THE STTXDAT OREOON'TAN. PORTLAND. -NOVEMBER 21, 1913.
th achool mora than muaic. In the
public achool muaic la now taught and
th co-operation between tha musical
cluba and organization of the city and
lh ichools la having a telling effect on
the children. Concerts and recital are
arranged for their benefit- The Port
land Symphony concerts are another
means of bringing the happiness of
music Into the lives of th children.
Portland can well boast of a number
of valuable organisations, which are
encouraging the community sings. The
study of music teaches harmony and
tbe bringing Into play of th finer
sensibilities of nature.'
O. t Plummer. of the School Board,
waa present and explained the new rul
ing made by tha Board recently in re
gard to the opening of the school
housea for public (Catherines. The
Board decided to open the schools for
any legitimate meeting and the fire
marshal will co-operate by stationing
a fireman In tha building whenever any
meeting is held. In that way the public
will be protected to some extent, as
the presence of the fireman, in case
anything should occur, will help
greatly.
LECTURE ON CARE OF BABIES WILL
BE GIVEN BY DR. ALLEN P. NO YES
STANDING COMMITTEES FOR STATE
. WOMEN'S CLUB FEDERATION NAMED
.uxrmt Made ky Mr. CoarW- Caatne-r and . to All President ia Stat. In Citen Out Scholarship
Lm i'mad Ckairaaaa Addreiw-. Chk .Velfar. Gathering.
Fre Advice for Mothers Found Profitable in Specific Instances and Organization Is Commended Throughout
Country as Worthy of Support and Encouragement by Public.
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t KoUr loaaj fund of th !
too rlrli of tttma CloBa.
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fiaBaaBor tlV WlU aal on Mob4
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TA 4ro'W at'parirooni of tho
H.ap-r Ou will rri al 3 o'cVoa
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nil.ian Mlir Will bB char. of
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fhoiranoa on rri4ar o -1 al ho xxial
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Sfr. &A JTjK?r&c'; S5rVcf Scot
ar prrrt T room wr aajr wuh
ho!Mir darcra t lonav Amonc tho ri rrt
bra of Ihs club ar Mr. K. I'hrda.. Mr.
J. L. x-hfr. Mr. J W. HamiHon. Mra.
f. W. Ilouihlon. Mra. J. K. llirtnin.
Mra. r. IV. Urlfwold and Mra. U U.
Tbompcon.
Tho current literature department ot
lha Portland H'amin'i Cluo he!4 a 4e
Hlliiful meatlnc on Thurda)r with Mr.
C. H himmoni a hota. Blteal ty
Mr. O. K Mlao4 and Mr. II. U Trr
ranr. Mr. Nathaniel I'almar la rhair
man of tti department. A luncheon
prr4e4 raalinc of Ca-orco Ml44le
brook' "Now --laj by Mra. U J.
raakL a
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Oiptr K. V. V- O itrhoxl. on.
arvaai auei 4ar on Thurvdav In lh
noma of Mr. I. W. M . w. Mrrnbrn
of rhaplrra M and N were honored
a-ueala. Muairat lea-lion were slrrn
by ! ltri.- Klrhur. Vl;e Jean
M.-Kr.he anai Mr '.. Iralntr
r(ranmniB ta eerved at an attract
Italy 4vviald table.
peninaul I'ark Lavender tut held
lia annual election on Thnraday. Tha
fo Ion Ire fri'-r wr rhoen: Tre.
Idenl. Mr. Cornelia llayaea: Tle
prienl. Mr. Carle Oloo; aecro
tary. Mr. Martha Van Hook: Iraaaurtr.
Mra A. Mathe. Th neat maetlnc will
ba Iwctntwr I. wbea a birthday party
wi: b tTiven.
rv-n:.T oiiov or, xo. iS
r-rl lirur Woman Club la now al
Worn, for Ihia year. ham rnw4
trr tint la itl-jra of tb isalem
! ale.
