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THE OREGON- SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER ' 20, 1008.
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Women's Clubs and Their Work
' Edited by Mrs. Sarah A-Evans ,
RS. Philip If. Moore la proving
herself one of the most tire
less and efficient presidents
the General Federation has
- V j ever,had. Long experience as
member of the board, in various f-
! flees, prell prepared her to assume Its
, 'highest honors and th Increased duties
hat always come to a conscientious
'president. She did not have to "learn
sthe ropes," but as the toa fell upon
''her she entered her eularred sphere
equipped and ready to Assume her duties
"from the start nd riht well she has
performed them. During the fall she
' attended numerous congresses and pub
. ,11o meetings where work was being
planned In which the General Fcaera
. tion expected to have A share.
' - Besides these meetings of a general
Jnature Mrs.. Moore was a visitor at
; grent many of the eastern state Fed
eration conventions. While it is a
pleasant thing to be the distinguished
" guest at these gatherings of distin
" guished women, it is nevertheless, hard
and strenuous work, for of course, each
I'ttonvention feels it must make the most
out of the president s visit, forgetting
that the last convention she atthded
!they did the same, and the same will
. be done at the following, and so the
over-workel president; Journeys from
one to the other till her strength is well ,
nigh exhausted. ; ' v , - .
But Mrs. Moore does ' not seem to
- realize she Is near this point, ror sne
writes that she is now preparing to
- visit the canal son federation, . early
In January. ' .
: . This is ths federation that grew out
of the clubs that were - organised by
Miss Helen Boswell, when she was sent
1o Panama by the government to or-
' ganise women s clubs. . .,
, Mrs. Moore will be gone about three
weeks, during which time the affairs of
'her office will be n -charge of the
first vice president, Mrs. Cow lea of Los
Ifo'doubt Mrs. Moore will learn much
of interest to club women during this
visit and her report of these interesting
'dubs will be looked forward to with
pleasure by club women all over
,oountrr- t . .
THE state federation , Is congratulat
ing Itself upon receiving Into
membership the Mothers and
Teachers club of Brooklyn! This Is one
t the finest clubs in -the state, and is
Justlv called the patent of the mothers
and teachers clubs of Portland.- What
have thv done? Well. Just go over
to the Brooklyn school with your eyes
open and you won't have much trouble
-seeing. . . . .
- So far as principal and teachers con
trol the matter it is. In the first place,
a model school. - While much Is due to
the strong personality and executive
ability of the principal. Miss Uimick.
'.much Is also due to the close touch
and harmony between parents and teach-
der with 2000 women of the state they
will ask that the state Incorporate yth is
most Important branch of a chil i s cJ
ucatlon into the public school' sy-rtam.
With Its welcome to the Brooklyn
Mothers' . and Teachers' club the sta'e
federation also extends its congratula
tions that the club has taken this broad
er step in its work. Organisation is
the watchword of the tmius, aml-orly
through It can all the c'ubs -of the stst
accomplish that larger work that is
denied the Individual club.
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AT THE time of the La Grande con
vention the Woman's club of Hood
' River was the infant in the state
family of clubs and a very lusty Infant
it showed Itself by Its full quota of
delegates and the splendid 'report- It
sent, which is in part as follows:
"The club was organized by a little
band of women on October 9, 1907, -for
study, which was to include parlia
mentary law. current events and home
topics. It was not however, until ths
next meeting that the name was cli-sen.
and a broader platform was decided up
on, which was to include civics aa one
of the objects of the club.
When the constitution was anoprea
the membership was limited to 2S, but
this vti stricken out a short time after
and the membership was unllniitil.
Lit marcn of tne present year a gen
eral Invitation was extended to the wo
men of Hood River to be present at. an
open meeting, at wnicn lima tne xojiqw-
Ing women from Portland went u? to
carry greetings and help launch the
new organisation: Mrs. Frederick Eg-1
5ert. Mrs, Grace Watt Ross, Mrs. jsjt.ms
... Tifft, Mrs. W. H. Fesr, Mrs. James
Moffett. Mrs. Robert T.utke, Mrs. J. AVA
Alexander, and Mrs. Sarah A. Evans. t
"This aroused the club spirit In Hold
River, aa about IIS women were present
and all were enthusiastic over the mes
sages the-visitors brought them.
"At the annual meeting In May a
new constitution, to meet the demands
of the enlarged 'work, was adopted and
the" following . officers were elected:
President, Mrs. E. E. Goff: first rice
president,' Mrs.'- F. -K. Button; second
vice president Mrs. J. F. Bachelder;
recording secretary, Mrs.' H. 8, Rich
mond; financial secretary. Mrs. Aa-nes
M. Cunning; treasurer, Mrs. G. . Cast-
ner.
