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library, and a (cw club and individual
donation of books. Throe" not the
leant prUed, coming from our state
president.
Our ludles have tried, with' only
moderate success, to Interest the pub
lic In the development of our library,
and have received little encourage
ment In plana for.the Improvement of
tlt cuim.it be ai'tied In any olhc:
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The children who ne-d the lnt'-reV
of such women bn you, outride your
own families, are not thoM ho are
found In ctt:ncn'-e at the Sumlrr
hoolH. They are th poor llttU late
who have never been to Sunday school
b cause for om n-uson they never hai
a Sunday ult to wear. Tiny are :
those who cry btK-a'ji they did no'
Uave enough breakfast, , who will gr
to bed hungry, and afterwards cry
because they arc cold. These are aad
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our village, that ta as naturally beau- oman--ar.d I)io.its;ly, believe cur
dally organized women who will
take an Intercut In even one of these
little !adl! or gentlemen, for they are
"iitiui any ttpoi upon anu-U Mount;
Iod aheds her radiance.
'While thla peculiar condition exist
only In the locality mentioned, most
the host of the ' hour. The . factory
clubs' at some time meet with over
whelming difficulties, and needs to be
kept closely la touch with the exam
pie of the most progressive.'
And hold fast to faith In the unit
ed effort of the state federation. Faith
, " will not enable a man to lift a ton all
at once, but It will, 10 pounds at a
.time.' -
Following is the program for to
morrow night's attraction at the Bap
tist church:
' Here are some . of the .question
which were discussed thli afternoon
on "Civic Improvement," with Mrs.
Turner Oliver as leader:
. 1. What are the best helps on civic
work?
2. What is the first step toward
. civic Improvement ?
3. What la the best book, on the
street cleaning? -
4. What is a children's, league?
5. What can be done for the pro
tection of public trees?
6. How can the press aid a Civic
club?
' 7. What does a flower show do for
a town?
. 8. How can we secure improved
depots? f
9. How can we establish a city
park?
10. How can . we establish a public
library?
". 11. What Is the. best work for the
state -iv!c committee to take up for
the next year? '
(From Tuesday's Dally.)
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t Mayor Hall on Rostrum.
Mayor M. K. Hall extended
t greetings to the guests In behalf
of the city In his characteristic
and convincing manner, in the
little ladles and gentlemen before the
are spoiled by copying the manner of
some of their elders and will help
them In the light way; will accom
plleh more for morality and the ulti
mate good of the race than any Judge
or Jury In the land.
. I believe there are many people who
following brief, but pointed ad-
4 dress:
Madam President and Ladles of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs
of Oregon:
It has become my duty, and a very
pleasant duty It Is, to address you In
. behalf of the citizens of La Grande.
We wish, In the first place, to express
our appreciation of the honor of hav
ing had our little city chosen as the
meeting place this year of the Feder
ation of Women's clubs of Oregon. We
deem it an honor, because we believe
that here, assembled are many 6f the
of dlrectong the efforts of the many-
club "women In the state Is one of the
greatest Importance In behalf of hu
manlty.
The work accomplished by the Ore'
gon Women's clubs, as set forth in the
report of your representative to the
national organization, is much wider
In scope than probably many, Inciud
Ing myself, were before aware.
I wish at' this time, if I may be al
lowed a few minutes, to make a plea
for a greater interest in the-childrea
of the poor. .
Relief for the neglected children In
our land cannot be hoped for through
any other medium than, that of Chris
tianlty, and as I personally believe
that 89 per cent of the Christianity
dwells In the women, in my opinion
11 Is to them we must look for the
furtherance of this great work.
I honestly helieve that a large per
centage of our criminals are made be
fore they have reached their 14th year.
