THE - OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, . PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 15 J907.
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WOMEWS CLUBS MD WORK
Edited by Mrs. Sarah A', tirans.
Th Country Store? '
Has CloMd Its Doors. ' ' , j
Tba country store which haa been
conducted by the Oregon Federation' of
WoDiu'i club for the past, two weeks
at the pure food ahow clMed ita doors
last night not iy order of tha court
bankrupt proceedings, the management
la pleased to announce, but bjr force of
clrcumatancea the lonaaomanaas of lta
aurroundlnga In the banquet hall from
which all but they had departed.
The atore was a succeaa from every
standpoint, but that of tha general at
tendance at the show itself,, which was
never as large aa It ahould bare been.
mi considering the attendance, the ex
pectauons or the club women were
more than realised. The merchanta of
Portland were wonderfully generous
with few exceptions and merchandise of
every description was contributed; much
mat waa or little value to the mer
chanta of the city found ready aale at
the country atore. and cost tha con
tributor very little, but some really
very handsome arttclea were con
tributed. These were generally saved
for the auction last night which put the
r out or Duainess witn a nit
giory.
The country atora waa conceded bv
everyone to be the most popular booth
at the ahow and supplied what other
wise would nave been woefully lacking
in ine snow, a little run and amuse-
ment. The music supplied by the man
are men t was excellent throughout the
wnoie snow, nut music alone win not at
tract young DeoDle evening after even'
Ing. They want a good Joke or a Jolly
laugh and thia In what they got at the
country atore. to trie majority of peo
ple it mattered little what they got for
ineir 10 centa, lr mere waa a little run
thrown in. It waa for a worthv and
laudable purpose, and many contributed
raring not at all about it only glad to
be given the privilege of helping a cause
ime me education or deserving girls
But this spirit did not slwaya prevail,
and occasionally very occasionally
some one wouia wmnna a dollar a worth
for their 10 cent ticket, as for Instance,
one dame got s box of hooks and eyes
11 cards worth S centa a card, and
ft Mikity walklne away, h- re
turned, demanding the tickets that
should have been on the bo to prove
she waa not cheated. But this afforded
fun for the onlookers and the storekeep
ers, and so. it served Its purpose and
the woman got her money back, and the
store was S5 cents better off thsn If
she had kept her purchase. But these
were the Incidents of the store.
It was too soon to learn just what
the enterprise netted the organisation
when Its affairs were closed nn lnt
night, but a neat sum was realised and
enough to guarantee the success of the
work In hand.
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A Brief Resume
Of California. Club Work.
The year book of the California Fed
eration of Women's Clubs Is Just re
ceived, and shows a largely Increased
membership, and wonderful activity all
along club lines.
Among the-great army of sufferers
by the Ban Francisco disaster were hun
dreds of clubwomen who sustained
losses both as individuals and as clubs,
but this year's book would indicate that
the noble struggle they have made Is
beginning to have Its effect and bear
fruit In broader and better work.
The report of the president of the Ban
Francisco district federation, Mrs. E. C.
Hurff, is particularly Interesting, as it
was in her territory the greatest losses
and demoralization occurred. She saye
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The California club, which, with lta
membership of 600 of the brainiest and
most energetlo women of that section,
leada In all enterprises which appeal to
tha progressiva club as well aa to tha
atudy f art. literature and other
branchea, had' but Juat become eatsb
llahsd In Its beautiful new I1M00 club,
house, which was also headquarters for
a great many -other federated clubs
there; and this being the business seo
tlon waa wiped away, and an ahnost to
tal Ioaa, aa tha Inaurance paid waa
small.
Borne of tha furniture was saved, with
eight traveling libraries and seven port
folios of the oTty cluba which were away
on their travels, while Just two portfol
loa and the whole first edition of the
Press club's new book "La Co pa da
ore," waa entirely destroyed.
The loss waa great enough but the
ciud immediately went to work on re'
lief, and they are still actively Dursu-
Ing that line with this cold wet winter
adding to the misery of humanity. New
meeting places have been secured and
the sessions ars well attended, with
small loss of membership, snd in many
cases, even additions to the regular
number. Only one club Is not reorgan
ised as yst. ,
Our South Park Settlement Mothers'
club, being In South Ban Francisco in
ths fire line, tl of 40 members were
burned out, and went In a body to the
camp at Golden Oate park, where they
showed the high ideal or true woman
hood In forbearance and brave cheerful
ness In helping all about them, adding
to their enrollment It new members.
They are now back at South Park in
com ror table temporary tenements most
ly; only their president, with her fam
ily of If. still In tents, while her hus
bartd Is bulldlna- the new home on land
acauired throush the rehabilitation com
mittee. The Ban Francisco clubs of
present are not doing much original
work.
