THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY ' MORNING, MAY 31, ,. 1&Q8.
WOMEN'S CLUBS AND WORK
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IX O'clock Closing Federation"
1m the') nam ; adopted by the
federated organizations of the
city to promote tli movement
for tha early 'closing of the
i stores of . the cltjr. .;' Thl ' nam waa
adopted by the general eomtnlttee which
met In the parlora of the Toung Worn
an'a Christian Association laat Wednes
day evening, and will be recommended
to the open meeting which will be held
about. June IB. The plane of campaign
were Hlao carefully considered, . and a
method for vigorous work will also be
submitted at this meeting, v
It la a subject with two well devel
oped stdea for argument but with only
one question of right and wrong. : The
tores should close at t o'clock on Sat
urdays all the year around and at 1 p.
m. Saturdays during the- two hot
r months. . - .
The stores say the climatla conditions
of Oregon do not demand this; the asso
ciation asks how the question of leisure
and climate are connected. One ahould
not have to be debilitated, exhausted
and tired from heat, or overwork. In or.
1er to have a few hours of time to dis
pose of as they see fit. . .''
- The young ' girls would - only spend
their time at the skating rlnlc or cheap
theatres or other places of the like If
they were let out of the stores, say the
merchants. - Well, why ahould they not?
Their staying simply means larger and
ladder automobiles, more theatre par
ties, at a greater price for tlcketa. a
longer season at the coast and more
iuxurlea of every kind for the employer,
t climatio conditions obviate the neces
sity for ' recreation for the emnloyed,
- why not for the employer? But all these
questions have been threshed out over
and over again. - Each aide takes its
vantage ground and views it, we be
lieve, fairly and squarely and honestlyt
from the side it presents to them, and
that the merchants of Portland do not
See it from the standpoint of the Con
sumers' league, labor organizations, the
T, W. C. A., the churches and the club
women, does not mean that they are un
kind, unjust or cruel to their employes.
In fact the merchants of this city are
humane and personally interested to an
unusual degree in their employes; aa
rule the employee of the Portland stores
receive kind and considerate treatment
from the employers and we could cite
incident after incident of personal kind
ness and the tenderest oare being
shown by. the employer to the employe,
and their absolute refusal to comply
with the request for early cloelng does
not come from unkindness or inhuman
ity or greed; It la simply a perverted
sense of business nocf ssltles.
In looking at this question they are
very much like a cross-eyed Individual
th-iy think they are looking straight
Trhlle as a matter of fact tbey are look
ing around the corner. It is simply a
defect In nature with tha Individual
leaa responsible than conditions that
.created him so.
It will be the mission of the "Six
O'clock Closing Federation." to treat,
with surgical skill, this deformity. If
the organisation will go to work with
Infinite patience, never using the knife
of foroe or offenaive stinging treatment,
but gradually drawing their eyes from
the wrong to the right view of the ques
tion, doing everything with love and'
eonsidriration but never for a moment
relinquishing the1 determination to suc
ceed in the fullness of time we believe
very merchant In Portland will be
made to see straight and then there will
be no faltering in their doing the right
thing for that is the kind of merchants
Portland has.
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VOTING by Australian ballot was a
new experience for the Portland
. ... , Woman's club, and at the conclu
sion of the election every one. In her
own mind, decided the system had come
to stay. Of course it was found to con
tain some flaws, as all new things at
tempted by amateurs must have, and,
women not being born to the privilege
of voting, methods - had to be guessed
st, but this latest experience proved
that the women who laid the plans were
pretty good guessers.
