Superin
tendent Kinnucan considers her one of
the most accurate operators. The Wo
man's Journal.
The May party given last week by the
music department of the Omaha Wo
man's club resolved itself into a musicale,
at which piano solos were played by
little Regina Baetens, Mrs. Porter Gar
rett and Miss Hawley, and vocal num
bers were given by Mrs. Sheets, Miss
Ellsworth and Mrs. Schant. Ice cream,
coffee and cake were served by young
ladies, and a large bcuquet of roses was
presented by the department to the
leader, Mrs. Baetens, as a token of ap
preciation of her work during the year.
The last club meeting ot the class in
oratory was held last week Wednesday,
and the annual club picnic was held on
Wednesday of this week at the home of
Mrs. B. F. Carpenter, 912 South Thirty
seventh street. At the election of offi
cers May 22 Miss Day was re-elected
leader, Mrs. Eva A. Wagner, secretary,
Mrs. C. M. Schneider, treasurer, and
Mrs. Carpenter representative of the department.
The last mothers' meeting for the
year in Omaha was held last week Fri
day. Music was furnished by four chil
dren from the sixth grade, Miss Riley
and Mrs. Porter Garrett. Mrs. E. G.
McGilton spoke of the object of the
meeting, and Rev. E. F. Trefz gave an
eloquent address on "Public Schools and
Good Citizenship." Cake and lemonade
were served at the close of the meeting.
Miss Mary E. Pendergast of Roxbury
is the third woman to hold the office of
deputy clerk in a United States court.
She received the appointment of deputy
clerk in the district ot Massachusetts
last week. Miss Margaret Ziliox of
Hamilton, Ohio, has occupied the posi
tion of deputy probate judge for seven
years.
Some new and especially ood features
were introduced by the Woman's club
of Waco, Texas, at the beginning of the
year. In place of the usual papers and
addresses there were three-minute talks
by the members on the subject under
consideration. This plan was adopted
as a drill in enabling women to select
what was really worth telling and then
to tell that to the point. The members
of the club are reported as being well
satisfied with tne result. They are learn
ing to speak with credit to themselves
and with satisfaction to their hearers.
Miss Mae Chauncey Stevens ot Grand
Rapids, Michigan, will act as sponsor
for tho uew torpedo boat, "Chauncey,"
now being built in Philadelphia. Miss
Stevens is the greatgranddaughter of
Commodore Isaac Chauncey, a famous
naval officer in the war of J812, for whom
the boat will be named.
Dre. Lenora B. Hanley and Winnio C.
T. Love have been appointed members
of the medical staff of the National Jew
ish Hospital for Consumptives in Denver.
Dr. Mary Michaels, one of the editors ot
the Woman's Medical Journal, has re
ceived the appointment ot medical in
spector and teacher of hygiene at the
Jewish Industrial School of Chicago.
The Auburn Mental Culture club
held the last meeting of the season last
week Thursday evening. The meeting
waB in the form of a musicale at the
home of Mrs. McGrew, and the follow
ing program was enjoyed by the mem
bers and their invited guests: Instru
mental solo, "Mountain Stream," Sidney
Smith, Miss Leach. Vocal solo, "Che
Faro Senza Euridice," Gluck. (From
opera Orpbee). "Cavalier's Love Song,"
Metcalf; Mrs. Hull. Violin solo, "Faust"
(from opera), Gounod, Mr. Snyder.
Vocal duett, "Only Thee," C. A. White;
Mesdames Cooper and Marquette. Vo
cal solo, "Protestations," Homer Norris;
Mrs. Hull. Instrumental boIo, "Perle
du Nord" Mazurka Elegante, Ascher;
Miss Eustice. Vocal sob, "Creole Love
Song," Smith; Mrs. Hull. Serenade
op. 31 Liebling; Mr. Livingstone.
Mrs. Lydia A. B. Woods had donated
ten thousand dollars to the city of York
for the purpose of erecting a library
building. The question of location and
style of building is now under discussion.
Miss Helen Gould has presented fine
music boxes to the railroad branches ot
the Y.W.C.A. at North Platte and at
Grand Island.
