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MRS. DRAPER SMITH OF OMAHA IS PRESIDENT

State Federation of Woman's Clubs Elect Her to Act for the Coming Year

Mrs. Elia W. Lebingier of This City Is Corresponding Secretary- Mrs. Peattie's Talk.

Special Dispactch to the world-Herald.

Wayne, Neb., Oct. 10-The following Woman's club federation officers have been declared elected fro the ensuing year.

President Mrs. Draper Smith, Omaha; vice president, Mrs. Wunnue Durland, Norfolk; recording secretary, Miss Nineite Mcarn, Fremont; Corresponding secretary. Mrs. Ella W. Lobingler, Omha ; reasurer, Mrs. Gerorce Cross, Fairbury; auditor, Mrs. H. M. Bushnell, Lincoln: librarian. Mrs. Belle M. Stoutenbrough, Plattsmouth.

The convention convened in special business session at 10:30. The vote was taken at once. While waiting for the count, greetings were read form the Iowa federation. The report of the comittie on library extentionwas then read by the chairman. Mrs. Stoutenborough, who stated that the library bill originated by the federation was passed bu the state legislature creating a state library board and that this is the first state having suck a bill originated by woman in which the women have no represenative on the board.

Mrs. Stoutenbrough also read a request from the Stat university that the library of the federation be turned over to them. A motion wa made to that effect and after spirited discussion carried.

ON HOUSE ECONOMICS

The department of household economics then took charge of the meeting. Mrs. Baker of Norfolk presiding. She have a report of the house economic work in the state [?] great work interest and giving great credit to Mrs. MacMurcphy and Mrs. Pugh for inspiration and assistance. An excellent program was carried out by Mrs. Stuele of Fairbairy. Mrs. McMillan of Norfolk and Prof. Rosa Bouton of Lincoln.

Business was then resumed and the following delegates elcted to attend the [bolonnial] which meets in Los Angles next July: Mrs Mathewson of Wakefield, Mrs Bushnell of Lincoln, Mrs. Cross of Fairbury, Mrs. Stoutenbrough of Plattsmouth, Mrs. Pile of Wayne, Mrs. Langworthy of Seward, Mrs. Draper Smith of Omaha and Mrs. Burland of Norfolk.

The new officers were inaugurated amid great enthusiasm.

At the evening session Rev. C. S. Harrison of York delivered an able address on the "Practical and Aesthetic Value of Forestry," after which Mrs. Elia W. Peattie of Chiacago was introduved and held the audience in delighted interst for an hour.

MRS. PEATTIE'S PAPER

Mrs. Peattie's paper had for its subject : The Trend of Americal Social Life," and it deals with society in the general, rather than its specific and fashionable sense.

The inability of the country to sustain its ideals of equality was touched upon and the different forces that work for democracy were considered. Mrs. Peattie said American social life started out with the postulate and all men were born free and equal, and to this there is only one objection: that it is not true. In the boyhood of the nation we believed it; not in the perfect of swaffering adolescence we have discovered that there a number of persons who are not equal to tough we have of course yet to find any to whom we are not equal. That dull disovery remains no doubt for the lack-luster days of our national maturity.

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MRS. DRAPER SMITH OF OMAHA IS PRESIDENT

State Federation of Woman's Clubs Elect Her to Act for the Coming Year

Mrs. Elia W. Lebingier of This City Is Corresponding Secretary- Mrs. Peattie's Talk.