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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAK. PORTLAND,
JUNE ..'13, 1915.
MANY ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN IN
CLUB LIFEATTRACT ATTENTION
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nNE of the most interesting events
of tbe week in clubdom was the
presentation of "Much Ado About
Xothing," which was the offering of
the Portland Shakespeare fetudy Club i
Monday nleht in St. David's Parish i
House. This was the first play given
since the recent election of officers.
Hiss Eileen Prong is the new chair
man of the dramatic department. Mrs.
Large, the new coach, has had great
success and the production given this
week received the highest praise. Mrs.
E. P. Preble is the president, re-elected.
Among the other prominent women of
the club are: Mrs. George D. Young.
Mrs. A. F. Fiegel. Mrs. Allen Todd. Mrs.
P. L. Thompson, Mrs. Anton Giebisch,
Mrs. Alva Lee Stephens, Mrs. R. E.
Jones and Mrs. E. Struperle.
The women of the club are already
beginning to make their plans to co
operate with other Shakespearean stu
dents in celebrating the Shakespeare :
tercentennial next year. There is a
Nation-wide movement which will pre
pare for pageants, festivals, plays and
entertainments of various kinds.
At the Philadelphia convention of the
Drama League of America & special
committee was named to plan for suit
able celebrations. Nation-wide and lo
cal, of the tercentenary of Shakes
peare's death next year. Percival
Chubb, of St. Louis, was made chair
man of the committee.
To aid the chairmen of the meetings
in setting forth the cast to the confer
ence, the following enumeration of the
possible forms of celebration is made:
Community Celebration These may
oe either especially made occasions, or
they may utilize "opportunities provided
by an annual festival or pageant al
ready instituted in the community,
such as home-weeks, fairs and play
ground festivals. They may range
from the simplest type of folk dancing,
particularly the Morris dancing and
country dancing of Shakespeare's time,
Elizabethan folksongs and folkgames.
mummings. revels, processions and
pageants in Shakespearen costume.
Playground and neighborhood cele
brations and school and eollege cele
brations may be held.
Elementary schools seldom concern
themselves, even in their highest
grade, with the plays of Shakespeare;
therefore the celebration will rather
assume the form of pageantry with
dance and song and sometimes singing
arames for the smaller children. There
is a wealth of Shakespearean music and
dances which it is hoped may be listed
In a bibliography which will be made
available to school authorities before
the close of the present school year.
High schools are in a position to
work in plays, parts of plays or
masques. The desirable thing is to
effect a co-ordination of departmental
work, involving the departments of
English, music, physical training (for
the dancing, art (for the costuming)
and the crafts for the properties).
In schools where class plays are
driven at graduation time and .where
there are dramatic clubs and musical
clubs (mandolin clubs not excepted).
there should be no difficulty in making
use next year of Shakespearean ma
terial and In giving a festal atmosphere
to occasions by planning adjuncts to
the play prologue and epilogue and
interludes which will mark them off
as commemorations.
For colleges and universities it Is
suggested that the commencement
should assume the form of a Shakes
peare celebration. The plays and
those functions which lend themselves
to picturesque treatment might all of
them be reminders of Shakespeare and
his age. The departments might col
laborate and suggest what an organic
culture of the inter-related arts might
mean.
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Here Is the summary of the plan of
the American delegates to The Hague
conference. it was written by Miss
- Grace Wales, of the University of Wis.
consin. and contains the thought of
continuous mediation:
"It is suggested that a conference of
the neutral nations be called to sit at
least as long as the war shall last for
the purpose of continuous and indepen
dent mediation with or without armis
tice: and. if necessary, without the
specific permission of the belligerents;
such conference to consider and submit
simultaneously to the warring powers
a reasonable proposition based on prin
ciples most favorable to the establish
ment of a permanent peace and to con
tinue to seek by the method of simul
taneous proposals and by inviting sug
gestions from the belligerents some
basis of settlement which may appeal
to all as worthy of consideration.
. "Continuous mediation without ar
mistice would tend to co-ordinate the
thinking of the belligerent peoples: it
would concentrate and render articu
late the intellectual and moral forces
of the world."
This plan.will be urged by the Amer
ican women who attended the peace
conference at The Hague. Miss Grace
De Graff, who represented the Grade
Teachers' League of the United States
and was among the prominent women
in the delegation, returned last Sunday
and is being welcomed back by her
many friends.
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Now that the council is over and the
clubs are preparing to close for the
Summer, some of the women are be
ginning to speak of the election which
will take place at the state convention
in Salem in October. Although Mrs.