Of the clubs outside the city Mrs
Hurff says: "If there Is any line of
work they haven't been Into I failed to
rind It."
One club Is unlaus In that tt la organ
ised for the study of ceramics owning
lta own kiln. Which cost 1116, and doing
its own firing, at a coat of It centa each
time. Thia club studies art. and naa
Durers read at one session, and at the
hext works at painting or firing; hires
a. temcner rrnm Ban r rancisco ior a
course of lessons, and has a three-days'
receotlon and sals before the holidays.
In the Alameda district, Juat as good
work Is done as In the Ban Francisco
district, with the preference shown to
civic work by most or the ciuds. in
SDeakln of the disaster, which natur
ally occupied the greater part of the
time of all clubs last year, the president
of Alameda district says: "Surely all
unfederated workers, having learned the
value of cooperation which is but an
other name for federation, must aoon
Join our ranks to continue a broader
work for others. There was no word to
the rlsht hand of what the left hand
of clubdom had been doing, no talk of
club work and pleasure laid aside, or of
club homes unfinished; only a mighty
gladness that club federation had helped
to make It possible to do so much for
others."
Among the club work reported from
this district, we note that the new Cen
tury club of Oakland has enlarged, and
Is continuing Its cooking and sewing
schools; its gymnasium and salvage
bureau has taken up the care of the
abandoned 'West Oakland free kinder
garten, with 10p children, and has
earned and expended $,000 this year.
It has also published a remarkably fine
cook book, "Painty Dishes for Dainty
Diners."
The Woman's Civic club of Oakland,
the district president Mrs. Thane, calls
"the Oakland housekeeper." It reports,
through Its exertions, the passage of
the curfew law. the betterment of soy- i
eral sanitary conditions, tha establish
ment of children's vacant lot gardena.
and has had a series of II splendid leo-
turea upon civio topics.
Tha 'Town and Oown" club has fur
nished a room In the xnlveralty stu
dents' Infirmary at Berkeley.
Tha "Little Book club" waa the flrat
In the state to respond to tha call for
nurses outnts, senaing aeven witnin
three days. Of the work in tha Los
Angeles district the president, Mrs.
Bryant, says: "Civio Interests are so
wide and universal In the various clubs
as, to make a Just report Impossible.
Five new play grounds have been added
to tha eyslem In Los 'Angeles, and play
ground movements started In outlying
towns.
Special attention haa been directed to
the sign-board nuisake. and sufficient
Interest awakened to bring the matter
before the city council of Los Angeles,
with promise of satisfactory results.
Nearly every club is doing some civic
work and calling for sneakers along the
different lines has been almost constant.
Club sxtenslon reports an Increase of
800 members. Five new clubs rounding
out a total membership of 6,000 club
women in Los Angeles district.
The state organization haa In round
numbers 13,000 members.
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Many Now Returning
To Resume Club Duties.
For tha approach of the "melancholy
days," tha clubwomen who have re
mained la town all summer or returned
early, are finding a compensation In
the return or their friends who are
pouring Into the city from mountain,
coast and farm and are being met and
greeted upon the streets dally. Tha
exodus this summer waa large and one
could walk for blocks without meeting
a familiar face and to say the least It
wss decidedly lonesome for the one or
two that were lert behind. On the
whole It has been a delightful summer,
every returning club member says, and
yet they are all glad to get back and
are looking forward to the opening of
the various clubs, both for the pleasure
of meeting and greeting every one again
and for the eagerness to resume club
work and. cjug pleasures.
The Council Of Jewish Women-will
hold Its first meeting the first Wednes
day in October. The Woman's club will
open for the year October 11; Tuesday
Afternoon will hold lta flrat meetlnr
Tuesday, October It Portnomah and the
Froebel association will also begin their
rear's work the early part of October;
he Forestry club haa continued Its
meetings all summer, which are held
the first Monday of every month. So
within a month every club In the city
ill be well launched for ita winter's
duties and a very prosperous year Is
anticipated.
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Good Work Planned
For Library Workers.
Library Extension committee of the
General Federation of Women's clubs.
Mrs. Addison F. Broomhall of Troy,
Ohio, chairman, asks every state feder
ation to establish a system of free
magaslne distribution, to appoint com
mittees to seek out lumber and mining
districts, county snd state institutions
In need of literature, and to establish
stations where magazines may be sent
regularly each month for such distri
bution. This work Is being carried on
successfully in a number or states, and
the chairman of the general committee
is prepared to give detailed information
for such work. All clubwomen living
In communities which have no public
libraries, but whose state laws permit
their establishment,, are urged to strive
for local libraries. A mora frequent
use of travelling libraries Is also sug
geated as they help to create library
sentiment and give encouragement to
efforts made to establish fixed collec
tions. The committee also suggests
that cluba establish scholarships in li
brary schools In order that women may
be aided la fitting themselves for this
branch of work. The committee has se
cured an edition of the American Li
brary association list of books for boys
and girls for distribution to women's
clubs.
