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Women1 in Reform
Bfins'AckJress.T
The following, addresa wa given ty
Mr. K.-JV,AUnr Piorc r"
a..rfu ninh of University park, at it
'last meeting: ' i " -
'"the tot -of civilisation. I the esti-
ml of women" said Ueofg William
.,,.! -Thm turesent . la woman
. hour In a, larger and purer aenae than
ever before. In Christendom the woman
movement dominate all other question
that Involve social, moral and spiritual
H)im.' Trulv says a well-known au-
..- rh mother heart- a Ood will
never be known to the world'untit trn-
-lated-into-texma or-jpeeca oy m
erted women.' Law and love Will
never balance In the realm of grace until
a woman: nana iniu now
Til laat eeslma w- "t In
"wonderful
degree,
In all walks 01 mo,
"the
-rrotrte wonienj ' L
lArrom, Adelaide' proctor and Alice and
y ..miA tnr the betterment
JaunnUy whUa I""" Al.elt'e
writing have no" equal for children and
. jutn MAnU. HSLl I ICS
ueecner dwi"
' Spok for. thousands of 'slave mothers
whose heart wer wrung wtth the loss
' of those who. byth lw-ctJuron'ty.
'"""were -their -own. . , -- -
What voices' rate higher, or v whose
. efforts eotmte fonnorer-ln: that great
, struggle for equality than trios or ui
cretla Mott and Lydla Maria ChlldT
- Christendom's' favorite, hymn. "Nearer.
rTTTmy Qod. to T heeTIa a. woman' gift to
the world. Through the work of a few
' dvotgdyamen. foremost among them
TT"beitig Clara Barton and Florence Night
engale, today ever 40 nation. In time of
wr, agree to protect thavportloB-of the
witifiM juciinled by the red cros I
'Jt ministry to the wounded.
The phllantfiVopld'OrlfrWrotnT
xanka.Wrtn inenrgneai w tue -tnw
f aortal reform and Dubllo charity In
titutintia with Frances E. ' Wlllard's
wort" and fur puier
at tpmneiaiir
aoelal life, and also the disinterested
effort of her co-worker, Lady Somerset.
Of the life-long devotion of Margaret
Fuller, iucy-iitoni.llabeUi -Xady
' Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and our own
T esuae mi
equal suffrage we , are au wtu . f
qualnted. Mury Uvermora has graced
T''. the lecture platform and preached from
the pulpit with aqulet dignity for
yaar. The work of Julia Ward Howe
. C vfor patrtotUnn and 1 humanity. ' and -
prlal)y for the great-truUv-thatOher
.k-.ij v. mn ..rtf standard for
man and woman.' ha been a telling faq?
llor iiL aclal it f oi nu
The wont of Ramabla runanrforlhe
work of the women of India ha been
tSJZot untold-worth, Anna. Garland -Spen-"
oer stand a peace reformer, and how
,. .. much. w eed -auch reformera-todayl
W all know aomewhat of thwork of
-Mrs. llalllngton Bwlti a a inisuu i
t ormer and of Mrs. -Booth Tucker's work
- for hnjnanitrr Jano -Adaam of- Hull
house fame and Chariotl 1'erHln uu-
-man - are workers - along reform . lines
whom vi may have the pleawureof
?(5rTIaBarihls year. Jia name
y.ot radium Is revolu-1
llonlslna -solenee: A ton g religious HT10
ref onnatlooworJLW Jiav Mary xwacri
Eddy, .who through her realisation oi
-the- beaatlfnttruth-or-tti- BibW Ihe
l"k kr tnt'-ll. .Ih l'trflne and drunk
ard jeformedVand thousand of earth'
, weary wea fed with heitafipf-Hfe.
"In
closing, let m aaj" w believe
-gr?tarmy or Women in
churchendorgnlta41otul who r4TnentrCr"hei year it plan to estab
trlvlngdally to reform self; to o live
" tn the great light of dlvln lov that
'they may think no vll of any of God's
children: that their prayer forpeace
-will encircle th glob until all nation
cease from at rife; that self ih interests
hall be eliminated and perfect obedience
be rendered to th Master, which will
: then bring about a grander civilisation
through thl reformation of elf.'V
r..v.. -r: it
Ninth Annual Meeting -Washington
State Federation.
Th following call ha been "sent out
for the ninth annual meeting of the
Waahlngton State federation, to be Held
In Walla Walla May tl. June 1. t. It
contain some excellent suggestions
r-wbidt might be. adopted with profit in
th tat work or Oregon:
"The ninth annual meeting of the lout by a club and they hav com thick
W. a F. W. C. lll b held In WllidnLjrat lb patya-r-twH-"th
Walla. May lliune 1 and 1. 1S.-Tbe
board of director will hold a meeting
at t o'clock a. a.. May .Si. .Delegates
will be registered at the same hour.
Th convention will be called to 'or
der at 10 o'clofk a. m., Wednesday. May
1, and adjourn Friday
June 1.
sjternogivl
"Federation officer, chairmen of
standing i.iitii.. fTafllts ilrtr
"kite, and program appointees, will be
provided entertainment by th Wall
JWalla club women. Special hotel rate
will be secured for ; visit lig cub women.
