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A WORD WITH THE WOMEN
(By Elia W Peattie)
The Lincoln Journal and the Fremont Tribune are both of them dipleased with the Woman's club for the resolutions passed upon the mysterious case of Mrs. Notson The Journal vents its wrath in a sentence eighty-seven words long the impassioned rhetoric of which is interrupted by but three commas It is of the opinion that 'the Womans club has shown very likttle capacity for judicail function in its findings" Very few will be able to agree withe the Journal If ever findings were discreet and absolutely just, tempered by good sense and written with dignity, theyw ere those in which Mrs Norson's marital troubles, her depts, her ill health and her political disappointments were found to be the causes of her disappearance The evidence as to Mr Corbetts promise was examined carefully and without passion Mr Corbett deceived Mrs Notson Politicians concur in saying that that is what might have been expected, and that it is what most men would have done under the circumstances One cannot, howeve, accept this extenuation of Mr Corbett, but merely as the statement of a disgraceful fact The Fremont Tribune thinks that the club should have decided on the much more material point to whether or not Mrs Notson and her children are yet alive The grammar in which these remarks are addressed to the womans clun is no less entertaining and unusual thatn the untrammeled verybosity displayed by the Lincoln paper However, setting aside the questions of rhetoric which appears to be of so little concern to our contepraries, it may be remarked that the question considered by the Womans club was the reprehensinility of Mr Corbett, and not the from which Mrs Notsons despair had taken
The case in point was Did Mr Corbett deceive? not Did Mrs Notson die? The women shoued a logic and consistency which it seems were not appreciated by the sex which is always accusing them of the antithesis of these qualities What the Womans club did was the very least it could do and was only the public ecpression of an intese condemnation of such political methods This will be expressed in other forms at other times when it will mean more
Mrs Reed, wofr of Ensign Reed of the Salvation army is about to leave Omaha for St Louis, after a sixteen moth residence in this city There have been many devout women Salvationists in Omaha, but none more interesting in Character and personality than Mrs Reed She is an Irish gentlewoman by birth, the niece of a member of parliament and also f a bishop of the Church of England Her ealy life was spent in luxury provided for her by others Later she used her artistic talents in the designing of fine Christmas and Easter cards, book covers etc, and was rapidly acquiring a reputation in this line as well as making a handsome income, when she became convinced that it was her duty to go to India as a missionary for the Church of England It was in Bombay that she was won to the Salvation army and her chage of life came only after much struggling and suffering, and sacrifce of vanity and prejudice. The most of her Salvation army work has been done in various cities of the United States In this city her pleasant manners her high-cred accent and somplicity of devotion have done a great deal toward winning friends for the cause she represents In leaving Omaha sh leaves many friends, not only among the Salvationists and the lowly people with whom they work but in all classes of society Ensign Reed her husband, is a handosme and enthusiasitc young man who has been very popular with the congreations at the barracks They have two little children who are trained up to army life and who wear small blue frocks with 'Praise to Jesus' emroidered across the front in scarlet and minute poke bonnets
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A WORD WITH THE WOMEN
(By Elia W Peattie)
One of the most prominent women at the suffrage convention which is to be held at Atlanta, Ga will be the Rev Anna Shaw Miss Shaw is a woman with a genius for learning, and when she was graduated by the Boston university, reveived diplomas from the medical and law departments, as well as from the theological. She has spoken in Omaha, and her cordial, delightful personality enirely redeems the franchise desiring sisterhood form the opprobrium which has been cast upon it becasue of its unloveliness.
White Pierrot sheds his tears-and laughs as the salt drops mark the chalk on his checks The world enjoys the contrast, and is always interested when it hears that Pierrot is weeping. No story has been more often told of Edwin Booth than that of his triumphant presentation of The Tools of Revenge,' with its hilarious yet bitter raillery. In the midst of the drama the word came to him that his baby son was dead his first born But the bells and cap were on and the actor wore them to the drop of the curtain. There are many similar tales but none more sad than that which comes as an echo of this last Christmas day. 'Whittington and His Cat' was being played at the Chrismas pantomime. The actress who played King Cat, after a song and dance dropped dead. The play was not stopped however, and the 'White Pierrot her husband, was forced to play his part to the end. Thus the dramas throb within the dramas.
One of the most successful and reasonable of women's organizations is the National Industrial union. It came into existence at the Columbian exposition, where women meet daily in the womans builing to discuss questions concerning domesticity. The union was formed there before the close of the exposition, and has its headquarters at New York, although its membership and its operations are national. To break down class prejudice along industrial lines to train servants, encourage scientifc cooking and in every way develop the industrial independence and fitness of women is its object. Fortunately women are trained more along domestic than other lines of industrial activity, and the tendency is therefore to bring them into the home instead of divorcing them from it Mrs Virginia C Titcomb is the president and treasurer.