Miss Helen Bennett of Deadwood,
South Dakota, has recently been elected
county superintendent of schools. Miss
Bennett is a graduate of Wellesley, and
for several years has been manager of a
theater in Deadwood.
Sergeant Mary E. Owens of Chicago
is on the regular police pay-roll, wears
sergeant's badge No. 97, and is the only
woman in the world holding that kind
The closing meeting of the social
science department of the Denver Wo
man's club was held Saturday afternoon.
An address was given by Mrs. Clara B.
Colb, aditor of the Woman's Tribune
and member of the International Coun
cil of Women. While far from depreci
ating the work done by women's clubs,
Mrs. Colby declares that the women of
the country must rise to still broader
views of life, and most all must be uni
ted in their efforts for the good of hu
manity. Mrs. Ida Eckert Lawrence
also was present and recited her poem
on "The Launching of the Ohio." The
program for next year was accepted.
The general Bubject will be "Artistic
Expression of Social Problems."' The
annual meeting of the Scio club was
held last week Tuesday at the home of
MrB. W. D. Wright. The following of
ficers were elected: Pres., Mrs. Amanda
K. Lewis; vice pres., Mre. David Sand
erson; rec. sec, Mre. Robert Brown;
corr. sec., Mrs. W. P. Carstarphen;
treas., Mrs. Charles Griffith; historian,
Miss Vida Mitchell. Mrs F.A.Thomn.
Accommodating.
"Come back as soon as possible," said
her mistress to Maggie, who was going
home in response to a telegram saying
her mother was ill.
"Yes, mum," promised Maggie.
A day or two later a letter came:
"Deer Mis Smith: i will be back nex
week pleas kep my place, for me mother
is dying as fast as she can
"To oblidg
"Maggie."
Caroline Lockhart, in June Lippincott
The following universities will send
representatives to the memorial cele
bration of the one thousandth anniver
sary of the death of King Alfred, to be
held at Winchester, England, the latter
part of July: University of Michigan,
University of California, University of
Chicago, Columbia university, Cornell
university, Harvard university, Johns
Hopkins university, University o? Penn
sylvania, Princeton university. Univer
sity ot Virginia, University of Wiscon
sin, Yale university.
of office. Her special work is in the
sweatshops, department stores and ship- son addressed the Woman's Republican
ping uiBincis wnere me laws reiaung 10 league Tuursday afternoon on th mm.
child labor and compulsory education
are most often violated.
Mrs. Mary Clark Avery of Chicago is
successfully filling the office made va
cant by the deatb of her husband, of
vice president and general manager of
an extensive brass and copper rolling
mill at Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The Milford Woman's club gave a
reception and banquet Monday evening
to the husbands and friends of the
members at the industrial home, with
Mrs. Edwards, the superintendent, as
hostess. About fifty guests were served
Miss Shirley Errett, thirteen years of
age, is the chief operator and manager
of a branch office of the Postal Telegraph
company, at the corner of Griswold and
Woodbridge streets, in the heart of the
wholesale district of Detroit, Michigan.
Olive Lauler, one year older, is her "mes
senger boy." Miss Errett thinks girls
make better messengers than boys. "For
instance," she said, "when I began work
as a messenger a year
ject, "Ihe Powers that Prey." The
Hesperian club held its laat regular
meeting on Thursday at the home ot
Miss Elizabeth Kurtz. An excellent
program was rendered, and refreshing
ices and drinks were served from tables
eet on the lawn and decorated with
Howers and the club colors, green and
white. The North Side Woman's club
will give a basket picnic for the school
children of the North Side on June 7.
refreshments in the dining room. Mrs.
L. Chaddock, president of the club and two boys here. They were lazy, and Definition of the Novel," by Professor
The closing meeting for the year ot
the Q P.E.O. society of Dee Moines was
held Saturday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Irish, the newly elected president
of the Iowa Grand Chapter. Under the
direction of Miss Josephine Drake an
enjoyable program was presented. A
vocal solo by Mrs. Harriet Elden-Revn-
ago, mere were erson was followed by a talk upon The
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