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iTIIE OBIlGON DAILY JOTTByTAIi, PORTLAND, ' SATURDAY , EVENING, SEPTEHBEB 20, 1902.
NOTES OF THE
.? J. Wsifev Lsdd's tuneheon. '
' 1 Miss Florence and Satelle Flower, of
few York City, were guests of honor at a
o'clock Juncbeon Thursday, given by
Ira, J. Waley Ladd.
V Receiving. the guests .wr. Mrs. J.
'dealer Ladd, gowned In pink printed
thlffon. over pink aatln.
i jjft, jamo nower wore
blade points do spray, over black silk.
Mia Florence Flower, attired In gown
; W tan crepe de chine, with trlmmlnga "of
' white Russian luce.
Miss Estelle Flower, gowned In corn
colored clnffon. over silk of the same
shade, with chantllla lace trimmings- -
" ;' The puncheon, of several courses, was
tarred at one table, in the dining room.
. Th table settings were a centerpiece
tt lavender and pink swfeet peas, which
was encircled with handkerchief, hav
J .jiW.iiDnitr;.oJf ..pJU)k, piua. or lavender, to
hich were attached ribbons or me coi
responding shades, etendingrAo each
j)late.
' JU the conclusion of the luncheon, each
: ' ... .111 . VA.-nlnla tlllta
guest arewiae riown !'
. receiving th handkerchief favor.
( ' '4 th ds of the table were seated
$&rs jr: Wesley na Mrs. James
Flower of New Tork city., ine
were Misses Frances Lewis', Georgia and
- Kathleen Burns, , Florence ana bsteiie
' Flower of New T-k City, Grace War
ten, Grace Bowna of Seattle, Washing
ton; Amy Heitshu. Emma Falling. Alice
Gibson, Laura King,: Louise Flanders,
Sell McKee.
:" Mrs. Helen tadd Corbett's German.
Forty young people . were guest at a
' German Wednesday evening, given by
Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett, In honor of her
; son, Mr. Harry Corbett, who leaves Sat
urday for Harvard college.
The guests were welcomed by Mrs.
Helen Ladd Corbett, gowned In white
Chiffon, over silk, with 'trimmings of p-
puque iwn.
Mrs. W. A. Ladd, In blue and white
fchlffon, over white satin, and Mr. Harry
(Corbett.
- i- Taing the German was Mrs. J. Wes
ley Ladd, In a gown of blue panne velvet,
jwhit lac trlmmlnga, - -t
The favors were the most elaborate ever
xavorea wiu mpotijt h k"i:
" purse with turquoise settings, pearl fan
chain, Indian basket, adorned with pink
vmm mnA hawmv. and hair ornaments.
;Tb favors for the young gentlemen
' wer walking cane, Russian leather
pocket .book, stem, Egyptian igarette
case, and German pipes. i
, Supper was served at " small tables,
iwhos settings were of pink shaded an-
Vim. , ' '
Parsons and Wllder's orchestra played
- selections during the supper hour.
The visiting guests were Misses Flor
nc and Estella Flower, of New Tork
City, Bowne, of Seattle,. Washington, and
Mr. Bryan of Charlottsvllle, Vermont.
-;t Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Kollock's Dinner.
Misses Florenc and Ea telle Flower,, of
i New Tork City, were guests of honor at
a dinner given. Thursday evening, by Mr.
..J.U,.Ti1K Vnllnol . .- -- ... .
' ,. Places were arranged for Mr. and Mrs.
ST. Wesley Ladd, Misses Florence and Es
ltelle Flower, of New Tork City, Mlas Von
', Destinon, MessrssJohn Carson, Bertram
"MacKay, host and hostess.
Ping Pono Club Opening Meeting. -
Miss Von Pestlnon will be hostess of
the- Pins; Pon0 club, Tuesday evening.;
. JBeptember 2S.
. The club membership numbers sixteen,
. find the meetings w lilt be held weekly.
Pre-Nuptlal Dinner for Mr. Frank
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Warren.
Mr. J. Wesley Ladd wUl entertain at
Id Inner, Wednesday, September twenty-
four, Mr. Frank Warren and his ushers.
j Young People Leaving for Eastern
.i Colleges.