Trie tlub ba co.operaled with In
rmjcr l l l jh and City Council and
loo artvart'aa -ivi. wwrk haynat aelnt
aenual rlan-up day. Th loan of
fil body of womva la "Wo tan4 for
th bllrmcat of renditiona.-
A arrowtna farnl-Tea hr Aocta
lion i trie outrowt:i of worh lal
year. A beautiful hiah a hool k round,
wita parkir.c n.U4 wuh aha4 tree
ara4 ottter impruvvmcnt In KbeuLiurh
a doroeet'c rtna and art and man
aa a.a.u.. wr mtroaauevd by lh
club
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Mra. W liitara Full fru;rt of tha
Milwaukee V. C T. I. baa iaeued In
intun for a rotation ia honor of
Mtloauki achool pearhara. It will o
laid Friday afteraoon. Mr. O. L. Ill
Isn4. of l'ort!aa4. t uparir.tn4nt
of alralirVr tmpranro work In lh
akooi. will be a cueal al tha leap
lion and ! aa addreiuj upon Th
Meiliac I'vt.'
Canirsl Womna afhrlli4a Temper
Be I nloo held a public entertainment
an I"a4ne4ay afternoon their annual
pra meat. nc Mim Valla to Inner.
Mr. I.dith KrlfHt Holme. John K.
Carroll and B- V- lrlno rpreentln
I ne public prea. ma4 a44re ahow
m the prir of temperance and
other branchea of uplift work. Ka-paA-ual
rr-l't waa ito th Woman
CbriHiar, Tamparanca I'nlon for in
adurotional work they have d"n.
Tha aiate preeideni. Mr. Jennie M.
Ketir and (.1 pre auperiniendent.
Miaa r'aacea IV. Ovlabalt. and iba baaal
aa ioaal'aX.O aVla
uf the urrson Tempfranca? I ubiicny
llurrau Be the addrrna of apir-a-lion
for ll co-opratlora of Iho prr-
and prmrntrd voir of thanks for the
work of in union prena toward the
betterment of humanity and for the
hundred of doab'ra' worth or apace
that tha prea ha given lh temperance
cauae
The Orenop Conaervalory of Mualc
ate a fine mualcal programme. Mra.
Uee Iiavcnport prelied.
Th Iephlan Matron' Club met at
the home of the president. Mr. A. li.
Clark. 10J1 Kat Main atreet. Tueeday
afternoon. November 1. with all mem
ber present. .
After all bulna wa Iranaacted
the rluh. whoae atudy roure la "Kpocha
of Human rroreB." look up for II
cua.ion the leaeon of Aaayrla.
rftvei'lal lopii-a wtr preaented In cle
tall a follower. i'haracterltlr of th
Xl on." Mr. Klrkratrlck; "The Ae-
vrlan a a Conqiieror." by Mr, il. V.
plan: "Why Mediterranean I'nrta Win
Coveted by Slepopotamian.' Slra. Cran
dall. "Sennarherlh'a Metreat from Jeru
aalam." bv Mr. K. W. rhi;ii-; "Home
Laf and Habit. by Mra K. K. Tounaa.
I'reent-4ay eubjeel waa. "Compara
tive Lena-ta and Coat of tha ues and
Panama Canal.
Mra. Kdcar W. Philip, pecretary of
th club, who la a Sifted clocullonlat
and writer. iaif an orlalnal , readina:
appropriate to the peaaon. entitled.
"Chrysanthemuma: th Meaaage of the
Chriat Flowera."
Th neat meetlna of th club wltl
be held Tueday. November II. at th
horn 0f Mr. Crandall. : Kat Couch
treet.
The Oerman Convrtlon Club of
Puaene waa entertained recently by
Mr. and Mr. W. K. Oeburn Miea Marie
M")er. of Ubttimmtriio, waa honor
cueL
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Tha child atudy lerartmeni of th
ForlnlB-htly Club of Kuaen will meet
L'eccmber 3 with Mra Italph Martin.
Iiw corneroln; children will be
tudled.
