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o-cnji eunday tothinal. POiriTArnv iztt vr Vnc:::ttNU. Arr.iL
. C-rrtion :n the ! :
Co-ordination of Federation.
The following letter baa been sent to
very state president: ;j '
; "Mr Dear Madam President To every
. preeldent of tb general federation mutt
com th thought that a closer relation
betweta the etate and the general. d-
oration la abaolutsly noceeeary If tha
work ef each to to tncreaae in efficiency.
J. How to bring about tbla amalghmatiun
; a question over which many . hart
'pondered lone X do not for instant
i bailor that I bar la any way solved
v tka Intricate problem, but I delr your
i opinion upon a plan which may help In
' aMiurt, aod wblch; I at forth for
1 your consideration. . - , ' .
The general federation haa tha f ol
' lowlnc standing committee;- Art, child
' labor, civics, civil rvlc reform, edu
' cation, forestry, liouaebold economics, '
Industrial, legislative, library extension,
litaraturo. pure food, reciprocity.; Th
! forestry and legislative committee con-
!alat of member from each state, and
are therefor, in a measure, working
under the propoeed plan. Tli industrial
and child labor committee could b
combined for state work, alao household
'economics and pur food. Tbla would'
' leave nine atapdlng commltteea: ' Art,
civics, civil eervloe reform, education,
ouaeheM economic and pur food, In
"duet rial and child labor, library xtn
(Blon, literature, reciprocity. A splendid
and eemprehenalve llat of eubjeeio for
'a state federation' atudr and work.
Jry coram on wealth would improve
phyatoally.v lateUectually, . morally 'and
Uplritaally If It intelligent, capable
women wer working along the line.
. "The suggestion X make, therefor.-!
that the state federation Shalt harmon.
.'la their committee with thoa of the
-aeral federation, adding of course such
l committee aa may be necessary
fr Mrtaia conditions; but the general
rlaa.to follow the mother organisation.
X would go rn further. I would aak
tiat tba state federation suggest that
'eeoh elub formulat tta year'a programs
far ji possible - upon these topic,
.jua gradually conforming, to a certain
-Jaayt, lata a - harasonloa whole, like
- .ty. atat , and -nation. Ther , would
' lea be concerted action, there would
education In enany oomwienltlee at
le asm tim upon Ilk eubjecta al
mya a grant Influence. , The civil ser
ve reform committee baa 'bad proof
r tha groat ffct. produced by the
lauary meetings upon, that work. Cluba,
akera. newspapers, eren preacher
an written and spoken, and many
.ouaanda bare bean brought to atudy
e Important question. If thla plan
uld be carried out each individual club
-ould bar the help of the atat eom
ilttee and tb general federation com
mittee upon the respective, subjects;
alpttl and karmonloua plana would.be
rolred and X. believe a groat puah be
Iran to th work and the workers. Will
you not give thla your, careful thought?
It would take time and detail to as-
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Mas Ida Maxwell.
OR ths Whit Christ" By Rob-
V-. V
art Ames Bennet, The bud
title of th book: . "A Story
of the Day of Charlemarne,"
at ' once explain the rather Btartlln-T
title, and the reader realise that It
deal with tha ware carried on tn tha
name of "The White Christ" by that
-great defender of Christianity, Charles
th Oreat. king of the Frank from TM to
SIC against th Saxons, Saracen. Greek.
Lombard and a eoore of other-minor
principalities. Th story . opens ia th
early morning of April. T78, whan a
Frisian trad ship is drifting with th
ebb ttd down th Seine estuary, having
on board Rothada, the king's . little
daughter, who is returning from her
convent home, and his nephew, Roland.
Aa ' attacking party of Danea aweep
dowa upon them and' after a alaughter
of tb crew, the serious wounding of
Roland. Rothada ia about to become
their victim, when she, with what re
mained of the crew and her wounded
oustn are rescued by the timely a p
pearaaee of Olvte KlfUn and his vikings.
After the annihilation of the attacking
Danea, Olvle give aafe convoy to th
rrank te the king, who la encamped on.
the' bank 'of tha Garonne, beneath the
Rnmai wall of Caeeeneuil. ' - .
This Incident brings into the book aa
heroes th two hlstorlo - characters ' ef
"Roland and plvlr" and adda another
romanoe te the etory of their llvee. Aa
la well known through history, "Olvtr,
tha .Viking Xing,'- casta In hla fortunes
for a time with King , Charles and
through these war waa on of th' moat
daring and courageous soldiers and
noblest defenders ot Th Whit Christ,"
though never bowing his knee to th
king er ackaowledglng allegiance to the
Christian priests.
From beginning to end Mr. Rennet's
etery la one-of intense dramatic situation
and compelling Interest. . It la full of
Mood, carnage and warand unfamiliar
l.ngllsh hut deals with historic facts
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la an Intelligent and forceful manner,
en . Into it many historic Incidents
tvst hs've come down to nt la song and
I ;-7-U th days jot Charlemagne.