Sarah A. Evans said she would not run
for the presidency again, there has
come an insistent demand for her. Her
splendid generalship ' of the recent
council attracted the attention of the
General Federation officers. Many of
them have known her for years, but no
one realized what she had meant to
clubdom in Oregon until then.
The council brought out the talents
of all who had a part in the work. It
developed federation spirit. Mrs. J.
W. Tifft, who has at times been men
tioned for the state presidency, handled
the hotel committee work with rare
Judgment. Unless something unfore
seen appears on the horizon there will
be no struggle for office when the state
gathering takes place. Whoever con
sents to fill the presidency doubtless
will do so with the indorsement of the
clubs and with a conscientous interest
in the welfare of the work.
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Members of the Oregon Congress of
Mothers are making plans for arous
ing widespread interest in the state
convention of the Congress of Mothers
and Parent - Teacher Associations,
which will be held at Corvallis. Octo
ber 20 to 23. - The executive board
has sent out the following letter urg
ing a large attendance:
"The executive board of the Oregon
Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teacher Associations wishes to call the
attention of the circles of the state
to the state convention, which meets
in Corvallis October 20 to 23. This is
the first time in the history of the
Congress that the state convention has
been held outside of Portland, and it
is greatly desired to have a large and
enthusiastic meeting at that time..
"The circles of the state will hold
few meetings during the Summer, but
it is important that the work begin
promptly in the Fall, following the
long vacation. The September meet
ing should be planned for in June, or
at least during the Summer. Do not
forget that delegates to the state con-
ventlon in Corvallis should be elected
at the September meeting one dele
gate for each tl paid into the state
treasury from the circles. 10 cents per
capita, for state and isational dues.
These elected delegates and the presi
dent of each circle or their alternates,
together with the officers of the state
branch, constitute the voting body of
the convention.
"There will be an election of all the
officers of the state branch at this
convention. It is especially desired
that. strong candidates from each sec
tion of Oregon be presented by the
districts themselves for vice-presi
dents of the organization, one vice
president from each of the following
districts:
One, Medford, and Ashland: two.
Roseburg; three. Eugene ; four. Cor
vallis; five. Baker; six, Pendleton;
seven. The Dalles and Hood River;
eight, western coast.
These vice-presidents should carry
on the extension work of the Oregon
branch in their respective districts and
should be men or women who are in
terested in parent-teacher work and
have time to devote to it. These vice
presidents, co-operating with the State
Superintendents of Public Instruction,
the County School Superintendents, the
state field workers in industrial clubs
and the Oregon Agricultural College
and University of Oregon, should unify
the parent-teacher work and bring
the home and the school into more vital
relaionship than ever before in this
state.
U "This convention ' meeting in Cor
vallis will afford an opportunity to
visit the Oregon Agricultural College
and learn of the fine work that is be
ing done there for Oregon."
Enclosed with the letter has been
sent printed matter, which, as far as
possible, will form the subject matter
for programmes for the ensuing year.
In the printed matter special at
tention to the work- of the Parent
Education Bureau work Is given. The
bureau was established April 21. 1913,
with the idea of giving a permanent
bureau for the Information and edu-
cation of parents. During the past j
year. May 1, 1914-May 1, 1915. 6640
women visited the bureau. Many of
these were young wives and expect
ant mothers. Eugenic tests are held
each week. From November 1. 1913.
to May 1, 1915. 2162 babies have been
examined. These tests are tests not
contests, no prizes being given.- The
object is purely educational, . to show
the mother not where her baby is
perfect, but where It may. need care
for proper development. a series or
practical talks and " demonstrations
have been conducted at headquarters
each week.
The executive board has issued a
pamphlet outlining the peace policy of
the congress. This pamphlet deals
with the world advance in peace and
humane welfare, pointing to the work
of the recent Women's Peace. Party in
Europe and The Hague conference or
women, urging concerted efforts for
industrial and international peace and
the instruction of children in the basic
principles on which peace In all its
phases is founded. The pamphlet is
an interesting appeal.
The Portland Shakespeare Study
Club entertained friends Monday night
at St. David's parish house with an
artistic and clever presentation of
Much Ado About Nothing." under the
splendid leadership of Eleanor San
ford-Large. dramatic coach. whose
training and broad experience on the
legitimate stage singularly fitted her
to direct the cast.
A delightful feature noticeable in
the play Monday night was the spirit
of team work and harmony evident
throughout the action. From the most
important to the apparently least sig
nificant characters, the splendid work
of the entire cast showed the truly
Important significance of every char
acter to the entire play.