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Th regular bulne meeting of th
Portland Woman' Club will be held
on Friday. November T. when report
from Ihe etate federation will be given
by the delegate. Sir. (I. J. I'rankel.
Mra. John M. hcolt. Mra. Charle hmith.
Mra. J. Franrla Drake. Sir. Charle
Meet. Mr Itobert Schmidt. Mra. J. M.
Iteevea and tr. Mary trma. Mra.
Draco Wall Itoaa will gly a leaaoa la
parliamentary law.
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Th department of public apeaklng
f the Coterie under th direction of
Mra Helen Miller Sann. will meet on
Monday a I Ml o'clock. Hotel Hnon.
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"Public fa-hnol and th Talented
Child' waa dicued lat Thuraday
evening In Ubrary Hall. Central Li
brary, bv Mra 11. A. Heppner. of th
Monday Mua'.ral Club, and I'r. C. IL
Chapman.
The meeting waa arranaed by the
Woman Civic Welfare Club, of which
M- Joephine P.. riharp la preldent.
Mr. Heppnr aid: "There I noth
ing that wl'l make for th drelop-j
meat of th child both In Iba horn and
At the recent state convention In Sa
lem reporte wero given by nearly all
the club presidents. As thene should
reach tne clubs and clubwomen who
did not attend, a few are taken at ran
dom to ahow what clubwomen are do
ing and why the organizations exist.
The following are noted:
Portland Section. Council of Jewish
Women Main activity. Neighborhood
House, with departments for kinder
garten, plain sewing classes, dress
making, manual training for boys,
cooking claaacs. gymnasium, story hour
Sabbath achool. dances, social center,
night, classes for adults, penny bank,
civic rlaaea and dramatics. The medi
cal clinic had Sl patients and gave
ll! treatments. The dentil clinic is
aatiafylng a crying need. th Mothers'
Club haa grown: a committee on em
ployment has found positions for many:
the cook book has been well received
and several thous-ind copies sold.
Independence CIViC larague Devoted
energies to sanitary ronditiona of city:
took in ictlve part in clean-up work:
Improved anal beautified parking around
public school and library: under club's
supervision tables and benches have
been constructed and placed in the City
Park: placed receptacles for waste pa
per; got liberal donations for library;
assisted Boy Scoutc and Camp Fire
Cilrls and are handling a lyceura course.
In horn economics department built a
large H7 shed for the school and did
other prigrenaive things.
Woman's Civic Improvement Club of
Lebanon Finished paying for a ZS-
arrej tract for a public park: contnb
uted to antl-tubcrculosis fund: con
tributed tc scholarship loan fund: held
strawberry fair; brought to the town
several Ucturers from the university
of Oreco.t and the Oregon Agricultural
College: maintained a rest tent in the
Chautauqua grounds: organised a "cof
fee club" to serve hot coffee to th fire
men wbrn they come In from a fire
answered letters of Inquiry regardina
Ihe town: Intend to help Improve high
school grounds; steadily going ahead
In spit of hard times.
Ontario Woman a Club Gave bail for
benefit of Library, netted 185 to pur
rh.in encyclopedia: helped scholarship
loan funo. Invited teachers to attend
club meetings: elected the women
teacher honorary members of the club,
studied, gave entertainments and had
a pleasant and profitable year.
f'lvlo Improvement Club of McMlnn
vlll Enjoying a steady growth: keep
Ing up a departments membership, ed
uratlonal. needlecraft, current eventa
pure food and home Induatry. music,
visiting, entertainment and study; ac
complished mui h good work; held a
euaenic test at which there were 9;
babies, auspices mothers department
made a survry of all stores in town,
getting a list of home product article
and Urdu club nn-inbcrs to patronize
home Industry.
Clvlj improvement Club. Cornelius.
