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-THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING,' JULY 20, 1008. WOMEN'S CLUBS AND THEIR WORK Edited by MRS. SARAH A. EVAHS ARUI 2 lei RULHJ exists In the general feder; tjon which require an organ isation to be In axlatencA at leaat a year before It can be ad mitted to membership la the na tional body. But at the Boston conven tion a resolution waa hurriedly put through In the early daya of the meet in maklno clnha In our colonies, OT outalda the Cntttd Btatea. exceptions to thla rule. Thla unuaual action wa taken that five women who had trav eled from Panama to be at the conven tion might be seated aa delegate It will be remembered that so urgent became the necessity for doing somt. thlng that would make the women whoie husbands hud employment In Panama In tha ennui mna satisfied to Stay and thereby insuring to the government good steady men. that the governmentde .rlded to sand Miss Helen Yerlck Bos- fll to Panama to organize women J cluhs and to bring; Into their lives nonw iniiMit that wamm induce them to re main She wu ho successful thst.slie not only organised clubs, but before she left had organised a canal tone fed eration, and it was to represent tn 1b federation that theae women had Jour- neved all this distance. Miss Boswell Is a strong, woman, alert ana intelligent sesKed of the saving I h. la a .'li'urlriiii Ann r and ons has but to hear her to know why she was so successful In her mis sion to Panama. Miss Boswell went to the canal inne to look into social conditions the rirsi week in September, 1907. During the Irst two weeks of her stay mere sue wont up ana aown me nuo r.. ii forcef;il and pos- of humor a-race charming speaker. a tho uuniuinu " l 11 v . ' . - J . .AAiai mat m in the towns and ad vising with them ns to the desirability of establishing woman's olubs on the xone. . , , - . In discovering the great lack of in terests for women It became most ap parent that united club effort was much needed, but the task of getting together the different elements in a common tiuse seemed at nrsi annum le Every opportunity for meeting tne women of the army set. of the clerical force and of the mechanical operatives set was afforded by the backing givpn to the undertaking by Colone Goethala. chairman of the canal commission, and other members of the commission and high officials. . , After a while out of the many people met and the many Interests discussed it hoo.mo nnnxihle in each of the eight Inrae towns of the zone to organize Oman's rlnh Into these clutis women from all the social grades came, finding common Interest In the sev eral departments of the clubs estab lished. As a rule there were four de- . in onr-h flub, the home de partment, the philanthropic, the educa tlon and the entertainment.. . . i. . 0 tKc. Aoi-h woman found scope for her natural activities and also found that the club afforded a rnedtnm for acquaintance ana iniert: u. could bave been established in no othe wa v. , iWm- lonvlnir the canal aone Rnswell called to i -i 7,nA irdpratlon of h oman Tl. "u.t Qr,Ha lii rieleeatlon o CUIUS, WO"" - - two delegates and two, alternates to the r:npral Federation Of Woman convening in Boston on June Hrtn renreSentS a ,,t), of social life amid unique ? .j a ..nor lira there were score; of i. v isolated. dTssatlBflcd Amertc women on the canal zone. No "jne "v- . ... r.i.iH takp the initiative IB bringing together elements that Memtd too wide apart for comnjon assimilation. t. ..ni omp one with experience ...j i.i frnm tho outside who wnu ,ii ii.nnr.int of the social dis ,i,l..h Vent nnart these splen ju xmilH so nresent to them n,cir ntv to the community in which they had been placed that they willing lv and gladly came logeuier """" what means they should pursue to bet ter all the conditions of life on th .niie When once they came to i . v, ron found that they were ?n . n ..in, similar alms and emo .in. ir.no- wav from home, lonely an .i thpv wplcomed the op- Oissauniiru .. ...... - . . I... rat InirK hpr In C Utl WOTK IT 'r' 'ih- in IndFcated by Miss Bos- ""! . - ; - miniinn that confronted those most Interested was whether or not the interest was a sufficiently live and en dnrlnir one to arrow In usefulness arter - . , mo a fnrrn that naa crevru i. . aVay from th safety