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TIIE OREGON ' DAILY JOUKNAi;. PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING. .MOVEMBElt 7. lW. 0 . . . ' ..r WOoMEN'S CLUBS fasst: W0c7WEN'S WOR ,K A T THE last meeting of the Port' land Woman's club Mrs. T. T. Oeer wti the (UMt of honor, and It being- federation day, sh " took up the work' of. the various com mltteea and outlined ma plana lorm ulated by them. " ' " j Tha educational committee, she said, would five special attention to having . the principles of civil service reform taught In tha schools. Tha Atassacnu '- setts federation has been tha pioneer In this endeavor and under tha able leader . ship of Miss P?rkinrf, rapid strides have been made. The- Massachusetts state '" committee on civil service reform has Issued much literature- on the subject end will supply it gratis to the publio schools, provided consent can be given from principals to allow 'It to be clr ' culated among the pupUS. To get this consent and-have the material distrib uted Is the most important Work the educational eommlttee : of Oregon will take up this yeaf. " ' The dramatic science oommlttee has 1 already add reused letters to many of the clubs urging them to a study of hy gento and sanitary conditions In the home, and suggesting the lines of study. The committee on civics will address a circular shortly to the clubs, suggest ing a system of work and calling at ' tentlon to departments of civics most needed In our state. The reciprocity committee will reoom-1 mend that the rules of every club be so amended as to require every one reading a paper to file a type-written copy with the club secretary, who in turn will report the subject and num ber of worda to the chairman of the reciprocity committee, who will then be expected, when application is made to her for a paper, upon a certain subject, to direct, the applicant where to get papers upon the required subject This will be helpful In promoting systematic work, inducing the writers of papers to mors carerully consider their -subjects, and should provoke a wholesome orltl- cism between clubs. The exposition committee will hold Itself ready at any time they are in vited, to co-operate with the commie sloners of the Lewis and Clark fair In promoting the work or social features or the exposition. The Chautauqua committee Is for the purpose of co-operating with the man agers of the 'Willamette Valley Chau tauqua association and arranging and maintaining state headquarters at tha annual assembly, near Oregon -. City. Two years sgo this committee wss In strumental liii. bringing Mrs. Lilian Cole-Bethel, the noted parliamentarian of Columbus, O. Last yesr through their influence Mrs. Burdette of Pasa dena, Cal., was the attraction. Both of these women proved such a great suc cess and drew such crowds - to Glad stone Park that the club work of the I aevociauon nas oeen practically turned over to the management of the state committee. Already steps have been taken toward establishing a cooking school on the grounds and , providing several oiner features which will next year prove fully as attractive to the 'armors wife as to the city - club woman. The legislative committee taxes up the broader lines of olub work, reaching out Into our state Institutions and to any and all laws, enacted or to be enacted, pertaining to women and child ren, me nrst work of this committee In this state was to formulate end carry through ths 'legislature the first library law ever enactee in uregon. As a result or wis law, not only Portland but sev eral of the smaller towns of the atata have turned their subscription libraries over to the city, which conducts them as free Institutions, and a number of others are preparing to establish them. At the last legislature an amendment corrected a weakness In the original bill. ana gave to uregon. one of the best li brary laws in the United States. A I i" lemBiaiive commute juiuou nun wnn me state conference or cnarters and corrections, each agree- ing to co-operate with the other. Through this alliance a conflict of work and interests wss avoided and the mutual good will proved most helpful ' and effective in Its results, which. I i i hi Journal's Columns Open to Women It is a matter of mutual congratula tion that The Oregon Dally Journal has opened Its pages to women's organlsa - tions and woman's work, ss ' pursued along club lines. In doing this The Journal takes the initiative In making f. work of woman's clubs in Oregon a Vjtlnct feature, and It is the