This Wear the-club Is carrying f.n
the following departments: Travel,
home, educational; each of which has an
able and efficient leader.
'The club now has a membership of
108.
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NB of the fullest and most. splendid
reports given at the state meeting
came from the Tuesday Afternoon
club of Portland, t It was written by the
retiring president Mrs. A. J. Stiles and
read by the president-elect, Mrs. H. J,
Jackson. v:,.: , - y ''
It gave?1 a detailed review or each
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era and this has been brought about by t meeting of the club and the course of
the Mothers" and Teachers' club, which
has, for several years, been one of the
.lxrgest factors for school Improvement
end social uplift in that section of the
CitV. .. '-' . ,, Ji. .....
; ' For several years the club has sup
ported a free kindergarten for- the chil
dren of the district, and has made noble
sacrifices for Its maintenance; sacri
fices that no Individual women should
be called upon to. make In a rich and
Srosperous country; - but It has be-n
one willingly and unselfishly, tut the
time Is now ripe when shoulder to shoal-
study carried on. which was not only
Interesting but was full of suggestive
tnougnts ror oiner ciuds wonting aiong
the same line.
In concluding Mrs. Stiles said:,
"It seems hardly necessary to reiter
ate that . which has formd a part,
possibly, of ach ' report that this club
has given, vix: That this is piyely a
literary club, taking up no line or work
outsldfi Suffice it to- say that - the
great majority of Its members belong to
other clubs that engage In philanthropic
and civic affairs.
"One great desire of the prenldwit
was gratified, vis: To see the Tuesday
Afternoon club add to Its laurels, mem
bership with the general federation of
woman's clubs, so that now. we have
tne 'rlgnt to tne general . reaeraiion
clubs, also state federation clubs as
an appendix to the Tuesday Afternoon
ciun oi i'ortiana. ' .
t
HTUT being able to be present at the
ll stats' .meeting the Woman's Study
club of Coqullle sent, through Its
president, Miss Ines Lusk, a very en
conragtng report, which shows the club
to he -wide . awake" on many subjects,
According to the report the club meets
each Saturday afternoon at the homa
of the members. The study work the
past year has been given to the English
poets,, beginning with the period of
eneiiey ana Keats, vnce a monin me
meeting was- devoted to travel in the
British noseessions. Current tonics and
domestic science have also held their
share of attention on the program.
The club haa at length seen its way
clear -to taking up a worlf it has very
much desired to do, via.: i ne estanusn
Ing of, a reading room and library. Over
100 books have been secured and many
of the best xmagosines. The room has
been kept open almost every afternoon
and every fcv-ening since last May. The
club not having funds to pay a librarian
the clubwomen have taken turns In
serving. t You busy housekeepers make
note or th's and reams tne sacruice
tills must be for these devoted women.)
Naturally -a greater work must grow
out. of this kind of service and It has.
for the club, in conjunction with several
other organisations has . Incorporated
and purchased a site for a permanent
library, gymnasluv and auditorium. A
psvment of SS0O has been made, and the
club Is resting secure in the belief that
by another year this great work they
have started will be an assured accom
plishment. A,
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MRS. 8. C. FLINT, president of the
'5 Mental Culture club of Rose
burg,' reports much Interesting
work don by that club the past year.
In study they have taken up England In
the Bay View course, devoting one
meeting to social agd three to business
each month.
The club has a fine press committee
which report all social affairs with
Items of general Interest from the fed
eration and state clubs. These are pub
lished In the "Review" and "Umpqua
Valley Newa."
The past year has been one of un
usual Interest to the club, as regards
civlo improvement. With the W. C. T.
IT. women the club purchased a 1500
fountain for the city and presented It
with the appropriate ceremonies last
September. It is bronsed and stands 12
feet high; the statue- being after Thor
waldson's Hebe. There are ' drinking
Places for man, horses and dogs, and
it is highly sppreciated, particularly by
people coming In from the country.
After laboring long and faithfully thn
club secured from the Southern Pacific
a plot of ground near the station. The
company had the granite removed,
leaving a walk four feet wide through
the grounds, they also put In water
pipes and will fence it. The club, at
an expense of I2S. had It filled with
rich earth. Flowers and. shrubs that
were donated by the members of the
club and citizens will be planted. The
club haa bought for lta own use, at an
'Ready Refer-
expense of 131, a set of
ence Books. -
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IN revlem-ing the club year of 1907
S 1908 gratifying number of things
, accomplished by the Sorosls of The
Dalles came to view." Says the presi
dent: ;-- v, -,'".-.. .' "
"Last November we secured the Elson
company's ..-exhibit of pictures J for
schools, and, with the earnest coopera
tion of the teachera and puplla and our
daily newspapers as well, the exhibit
was so well advertised that a sum suf
ficient to purchase 20 pictures for our
gublic schools was the result. All are
eautlful coplea of famous master
pieces and . especially appropriate for
school rooms. , '-; , ,
"An afternoon entertainment In which
some of .our best local talent assisted
and an -evening's bowling contest be-'
tween picked team or ladies ana gentle
men netted us about $11 with which to
help defray the expense of framing
these pictures. -
; ''An afternoon entertainment was
also given in March. In which Mr.