Among'th young ladles and gentlemen
Who left -this' week for Eastern colleges
Were: Miss' Ruth Maxwell. Miss Maud
Morey, who . enter Downer college at Mll-
: waukee, Wisconsin: Miss Etta Honeyman,
to National Park Seminary, at Washing-;
ton, XX C; Miss Ruth Smith, enters the
Preparatory for Smith College; Misses
.Ernestine and Kate Falling will attend
fit Margaret's School in Connecticut;
Miss -Rboda Failing, will spend the winter
In New Tork City studying art; Miss Eni-
, tna FallingA leaves for Europe to spend
the year with her sister Miss Henrietta
Falling; Mr. Raymond Wilcox, St. Paul's,
New Hampshire; Messrs Henry Means,
Bare Eastman, Bruce Honeyman, Bos
ton School of Technology; Mr. Marion
fftsk enters the Preparatory for Cornell
College at Ithaca, New Tork; Mr. Law
. tenco gelling enters Tale University.
"f Farrell-Rlchards.
Wednesday evening, at 8 o'clock, Sep
tember 17th, at the Taylor street M. E.
Church the marriage of Mr. Robert Syl
vester Farrell and Miss Susan May
Richards, was solemnized.
" The church was elaborately decorated,
;Wlth palms and white ribbons, together
with festoons of salaL ' The organist.
3Irs. Thomas, played selections as the
- Ushers, , Messrs. Robert Townsend, Lti
ther Steel, George F. Myers and Chris
- t&aB, seated the guests.
Lohengrin's wedding march, was
played, as the bridal party entered the
Church; and Mendelsshon's on" leaving.
Miss Olo Cooper, in white organdie, car
tTlng pink carnations, wts the bride's
WldJ and Mr. Charles P. Little, best
. Dr. & W. Tatbott performed the cere
mony, using the ring service.
Th bride's gown was white crepe de
Chin, lac trimmed.
A long tull veil, beld-in place with a
Sunburst pin, the gift of the groom; to
Cether with the bridal boquet of white
carnations, completed the wedding cos
tume. v Mr." and, Urs. Farrell left that even
ing tor a trip of the cities on the Sound.
- Caidwell-Johnson, - -
, "Mr. ; ebrg W. Caldwell, and M'es
Elisabeth Mather Jordon were married
.Monday evening at the borne of the
bride's Sister, ; Mrs. William Smith, -iuS
Jefferson street. t
Keceiving ine -weaaing guests ,were
"Mrs. H. F. Taring, tn blue lac pet,' over
v taffeta; and Mrs. Lewis Hoyt gowned in
. !hltwisa. ' iviv-,,,; ,,,,.
Ta iiomg ecortlong srsre almj pU'
SOCIAL WORLD
lax and asters. . ,
During the iceremony, . which was per
formed by Rev. A, A. Morrison, of the
Trtalty .Church, the bridal party stood l
front of ths east ; Window, which was
banked jwlth palms, 1 whUe suspended
above was m basket tilled with white as
ter, and pinXViMUotis.';'.ii;
Th: bride's fwwn , was, while "chiffon,
over taffeta, . and i she carried white as
ters. I . ;. -'" ': -j J-.;.; ' .
' The attejidanfs' were Miss Grace Hoi
den, In a gown pf pink crepe de china,
who carried pink' eariw'Monsand Mr. R.
S. Farrell." V, ' '' ' ' ,,
. Following, pngratulations. refresh
ments were served In the dining room.
Pink and whiterroses were the table
decorations.
Mr", and Mrs. Caldwell will be "at
home" Tuesdays, after October 15, at 40$
Jefferson street ; t
Mrs. Martin Rapp Entertains.
Two affalrswore given at the home of
Mrs. Martin Rapp. 700 Irving street.
On Monday evening there was n Rarty
when 'Mr. and Mrs. Rapp ;entrtained tn
honor -of their crystal wedding anniver
sary. , and on Mdnda'y afternoon' to about
20 of Mrs."Rappvs lady friends. "Tim
floral decorations were afters, white anif
pink, and palms.