Intention An conduct It In its broadest sense. Its columns will be open, at all times, to the discussion of club questions of gen eral Interest. Clubs and women's or ganisations are invited to send reports of their meetings end work. A club that has not a report sfter each meeting is dead and had better disband. If you have nothing to give from your work as an organization, be It literary, domestic nclence, or philanthropic, you certainly have gained nothing. The very fact that your club has life enough to send a report. Is an inspiration to others, even if your work is below theirs. In this Interchange, this coming weekly in touch with each other and the Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, President of ths Woman's Club, Takes Charge of m Page Devoted to Women's Organizations Throughout Oregon. outside world. Is where the benefit of the club page In The Journal will be felt. The editor Invites' suggestions and will give time and space to subjects thai any of the cluba may desire informatlot, upon, and will publish articles by re quest. If they come within the scope of its work. Any question of club Interest I or pertaining to club work will be given space and answered or referred to higher authority. Tha page is for the use and benefit of the women of the state, with out regard to factions, creed or race, and it remalna largely in their hands ts make it beneficial or abortive in its rr suits. the "DiADir x.Tnrox.n In the recent bulletin issued by the state board of health and which Is at tracting much attention from club women, for the reason that they started the agitation for better sanitary and hygenlc conditions in the schools, the "deadly noon lunch" receives much at tention. The preparing of this lunch, and what to put in it has been a vexa tion of spirit to mothers since the day or the "little rod school house," up to tho present time. But here Is a solution of the problem for the club mothers to work out in Oregon. Give them hot lunches In. the school buildings, .We can almost hear the shrieks of the school ; board, "Impossible. .we cpuld not turn the schools into restaurants!" The same : Htjiiacles reason will be given that some of our city teachers have advanced against allowing children to go out of . the building at recess their Inability to control them under Buch circumstances. Nevertheless this "deadly lunch prob lem" has been solved in Just this way In other cities with the most highly satis factory results to all concerned. As usual the thought whs born In the brain of a club woman, who was left .with a family toralse, dependent upon her. The daily lunch, with its attendant ills hud been one of her cares for years, and ut this time was doubly burdensome, and out of her necessities, came the. so lution of the problem. We have In mind ono city in Iowa where the -hot lunch is served In the high school alone, as the city is so well' provided with school buildings there is no necessity for any child in the lower grades carrying its lunch. For a moderate price the concession Is given to a woman, and without entering into details, let It be said, it is the right woman, for there in lies much of the success. Executive ability, firmness, an intelligent mother instinct and a fair knowledge of the principles of healthful food are all pos itive requisites. The school board reserves the right to supervise the food and permit or pro hibit certain articles being sold. At present the menu consists mainly of hot soup, milk, hot tea, and coffee, bread and butter, baked beans, maccaroni and cheese, a plain cake, hot -rice pud ding, and plain pie. The latter artlclfc was prohibited until last yeaf when II was found that children brought It iu their lunch boxes, and It was better to allow the proper kind to be bought. The ! above articles are not all provided for one day, but this wives a general Idea ot the character ofrThe food, Each article is sold for a stated price, which is so - low that a child can get a sufficient lunch for 10 cents, or for a few pennies can get something hot to accompany the lunch brought from home. In this school It has long passed tha point where Jt is an experiment It was Introduced in the school only after a hard fight in the board and by a close vote. It would be a harder fight to have it removed. Teachers and children alike testify to its healthful and beneficial results. Physician are its warmest advocates and It Is such a boon to mothers small sized insurrection would arise if It were abolished. UNITED ErrOBT, One of the, greatest, obstacles the club work had to encounter, after it "evoluted" from the semi-religious and purely literary, was the opposition from other organizations.. The transformation from the club that worked for Itself and the club that worked for others was so rapid It almost took tne breath out of organizations that had grown gray In one line of work, knew no other and cared for no other. But that they, too, have experienced a change of heart is evident from the recognition the clubs and club women are receiving in every branch of work and among the older organizations, ' , :..'