Two tickets were in tha field (Just
like the men). Both were equally good
and equally representative, and one of
the heart-breaking things to women,
when they vote, is that fn electing one
good set of women, another good set
has to go down in defeat. But be it
said to the honor of women that after
lection the surface is again smooth
AST ORIAN'S POLICY SAID TO HAVE DIMINISHED
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F. A.' Seufert, of The Dalles, who Is
opposed to the bill now before the
public with reference to the changing
of the fishing laws, which he claim
is an effort to put the upper river men
out of business, sums up his side of
the story for The Journal in - the fol
lowing: 1
1 "From 190 to 1900 H, D. McGuire
and F. C. KeedL- for the state of Ore-
Son, and W. F. Hubbard, of the' United
tates fish department for this terri
tory, were at the head of the fishing
- industry. Five thousand young salmon
which they had marked In June, 1895,
by cutting off the adipose fin. were
placed in . the Clackamas river. Four
years afterward more than 2,100 of
these fish weighing from If - to 61
pounds each were caught in the Colum
bia river between the-bar and the
Deschutes river. These figures are
- given to. show that the fish return to
the place of their birth every four
years. This was the first actual infor
mation: the department officials had as
.. tn th lansth of time the vouns sal
mon remain in the sea after spawning
Big Catch Xoar - Ytars After. -.
"McOuire an Reed for the state and
Jhihbard for- the government reared
2,600,000 young Sainton on the Clack-'
amas In 1899 to flngerllngs and turned
them Into the river In the spring of
, . the year following. v When , these fish
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Edited by Mrs. Sarah A, Evans.
and the woman that would throw In a
stone to ripple the harmony and repose
tha' settles upon a club after election
would be not only a mighty poor club
woman, but an unworthy member of
any organisation, ' and . certainly would
Inour the pity of all broad and . fair
minded peoDle, for. her poor little soul
which Jealously- has hide-bound. But
this is not the kind of women that com
pose the Woman's club, and the new
officer that will take possession on the
fourth Friday In June go in under the
brightest and most auspicious circum
stances. Never In the history of the
club has) there been more Interest shown,
better program or larger attendance.
- Mrs. Eggert. the retiring president.
Is unquestionably a parliamentarian of
unusual ability and one who under
stands Its practice as well as It theory,
and -in, every particular has conducted
the club In a fair, Impartial and digni
fied manner. Her administration has
put the club on a higher plane than
ft ha ever occupied before, and general
regret had been expressed that the con
stltutlon had made her Ineligible for re
election. , - -.
- The club has In Mrs. Lutke a succes
sor, to' Mra Eggert. one who has had
extensive ' experience In ' Organisations
and ha been at the head of large busi
ness Interests; she has' exeoutlve abil
ity, a fine presence and a host of friends.
The other officers-elect of the club are
all veterans In the work, many of them
leader of department and - every one
loyal to the club and determined to give
It their best efforts. With this out
look the future of the club seems bright
indeed. It was determined at' the last
meeting; to appoint a confmlttee to re
vise, . In some manner, the system of
department work. - Several departments
have grown beyond the limit of amateur
leaders, and a just and equitable way
must be opened to employ and pay for
professional services. This wIU be the
plan for the committee to work out
Another progressive step was taken
by the clubNwhen It voted, at the aame
meeting;, to buy a tent and maintain
headquarters at the Chautauqua this
year. The tent will be next to the State
Federation headquarters and' will be a
great convenience to the club members,
who will mo doubt be present In large
numbers. ' . -
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THIS excellent piece of advice given
to women . who expect to attend
, the Boston convention is given
editorially in the Keystone, which Is
published at Charleston, South Caro
lina, and Is the official organ of many
southern state and is edited by Miss
Louise and Mis Mary poppenheim:
"Her Is where club loyalty may as
sert itself. In the strange environment
the gregarious spirit of the race will
call one to follow -the crowd hither and
thither; let us bear in mind that we are
Individual personalities and that when
we return home we will find exactly the
same environment that we left; let ue
be faithful to our Ideals and traditions;
let us know our club's and our commu
nity's need and seek out those sessions
and oonfsrence where those needs will
be discussed and best administered to;
let us forget our own personal pleasure
In a desire for a general good. Pleas
ant company will make any session
agreeable hut It will not make all ses
sions equally useful to you. Moderation
will remind many women that physic
ally they cannot do It all, and good
judgment should admonish them in the
beginning to select those topics which
will be most helpful to their special
need and to assiduously persue them to
the end. Faithfulness accomplishes
muoh, brilliant dashes cover ground In
the beginning, bin achievement and re
sults are the reward of steadfastness
and moderation.
