V
TIIE OREGON DAILY .TOUItNAL PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 2, 190f .
WOMEN'S CLUBS faaVvia : WOrTVlEN'S ; WOR -,K
EAXI.Y DATS AT TKB CASCADES. I
, i In 1805, as Lewis and Clark, with their
guide Sacajawea Journeyed in their canoe
flown the broad Columbia river; the hills
on either pid were covered : with a.
flense forest As they were nearing the
upper cascades they chanced to look
flown In the clear water, what was their
surnrtaft to tree ntnnrtlnir nr-t an
if growing from the river bed. They
passed on- in silence pondering on. what
. they had seen. On looking up they were
treated to a typical Oregon sunset, which
. spread Us dazzling rays over mountain
v and river, lates" the bright moon, , not
to ba outdone, cast its silver rays over i
the rippling waters, lighting up the two i
islands that lay near .the shore No
doubt they wished that Benton, Jefferson
and Webster could have witnessed the
;- marvelous .-scene.- v;-;.; '
It would be hard Indeed for the lover
of picturesque scenery to find a more de
lightful romantic region for exploration
than the. cascades where the grand Co
lumbia river, surging onward, flitting
past lofty mountains covered with
itately old firs, where " dogwood, wild
' currant with 'other' shrubs blend their
autumn colors of yellow, red and bronze
which enhanced the already magnificent
icene, .-. ,.' .. k V, : ..-:. '-'
This beautiful : spot, nearest ; to na
ture's heart, where the woods abound
with game and the song' of the' birds re :
, sound over lakes and river and the free, !
happy homes of .the' Indians. At that
-. time there were no settlers east of the
. mountains. In 1850 the first pioneer
homes were located. ... P. ' Ti Bradford
. built a large frame dwelling house at the
upper cascades. F. H. Chenowlth, Busli
and At wood settled near. 8. M. Hamil
ton and family settled at the lower cas
. cades. The middle cascades Is a beau
. tiful. spit, high level ground; there the
fort was erected. It was here that Gen.
Phil .Sheridan won his first honors. In
1852 UlysseB 8. Grant ws a lieutenant at
Fort Vancouver and mand friendly visits
were exchanged between Grant and Sher-
; ldan. It was here the pioneer girls at
tended their first . party, the military
band furnishing the music The ball was
, attended by the elite of the cascades,
,". each guest was royally entertained and
all felt there was something In Sheridan
and Grant's life greater than their oc
.oupatloa v. How little they thought that
the young lieutenant who had won the
hearts of the people by love and kind-
ness, would push to the front and be
come president! of the United States.
In the early 60' s Put Bradford had
the ' steamer Flint built, she was the
first steamer that ran to The Dalles.
. ThA 1 Mtt tn Ka Hull - wa thlh ' Mflrv.
These steamboats, with the Belle and
.Fashion on the lower river connecting
with the portage railroad, constituted a
-through transportation from Portland to
The Dalles. This road was built en
tirely of .wood, freight was loaded on a
; flat car and drawn over the six miles of
. primitive railroad by a strong mule
. .. .. ..... I ! I . M . ttCI m
team, . waiiwu. ovw
block house was erected ; on Sheridan
point, one mile below the upper cas
cades, by Major Rains. - In 185 the boI
"dlers were removed from the garrison to
. The Dalles leaving Sergeant Kelly and
nine men In charge; Soon after hun
dreds of Yakima Indians came yelling
and swooping down on the settlers who
quickly hurried women and children to
places of safety, some placed their fam
ilies In boats withmen In charge, and
with the; aid of the swift current were
soon out' of danger.
Tne ngnt was aeterminea ana iurious,
inany -'sustained ' ! wounds, the Indians
killed on woman and several men.. . For
three' days the settlers kept the sav
ages at bay, the bright lights here and
there in the forest revealed the loss of
pioneer homes. When Sheridan with his
men arrived the report of guns brought
a feeling of relief to the brave pioneers.
Peace was restored and houses quickly
erected. In 1861 the wooden track of
the portage railroad was replaced, by
Iron rails, a steam locomotive succeeded
the mules that had so faithfully served.
Peace and plenty reigned for many years
over this beautiful place where nature
shows forth In her varied forms. The
s Indians have adopted the ways of his
white brother and at the cascades have
built small .ram houses -for their fam
ilies, the homes are tidy and neat. They
- raise vegetables, and catch fish, which
are dried for winter use. The squaws
weave pretty baskets that sell for a
good price. Their little village la lo
cated on the banks of a small slough
where the. water is deep enough for
their boats. In , 18SI the high water
swept over the beautiful grounds of the
cascades washing out the soil, where the
. historic fort had stood to the depth. of
8 or 10 feet, leaving a bed of rough
boulders. -Sheridan point, with the old
block house, has also disappeared. To
- day the Bradford, house Is the only his
toric dwelling that remains, as sad di
lapidated, memorial of those noble pio
neers, who risked both life and money
fnr tha unbulldina- of the land they loved
SO well.