.. Think of a place being made on the program at the last state convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union for a club woman, and the grace ful compliments that were paid Mrs. T. T. Goer after she spoke of tHe work of the State Federation, of Woman's Clubs was doing!: Mrs. J. Halley, Mrs. B. 6. Burroughs and Mrs. C B. Wade of Pendleton have been invitsd to represent the' federation at the Umatilla county educational meet ing, November 4-1. ' ' Mrs. C. B. Wade has been Invited to address tha State Teachers' Association on the work of the federation at Baker City the ?ttb of November. The Young Woman's Christian Asso ciation lias Invited the Woman's club of Portland to nam members- of Its organ-1 ization to serve oie on each of the boards of domestic science and domestic arts. They have also tendered the club a scholarship In the School of Domestic Science. These invitations have been accepted and cannot fail to bring these two large forces of the city into closer touch and sympathy, and thus are all organizations, having for their object the uplifting of humanity, finding that they have points of general Interest where they can meet upon common ground and sgaln diverge, each going its own Way without opposition or strife and again meeting where unity means a greater good. X 8HOITLD BE APPRECIATED. Mrs. T. O. Halley, Mrs. George Hart oran and Mrs. T. C. Taylor have been appointed a standing committee on en preceded by an SDnroDrlata mint. Hon The work of the year Is divided between literature and history, with one day "ni i'j reciprocity. Th?,cIub "Bt "hows a membership of 39. Until last year this club had a limn memoersrilp, but that clause be ing eliminated they have almost doubled ttltkl. MnnmKu. a ..... ' . iia me ciud has pros pered accordingly. Library work has been actively pushed by the Alpha Literary for eeverai years and with the amendment to our library law Baker City club women bid fair to build up one of the best public libraries in the atate. n EAOAJAWEA. The following letter will be sent to some woman, to be selected by the Bac ajawea bourd. in every town In the state: 'Dear Madame Feellnar that vrv inw i in uregon will want to contribute it snare towards the statue that Is to ner petuate the memory of the only woman m me Jewls and Clark exDedltlon anri her heroic services to them (see en closed booklet), we have proportioned the share to bo raised In each town on a basis of 20 to every 1,000 inhabitants. as nearly as we could compute It. If every town contributes the exact amount asked it will only raise about one-third the amount required, leaving the balance to be raised in Portland and outside the state. As we will soon have to make the contract with our artist. It Is of the ut most Importance that the matter be taken up by you as speedily as Dossible. "We would like to have you set as tho vice-president of our association for your town, and will leave the manner of raising the amount entirely in vour hands, though we suggest it being done Dy soliciting among people either ldenti fled with the early history of Oregon or In the success of the Lewis and Clark centennial. As an incentive we have concluded la make the following, offers "iMrst For every 110 sent in, Individ ually or by a society, we will present an autograph copy of The Conquest' "Second To the town sending the largest amount, in proportion, over the sum opposite its name, will be given f r, 'mm. mm t toI summed up, were: Tha amendment to the library law; the agitation which has Insured more humane treatment of ths insane, and will at the next legislature abolish the barbarous laws now In ef fect in Oregon regarding the transpor tation of the insane to the asylum. A committee wss procured to Inquire Into the iiecensltlea for a home for weak minded children of the state, which will report at the next session and last, but by no means least, was, through ths efforts of this committee, procuring