of tha horn en virunmsnts. octal Department Under the entertainment department which la called tha department of mualc and literature, many delightful enter tainments liave been planned that hava benefited and elevated the man and women of the several towna. Tha musical talent, of which there Is much, but which waa lying dormant, has been develtAieri under thau denartments. Kittle plays and operettas have been given and every variety of refined end attractive entertainments hae been In planned and succeaaftillv carried out the several towna. The club membera and their husbands and frlenda go from one town to anotner even to atteua these aatherinas and so all alone the line the friendly relatione have been established which are ao necessary to the development and the auccess of any! kind or work in which Americana are enaaned. r- Bead Aeoompllslraeiit. Bo much could be said of the real ac complishments in the promotion of, true civics by these clubs, but there Is no time to say it. We can only lndlcat that when the National Clvlo Federa tion through Its representatives sug gested the need of social Interests for women and when these suggestions were put Into effect by ofder of the secre tary of war a great forward movement In the whole work of the canal -zone was made. It therefore Is not a far cry from the dlaclna or the worlds great est waterway to the establishment of woman's clubs. What the government wanted was men of skill who would stay on the Isthmus. To have such men there must he family life. To . matte the women who came down contented Interests must be created for them, and In the woman's Hub the government found a true panacea for many of the ills or aissutisraction wntcn had pre vlously afflicted the canal zone. K It K m LUB women throughout this part of the state have felt a great benefit from the presence of Miss Anna Lewis Clark of Coonsvllle, Mo., who came to. conduct the club lnstl tute at Chautauqua. After Chautauqua sho was the guesl of the state president and was exten sively entertained by the clubwomen or tne city. Miss Clark has made a study of club work and has attended almost all the biennial conventions, and orougnt to ner worn at uiaastone park, the latent and best of club life as It was presented at Boston in June. The club women of Oregon feel they owe a debt of gratitude to the Chautauqua management for bearing the expense of the club Institute and doing so much to make it pleasant for club women on the grounds. iLt'B women were more in evidence I at Chautauqua this year than ever before, and the experiment of ask ing the different clubs to act as hostess at the federation tent proved a great success, though another year the duties may be somewhat .better understood It,, however, had the effect of creating a great deal of interest In Chautauqu.t, and brought many club women from adjacent towns who would otherwise not have come. The large tent proved most satisfac tory and was a source of real comfori and pleasure to the hundreds of tired women who sought It for rest and qnlpt. The large tent near by, whiclv was headquarters for the Woman's club of Portland, was a center of hospitality and was beautifully presided over by thn committee appointed for the pur pose. On women's day. the club picnic up In the old auditorium was most enjoy able and was participated In by many. During the afternoon ice cream was served to all club women visiting the Woman's club tent. through the courtesy of the president, Mrs. Robert Lutke. The state federation had cause to be proud of many of the clubs that responded to the Invitation to take part In the Chautauqua. Among these was the Mlnthorn Flower club an organi zation of girls in their teens, who aro banded together for the purpose of carrying flowers-to the hospitals. Dur ing the present summer they have tak en, on an average, 100 bouquets a week. On women's day these girls, led by ineir presiaent, Mrs. Marina Kooerts, gave a beautiful flower, drill. l ne council or Jewish women came in large numbers on their day, and at noon had a very pleasant picnic. On mothers' day the Froebel associa tlon and the Arleta Mother's and Teach er's club entertained In the kindergarten pavilion. The Social Science club of Sllverton maintained headquarters- on the ground, and were hostesses on their ay. No