"So, be you a delegate or a visiting
clubwoman at the ninth biennial, bear
In mind that great opportunity and
much responsibility are yours; and ac
quit yourselves as representing the
beet type of womanhood that your
atate can produce."
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A LOS ANQELKS paper gives space
to a flve-stansa poem entitled
"Woman's Power. 1908." The au
thor la not even designated by an In
offending "Anonymous" at the close,
and we don't wonder, for it Is either
one of the traditional vines that cling
too tight ever to recognise her own in
dividuality or the giant oak which the i
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Fishwheels Jn Operation on
returned in 190S the fishermen of the
Columbia river were taught a new les
son in the salmon industry. No less
than 4,000 tona of the finest salmon
that ever came In the river were caught
that year as a result of this experi
ment The call came to the upper
river cannera to draw- their supplies
from Astoria out Of the surplus. The
combined capacity of the plants on- the
river did not exceed 12,000 cases per
day and-with cold storage and other
uses did not exceed 1,000 tons per day.
"The output of the - hatcheries for
1903 was 70,000.000 eggs by the states
of Oregon and Washington and the
United States fishery department. But
the past experience of Reed and Hub
bard had been lost sight of, for McOuire-
had lost his life In the service,
Hubbard bad been transferred to the
east, and Reed legislated out of office.
In 1901 Astoria rraotlcally gained full
charge of the fishery department of
Oregon. The usual Astoria spirit took
possession of all the departments and
political favors usurped the offices of
trained hatcherymen. The policies of
Reed, McGuire and Hubbard were cast
aside and the new fish warden, an A
tortan, refused- to co-operate with the
government offlclala . .. ' . ' 4
. V; OVal-ey? Flaa. " : ' ': '
"It has taken seven years to over
come the deplorable lack of foresight
of exhibition bv H. G. Vsm Duaen and
It will take four years more to repay
this los to the fishing Industry of
vine usually choices out of existence.
Here is a sample of it: .
"Better be an inspiration, play the harp
strinars of some soul.
Than to blow fame's silver bugle,
though through continents It roll.
Better be a . useful fragment than a
; damaged useless whole." -.
If the writer of this, be It man or
woman, could sit down. In the-municipal
court for a few hours almost any
morning and ' see the beaten, bruised
fragments' of women, whose usefulness
baa been wrung out of them through
child-bearing, starvation and abuse, all
the poetry would be taken out of the
Idea of harp string playing on the soul
of the man who has brought her . to
this snd who. in the eyes of the law. Is
ber superior, who is given - a better
wage for eaual work VI? ha inam anvl
than she, though she has his brood of
cnuarea to support and to earn bread
for he, through his vote, the peer of
any man of the realm; she,' by her dls
franchisement of less account than the
man that goes to the rockplle till . the
day before election.
The logic of this California poet is
certainly to be admired when one com
pares the - picture of a "useful frag
ment" sitting up till all hours Of the
night waiting to be an inspiration and
to play on the harp string of the soul
that won't know Itself from its neigh
bor's when it Anally gets the nlghtkey
Into the latch and a "dame red uaeleaa
whole," like Frances Wlllard and Har
riot oeecner etowe wnoae silver nugie
call fame has certainly through con
tlnents rolled. - . , , , .