a fairly good child-labor law and a com mission of five to put It Into effect- Three members of this commission sre club women, ttnil It Is safe to say that wben they render their report to the next leglHlnture tho necessity for a more stringent child-labor law will be very apparent. This Ih ulmoat tho first recognition the club work of the Oregon federation has hud from the state government, and a matter of club pride us well as state duty will enter into tho work of the women who are on the commission. On the same day In which Mrs. Oeer explained the work accomplished and to be accomplished by the Htute federation, Mrs. Rose Hoyt. president of the Port land City federation, gave In detail the objects of the organization over which she presides. ffa actual accomplishment the city federation Is too young to bsv much entered upon the credit side, but com mittees hare been appointed In all branches of work In which the clubs composing ths federation are interested. However, one result of great import ance la tha agitation created by the . educational committee when It reported the bad sanitary conditions of many of ths city schools. Nor was it an agita tion only. It caused tha various boards that are responsible for healthy condi tions. In our schools to look Into ths matter. Differences of opinion arising as to the correctness of this report. will eventually result In the matter going . into the hands of the stats board of health. The city federation has also under taken to convert that part of Thurman street through which the cars run to the exposition grounds Into an avenue of roses. Th clubs have each contrib uted 10 cents per capita Laarry out thla highly commendable work. ' . A movement is on foot t4 bring ersl distinguished lecturers o the city. Dr. Martin of Tacoma will probably ba the first. ' Individual clubs could not accom pllnh any of the above things' alone. Collectively It makes a working force, which, properly directed, will accom pllah grand results for the state and city, and that is why we federate. Outline Study 8oms Suggestions for Such Women's Societies as Have no Regular Ljns of Work Mapped Out History of the Stats One Fsature. Course for Clubs MRS. HORACE BICKERS OF THE PENDLETON NOON CLUB. THURSDAY AFTER For the last four years Mrs. Horace Bickers has occupied the position of matron at the Oregon state reform school, end has only recently left It. Her taking of office was tho beginning of an Interest on the part of the Oregon club women In the reform school. This Interest has never flsggcd, and the officers of the state federation and members of the standing committees and presidents of individual clubs have kept In constant touch with the school. The reform school managers were the first officers of any state institution to ask for the support and good offices of the State Federation of Women's clubs. STATE FEDERATION NOTES recording sec- r corresponding tertainrnent by the club women of Pen dleton, the purpose of which is to co- the honor of naming the woman to un- ODerate at any time with the city veil tne statue. fathers or Commercial Association when the services 'of the ladles are needed in providing social entertainment for guests of the city. The committee has been invited to assist and is doing some "Third To the town sending in the sum opposite its name first will be given the flag that veiled the statue. "The amounts received from time to time will be published in our dally active work in preparing entertainment papers. for a number of prominent women who "The city of Portland will jiot be In are expected to be in Pendleton during the competition, for the last two prizes, the irrigation congress, November 9-10. "The second offer wilt be left open FendUton evidently does not concur until April 1. 1904. but we should like in the opinion of some larger towns, tne sum asKea as eariy as possible. that 'the flnly. successful show Is a show wiUlout women." It It It STATE TRAVELING XJBSABT. The traveling libraries owned and con ducted by the state federation are doing an immense amount of good, especially in the eastern part of the state. Mrs. that we may be justified in making con tracts for the work. "If you are not able to undertake this work yourself will you secure for us some one In your town who will act, and let us hear from you at once, that the name of your vice-president may be en tered upon our books. Wo enclose you sample of button which we sell at 10 some we will send them to you, to be B. S. Burroughs, state chairman of the. . 