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Eleanor Cluba
Becoming Very Popular.
Miss Ina L. Roberts, after visiting
New York, writes to the Woman's Jour
nal 'saying she found nothing in that
city as lntsrestlng or successful aa the
Eleanor cluba of Chicago.
Tha flrat Eleanor club waa atarted by
Mlaa Roberta 10 years ago and haa be
come a model ror two or more or lta
kind In Chicago and for others through
out ths country. The Jean olub started
in Omaha this spring; by Miss Joseph
Cudahy is modeled after the Eleanor
club, and Cincinnati Is now making
plans for a similar one. What is more
slarniflcant than even Imitations of tha
original club is the fact that the Chi
cago Woman'a club, one of the strongest
woman's organizations In ths land, has
corns out with an unqualified Indorse
ment of the Eleanor club movement.
It also desires to cooperste with the
association In Its work and has arranged
a series or literary ana musical enter
talnments for the club.
The Eleanor club charges 11.75 a week
for board and room for girls who earn
17 per week or less, and $3.75 for those
who earnff 18 or over. This Includes the
lunch carried to work. When a girl
is out of work she is given employment
at the club, for which she is paid 10
cents an hour. This keepa her out of
debt and makes her self-supporting The
government of the club Is In the hands
of the girls themselves and they are
Juat aa Independent aa If they were in
their own nomes.
If a girl wants to give a little spread
In her own room there are tea things, a
punch bowl and other necessaries, or
If she prefers to use the dining-room
or library sne can do so.
Laundry privileges cost f cents and
the girls furnish their own soaps, but
the club supplies the bluing In self-
defense
There Is a piano In the dining-room
and almost every night there Is danc
Ing.
Tr,
he library Is supplied from the earn
Inss of the club with books, paper and
magsitnes selected by a vote and classes
are also arranged by vote.
The rooms sre arranged with from
one to three beds to a roem. The maid
makes ths beds on week days, but the
Jlrls take care of their rooms on Bun
ay. Each club paya 8 per cent to the
Eleanor association.
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Garbage Crematory
And Country Ideaa.
We never fully realised how long It
takes to deliver some people from the
village stage of thought until this past
week. We did not Imagine that so
many people could live In as large a
city as Portland and be ao "countrified"
In their attitude towards progress.
This laM week's review of the garbage
situation Is a distressing one from the
point of view of one who Is proud of
her city and of her city's onward
march. We have wept tears of morti
fication that any stranger within the
city's gates should by any chance have
attended any of the meetings at the
city hall and have witnessed the ridicu
lous scenes enacted over the "crema
tory" question. We have wept bitter
tears that anyone whom we were trying
to Impress with the idea that we live
in an up-to-date community should have
seen that we have so many neighbors
on the other side of the river who do
not want to be clean who do not want1
their neighborhood to be healthful who
are so snxious to cling to ths vlllags
method of disposing of their garbage
that they advertised their "undesirable
citizenship" by protesting In loud long
spseches against being compelled to
keen clean. It was truly a grevlous ex
hibition of protesting against they knew
not what In spite of one testimony
after another that the Incinerating
plant would not be a reproduction
dump and all of the failure In North
Portland, these self-hypnotized villagers
had their minds' eyes and nose fixed
on our present antedeluvlan crematory
and ateadfaatly refuaed to believe that
any other kind were possible.
One generous thing, however, we must
note they are perfectly willing to be
taxed that we on the west aide may
be Kept sweet and clean and healthy.
That is really a noble action. And we
will begin right away. The west side
will proceed to donate to the east side
all trie rats from the waterfront. We
are going to starve them out by "clean
ing up" on this aide of the river and
bv sending "our" garbage to our "west
side" crematory. Really, you know, we
cannot expect our eaat side neighbors
to psy for the long haul to "our"
crematory. Therefore we are quite
prepared to witness a rat migration to
the east side wnere the garbage Is be
ing saved for them In the gulches, the
back yards, the vacant lota, everywhere
and anywhere but In the crematory the
east siders oould have had for the
asking.
How could so many people be ao
blind to their own Interests? One can
understand that in every community
there are a few old fogies. Hut no
many! My, oh myl And In spite of
the evidence presented by our brave
little health officer! More typhoid.
more diphtheria, more spinal menln
gltls from the southeast end of town
than from all the town besides.
Let us venture a prediction: Within
three years the same delegation will
petition the city council for a crematory
located on tne east sine ana win aonnie
the s4te for the purpose,"
CLUBWOMAN.
GRANT WAS ONCE DINED
AT OLD WESTERN HOTE1
Historic Building in Baker City, Recently Destroyed ly
Fire, Was Headquarters for Many Notable Fer- .
sons Who Sought Its Hospitable Shelter.