Teuscher of ths Boys' and Girls Aid
society of Portland kindly assisted us,
which left us with $14. This entertain
ment was given in response to a plea
from the management of the Florence
Crittenden Refuge Home for Girls, and
the amount mentioned was turned over
to them as a slight help toward paying
for their new home.
"The Sorosls ladles were also asso
ciated with The Dalles library commis
sion In helping secure the balance need
ed for the purchase of a site for a Car-1
negie library, the bids for which are
now ready to he let.
"We are nlannlna- for. SDeclal work
along the line of civics this season, and
are now formulating plana with our
civlo and park committees along that
line. To our regular course -of study
as laid out In our year book, we are
adding the course of Oregon History,
prepared by Professor Joseph Schafer
of Eugene. - - - .
our membership is making a steady
growth, despite the loss we have sus
tained owing to change of residences.
and we are entering this year's work
ith a unison or reeling in our deter
mination to make - the most . of every
chance thnt will help our club, our
homes and our city. ' .
AGNES C. BRADSHAW, President."
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BY ITS report tne woman s Club of
Union appears to be one of the very
few clubs In the state that feels it
necessary to incorporate. This haa come
from the fact that It owns a piece of
property upon which It expects in the
near future to build a library and club
house. The membership of the club Is 29, and
Is unlimited. England, In the Bay View
course, has proved a most pleasant and
Interesting study of the past year. The
club also does much philanthropic work.
The annual social day. which occurs In
May. Is coming to be one of the social
events of the town, beside Impressing
the visitors with the fact that the Wom
an's club stands for the best and truest
womanhood. From the money derived
from the rent of Its property the club
has paid within the fast year, besides
its federation dues, $104 on its prop-i
erty; $25 towards the support of Jhe
reading room and library: given $10 to
charity, and $5 to the scholarship loan
fund. The club tries to live up consist
ently to Its club motto: "Burnish thyl
mind thst therein may be reflected the
goodness and wisdom of thy creator."
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THE Wednesday club of Newberg re
ports: I "The Ipast : year has been
, pleasantly spent by the Wednesday
club in thetstudy of current topics and
modern household methods and improvements;-but
after ft lapse of a. year we
thought best to return to the Bay View
reading course again, and this year finds
us deep in the reveries of Roman and
Greek history. . i . , ,
"The interest claiming the most of our
attention, however, has been the estab
lishing of a public library in our town.
We appointed a committee and asked the
Y. M. C. A. public school and other or
ganisations to appoint like committees to
have the library in charge, and it has
steadily developed, with prospects of
rapid growth.
"On election day the club cleared $123
by, the sale of tags and home made
candy, and other sums have been raised
in various ways for its use.-. It Is
heavily patronized by its . members and
the public at large.
"This-year the club is studying parlia
mentary law, as a department. A few
ago Mrs. Grace Watt Ross came up from
Portland and launched the new study. ,
"MRS. J. C. EDWARDS. President,"
Cannon Mar Be Good.
From the Utlca Press. ' . -
Ths generally entertained and fre
quently . expressed opinion is that Mr.
Cannon' will play the role of-v obstruc
tionist at the special session of congress
called to consider the. .tariff. He ha
rjiiuuiira - buuu miiir synipiumn on
which such action la predicted. He is
known tg be the prince of stand patters
and boasts of it Until very lately liu
has had no use for any one who spoke '
of tariff revision even In a whisper. He
has gloried in being the -bulwark of
high protection. There were indications
that he nronosed to be halkv and if re
elected speaker he could, under the '
rules, make ft great deal of. trouble.'
When there was talk of choosing some
one else to preside in the house of rep
resentatives he began to sit up and take !
notice. Even Mr. Cannon could not op
pose the majority of Republican opinion
and that of the president and keep his
place, Thereupon he began to modify
tils opinions for , publication. lie has
sal-d that-he will not stand in the war
of keeping the oarty'a pledges in the
matter of tariff revision. On his prom
ise to be good even if reluctantly given '
he may continue as speaker. ,
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