1IK.. .,. K M T.nln CO"" apic. lL , .....in , Eppipger of Baker City, a member of cal library committee of Pendleton have J?' 'LJ""0 b EVA EMERY DTE, President, Ore gon City. "SARAH A. EVANS, Secretary, Os wego. Sacajawea buttons. In large or small Correct sddresses of president, secre taries, treasurer and chairmen of stand ing committees. Officers: Mrs. T. T. Geer. president, Salem. Mrs. Alex Bernstien, vice-president Portland. ' Mrs. Hattie C. Young, retary, Grants Pass. Mrs. Samuel White. secretary. Baker City. Miss Ollle Slater, treasurer la uranoe. Mrs. M. I Spauldlng. general federa tion secretary. The Dalles. Chairmen of standing committees: Education Mrs. J. Halley, Jr., Pen dleton. Domestic Science Dr. Mae Cardwell, The Dekum, Portland. LibraryMrs. B. S. Burroughs, Pen dleton. Civics Mrs. F. A. Moore, Salem. Oregon History Mrs. Alice H. Dodd, Salem. Reciprocity Mrs. Carrie E. Shreve, room 212 Ablngtonbulldlng, Portland. Exposition Mrs C. B. Wade, Pen dleton. Chautauqua Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, Os wego. Legislature Membership, Airs. t. t. Geer, Salem. . The revised constitution of the Ore gon Federation of Women's clubs is out. The clubs will find several changes of Interest to them. The time of meeting been busy the past week getting tht cases Into order and ready to start out on their winter's work. These libraries are made up of well selected brooks, each having some of history, biography, no tion and Juveniles clubs and individuals and number about 15 cases, the cases' containing from 25 to 60 books each. . These books are sent into districts where it is hard to obtain reading. They may be had in Eastern Oregon by apply ing to Mrs. B. S. Burroughs, Pendleton, (,i ...,. th k is changed from spring to fall, the of licers are eirviuu uicuiimii j, v,i wuv, year when the general federation does not meet: the dues are payable at the meeting of the federation convention; the treasurer. Instead of the recording secretary, collects the Jftes, and club officers will find mucb Information In the little book. , ADELIA D. WADE, Press correspondent O. F. W. C. It It It STATE BOAX9 MEETUTO. The executive board of the state fed eration is called to meet in Pendleton These books have been given by quantities may be gotten, from Mrj M. A. Dalton, 451 Alder street. NJf ordered by mall, please add postage. Ths buttons are Bold for 10 cents apiece. it e Miss Alice Cooper writes that she has November 9. As Mrs. T. T. Geer. state been in correspondence with Dr. Wash- or to Mrs. Lou Harlow, Troutdale, for lngton Matthews of the Smithsonian In- the western Part of the state. As there stiiute, wasnington, u. nu umer are not enough books to meet the de- authorities on the matter or tne gam mand the committee would be glad to likely to have been worn by sacajawea, have the clubs contribute several more ana will soon nave more aesigns io ouu cases, and a notice to .any of the above mlt to the board. mentioned members of the committee H H It will receive ifHSmpt attention. The Red Men of Oregon City are agi st It It tating giving an entertainment for the SB. EDWASO E. HALE CLUB POST, The Kilo clnb of Chicago has been honored- by having a poem written for its annual calendar by Dr. Edward Ev- Sacajawea fund. R K There Is at present living st the Fort Berthold mission. N. D., a Gros Ventre erett Hale. The club flower of the Kilos moian yeare inu. wim i.. w,a iu th. a. iis nr. n- Tjoi tnn.iT ih.i bonneau. the husband of Sacajawea, and as the subject fo'r his poem. The poem says a girl of that name died in 1837 of edly was the daughter of the child that was born in the Lewis and ciarg camp the winter of 1804. It It It WOHAJT'S TOST DUTY. The Salem Journal of October 29 de votes a column and a half to the address of Dr. Mae Cardwell. leaigr of the home deDartment of the PortlaiWj. Woman's club, on "Woman's First Duty," given before the Woman's club of Salem. Dr. Cardwell opensd her address by saying: "Domestic science is broader tnan Shakespeare, deeper than Carlisle and richer than the colors of Titian." She deprecated the waste of time on tonics such as art, music, literature and the drama", to the neglect of the more sacred interest of the home, and ex plained that economic science meant not only the handling of money without waste but the saving of time, energy ana all the faculties so much needed by women In this strenuous age, and was not merely the getting together to swap recipes. Such topics were reviewed as construction-, of houses, plumbing, sank