CHARLOTTE M. CARTWRIOHT.
' A Pioneer of 1845.
it
TuuLHU seaouii wu&jl.
11 IB a pOBlUVO jujr iw inuwt iui wu
nave on our school beard a man of such
broad mind as Chairman Wittenberg.
After reading his report, published In
The Journal of last Tuesday, this par
Mcular club woman wanted to rush to
the 'phone, call him up and congratulate
.,- him on his ability to look Into the fu
j ture, and also on his eourage "Make our
publlo schools good do not count the
cost." seems to be, his creed. And every
thinking cltisen In our city should stand
by with -the steadfast purpose -of up
holding that Creed the penny wise and
pound foolish policy of our school board
' U bearing fruit. It may be all right to
ray mat ino scnoors are iu
publlo has demanded, but the members
of the school ' board should not forget
that the people appointed them as their
gents, and while, perhaps, a , share of
the blame must rest on the people them
selves, the brunt of It must be borne by
those who initiate methods. '
That Is what we elect a board for-Hto
Investigate, to study the needs of our
community, to Inform first themselves
. and then the publlo as to new methods.
- I may. not be correct In my conclusions,
1 but I feel quite sure that our Portland
' publto would heed the recommendations
of the school board. If the report rec
ommend, in an unqualified manner, that
the tax to be voted must be sufficient to
provide for new buildings, surely our
Intelligence Is equal to a proper ap
preciation of .the fact that business men
would not recommend an Outlay that
they did not -consider absolutely necea
aary, - '
In this connection' let us talk a little
while about what New York does for her
ehoot-children. ,
. In the first place New York believes
that Its future Is safe when she gives
the child all the training that will round
out that child into a well developed re
sponsible cltisen. In our present Indus
trial condition it Is impossible to keep
up In the race unless one Is qualified
both through training and opportunities.
After one is grown" to manhood or
womanhood, It is too late to begin our
preparations for the contest We must
brgln with chlldhood-and New York
"does thi by having In her schools thor-
(rttghly equipped manual training depart
ments. ' The basis of the. education of the
,1
-mum r
-jnflnin'f'
1 ns-t
A
11. i
MRS. THERESA STARKWEATHER
Ex-President Current Literature Club of
Pendleton, Or. ' t
Mrs. Theresa Starkweather Is a woman
nf finn litarnrv tastes . and cultivation
combined with 'charming social charao-4!
torlstlcs.v She is the mother of five chil
dren who are all. like their mother,
factors in the social, musical and club
life of their home city. Mrs. Stark
weather ' Is ; als6 : the ' grandmother ' of
seven or eight youngsters, but la not
relegated to the chimney corner to knit,
though she lends a hand frequently In
their up-brtnglng. '...:'? T ,-'
- Mrs. Starkweather Is an active mem
ber Sf two Pendleton clubs and holds
some Important committee places. She
has represented her clubs at every state
convention since . the organisation of
the federation, in which she participated.
future Is that method which trains the
faculties together not the one at, the
expense of each other. This theory has
been demonstrated over and over again
when the hand M able to obey intel
ligently the direction 'of the mind - we
have' a pupil who knows not one. who
simply thinks and the boy or girl who
has had a "manual training" education
Is better equipped for the battle of 'life
than they who are not bo fortunate. To
quote from the report of the New York
schools, the central thought of the man
ual training system: "Much emphasis
has been placed on the development of
Individual thought and action on the part
of the pupils; technique has been made
subordinate to self-expression." And
Again: '"The development of the dlffAent
manual training branches along the lines
Indicated has served to enhance the in
terest taken 'In them by the pupils a
fact which Is evidenced in the Increasing
amount, of home work brought In by
them, for criticism. Further efforts will
be made in the Immediate future to in
duce the children of all grades to put
Into practice, outside of the school, the
knowledge of processes gained within Its
walls." . :,, - --.
If the boy in school Is taught the dif
ference between a right angle and an
acute angle' 'by nailing together two
pieces of . board in a different manner he
will never forget it, but he is bound to
forget the definition as set forth in the
arithmetic.
And cpoktng taught the girls in school
under the guise of domestic science, will
be' much more attractive than that
learned in times cf domestic distress at
home. .
There Is another curious thing In
connection with manual training that
I must mention, and that is the fact
that in every reformatory In the coun
try lhat truly aims at the reform of
the Individual, rather than at his pun
ishment, we find greatest dependence
for any reason of reform placed upon
the manual training-school department
of the Institution. Now, why, If it does
such good correction work, do not our
educators adopt it for preventive work?