Such sentiment as expressed v in
"Woman's Power, 1908" has goneJ so
far out of date w wonder a live wide
awake California paper can be found
to give It apace, for down ther they
usually advocate getting onto the band
wagon Instead of strumming over
harp strings , and , silver bugle . of
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THB CHICAGO Woman' Outdoor
I league, after a year of hard work,
has got the legislature to provide
for an Arbor day and a Bird day, April
14 is set apart for the trees, and Octo
ber 24 for the birds. The state federa
tion and the women's clubs of Chicago
are cooperating; with the Woman's Out
door league in arranging a program
for use throughout the state. The
league has arranged for a sale of penny
Sacks gee of seeds, which clubs are to
lstribute to school children. Window
boxes are sold at a nominal sum, and
the league will offer prises for the best
results. ;. ,
The outdoor art. league department of
the California club of San Francisco,
Mrs. Lovel White, chairman, presented
at the municipal election held laat No
vember a charter amendment empower
ing the mayor to appoint a playground
commission, and the club women turned
out and wonked valiantly for It at the
polls. The large popular vote given
for the measure was .a great victory
for what was known as the "Women's
amendment." The commission was to
be composed of five members, two of
whom were to be women. Mayor E. R.
Taylor appointed Mrs. Lovell White and
Mrs. L. A. Hayward. The playground
movement In which tha women took the
Initiative promlaea to be an Important
feature in the development of San Fran
cisco. ft ft ft
SYMPHONY HALL. Boston, is where
the great convention of the Gen
eral Federation of Woman's clubs
will hold its convention in June. This
la the home of the symphony orchestra!
which is the most famous of Its kind
In America and ranks with the greatest
orchestras of Europe. It was founded
by Henry Lee Hlggtnson of Boston, 11
years ago. it began in a very modest
way, consisting of 60 musicians under
the direction of George HenscheL It waa
successful from the beginning and in
a very few years lta fame had penetrated
to every quarter or tne country.
Mr. Henschel was conductor of the
orchestra for three years and waa fol
lowed by Wllhelm uerlcke or Vienna
Professor Gericke was a fine disciplin
arian, withal a severe one, but this
severity haa mucn to do witn raising
the orchestra to the high and perma
nent place It now occupies.
For tne past two seasons it nas Deen
conducted by Dr. Karl Muck of the
roval onera of Berlin, whose services
were granted to Mr. Hlgglnson by the
German emperor aa a special favor,
and his leave having expired he will
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the- Upper Columbia River.
the Columbia- and bordering attrlbutary
rivers.
"Henry O'Malley, at present In charge
of the fisheries of this district for the
government, ha accomplished more
than any other man. With the aid
of a few" upper river men ' he has
adopted the policy of feeding the young
fih in retaining ponds until they are
large enough to take care of them
selves. - Ten million flngerlingers are
to be turned out from the Little White
Salmon fishery this spring. -
"Being short of -funds to provide
food - for the growing fish Mr. O'Mal
ley called for assistance from the
fishermen. Astoria cannery owners re
fused to comply vCIth the request. The
enly ones who responded were the up
per river men who contributed liber
ally. Scheme for Opea Tea.
The -warden had Ideas of his own
which he was- allowed to put In opera
tion at once. His contention was that
all that was necessary wss to bring
the ergs to life and to liberate the
little fish to rustle food for themselves.
These , Ideas were put Into effect in
1801. . Three years later the results
showed a diminished catch. Even after
refusing In 1904 to enforce the closed
seasons In the Columbia, against, the
protests of all .press comments, his
policy was the same. In 1906 he cam
out bolder than ever and recommended
to the legislature that all closed sea
sons be abolished. Astoria backed him
up. The only opposition on the ques-
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BRILLIANT. EXPOSITION OF WAGNER'S GENIUS WILL .
v ' BE GIVEN BY THE -NEW YORK SYMPHONY : ORCHESTRA
The Wagner program that will be
given "by the New York Symphony 'or
chestra under Walter Damrosch Thurs
day night June 4 at the Armory, management-
of Lois Steers-Wynn Coman,
will eclipse, as a brilliant, comprehen
sive, Illuminative exposition of Wag
ner" genius, anything ever 'before of
fered to a Portland audience. Thousands
of music students and lovers ot art In
its highest, form ..will be -attracted to
Portland from neighboring towns to en
joy this rich feast that the greatest
dramatic genius In music has created
for their instruction and delight, The
passionate portrayal of great spiritual
truths is the end and aim of all of
Wagner's muslo-dramas.