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eompllsh the o-ordl nation, but perhape
results wouia repay tn eitorxe. .
"Sincerely your. '
SARAH 0. PLATT DECKER."
Current Topics
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By
the Club Women.:
A ln vBa nna f nnr eltlaana nald tha
penalty of being "new" and progreeair.
Tha theory of rotation in office In th
stat board of health seems to apply
nly to the office of secretary. Do you
board immune from th attack of tb
microbe pomtcalus nad anytnmg to oo
with that reduction In salary T W fear
a dose of the toxin of professional skill
ana purity or purpoa at uie wkh
the retiring secretary. - . ..
no uhMi hunt la to he commended
on iu action In refusing to allow our
school children to be exploited. There
la altogether too much for that sort of
thing' going on aa It Is. While to aome
famillea carrying an extra lunch la no
burden, to many a mother It would mean
a aacrlfico In her ownfamlly. One child
mrantm tn An nniWSai hie Bchoolmat.
and la mortified If h cannot maintain
th samk stands r or generosity, ana we
should noourag our school board to
keen on la It good work In thla direc
tion. '' . " '
speaking of th school board ramlnda
en of th merit system. A doaar ao-
mi.lnt.nM with ihlM m uch-sd vertised
theory doe not Increase our admiration
for It., we can baraiy oenev m any,
systsm that keep our teaching force In
iiaK mm imluiiii, mtm.t of mind l.e?ood
for work, and th quality of workturned
but affect tha poor scholars. Of, course,
w do not claim to maintain th schools
for th benefit of our children: if we did.
we would nave sanitary'- amuum"
without foul-smelling basement and
1, Ummtm nl.vfWMlMl that AOUlil
we mt
be played tn. "We would get rid of aom
01 tn logte tnai oppose muuoi n -mvvu-.
j .,Aw mm m.hiiiI tralnlne. fierlnue-
ly. though. It la time that w Insisted
that our teacher ar not roaoninev
that they, and th scholars, too, ar hu-
. .Ka, Mnnnl ke lian
RIMl MWiai .
died according to any system that does
not reco anise tni rack suiunn mm
iiianiinarf annanllnr ta svatsm they
ar part o uv
doea not swesr away "life, liberty and
th purUlt or nappmeee won
loin th teaching fore. "ayBtwn"'' r
k ttin !! nt tha soldier, and
we must not b surprised . If ah work
aa a aoiaier macnme-itse.
too much ot a tendency these days to
u -v m4.Iim afiA tha scholar
UVII.IU.l W . ii - - r ' -
aa but a secondary part of th school
DUliaing oo mucn uun w
actar according to prescribed systems,
aful not anouab to develop indlriduals.
Let ua try thi "ayatem" of paying a
teacner wnat an is won n. nramt "w
it would workl . . CLUBWOMAN.
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The. Scajawea Statue
Of High Artitic Merit
Tha artlstle merit of tn Bacajawea
atatu having been called rnto qnestsa
or rather, the guarantee tnai wnen nm
statue would arrive It would be work
of art and credit to th city baring
been iutiond. th , association . has
thought beat to publish the following
letter. ' At will be a aausraouon . to
tbosa aubaeiiblng to know that the
m jihim hslni themselves about with
every precaution, and aa far aa can b
learned, the worn aa it progresses prove
th wisdom of choosing Miss Cooper to
do it In th beginning of th work an
Influential friend of th association In
tha east waa applied to for Information
regarding a woman artist. H In turn
wrot to -his personal friend. Lorado
Taft, and received thla reply:
-I hare given considerable thought to
tb atatu proposition, and believe that
I know tha right on to o u wore
If It la to be done by a woman, no on
1 better fitted by training and tamper
ment for thl particular problem than
Miss Atlc' Cooper, a former- pupil f
mine. Mis Copper 1 of Denver, Colo,
but la located In Chicago, and would he
pleased to make aom tenatlr sketches
for aucb a flgur aa ia propeseo, ana i
would . gusrsntee a good Job. very
alneerely your. LOKA.DO TAFT.
A Mr. Taft 1 th beat critte and an.
thorlty on aculptur In the United States
th association Telt Justified. In placing
th order without further Inquiry. Thl
confident; hag been Justified by letter
Jut received from tn Henry-Bonnara
Bronx company of New York, where th
casting Is being dona. It aaya ta part:
W received the model of Bacajawea.
which wa find la very handsome, and
whan put In brona will be greatly en
A thrilling and vMd account 1 given
of the massaore of the Franks In the
Ronceavallea pas, when their- leader,
Roland, waa alaln and Ohrtr miraculously
sscaped. Thl Is particularly Interesting
on account of the theme it haa furnished
tor many patrlotlo songs and reading
The romance of tha story la Olvlr
love for the anaelle dauabter of the
king after being entrapped into a love
affair by the beautiful but intriguing
Pastrada, who remains a fascinating but
dangerous element in the book to the
very end. The ' whole tory is entirely
out of line with preaent-day Action and
ha a strong flavor of Sir Walter Beott
days, with more of real history and lesa
of love making and quite aa entertaining
aa many of the great "Waveriy. novels.'