Or. and Mrs, Pantos' Entertain.
Wednesday evening Dr. and Mrs. A. C.
Panton entertained a few friends at their
r r t r r r. r ti' r. c s s
INGENUE OF THE JJtMES NE1LL COMPANY.
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, Miss Gertrude Roll r.
Miss Gertrude, of the. James Neill Company, has won considerable praise
for the good work she has done during the past week. She perhaps was
the best as Sylvia CrA Bachelor's Romance," really attaining a very high
standard of acting on Wednesday night In that role. She Is a native of Den-'
ver, and is but 19 years old. She has lived In Los Angeles since she was
five years old.-'There she was educated inliterary branches, later studying
In New Tork at a dramatic school, taking also Instruction In music. Miss
Keller Is an artiste pianist and excels
home at 675 Everett, at a dinner party, at
which the table, was laid for ten, the
decorations elng pink satin ribbons and
Cecil Brunnr rosea. i'The guests were
the Rev. Dr. nd Mrs. A. A. Morrison,
Dr. and 'Mrs. R. J. Shlpman, Mr. and
Mrs. William Allison, Miss Elizabeth
Ann Wood, Dr. J. 3. "Panton. After din
ner had been served, there were ping
png and singing.
SJMON-MONTGOMERY.
"Charles filnon- and lion- L. Mcf t-
gomery were united In marriage Thurs
day, September 18, at o'clock p. m..
Rev. William E. Randall, of the Second
Baptist church, officiating. The ceremony
took place at the home of Mrs. Eliza
E. Emerick, mother of the bride. r
McPHERSON-FOLLETT.
A pretty home wedding took place
Thursday evening, September 11, at 8
o'ciock, at the resldae-t the bride's
mother, Mrs: C.' Fcflett. 306 East, Second
street.
Th. rnntr,,fln7 rtte wer Mr. W.T
iu
r . .aicTHerBuu, viiijt svn ui -
Pherson, and Miss Bertha C. Follett
Rev. J. H. Gibson, of the Third Presby
terian church, officiated, using the ring
ceremony ,r
The house was very prettily decorated
with evrgreens, potted plants and cut
roses. Miss Emm Uhlman rendered Lo
hengrin's Bridal Hymn, which was very
buautiful. The bride wore a very be
coming traveling suit of pearl gray and
carried white roses. Miss Alice Brady
was charming as bridesmaid, and Mr.
Gustave Flaming acted as best man.
After the services a dainty luncheon was
served. Mr. and Mrs. McPhersbn left
for Southern Oregon. -
Miss Bertha Follett is the daughter of
the late Captin C. Follett, who was su
perintendent of the steel bridge from the
foundation of the bridge .until his death;
he was also favorably known on the Pa
cific coast as the submarine diver who
raised the steamer Telephone. He was
one of the most widely known men In
Multnomah County.
PATTERLEE-WATKINS, ' "
A quiet wedding occurred 6h7Tbursday
evening at 79" N ' East geyenth stieot.
being the residence of Mrs. Minnie Ralph.
JQ,ntrattlnJLJiartletrrha
Q. Satterle and,,MlSs Alase Watkins,
both ef this Jetty." fcevj T. E. Coulter, of
"The People's Christian .Union,", utti-
dated. ., Th ernony0 oocurred at , p.
m.t being witnessed by a large number of
the5 friends and acdualntances ' t "the
bride- and-groom. A large number, of
beautiful and useful presents were given
the young eouple "by friends: 'Th cere
mony was followed by n elegant lunch
eon. Mr.'and Mrs. Batteries . w reside
on the East Side. .-- . ..
, PER80NALS. , "
iMr..Rryn, .of arlottsWlla, ytvW
ths guests of his unle. Mrr. WW Minor,
, Mr. C P. Strong, and uncle. Mr. John
Rice, have returned 'to Dayton, "Washy
after, sbendkis a few days In the cUy
Dr. Edgar P. Hill spent part of the week
at '-Boise City, Ida.,-attending me vu
lngton state' convention of Christian En
deavorers. While there Dr. HU1 visited
the state penitentiary and spoke befor
the members of the Christian Endeavor
Society, in the penitentiary, having a
membership of 20.