They are criminals and many of them
will , remain criminals because of no
fault of their own. The forces that
make them such are. in" my opinion,
first, that of heredity; second, lack: of
restraining Influence and good exam
ple on the part of their parents; and,
third and greatest of all, . the most
powerful and most compelling Instinct
In the 'animal kingdom.' the desire to
gratify appetite, whether it be natural
or acquired. Who will blame a hun
gry child for i a',pg.ir'ei the appe-
have more of this world's goods than
they need, who would gladly give of
ihelr means to aid such poor children
If they were Informed of conditions by
ihose who should stand between the
two. Perhaps the clergymen are do
ing all their time will allow in this
direction; in this work of giving the
ilch an opportunity to aid the poor
little children In Individual cases but
If so, from my observation 'as a phy
sician doing my share of work among
the very poor, I am forced to the con
clusion that many of them must be
very busy men elsewhere.
It Is my belief that of statistics of
the ailments o& mankind of the male
persuasion, of whatever profession or
calling, those listing caries of nervous
prostration brought on by overwork In
behalf of the poor, will "be gathered
only after women have been voting for
a couple of centuries.
.1 believe that men, because of their
Intense selfishness, can only be whip
ped into line for good works by the
votes of the women, or perhaps better
yet, shamed Into it by the example set
them In good Works by their superiors,
the women.
Splendid work Is being done uy
many institutions In the United States
for the waifs, such for Instance a "the
home at Council Bluffs, Iowa. In
Portland, the Boys & Girls' Aid socie
ty Is doing a great good. I believe,
however, that. If, the women's clubs
will take a special interest in this work
will become alike to the rights of
the helpless little ones In their own
towns, and try to seek out ways to help
Individual cases, they will add largely
to the' good they are always doing.
.-' Madam President and Ladies of the
Oregon Federation of Womeng Clubs,
In behalf of all the citizens of La
Grande, I tender to you as an organi
zation and individually, an earnest
welcome to our city.
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-Eagles, Attention. . - , .
All. members are requested to take
notice that there will be a special
meeting to bo held in K. of P. hall
Saturday evening.
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Mrs. Ivanlioe's Greetings,'
One of the most Interesting 4
and clear-cut addresses of the
day was that delivered by Mrs. 4
F. S. Ivanhoe in behalf of the
entertaining women's clubs of 4
La Grande. " -
make you feel a; home. It
inexperience, and not to
:ho:'Kbt, or of heart.
Hitherto we have received Inxplra
Hon In our club life by reports of our
visiting delegates, but this meeting
now makes It possible for all th TTub
.voinen of this city to receive the help
-nd-foel the effects of the combined
"apltal of Intellectual strength which
this organisation represents.
About a month ago we were wish
ing you could be here to see our Sec
ond Annual Aster snow, which, we
think entitle us to.no little dlstlno
this beautiful flower. Then, again
being a little fearful of chill Novem
bcr's wintry blasts, we longed for you
during the glorious Indian summer
days of Ocotbe. We wanted to greet
you under our sunny skies, and have
vou enjoy with us that rare weather
when "Summer gathers up her robes
of glory and like a dream of beauty.
glide away".
We trust that during your sojourn
here, you will discover that La Grande
stands for substantial growth, fine
scenery, the making of a metropolis In
the eastern part of the state, and most
of all, for the whole-souled men and"
women that you will meet here.
We want our welcome to be ex
pressed to you not only in words and
so we trust you mill find us, club wo
men whose hearts and homes breathe
n atmosphere of rest and comfort
and royal welcome to you.
And now, to conclude our greetings
wtth a rhyme, I would say to you one
and all:
"Come In the evening, or come In the
. morning,
Come when you're sent for, or come
without warning.
Kindness and welcome you'll find here
before you.
And tta oftener you come, the more
we'll adore you."
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Mrs. K. C. Moore's Address. -
Speaking on "What the Club
May Do for the Mother.'; Mrs.
