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10 ;r ... .. : tcontlmred from Pais Seventeen.) i (Continued from Page Fifteen.) TOE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, POUTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING. JANUARY 23. 1001. AT THE THEATRES w not far oft. That the .colored 'woman f the South have been thoroughly awak tned to the necessities of the race, and have started upon the right methods for their t correction, the - resolutions passed at their Southern convention Which convened In JarkaAnvllia vi thOd of this month, clearly proves ior among; tnem were the following: ''Resolution wero adopted urging th various clubs to put forth ftn especial snort to reach,; the unreached class the class which furnishes the larae ni lorlty of criminals of the race, the class o much In evidence around railroad stations and on the street corners; to teach parents the importance of kinder gartens; resolutions condemning in the itrongest terms the use of whisky, beer, Ind tobacco, and all intoxicants, , espe cially the use of cocaine, and the un necessary display In dress; urging pat ronage of ' all the worthy race enter prises, and encouraging mothers meet ings in every hamlet, town, and city fot the especial uplift of our home life. ind thereby giving strength and char cter to the generations to follow." Mrs. Booker Washington was again Hacted president of this Southern branch of 'the national association,.'" A number-of prominent colored 'women were present, among them being f Mrs. Josephine St Pierre Ruffln .of Boston, Who caused so many heartburnings In the general federation (of white women) several years ago, and which raged so fiercely at times as- to threaten Its dis ruption. Among the topics discussed were:"The V ot Cocaine," "The Great Peath Rate Among Negroes," "Home Life of - the Masses." and the social purity movement -r O&ANXTE. The Daughters of Progress still hold the banner as being the only club In the state that owns Its own clubhouse, or Is Incorporated. They possess a good, well-arranged building, which embraces n auditorium, or assembly hall, with kitchen conveniences for socials. A flue library now occupies a conspicuous place. This and a reading room- were the primary objects of the organization, which has grown to several branches of elub work, but the library ever remains Uppermost. ;,-:,'.,''; !Y::'; vf". ' Arrangements have just been made to pen the long-desired reading room. Mrs. Anna Bannon wilt have charge of It for the year. Mrs. Bannon Is a well known Portland woman, having resided here for many years. She Is an artist of acknowledged ability and with the energy she Is accustomed to put Into any enterprise' In which she Is inter ested, portends a more businesslike ad ministration for the first year of the reading room. , The social life of . the club has In a great measure been responsible for Us growth and prosperity. By a wise pro vision every two weeks a social meet ing is held In the evening, open to the elub husbands, when dancing is in dulged in and the ladies serve ref resh-tuents.- - The club Is in fine financial condition. jni- mi una uuuuing are entirely tree -fromdebt and after making-, some needed improvements to the hall a small surplus still remains In the treasury. At the election just passed the fol lowing officers were elected: President Mrs. Dimmlck; vice-president ' Mrs. Mary Thornburg; financial secretary, Miss llessle Judy: .recording secretary, Mrs. tsarmon; treasurer ami librarian, Mrs. Tabor: trustees, Mesdames Tabor, Gutridg and Sohryer. " -i-5!V " ' ': -y ; " XITDXPEITDEWCB. I The Lewis and Clark division of In dependence is a -thrifty organization ' with a membership of 11, to which new names are being added at each meeting. I The ladies are preparing a Sacajawea entertainment for the SOth. This is one ef the scries of "evenings'! the club has Inaugurated and which are very popu lar,', v :' i.y ; t... . ! Mrs, A. J. Goodman, who has been the efficient president of the club since its organization last summer, has recently removed to Pendleton. Mrs. Goodman has" been identified with several organ isations during her long residence in Independence and was' equally popular with them all. v , , ( She has served s chief of honor in Ihe Degree of Honor," presided over Clover Leaf lodge of Rebekahs. held the office of worthy matron of Adah chap ter of Eastern Star and lm for two years been president of. the Leisure Hour Reading club, which has been the leading social function, of the city. t The club will be ably presided over py Mrs. J, a. cooper, wnose ercorrs Tor the Lewis and Clark work sre untiring. Mrs. Cooper is the wife of the present mayor of Independence. ' v : Among other lines of work,.tha club has ' a : department that serves as an auxiliary , to the Improvement league, and whose work It Is to assist In fur nishing material for a display from this unction with the bureau of Information at Portland. , ' XJk. OBAsTSB. :: ' Tuesday, January 