greater evidence of club lovaltv ana a aesire to ao its auty was dis played by any club than that shown by the members of the Woman's club of Aurora. The trains, not running con veniently, 15 of the members hired a conveyance and drove 15 miles and reached . the Chautauqua grounds in time for the morning exercises and remained till after the close of th evening program and drove the 15 miles home that night. With a club of this much energy, . perseverance and courage in a town what may it not do? And this club does things. There Is no club In the state that does better or more conscientious work and the town Is bound to feel the benefit of such an organization. . . at at Mis agether delegates 'rorIJ ht clubs and organized Clubs 23. Thi remarkabl sur iMn. there. The splendid achieve ' e h elnhs in this canal zone federation are the answer to this ques tlon. . . Borne Department. i-rtT. tha home rlenartment the de velopment of horticulture has helped to beautify and make attractive the homes of the residents. The servant problem and domestic science generally has been ftlet Into An rl acted unon. and under this department committees were formed to meet at the commissary and intro j . i, .irpnira women arriving to . v. in thp methods of PUV chasing their household stores in tho l."..o, Agitation and merest in the home department hae caused mucn improvement in the management,of tho commissaries and much variety in the supplies not only as regarns i.u.c.-., but in other, merchandise handled. Educational. TTnor the educational departments ,o p.tnhllxhment of better education! ildren and .mpthoHx wherebv the older .kiM..n .nulH romnin on the zonp and receive proper Instruction were consid ered and as an outcome of these de- , . . th t.arh.r. on the zone, who 'HI lIUCIl.o hid . . ... ..... -. . . . n msnv instances were members of tne woman's clubs, have organized a teacn ers' association, which is doing splendid work in the uplift of the educational system on the zone. These departments have established classes In Spanish and the American women residents on the rone have been very keen In grasping the opportunity of acquiring the Span ish language in classes within their own clubs. Traveling libraries have been started. Several clubs are gather ing books for a children's library. Philanthropic. The philanthropic department has hsd wide scope for its activities. Of course we do not have among our em ployes there the extreme poverty and suffering that one encounters In home cities where we have the ever standing army of the unemployed. Every one down there more or less has a Job. but the men, many Of them through lack of sttentlon to the sanitary orders and for others reasons, are stricken with tllness and taken to the hospitals. The philanthropic departments or tne ciuds have done much to bring good cheer and little comforts to those In the hos nltals and have also interested them selves In looking sfter the families of the men who are ill and seeing that they no not surrer in any way. rnese ae partmenta also reach out and do some work emong the natives. Notable un der the philanthropic work la the fact that through the women of these de partments the chief sanitary officer of the zone. Colonel Gorgas. haa had the cots on which the sick men ar con veyed to the trains and from thence to the hospitals rigged up with little awnlnce snd screens of n at the sides to protect the invalids from the rain and the gnats. Also at the request of thee committee guards have been placed at certain dangerous points on the road to protect the children who might wander lltlcal activities, but of the Indispens able element of woman's economic In dependence, we cannot any longer de lay the vlelon of sex equality, even though we Indefinitely delay Its ac complishment. "I am not. asking you to believe that culture demands that you Insist noon woman's economic Independence, oisthnl you admit the Justice of their demand for a vote or approve of these things, but to be Ignorant or them Is not onlv more of a flaw In your culture than not to know how they lived In Greece, but ,morHl flMW ' momentous character. I am going to auggest three things so great that no man or woman of cul ture can afford to be Ignorant of them, evolution, the higher criticism of the Bible and Socialism." Many western