This Aristocracy
Haa Blood Backing.
In Italy the leaders of the woman
suffrage movement sre the women
most prominent In society, education
snd philanthropy. Countess Pasollnl,
one of the leaders of Roman society.
Is president of the educational section
of the Women's Nsttonal Council of
Italy; the Marchioness de Vltl de Marco
Is president of the city life ssctlon;
the assistance section has for president
the Countess Danlelll, who haa founded
a maternity fund for the relief of work
ins woman: the saotlon fas bublla nwe-
slfty, which Is interested In the protec
tion or young girls and children. Is con
ducted by the Marchloneas Paoluccl
Slgnora Teresa Labriola Is president of
the lexlalatlve section. It will be re
called that last spring the Italian par
llament devoted an entire day to dis
cussing the enfranchisement of women.
GiollttT minister of the Interior and
president of the council, In closing the
debate, dwelt on the need of proceeding
with caution. The chamber rererred
the petition back to the president of
the council with an expression of con
fidence that the government would pre
sent a bill In which the right of suf
frage for women would be recognized.
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Good Work Done
By Rhode Island Cluba.
Clubwomen of Rhode Island have
concentrated their efforts during the
last year on securing legislative action
for the education of the adult blind,
not only In reading and writing, but in
trade Instruction, and In obtaining a
farm where the feeble-minded may be
cared for and taught. There are 830
feeble-minded In the state, but there
Is n0 Institution where thy may re
ceive training and care. The question
or teachers annuities was taken up.
and many clubwomen attended leglsla-
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Historic Western Hotei Recently Burned at Daker City. The Hostelry
Was Frequently Visited by Famous Men of Early Days.
(Special DUptti-b to Tb Jnornal. )
Baker City. Or., Sept. 14 An old
landmark was destroyed In Baker City
on tho night of Bcptember 9, when fire
consumed the building that waa at one
time known as the Western hotel.
Above Is a picture of the historic build
ing, taken a few dnys before It waa de
stroyed. The passing of this hotel recalls his
tory born with the old building. For
many years It was the elite hotel of
eastern Oregon, and the Kellogg stage
lines stopped there dally for passen
gers. When Baknr City was without
railroads, and horseflesh was the only
ttve hearings on behalf of the measure
providing for a pension fund.
Women's clubs of Rhode Island have
maintained a traveling library system
for some years and have now succeed
ed In having a law passed requiring
the state to undertake the work and
furnish funds for Its extension. Vaca
tion schools and farm gardens have
been opened and supported by soma
of the women's clubs and have proved
to be such a success that the state leg
islature will be asked to provide for
their general establishment.
means of conveyance, this hotel waa M
popular resort. It waa built In 1169,
and at the present time waa unoco
pled and in a very dilapidated condi
tion. One of the things of interest that
happuned In the Western hotel was tha
entertainment of Qi-neral Sherman when
ho was commander-in-chief of the
American forces, ttnd his lieutenants,
while thev were on a trip through tha
northwest. It is said that General
Grant and many other notables In mili
tary circles were also entertained at
the old hotel. It was a great place for
the aristocratic weddings and social
events, hrequently a grand ball would '
be given In a building located at what
is now Resort street and Auburn ave
nue, and the supper would be served la '
the Western hotel. When a new Judge
was placed on the ench In this district'
a great gala event was made Of the O0'
caslon, and the banquets served at the
old hotel at these times are said to
have been of the finest.
Broad and Cheese and Kisses. .
Bread and cheese and kisses
And very meal a aongf
The diet spurn
Such kisses turn ,
To onions extry strong.
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J.W.H!LL,H.D..A.B.(YaIe)
Principal
831 Marshall Street.
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J.W.HILL,M.D.,A.B.(Ya!e)
Principal
831 Marshall Street.
POXTXtAITD, O&E0O1T.
A PRIVATE BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL
TOR YOUNG MEN AND BOYS
This school provides a thorough course of preparation for all
colleges arid the U. S. academies of West Point and Annapolis.
' It is accredited at the universities of Oregon, Washington, Cal
ifornia, Stanford, Amherst, Cornell, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Classical, scientific and English courses given; also regular
course in practical training for business life; manual training and
mechanical drawing. Thorough courses in modern languages
and music. Separate departments for boy9 under 13 years.
The school is located in a beautiful part of Portland's best resi
dence district. The school buildings are large, substantial struc
tures, highly sanitary, comfortable and modern. Athletics of all
sorts are promoted and encouraged.
The fall term opens September 18, closing in June. Applications
for entrance are received at any time. Boys of any age are re
ceived. For illustrated catalogue and any special information
address the principal, J. W. HILL, M. D., 821 Marshall Street,
Portland, Oregon. 1 " r 7"
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