12, the Neighbor hood club met after, a short holiday va cation. ' The usual business session was first in order, after which roll call with current events. Mrs, Cavana, leader Xor tho afternoon, introduced with, a 'short talk tha subject, "Noted Sculp tors," showing photographs and pic tures of celebrated statues and describ ing the . manner '. in which a sculptor works by modeling In clay plaster, etc., the evolution of a statue to Us finish in marble or bronze by the expert work man and the visits she had made to studios, seeing the sculptor at work. Miss Anson; . spoke of the self-taught young American genius, Henry Merwln fihrady, who won the competition for the honor of modeling the quarter-million dollar Grant - monument, to be erected in Washington. Mrs. J. L. Rich ardson read a paper on "Swindling the Danish Sculptor," and Mrs. Lyle talked on "Many Noted American Sculptors." That old. questioner, the Sphinx, ap peared in an original manner with "What Is the Secret of Success?", and in response received many bright and witty answers from club members. A social time with light , refreshments closed a pleasant afternoon. The club will give the Horace K. Turner exhibit January 2 8-80. The topic for the next meeting, on January 26, will be "Civil Government." and will be In charge of Mrs. George Carpy, , ' H -it K -:" CXTTB WORK XX BOXEMXA, ' 1 Mrs. Josefa Humpal-Zeman, formerly of Hull house, Chicago, and a well known club woman In that city;- has ust returned from a two-years' resi dence in Europe, where she studied sociological conditions, and the sohool systems 1 of various countries. Mrs. Humpal-Zeman is a Bohemian and is proud of the fact that the first social settlement was started In her native land as far back as I860. The wife of a famous labor authority and leader es tablished and still supports this social center with the aid of a board of trus tees. ' The woman's club also flourishes in Bohemia, 'one pioneer organization bear ing the name of "The American Woman's club," the founders hoping that Its members would increase in progressive spirit. A very up-to-date club has Jusc been founded, after the plan of the Chi cago Woman's club, though on a much smaller scale. Mrs. Humpal-Zeman took with her to Europe photographs of many of the largest clubhouses in the United States, and she reports thac not only women, but men ' everywhere showed the deepest interest in them. European men were delighted to find that Mrs. Humpal-Zeman, for all her- club affili ations, still wore lace gowns and ar ranged her hair becomingly. ''Their own women," said the?-.' returned traveler, "frequently become very masculine when they take to letters or to learning. It is difficult for Europeans to realize how it is that American women may sustain successful and pleasant family relations, yet still have, outside- work that calls for much time and effort." . ' ' 1 Vl it It (' V ' -. RB80SAL8. " .' " Miss Ellen' C. 8abln, of whom so many Portland people entertain pleasant recol lections, having heard- of the Sacajawea statue -project, writes? "I am sincerely Interested in the matter of securing a statue as a worthy memorial . to this Historic.' Indian gin, it is an undertak ing that does credit to inn hearts and heads of those who promote it." Mrs, D,H. Turner,- president of the' Newburg iewls and Clark club, writes that in the near future they will raise their proportion for the Sacajawea fund. viMrs. Turner .Oliver, a prominent club woman of La Grande, la visiting In the city for several weeks, at the home of friends at East Oak-.treefcr: .fn -Mrs. Amelia Qulnton of Philadelphia, who has been president of the National Indian association for the past 25 years, has uten compelled on account of fail ing, health to resign, much to the re gret of her coworkers. That she was allowed to name her successor attests to the regard and confidence her asso ciates held her in. Mrs, Wilbur, F. Wakeman of New York was her choice. . Mrs. O. D. Butler, second vice-president of the Independence Lewis and Clark club, has been appointed corre spondent for the Woman's Page of The Journal, and we feel assVired of many excellent reports from that thrifty club. . . KM J. mhwaotctb. .. , , By Invitation aft officer, of the Sacaja wea association addressed the members of the grange on the life and services of this Indian woman, making many points clear, and inspiring much . en thusiasm In the statue idea.. It Is rarely that one of the promoters of this work has the opportunity of addressing so earnest or interested a body, and it was a veritable' inspiration to speak before them. Three dollars was contributed on the spot snd a promise of more in the future. Mrs. Roberts has In charge the work for Milwaukie and will en deavor to win at least one copy of "The Conquest." An Invitation was extended to the association to have its work rep resented at Evening Star grange. Mount Tabor, on February f, which invitation was