Many a boy full of energy and mis
chief plays truant because the ordi
nary routine of the schoolroom is dull
and uninteresting. Turn that same boy
loose among tools in a carpenter shop,
or among the clay moulds of the model
ing room, and nothing short of a circus
would induce him to run away.
Well, let us go back to our knitting
and talk some more about .New York.
We And that this. city believes abso
lutely In medical Inspection, .supple
mented by the further care of the visit
ing nurse. This subject has already
been treated In these columns and the
plan of operation Is familiar to Journal
readers, so that I will not use any fur
ther space. Of no less Importance - In
the system are the bath rooms In the
newer schools In the tenement districts.
In one school, curing one week, we find
that over 1,000 baths were taken. This
bare statement may not seem very sig
nificant, Jbut following up the ideas
suggested one can readily imagine the
far-reaching effects, of those 1,000 baths.
A -clean body dislikes soiled clothing;
a' clean body does "not Invite disease;
a clean body and clean clothing are more
likely to produce clean - thinking and
clean living than the opposite conditions.
Reflection adds- that U the dirty child
ren in the world do not attend school
In New York!
. In addition to tha bath rooms (which
evidently are the result of some "fad
dist" Idea) v we find that he spirit- of
paternalism has permeated even the
lunch ".lend'a'' domain, and while in
some of' the buildings special lunch
rooms ar provided, in other buildings
the lunch counters are under the con
trol of the committee , on . the care of
buildings. -.
We find also that playgrounds are con
sidered of bo much Importance by the
New York public school architect that
where there was not ground enough for
them he planned tha roof of the school
building so that it could be utilized.
The roofs are paved with vitrified brick
and ' covered with wire- netting over
head and around the sides, the netting
In some cases being carried on trusses
without any intermediate supports or
posts. May we be permitted to submit
this as a suggestion to Portland archi
tects, substituting for. the overhead net
ting a glass roof such as Is found In
use In many train' sheds in our larger
cities? -. . - ,-. -.
In connection with the building prob
lem we notice a unique arrangement of
stairways known as the double stair
way. Instead of a broad stairway, per
mitting of a line of four or five child
ren abreast, these stairways permit but
two lines, one on each side, and each
having a dotrWe handrail. . The hand
rails are designed - to lend confidence
to the child, and the width of the stair
way la limited to four feet, as in case
of a wider stairway., tha intermediate
lines of - children are - without - support
and ara liable to slip or fall.
The same wellhole accommodates two
stairways which sre separated by heavy
wire netting and are not only sn econ
omy In apace but allow greater ease In
controlling the movements of the pupils.
In one school of 3,000 pupils, during a
fire drill, the building was cleared In I
less than two minutes without, a particle ,
of confusion. .v!C'.,"v' c
.I cannot close this letter, which may J
seem prosey to those who are not Inter
ested' in schools and school bulldltgs,";
wunoui a quotation rrom an article oy
the superintendent of school buildings
of New York City. He says: ,t - , ,.
"The Idea that public school, buildings
should be thrown open for use . under'
proper restrictions for all . hours, - even ,
Sundays, when not in use for school pur-;
poses. Is one that Is rapidly growing In
favor and should be encouraged in vry:
way posalble. Already some of thee
buildings are beingused: evenings for
lectures, reoreatlon centers for neighbor
hood clubs, and other similar purposes,
while the summer or vacation schools
have gained such popularity during the
few years they have been in existence
that this bureau cannot find the build
ings sufficiently long unoccupied to make
needed .repairs." -r .i.-., ;:y VV
' .' at It ..V '
. V; ' AN nrSTBVOTXTS ; PAPZB. ;v'.
; One of the most Interesting and in
structive papers read at the last con
vention of the Oregon 'State 'Federation'
was on "The Relation of the State Com
mittees to the Clubs,", by Mrs-Hattle
Young, president of the Woman's club
of Grants Pass. We hope , In .the near,
future to have Mrs. Young give her
views oh the subject' through this de
partment; for If there. Is one feature of
club work less understood. than another
It la the duty of those who allow theli
names' to be placed on committees.
; The ' responsibility of poor committee
ork does not always rest with the
members of the committee, but with the
appointing power, for too often womeT.
are placed on a committee as a compli
ment to them, or from the mistaken Idea
that a, woman's name br more general
lyher husband's .name .or , her social
position will strengthen the committee.
Nothing could ' be more , erroneous ; for
nothing' gives a committee either pres
tige or strength but work.' Not the des
ultory work that skims the top and when
the crucial time for results arrives is
found wanting, but thework which takes
time, thought and brains and Is rich, in:
results. 8uch as the latter the Oregon',
State Federation may be congratulated
upon having In Its educational commit-'
tee. (,". '- ' ' '
Mrs. John Halley of Pendleton, its
chairman, is a woman of wide expert-'
ence, broad views and keen perception as
may be seen from the circular recently
sent to the clubs of the state, accom
panied, by the following letter.