Or. Motto. 'In essentials, unity: in
non-esseni:als. liberty, and In all things
charity." Gave reception and banquet
tq teachers: built a rentroom: did civic
work; violin class organized In the
school through club's influence: soli
$10 wortn of Ked Cross seals: gave 16
to scholarship loan fund: took an in
terest In crippled children: gave so
cials, tea, lectures, etc.. and held pub
lie Instillation of officers, entertaining
Mrs. Sarah A. I-vai.a and Mrs. J. W
TlfTt.
Old Fori Dalles Historical Society
Organised 11 years, but Just federated:
Interesting report of determination on
the part i f tha women to preserve the
history of the state and the landmarks.
Old Fort L'alles was built In 1849 by
the first mounted rifle regiment thai
ever came to Oregon. Buildings were of
logs, but In 1 8Si new and better quar
ters urn built by the Government at
great expense, as this part or the
world waa then a wilderness. Mill
machinery had to be shipped around
the Horn and mills built on Mill Creek.
Com in odious quarters were fitted up
and occupied until the Civil War broke
out and the troops were recalled. The
post remained unoccupied then until
1814. when it was l.td out by the Gov
ernment as Fort Dalles Military Addi
tion to Dalles, the streets dedicated to
the city and lots sold, the Government
giving pa-enta for deeds.
In 1901. on motlcn In Sorosls Club,
an effort was made to secure the only
building left 'surgeon's quarters) as a
clubhous. Mrs. Koxa S. Shakleford.
of the committee, consulted the Oregon
Historical Society, which consented to
help. An act of Congress waa neces
sary; the patent was issued to tne state
society and tha grimy old building was
secured. The local society was imme
diately formed and the women sef
about to raise $1000. They sang for
tl; they begged for It: they danced for
It. but they got l. The meetings are
always Interesting and Instructive and
a great amount of work la done by tbe
club outside of their historical re
search.
Aloha Psychology Club met on Tues
day night In the Morgan building with
a large attendance. The purpose of the
rlub Is "mutual Improvement and self
expression." At next Tuesday night's
meeting Mrs. Fanny Perry will be the
speaker.
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The Lavender Club, branch No. 1. met
on Friday In the East Side Ubrary.
The flection of officers resulted as fol
lows: Mrs. Maude Hurley, president;
Mrs. F. I- Kos. vice-president: Mrs.
S. A. Thrall, secretsry; Mrs. Minnie
Iiohaon. treasurer. The club decided to
hold a birthday party on December 1
when six of the members will cele
brate their birthdays.
The Women' Missionary Society of
the First Congregational Church lis
tened to a most Interesting programme
on, Wedned.iy afternoon. The topics
were. "Medieval Customs In New
Mexico- and "The Twentieth Century
Schools In New Mexico." The papers
wer read by Mra. G. A. Brown and
Mr. B. S. Huntington. Mrs. lone Town
send Wells was pleasing in her ren
dition of two solos. A social hour fol
lowed the meeting.
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Dr. Ralph C. Watson will give an
Illustrated lecture on artificial pneumo
thora in th treatment of pulmonary
tuberrulosls. with a clinical demonstra
tion of a case at the Open-Air Sana
torium at Mllwaukl. on November 31
at o'clock. Th lecture will be given
before the Oregon Stat Association of
Graduate Nurses.
All nurse, whether member or not
are Invited.
Oregon City car leave First and
Alder at 7:30. Get off at Evergreen
Station. A business meeting for mem
bers will be held at 7 o'clock. Miss
j. Lackland is president of the asso
ciation. Al the Isst meeting of Multnomah
chapter. Daughters of tho American
Ka-volutlon. held in tne home ot sir.
J. 1L liuddleaon, with. Mrs, W. L. John-1
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"Baby Fooda. Their Use and Abuse."
will be the subject' of a lecture to be
given on Friday afternoon at Z:30
o'clock, in room 3:0 Courthouse, under
the auspices of the parents' educational
bureau of tho Oregon Congress of
Mothers. Dr. Allen P. Xoyes will be
the speaker. The lecture, which is free.