' The audience is transported to a
world of mystic, godlike beauty, with
flaming ' skies aglow with gorgeous
masses ot shifting color; for Wagner
in presenting a great thought portrays
it in characters of living fire; he pos
sesses the most Intimate knowledge of
the myriad color-tones in the orchestra,
and calls upon each Instrument to give
forth its own peculiar and individual
beauty ot "clang tint" at the right dra
matlo moment. The rich and brilliant
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Mme. Mary HUeem de Moss, Soprano Soloist, on the Wednesday Even-
lng Program. x
be succeeded next season by Max Fied
ler or nam ours;. -
The total number in the orchestra
Is 9? and over 100 concerts are given
In a season. The orchestra gives reg
ularly 10 concerts In New York, five in
Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington. Once a year jt goes west
for a week giving six concerts.
The question or money has never en
tered into the engagement of the right
man, consequently the greatest orches
tras or Europe nave oeen amwn upon
for their nest musicians.
Although the regular symphony sea
son closes In May, the visitors to the
biennial convention will have the priv
ilege of hearing a fine concert of 60
members of the symphony orchestra on
SALMON CATCH
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rn-i-mrr- -Tr)f rfrrfr"nniaiM
tion was from the turner- river men.
"During the last few weeks circulars
rave been Issued by Astoria men cal
Ing Itself the Columbia River 6almon
Protective association. These cards de
fame the names of the upper river men
and do them an injustice In the untrue
statements which are made. These
posters and printed letters are Issued
tor tne purpose ox deceiving the pub
lic. XVald to Two Astoria.
"Among other statements that are
not true it is saia mat a.ooo iisner
men will lose their occupations by the
fiassage or weDsters Dili sis. Notn
eg was ever more absurd. BUI 332
was not gotten ud by the packers, cold
storage men - or the . real fishermen, it
Is the work of. two men in Astoria
Ed Rosenberg and H. - M. Lortensen.
The purpose of the bill 1 to. put the
upper river men out of the fishing
Dustness. -
"If the voters want really to aid
the flahermen vote for bill 318. It
will injure the business of no one.. The
bill provides that -the river channels
be cleared merely during the - night
and does not prevent fishing at all.
It simply gives to navigation the right
of way and makes : the gill - natters
respect the law.- If something Is not
done by . the state, It is. believed that
the government will -take a hand in the
casei snd Issue the same restrictions
that apply to other navigable streams
by prohibiting channel fishing all to
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beauty of the violins is most striking
In the.' prelude to "Lohengrin"; toward
the close of this number there is some
thing aerial and unearthly In the mys
tic, high, Inexpressibly sweet quality ot
tone evokedthe so-called harmonics
or upwerpartlals of the violin. ; -i In
Tannhaueer- all the- wonderful '. sorcery
of the viola Is employed, for in its low
est "register the viola has a peculiarly
sepulchral tone, which gives it a 'dark
and ; threatening ', character -.''! peculiarly
adapted to the demands of tragic music;
while in its middle register it sings
with a peculiar pathos which cannot he
imitated by any other instrument, and
in the higher parts of the scale the vi
ola maintains its Individuality by an
adorable sweetness and gentleness.
What solemn - majesty of tone comes
from the trombones playing in unison
In the Pilgrim's Chorus, and what as
tonishing variety of color Is drawn
from the wood-wind by Wagner in both
"Lohengrin" and 'Taanhatlser' rna
where else In the world's range of or
chestral music is the wood-wind treated
with greater skill.
The genius of Walter Damrosch has
grasped every detail in this Intricate
and gorgeous mass of tone-color; he has
trained his orchestra to such perfect un
derstanding of the great composer that
tle New York Symphony is , now un-
the evening of June 22. This, beautiful
prelude to the great convention is pro
vided by the local biennial board aa the
most fitting welcome which Boston can
give to the club women of America.
