-THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING,' JULY 20, 1008.
WOMEN'S CLUBS AND THEIR WORK
Edited by MRS. SARAH A. EVAHS
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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-
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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
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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
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Stocks" the Largest
Selection the Best
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