E. C. Moore Impressed, the au- 4
.dlence wtth a clear and logical 4
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Madam President and Ladles:
The Lyle Tuesday Musical and the
Neighborhood clubs of La Grande
have made it my pleasant duty to ex
Emerson said, "Hitch your wagon
to a star." I hitch mine to a woman's
club,: and the benefits derived from
this star of mine has resulted with
this honor appearing on today's pro
gram. What a great privilege It is to
meet and exchange thoughts with an
entire state's representatives of learn
ed women. No matter what obstruc
tion there may be encountered In the.
exchange of material products, there
are none in exchanging thoughts, "for
thoughts unhindered by the . loftiest
mountain tops or the wide expanse of
ocean course 'round the world, free
as the unfettered airs of heaven,"
woman Is no longer a mere physical
Teatlon,to be a drudge or an orna
ment' ' ' , , .
Th) special work of organizing wo
men Into bodies has brought Into ac
tivity the trinity of woman's being.
Not onjy has It placed her In touch
with the vital questions of the day,
h Vi md her a rvmli!d factor
In solving life's problems. For thsse
facts I feel like proclaiming as did
Phoenix In Homer's "IlUad," "To this
end he sent me forth to be a speaker
of words and a doer of deeds." I am
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tend greetings in their behalf to the
officers and members of the Oregon
Federation of Women's club, now in
session tn our city.
Thla being our first opportunity to
entertain this distinguished body of
women, we wish you to feel that If
anything be lacking in our efforts to
over impressed and sometimes sore
depressed with remarks and comments
mad oa Motherhood. - They are as
tonishing, if not Insulting. No won
der race suicide Is so prevalent when
the impressions scattered among the
young .unknowing women are to the
effect that the rigors of motherhood
will necessarily gnarl her beautiful
form Into a shape of an Interrogation
point and transform her olush of rosea
Into a complexion of yellow Jaundice.
A mother needs diversion and the
club In its study of art, music and lit
erature affords hee. an Ideal diversion.
Something to make mothers harmon!
Dus with the world, and fit them for
grand councillors to those whose very
vitality and purpose depend upon
teaching of principles, principles that
form a pledge of achievements In
every flel dof effort. To not only be a
child's guide through youth, but an
influence through life. Some people
would insinuate to do the work of
clubs would take a mother away from
home and family almost as much as
It would If she were allowed to Vote.
have had women say to me, "Why,
Mrs. Moore, you don't mean to say
you have six children and belong to a
club?" - They dp not object to .me
having the children, but It seems the
limit of endurance, belonging jto a
, . , . . . -
am tempted with the optimistic an
swer of the small newsboy, when sell
ing papers at the train. A woman
asked: "How old are you, sonny?" and
the little fellow answered, "I am 5
years old." Whereupon this very
loud woman said, "Well, wouldn't that
kill you!" And the very small boy
replied, "No.' ma m; I haven t never
been sick yet."
The work of a woman's club de
velops character, and character la the
conscience of society In which we live.
The greatest possible success to a
human being Is the higher growth of
himself. A lesson I oft repeat to my
self and to my children Is one found
!n the simple .lines of the great dra
matist, "To thine own self be true; and
It follows as the night the day, thou
canst not then be false to any man."
To develop a strong Individuality, Is a
duty I owe to my family. My first
duty Is to myself. Do not mistake me
to say It Is your duty,. for In so doing
I realize 1 might be laying' myself
open to the charge of exceeding my
own. Rather, I would, that my pur
pose In life is one that surely your
conscience approves. Lord Byron says
"Conscience Is God's orse'e." My
conscience Is my religions monitor
and sentinel not only in guarding and
guiding the Intellect and sensibilities,
but giving and establishing faith and
self assurance. Woman ' has always
been privileged to attend church serv
ices and lecture, but that de not
develop . one' ' mental being. The
brain need to be exercised wtth free
dom of speech. Doe not Lord Bacon
say, "Reading maketh a full man. but
conference a ready man"? Llkevrtae,
tha study of history and biography:
make men wise. x Froebel excited th
first mothers' meeting and w are told
that men were so astonished and con
cerned at this early display of woman's
rights they called a meeting and ap
pointed a committee to Investigate.
