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Omaha Writers in Story Tellers' Program Woman's Club Plans to Study Art
Omaha Story Tellers' League.
Omaha Story Tellers' league program has been completed and the booklets for the year have been sent out. Miss Emma Rosicky is president; Mrs. Stephen Davies, vice president; Miss Sarah Sanborne, secretary and Miss Eleanor Nevin, treasurer. The governing board includes the above officers, besides Mrs. J.W. Metcalfe, Mrs. C.W. Pollard and Miss Kate Swartzlander. Mrs. Philip Welch, Mrs. G.H. Payne and Miss Ruth Thompson are members of the membership committee.
The first meeting will be a luncheon held at the Commercial club on Saturday, October 9, with one-minute stories by members.
American writers will be included in this club's studies this winter. Washington Irving is the first one selected, and the program will be given October 21, with Miss Emma Rosicky as leader. Numbers will be given by Miss Rosicky, Mrs. S.A. Davies, Miss Eleanor Nevin and Miss Edith Haight.
Indian stories will be the topic of the program given on November 4 by Miss Isabel McMillan, leader, assisted by Miss Emma Roberts, Mrs. Philip Welch and Mrs. G.D. Rice. On November 18, Miss Josephine Grant will be the leader of the program on Nathaniel Hawthorne. Numbers will be given by Miss Grant, Mrs. P.M. Pritchard, Mrs. C.R. Hrdlicke and Miss Eloise Hillis.
Christmas stories will be told at the meeting on December 2, when Miss Jeannette Newlean will be the leader. She will be assisted by Miss Jennie Redfield, Miss Kate Swartzlander and Mrs. J.W. Metcalfe.
Miss Emma Rosicky will be the leader of the meeting on January 6, when she will be assisted by Miss Eloise Hillis and Miss Ruth Thompson in telling some stories from the work of Louisa M. Alcott. Mis Sarah Sanborne will also give a report of the canvass regarding the succeeding year's work.
On January 20, Hale and Poe will be studies, and Mrs. C.W. Axtell will be the leader. Stories will be told by Mrs. Axtell. Mrs. M.T. Lawrence, Mrs. G.H. Payne and Miss Margaret Hamilton.
Bible stories will be told on February 3. Mrs. E.L. Potter will be the leader, and she will be assisted by Mrs. E.G. Hampton, Mrs. C.S. Chittenden and Miss Ethel Holmquist. Miss Grace Hungerford will be the leader of the program on fairy stories which will be given on February 17. Miss Hungerford will be assisted by Mrs. C.W. Axtell, Miss Hermini Blessing and Miss Eleanor Nevin.
Miss Ruth Thompson will be the leader of the March 2 program on Henry Van Dyke, and will be assisted by Mrs. J.W Metcalfe, Mrs. G.D. Rice and C.W. Pollard.
The program on March 16 and April 6 will include humorous stories. Mrs. William Dox will be the leader of the first program, and she will be assisted by Mrs. M.T. Hamilton, Mrs. P.M. Pritchard and Miss Josephine Grant. Miss Margaret Hamilton will be the leader of the April 6 meeting, and she will be assisted by Miss Grace Hungerford, Miss Sarah Sanborne and Mrs. Philip Welch.
Southern stories will be told on April 20, when Mrs. C.R. Hrdlicka will be the leader, assisted by Miss Emma Roberts , Miss Ethel Holmquist and Miss Jennie Redfield.
Omaha writers will be taken up on May 4. Mrs. E.G. Hampton, the leader of the program, will give the story of "Tarts." by Ella W. Peattie; Miss Isabel McMillian will give "Madam Mosquito," by Julia A. Swartz; Mrs. C.W. Pollard will tell of "Little Story of the Epiphany ," by Thomas J. Kelly, and Miss Jeannette Newlean will give the story "In the Switchyard," by Keene Abbott.
The last meeting will be held Saturday, May 20, at the Fontenelle hotel. It will be a luncheon, followed by a business meeting, and Mrs. George II Payne will tell the story of the Fontenelles.
New Superintendents.
The new Douglas county superintendents for the Woman's Christian Temperance union recently selected, include: Mrs. W.T. Graham, scientific temperance; Mrs. John Blakre, evengelical; Mrs. F.S. King, franchise; Mrs. Harry Tavender, flower mission and mercy and relief; Mrs. C.W. Alhquist, jail and prisons; Mrs. Frances Fallausbee, juvenile court and child labor; Mrs. Alice Minnick, legislature; Mrs. F.W. Butts, mothers' meetings; Mrs. Edith Shimrock, medal contest; Mrs. Edward Johnson, parlamentery usage; Mrs. H.E. Longsteeth, peace and arbitration; Miss Blanche Van Kuran, press; Mrs. Frank Kocaine, social meeting; Mrs. E. Noyes of Waterloo, Sabbath observance; Mrs. Oswald, Sunday schoolwork; Mrs. C. Nichols of Valley, union signal and crusders and Mrs. E.H. Sullivan purity.
Needlework Guild.
The Needlework Guild of America will hold a Pacific coast conference at San Francisco on Monday, September 13, at the Civic auditorium. It is the desire of the national officers that all Omahans or other members of this organization who might happen to be in San Francisco on that date, to attend the conference. Mrs. J.J. Stubbs, president of the Omaha branch, will give any information about this conference that Omahans wish to know.
U.S. Grant Woman's Relief Corps.