women were in evl dence at the . biennial convention at boston and among ths most conspicu ous was Mrs. Constam-e auni urn noy Kuncle of Bt. Joseph. Mo.' Mrs. rtuncltt who U one of the honorary vice-presidents of the Genernl Federation, was the founder of the first woman's club In the I'nlted States the Minerva club, organised under a written constitution at New Harmony. Ind.. In 1858 Mrs. Runcle la the granddaughter of tne celebrated philanthropist, nouert Owen of New Lanark. Scotland. A woman's club had not been thought of when thn Minerva sprang into existence and it preceded the Sorosls of New, York nine years. In 1KV4 she founded the Runcle club at St. Joseph. Mo., of which she Is per petual president. She Is probably thi oldeat. as well as the flrat llvlnar presi dent of any woman's club known today. Mrs. Kuncle s literary and musical pro uuctlons occupy "Who's Who." considerable space In WIFE1 COMES IX NICK OF TIME. impM NEGR0S BANDIT LEADER Ilia Trick to Secure tl Allegiance of the Hupcrstltlous Islanders. Prom the Seattle Font-Intelligencer. A war of extermination against the bandits In the Island of Negroa, In the Philippines, with the killing of several hundrvd native, Is ths prediction of the Bev. Harry Maxfleld, missionary of the Tabernacle Baptist church to this Island, who la now at home on a fur lough. "The bandits of the Island gave the Spaniards trouble for eight years, and it was only a year ago that our troops wiped out the leader and broke up the band." said the Rev. Mr. Maxfleld. "The leade of the band was an ox driver named Dlonlcl, who was op pressed by the Spaniards In 1890 and fled to the hills, where he quickly gath ered a band around him. The band he later Increased to several hundred men. In 1J0O he could muster 1,000 men. "He found that It was difficult to govern auch a large band of wild and unruly spirits and so manufacture.! a scheme of worship. He dressed one of his lieutenants In a black stilt, put a mosquito net over him, and between the moaqulto net and the ault placed thou sands of huge fireflies. "Then he manufactured a mechanical device to slide, up and down, by which this man slid down during the night, making It sppear as though he tame from ill a heavens and as though he were clothed In fire. Tho bandits thought he was the Iord, and when tie spoke every one grovelled on the ground. The manu factured lord then appointed ranlel hla mountain papa and called him rt Yelo. "After that the bandits who wsre very superstitious, obeyed every command, Kvery time they began to forgot their obedience Ynrenlos, the manufactured god, would appear and frigilen them again. Finally they were stirred up in uch a fanatical fr-nxv that they Would do anything fur the pope. In a battle with Hpanlsh troops In li9lt 100 soldiers were killed. When the Americans look the Islands Papa YhIo was at hla heli but uhe trnopa drove him Into the mouh talnsT .atur the troops were recalled from the Islands and the native scouts left i&. charge. Knlcker England la trying be able more daylight er T Hoc lie to to - get see a Jokef "For the Newest in Wearing Apparel Visit the Style Store.". Clldraifs o roeoiis Now is the children's time at the "Style Store." Hats, Dresses, Jumpers, Aprons and Boys' Suits all greatly reduced. Kn ' Ml Cut shows Henry F. Hallfeld and his wife. Henry Hallfeld was beaten, drugged, gagged and robbed, and was found by his wife sense less on the floor of their home in New York City. Hallfeld conducts a grocery store In that city. Washable Hats at Vz Price These patent washable hats for little girls can be re moved from the frame, washed and replaced in the sim plest manner possible. Something new, prettily made of dainty embroidery, very serviceable and becoming. Regular $4.00 Values . . . $2.00 Regular 1.50 Values . . . 