..'"Dear Madam Has ypur club taken tip
any work In connection with the public
schools?' If so will you kindly let ma
know the nature of tho. work? If not
already engaged in some such enterprise
perhaps you may take it up later. .
As the O. F. W. C. is interested In all
that pertains to the perfecting of the
wisest and. best system of education, the
educational committee has prepared a
suggestive outline of work to send to
all clubs in the federation, with the hope
that many, if not, all, will be Interested
In making some effort In a cause ot such
vital importance. I enclose the outline
and shall be glad to furnish any addi
tional information if desired. Yours
sincerely.
"MRS. JOHN HAILEY. JR..
"Pendleton, Or."
Suggestive outline of work In connec
tion with the publlo schools:
1. The appointment of a standing com
mittee to confer - with principals and
teachers and with them study 'educa
tional questians with reference to local
conditions.
J. Visiting. schools.
t. Establishment of mothers' meet
ings. 4. Encouraging manual training and
domestic science.
5. Beautifying school rooms and
grounds and Investigating sanitary conditions.-
- ' ..
, 6. Providing pictures.
7. Exchange of social courtesies,
giving teachers and high school pupils
opportunities of culture through con
certs, lectures,1 etc., under club auspices.
8; Distribution of lvil service re
form pamphlets offered by. the Mas
sachusetts Federation of Woman's
clubs. (To be had on application to the
chairman of the educational committee
of the Oregon federation.
9. With the hope of uniting upon
soma special plan of publlo school work
endeavor to assist the state and county
superintendent in improvement of rural
schools. - ;
10. Report all work in connection
with public schools, sending a copy of
the same to the chairman of the educa
tional committee.
This Is one of tha most complete and
comprehensive educational circulars we
have ever seen sent out by any state
committee and the club women of Ore
gon can be Justly proud of it. It covers
the field of educational work so entirely
that no matter what object the club has
organized' for, it can take up at least
one of tha suggestions and lend a band
in improving or doing something for
our publlo schools, without stepping
outside tha .object for which It was or
ganized and It will redound to the
shame of the Oregon clubs- if there Is
not the best year's work recorded along
educational lines, ever accomplished In
the state. .
Every club should have done so much
that at the next state convention each
representing delegate can stop fotward
with the assured feeling that "her club
has done tha best,"
'In connection with this school work
wa wish to call the attention of club
woman to the first recommendation pre
sented to them by tha legislative com
mltteo at the Astoria convention, and
the action taken: ;
First That this convention discuss
truancy In our schools, tha necessity
for better - laws upon the subject and
formulate some plans which can be
properly drawn up and presented by this
organisation to tha next legislature.
Let it be a law humane and just, deal
ing with the child in positive but self
respecting terms, and which above alt
will elevate rather than degrade it. It
is a subject agitating many at present.
Let this organisation take the Initiative
and have ' something ready to present,
(Not adopted.) . ' - ',
' We ara loath to believe that this was
"not' adopted" because it was not ap
proved, but prefer to think it came from
a misunderstanding, ' and unpardonable
ignorance of the school laws of Oregon.
In -a communication from, Mrs. Halley
she pertinently asks, "How many, of you
club members have ever read the school
laws of Oregon?"-'There ' la. Just the
difficulty, we regret to say, in much of
woman's work, and which wa have pre
viously referred, to as ''skimming i the
top."'- Had women at tha Astoria con
vention been' conversant with the school
laws of their state, when they attempted
to "lej slate" on one of the recom
mendations of their , (committee, they
would have realised its serious need,
and their action, and wa feel sure would
have- been the Werae.J---'-''-''--'
There la no part of the school law of
the (State so deficient as the truancy
provisions.' Space does not permit a re
view of thornbut they are so lax. s
incomplete their effect Is niL. A child
with a disposition to truancy is like the
most delicately; adjusted scales,. It
i
f Si
J'f'n M . ! h 1 '
THE FIRST DESIGN FOR A BTATUEO 15E ERECTED BY. THE SACAJA
WEA ASSOCIATION AT THE LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR.
Submitted by ilisa' Alice Cooper, Artist 'of Chicago, 111.
takes but the breath to turn them one
way or the other. ; ' ,
A truant Is not , necessajrlly a boy
with' bad inclinations. It sometimes
arises from an overwhelming love of
nature that compels a boy to roam the
fields and resist the confinement of a
school room. We once knew an invet
erate truant who would slip away from
school and. sit for hours in a machine
shop absorbing every detail of the work.
Reaching such children with the right
Influence means making useful cltliens,
while dealing with them In a wholesale
manner- and applying to them- laws for
tha criminal truant, means lefts of self
respect, and with that goes degradation.