The U.S. Grant Woman's Relief Corp will hold a meeting Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Memorial ball.
Board Meeting.
There will be a meeting of the board of trustees of the Old People's Home on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at the Young Woman's Christian association.
Washington County Convention.
Mrs. Fanny Manning and Mrs. J.M. McKitrick of this city attended the Washington County Woman's Christian Temperance, union convention on Thursday at Blair, Neb. Thirty-five delegates were present. The time was occupied in a discussion of soft drinks. It also arranged at this meeting to have a temperance mass meeting every Sunday afternoon at Blair during the temperance campaign.
Omaha Union.
The regular business meeting of the Omaha Woman's Christian Temperance union will be held Wednesday morning from 9 to 10:30 o'clock at the Young Men's Christian association. Reports from the recent convention at Elk City, Neb, will be given. Delegates to the state convention, which will be held September 21 at Grand Island will be selected.
Scottish Rite Woman's Club.
The first meeting of the Scottish Rite Woman's club will be a kensington and this affair will be held at the Scottish Rite cathedral Friday afternoon. The hostess will be Mrs. William Berry, Mrs. Z.D. Clarke and Mrs. Frank Patton.
Club Luncheon.
The annual luncheon of the Omaha Woman's club will be held Thursday at the Happy Hollow clib. Mrs. James Liddell, chairman of the house and home committee, has charge of the arrangements, and reservations should be made to her for this party.
Omaha Suffrage Association.
There were present thirty-five members of the Omaha Suffrage association at the picnic party given by that association at Hanscom park on Wednesday afternoon. Following the picnic the first regular business meeting since spring was held, and plans for the winter were discussed. The rug committee was appointed and Mrs. C.S. Hartwick is the chairman with Mrs. I. Conner, Mrs. Kenny, Mrs. Holly and Mrs. E.H. Sullivan, her assistants. It will be remembered that the members of this association are going to sell rag rugs this winter to hold their funds.
Mrs; E.H. Sullican was appointed chairman of the finance committee and she was given the power to select her own members. It was also decided at this meeting to resume the afternoon teas this winter, and in addition to have a course of lectures, one to accompany each tea party. The next meeting will be September 15 at a place to be selected later.
Child's Conversation League.
The members of the City Federation of the Child's Conservation league will hold the first meeting of the year the first Monday in October or October 4, at a place to be announced later. This September meeting has been ommitted owing to the fact that the meeting falls on Labor day.
Daughters of 1812.
The Nebraska society of the United States Daughters of 1812 will meet Friday afternoon, September 10, at the home of Mrs. O.A. Scott, 1922 Binney street.
Jewish Ladies' Relief Society.
The meeting of the Jewish Ladies' society planned for September 7, has been omitted on account of the holidays. The next meeting will be held October 5 at the Continental hall.
Art Department.
The members of the art department of the Omaha Woman's club will study Russian art this winter. The meetings will be held on Thursday mornings at 10 o'clock at the club rooms. Mrs. C.J. Roberts is the leader of this department, and her assistants are Mrs. J.C. Hammond, Mrs. G.C. Bonner and Mrs. A. O. Perterson. Mrs. W.S. Heller is the secretary-treasurer. At the first meeting which will be held on October 14, the discussion will include physical feature, climate, principal rivers, cities, origin of the race and the language of Russia, with a biography of Peter, the Great. Mrs. J.B. Adams will be the leader of the meeting on October 28, which will be devoted to the subject of Tumuli, Kertch, Great Tomb of Koul-Oba, Nikopal Vase, antiquities of Perm. and silver aantiquities. Mrs. J.W. Gill will give a paper on "Siberia" and "Siberian Antiquities."
On November 11 Mrs; G.B. Darr will be the leader and Mrs. C.H. Mullin will give a talk on "Home Life" in Russia." The discussion will include the introduction of Christianity and religious art, the earliest churches and the first stone church.
Miss Adelaide Stebbins will be leader of the December 9 meeting on Russian architecture, and a paper on St. Petersburg: Churches, Monastries and Cathedrals." Will be given by Mrs. C.L. Hempel. The topic of the meeting on January 13 when Mrs. J.G. Hammon will be the leader, are the cathedrals and monastaries of Kief and the monastery of Lavra at Troitsa.
The Moscow churches and monasteries and the great bell of oscow and the gates, towers, great palace and treasury of Kremlin will be the topics of the meeting on January 27, when Mrs. A.O. Peterson will be the leader of the meeting on February 10 when the study will include frescours and architectural sculptures and inconography and iconostoas. Mrs. G.C. Bonner will be the leader of the meeting on February 24, and the topics will include works of Russian artists in paintings and sculpture, and the Hermitage." Mrs; W. O. Perry will give a paper on Museums.
The March 8 meeting will be under the leadership of Mrs. Avery Lancaster and the discussion will Include Tretlakoff Gallery with Repine, Jacoby, Ivanhoff and Flavitski. The Tretiakoff Gallery will also be studied at the meeting on the March 23 when Mrs. A.L. Fernald will be the leader, and the additional topics will include Avazovski, Bogoluboff, Verestebagin any Munkasky.
Mrs. S.W. Heller will be the leader of the meeting on the April 6, the study of illuminated manuscripts, embroiderious, metal work and industrial art. Mrs. Robert Cowell will be the leader of the last meeting on April 20, and the topic will include Russian art in the United States and a discussion of the Russia of Today."