75c Rompers and Aprons Just the thing for play at the beach or at home; strong and durable, made of denim, percale, gingham, etc. Plain colors and stripes. Special now I? K SEE WINDOW NO. 9. OjC HaCfl Little Girls' Dresses Pretty white dimities that would delight any little girl or her mother sailor suits, one-piece suits and jumper' styles in gingham, percale, chambray and lawn; all the pretty summer colors; val ues up to $6, for SEE WINDOW NO. 10. $2.90 Boys' Wash Suits These serviceable two-piece wash suits are made to stand boys' wear. They are of duck, linen, crash, per cale, in all colors. Russian, sailor and a great variety of manly styles. Prices $1.25 to $5.00 Ladies' Silk Gloves &Zz::rdt silkdouble tip9' Special 75c Credit if Desired You have the privilege of having your purchases credited to your account, remitting in monthly, semi-monthly or weekly payments, as desired. PROFESSi In his in of "Dr. Kin a;'a Nw PtcOTry la tha rrrnttir that dor-a th timllnc othr Eromtae tmt fall to perform." aara Mr. R Pterpoa of Aatnirn Ontre, Fa. "It la eurlnc rna of -throat and lane trouble nt Inrtr standing, that othr treatments rUr4 only tempore (11 jr. w Dta"OVTjr la 4tn rrm mvcH arood that I ft esnMfnt Ita ernitlaswl i for a mtnntM lenarth f tttna will reators m to w fx-1 health." Thl rrtowBl rruvH an4 erl4 rrm4T ai4 tbroat a4 luna- t-e,lr la wM at Fk4 . rT Prof Co irug atoro. le and li e. Trial botCo fr. , ..I ROFESSOR CHARLES ZtTEBLIN address, the opening even- the Boston convention, on 'Democracy and Culture," said In part: "I am going to suggest aa Illustra tions suhjecta with which many of cul- ure do not conrern themselvea the po litical movement, the labor movement and the woman movement of today. Here are three great movements which the shaping society. "The labor movement, what Is that? do not mean the clash that romea when capital and labor are In conflict, but the evolution of Industry which Is baolutely forcing Intelligent working men Into organizations for Industrial nd political accomplishment. It is true that the best element among the work Ingmen belongs to these organizations, hut dooa not control or participate In their government, in exactly the same way the same kind of element does not Jiarticipnte in municipal government, lut more and more the pressure, of fac tory system will rompel thfse people to tome together If they do not get what thev are demanding from their own ac tivities, and through that unfortunate fighting that la going on today. 'There la also a political movement 1 here Is a movement to give the people repventatlon, not to give them the semblance of representation auch aa they have In the house of representa tives and the senate, but to give them representation, and If you will ride from the Pacific to the Atlantic, or from Oregon to Delaware, and read the vigns of ths times, you will see that they will Instruct their representatives In order that the government may be made mora democratic' "There la a Lso the woman movement When we look about us we find that there are many millions of women working outside their own homes In thla country, we find that the public schools are not only open equally to girls, but mors largely to girla than to hoys ind mey get s Better education than boys. They talis the honors at college, so that we have to put no tho bars ta keen then out Of the eollerea. or they would ramp the eooducationsJ mllegea. "They havs their federation of omen's rluha and colleglaie alumna: theee.asd their suffrage associations threaten) to take us off oar feet tinlees ws Sclua.Hr Jot their clvlo am. socUtlrms, they will go shesd and lr prvs the cltleo without Our assist- SOW. - f Wken we bearlft fo rwroswls Kb at. Mflcasee fxt or.ly e-f. woman's indus trial activity aad ti uraj local and paw1 It.,.m..ii mmjinuw tssMJiwiiiiinsauu . i.iiu nil a!ise.ut.jiAjajW 1 1 1. mi ... ii i ...i., .jw-.i. miin.ws, lUf itiiii r, V I JTA r pi w O D) I M i mmtmrnn ir nra&Maei b m urn. 'i,m mzi f n n u u u n u u u ffi 1 iv n Mi nes m ii H Sf ' iWIV H ' rlM il-. --fi . - I ...... . Mil i n. W N I 1 111 -11 If! Smsfi fl I h W I MIS tYT)Y7Tx SPIT PXAClPViT T7TPmPXT will nP sill I VSPTTPY rJ AV ff I 11 I KSK II understood and appreciated if you will call tomorrow WxrXj II morning and see the enormous amount of furniture that Y" 11 wvssM has' arrived and is still arriving which was fcwvvwwrasz. Bouoht at 33 to W Less '0 Than Per Cent fathers' Prices V and will be sold at similar same proportion. This stock embraces: Carpets, Rugs, . Parlor and Dining Room Furniture Come early tomorrow to do your shopping. Three new salesmen had to be put on last week to attend to customers promptly. Stocks" the Largest Selection the Best Second to No One M Jennin g & Sots Morrison and Second Streets See Our Display Home cf Good fum'IiTc Prices 1 1 :.)$ I