That this unusual story ahould have
a proper aettlng, tha bookmakers' art
Saa been given fullest play and In teoh
Ique. beauty of binding and Illustration
there la no notion ot the present year
that can compare with It' It la printed
on heavy cream paper with striking
marginal ' decorations oa . every page.
The binding is of coarse, pearl-gray linen
with colored deelgn and the illustrations
in .deep, rich- coloring are 4y the- Kln
nrs. it is a rare book In every particu
lar. The handling of thee great historic
facta In so plessing a manner, retaining
their atrong, forceful ness but relieving
them of tb sorn harness of real history
In a period none too cheerful, la a re
markable achievement and th publish
er could hav paid it no more graclou
oompllment than to present It In the
aarb they have given It. It l unaouDt
edly a book with a brilliant futur before
It. i A. c. Mccitirg ex co. nce si.wk-
V "MyTCady Clancarty" By Mary Imlay
Taylor. - This- I altogether on ef the
brightest and moat "catchy" little books
of the spring output Ita plot, though
hardly new or entirely original, la full
of Interest and alive with incident and
action; . ..' f
,. Each character In the book la marked
with strong individuality, and thla alone
would make the story well worth the
readers tint.' Th heroine, EUsabeU
hanced In beauty, aa h plaster Is mora
dead in ppearanc. and to pleas th
culptr and yourself we , ar now
working - overtime oa the tatu. and
wlU alao work Sundays, and will try our
utmost t bar It shipped by th nd
of April or th beginning of May In
order to Inaur Ita arrival In Portland
in good tlma" , . "' v, -
It will thus be seen that everything
strengthens th belter that th aUtu
will be of th hlgheet artlatlo merit.
Contributions thla week bar been re
ceived from Rabbi Wise, Mrs. Msier,
Mr, rrank, Mrs. Ben Selling, Mrs. A,
Stelnbach. Spokane' club t), Mrs.
lisnry Weinhsrd and several Idaho
Cluba. , 1 ,-V - .. . , '
Women'e College - r , v ?
Need larger Endowmentt. ;
In view of th fine branch or the
College Alumnae association Just formed
In Portland, and aa no aenaiie nn ox
work haa yt bean Inaugurated, th sug
gestions mad by President M. Carey
Thomaa of Bryn Mawr at a luncheon
gtvon In her honor by th Boston Bryn
Maw club mar be apropos and worth
th consideration of the Portland club.
She eld ta part: ., . -;
"If we ear anything at all. for pro
areas, w must, I hlnk. either Ilk or
dislike intensely th college education
of woman. W all know mora or less
what educated man can accomplish., but
ws cannot possibly predict, even yet,,
what It will be Ilk In JO-yeare' time,
when th girl bow In college form on
third of all th college-bred people In
th United States, or in rears' time
when there will probably b a many
women aa men allv who hare been to
college, v ; j i
"Not a single college Jof omn haa
an adequate endowment. If aucH col
lege glv. a X think w give at Bryn
Mawr, aa good, and In many eeaea bet
tar, work than the eolleg departments
of moat men'' unlversltle. It' Is be
cause there is no dead wood to be got
rid of, -because newer methods are in
vogue, but chiefly because $1 Is made
to do the work of lit on account of th
devotion and eelf-sscrlflce commanded
by nw eauae. .'
Thla strenuousnesa cannot eonunu.
Collegea for women must receive large
endowments in the near future. Women
espeel ally-should. It seems to me, re
gard It as their first duty to provide
liberally for the education -of girls.
"If I were asked to name one quality
above1 all other that distinguishes Bryn
Mawr; I think I ahould reply scholar
ship. Bryn- Mawr baa always insisted
that scholarship and research ability
should b regarded first of all la making
appointments.- a long Una of dis
tinguished scholars have mad their
reputations at Bryn Mawr, and not one
of them haa left to go elsewhere, except
to. a few of the gratt Institutions at
largely Increased salaries." - r " .,
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Thii Forestry Club . v
Retain Same Official Board.
. The annual meeting ot the Forestry
club ws bald at th horn of th presi
dent. Mrs. A.-H. Breyman. last Tues
day. ' Two important amendment wer
mad to - -th constitution. namely
Changing the day of meeting from the
second Tuesday' of th month to th
second Monday. v Thla change waa made
to accommodate several women who are
anxious to Join, but who attend other
meeting on Tuesdays. - Th second
amendment atruck out th tl member
ship fee, and require nothing but th
yearly due of tl. Unlike most cluba,
the Foreetnr baa little uae for money.
aa ita work la almost wholly that of
atudy, and the government .forestry
bureau Is glad to furnish all the litera
ture necessary for that. Th election
resulted tn retaining the entire board,
which atanda as follows:' Preeldent,
Mrs. . A. : Hy Breyman; vice-presidents,
Mr. C. M. Cartwrtght and Mrs. A. U
Webb: Secretary, Mrs. I. C Prttchard;
treaeurrr.,Mss. M. A. Ogden.