Is one of a aeries that is being con
ducted by the bureau for the young
mothers of the city and for others who
are Interested in the health aud train
ing of the young.
The mothers are told how to care
for their children in the most prac
tical, sensible and scientific manner.
For December 3, Dr. Robert G. Hall
has promised to lecture on "Modified
Milk: When to Use It and How to
Make It."
Another adjunct of the bureau that
att-actai the attention of the mothers
and fathers, too. Is the regular eugen
ics test that Is made every Wednesday,
when a score or more of babies are
examined by the best specialists in
the city and are scored. If there are
some defects, the mothers are told how
they may remedy these. Often a mother
will bring her babe back after a rew
months or even weeks and, after fol
lowing instructions, will find that the
little one has improved. The bureau
is unlaue and helpful. It is recognized
by child welfare workers all over the
United States as an Institution wortny
of the support and encouragement of
the public The help It gives is free
to anyone who wishes to visit the bu
reau. The social service department of the
Portland Parent-Teacher Association
is busy with Its relief work. It has
established headquarters in the Cen
tral building. Bundle day was cele
brated on Friday, when many articles
of wearing appaiel. Including shoe
weie collected for the poor children of
the arhools. They will be distributed
in a kindly, friendly way in any
schools where they are needed.
Sunnyside Parent-Teacher Associa
tion met on Thursday, when Miss
Wood, of the Library, was the speaker.
Mrs. I. N. Walker made a brief ad
dress. Mr. A. M. Webster ana Mrs. E.
Baker have headed the committee in
procuring a circulating library for the
mothers. A membership in the T. M.
C. A. will be given as a reward to the
boy elected to represent ahe hiph at
tendance grade in the upper classes.
For the rooms under the seventh grade
a reward of a bowl of goldfish is to be
given.
The Arleta Parent-Teacher Circle,
which met Friday, had for Its subject
of discussion "The Cigarette." Dr. Hol
don gave an Interesting address, both
to the pupils and to the circle, setting
forth the Injurious effects of the cigar
ette habit. Arleta Circle Is taking an
active part in th anti-cigarette cam
paign. Lois Handsaker played a piano solo.
"Carnival of Venice."
The report of the finances of the
Arleta School lunchroom, which serves
hot S-cent lunches to pupils and teach-
son as Joint hostess. Mrs. C. S. Jackson.
Mr. Isaac Lee Patterson, state regent,
and Miss Perkins, of the University
of Oregon, gave interesting talks. Miss
Vella Winner spoke of Oregon pio
neers. At the business session, a sum
of money was ordered sent to aeasiae
to assist In th Salt Cairn fund.
"What Impressed Me Most at the
Exposition." the general topic, brought
forth many bright and original Ideas.
Refreshment were served by Mrs.
Lloyd Leslie. Miss Frances Warren.
Miss Zllla Huddleson and Miss John
son. a Roses and chrysanthemums were
used In decorating the rooms.
The Woman's Social Service Club of
Oak Grove-Mllwaukle will meet in the
Grange Hail. Milwaukle. Tuesday.
Luncheon will be served at 1 o'clock.
Each member will be permitted to take
a guest. Mrs. W. J. Hawkins will speak
on "Ibsen."
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A meeting of tne asruowen v-iuo
will be held on Tuesday at 2:45 o'clock
at the Hotel Benson.
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Mrs. William Cavanaugh. 968 East
Couch atreet. entertained the Tuesday
Afternoon Club at luncneon last ween.
Mr. C. E. Force. Mrs. E. R. Wiggins.
Mrs Saidie Orr-Dnbar. and the Misses
Irene Reynolds and Marguerite Partin
were guests of tbe ClUD.
During the business session. Mrs.
Dunbar gave a brier taia regaruinu
the sale tf Red Cross Seals.
"Pushkine As Man ana t-oei waa
the subject of a .paper by Mrs. W. A.i
Dickson. Mrs. H. E. Chipman gave a
,.vi,w of Eugene Oneguin. and Mrs.