Mr. and Mnt William Wahams, who
have been' in California for several"
months, art now visiting In the East,
at Cincinnati.- O; Mr. and Mrs. Wad
hams will return to Portland this winter.
Mrs- D. P. Thompson, and daughter,
Genevieve," left' this week for New York
to. spend the winter.
Mrs. W, P Deody has gone to New
Tork City, to visit her son, Df. 'Hen
derson Deady. - ) 1 '
i Mrs. T. I.- Elliott, accompanied her
son, Mr. Samuel Elliott, to St.f Loui-l
Mo., where he will 'attend school. ' Mrs.
Elliott will visit In the East several
months before returning home.
Rev. and Mrs. E. T. Allen are homo
front a summer's outing on the Columbia
River.
' Rev. Edward L. House, of the First
Congregational Church, spent part of
tl u 2 Z C w ZZH ass
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in vocal rendition.
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liUs-tSLU WWU-UtW W A W W ss's.1
the week at Boise City, Ida., and attend
ed the Washington state convention of
the Christian Endeavor Society.
Mrs. George Lawrence spent part of
the week at Salem.
Coming Events.
; Mr. J. Wesley Ladd's dinner for Mr.
Frank Warren Wednesday, September
24th. J
Marriage of Mr. John P. Kavanaugh to
Miss Eleanor K. Dunn, , at the Cathedral
on Tuesday -evening,- September 'IBT'tr T
o'clock.' '
Marriage of Mr. Carleton Theroh Llnd
sley to Miss Frederica Foster Tuesday
evening at the First Presbyterian Church
at half past eight o'clock.
The members of the faculty of St.
Helen's hall, will he'at home" to their
friends Thursday afternoon, at the hall,
on Park avenue and St. Clair street.
Mrs. fa S. Dunlway, president of the
Woman's Club, will give a reception
Wednesday afternoon, to the club mem
bers, at her home, 402 Market street.
The Ladles' Aid Society of the First
- presbJrterlan Church, will have its first
meeting Tuesday afternoon, September
23d, from 1:30 to 4 o'clock in the church
parlors.
The members of the Christian Endeavoc
Society, of the First Presbyterian Church
held the first social meeting Monday eve--nlng,
in the church parlors. The meat
,lngs are hejd once a month, the enter
tainment consisting of a social, literary
and musical program, and the serving of
refreshments.
BIG FIGHT IS OFF.
Prize Contests in Kentucky Are
Doomed.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Sept. 20.-The In
junction restraining t,he Southern Ath
letic Club, of Louisville, from allowing
the - Corbett-McGovera fight to take
place, has been sustained by Associate
Judge 3. D. White, In" the Court of Ap
peals. In deciding the case, the full
bench of the state court were invited to
sit at the hearing. The opinion was
held by the majority, that the contest
was a prise fight In ererrenae,jBCr in
D;1rrior'rt1afTrwas"not material what
disposition was made of th proceeds of
the fight. Thslawyers state that with
this far-reaching decision, prise lighting
D Kentucky la a thing of ta past lb
( fiht has ba declared oft.
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DOMESTIC
SQI ENCE
i No mors useful work is being prosecut.
ed In Portland today than that of the
Domestic Science School and none Snore
far reaching in, effect. : If the family is
the cornerstone of the nation, then the
natipnar progress depends on the wisely
administered home, . If food prepared
with, loving, thought serves .higher use,
than If no loving thought enter into Its
preparation, -then food prepared by 'intel
ligent hands directed by trained know
ledge of relative alues, sen'es better pur
pose 'than haphazard methods too gen
erally obtaining. V V. . .
The Domestic ScUnoe School in one
year, by concentrating thought op' the
value of rightly , selected and prepared
.food, daintily served, baa dignified a work
hftherto regarded as dmdpery by both
mistress and maid,' and Is helping to' turn
into the -most TisefurvcKahn'eT toe" energy
of our young, women.-'
The school exists' through the united
efforts of the Woman's Club, the Young
Women's Christian Association, and the
Womans' : Union;.; last year maintaining
two trained teachers whoso classes in both
demonstration ,'snd . df.-Ut work - were
crowded. '' , - '
The present iyeaifs work has moat
auspicious beginning, shortly to be open
ed In convenient quaf
fu on Fifteenth
and Washington streets; with managers
having the benefit, of-year's experience.