1 -arra ' 1 K. haf ford waa mi
man of the program committee for the
following year. Mrs. Wetmore will
represent . the - Forestry club en reci
procity day at th Woman' club, May
If. Th preeldent reported that a digest
of th f oraatry lawa of tha State was in
course of preparation, and aa Boon aa
oompleted would be sent to tha various
cluba of the atate.
At tha cloae of the business aeaslon
aome fine musical' numbers were given
by Mrs. Qevurts, Miss Harris and Mrs.
Flanders. - " - " '
The president,-assisted by her-daugn
GOSSIP OF
Spencer, through th aordid ambition of
her father. Lord Sunderland, waa. mar
ried at the age of. 11 to Lord Clancarty,
an Irish nobleman of wealth and posi
tion. '., ; , C" 1
The fortune et war were against th
gay young Irishmsn and by th tim hla
chlld-wlf bad ' grown Into beautiful
young womanhood, and h could hav
claimed hi own, h found himself not
only robbed of hi vast estates by the
English crown, but considered an Irish
rebel, and a despised Jacobite, xild
from hi own country and a stranger te
Hi wife, whom he had not seen since
th day when, aa a bo? of It years, he
had been married to Lord Sunderland's
little daughter Elisabeth,
' Grown Into womanhood,' Lady Clan
carty became one ef the famoua belles
of her time, and the moat beautiful
woman In England, and Jn consequence
waa courted and aued .for by. many
young noblemen at the court of the
Dutch king, William. Either through
sentiment, or preverslfy, she defied the
Indignation of her ambltloua, hypocriti
cal family and poaitively refused to ob
tain a divorce from her exiled husband,
of whom she had scarcely a remem
brance. ' Later the huabana appeared under an
assumed name. Falling tn love with
him brought natural and many compli
cations. This part .of the story haa
many thrilling scenes' and exciting ad
ventures: love, hate and revenge each
playing their full part. "Spencer.'' the
brother of Lady Clancarty, ia one of the
striking characters of the book, and th
author haa omitted nothing In the maka
u ot at--narrow-minded, self-righteous
bigot.' Indeed, so perfect are all her
characters that aha seems to have drawn
them first and the plot la the aequenoe,
for each man gnd woman, of the story
apeaka and acta for Itself; or la other
words, the Individuality of each leands
alone Without aid or embellishment and
the story ia Juat what the actors make
It without a slngl puppet to drape,
rag upon. '; 1 -
Thla power , of character delineation
ia a wonderful gift and a rar one, but
J.
Mrs. E. C. Skiles. .
tar, served a dellclou lunch, and a de
lightful social hour wa apent, '
J,?.,..? t at at
Associations That - ' - :
Are Helping Womankind. .
.While th public la not bearing very
much about this work., ita committee
are by no mean idle. Tha press com
mit tee is hard at .work making up lists
of all th papers in the northwest, and
an appeal haa been prepared to send to
all the editors. An experienced Travel
era Aid worker ia to be aeat out by
the national committee, - - ' '
We cannot aay too much, la tha way
of warning to glrla who wish to- aee
th exposition, but have only '"money
to bring them -to Portland, and mean
to work during the . fair. : There are
more women in Portland now than can
find employment, our own girls find it
so difficult to secure cheap, afe lodg
ing, that not on girl should com ua
less aba 4a a good cook or , waitress.
They can find high wages and good
homea "i
The headquarters of the T. W. C A.
at th exposition grounds will soon as
sums substantial, proportions, and el
ready many ot the employes are selected
and the contracts will soon be signed.
Tha vartoua committees . sre at work:
Administration, to formulate rules and
plana of work; lunch committee, pan
tries and kitchen ana. plan zor menus
furnishing committee, to arrange color
scheme and furnishings; publicity, to
arrange for extenaive advertising.
Membership card will count for a great.
deal there whether of our own city as
sociation, or any other in the world.
Women ahould Join tha association: this
will save money In various ways during
the summer; It will be a hostess in th
only woman' building on th grounds.
Mlaa Vance, the secretary, haa gone
to Canltola to, attend the conference
there, and gain Inspiration for hsr life
work. - ' - '
Th . Sunday afternoon moating - In
the White Temple have been under the
auspices of the T. W. C A. and it
haa been a moot lmpreesive sight to aee
SOME CURRENT BOOKS
one that cannot be denied Mary Imlay
Taylor. ' 5 i
- The book eontatna aeveral quaint and
pretty colored illustrations by Alio
Barber Stephen and ha a neat and at
tractive binding. Little, Brown Co.
Priw 11.10. ;v .. V"'
Th Book of Ts; an Interpretation
of Japanese Uf" By Okakura-Kakuao.
Thla volume treats especially of the Idea
of tea and tea-Ism In Ita relation to the
religion of Japaneae aesthetlclsm. Ha
believe In the importance of tea and
tea drinking to oriental life and human
ity at large, and tracea the develop
ment of the tea ceremony from . ita
earliest conception In the Tang dynasty,
and from Lutlwl, the father, of tea,
down .to the present time. .