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EVER has the General Federation
of Woman's clubs held Its con
vention where It had so many at
tractions to offer its members as It will
have this time at Boston. Among some
of the excursions to historic places we
note the following:
On Tuesday, June 23. there will be
a complimentary excursion "down the
harbor."
Wednesday. June 24, to the homes, of
Emerson, Hawthorne, the Alcotts and
historic spots about Concord. Trains
will be taken to Concord, returning by
electric car through Lexington, over the
route of the "British soldiers.' The
Concord Woman's club will entertain
the party and escort It to places of In
terest. On the same day there will be a trip
to " Whlttter Land." where luncheon will
be served at Amesbury by Invitation of
the ladles of the Whittier Home asso
ciation. Wednesday, June 27, old Salem will
be viewed, when the Salem Woman's
club will serve as hostesses and guides
to the party. After visiting Salem the
guests will be driven to Beverly. On
mo same aay a trip is planned to "his
toric Plymouth," .which includes' a car
riage .drive.
Monday. June 29. a two-hour automo
bile trio throuah the residence mil M-
torlc sections of Boston is offered. After
leaving tne automobile, visits will" be
made. with the guides to Faneull hall,
old state house. North church, etc On
the same day there will be a trip along
the north shore, by the courtesy of the
nr ura.n s ciud or Lynn. Tne party will
go to Lynn by train and return from
iNa-nant oy Doat.
Boston Darks and nlavarnnnila will
be. visited by electric car and barges
on Tuesday. June 30. The Cantabrldgla
uuu -wui escort me party.
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REGON club women who listened to
Enos Mills either at the Salem con
vention, or in Portland, will be
pleased to hear through "The Keystone"
that he Is continuing the good work
among the club. It says:
The Charleston City Federation of
Women's clubs were fortunate in secur
ing Enos Mills, the United States for
estry agent who delivered an Interest
ing address on "Our Friends the Trees"
before a large and appreciative audi
ence of representative citizens In the
Freundachaftsbund hall. The city fed
eration made all local arrangements and
besides inviting the public, sent formal
invitations to the faculties and student
bodies of the various educational Insti
tutions, hoping to reach tha youth of
the atate the future owner of the for
ests. This was Mr. Mills' first and only
appearance in South Carolina and the
city federation was gratified to note the
cordial reception accorded Mr. Mills by
the general public and was especially
pleased with the expression of commend
ation from the planters of nearby rural
communities, many expressing the hope
that Mr. Mills will return- to South
Carolina in the near future and arouse
a greater interest in the vital question
Of forestry.
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TO THE divisions and chapters of
the Daughters of the Confederacy
this earnest and Impassioned call
ha been sent by the national president:
'You are again reminded of . the near
approach of the one hundredth anni
versary of the birth of our beloved
chieftain, Jefferson Davis, the one and
onlv president of the Confederate States:
and ft is urged that each chapter 'will
celebrate June tne tnira. in sucn man
ner, as to make it a memorable occa
sion to every cltisenof your county and
state. Let your program for that speak
In loving memory of his unblemished
character, his upright life and his great
unselfish service. Do all in your power
to promote - in tne acnoois, public and
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Alexander Saslavsky, Concert melster and Solo Violinist, on Thursday
Matinee and Evening Programs. ' '
rivaled for its Interpretations of the
Wagner masterpieces. We see the liv
ing figures move grandly aoroas the
mighty canvns-r-LohengTin In his unas
sailable purity Surrounded by the mys
tic atmofcphere of the Holy Grail; ELsa,
triumphant in her maiden innocence, yet
doomed to renunciation by reason of her
lack of faith; Tannhauser, wrestling
with his two loves, the impure and the
furo; we behold the great truth plc
ured out 'before us that both damnation
and redemption He within the power of
woman. The rapt salntllness of Eliza
beth glows upon the canvaa alongside
the Impassioned, fatal love 6f Tristan
and Isolde. We are made comrades
with the grand old Norse rods in Die
Walkure. and see the wild Ride of the
Valkyries, daughters of Wo,tan as, lift
ing the slain heroes from the battle
field onto their horses they carry them
up through the clouds, mid thunder and
lfghtnlng, to Valhalla, borne of the
f;ods. We are shown Siegfried resting
n tha grand primeval forest, after slay
ing the dragon, and we listen with him
to the drowsy hum of insects and rust
ling of gre'jn leaves until the magic
bird awakens within him the Impulse
to ascend the mountain on whose sum
mit lies the sleeping Brunhllde, encir
cled by flame.