"Clubs admitted since the lat con
vention will give a three minutes' re
port of their work and the city federa-
. . r I THE PRISON LIFE OF.JEF-
I PERSON DAVIS " By Bvt
Lieut-Col. Jfctn -J. Craven.
. surgeon of volunteers and
phystalat to tn prisoner during his
, confinement In Fortress Ifonroe.
Forty Vara-ago-thl-irsok.. nhich.
stmrly a record of the periodical visits
of the attending phr.-li'lun to a prisoner,
was given to the public. Its author was
a-man distinguished for loyal service In
the ranks of'-the t'nlon- army; the
prisoner, tb lat president of the Con
federate states in th history of,, h
- conctxy, the meet dlgtingvisire prisoner
vr hld captlv.
The Intimate and peculiar condition
under which a phy.slf'lan studies a
-patl'lil glws tilmr a& nffwreage ih'aT
years' of ordinary observation could not
acuulre-heuce, when- Dr, -Craven pub-
llshedlhl book In 166 It sent a thrill
thftfugh th whol cnuntry T. the inti--mate
Of Jeffersin Pa via lnn eeftnte
of some years before and t those who
' f m under bis Jurisdiction during tils
' ervlo ' ecretary o wr, ili book
appealed Ilk th return of a lost frlsnd;
' for four year they had viewed htm
..through, th mist of war and rebellion,
end now again they heard from him
tn mart To Xh ms of people the
r book w 1mply food, for a morbid
.-cariosity... The writer bd actually seen
nd talked with and administered to
' "Jeff Pavl.'' and everything h could
1 tll botithim. .sf food for th hungry.
J--.Th book m today. In 1tg 'WprlBT"
with a fr greater, significance, and I
vastly more Important ss a work of his
tory than probably the author ever
dreamed of It being, t'pon its first
Issue th host of witnesses war then
allv (o prove every little defalk With
pleaae 1 lie a written
rr'a work with the re
report of...tpe y
cording secretary. -n not fall to In
clude a list of the new officer-In thl
Jpart, l
va .'oouncll of president' will be con
ducted nd an opportunity given club
to-discuss work planned or already ao
compllHhed. ..u.j. -. - - - -
"Will club president attend . to the
payment of club dues before the annual
meeting,? Dele gate from club having
failed to pay dues are not entitled to
seats In the convention.
"""Each Woman's club..of IS member or
less within- theJtite',.of Washington,
otherwise entitle to -membership, shall
be entitled to one, voting member in the
on vent Ion; eoh club or more' tnaa-1
'"'''f ,i'?'ba . ntWd-te two voting
members 'until 'lie club lo whkh--Ue
wo member belona-'tiumpers 9i
when the said club hall be entitled to
one additional voting member for each
sddlllunal IS mem-ber.
Srh locarfederatlon-oftB clubg'or
less shall be entitled to two voting mem
bers, and for- each additional 10 club to
one additional voting member.
. "Chairmen of aUndlng committee are
entitled to vote, - .
Member of other' women' organiza
tion will be cordially-welcomed via
ltora to all easion-ef- the convention.
"For Information regarding transpor
tation, delegate' name, etc., see -In-
etruction! Delegate' from the Walla
Walla lacal committee.
"Win-the rluli prrtaeWr-bTrTieere
tsries kindly have th call' for the con
vention; also the Walla walla letter oi
instructions read t aTlub "meeting f T"
-MARY M. BROWN, Presidents
"ELJHB-STrrJOHN, Corresponding
Wrrtryr
rl-'WlU -ydu'pleasOeadaf!gclul meet
ing th "ten reaeonr . glven in . in en
closed pamphlet, why th women of the
nitiiwst should erect statu to Baca-
jawear we inmK tntf viuu wuumii v
Waahlngton should-take a pride In hav
ing a part in this work. Will you ena
any contribution to Mr. Barah A. Evsns,
Oswego, Oregon?
Thl Jaat clause I an unusual com-
pllment- to Wworrof -another- tat
nd I highly appreciated by the Saca
Jewea Statu association.
Anothef Cood Club 7
EoCJthtJStatB-Eedfirjitii
Mw-gtar Us thB-ftrmamentiof Tlub
made Iteeif knuwn by a gensrou dona
Uon to thfiwrajawea Statu fund,
Which was quit enough to prove It was
up to date, had a proper appreciation ot
th fitne of thing, and would there
for be an acqulaltlonrto the stat fam
ily of clubs, so a little -investigation
proved all the surmises to be correct.
at Mitchell on to be proud of.