follows: "Louis the Bourbon on his throne Commanded that the full orbed" sun Should shine for him ,and day by day The glory of his name display. And for the rest. For his own crest The very best. Or East or West, He chose the fleur de lis! " All men shall see, My fleur de Us, J To think of me. Bourbon and throne have fallen down, No Bourbons and no throne! Np vassals at that footstool. bow! No homage to his crown! The full orbed sun. Is no maji'fe thrall, His glories shine for each and all. And see Our fleur de Us Blossoms for you and me." Like all of Dr. Hale's sermons this" is short and to the point and full of ma terial for thought. ;- k n it . ALPHA LITERARY BAKES CITY. president, expects to attend the meeting of the irrigation congress, she has taken advantage of the time to meet the mem bers of her board, who reside in tho Eastern part of the state. The women's clubs of Pendleton are making prepara tions to give the pew state officers a cordial greeting. It K It The Pendleton clubs expect to furnish a hundred badges for the visitors who will attend the Irrigation meeting. There, Is no better index to the growth tatlon, carbolic acid gas and ventilation and character of a club than a compari- of rooms, son of their successive year books. Tak ing In this way the Alpha Literary of Baker City1 has made most rapid strides In its development Their year book whlchhaajiust come to hand shows the most marked improvement upon past years, and yet those that havs gonei be fore have ranked well up In the list for excellence. . , ' .. The book Is neatly done In blue and White deckel paper. Each program la A strong plea was made for the simpli fication of woman's work and it was urged that every woman's club make do mestic science in its broadest sense prominent on Its programs. After the lecture many questions were asked Dr. Cardwell by the members of the club. As a result of the talk a strong , department of domestic science Is agitated in the Woman's club of Salem- YEAR BOOK OREGON FEDERATION. After much delay the year book of the Oregon federation has appeared. In technique the book is rather well gotten up, the conventional blue cover being used. The print Is clear" and bold and the leaves tied together with the club colors, red, white and blue. The first page contains a summary of the dates of organization and biennial meetings. A club dlrectoiry occupies several pages. but aside from this and the page con taining the names of the officers and committees the book has practically lit tle value, as the greater part Is taken up with the list or committees mat have been dissolved from one to three years, and the occasional complimentary addresses, which have no bearing on the work of the coming year, except the rec ommendations of the retiring president, Mrs. C. B. Wade, which will ba of great value if heeded. The officers who will serve for the fol lowing two years are: President. Mrs. T. T.- Geer, Salem; first vice-president, Mrs. M. H. Elmore; second vice-presi dent Mrs. Alex Bernstein, Portland; recording secretary, Mrs. Hattie Young. I Grants Pass; corresponding secretary Mrs. Sam White, Baker City; treasurer, , MlssJ31ater, La Grande; auditor, Mrs. Sheldon. Eugene; directors.' Mrs. C, B. Wade. Pendleton; Mrs. M. L. Spauldlng. The Dalles. The following standing committees ap pear: Education,' traveling library, .do mestic science, civics, printing. Oregon history, reciprocity, membership, execu tive, executive, Chautauqua, legislative. It It It SB. JOB9AH, tDBAX Dr. David Starr Jordan says:. "The century demands women with , Ideals, women with an absence of vul-i garlty. There are women who seem to live !n ragtime. They play ragtime music, they dabble In politics In ragtime, they do literature in ragtime, and they pans their home lives in ragtime. I don't tlUnk that I have much ear for music, but" I know that ragtime mifs'lc is not refined music, nor elevating music. The century as it grows older will de mand mothers and wives who ar.) above their ragtime measure and will give preference to women of high Ideals. "Some one has said that tho world turns aside to let tho man pass who knows where he is going and what he Is doing. Women with singleness of pur pose, women of clean minds, will make their way, and the men who want the woman that is neither too frivolous nor too grave will find in her the best of wives. "Tho woman of the future will be free from nervous prostration and will be in fluenced by the religion of love and ac tlon. by the desire to help others and