"The Book of Tea." In short, is an
analysis of Japanese life, Its unique
idealisation, sympathy, courtesy and ar
tlatlo Insight. , Mr. Okakura adheres
strictly to Jspsnesa cu stoma and 'cos
tume, and la a prominent member of tha
party of reaction against a wholesale
Introduction of - western way ' into
Japan; . but hla books are - written - in
most excellent English fluent pictur
esque and vivid. , Fox. Duff leld Co.
are hla publishers. i; : ,;';,,'., ,
"Problems of the Panama Canal" By
Henry L. Abbot Brlgsdier-Oeneral
Henry 1. Abbot United Statea army, re
tired, devoted aeven yea re aa consulting
engineer of the new Panama Canal com
pany to. technical atudy of the whole
problem of constructing a canal across
the la'thmus. ' Hla book 1 an unbiased
and truthful statement baaed oa a thor
ough examination of the works ' ths
Isthmus, snd . designed to cover every
essentia! clement bearing upon th eon
traction f th bast possible canal. It
present an account of the history of
the csnat since the failure of the old
company; a aummary comparison bf tha
two routes, showing tb well marked
rW many thouaanda b women gathered
in one place ta liaten to th message
of aalvatlon. - -, ! - -
- Mlaa Tingle Is keeping and increasing
the interest of her pupils, and we feel
that domestic aclenoe I being placed
on a firm foundation la Portland.
, The commute Will keep faith - with
th publto In th meal a served on th
fair grounde they will be wholeaome
and appetising. They will make a spec
ialty ef Oregon fruits, Icea and salads. ,
Items' of Interest
From W. C. T. U. Sources.' '
The state mid-year executive meet
lag waa a buay aesalon. Reports of th
work planned and in active operation
were full of Interest and entbueiaam.
For the first time ia the history of th
W. C. T. U. atat headquarters will be
permanently tabllahed in Portland.
Commodloua rooms have been engaged
In the Goodnough building.' rspaias are
being made and the rooms will soon
be occupied by the officers of the stats
central committee. Multnomah county
Will alao have headquartera there, as
will 'the central union ot Portland. . Thla
will enable the state to open up plana
heretofore crippled for lack of a .central
pplfit to work from. ' .
The Central W. C T.' V. wlU have
active work done la connection With the
meeting "Of J' hi coming" train In - their
Travelers' Aid association work. Printed
circular were aent out t very.sUts
conUlnlng warning to glrla Th stat
W.' C T. U. official papers will 'give
space to thla warning. Already haa th
need of thl work been clearly shown.
i Th arrangement for th conference
of national preeldent and. vice-president,
to be held In Medford May 17-11, Al
bany May 11 Portland May 11, and
La Grande May !-i7, are rapidly sear
ing completion. . The official party will
be accompanied by State President Ad
dltoa. ' --'
.Mrs. Anna Newell Is In Eugene end
will be In Marlon county April to 40.
.Sarah Kern union held its semi
monthly meetings the first and third
Thursdaya at the Evangelical church.
Eaat Sixth and Market streets, and very
Interesting subjects ar discussed.1
'Purity in art and literature, which la
a very timely one. aa It ia through .thla
department that tha unions are in many
place doing effective clvlo Improve
ment work.,
The annual convention of the national
W. C. T. V. wUI be held in Lcs Angeles
October 11 to November I. That city
haa the honor of having the largest
W. C T. U. In the world. It numbering
over ?0t member.. Mrs. Lucy Blanchard
la the preeldent. . There are six or seysn
other unions la the city. . It goes with
out aaylng that tha convention there will
be an enthuaiaatlo on. ..,.
In .far-awsy Egypt another temper
ance jstak haa been driven.. Mlaa Bell
Kearney, let organiser of ; young
women' a branchea, lately . -organised a
young woman's branch in - the College
of American Mlaaion at Aasiout. Egypt,
with membera Verily, "All around
the world the ribbon white ta twined."
State President Addlton gave an In
teresting talk at a meeting of - th
woman' auxiliary f Multnomah Typo
graphical union by special Invitation
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Addlton hss
msda a deep atudy bf social problems
snd alwaya haa something Interesting to
r. . .:..;;::..;? '.yv
Hi -" '
Bureaur of Information
An Accomplished, Fact. ",.
At last a national bureau of Infer
matlon haa been sstabllshed for club
work, and In the next Issue of th Fed
ration Bulletin will max Its bow to
the public. It la In charge of Mr. Mary
I. Wood, chairman, of the comnjltte.
With headquartera at Portsmouth. -
The bureau la not eetabllshed for th
purpoe of relieving officer or commit
tee of responsibility, but In th first
lntanc-to preserve -in a buslness-llks
fashion th yearbooks, publication and
history of th organisation: econdlyr to
establish a distributing point which will
maka a foundation of work: thirdly, te
bring about a nearer relation between
Th Individual and the federation.