The Blue. Mountain L,lterrywa or-
.A l..t l.mi... nrt I. th flrat
list lanuary, and I
wntnan'a rlnh In Mitchell. It oraanlsed
tHB hln4 ti""- aniFWTlmned-tol;
Allvluli.-wllt pleaae
Meetings are held-twice a mOTrth-at-titeoavmenf.:
nomes-of -tne ineiuueis. iue siuuy ini
year, which- wlii continue until July- 1,-ls
Knglish history and literature, with a
parrmTnentary a"rTrranff1iorr7f icuslon
of current events The elub 1 anxious
IHaf It ahould not. be -understood, a
ahouUf'not. be -understood.
tb.Janiwflul(l Jmply that It -intend I
10 connne li iciivuren w kii iuiviuii;
lish arm maintain a Tree reading room
and Interest Itself actively- in civic Im
provement, believing, a th president,
Mrs. Q. Fontaine says, 'that women's
club should take up live Issues well
a dead poets.'
During th past winter the club pre
sented a fine-f leg srrd a number of
book to th public school. Th club
1 . much Interested in th work of th
State federation, and believes that only
th best result can be attained by
united effort, and as soon a th pre
liminaries can be arranged they will
oo dmibt--b-wetcomed"lnto ,th tatori
ganlzatlon.
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Woman's Easter Edition
6f the BellinghamrHerald.t
Ttl flneBt""womn' edition" ever got
Bellligham Easter edition of the Herald,
Issued by the P. F, E. club of that city.
It - Is a-8-pag-paper-devotd to all
branches of Journalism, from tele
graphic news, over leased wire to mag
asln features, and embracing stories.
literary features, bpolcne views, fash-
Ions and all ' branches or domestic
science. eltogfJhPrjuikillaiuia-atJii
Xintefa women will want to file away for
reference. It I elaborately illustrated
both In it advertising . columns and
news pages, and a,cujsory. glance show
thst the women; TfUhelr effort, had the.
loyal support and encouragement of th
business people of the city. Ella Jilg
glnson, who I an associate member of
the eye of the civilised world focued
upon th situation, hedged about with
narrowness, bigotry and prejudice from
both aide, and 111 own life and liberty
In Jeopardy for any laps of duty or
discipline. It I altogether lmprobabl
that Dr. Craven. would--kv written-one
word that could not bavebeen ub -
stantlated beyond a question of a doubt.
Today th host hav melted away
leaving but here and there a solitary
flgurewJio . witnessed-th scene of
Jefferson Davis' Incarceration; ' th
world-has - lost Its Interest and .,111
whole even). 1 readjr to f 9 Into history,
the. permanent history of bur country,
and here come the' importsnc of thl
wbrk' for some of Its most .posltv.
-irtBtemehTs; loTaTilniinyana-wiWOuf
secrecy, are b.'lng loudly- and flatly
' contradicted by someX th most con
spicuous actors or the events, ana tney
insist that history mub be' written ss
they would now Ilk to see It. after
4 year of humanity and civilization
have toned down their Idea of military
discipline. , -
The pity i that these controversies
should have arisen, for they simply
throw discredit as' wall aa blame upon
the officer themselves who ,at the
tlm. no doubt acted from a high sense
of duty Th. better-way to look t it
would be. that in 40 year the World
ha edvance and become so, much bet
ter that wa shudder and rpoll . from
what was than simply the fortune of
war, oruvi and Inhuman, but don ac
cording to our light.
Im Craven' story Is so straightfor
ward and unaffected that a doubt of
its authenticity could never enter, th
reader mind. 'It however doe mor
than give the fscta of his Imprison
ment at Fortress Monro. , Nina of Mr.
'Vi
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Mrt. Marian
theclub and resident of Belllngham,
gave the edition .valuable asslsUnc.
both as th editor of a literary pag
and, In material for other- page. A
three-column artlel by Cora, F. Brattoa
on "Hints orr-Attending- 1Z PorlUnd
Faini qulUj. f etur andglxea. aom
vnllenf advlm both as tO th
laynltytht ntrald extendeoTh-eTr4 thr-achooip-aithotjgh the eehooi-1-T..,ri-
il wt nnmfortabU I tended- to- l-a-Stat fedaralloa-inat!
and effective wy cf-ee4ng:it. . .r-n--
Th P. IV F. club wa organised' :Jn
ltoo with seven charter members; at
the close of th flrt year it member-
evs!mbll6f4--
Is, "Th world 1 advancing, advanc
with It." Th letter -tnd for Pro.
TsTe-lvg. 1 literary and " Fraternal. - Th
first years of th club were largely a
voted to clvlo work, later th object ha
bueii lu eiw.1 a ululi liuuse.
wlit It na
now bn flVlt and - tnr which th
The club Is to be congratulated both
ror'lher Ucces 6f undertaking and
pleaaure for alter club to subscribe to
It. nhd an squst plessure "'v-"
readable paper. congratulation from
ynrOigon
rr.".- . K , t"'t"rT
Severe Criticism for ?
New Vork State Federation.
A trd school for girls "a been th
"bet noire'' of th New York 8tt fed
eration -for years past, almost since Its
organisation. Last fall at the stat
convention th Issue In th election for
president wa plainly ona platform of
for or against th school. Mis Carpen
ter won over Miss Dora Lyon, 'and th
school wa definitely abandoned.- Sine
that time a new issue ha presented lt-
BrtfrWhat should be don with the few I
thousand that had been collected for a
school? It wis given for-a school and
to a eohool It had to go; then cam the
question, what school? ' Claimants In
numerable appeared, but finally slm
mered down to three.