No special mention Is due any partic
ular member of the cast In "Much Ado
About Nothing" on Monday night, but
great praise arid sincere appreciation
are due the cast as a whole, as was
shown by the unstinted applause of the
audience, insisting upon the appearance
of every character upon the stage at
the close of the play.
Much credit is due Mrs. Roy Peter
son, dramatic chairman of he club, for
the beautiful stage setting, as well as
her untiring efforts in co-operating
with all interested in bringing about
the splendid result obtained.
Following is the programme:
Mrs. Eleanor Sanford-Larfce. director.
Mrs. Roy J. Peterson, dramatic chairman.
M rs. i 3. Macule. Allaa .May 5reslln, so
loists. Mrs. Russell R. Dorr, accompanist.
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon . . . :
Mrs. P. S. Thompson,
Don John. Natural brother to Don Pedro..
Mrs. Roy J. Peterson
Cluudlo. a younc Lord of Florence (Mrs. Al
len Todd) and ' Renedlck' a youm Lord
of Padua (Mrs. W. A. Carter), favorites
to Don Pearo.
Antonio. Brother to Leonato
Mrs. D. B. Mackle
Borachio (Mrs. Alva Lee Stephens), and
Conrade (Miss Helen Jeffers), followers of
Don John.
Dofrberry (Miss Ailene Brongr) and Vergres
(Mrs. R. E. Jones), oltlcers ot ponce in
Messina
Friai- Frances Mrs. K. P. Preble
Sexton Miss May Breslin
Hero, Dausrhter to Leonato. .Miss Clara Oaks
Beatrice. Niece to Leonato
Mrs. Anton Geiblsch
Marxaret (Mrs. Jeffers). and Ursula I Mrs.
R. E. Jones), Gentlewomen, attendant on
Hdro. , . .
Watchman Mls Nina Joy
Lords and ladies members of the Club.
The McMinnvIlle Civic Improvement
Club met Thursday afternoon and held
its annual election. The following are
officers for the ensuing year: Presi
dent, Mrs. F. H. Buchanan; vice-presi
dent. Mrs. J. Sherman Wallace; record
ing secretary, Mrs. Leroy Lewie; finan
cial secretary, Mrs. F. S. Wilson; treas
urer. Mrs. Lulu Rogers; directors. Mrs.
Mattie Campbell, Mary Baker, Mrs. V.
S. Houke and Mrs. E. S. Brown.
A marked expansion and success was
noted in the various departments, the
pure food, needle craft, home indus
try and visiting having been the most
popular during the past year.
An interesting meeting of the Alberta
Woman's Improvement Club took place
Tuesday eyening. The plan for a li
brary was the principal motive of the
affair. Reports were given by the fol
lowing chairmen of the committees
Municipal, Mrs. Josephine R. Sharp;
Market, Miss Alice Ackels; vacant lot
and park, Mrs. J. R. Sharp; street, Mrs.
J. w. Cahow: library. Mrs. Fred Decker
sanitation, Mrs. Elizabeth Grunstad
community welfare, Mrs. A. Hicks
school. Mrs. Martha Makinster; social
and outing. Mrs. Nellie Bozorth; mem
bership, Mrs. Katherine Durst; dra
matic art, Mrs. L. Zaharadnik; music.
Miss Vera Kitchen. The club will meet
again a week from next Tuesday.
The Women's Political Science Club
will meet at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon in room H, Central Library,
for the annual meeting, at which time
new officers will be elected. A full
attendance is desired, as matters 'of
Importance are to come before the
club.
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The Woman's Political Science Club
will meet Tuesday afternoon at the
Central Library, to elect officers for
next year. Another meeting next week
will complete this season's work.
Tomorrow is Flag day and the Wil
lamette chapter of the Daughters of
the American Revolution will pass the
day at the Oaks. An invitation has
been extended to the MuKnomah chap
ter, which has been accepted. The mem
bers are planning to bring their hus
bands and kiddies and have a general
good time. Luncheon will be served
at 6 o'clock, and after a pleasant so
cial visit the members and guests will
return home.
Tuesday is the day set for the an
nual picnic of the Portland Shakes
peare Study Club. The members will
meet at 10:50 at the corner of First and
Alder streets, and take the Oregon City
car to Capitol Park, where they will
pass the day.