The Wagner program, notable as it Is,
does not transcend In interest the two
other programs that precede it Wednes
day night and Thursday afternoon, each
of which will embrace masterpieces of
aurpavalng interest.
private, and- in your -chapter meetings,
a close study of the public and re
ligious life of Mr. Davis, and learn of his
patience fortitude and suffering from
ins orison Lire or jerrerson .Davis,
by Dr. J. J. Craven. "The Rise and
Fall of the Confederate Government,"
by Jefferson Davis will give you the
true history of that time and will tell
of tne great service of the men whose
memory we honor and cherish.
Division presidents are requested to
urge upon the chapters under their ad
ministration, the proper observance of
these provisions, and to notify the chair
man of their committee on chapter ex
tension, that to all cuapters organized
during the year 1908 which may be
named for President Davis or any mem
ber of his family, or for either of uis
three homes, "Rosemont," his childhood
home, "Brleffield" and "Beauvlor," a
gavel will be given, made of Beauvlor
wood, with sliver nameplate.
As a deed of commemoration and edu
cation, chapters are requested to place
pictures of Jefferson Davis in the pub
lic and private schools during this year.
Tha presentation should be accompanied
by such fitting ceremony as will Im
press the students of the-school -with
the greatness and graudeur of the name
you seek to honor. Again, I aak your
loyal support and cooperation In the
work of the general association, that,
for the sake of our dear cause, the year
shall be fruitful of results. More than
ever Is your support needed with strong,
earnest hearts and willing hands, for,
overwhelmed by a great sorrow, grop
ing dimly for tha light, I ask your
loyal aid in tne arrest -Durnoses of our
organisation.
For the loving sympathy extended,
may God bless you.
CORNELIA BRANCH 8TONE.
The presentation of tha gavel men
tioned in the above refers to the gen
erous offer made by the Mississippi di
vision United Daughters of the Con
federacy, arxi accepted at the Norfolk
convention, November, 1907.
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NLT in the four states where women
have full suffrage, Colorado, Idaho,
Utah and Wyoming, and In Kansas,
where they have municipal suffrage,
may the women, of tha country, serve
their -cities Just as men may. This af
fords a comparison to European coun
tries, in most of which the municipal
ballot was long ago granted to women
on exactly the same terms as to men.
which is certainly not to the credit of
the United States of America.
But in spite of political dlsabilltv. wo
man's sphere of usefulness in the mu
nicipality is widening. We have before
us, Just now, the cheering example of a
great city, tne seventn in size in the
United States, inviting a committee -of
three women Into the publie service, by
way of "a visiting committee for all
city institutions." This committee Is
established by the board of public serv
ice ana us memoers are required not
only "to report" to the service board,
but also "to make recommendations.''
No salaries attach, but expenses nr
provided. ,
Tne women seiectea to serve on this
committee are all eminently qualified
for such service. Tbey are Mrs. Marie
Jenney Howe, president of th rihia
Consumers' league and prominent In the
State Shlld Labor-league: Miss Myrta
Jones, Cleveland's greatly beloved social
seitieroent woraer, ana . : vr. Mlnabel
enow, a younar nnysician. wno naj, iinn.
a great deal of work among tha wnrbin
siiiB u& hi, viijr, rruui eixicient a
committee much practical work mi, H
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expected, and perhaps other cities will
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OUR ambassador at the court of St
Jamea, Whltelaw Reld, who recently
signed an agreement reducing the
duty on English art from 20 per cent
to IS per cent, never uttered a tsuer
word than when he said. "I firmly be
lieve that, for a nation which wishes to
reach the markets of the world for the
best and therefore the most profitable
things, free art is as vital aa free air."