This very stage, In a child a life often
means tha turning point . for - good or
bad and If the mothers of tha state, the
women who yearly go to the state con
ventions to tilscuss subjects for the
betterment of social conditions, ara not
able and willing to discuss and frame
laws, and take it upon ' themselves to
secure their passage. It must be left to
the police, the custodians of our penal
institutions, and courts to do. Truancy
is the breeding r ground for our crim
inal court victims 'and is growing in
this state to a frightful extent. There
Is no question but our next legislature
will be importuned to enact mora rigid
laws. Shall they be framed by an ele
ment who only sees the criminal In the
run-away boy, or by the mothers whose
lives are bound up In the temporal and
eternal welfare of their children?
Along with Mrs. Halley'a sugges
tions the recommendation of the last
legislative committee on truancy might
be discussed in the Oregon clubs with
profit and era it Is too lata the action
of the last convention on .the subject
be reconsidered.
. at t
WOUZH AT ST. oux zxrosxTiov.
It was early decided that at this, the
most stupendous undertaking of modern
exhibitions, there should be no separate
exhibit of . woman's work, but for all
of that it Is unique In the recognition
It has accorded women along every line.
Industrial, -economic, educational and
artistic There is to. be no woman's
building where her work Is -to be set
apart, as though it were to receive spe
cial recognition because It was done by
an Inferior creature, but Instead of be
ing Isolated, Jn a building alone. It is
to go Into the exhibition halls and be
placed side by stda with tha work of
men,- and to compete for medals, diplo
mas and honorable mention on an equal
footing. . ...
Nor is It alone In giving women rec
ognition as exhibitors that the. St. LouU
managers have made a new department,
for in almost every branch of the con
struction, and preparatory work, ; wo
man's skill-and genius has been em
ployed. Six young women have re
ceived commissions for statuary work.
At. one of the most Important points on
the ground 'is to be a statue from the
chisel of Miss Enid YandelL Duplicates
of her model of "Victory," done in staff,
will-crown the domes of tha twin res
taurant pavllllons at the end of the
colonnade of states. The aama - artist
will execute a statue of Daniel Boone.
Tha largest contract for sculptural
work aver given to any woman haa beer
awarded. Miss Melva Beatrice Wilson of
New York. She has done all the. span
drels for the palace of machinery, which
are, said to be magnificent plecea of art
Elsie Ward, a native daughter of Mis
souri, but now a resident of New York,
has executed a striking figure of George
Roger Clark, which will have a place on
tha West approach to Art Hill. -
Crowning the dome of the southern
entrance to the palace of varied- Indus
tries Is a beautiful statue of 'Victory,M
by Miss Longman .of New York. - Miss
Stevens also of New York has two fig
ures at the main entrance to tha palace
of liberal, arts. -
Miss Julia Bracken of Chicago has a
fine status - of James Monroe. -
Miss Carrie Wood, daughter of Ho
ratio D. Wood of the circuit court of St,
Louis, has ' executed a gilded figure sym
bolical of the state of Missouri, to crown
tha dome of the state building of Mis
souri. . . - v
- Miss Florence Hayward of St. Loui;
was appointed European, commissioner
of tha exposition., and has been wonder
fully successful In her efforts to collect
Valuable exhibits. , ' v " V vH
Miss Eda Suttermelster of St., Loulf
la assistant to George E. Kessler. chief
landscape architect of 'the exposition.'.
The list, Of women holding-responsible
and important positions at tha exposi
tion would be i too long to glva In de
tail but suffice It to say that t her Is
f u .
4
y r
' x w
not. a- department commission or office
that has not women on its roll, and
what Is mote, not in secondary clerical
positions, but as their ability and train
ing make them capable, on equal terms
with men. In many places women are
at the head of large contracts and super
visors of work being done by male em
ployes. Thus, without distinction of
sex, the exposition is to be carried o
by the "survival of the fittest."
, it to
stats ooarrEBZiroB or oaAxmss.
The annual meeting of the state con
ference of charities and corrections will
be held in this city February It, 17 and
18. Mention Is made of this fact In this
column as the work of the conference
While tha clubs can do little more than
create public opinion, that is a most val
uable' help, aa In our state, we are sing
ularly apathetic , along lines of much
needed reforms. . . .
Tha speakers already secured ; give
promise of a most interesting program.
Miss Julia Lathrop of Hull Jlouse,
Chicago is a most interesting speaker.
Her long experience on the state boai-4
of charities in Illinois has given her
valuable training on questions which
will interest Oregonlans. Her resigna
tion from tha Illinois board was due to
the successful attempt of Governor
Yates to enforce political methods.
We are also promised an address by
Judge Ltndsey of Denver, one of .the
most successful Juvenile court Judges In
the United States. This will be a rare
treat,-as the judge Is a boy among broys
and haa dona; remarkable - work . in his
three years" service.