accepted.. ' -v.. UTEBABT CXABI. ..... The past year has seen an unusual re vival of literary work in many of the Clubs, but noticeably so in the Woman's club, : The Shakespeare class which, since the organization of the club, has confined itself to the study of the great dramatist and his works, enlarged the scope of their study this year and are studying the whole Elizabethan period. The last lesson was on Bacon. Several brief but very fine papers were given by the members of thtf class, and after the reading of one or two of the shorter essays, a general discussion was In dulged In. which was delightfully enter taining, and very ' Instructive as welL The next lesson will be on Marlowe. K at K TUESDAY APTEXNOOaT CXitTB. The Tuesday Afternoon club met last week with Mrs. George Baynton, 47 East Bumslde street. Mrs. Baynton gave a thorough review of Books XXIII and XXIV of , the Iliad. Mrs. J. D. Toung, a character sketch of Agammon; Mrs. Mcrwin Pugh, the plea of Priam for the body of Hector; Mrs. .Frank Miles, the lament over the bory of Hec tor. " J. R. Wilson will lecture before the club next Tuesday. Subject,' "The Iliad." . DRESSMAKER NOW. . . f A RICH WOMAN Seven years ago a dressmaker and milliner In Seattle, Wash., but today ac credited the richest woman In the North. Is Mlsa Lena 8. Walton of Nome, Alaska. She has millions In the far North, but even she does not know how much, and refuses td make even an estimate for fear of being wrong. Miss Walton was In Portland yesterday for the purpose of purchasing mining machinery for her numerous Alaskan claims. She is a woman of business and tarried but a short while. She departed last night for the sound. Miss Walton - knows what privation means, and has earned the large fortune now within her grasp by tramping over the frozen fields of the silent Arctic country. ; Miss Walton's holdings con sist of 14 20-acro and five l-acre claims, all paying properties,, one-half Interest In the Mexican mine on Dougias Island, and several other low-grade mines.. Min ing is not the only Industry he 1s 'con cerned in. for with woman's Instinct she has an eye on furs and owns a half In terest n St John island, which has within its confines nearly 1,000 silver gray, foxes. She also owns city property in Nome, Seattle end Tacoraa. Miss Walton sprang into prominence when she brought suit agalnat the Wild Goose Mining company to regain pos session of claims -on Ophlr creek. , The matter is still in litigation, and Mies Walton expects to retain Hon. James Hamilton Lewis, formerly congressman from Washington, but now of Chicago, to" aid her. She not only charges the Wild Goose people with purloining her mine, but says they have interfered with the United States malls, committed perjury, and even resorted to bribery and petty thieving.? - v ' " . - Miss Walton expects to go .to Europe for a short time before returning North, and will be in Portland again In about two months. . :, . 4. She Is about SO years of age, dresses well, la a charming woman and a good conversationalist. ' . ZZPEBT COOXXXT OK DXgrXJLT. , (Journal RpcJl Berries. ) ... Chicago, Jan. 21 All ages of cookery are represented at the annual exhibit of the Chicago Cooks', Pastry Cooks'" and Confectioners' Cosmopolitan' association, which opened today in the Coliseum. The organization numbers among Its members cooks who received their train ing In Russia, Switzerland. . France. Italy, Germany, Belgium and England. Journal friends and readers, when traveling on trains to and from Port land, should ask newa agents for The Journal and Insist upon bctng supplied with this paper, reporting all failure in obtaining It to the office of publication, addressing The Journal.. Portland. Or. she can do for htm Is to promise that If his doom overtakes him before, he ' can poison himself, she ; will . make a final sacrifice of her natural feelings by per forming that .dreadful duty. Then the weather clears up at last and the sun. which the young man has so longed to see, appears. He asks her to give it to him to play with, and a glance at him shows her that the ideals have claimed their victim, and, that the time has coma for her to save hint from a real horror by sending him from her out of the world. Just as she saved him. from an imaginary one,' years before by sending him out of Norway. . The last scene of "Ghosts" Is one of the most tragio ever witnessed. 'LOST XXTXS. 