George L. Boynton gave selected read
ings from tne woras oi mc
poet. Lermontoff
The members of the club enjoyed the
Mt-ndelssohn and Chopin numbers with
hicn they were favored by miss ttejn-
olds.
Tuesday. November 30. at 1 o clock,
the club will meet at the home of Mrs.
H. E. Chipman, 300 East Twenty-second
street. Take Hawthorne avenue or
Mount Scott cars to Twenty-second
street.
TheAV omen's Association of the First
Presbyterian Church will hold" an all-
day session in tbe church bouse, 645
I iorer-ce rene Gurmffty, 5
ers, shows 'that It Is being successfully
managed.
The members of the mutual service
committee are doing creditable work.
The needy families of the community
are receiving attention. Boysiand girls'
gymnasium classes have been organized
and instructors procured.
In the parents' educational bureau,
conducted by the Oregon Congress of
Mothers recently, two lovely 99 per
cent babies were scored. They were
Florence Irene Gorman, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. M. Gorman, and Mary
France's Fones, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. R. Fones and granddaughter of
J. P. Fones, a well-known patrolman
of Portland.
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Rose City Park Parent-Teacher As
sociation met on Wednesday with a
good attendance. Miss Mabel Stigner,
of the Young Women's Christian As
sociation, gave a talk on food values.
This was especially timely, as do
mestic science is being introduced into
the Rose City Park School.
A silver tea for the benefit of the
social service and back to the home
department of the Mount Tabor Parent
Teacher Circle was given by Mis. S.
Elliot Finch, 1571 East Burnside street
Wednesday afternoon. An interest
ing talk, covering the work in hand,
was given, by Mrs. C. W. Hayhurst,
and a general discussion followed. MUs
Genevieve Graham sang, with Miss
Grace Pick as accompanist. The fol
lowing women were present: Mrs. Hay
hurst. Mrs. McPherson. Mrs. Roark, Mrs.
Rosemond, Mrs. Boulette. Mrs. Freeman.
Mrs. Starbuck. Mrs.. Shumway. Mrs.
Chase, Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Short. Mrs.
Normandin. Mrs. Wheeler. Mrs. Kurtz.
Mrs. Hedley, Mrs. Mount. Mrs. Ott
and Mrs. Bebee. also Misses Gladys
Johnson, Genevieve Graham, Grace Pick
and Etta Finch.
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On Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock I
Alder street, on Tuesday of this week.
The morning hours will be passed in
sewing and in looking over and mend
ing the clothing which may be brought
in for distribution to poor families.
At 13:30 o'clock a Thanksgiving tur
key luncheon will be served in the
banquet-rooms of the church house by
a committee of 18 women.
All women who have been working
through the forenoop will be served
free of cost, and all others, both men
and women, to the number of 225, are
invited to participate In the good things
at a low cost. The money received
from these visitors itt the luncheon
will be used wholly for relief work
among the poor of the city. After the
luncheon hour an interesting pro
gramme will be given in room A, at
which time Franklin T. Griffith, pres
ident of the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company, will speak on "Pre
paredness." and Miss Mabel RiEBs will
sing. The public is invited. Mrs. Ed
gar C. Michener is president.
The Alberta Club members (some of
whom were accompanied by their hus
bands) Tuesday night were aroused to
a considerable degree over the question
of the "Illegitimate Child" as present
ed by Roscoe I. Hurst. Provision, for
care and proper maintenance of the
child was advanced strongly by Mr.
Hurst. His theory, that the future of
the child must be the first considera
tion, met with ruch approval that as
surance was given him of co-operation
by the members in his humanitarian
undertaking, by the members.
Mr. Hurst also spoke of what club
women might do to check increas-j
among the feeble-minded girls and
women, who are taken out of the in
stitutions by relatives at will, and of
ten when they are returned their con
dition bespeaks the horrible depths of
degradation to which fiends have
sunk.