Dr. Smith of St Paul, has been with
us at former conferences and needs no
words of Introduction, his eloquence is
so well known that no further praise can
add to his welcome. Miss Katherlna
Felton of San Francisco, will speak to
us of tha work of the charities endow
ment committee of that city. Of this
particular topic I will speak at greater
length in a later letter.. -
And now may I close my contribution
to our page by wishing to all Oregon
club women a happy New Year? And
And may 1 add to the wish, the hop
that this year will make for us an ad
vance In earnest, serious work? Let
us work' for . the betterment of our
schools, for the removal of our public
Institutions from the curse of political
control; let us try to remember that
there, are some things we can learn
from other states and from other cluba,
always remembering, too, that w must
expect to glva aa freely as wa hope to
receive. Let us. In conclusion, try to
realise George Eliot's admonition:
- "Tha past which lays heavy burdens on
us. .bestows also gifts, Just as we. In
turn lay the burdens of mistakes along
side the treasures of progress on the
future."-
".:;,-.:' - u
, SCXOOZ. rATBZOTISK,
On of the finest ideas for school
work along patriotic llnee has Just been
produced by the department of publlo
Instruction of Nebraska. It is a book
of 160 pages of "Special Day Programs"
for the schools of the state, Illustrated
with photogravures of places and people
of national reputation. There Is authors'
and library day. Thanksgiving, Christ
mas, McKlnley, Lincoln, Washington and
Arbor day. .Bird. day. Lewis and Clark,
Memorial and Flag day. These, of
course, are not holidays, but it does no
harm, on the other hand has a highly
educational . and patriotlo . effect to em
phasize - them with soma special exer
cises. -This book gives songs, suggests
topics for essays and. number of mem
orable addresses that have been given on
some of these special days or by these
people, as, for Instance, on Lincoln day.
besides .appropriate songs and a brief
biograppy. there are many of Lincoln's
famous sayings' for-children , to commit
and answer-to roll call; parts of his
first Inaugural and Gettysburg orations,
and the famous tribute to his memory
by IL W. Grady. .." .'',.
; Mrs. Winona ; 8. ; Sawyer of Lincoln
has. arranged the Lewis and Clark pro
gram and It la due to her efforts that
the lith of May the day the captains
started on their trip haa been made , a
state : holiday. Naturally ' much . space
and many beautiful ceremonies ar given
to Arbor dtfy, or in Nebraska it had
Ite birth- and was tha thought of Ne
braska's "grand old man' the lata J.
Sterling Morton "tha sage of.' ArJbor
Lodge."-; '.;.'.;:.', ' , i
'.i: - It K st-v-.
EfcrosxTxoir . ASTzxTzsiva. ' ...
"T,h
he benefit the Sacajawea advertising
la- to -,the ; Lewis and . Clark centennial
may, in part, be measured by. the fact
that during the past week the associa
tion has received, among many others,
copies of the Tooy, N. Y.. Times, Nash
ville, Tenn., American, Elkhart. Ind.. Re
views Springfield,. Mass., Republican,
Jlinneapolis Times and Burlington
Hawkeye, all containing flattering no
tices of the projected statue, but giving
special and commendable notice of the
coming fair.
Mrs. Wilkes, wife of Judge Wilkes of
the supreme court of Tennessee, is con
ducting a series of articles in the Nash
ville. Tenn.. American founded on "The
Conauest", and "McLoughlin and Old
Oregon," with a view to creating an In
terest in the Sacajawea statue. . She
writes: ...f-v y-".-'" '
"I am working earnestly with the sou
venir buttons. , I. have told the story
over and over, -v Little children are so in
terested. In fact more' than older people.
I have had a long talk with Major Lewis.
He promised to help me in the schools.
MaJ. - E. C. Lewis controls the leading
baner of the 'state of Tennessee, 18
prominently ' identified with the Louis-
v lie & Nashville railroad, also tne street.
car system of. Nashville and many other
nublio and private enterprises.) I sent
buttons and booklets tq .Mrs. W, D,
Beard of Memphis, who Is the wife of
the chief Justice of Tennessee, with a
promise from her to work for the
St.flt.Uft." .
. The rrave of Meriwether Lewis Is
about 80 miles from the home of Mrs,
Wilkes. In Lewis ' county named " for
the explorer and is marked by a mon
ument erected by act of the legislature
of Tennessee.
This, with the interest aroused in
her by Mrs. Dye's books, has no doubt
much to do with the enthusiatio , work
and time Mrs.. Wilkes Is giving to the
statue and which will be felt with
telling effect by the exposition, for In
every mention of Sacajawea the story
of Lewis and Clark and their coming
memorial is told.
X t
. .WOKXH IS XITSV8TKXAX.XSM.
The Chicago Woman's club Is making
preparations for a conference on
"Women In Modern Industrialism,' to
be held some time in the early spring,
The committee having the conference
.in charge ,1s composed of the chairmen
of the six departments of th ciud, ana
the division of the general subject will
follow th lines of departmental work.