A few days ago a meeting was called
for tha purpose of disposing of this
momentous- questlon.--nd the account
given of It in th club column of a
New Tork paper contain so many les
sons for other club and stat federa
tion, laughable a th proceeding were,
that It la quit worth reading.. It ald
la partj ;
"Mr. Harry Halting spoke In favor
of the proposition made by the Man-
halls T e S
hesl far-Olrls.-Bhg
no exact figure to show th financial
responsibility of th Institution, nor
very much detailed. lnformaUonJ,o pre-
favor of th Pascal Institute, showing
It to be In a disorganised condition at
present, but giving personal assurance
of Its future possibilities. Mrs. Linda
GOSSIP OF SOME CURRENT BOOKS
Davis' biographies hav ever given a
clearer Insight into the character of th
man. Th present . generation. ( hits
largely been brought up with the id-
that ell he was fit for was to be
"hung to our apple.. treeL To.be.
rrttlg-r6ni "adversary 1 to diminish
lone' victory and one of the glorle of
the north ahould be that th man who
directed Operation against them, wns
one of exceptional attalnm'enta. unuaual
ability; and broad and liberal -education
aa proven by the msny conversation
with hint 'which Dr.-Craven-carefully
wrote, down, until he wa forbtddenby
General Mile to talk to him upon any
but- professional - subjects. - --r
. Th bood doe nottouch .Jjponih
wr record of Jefferson Davli.nor does
It-comment -en ny-f Ira vnts, and
ends before th trial. The record was
not originally kept for publication. Hind
should recelv mora credence from 'this
fact, but th writer later felt It a duty
to publish it, a no doubt, on account of
th dispute and controversies, his son
recognises a demand for- Its republica
tion now.
Tha farthest thing probably from
the writer's -mind -when -hewrot th
bonk w any strain of humor In It, and
yet aa w see Major enerafMlle as
suming command of '.Fortress Monro.
Issuing orders snd strutting the strut
of the bumptious army officer, w an
ticipate tli smiles that hav covered
th far .of th land fa om-f -the
characteristic hav hten emph1d by
time and declining year.! .Th book h
an excellent portrait of Dr. Cravan for
frontispiece, and It I ervlcablf
borfnd for llbrarr purpose. O. W. Dil
lingham company. Price $1.20.
"The Princes Elope By Harold
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White.
ilull Larned of Syracuse presented th
claim of th "Institution foondec; 1
year ago by th Woman' Educational
and Industrial union - of- Syracus,-1n
which h 1 pronlly-lntereted.Sh
promised Iha sll the trades whloh were
needed in Syracuse would be taught In
in
tended- to- be- a- State- federation inatlttu ,
tlon. and pleased her audlanc by prom
ising to grant vry concession or con
dition Imposed by th federation. "-"-,""
'Mr. Larned ha a charming person
alltyranaUI Iier-Trienas were present.
large majority,' as the chairman de
lightfully announced, to recommend to
th egecuttvabogrdthar th trad
chool f und-b-turned over to th Syra
cuse Educational and Industrial unions
-Tkse I li disputing . faats... Th
Tuesday proceedings. wra cryatalllsa-
hardly a well established statsDodr
th" Oenerat f ederwttonwheret gucTT1"
Jril4Pidwa.vrlnsi,,"r1lllftnt policy
TradeSehool foflrlj;kKltua'd-4n;;
central and vary accessible part ofNew
York. yt h""r t"1-a dnaen of the
women "who hav been mot anxious to
establleh "it-trade school have aver vis
ited It. They cheerfully voted to give
th money they hav collected to an
other Institution they hav not een, fori
th very good reason that It doe not
yet exist. They have never . takn
tha smallest pains to- investigate any
part of th industrial situation. They
do not know what kind of technical edu
cation 1 called, for, or what trade offer
th best Inducements to women. They
know nothing of the limitation placed
upon women' work by th trde union
nd other Industrial factors. A few In
dividual club women do know these
thlnga, but thlr Information ..llreclvd
with languid Interest. Imagine tha Ma
achuiett federation or the, Illinois or
Colorado federation going about a tre
mendously Important enterprise in such
a manner.
RrofessorJhJugh Herd man
Lectures to Tuesday Club.
- It hs long been the custom of th
Tuedy' afternoon club to close it
year' work with a lecture bearing on
th subject or th year' study. Last
Tuesday finished th prescribed course,
nd Professor Hugh Herdman of the
Portland Academy wa Invited to deliver
III d(1r. ClilHWIIlg lor nis topic,
What English Literature has Don for
th World." h gav a masterly resume
ofEngllHtrtur-from It, earliest
period "to"fh author of th present
day. It wa a large subject to be
treated In little mora than a half hour,
but Professor Herdman had his subject
so well In hand that there wa appar-
McOrath. "Th Amethyst Box" -By
Anna Katharln Oreen. The ar the
first two torle In what th publisher
very pproprlatly call th Pocketbook
series.': . This : series when completed
wUl contain, five stories, two by each
of th above author and on by Lloyd
Oahourne. . It will be a complete little
set, ao far aa th scop covered by It
I concerned, a It 1 designed to cover
three aspect of American romance
adventure, mystery and humor.