Next Tuesday night the club will
meet at the home of Mrs. J. L. Math
ews, East Twenty-seventh street North
and Alberta street. The subject will
be "Tha Life Building Method and How
to Stay Young"; discussion by the
members.
The Friday Fortnightly Club, of En
irene. i 21 yeas old. Its birthday i
was celebrated by a banquet in the Ho-1
Mrs. John L. Kan.opp will lecture for
the Portland Parent- leacner i.ircie m
the new bookroom at Gill's, on "Amert-
can Poems ror uniidren. -Mrs. is.ni
nopp has specialized in juvenile litera
ture and has had several years' ex
perience in that work with teachers'
institutes and state normal courses.
Parents and teachers will find her talk
helpful and interesting.
Sylvan Parent-Teacher Association
held an interesting- meeting Thursday
night, when a beautiful quilt made by
the mothers was sold for $2Ti. After a
business meeting a programme was
given by some of the pupils. The next
meeting will be held jointly with tha
Christmas entertainment on Decem
ber 2Z.
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Clinton Kelly Parent-Teacher Circle
held its regular monthly meetins
Thursday afternoon at the school. A
report was given of the state conven
tion at Corvallis by Mrs. R. I. Mer
chant. The advisability of serving
school lunches for the children was dis
cussed and a committee appointed to
investigate the matter. After the regu
lar business meeting a programme, ar
ranged by the teachers of the school,
was greatly enjoyed. The programme
follows:
Songs by Miss Shonkwiler s pupils:
piano solo, Helen Bancroft; "Thoughts
for Chirldren," Miss Holmes; "Drama
tization of Story." Miss Keber's pupils:
folk dances, rooms 17. 15, 12 and H;
recitation, Melba Brownriga.
Miss C. Ewing, of the Public Library,
gave an interesting talk on good books
to buy the children for Christmas.
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The Kenton Parent-Teachers' Asso
ciation met at Kenton School Wednes
day at 3:30 o'clock. Twtnty-nine mem
bers were present. Miss Lillian Porter,
delegate to the state convention at
Corvallis. gave a report, followed by an
address ty the principal. Miss Grace
DeGraff showing the various phases of
school work, its difficulties and prob
lems.
te! Osburn. The club has departments
of civics, child study, literature and
Bible study.
The club raised $127.02 for the sale
of Red Cros seals last year: gave $10!)
to continue the work of coffee club:
sent '$50 to the American Red Cross for
war sufferers; did literary and civic
work. Mrc. M. H. Boynton is presi
dent. The Women's .nnex, of Prineville,
has its own club home. It has a li
brary of 500 volumes. The club has five
subdivisiens: literary, music, art, civic
improvement, athletic and social.
Amity Study Club has done civic
work ,n adidtion to its study work.
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At the state convention in Salem tho
Gresham Council of Women Voters
gave a report of efficient civic work
done in the past year.
Hood River Woman's Club reported .
successful and harmonious year and a.
membership of 139; the organizatior of
an evening department, tne nuclei's of
which was the Young Women's Tues
day Evening Club. whose members
were admitted to tne club without an
initiation fee. The club contributed $2?
to the scholarship loan fund and $25.75
to the anti-tuberculosis fund and gave
about $100 to philanthropic purposes.
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Grants Pass Club A Parent-Teacher
Association was organized last year
through tlie educational department:
roses were distriDuted by club mem
bers at the depot daily; trees have
been planted and vines added to the
school grounds; put a ban on sign
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Alpha Literary Club, of Baker, Mrs.
Edward Burke, president, meets on the
first Monday of each month; depart
ments meet every week; domestic art
department has studied Oriental rugs
and laces: Shakespeare department
studied "King John" and otiier plays
and arranged a lecture by Professor
Reddie: civics department led clean
up week work and had a lecture on
civic betterment; other lectures were
givsn or. social hygiene, art, music,
drama and other topics. Mrs. Ella A.
Huff is president.
Woman's Social Science Club, of Sil
verton Worked for the Public Li
brary, for which money was raised by
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