He bases his statement on tha w!l
recogniiud principle that the artistic
and . the beautiful have a vry appre
ciable commercial value. The success
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r
Walter DamroBch, Leader.
ot many French industries is due largely
to the artistic taste of theFrench peo
ple, which, under the fostering care of :
oped until it 1 a distinct national at
tribute. '' . . ,1 :.
NORTHERN lights In" the. world ot
art was the toplo for discussion at -'
the meeting of the art department
of the Portland Woman's club, at the
city library Tuesday afternaan. Ruskln'a
opinion that nothing ha been tor cen
turies consecrated by Public admira
tion without possessing in a high de
gree some kind of sterling excellence
was indorsed and an Interesting com
parison of the successful artiste of the
north from the time of Durer to the
present day Indulged in., .Papers -were
read on Durer by Mra James M. Reeves,
on Hans Holbein bv Mrs. R. Rowett.
and on English artists by Mrs. John
Scott, after, which the class adjourned
to meet in two weeks, at which time -the
year's course of study . wIU have
been completed. , ' ' ,
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A COMMITTEE "on conveniences' ha
arranged for banking facilities for
visiting club women at It federa
tion headquarters In Symphony hall.
The Old Colony Trust company of Bos
ton will cash drafts on New York n
Boston, and cashier's checks of reason-
aoie amount at a special office at head
quarters. Arrangements have also been
made with the postal authorities for a
sub-station at Symphony hall durina;
biennial week, and all club women should
have their mall addressed to Symphony
ball, Boston, Massachusetts. phyaTclan
and nurse will be In attendance In the
rest-room during the hours of the con
vention. -, f i , .. r.'V;;.7.' 'H-!'
. SCHOOL GARDENS ,
. ' -' t , ' 1 ' .:'; ' " n it- ..j "? -Agricultural
Branch of th Training
of San. Antonio Children.
" From the Kansas City Star,
The school garden system of San An
tonio, Texas, is on an established prac
tical basts. - It is said that this clt
has more garden attached to it schools
than any place of Its size In. the world.
There are 949 .of thcae cultivated plot
attached to the 29 public schools. The
gardens are In" charge of school super
lntendents, but the. work ef planting,
cultivating and harvesting the products
of each Is carried on by the pupils of
the school t which the gafflen belong
The gardens vary-.frora one tenth to one
S5teJ" . n acre- . iH estimate
that the total acreage is more than 100
orequal-to that-of a gooo-siied farm!
. The boys of the schools -take a' great
pride In-their gardens. The teachers dt
Clare that - since the gardens w-r( es
tablished the boys are much more liidiis-'
trious In their studies, that they k-arn
more readily and- that they all show
evidence of material Improvement In
their health' and physical condition:
The climate of ban Antonio Is recut
iarly adapted to. t-e. operation of the
school garden ' system. Tbe work run
be -carried on during practically ' the
whole school term. Certain vexr-tsl.i.
can be grown successfully during ti-.
fall and winter. The spring- rirtcn
are planted early in February ami t
products are matured and harvfu-t I v
tne time the school term t-n.i in J
An enormous quantity of vetit-t-ti.!-; i
grown. - The boys take such a h,-n In
terest In the work that they tiv j
time to playing the games that '.,,;
consume a good part of tin' t.t. , f
young students. There Is niith iu;i -?
among the different schools v-i- i
gardniis.
Textbooks on arrieultur rmw a.-.. i
in the public schools if tin'A;
The youths are given t -f i
in farming an l ttar.lt'Mi' -. I
abled to put th ir kn ,v.
tlcal use In the :ir ' '
vlded for thm. 1 .
came lntert"l i - -confine
th.-lr I..: .!
den, but H'Mnv '
unsieM!y I n 1
at V,'?:r h- . - i