Anyone-Who ha read Mr. McOrath'
"The Man on the Bog" will realise that
th atorle coming under tha bead' of
'tumorous" will . be replete wltb In
tereetlng features and full of rich,' dell
cat humor jthat can be, enjoyed with
out leaving a eensatlon of coarseness
omnfItne."Th torjrfirt sent ou
desls with 'a- -foreign situation, th
character are well drawn and. the story
ha been worked eut In- the-anthor'a
own Inlmltsble manner. i -
Tbe mention of the mystery romani
of the series at one suggests the nam
of Anna Ktharln Oreen,- who ha en
ured a field of "tory writing fw
women hv ventured upon, and In
which non hav attained herfcuccess
that of th deteetlv tory. lTh Ame
thyst Box" 1 the atory of a mysterious
death; brought about through a tiny vial
Of deadly poison that had been encssed
In an amethyst enclosure. ' The story Is
deeply Interesting, fall of exciting It
nation and ' Highly characteristic of
Mr. Oreen styl. '
, 'But why th nam "Pocketbook Set
HeaT" A glsnc at th neat, uniform
else, blnJrig and general get-up ex
plain the name, for tby ar scarcely
larger, than.-a . man' letter 'cane, will
easily lip Into th breast pocket or
hand bag, and ef a clear distinct typ
no akimmlng. but " every vital
, I nnlnt In aroaa and noetry-eaaayBl
lory ana jicnuii, - riuu,
teuahad en. nn lasts in.
fluenca on tha time and people loglo-
allv khown.. ' It right along th
Jilia-Of atudylJia cluD had toewiFswrklng
on, and wa a fitting climax to a profit
able year, and wa a lecture to leave Jt
Impress on every-one that heard It.
Several excellent musical number,
tnong hm-two piano solo by Ml
May Bhillock, accompanied by Mrs. Ber
gen, and some pianonumber by Mr.
Marshall were very nuchnjayed,:.
Th meeting wa held at the beauti
ful home of Mr. George A. Dunham, at
Richmond. - Th house wa exquisitely
decorated In snowball and, greens, and
the member and guest completely
filled the two large parlor. - At tn
Kin., tha nrnrra m e. dellnhtful OCll
hour wa enjoyed, .wlllle . lee and other
refreshments were-- served, Several
other social function are on th tapis
fbr th.lub Deror vi w,
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ltelfgdjournd-for th-yr,
,.nnn ; ' .. . ..
The Industrial Committee - X
Sends Some Good SuggestioneV
Th following .letter ha Jut been
sent by the industrial committee of the
stat federation to all the club of th
tata, with th earnest ""request that It
may receive conatderatlon by th calen
dar committee: -
, "Th Industrial committee, appointed
at th last meeting of the Oregon Stat
Federation -of Woman's cluba, submits
th following auggestlon for th een
sideratlon of -your program committee.
Th industrial problem 1 one which af
fects th life nfvery family, and this
commlUsaJeeU 4 hat the- tUnabas
comewUen-.lhe- women, of .Jelurcaa
do much toward lightening the burden
of the women who work. It la'becau
nfhtxwrwn ' TfoiU'thnt rinb -wo
have the time to devote to club work.
While legislation 1 necessary, public
opinion can accomplish more. nd to
direct publlo opinion 1 th provlnc of
club women. To do thl Intelligently
we must study th- problem
- "Thw. .iig.tlnn. era t
careful study, and are submitted with
the following recommendation:
rrTThar chTcluippolnr" anTlndu
trial committee. '
'That each Club hould dvot on
meet in g a year to -the considers t ion of
some feature of industrial problem. .
ollowing . suhjftcts r ng
gested for study: '
"ThCTrbiemrrhe JCnemployd.r
-iew-Weman'irVork Affect - La
bor,'
JlThTradegiJynlon MovemontJn
America.'
"Work of
the Consumers' Learu.'
TTrTrn Labor Law In Oregon,'
- - - . . rrr. ... . ,
to inform th lnduatrlal committee of
1T4 i.. Tnm nea frr hiiiitm
any action, that-tneir ctuo may taae
upon this matter, . andof3he. uhJot
eboen for-tHdy7"
"A copy of the labor "taw tt th state
mar lx sn uuil on auulH-atlun to o,
HQffZlalftiPiBmllapeaieinfl
-3MT--fTT.r.Tpf tt" rnTTtrMrr jm
The State Flower
WHI Have Day at fair.
Too lafto gtvlfun partlculariTn'
thl week' pag. th Invitation baa Just
reached the secretary . of th Oregon
State federation -from the Oregon His
torical society to take charge of "Oregon
Q rap day!which .ha - been, arranged
by th management - of th xpoltlon.