Mrs. Isaac Lee Patterson, state re
gent of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, will entertain the women
of Salem, who are to organizer a chap
ter, with tea at her country home, Eola-on-the-Hllls,
June 14. Flag day. Invi
tations have also been extended to eli
gible members of the organization in
Dallas, McMinnville, Jefferson and Sll-verton.
Mrs. F. Joplin will entertain tbe
Daughters of the Confederacy at her
home. 673 Clackamas street, Thursday
afternoon.
The Woodstock Psychology Circle 16
will entertain the members of the
Inner Circle of the Portland Psychol
ogy Club with a "get-acquainted tea"
at the home of Mrs. E. II. Ingham. 1181
Harold avenue, tomorrow afternoon.
All members are invited. Take WW
car.
Tonight at 8 o'clock In the Tyrolean
room of the Hotel Benson. Mrs. Flor
ence Crawford will give a study of
that delightful little book depicting
childlike love and faith, "For the Love
of Mary Ellen." Mrs. Elizabeth Bond
will song, accompanied by Miss Viola
Tolbert. Last Sunday evening Mrs.
Crawford spoke upon Elbert Hubbard
and his Message to Garcia.
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Among the important club events of
the past week was the trip to Oregon
City yesterday by the State Woman's
Press Club, as the guests of Mrs. Kva
Emery Dye. After an afternoon passed
visiting places of historic Interest the
clob returned to Mrs. Dye's residence,
where a social time and luncheon was
enjoyed.
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The executive board of the Oregon
Congress of Mothers and Parent
Teachers' Association will hold Its state
convention at Corvallis, October 20 to
23. The circles throughout the state
will have a few meetings during the
Summer. This is the first time that
the Congress has met outside of Port
land. At this convention there will be
election of officers of the state branch
Orphia Temple No. 18. of the Pythian
Sisters, will entertain with a 500 party
Thursday night at the Knights of
Pythias Hall. Everybody is invited.
Psychology Club circle No. 21 will
meet in the theosophical hall f of the
Morgan building, Thursday at 8 o clock
"The Power of Thought, or What
Thought Is. will be the topic of discus
sion, led by Dr. L H. Diamond. The
meeting is free and open to the public.
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The woman's department of the
Rose City Park Club, of which Mrs.
O. J. Houghson is president, is closing
its year with an elaborate luncheon,
Friday. The ballroom of the club will
be used for the occasion. Elaborate
decorations and an artistic musical
programme will be features of the
affair.
Mrs. Percy W. Lewis will direct the
programme, and reservations may be
madewith Mrs. Philo E. Jones, Mrs.
E. H. Carlton and Mrs. W. L. Johns
ton. All members and women who are
interested are invited.
Ather-a Delphian Drama Club will have
its fina. meeting of the season at the
home of Mrs. Alva Lee Stephens. 690
Wasco street. All members are urged
to be present as there will be an Im
portant business meeting before the
entertainment. The club will resume
its activities next September.
During the past week there has been
a lull in club circles; that is, there have
been decidedly few meetings, but one
has only to consider the fact that the
Portland clubwoman is by nature a
patriotic, enthusiastic being involved in
all the important affairs of the city to
realize that in reality clubdom was as
busy as usual.
HOME MISSIONARY EXERCISES ARE FEATURE OF CHILDREN'S DAY PROGRAMME AT SUNNY
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Thoae la Frost Ron Represent European atlons t In the Rear the American
The home missionary work of the Suhnyslde Congregational Church was fittingly exemplified at the
children's day programme of the Sunday school on Sunday, June 6., The children dressed in the native cos
tumes of the various old-world nations whose progeny Is reached by the. workers of the Home Missionary
Society. The "make-up" of the children was faithful to the native dress of the country they were" sup
posed to represent. Bach carried his respective flag, bearing the request that he be admitted to the liber
. ties and privileges of the United States.
In other exercises the missionary work was told of in a way understood by the older as well as the
younger folk.
There were an equal number of children attired In the conventional American dress, and these were sup
posed to represent the beckoning hand of held which the church forces are extending to the immigrants to
this country.
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BY ALBERT R. SWEETSER.
Professor of Botany in the University ot
Oregon.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene,
June 12. (Special.) On the hills
around Portland and widely scat
tered throughout the state is found a
flower, white or yellow or cream of
blue. It is the flag, or fleur de lis, or
Himmels-lilie. and it is world-wide in
its distribution. Here a humble plant
of modest dress and demeanor, there
lifting its proud head, magnificent In
form or color, it is loved by people of
all conditions and in all regions. Our
gardens, by careful cultivation and se
lection, have been made truly beauti
ful, but it is the native plant of the
Oregon fields with which we are now
concerned.