Nearly all national organisations have
a center of tbla sort. Th Daughter of
th American Revolution, with a total
membership scarcely larger than - th
New York , atat federation, haa head
quartera at an expense of several thou
sand dollars a year. The Daughters of
the Revolution, a atlll emallar organisa
tion, maintains an office In New Tork.
Th National Civic federation, the Na
tional Municipal league, the American
Institute for Social Service, th National
Child Labor committee and many other
have recognised ths Jforc and effect ot
superiority of that by Panama? a de
acription ot the physical condition ex
isting on the isthmus; the.Chhgrea fiver
problem in detail; th disposal of rain
fall In th bed of th at ream; the plana
proposed tor the canal by "the French
government and a discussion of tha con
struction of a aea-lavel canal. The book
Is fully Illustrated with mapa. diagrams
and views, affording a clear under
standing. of the content and the whole
object It la Juat thla month from the
press ot the Macmlllan company. " . .
. V. Literary Note.. ;,- 4
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A" History of Russian Literature.
Among 'books in belles lettrea to be pub
lished this season few. will take pre
cedence overPrince Kropotkln'e "Rus
slan Literature," announced by MoCIure
Phllllpe for publication thla month. The
book beara a sub-title "Idealltlea and
Realtt lee," whlrh ahow the point of view
that Prince Kropotkln haa taken to
ward hla aubject ' The volume la a
complete history of Russian letter
from it vary beginning In folklor and
mythology down to th present day, lay
ing stress upon the great figure such
ss Pushkin, Oogol, etot, eajeclally men
of recant generation and of our time,
such ss Tolstoi,- Dostolsvskl.Tourkenieff
and Gorki, with many of whom Kropot
kln waa personally acquainted. The
book adda immensely to Ita value aa a
history by thb tnany quotatlona from
translated mesterpleees which. It cory
tslns. . They offer an unrivaled oppor
tunity to become acquainted with tha
beat that there la la Ruaalan literature
at first hand. ... -.,' w .
" "Good Things and Grace" By Isabel
Ooodhue, la announced for early pub
llcatlon by Paul Elder A Co., San Fran
cleeo. This unique little volume eon
slsts of exquisite ethical recipes, con-ventlally-
treated, but producing very
witty and agreeable moral concoctions,
aucb aa "Olna-er Snapa,". Xlam PW."
uniting thelr reepectlve members, to th
parent association by establlahlng a ral
lying place. The National Woman's
Suffrage association 1 a notable exam
ple of- perfection in thla Una : Never
oould th gallant fight hav been mad
against, th obaoalou Artsona etatehood
Qlaua except, tor th "sinews ef war
'famished from the headquarter In
Ohio. ..
Realising that ther Is much truth In
th crltielam that th general federation
lack organisation and cannot do Its ap
pointed work without It, thl step has
been taken toward more unit 'of pur
pose and better organisation. ' It re
mains npw for the cluba to give hearty
fealty to the plan and support It by
sending yearbook, club histories and all
such Information aa will b of general
interet'':. '.: , .' s ,
,.;:: . h at
Statistics" -That . Prove i) ft
College Education Desirable.
' Miss IS. Carey Thomae, president of
Bryn' Mawr. ' relieved- many anxious
minds when aha told the largeat audi
ence that aasembled at the St Loula
biennial that college gtrM had th aame
chance bf matrimony and motherhood
that other woman of their claaa have in
thla country. . - Her researches proved
that It per cent of college womea
marry, the aame proportion that obtain
among other women of. moderate in
come. . Now cornea word from the Uni
versity of Michigan that th .eolleg
woman outlives th othera - Ml Helen
Million. Michigan graduate of.-the
class tof 1SI7, hss been collecting ata
tlstlca of the 1,000 women who have
been graduated from tha university
since 1170. matching them with statis
tics of .women taken from the twelfth
census -figures. Out of the first 1,111
girls - who left .the antverslty all but
5 are still living. Th census death
rat tor women In general in 10 year
la iit in every thousand. Miss Million's
researches revealed exactly what Mlaa
Thomaa' did, aa far aa marriage of col
lets women ia concerned, ! fifty ' per
cent marry. . v"
Progress Club ;t-".-':;.. "C
Enjoys Musical Treat. .
A club musical furnished th . enter
tainment for th Progress club at its
regular meeting this week and was. held
at tha home of Mrs. F. P. Young, whoa
house waa exquisitely decorated In the
club colors yellow and white for the
occasion. .Th flowers used for th purpose-
wer Jonquil and lllle. ' '-
Richard Strauaa waa th special aub
ject for the day- Mre. E. K.- Coo vert,
who haa but recently- returned from
Europe, where ah has been completing
her musical studies, save an entertain
ing talk on th great composer, whom
she bad beard, nd mad her talk ape
claly entertaining by exhibiting a hand
some portrait of him, which aha bad
brought with her .from Germany. .
Mra. Toung read a carefully prepared
paper on Strauss, which wa full of
valuable information. ' . A fin musical
program followed, opening with a Straus
serenad. tor four handa, played by Mra.