Th exact date -has not yet been set,
but it will" probably be July It. which
Is the date on which It was adopted by
the- State Horticultural society. Th
matter will -be turned ever teethe x
poaltion committee of the State federa
tion, and It 1 quit safe to predict that
a credltabl day will be arranged
H-H,.K 1 .
Collegiate Scholarship
Given to Western Girl. - -
Miss Aurella Henry, of Berkeley1, who
was graduated from th University of
California In th class of 1S98, and who
later took -the degree of doctor-oX phllr
osophy at Tale - University, haa Just
been awarded th European scholarship
of th .. "Aocltlon of. Collegiate
Alumna.'
Thl association 1 a -national organ
isation of women college graduatee. It
has branches in 80 different - cltfe
Portland being about the latest to form
a branch with a membership or over
I ently
I . . "Commute."
I at H -
eh with a memrjersnip or overixne worn - nr " moinrs mctunm- nrri
TTTpuppoRihrs' sch"otarsTnpw
"006:
the aim of promoting advanced study by
college women whOvglve promise of dis
tinction through original gift, preVlou
training; energy, power of endurance
and health. The beetowal of th schol
arship Is based on evidence of th can
didate' ability and of her promise of
success In her chosen line of ; study.
that will not try th eyes In poor light,
of unsteady travel. The brown linen
binding la completely eovred with a
red and green basket pattern design
which 1 attractive and ervlceabl
'TnpuWlaher"f thl- erl hav
oertalDly filled needand at a time
when people ar beginning to eondens
their baggage for light ummr travel;
when book of - ordlni ry " ar com-
beraom and heavy, but reading matter i
must be carried along. These .fresh, I
bright little books will be welcomed and
appreciated. Bohbs-Msrrlll Co.
Prlc 74 cent eacb. ' . '
"Port Arthur; A. Monstsr Heroism' W
Bf Richard Brry..On April . 19. thl
book was given to the publlo by MoffaU
Yard Co., It ha had a spirited ad
vanc sl In every section of th coun
try, howlng a lively Interest every
where, not only tn the great war now in
progress In the far east, but also, and
especially . In that vsst spectacular
epoch-making siege by which the war
Will b remembered generations after Its
ether detail hav merged Into mere his
torical record. . t '
Th Illustration ar also novel and
Interesting. With tWo'eaeeptlon they
r th product . of . Mr,- Barry' -
camera. Th f rontlspleceuj a painting
by th Russian artist Maxsanovich from
Mr. Barry' snap shot or a jspanese de
tachment springing from -cover for a
frontal attack. '
"Th Breath Of th Ood" By Sidney
McCalK , It 1 nn,w four year sine th
weetnes and freshness and tenderness
of ."Truth, Dexter" captlvsted nd d
lighted th reading public, and th'
author ho devoted these years to tb
Women who ri looking forward tr,4
ltlons as professors and teachers, or to
msrary"o'r'sclntirio vocation, are
ha been a teacher of Engllah at Lewi'
ton, Idaho, for three year, "where h
itnr hold th "chair f ttigiisti. Re
cently she attained dlatlnctlonwlth a
translation of Pant' 'D Omrcla."
Sh expect to spend th time allotted
hq by th scholarship in traveling and
th study of literature tn Europe.
H v n- .;
Mre Marian White's -r:-ui.
"Art in the Greater West.'lli::
' The' many who ' visited Chautauqua
dally last year to near Mrs. Marian
White's delightful talk on ''Art nd
Artists " will' be pleased to learn that
she la to lectur for th Woman' club
Monday, May . lntheK. Pf ."Pi hall
Marquam building. The subject chosen
l1U B1 H t - -
for thin Ifirtiir Is ht
Wet." .IW'hll Mrs, Whit is n Engll.h
woman, who knew Oladstone, Thackeray
and Dickens a intimate friend In her
father home, she 1 at heart an en
thusiastic western, woman; we' might
almost say a typical one, for she pos
sesses all th . forceful characterlstlo-
ususlly credited -to th women ot the
wef 'j ' ... '
A strong point in all Mrs. Whit'
conveT-satlon and lectures is an Illu
minating faith In tha west and every
thing western.- Repeatedly, much to the
"disgust of some of our Portland con
noisseurs, who ar afraid to worahlp
away front the shrine of h "old mss
ters," she maintained that out of the
west would com th great artist of th
future,-and to th west th artlata of
th present must look for Inspiration
and "ubjeetfr that -the artef -th east
was- becoming -SUU. ,' and-largely re pro.
ductlon, - while that of the - west wa
allv with originality and plrltWltb
thess wsl4- known vie wo -It Is little won
der her-eomlng lecture is looked for
ward to with a rippl of excitement and
much Interest. : - ' -
- Mr. Whit 1a th editor of the Fin
Art Journal of Chicago and conduct
a 'Traveler'. Club" j th Chicago
b" free to club member, who ma?
bring guests upon th term obtaining at
regular dub meetings
SomeFact6ra-
InMaking of Oregon. "-
Th next meeting -of -the-Woman's
club.T: May-rl. wlttte on -of rmraaual
interest and - Jmportancav It - will - be
under the auptc of th -Oregon Hl
torrclag. Th' dat was chosen as
being the club day nearest to the annl-
versHfy -of-the Lewl'mna Clark party
departure from St. Louis. The subject I
l ror the day wui he "Bom factor in
nnM. whih win h.