With broadened-outlook. established' repu
tation, and good will or the public, the
school offers ,to -(he : young womep of
Portiaid future': mistress or maid a
complete course in applied cookery, em
bracing instruction in the composition, and
dietetic value of food materlala, the most
appetizing and digestible forms of prepar
ation, complicated dishes and menus and
suggestions, in marketing und caning. It
also offers a course In Invalid cookery of
As the school season opns the educa
tional .committees ' Of the various state
fwlerstmns-afe"'beSInTnK To faKe 'flp ac
.tfvely the -matter of teaching the-prn-cliiles
of civil -service reform irt ithe
schools. This work was begun In Massa
chusetts and still has lis center of activ
ity in that state. Through thejr influence,
which has largely been directed, by Miss
Perkins, chairman of their civil service
committee, permission has been obtained
from school boards snd principals Jto put
supplementary reading and literature (n
the schools with the understanding that
the subject pf , oivB, service be explained
and a certain amount of instruction be
given the pupils. The Massachusetts
Federation offers to furnish any School
with this literature . free, providing ; this
guarantee is given. It now devolves Upon
the clubs of other states to see that' it
can be properly "Introduced in their dis
tricts, in one or; twojor tfte scnoois oi
Eastern Oregon this reading matter has
been circulated- bjL4k ey- ffloient(obar-
man of the educational committee, Mrs.
John Harley, Jr., of Pendleton. Schools
wishing to take it up, or clubs Interested
In the subject, may obtain all Informa
tion in regard to R'Jjr writing to eltner
Mrs. Halley or direct to-Miss Perkins,
Concord, Mass. t f -' ' v
CLUB RECEPTION. i .."
The club season will be anticipated ' a
little, but be formally opened by a recep
tion to the club women of the city, by
the Woman's Club of Portland at the
home of their newly elected president,
Mrs. A. S.'Dumway. 402 Market street,
Wednesday, September 24, from 2 to 6 p.
m. The members of the Woman's Club
Will have the privilege of each bringing
one guest. The members of all the other
dubs of the city; or club members visit
ing In the city are cordially invited.
OFFICIAL ORGAN COLORED WOMEN.
One of the neatest .little publications to
come to our table is The National Asso
ciation Notes. It is Jh official organ of
the National Association of Colored
Women; Is published JA.Tuskegee, Aa.,
and edited by Mrs. Booker T. Washing
ton. "Liftinit as We Climb" Is the motto
nn he title Dare. and tb contents of the
paper show a most earnest desire on the
part, of both the Northern. and Southern
clubs to rise themselves ana wniie aom
a hrlne with them to higher plane the
whole Afro-American race. This associa
tion and the clubs generally wnicn torm it
are striving to accomplish their work on
the broad lines laid out In the Tuskegee
school by the illustrious husband of the
editor of "Notes."
INDIAN CLUB.
It was a man we belieT- famous gen-eral-who
said, "The only good Indian
is a dead one." He did. not .live long
enough to know abounren'a clubs or
he might have changed tW mind, tot
there are no better women any Place than
th. Hiawatha Club, which is composed
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SCENE FROM
"LOST IN
NEW YORK" "
AT CORDRJtY'S,
NEXT WEEK-
Cordray's Theatre will offer a
play in which realism and dra-.
matic interest and good acting'
"combine to produce an-evening
of pleasure for the theatre-goer.'
The play runs for ; the entlr
week, commencing on Sunday
night.
'
Chamberlain and the Boers. .
Secretary ChamberlaJm, "having indue
tb Boers to lay down their arms now
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l AMONG THE (1UB WOMEN ' z
'I jgs
Mabel Williams Plowman, &dU
f tor "Th Club r Journal," Setting
Fortk tho'JHm and JHtdlnmentM
of a Portland JSntmrprUo. "
which nurses from 8t ' Vincent's gladly
availed themselves last year, 'and wnich
should be1 a "part of reverjr woman's
reraergency" trsJnlntT. '.V
' Miss Mary X. Voorhees comes from the'
Doroestlo , Science i School - of Oakland.