Pmtlt and Mm M L. Pratt: Mra. Mar
shall i followed, with a beautiful piano
solo: a trio for mandolin, mandola and
piano ws extremely "well rendered by
Mis Cook, Mrs. Young and Miss Clark,
the program closing with two exquisite
vocal solos by. Mr. Amede Smith, who
generously responded to an enthusisstlo
encore. Dainty refreshments, artistically
eerved. . closed the, afternoon. :.
,'.-, at at at - .
Ciyio Improvement-
Well Worth Trying
' "Clvlo Improvemenf- seem to be th
watchword - of th present. Ther k I
scarcely a city in the land where the
women have not enlisted In the work,
but als. from many, like Salt Lake,
cames the wall "the movement haa been
rather spsamodlo and then seemed to
drop out ot sight entirely. One eastern
cjty feeling that one cause ror tne loss
t iniAHtif nn Ylis nart uf wuuien waa'
their dislike, through timidity, to have
men and children reported or arrested
for the violation of an ordinance, and
they ware discouraged at aeelng -them
conatantly violated, conceived tha idea
of using .tha "clean city" button and
giving them in large quantltlee to
women, who were requested to simply
hand one . to every man they saw ex
pectoratlng on the atreet, or to any one
Z- .ih. nrrilnanee. . It waa
IIVMUHH -
found to work excellently, for women
soon developed courage enough to pre
etc., each with Ita grace before eating.
Aa a manual of diet for old and young
It is to be commended for ita sprightly
good cheer , and ita ' freedom ' from
"preachy"' Ingredients.. The book la to
be beautifully printed on Japaneae 'an
ttque paper with decorations by Spencer
Wright ..; t
Lttr of Henrlk Ibsen. .The let
ter, which wer announced to appear
some tim ago, by Fox, Duf field ft Co,
have been detained until the early part
of April ' The difficulty of translation
together with the extent of correspond-
nee, which la much more comprehen
sive thai! waa at firat promised, hare
made the later date Imperative. A few
of th letters, chosen from Ibseae cot
reapondeno with George ' Brands and
published in The International Quar
terly" and "The Critic." have attracted
keen attention. The entire book la des
tined, In all probability,' t take . the
place of the autobiography prjpoeel by
the great dramatist which Illness and
advancing year, however, hav mad
unlikely of fulfillment .. v, , .
v.'. M'''-. Mafagln,' ,
. Th April number of "TH Arana" will
fB-of especial interest to persons Inter
ested In clvre righteousness and rro
gresslv movement along purely dem
ocratic lines, and they -will find a rich
fund for thought tn the following pa
per: "LW Makers Who Shame th
Republic," by Rudolph Blankenbu'-g;
"Municipal Ownership and League .Or-
wanlsstlon," by Ex-Mayor Waists a R
Brown Of Pssssle. .N. tne
Second City of Oreat Britain Ia Doing
for Her People, or Where Municipal
Ownership I In Full Posrer,'' by Clr
Bewick Colbt. This Isttcr artlcl wl'.l
be of , peculiar Interest to people of
Oregon, a Mra Colby hs but recently
come to P'Ttiand to reslrts. The subject
matter shows study and research and
sent the button and the moral suasion ',
in the act waa worth many arreets. '.
Why not try the button plan In Port--,
land? It would be whlatUng to kP
th coursg up t least,
- -? v ;"'.:,',;
Work Prosreulns ;,V; :
Cuietly Cut Effectively. 7 1 r.
Mlaa Mary Chaaa, club organiser for
the N. S. A is doing hsr work most
effectively, and so quietly that It waa :
startling te come acroaa th following '
Item in a Boston paper: -
Tour more cluba In ' Oregon Ne-j
berg, with the following officers: Pras- -ident,
Mr. F. M. Morris; vlce-preldnt,
Mr. M, J. Newland: secretsry, Mra,
ines B. Butt: treaaurer, Mrs. Mary
Mitchell; auditor, Mr. Ellsab-ith flan '
dall. Dayton Preeldent, Mr. . Rachel
& Webber; secretary. Mrs. J. W. Carey;
treasurer. Mrs. - Leevttt. Iafayette
President, Mrs. Maml Con; vice-president,
Mr. Miranda Smith; secretary,
Mr. Jennl Hyde', treesurer, Mrs. Chr-.
lott Knndy; auditor, Mr. Ida Par
ker.' North YamhUlf resident Mi.
"Ama Laughltn; vice-president, Mrs. 7."
M. Bunn: secretary, Mrs. Cecil Hutch-,
croft; treasurer. Mra Blanch Walker;
auditor, Mra. Msry StolL
':; ?1 -: v; ' 11 S-
House Without Kitchen " .'
Not Attractive to English. . -
Mrs. Chsrlotts Perkins Oilman, wTio
will be In Portland to attend the Ns- "
tional Suffrage convention and who will'
suy over to lecture att the Chautau
qua, assembly, is' ar" present r filling a ';
lecture engagement In England, where rf
It lecture beve been arranged for her.'