New times, new maners. One used if one were so fortuante as to be a woman - to be forced to read columns upon columns of discriptions of magnificent gowns worn but the princesses of European the millionairesses of America and to search in vain from the description of costume of the sort that any ordinary woman of average purse capacity could purchase or appropriately wear. Now the fad of the hour with the fashion writers is bicycle costumes. The making of bicycle costumes has become a fine art. The women tailors who know how to fit a leggin properly have become famous in New Yotk Chicago and St. Louis.
A lively corespondence is kept up in some rapers regarding the rivalry of long skirts and short skirt skirts of heavy cloth and skirts of light cloth. There is a small sided lilterature on the subject of jackets And little by little laws are being made for the wheel habits as rigid as that for the equesterian habit.
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A PLea for the Open Door
Omaha, Dec, 6 - To the Editor of the World-Herald It was my privilege to hear General Booth in his most thrilling and toyching addresses on the work of rescuing young girls who fall into sin through the stress of privation and hardship, or through the deceitful wiles of those who should protect them.
With much gratification I noticed the wild ethusiams of his hearers, and with them felt a new and keener interest in this, my life work.
The cases which the general's eloquence so clearly pictured are not unique, for such are ever in out midst, who have in like manner sinned, and whom I believe Christ looks to us to protect and bring to him.
All honor to the brave hosts of the Salvation army and may God speed in all the good work they shall undertake, but I do pray that those whose hearts were touched by the narratives and appeals General Booth on Sabbath may turn their sympathy into practical channels and generously help in carrying on the work of rescue so long in operation in our own city.
At the Open Door we have fifteen young girls, two of whom are only 15 years of age Our aim in regard to these girls is not only to give present relief and motherly care, but to surround, them while here with the most earnest Christian influences, and fianlly to place them in the way of earning an honest livelihood. It will be readily understood that the closeness of hte money market affects greatly all charitable instiutions, but surely Omaha cannot afford to let this established work go down for lack of financial support.
The churches are helping to supply the necessary food for the Open Door, but we have other expenses which must be met, and anyone who would deem it a privilege to help in this part of the Master's work may communicate with our treasureer, J A. Sunderland, Sixteenth and Dougals street, or with the following women, membership of the house committee. Mrs. Elia Peattie, 3422 Poppleton avenue; Mrs. E L Wood, 1920 Wirt street, Mrs. G W. Clark, 1807 Lathrop street.
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FOLLOWING SACKETT'S LEAD
City Attorney Conneli Decides That Petition Must Appear as Party Candiates
Municipal League and People's Party Independent Candulates Will Be So Designated.
City Clear Ecans Will Be Mandam used in the interest of Convention Candidates- Mrs. Peattie the Only One.
City Attourney Conneli yesterday gave the following opinion to Clerk Evans.
Omaha, Neb, Oct 31, 1894-John T. Evans Esq, City Clerk, Omaha-Dear Sir' In compliance with your request for my opinion regarding the suffciency of the several petitions filled with you nominating candidates for city offices, and also for my opinion regarding the form of the offical ballot I would respectfully state that I have carefully examined all the petitions and objections filled in your office I find nearly all the petitions, and especially those relating to the peoples independent party defective in from, and if a technical rule was to be observed they might all be ignored I think, however, the proper course for you to pursue to carry out the real purpose of the petitions purporting to be cerificates of nomination and place all the names of the candidates on the tickes, designating the party or principles the candidate is supposed to represent as best as you can from considering the entire contents of the certificate. The form which has been made up, and which I here with return is sunstantially correct. It is my opinion that you should print the tickets according to this form, ignoring all defects and overruling all objections. This I believe to be the fair and true course and one which if pursude by you will place you beyond critcism for your action. Any departure or exception to the rule I think would subject you to just critcism and would be a failture to treat all candidates nominated by peririon alike which I think ought to be done.
Where one candidate has received two nominations by certifcate or petition the name should be placed on the ballot once, with bracket following, and on seperate lines should be placed the party or principle such candidate represents, as shown by the certificate or petition. Very respectfully.
W J CONNELL, City Attorney
As stated exclusively in the World Herald yesterday. Frederick Volzman, on whose affidavit it that his name had been forged to be petition of Woleshenskay in the First ward the petition was the own out, filed another affidavit to the effect that he cannot write or understand English, and that he did authroize a man to sign his name to petitions This turn of the case was the direct cause of all petitions being submitted to the city attorney.