- . . : - . r
discussed by Professor Joseph Sehafer
or th department of history of th
University of Eugene..-: -
Pr"f""r ff"hf m Mil Jlf tia tnnmt
eminent ccholar and historian on thl
tTioasl. 118 lrths-jolhrauthor of "Strong
nd - Bchaf r - Son - of - the - American
Peopla,'-and1s -authors f!Tha -Origin
of the-System of Land Grant In' Aid of
Education," and many liltorluaIp per.
At present he is engaged In Writing a
Matory f gaomlope, - whloh
to"be volume I oftbe greatest" history
of North America. yjcj!Ubltshe(L-edited
by Dr. Guy Carleton, Lee and, of which
me sixin KUium nu jumi eppvoTca.
- Professor - Sehafer is a -prominent
member of th American Historical so
ciety and also of th Oregon Historical
ocloty. ' ,
-That all may hav th benefit of thl
lecture It haa been decided to make
it an open day, and the member will
hav th privilege to bring a many
guests a they Ilk.' :- '
z,.'..,'
Notes of Interest
From W. C. T. U. Work.
fliinnyalde fi.. T. Tr contlnuea to
hold Interesting meeting very Thura
day at their headquarter. Tamhlll and
Thirty-fifth street, at p. m.
Central Portland will now meet every
"Wednesday rX 1 p. -m. In th new tt
headquarter In th Ooodnough build
ing. .
Arleta union meet In' th M. E.
church first and third Thursday of th
month.
-Mr. W, E. D Rlemer, wife of Dr.
D Riemer, who Is to be In charge of th
government exhibit at the Lewi - and
Clark exposition, I th corresponding
eecreUry of District of Columbia W, C,
T. U.. and I specially connected wtth
the work - nf - mothers' meetings. Her
interest ana a royai welcome wu
her from white rlbboner of Oregon.
Mrs. Mattle Graves organlsad a union
t Weaton recently with a moat prom
ising outlook for future activity.
Report coming from eastern Oregon
give enthusiastic accounts of Mrs.
Graves' work. Mrs. Emily Merrltt, for-
careful writing of "The Breath of th
Ood," Just published thl month.
- Those who have read the manuscript
ef the book sssert that It Is a won
derful story and of unusual power, with
a strong, original and unexpected plot,
closely knit -and vividly unfolded, and
replete and striking wltn situation. Th
seen ar laid in Waahlngton - and
JDan. JLlttl, Brown aV Co Price 11.60,
"Tou -Can Search M" By tb author
of "John Uenry." To those wno hav
followed the career or John Henry,
under the skillful management of Hugh
McHugh will be delighted to again see
him make hi bow to th publlo, thl
.time, aa-th- co-partner -of . Bunoh- 4n-a
enterprise to -retrieve the fortune Which
Bunch ha lost on the eve of hi wed
ding, and. which John Henry himself I
much In need of. -
It I "not a filgh 'grade ef literature
surely, but can provoke a laugh where
rmor studied wrt would grow werlaom
and he ha th virtu, at least of know
ing when to stop, and th bright aid
of vry situation ls,alwaya uppermost.
O. W. Dillingham company. . Prlc Tl
cent. . - ' , .
. Majaiinea. . i . . " .
Imprslon Qurtr1y" Thl la on
of ths dear, delightful littl magsslne.
. Th flrt number Dt n srtlcls on
"Art and Life." by Rgina E. Wilson, to
be given In thres parts, I begun In tho
currant number, nd promt ' a de
lightful tret In th two to follow.
Th msgssln contain go illustration
but-two very pretty Insert, m Illus
trating Mr. Prltchard' bmr1n pte
ture and th other ef L Torre Del
Magla accompany th articles. "Impr-
inert y t Nebraska, -will fla om
e lour meetings planned bv the
IHVenf
ana mi Anns uordon bid fair to b
th greatest events of the eeson. .
tatneadqnartTS will, soon ' be
opened all th time. Mis Lena Pgrker
-in organisation or a vounv wnm.n'a
temperance union' 1 on of th event
tn th near future. . "
A. formal opening of headquarter i
Wii Bllfgu iur. , .
. H X
To Iceland, With . .
Lady Von Rydingsvard.
It J rarely tha-women-of-Pomana
have enjoyed so delightful a -treat as
they did last Satufday in th lecture on
Iceland bjr Lady Anna Von - Rydtngs-'
"" n UDject Of th lectur j
wagannounoeiU-i-aoine . abjection 'W
maaa tat "it was such an unlntsrest
lng country,"- but on and all reloleed.