to accomplish results. This Is not a rellg Ion of sentiment; it Is not anemic; bu It is a religion of sensible people, a re liglon which is the mainspring of ac tlon. If we make all out of life tha -,we can then the good Lord will find a way to make use or us in tne next woriu Just as He does In this." It K It ELIZABETKIAlf LITERATURE New life seems to have been Infused Into the Portland Woman's club by th Shakespeare class deciding this year to take up the literature of the Elizabeth lan period, giving special attention to the dramatists. For the past seven years Madam Bauer has been the able leader of this class, but her many en gagements at present necessitate change and Mrs. Grace Watt-Ross has consented to fill the place. Mrs. Ross Is peculiarly fitted for the work, having recently taken a course in literature at Berkeley, and has laid out the work for the winter along the lines then adopted. Close and tight rules have been adopted by the class, among them being: Mem hers must work; no ornaments desired; three absences without good cause will drop the member from the class, and a fine for tardiness. At the last meeting Mrs. Ella Jackson read a very fine char. acter sketch of Elizabeth. Mrs. Frazer a most comprehensive paper on Boccac cio and the Influence of other Italian writers upon EngllBh literature. Short selections were read from the early Ellzabethian poets by Mrs. Ross. Mrs. Rankin, Mrs. Pettinger and Mrs. Ogden. and wefe afterward discussed by the entire claj(s, provoking much intelligent criticism. It It It A TWO-SIDED QUESTION. The following clipping from "Good Housekeeping'' speaks for Itself: "Two clippings lay side by side on the editor's desk, cut from newspapers which arrived in the same mall. One recorded the 'gift of a sum of money from the president of the United States to a baby, the twentieth child born to his parents. The other pictured in, dis tressing detail the condition of a laborer, his wife and their nine children, found half-starved in their squalid home. The state board of charity placed four of the nine children where they could earn their keep or have needed comforts, while the municipal authori ties provided cash for the immediate needs of the other members of the family. To bring Into the world too many children Is a crime, agalnsrrhe children themselves, and against the community. The broken-down physique of many a mother, often In a well-to-do I home, cries out against artificial stlmu lus to great fecundity. The least the child Is entitled to Is to be born with a sound constitution, physical and mental." CHANGE IN OCEAN KAIL SERVICE. The following letter has been sent to the federated clubs of the state: "Salem, Or., Sept, 1903. Madam President The state committee on Ore gon history has prepared an outline for the use of clubs wishing to pursue this study and having no definite plans for the work. This outline covers two years of leis urely study or one of more strenuous work. The advantages that would result from uniformity of study are many and evident. An exchange bureau might be arranged, if desired, which would, no doubt, be of . great benefit. Each lo cality may have facts and reminiscences not available to others which would be preserved and exchanged. Suggestions In regard to plans and methods will be welcomed by the committee. If this outline is den I red write at once to the chairman. Hoping this work may be pursued by your club, either by this or your own plan, I am. most sincerely yours, ALICE H. DODD, "State Chairman." Outline Presorlbed by the 8tate committee: Oregon History. Period 1. From 1500 to 1750. 1. Motives for exploration. 2. Na tions engaged. 3. Loading characters; Drake, etc. 4. Which most successful.. 5. Which reached farthest north?. ... I. Which best entitled to ownership of Northwest coast? Study earliest maps. Period 2. From 1760 to 1S00. 1. Study of entire coast. 2. Mission In Southwest coast. 3. Purpose of these, and success. 4. English efforts. Carver, name "Oregon." B. Captain Gray, Cook, Vancouver. 8. Benefits of work from 1790 to 1800. 7. McKenxla .and Frazier. Period I. 1800 to 1834. 1. Explorations of Lewis and Clark. 2. Purpose, result and value of same, 3. Biographical sketches. Study Brooks "First Across the Continent." Make two lessons. Period 3. 1800 to 1834. 1. Lewis and Clark. 2- Places name. 3. Time passed in Oregon. 4. Study maps in this connection. Period 3. From 1800 to 1834. 1. Fur companies. 2. Astor expedi tion. 3. Troubles, Fort George. 4. Conflicting claim to country. 