Several days ago Mr Connell expressed the opinion that all candidates except those certified by conventions should go on the offical ballots simply as petition candidates He has since then, as shown by his opinion, decided that the wish ecpressed by signers of each petition must be carried out to the letter.
City Clerk Evans at noon yesterday sent the revised copy to the printer and had sample tickets for distribution in the afternnon He said that no matter how the tickets were pringted he would be mandamused by the courts to make changes and that he would follow striclty and promptly the orders of the court.
The offical-ballots, unless changes are made, will only contain one petition candidate Mrs. Peattie will have three bracketed lines after her name, having been nominated by the democrats, the populists and by a straight petition. James Gilmore's name will have Municipal League Nonpartisan candidate" after it. Populist petition candidates will have "Peoples Independent party' after the names.
Political Notes.
Dave Mercer in jubilant at having dictated the judges and clerks of election. The democrats claim the mayor did not appoint half the men they requested.
At the Benson barbecue today two steers, ten sheep and three calves will be roasted in a pan 8x16 feet. There will be coffee poured by the wives of the candidates, and teh country precincts will supply the milk.
The Sixth Ward Republican Reform club, at a meeting held last Sunday night at Storz hall, indorsed James E. Boyd for congress. The club has a large membership, consisting of republicans who are protesting against the election of C. L. Jaynes for ward coucilman, and are working for the election of Gould P. Dettz.
According to the revised statutes of Nebraska no soldier shall be deemed a resident of the state of Nebraska in consequence of being stationed therein. The mere fact of station within Nebraska will not suffice to make a soldier a voter. To this there must be added the present intention of making him home here. Officers and soldiers at Fort Omaha are not resident, because living on government reservation.
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ENJOYS A HOUSE WARMING
Woman's Club Meets for the First Time in Its New Quarters.
Furnished With Refined Taste Through Extentions of House and Home Committee.
Pledged to Vote for Candidates for the School Board-Afternoon Devoted to Applied Econmics.
The Woman's club met in its beautiful new rooms yesterday on the thrid floor of the Boston store Block. These rooms were got in order only by the extreme exertions of the house and home committee, and would never have been got in order at all if that committee had not been composed of practical housekeepers. They are furnished with a refined and simple taste which in a delight to the eye. The walls are daintly tinted, the platform carpeted in blue and olive, the many windows draped in lace and olive brocide, the furnishings are substantial and elegant, and the buffet very homelike in its apperance. This is to be filed with cups, saucers and teaspoons donated by the members, in order that tea drinkings may be frequent occurrence. Yesterday the tables were covered with embroidered linen, and trimmed with roses and vines. Palms decorated this platform, and red roses graced the president's table.
The business was quickly transacted. It included the announcement of a meeting of those interested in university extension for tonight (Tuesday). To this all men and women are invitedm of all classes of women soriety-scholars, business men, home women, mechanics, laborers, working women- any willing to take up with the course of university study. A number of prominent persons will be present to explain the meaning of university extension.
The Rev. Angusta Chapin will preside. The meeting of the evening department. Which is in contemplation, will not meet until one week from tonight-October 23. All working women are invited to this who are in sympathy with the objects of the club, and who wish to study. The matter of their joining the club will be considered after it has been shown whether or not the interest is suficient to justify the forming of such a departent.
The club ecpressed it unanimous opinion that there should be women on the school board, and such members as are entitled to a vote pledged themselves to vote on the school question at the November elections.
The program was in the hands of the department of Applied Economics of which Mrs. Peattie is leader. Mrs. Cartwight read two poems, "About Ben Adhem," and Longrellow's" Legend Beautiful," which embodied, so it was said, the inspirations of the club An interesting paper written by Mrs. Longstroth of Philadelphia on "Women in Municipal Affairs" was read bt Dr. Lankton. Mrs. Peattie read a paper on "Our Responsibility to the Poor," following it with the reading of a bit of fiction which bore upon the same subject, and or the reading of which she apologized by styling the "betion has in it a highter cud than fact?"
A tea drinking followed, which was of a most social and selightful nature. Miss Nettie Colins, Miss Gene Kouaize and Mrs. Frank Hailer presided at the tea tables. The house and home committee, of which Mrs. C. E. Squies is chairman, received many congratulations for its completion of the heavy tash of selecting rooms and furnished for the clubs.
The departments will low meet regularly as indicated in in the manutis, The next regular meeting will be the annual business meeting.
Miss Anthony was expected, but did not come. She will be here, however, in a few days, and the club hopes to how her some courtesy at that time.
John L. McCaque, 1506 Dodge, under McCague Savings bank, bonds, warrants, real estate.