Dlor th apeaker was .through that
th objection was overruled, as they
were forced to conclude tht Iceland wa
f -the meet - interesting countries
they hsd ver been, permitted to visit
with a lecturer. . -
To a vast amount of Information, th
lecturer add, a grace of delivery, a
command of vocabulary- and expression
that few speakers, -especially women,
posse. Lady Von Rydingsvard 1 en
tirely devoid of stag effect, and tell
her Story in an unaaaumlng, conver
sational manner, giving - detail .' suf
ficient for a clear understanding of sit
uations but unincumbered with figure
or ttreaome statistics. --. - :
Club -women throughout tlm atata
wlU -be plsosaj q know that LadV v.
dlngvrd, will msk bet Jioma perma-
nouuy hi r-oriiana, and we predict that
h will be much In demand for club
program tn -corning year."
-------itsi tt
Woman's Club Secures
Headquarters at Imperial.
now to properly entertain visiting
club women during sxpesltlun -hs
oeen a question that baa puxxled th
I wr ai
j r-l-tlTlfir
local cram for. anions time. Foue
wa not to be
thought of. a it 1 neither expedient
nor aeirari. but soma arrangement
mat would pe praotloal and agreeable
mut b found, and at lenath tha
Woman' club -ha-ffeeted n i range--
meot wnicn, wnu not as yet worked,
put lii detaHTl ufflclenUyadvanca
to ce announced. During th summer
th dub win hav headquarter in the
parlor of . the Hotels Imperial.- Each
day two member will be detailed to go
to th. hotel and remain- for, th day.
wnere tney will hold themselves in
m to aeeompany vlsltlii g mem
bers to the stores, on excursions, give
tnem;7 information regarding trains,
street car line, feature of the exposi
tion, and assist them. In every way pos
sible. A register will b keptand aJJJ
-..mv -viiroii ii.iiii ins ciiy can urup
In and - leav their addresses or men
sage, and appointment can 'be mad
through thl bureau of information
Nothtnrlnlhf way of aoclal antertaln-ment-will
ha attempted t thrae head
quartet, as It -will be solely Of a busi
-Isl. wlane-lto- vlsllertr
ness nature and to give fraternal greet-
t K K
Meetinjf-of National,
Federation Musical Clubs.'
Th biennial of th .National Fedr
tlon of Musical clubs will be held In
Denver... Jun . J to -1 inclusive. The
meeting will be held In th club house
of th Denver Woman' club, which ha
a beautiful concert halt Th program ,1
a follow: Jun 7, luncheon by -the
Woman' club to delegate, and In th
evening a reception will be given by the
national board. On June there will be
an executive session and a concert by
Denver women. -The-eleetloit f officer--take
place on th tth. In th afternoon
will be given a lecture, and In the even
ing a concert by the Tuesday Muslcsl
club, assisted by artists. -On the last
day of th biennial the delegate and
visitor will be taken en an excuialottr
to th mountain. Very moderate rail
road rates have been made. .
H t
ForestryTCrub':
Will Hold Early Meeting.
As the regular monthly meeting ot?
th Forestry club com on th m
afternoon as Mrs. Marian White's lec
ture, and as many wish to attend both.
it . has been decided to hold an early
immun ot in. - mreeiry ana aninurn
Instead of meeting at th horn of ot.
of th member, ss Is eustomary, the
club has been called to meet at 1
o'clock, May. I, In the committee room of
the Woman' club, K. of P. hall, Mar
quam building.
Mrs. Howard will b th essayist of
the sfternoon.
3J
3d
slon" 1 edited by Paul Elder and pub
lished at, 211 Post "street. Ban Francisco.
' "Leslie' Monthly Magailn"--Th
opening articli I an exceedingly good
and senslbl on by Jeanstt L. Oilder
on "Does It Pay -to B a Literary
Woman T" Miss Gilder' own success
ful -career-as a literary woman has fit
ted her for the well handling of the
lubject and a atlafactory answer. -
Th article which will be read with
the greatest Interest by Pacific coast
reader will b "Viking of th Pa
cific." by Agne C Laut. This begins
a gerie of articles,-thl-partleular 6tia
dealing with th adventure of Captain
Cook drawn from original sources. "Th
Plnkertons" I a aubject that, th pub
llo never grow wesry of, and no matter
how th newspapers hav' exhausted th '
record of great criminal 'easea. Wheli
th magaslne give a story Ilk th pres
ent on In 'Leslie's about th Bldwell
bootbers and th Reno family. It I
Jst a fresh a a new discovery by Edi
son. Th May number ba aeveral very
good short stories. .
"Th Century Mgagln"lTn first
article on "Great Invention, Described
by Their Inventors," begins In Msy
number with Mr.- Charles .. Bush' ' o
count of 'Th Arc Light." . Thl tdi-y
of on ot the most wonderful factor
of, modern life told by th Inventor,
should prov of permanent Interest and
valu. .., . .
The frontispiece oC th My lsua i
th flft.-ef -four drawings by Blgmond
Ivanowskl, illustrative of th four sea. -sons,
this first typifying th Joyousne
Of gprUUt. . , ,
I,