6. War of - 1812. Joint occupation treaty. Period 3. 1800 to 1834. . 1. Renewal of claims, why? S. Joint occupation again. 3. Men of the times. McLoughlln, McKay, Bonneville, Wyeth. etc. Sketches of. 4. Character of In dians and attitude toward whites. A "WAGNER" AFTERNOON. A "Wagner" afternoon In every detail was that of Thursday, at Pendle ton, when Mrs. James Fee ' was hostess ror the regular meeting of the Current Literature club, also the Thursday Afternoon club, which were invited to be her guests. The first number on the program was a piano selection. "Tannhauser March," by Wag ner, played - by Mrs. Edwin Swltzler, i which was enjoyed by sli. This was followed by a very interesting paper on "Richard Wagner," by. Mrs. Ernest Skiles. Miss Cosble Raley entertained the club with a piano selection. Even ing Star," taken from first scene, third act, "Tannhauser. A paper on "Mythl cal and Historical in the Operas" was read by Mrs. John Halley, followed by a song from "Die Walkure," by Mrs, Borle. A. talk on Mme, Nordtca by Mrs. Sturgis closed the afternoon's program. after which refreshments were served. K X K CLUB PERSONALS. Mrs. W. C. Puffer of (ie WomaVS club of Portland will be one of the dele gates to the world's Sunday school con vention, to be held In Jerusalem next April.. The entire party of about 600 go together on the Grosser Kurfurst and the itinerary Includes many countries of Europe and Asia. It It It Mrs. J. D. Lee, wife of the former superintendent of the penitentiary, will be welcomed back to Portland by her many club friends. While in Salem Mrs. Lee took an active part in the Woman's club of that place, and ar hospitality to the legislative committee while In Salem last winter Is remembered and ap preciated by club women all over the state. '. It H It Mrs. Henry Heppncr, and Incidentally the Woman's club, has been compli mented by being asked to read her very excellent paper on "Parliamentary Law" before tho Ladles' Literary so ciety of the First Congregational church The paper was given before the Woman's club something over a year ago. t It t Mrs. John Gardner, treasurer of the Oewcgo Guild, has returned to her home after several weeks' serious illness at St. Vincent's hospital in Portland. ..... j?.... Mrs. Judge McBrlde of Spokane has been a guest at the Hobart -Curtis the past week. One day was spent In Ore gon City, the guest of Mrs. JSva Emery Dye. Mrs. McBrlde, whose grandfather was In charge of the arsenal at Har per's Ferry when Lewis and Clark were outfitted there, is an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion, and through that connection is deeply Interested in the monument to b ralsod to Sacajawea. She will endeavor to organize the "Junior" sons and daugh ters to work for the statue. tHH Mrs. Roger A. Pryor,- a distinguished club woman. 'has almost ready for pub- ' llcatlon a book entitled "The Mother of Washington and Her Times." K X K The Tuesday Afternoon club was en tertalned at tea by Mrs. Warren White this week. vt it it .V"'""'" ATHENA CLUB. A very delightful club affair was given by the members of the Friday Afternoon, club, October 23, at the home of the. president Mrs. E. R, Cox, the occasion being "Guest Day." The rooms were) beautifully decorated with the club flower, chrysanthemums, Tbe guests off honor were the teachers of the publio ; schools. The program was - "Domestlo Science," with general discussions by the club. Roll call, answered by a tried, recipe, a recitation by one of the mem bers from James Whitcomb Riley, after which the federation song was sung by the club. Light refreshments . were served and over the teacups a toast was drunk to the hostess, wishing many re turns of the gueBt's day. , . ' WANTS MORS WZTXS. (Journal Special Service.) 8alt Lake, Nov. 7. Congressman Oranl does not deny his statement made before the Utah university yesterday had two wives and wanted more. that hy (Journal Special Service.) New York, Nov. 7. Tha departure of the steamship- Philadelphia from this port today mark the inauguration of the new sailing schedule of the Ameri can line. Instead of sailing .. Wednes days as heretofore,, the steamships of this line are henceforth to all Satur days The principal object of the change le to aid the United States postal au thorities In Improving the mail service to Great Britain. , v i . Preferred stock Canned Goods. Allen ft Lewis' Beat Brand, The if New Yost No. 10 THE MACHINE BEHIND THE FINE WORK... Excels all others in... 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