From England she goea. to th continent ' '
for a serie of IS lectures, beginning at ; ,
Amsterdam, and going on - to Vienna l;
and Buda Pesth, Mrs,. Oilman aall for '
America thla month. - : . , '
Aa la well known. Mr. Oilman ha
pronounced views on household econem- ; .
ice and is a firm believer In co-operative
housekeeping, which vewa hav not been
favorably received In England, aa they '
think a house without a kitchen la both ,
Impossible and ' undesirable. - England,
however, haa not the well developed ser
vant gtH problem which eeems to hav..'
given the lmpetue to co-operatlvs hous
keeping la thl country, : (,
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Club Headquarters: .VI ;v;
But Not in Fraternal Building.'
An adjourned meeting ef the federated
cluba of the city was held at the home
of Mrs. Samuels on Thursday to con
slder a proposition to. take a room In
the Fraternal building at the fair. The
plan eeemed moat desirable, and would
have been. a great attraction, and don
much for - the club, work of th state, ;
but th expenee under present condl
twins, was beyond what th cluba of th '
city felt Ilk aaaumlng. Aa several of
th club ot tb city and stats will hav ,
Individual headquarters and. all other
women's . fraternal organisations wlir'
hav room .In thla, or other building.
thr will be no laek of plaoea In which
to exchange fraternal .greetlnge , and
extend club . hospitality. :v' ,; '" ': '
..v v- '--lB 1 i-f .' i ii rih;.
-' c' .'.' , ,'fyJ sv- '': i1' V
Froebel Society .rt'-t'i
Holds Interesting Meeting.': V
Th Portland Frobl society lield It f
regular monthly meeting at St. Helen'a .
hall Friday at 8 o'clock. Mlaa Helen M. .
Stafford was chairman ot the day and
an unusually fine program wa rendered.
The first number waa a aong, VRaln-,
drop." by the training claaa. Mlaa Staf
ford gave a talk on "Workja the Kinder-
garten-ln April, which waa followed by
another aong by the claes. "Child Life '
in ths Tenement District bf New York"
was finely treated by Sister Agnea Marie. .
and a moat Interesting afternoon cloeed ,
with "a piano aole by Miss Helen Stsf- . -ford.
Several visitor were present and a -good
attendance ot the member.
Mrsl Duniway's Book r' . ' '
AttracxTVVIde"Attentr6n. :
" Mra. AblgaU Scott Duniway of Port
land, Or, la about to publish through ,
A. C Mcaurg A Co. . a novel entitled
rTTora the West to the West." It will
corUla undee he guise of fiction sn '
Interesting end reellsflo picture of tha
perils, hardahlpa, and romantio inci
denta of her own. pioneer travel anrona , ...
the plalna 10 years aga The bMk will
be especially timely In connection v-lth
the approaching Lewis and Clark ex- '
position. Woman's-. Journal. Boston.
ia we'l hardled, and aaidi tn trn
inter it attached to the perscnallty of
the writer, the article Is of deep aln
nlflcsnce atd well worth' a-ricu con- "
uluera'to. A very exeelDnt portrait
of Mra. Vfilty, printed In Sep In on IndU
tint paper accompanies th article. ' '
Elegant portrait of Ralph WaMo
Emerson-; 'ex-Mayor Brown and Ryan
Walker, 'the eartoohlBt In the rams way,
makea a very 'attractive feature nt the
April iasue. . . , ;' -.-'' , . ";
; : -' " " '' i '
v Mia aa Ftre llae lSt. ,.' ; . ;
From Fuet. '.. :" .
- Preeldent Lewie A. Riley of the Ls
Klgh Coal ft Navigation obmpany. in hla
annual report, aaya that one of tha com-'
paay'a mlnee near Tamaqua haa been on
fir for 47 yeara .Regarding ths effort ,
now made ta quench these auberranean
fire the report aaya: m ; ' - - -(
- "A portion of the outcrop of the Mam- '
moth vein la thia locality baa been on
fire alnce 1U7, the fire being confined by
water filling the work Inge below the
water level and cut-offs oa the outcrop.
Before opening the colliery below water ,
level It la neceaaary either to extinguish '
the fire dV get it 'under control. During
the pest, ysar efforts have been made .
with this end In view -which have met
with a large measure of success, a
boiler plant and pumping machlnsry
hsvs been erected on the bank of the
Little .Schuylkill river at Tamaqua for
the purpose of pumping water to the
level of the outcrop. A branch of the
Panther creek railroad haa been ex
tended nearly two miles to reach the
outcrop, and more holee have been put
down at vartoua places whsre there were ,
indication of lira Th- fir" I being
extinguished by waahlng fin Coal dirt
through bore hole on the fir and filling -up
tha vacant apacea so aa to cut off the
air aupply."
. , iw if i nm. ..
From the . Chicago Journal.
"It's simply Impossible for me to find
breed for my family." said th loafer. '
"Sam her,? replied-the hustler. "I '
hav towork for ;t" , , j . .