1 ''Lost River" will be the first real big scenic production at ' Cordray's theatre this year. It opens tomorrow with a matinee and remains until Wednesday nignt. : -xost River," Joseph Arthur's latest big success, Owes much . to the strongly marked contrasting characters of the play. : Ezra' Cookus, Is the bus driver and leader of the Hoosler "or chestry," whose" broad comedy produces roars of laughter. Bill - Loucks is a finely drawn but hideous character. ;. Bill is one of the men who are recking 'with the desire to be bad. Ora, the heroine. Is an artless, winning, little ' country girl, full of grit and desperately in love with a stalwart young New Yorker. Bob Blessing, far above her In social station. Forgetful Of his New York fiancee, Bob falls In love with the illiterate little Hoosler and tells " her so, , The' little heroine mounts her' wheel and riding at run speed in pursuit of the would-be assassin of her lover, wounds him and saves the: latter'a life. Another highly sensational scene Is the one in which Ora, mounted on horseback, is pursued by twof highwaymen who are fast over taking her. - The - tollgate through which she must pass Is closed, but the hero opens It Just wide enough to let his sweetheart ride through in safety, then closes, it and brings the robbers to a short stop with a revolver pointed in their faces. ' MMX. BIUVXI.T AH AMEaiOAir. Mme. Blauvelt in a singer who is on the best of terms with the representa tives of the press, and she never re fuses a reasonable request for an Inter view or a merely personal chat In a recent interview on the subject of America and Americans, Mme. Blauvelt said: "I am an American and my first successes-were ' made in this country, and never shall I forget or cease to be grateful for it , In spite of the many years I have spent In Europe, and the many successes I have enjoyed there, my heart leaped with Joy on the day I decided, to return to America. Da I con sider myself at home in New York? Yes, .indeed, but I have such a largo circle of friends In the many cities throughout the country that when I am near them or have them around me I am always happy and - content" In speaking of music and voices in general she said: "Having studied' both -in America and Europe and being myself an American, I consider that the Ameri cans have the best voices In the world." Thia statement was made with a poal- tlveness that admitted of no doubt of the singer's strong convictions on this point About methods, Mme. Blauvelt said: "There is no empirical method in Kinging, no matter what teachers and others say. The .best in singing all leads to one result, the natural method, and that Is not the invention of any teacher; it Is God-given." These words. coming from the mouth of a singer who by her own pluck, perseverance and in. diligence has climbed to the topmost rung of the ladder of success, both In her own country and In Europe, should have weight with many of theryoung siuaems wno are striving to occupy a place in the world of music in their own country or in Europe. In seven years Mme. Blauvelt has, from being a com paratively unknown singer, reached the position of America's foremost soprano and in Europe she is considered the greatest now before the public. Mme. Blauvelt appears at the Marquam Grand under the direction of Miss Lola Steers. ' .' ' '':.. : . -A CXI.EBBATED CASE." "A Celebrated Case," which will be gin a week's run at the Baker theatre with the matinee tomorrow afternoon, is a very prolific drama in four acts and prologue by William D'Ennery and Cor mon. It tells the story of Jean Renaud, a- French soldier,-who-by a strange chain of circumstantial evidence was convicted of murder, snd sentenced to imprison ment for life, but after . 12 years was again released, his - Innocence having been proven by evidence obtained by his daughter, who from a little girl in the beginning, has now become a grown woman. Her evidence when a child con victed him. Twelve years later, a grown woman, she learns her father's etory and recognises htm as a prisoner, and through the evidence of a necklace which had belonged to her mother, which was by chance with the stolen Jewels,-Lazare, who has been posing as the man who died on the battlefield, is exposed and Renaud'a innocence is fully proven. NEW INVENTION FOR, CONSTRUCTION WORK (Journal Special BerTlca.) Spokane, Jan. 2S.M. II. Kelly and E. E. Plough have Just completed the working model of a new. locomotive and stationary engine which It' Is claimed will work wonders In construction work. The plap is a machine which by Simply throwing a lever can be changed from a locomotive to a stationary engine, or vice versa. , In, railroad construction work horses have been used for hauling the dumpcars. These, horses, may make from one to three miles an hour with a load. The new engine can make seven miles an hour. For Weak and, Verrous People. 'We' have a cure for nervous And un steady people, weak, fleahless people, and pimply, pale or sallow people: peo ple who are troubled with loss of am' bltton, falling memory, depression of spirits, lack of confidence, nervous head ache and wakefulnens; all these symp toms are produced by weakened nerves, brought on by the watery condition of the biood. Make strong, rich, red blood and furnish food for the nerves is the way to stop the source of the disease, ana the cure then is only a question of days. The best flesh and blood builder ts Dr. Gunn's Biood and Nerve Tonic, In tablet form, to take at meal time. 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