Thus the art and literature department
will report on the status of women as
artists, artist-artisans, autnors. jour
nalists, designers, musicians, actors,
etc. The philosophy and science ae
oartment will present the status of
women as - physicians, surgeons, chem
ists, nhvslclsts. and th like. Each
department will make a concise state
ment of actual conditions, and papers
and discussions on the following topics
will follow: "Women's Education as
Affected by Industrialism," "Marriage,
Health, and Social Life, as Affected by
Industrialism." "Family and Financial
nhi 1 rations Borne by Women," and
"Political and Legal Disabilities Af
fecting Women in Industrialism."
l
TIB OXtD-rABXZOVZD OOTXSUB."
Dear to the heart of every woman,
and envied is she. if in her storehouse
of treasures is tucked away. to. be
broueht out for use on rare occasions,
or displayed with other evidences of
aristocrat lo ancestry, the "old-fashioned
coverlid." Particularly suited to the
Colonial style of furniture, it may be
said to have given the first expression
to American art. With the coming of
more luxury, daintier, and mora exquis
ite tastes, which were largely due to
cheaper labor, tha colored bed covering
gave place to the whit of mora recent
years, which, like many other things,
sacrificed the really useful and beauti
ful to an affected taste. As tha loom
has disappeared from . the . necessary
equipment of a family, so has the "old
fashioned coverlid" gone from our midst
and its' making promised to be a lost
art until Miss Gretchen M. Bayne, a
Southern woman, undertook to revive It
among the mountain women of Eastern
Tennessee.
Th bright and enduring colors that
many of these old coverlids display has
been a matter of wonder and. surprise
when it was remembered they were
woven In places and at a time when
chemical colorings were not obtainable,
but the colorings used are those of na
ture, th secrets of which Mis Bayne
has learned from the country people. ' A
beautiful brown la extracted from wal
nut bark, yellow from hickory, blue from
chestnut, and purple from sycamore. Th
"blue pot " which was an important fac
tor In th success of th old weavers,
has been staated from one which was
"set" four generations ago, and haa been
kept going ever since. After many
months of Inquiry after the secrets of
this remarkable dye. Miss Bayne says,
she gave up all hope of starting a blue
pot Independently, and borrowed her
start from tha venerable pot Just men
tioned. - '
t n n
AXTZSTS' CZiVB.
A club haa been formed .In London,
headed by Lady Francis Balfour and
composed of many prominent women In
tha social literary and artistic world
which promises to be far-reaching In its
work and of no little Importance to wo
men students from other countries. The
requirements for membership are: First
Women who have published any orig
inal literary, or black and whit work;
the- wives of men distinguished in lit
erature or . journalism. Two Women
with university qualifications.
The club Is to be known as th Lyceum
and besides offering the usual advantages
of. a residential club will maintain an
information bureau for tha ; benefit of
authors, Journalists and students. Mem
bers visiting other countries will have
Introductions to members of the club
living In those countries and foreign
members visiting London introductions
to English' members, thus promoting
pleasant Intercourse. A large sum of
money has already been raised for a
clubhpuse and the 8trand is talked of
aa a site. , Some difference Is made In
the dues of resident and non-resident
members.
it K at
1US. O. X. CAXTWXZOXT.
On of tha most pleasant features we
have to present this week is a pioneer
sketch of some early days, from the pan
of Mrs. C; M. Cartwright :
No introduction to Ore gen pioneers is
necessary for Mrs. Cartwrlght. who is
"the noblest Roman of . them all." She
came to Oregon In 1845 with her father
James .Terwilllger, her mother having
died on the way and waa burled near the
Cascade.
Her father built the first house on the
present sit of Portland, having to hew
the logs' for - th purpose. When se
lecting a site upon which to build he waa
advised not to select what is now Wash
ington street, which was then prairie
covered with oak and cottonwooda, "as
It overflowed," but to locate in fir timber,
Which, h did. ' .'-. - . '- : '
For 10 years Mrs. Cartwrlght has been
chairman of tha woman's auxiliary of
the Pioneer association, and haa had
under her personal supervision tha an
nual banquet given to tha members at
their June reunion.
She was the first to com forward
,.-' IV.
rMl-i H-if - .rf;mii''i'.-1i ,'.1 ,
, MRS. ELLEN M., HENROTIN
.; .. ,; . of Chicago. ...
Mrs. : Ellen M. Henrotln is known as
the, "mother of the State Federation."
She ; was for four years president .of
the general federation. Is a writer of
force and ability and Is said to b "tha
best beloved club -woman in the United,
States." , , ,
with a large and handsome donation fop
tha Sacajawea fund and is one of its
most enthusiastic members and hardest
workers. v.-'V-; H.