California, to take charge of the work
this . year. Miss Voorhees is a trained
and experienced teacher with the pro
fessional enthusiasm of the artist. -
' The management of ' the school are
looking ' beyond Portland, and will ar
range. If possible, to send a trained dem
onstrater and lecturer, Mrs; Ellen R. Mil
ler, ' of Portland, to any town in Oregon
desiring t her services. X Mrs. Miller's
capabilities are well knewn in Portland,
the work of the school havihg been inaug
rated last fall by a aeries of demonstration
lectures given by her during t.th.s expo-r.
titloh,'foll6wed by the same line of work
through the year. ; It Is proposed this
year ta give broader scop to her abilities,
and the women of any town securing her
for a. course of lectures and "demonatra-
Nion work, will be rtchljt repaid.
Further, the school has called a Houses'
keepers' Conference to meet monthly, of
Which any . woman In Portland, may avail
herself for the nominal fee of one dol
lar. This conference is to be opened by
a 'demonstration' lecture,' 'the dat to be
announced later, - "; '; 1
The board of dlreotora deem the' work
of such Value, that 'it ts hoped ' through
the generosity of interested citizens
enough desks may b endowed to afford
free instruction to a class of girls from
the public schools. ' '" .''. 'M .
' Scientific training seems to berthe solu
tion of the servant-girl problem, sine it
educates' the two prime factors mistress
and maid and raises housekeeping and
cooking to the dignity of 1a profession
with" acknowledged standards' '-
entirely of full-blooded Onondago Indians,
and .flourishes jonthe, resets, tjoikofc.that
name 'InTSew1 "York- It is a branch pf the
W. c. T, U. or rather an outgrowth of
that organization. The studies and work)
customary tn all woman's clubs Is taken
up by them Special attention, la given
to parliamentary law, and all their delibe
rations are conducted with the best order
and discipline. The club has 17 members
and It -la said to be an Important factor
In the little community of 600 persons.
Its president, Mrs. E. A. Pierce, Is a wo
man of marked ability, of handsome per
sonal appearance, highly educated .and a
fluent speaker. Her home contains all
the comforts and many of the luxuries,
and is the social center of the. little com
munity, besides being visited by many
club women from other parts of the state,
and when, in turn Mrs. Pierce visits other
clubs and club women, the "color line" is
not drawn.
MRS. HARFORD RE-ELECTED.
y At f the stat "convention just 'closed at
Roseburg Mrs. Helen Harford was
- elected state president of the Woman s
Christian Temperance Union. In this ac
tion the organisation has acted with fore
sight and wisdom. Mrs. Harford is a
woman of broad .views, energetlp in? con
ception s4 forceful 1ft action, in all that
Is j for 'the Uplifting of humanity. 'Mrs.
Harford leaves next week for Portland,
Me., to attend the national convention.
REFORM CONFERENCE. '
The state organisation of the W. C. T.
U. arranged at their recent convention to
hold a "Conference of Reform" In Port
land about February, 1903. It Is being
planned on a large scale, but la as yet
In a formative condition except hat noted
speakers on charities and reforms are be
ing engaged, '"boWm" tfie city "and from
abroad, and it is confidently expected It
will be one. of the most notable events
of its kind ever held In Portland.
TROUTDALE CLUB. ;
The Troutdale Woman's .Club feels It
will meet with a great loss when Mrs. E.
May moves to Portland next month.
Mrs. May was one of the originators of
the library and reading room movement
and took an active interest in forming th
Woman's Club, and her practical ideas
and business ability has '.been a large
factor In the successful up-bullding of
these two Institutions. Mrs. Msy is a
member of tne Portland Council of Jew
ish Women, who feel that Troutdale'S
loss will be a great gain to them.'