They feared the women were hatch
Ing a plot against the government
Froebel did more than this he It was
who taught us life's great lessons
from nature study. Froeble said:
"Come with me to the forest Into the
fields, and I will teach you a lesson
without the aid of books or of creeds,
and he did. Take Just as an Illustra
tion, ; our bage designthe sugar
beet. We learn the foliage ' of thl
plant contains the Faecharlno matter,
hence, the larger the foliage the great
er per cent of saccharine. In due
time this matter delivers Itself Into
the millions of cells which nature has
prepared In the root of the beet.' The
farmer tells us with plenty of water
and sunshine and Intense culture, this
vegetable can be brought to a high
tail ui. pruuucttvrutma - reaping lor
the farmer a profitable harvest. It
has been discovered In many Instances
the soil continually used, with succes
sive beet culture breeds a microbe,
and this microbe attacks only beets.
So the wise farmer rotates with other
crops and In turn rids the soli of thl.
pest. . Is not this a striking lesson to
we farmers of humanity, with intense
culture of throughtfulness and care,
watchfulness and prayer, we will bt .
sufficiently rewarded for our labor In
filling brain cells with such knowl
edge that the fruits of our harvest will
be Joy and love. And does It ' not
teach us to ever be ready to change
our fields of OlHclpllne and rotate these
human plants with such wisdom and
strength as will destroy absorbants of
virtues and rid their lives of this mi
crobe of evil that attracts only human
ity? This study of human nature is
of knowledsro the work In the clnbs
assignor! tho Individual is a mental
training that leads one to concentrate,
and Cfincenfnlion Is tha A B C of all
knowledge, whether gained by experi
ence and experiment, or by systematic
study. My work- In clubs has cov
ered a period of 10 years or more, and
my experience has proved profitable
and pleasurable. Just last year I
gathered food for thought that will be
a pleasure through life. One little
poem expressed so beautifully In
words something I had always known
and felt, but could not tell, and th
words are:
"All I-know of a eertaln starJsf
It can throw
Like an angled spar.
Now a dart of red
Now a dart of blue.
Until my friends have said
They would fain see, too, : .
My star t';at dartles the rea and the
' blue; : '
But then. It stops Ilka a bird;
Like a flower hangs furled
They must solace themselves with th
Saturn above It '
What matters to me
If their star Is the world ?
Mine haa opened Its soul to me, '
And I love It."
And I will add . knowledge gained
from club study, and love, 'friendship
and smiles from the women - of La
Grande clubs, has been a wonderful
help In piloting one mother across
a deep and complex science made up
of contributions from various field
the straits of events connecting the
red and blue of life. The reason some
women accomplish more than others
Is because they attempt more. 'Tla
ever a safe maxim, "the more we dare
the more we do. The strong man and
the waterfall channel their own path,
and so will this federation of woman'
clubs. We will climb the mountaln-
summit of Influence and power. And
to this end I strongly urge, "Press on,
surmount the rocky steeps; climb
boldly o'er the Tyrant's arch; he falls
alone who feebly creeps; he wins who
dares the hero's march."
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Treasurer's Cnll for City Warrants.
Notice Is hereby given that there '
ice now funds on hand to pay all out
standing warrants Issued on general
fund of La Grande city, up to and In
cluding No. 87(5, endorsed March 14,
190T. : '
Interest on. all warrants on general
fund from No. 8752 to No. 8765, In
elusive, ceases from this date. '
There are also funds In the treas
ury to fofy all warrants Issued against
the water fund of La Grande city, up
to and Including No. 7788, endorsed
July 7, 1908. Interest on all warrant
on the water fund from No. 7512 to
No. 7766, Inclusive, ceases from date
of this call.
La Grande, Oregon, November 9, :
1908.
J. K. WRIGHT. .
City Treasurer.
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