Every worthy or progressive woman"
organization in tha city has her nam on
Its rolls and receives from her substan
tial support. - Her home Is a center ofl
attraction for old and young where ever
and always the "latch string hangs on,
the outside" and a cordial welcome
awaits within. , -
It Is a matter of congratulation that)
for tha readers of this department Mrs
Cartwrlght would take up her pen and
from her bright and Interesting ator
of knowledge of early life and condU
tlons in Oregon, draw entertaining remU
nlscencea for their pleasure and lnstruo
tton.
- - - It IV t
. AS OTKEXS BBS VS.
An Eastern paper commenting on tha
club work of Portland says in rather an
astonished way: .:,
"Portland has a city federation organ
Ized on rather broad lines, th Jewish
Council of Women and Teachers' assocla- 1
Hon being admitted."' The article fur
ther states, "that through tha influenc
of tha club women the subject of Intro-,
ducing cooking Into tha school system
Is arousing great interest and there la
little doubt they wilt carry their point
before long and have a domestic sclenc
department established In . at least th
higher grades."
' That industrial training be a part of
the school course has been a dream of
tha Woman's club since its organisation,
but It made Its greatest advance in tha
flrst year, and for causes, unfortunately
that cannot be laid at the door of the .
school board, its work ceased except'
spasmodically as One Organization or an
other has seen fit to take it up. Of -course
It is but a matter of time when
Portland, through' one Influence or an
other, will have domestic science, man-
ual training and all those other things
that go to rounding out the perfect edu
cation, but it is not yet, and will not
be until there ara schoolhouses enough,
to shelter the children, till old unsani
tary - buildings ara renovated, and tha ..
taxpayera' money ceases to feather tha
neat of so many old political derelicts.
Wa wish w wer what we hava been
pictured by our Eastern -friends, who
have, , wa fear, been illy advised br
soma - over-enthuslastlc - Oregon clubj
woman.
It It It .' -
' WOMAJT'S CX.XTB.
The next meeting on January t is t
ba on of th "great days" of the club
year. At the request of th Sacajawea
Statue association tha calendar commit,
tee kindly made It "American Indian,
day." and It Is to b memorably cele
brated in true Indian style. Mrs. Eva ' '
Emery Dye will give tha address of th
afternoon and there wtll ba music by a .
well-known Indian vocalist A number,
of . ladle -who possess valuable Indian
collections have volunteered to loan
them, among them being soma valuabl
and historic relics from the person and
camp of Sitting - Bull and the Custer
battlefield. . ,
Mrs. George Harding of Oregon City
is chairman of tha day. and under her
able management a successful afternoon
is assured.- - - . ..
It H t V.
CTrxxxar uthkattjui clcb. '
Pendeton. Or., Dec. 31. A "Christmas
Afternoon," In, which tha spirit of th
season was In evidence, was held at tha
home of Mra G. A. Hartman Friday, an
which occasion tha hostess , entertained
the literary and musical cluba of tha
city. . .. .. . . . '
The ladles responded at roll call with
many delightful legends . of Christmas.
Next on the program was the history re
view, always an interesting feature of
the club work. Mrs. Kunkel and Mrs.
Edwin Switsler rendered delightful piano
number Mrs. James Fea gave a short
paper on th Ufa of Adeline Pattl, dwell
ing particularly on tha early struggles
of the prima donna and her later success
when she was tha acknowledged "Queen
of Song." , Edwin Markham's charming
poem, "The Legend of Elizabeth of Hun
gary." was , read by Mra T. Stark
weather. At tha round table was dis
cussed Christmas presents, customs and
the best means of enjoying the holidays.
After dainty refreshments wer served
carols were sung by th club. '
, Th "World Events", was the subject
of tha last meeting of th Thursday Af
ternoon club, when th hospitality of ,
Mra M. J. Lano was enjoyed by th
members. Papers were relegated to th -background.
Each member brought th
events of a nation. Crisp newspaper
clippings; brief events, tha world's prog
ress concisely told and a general discus
elon was. held. Nice discrimination was
shown In tha selection of tha vent,
proving conclusively that th Pendleton
club women are among th women, who
think. Miss Neva Lane favored tho club
with recitations of some of Eugen
Field's , charming poems, which were
heartily appreciated. Refreshments wera
served. 1
It VH
OXA-aTTS FASS.
Th latest year book to ba receive!
la from tha Woman's club, and In looking
through It one can hardly think it pi
stole tha club is not yet a year old. In
completeness of organisation, grasp of
club work and systematic eonstruct Ion
the book looks Ilk th product of a"
club from a state much older in f ri
work than Oregon, Th" method .f con
ducting; their meeting if S"m'-wl'it nf . '
the large department rluh of tlm I
notably Donver, whore thj !! nrti i.-:. .
(Continued on I4is Kir.t..:f..