Mrs. James gA. Fee, of Pendleton, and
Mrs. I. S. Calbreath, of Salem, are
among the members of the state legisla
tive committee, who have signified their
intention to be present at the committee
meeting on September 23. ' . ,
Mra Q. M. Gllnes, ' recording secretary
of the Portland Woman's Club, spent last
week in Taeoma, returning in time for
the adjourned meeting of the. executive
board Tuesday morning. "
nmtua 'aurnris that ' they sbeuld ex-
pect him to keep bis fair promises. Such
a policy Is tn keeping with th record of
the man- wbo-iorcsd, warv-PiUsburg
Dispatcb,-- . - . .:,
A MISSION ;
; -.:,.0E MERCY
The Visitinjr Nse&cVssbdatlon'o!
GIVE "AID TO ' THEs DEStlTUTE
Te Officers andihe Work 'of 0n
" oUhc Gty's Best Societies &
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Sine it organlxatlen, in April, the
Visiting Nurses' Association of - Portland
has been .quietly working and helping
ami has aetoftns trated".loiU frrends and
supporters the urgent need foe Its exist-nee.'-ij;".'
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: At a meeting of the board of directors,.
Jield at the .residetic -of. Mra H.- L. Cor
bett on September, U, ! the following re
port was given .of Cases visited: -
Consumptlohi ti ' pneumonia, 1; bron
chitis, 1;, blood polsoivmg, 1; miscarriage,
J; spinal ' meningitis, 'inflammatory
rheumatlsm.Vl;. cancer, lr 'complications.
1; -confinement, 1: 'malarial feyer, ,!; drop-
sy of the heart, 1? gall Stones, 1 rheu
matic fever, 1; .character not ' reported
when report was written, t; with a total
of 176 visits iaade,! ' V '': ,
, In amajority of th cases the patients
were seriously ill and. required many vis
its, while some needed' only 'the comfort
ing attentions -ef, th nurse, or. needed
ber only to give the weary mother r
sister or. the 'bver sympathetic, neighbor
(he opportunity .for much needed rest. :
Only tbosa who. are familiar with the
conditions In (be homes . of those who
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NEW YORIC Sept. 20,-rJudglng by early Indications John Drew's new
- 'play ."The Mummy -and- the Humming Bird" will be an unqualified suc
cess.' The play goes to point a moral to husbands who neglect their wives.
As the husband engrossed In scientific pursuits, John Drew allows his wife.
Miss Margaret Dale, to fall beneath the fascinations of the villain, ths
Humming Bird of the title. - .
cannot afford trained service can form
any. ldea; of th. . greatvrellet which .is
brought to th suffering ones by the
nurse. .
To the little girl brought to death's
door by pneumonia, vto the boy who dies
of spinal menlnsIUs, and to the cancer
patient, whose last hours f. Intense, suf-d
fering were mad easier to bear by her
presence, the nurse has Indeed been an
angel of mercy. .'.'" ' "
' Tn on home, where" It-fwaa necessary
to 'observe a certain measure of quaran
tine, she remained on duty four days and
five nights, giving the same conscientious
car .that shs would hav glren had her
patient been a prlyat. charg and the
daughter of a millionaire.
Pain levels all barriers, snd the nurse
recognises her duty whether it be in a
little shack on the- East Side, through
the cracks: of which, sue could see the
stars at night; In a scow on the river,
or in the comfortable homes to which
she has been seat, in an emergency case.
; For the calls of the association have
not been confined to. the ,free 'list; in a
number of cases where . but an hour or
two a .day were required for such at
tention as only trained service can ren
der, or wheie. lh physician r.eeds aeJ st
ance In surgical cases, the association
has cheerfully responded to the' demand
upon it the money thus earned making
provision for those Jess fortunately, sltu.
ated.' '.' - -' --
It. has also been helpful In families who
find it Impossible to' pay for the exclus
ive service of the; regular, nurse, but
where skilled assistance for a certain
length oftim ach , day, was not too
heavy a strain on the family purse, and
also furnished, the necessary relief to the
overburdened Wife, oi sister, or husband.
