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SHE RESIGNS AS PRESIDENT

Mrs. Peattie Anticipates Her Approaching
Departure From
the City.

Relinquishes Her Position in the Woman's
Club to Take Up Other
Cares in Chicago.

Club Will Think a While About Building Before
Taking Another Step in That Direction
--Yesterday's Meeting.

The Woman's club may or may not
have a club house of its own. It wants
to think. It is going to think for at
least a fortnight. Mrs. Frances Ford,
chairman of the committee appointed to
investigate the matter returned a report
showing a great amount of thorough
work. The club listened with intense
interest, but concluded to defer
the discussion of the matter.

"The club," said one woman, "is going
home to talk the matter over with its
husbands."

The president placed her resignation
before the club, to take effect the 19th of
this month. At that time a new president
will be elected, and candidates are
already being talked of. The president's
brief address was one of greeting and
farewell.

Many matters of interest came up during
the meeting, which was unavoidably
devoted to business from first to last.
A committee has been empowered to
purchase a piano on which even the
most fastidious musician will not hesitate
to perform. Mrs. Lindsey reported
for this committee, and with Mrs. Wilheim
and Miss Cunningham, the new
leader of the musical department, will
make the selection.

A certificate of deposit given by the
German Sayings bank to the federation
library was taken up by the club at its
face value, thus making it possible for
the library committee to continue its
work without interruption. The Omaha
club will make no gift to the library
this year, feeling that its taking up of
the certificate is all it can afford.

The next meeting of the Woman's club
will be held at Creighton theater, in
order that the adaptability of the place
to club uses may be tested. The managers
of the theater have most generously
offered to let the club use the
theater for its general meetings on such
days as its occupation will not conflict
with the engagements of the theater.
The department meetings of the club
and the social meetings will be held at
the present rooms whether Creighton
theater is used or not.

The one melancholy episode of the day
was the announcement of the misfortune
which had overtaken Mrs. Pennok,
who, at the hour of the club meeting
was returning from the cemetery where
she had buried her only child, a little
girl 2 years of age. The club expressed
its sympathy with Mrs. Pennock.

Mrs. Draper Smith, secretary of the
club, was elected delegate to the federation
meeting at Fremont, which is held
Thursday and Friday of this week. Mrs.
E. G. McGilton and Mrs. Henry Jaynes
were made alternates.

Mrs. Ford presented the Derthink
musical course to the club. Miss C. C.
Tennant Clary's concert, to take place
at Boyd s opera house the 22d of this
month, was spoken of Two pieces of
embroidered linen were presented to the
club and acknowledged by the president.
A proposition was made to alter
the hour of meeting, which is now 3 30,
in deference to the teachers A standing
vote expressed the preference of the
club for the hour now obtaining

Mrs. W. K Galloway, president of the
Eau Claire Woman's club, was present,
and at the solicitation of the president,
gracefully expressed to the club the
obligations she and her club felt under
to the Omaha club, after which the Eau
Claire club was modeled. At the adjournment
of the meeting the ladies
paused to drink a cup of tea in the dining
room in honor of Mrs. Galloway, who
was presented with a bunch of bride and
tea roses The attractive appearance
of the dining room promised faithful
service form the new house and home
committee.

The secretary read an announcement
to the effect that a public reception
would be given the departing president
next Monday evening at a place to be
designated in the future.

BOY UNDER THE WHEELS.

Special Dispatch to the World-Herald.

Cheyenne, Wyo, Oct. 5—While playing
on moving cars in the Union Pacific
yards here last evening with some companions,
Ludwig Mahr, a boy of 6 years,
was pushed off and fell under the wheels.
His left leg was cut off and his right foot
crushed He died in the county hospital
this morning.

LOCAL BREVITIES.

Mrs P Milbrodt of North Omaha lost
nine chickens by theft, which she suspects
a neighbor with having stolen, and has secured
a search warrant for the premises of
a Mrs Brown.

Willow camp No. 12, Woodmen of the
World, will give a social tonight at Fuller a
hall, northwest corner of Fourteenth and
Douglas streets An excellent program has
been prepared and choice refreshments will
be served.

J A Vail of South Omaha reported to
the police that his nephew, John Thomas,
has been missing from his home since Saturday
evening, and as he has not been in
the city long and had some money when he
went away. Vail fears for his welfare. He
asks the police to send the boy home if they
can find him.