The leaves of the iris are long and
narrow and have parallel veining. The
bases lap over each other in the man
ner of a man on horseback, hence in
scientific language called equitant.
The flower coverings or floral en
velops consist of three petal-like por
tions marked with converging lines or
a pathway of color, probably a guide
to the hurrying Insect in search of
nectar and continued below as a green
covering over the egg case or ovary.
Alteriatlng with these the three others
considerably narrower. v
Next in order come the three sta
mens, opening so as to shed the pow
dery pollen utward.
In the center a single exceedingly
short style arises from the ovary and
soon divides into three leaf-like por
tions notched at the tip. Just below
the notch Is a pocket-like flap within
which is the pollen receptive surface
or stigma. (See Figs. 2 and 3.) It will
be remembered that the pollen must
be placed in contact with the receptive
stigma to produce fertilization of the
egg. It is interesting to study out
nature's plan to bring about cross and
to prevent self pollination, and in the
nag this can be readily made out by
anyone who will give a little time to
the plant itself.
When an insect enters the flower in
search for its honey it is entitled to no
free drink, but must, pay Its way. As
it crowds toward the bottom of the
flower the edge of the stigma pocket
scrapes off from the insect's back some
of the pollen brought in from previous
ly visited flowers. A little farther on
he receives another powdering of pol
len from the stamen beneath, which he
passes, but as he backs out he will
close the flap of the pocket and self
pollination Is thus prevented.
In the regular way a tube grows
down to the eggs of the ovary and ap-'
plies itself to an egg, hereditary char
acters pass from. the pollen to mingle
with those of the egg and fertilization
is complete. A seed will ripen as a
result.
The ripened seed pods are Interesting
objects a little later. They burst into
three parts and the seeds are scattered.
The orris root of commerce is the
underground stem of three kinds of
iris found in Italy. It is the artificial
violet and Is used in tooth powders and
for perfumery.
The blue-eyed grass, or slsyrinchlum,
is found throughout Oregon early In
the season and lasts for some time. The
leaves are grass-like and the flower
colors range from blue through light
to deep purple. Some species are tall
and comparatively large flowered;
others are short and have smaller blos
soms. In some localities thev are
I known to the children as grass widows
j or nigger babies. The blue-eyed
! grasses are members of the Iris fam
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STATE SOCIETY FORMED
SO.NS ASD DAUGHTERS OK IIO
XLIERS ORGANIZED AT SILVKRTOX,
First Annual Meeting to Be Held July
17 at Selah Springs Dues to Be
Kept to 91 Yearly.
SILVERTON. Or. June 12. (Special.)
An Association of the Sons and
Daughters of the Pioneers of Oregon
was formed in this city Tuesday the
purpose of whfch is to perpetuate the
memory of those who made It possible
for the early settlers of the state to
build up homes in this valley. N This Is
the first move of the kind ever made,
and the encouragement the promoters
are receiving is indicative of success.
There Is no way of determining
what the membership will be. There
are hundreds of eligibles In this vi
cinity and. as the association is state
wide in scope, it is expected that it
will be the strongest organization in
Oregon within a snort time.
It is the purpose of the management
to hold annual meetings, all of which
will be in the nature of picnics, for
which ample entertainment will be
provided. The membership fee has
been placed at $1 a year, which will be
placed in a general fund and used only
for defraying the expense of the meet
ings. The date of the first meeting
has been fixed for Saturday. July 17.
and It will be held at Selah Springs, a
short distance west of Silverton.
Those who have been selected as of
ficers of the association are: Presi
dent, Henry Dowing, of Sublimity;
Secretary. D. H. Allen, of Salem: di
rectors, T. D. Allen, Marlon Palmer
and M. Small, of Silverton, and J. L.
Simmons,' of Monitor.
BERRY GROWERS HAPPY
Record Prices, Prospects of Bigger
Crop and Prize Capture Please.
HOOD RIVER. June 12 (Special.)
With the Oregon horticultural exhibit
captor of the gold medal award at the
Panama-Pacific International Exposi
tion and strawberries selling at $2.25
per crate, record prices for the fruit,
local orchardists are again optimistic
over market and crop conditions.
While strawberries will be shipped
from the Upper Valley until July, the
crest of the producing season has
passed. It is now estimated that the
local crop will reach about 100 car
loads, approximately that of last year.
Many new berry fields are now be
ing planned this Fall, and the produc-:
tlon will be greatly increased next
year. -. -