In several instances th nurse found
the husband staying away from his work
to car for the sick- wife.- and a Bister,
th' only bjfBadwinnerV'Mn mnojher case,
obliged to git up er work to car for
an invalid brother, Th relief brought by
th advent' of th. nurse can be easily
Imagined. I'i'-". jif;', ' '
iln one case -which was reported to the
association thi.mother was found to be
In need of an Immediate operation. . With
flv little tshlidren to, feed the husband's
wages In hlf.newjposltlon not .-yet due-
strangers In the' city, th mother trying
to arn a lMllfflyMto4asWe
Swing or Taney. 'Work Deiween ner
paroxysms of pain, th association found
work for it o d. y- ;': : -'-'. ? 1
St Vincent's Hossital opened its doors
to the mother, one of -Portland's most
skillful surgeons performed the opera
tion, and with the -children "happy and
contented la- th ChfldrwrtfEottev' await
ing their mother's recovery, th future
looks bright and Jfopeful to the fatally, '
which a few weeks ago saw! nothing but ,
suffering and despair. -v -. - ' -
ilt.l. forsych, work, as thU that th
association la organised, and for whloh
if. neeoa ine au ppon or oruana s cio
sens. 3 ' '!. ? ' A '''''' ""X'.'i-', ;.
At present It is abI'to mploy but .
on nurss at a time, ;but, with . adde4
subscriptions Its field of usefulness will ,
be evident , ., 's . ' l;v-v
. That there Is. a necessity, for such in
organisation' In ; thfs city th cxperlenc. ;
of th past three .months has proved bs
yond juestion, snd lt. should v th
most generous support. 1 ' . ' 't
? I is no longer an expremlent in -all
the larger cities we, find Visiting Nurses
Associations, among. the Institutions rec
pgnlsed - as Indispensable . Chicago sup- '
ports an association ''with. It regular ,'
nurses, the expenses of som of th lat
ter. being borne entirely, by ; prominent
women Mrs. ' V O. Loaden, . Mrs. -H. C;
Chatfleld-Taylor. Mrs. ' Harold McCor
mick and' others. Th , Chrysollt . Club '
andtJJeKajosn contribute vbs; jiervicos of. one nurse. .
v In addition to th ; force- of regular
nurses it supports . an emergency corps
of SO . women. - who . are not .regularly :
trained nurses. ' This department,, the
Portland organisation Vope to ' Include
ss soon as it hss the necessary funds. '
. The association feels .especially fortu- .
nate la having on. - its staff as nurses .
Mrs. . Lucy Morgan and Miss . Lang, who
are both too wefl known to,thelrprofes
slon .to need additional words of praise.
A message sent to either of the nurses ,t
the Newcuttie, corner of Third and
Haitiscn, 111 recelv immediate atten
tion. , : .-'.-.--
j The .board of directors, Including offi
cers, is as follows:
t President. Mrs. , Stephen B, Wise; vie
president, Mrs. Alexander. A. Morrison;
secretary, Miss . Wasserman; treasurer, I
Mrs. J. W. Teal; Mrs. H.-.3U Corbett,
Miss-1L Falling. v Mrs. E. P. Hill. Mrs,
J. Laldlaw, Mr. B-. H. Trumbull; Mrs.
A. Meier. Mrs. J. Crum. . .
; Thus far the work has been possible
owing to a few generoue contributors
snd a comparatively small' number of
members, but th board of directors de
sires to bring a few of the details of th
nursing before the people, hoping that
those who. can will feel impelled to re
spond to he call for - further subscrip
tions and donations, in order that ail of
the sick poor may receive 'that nursing
in their own bom which is blessing
and relief that can be but Irn perfectly!
understood , by those who hav not ob
served the nurse In her dally visits.
Subscriptions and donations may b
sent to Mra S. S. Wise, 233 North Twenty-fourth
street or Mrs. j. N. Teal. SSt
North Thirty-fourth street ,'
TWO KILLED,
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Freight Crashes Into a Circes
Train b Oklahoma. .
OKLAHOMA CTTT, Okla., Bpt -A
freight train on th Choctaw, Oklaha
ma ft Gulf Railroad, collided with a cir
cus train near Choctaw City, this morn
ing, killing two' and injuring at least 2
persons. - ' :-'....- ..-.'
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