THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21. J 1000,
WOMEN'S CLUBS
Lditcd by Mrs. Sarah A. Lvans
N TliU KAIII-.Y DAYS of tit club
1 movement, aoninliody asked: "What
are women' elut organised 'tor,
enyWayT" It certainly wi a eynlo
that replied: "For the purpose of
acquiring superficial knowledge end un-
loading II on otnere, witn very nine
personal abeorpilnn by anyone. "( In
; that long ago he mtght nut liava bn
wruni ahout all in ciuoa. ana in mj
. even toe-'correct in lil estimate of a few
today ; but down In Kentucky tbey cer
tainly fan repudiate the entire enarge.
. a will be aeon by tli following report
of their work, which haa Juat been pub
Uwhed In The Fedoratlou Bulletin the
official orran of thn General Federation:
The Kentucky Htate ' Federation of
Women's t'luba haa Juat closed a two
. years' campaign In behalf of. education
Mra. Ieli lirecklnrldg delivered an
address before the tftate Treaa aaaoola
. Hon. In order that tha newspapers tould
brlna tha results before tha punne.
Three thouaand dollar was ralaed by
tha federation by meana of dollar sun
script Ions. School improvement leagues
w.r. or.anluil in 108 Of the 111 OOUn
ilea, and through them, building and
.grounds were beautified, map, pictures.
librarlea added, and thousanua or aoi
lsra nnnlli.fi to the Improvement of rural
1 schools. Tha federation 'offered MOO
'last year as a prlne fop tha rural school
' which would do the moat to make of
Itself a model Institution, Soma of tha
reu-uirementa were that there should , be
at least two teachers, also instruction
Jn manual and agricultural training,
and a school garden and playground.
r-i.nanlldnMon of achool dietrlcts was-
urs-nri. The nrlaa was won by the Buck
horn school In Owsley county, which Is
flva miles from a railroad or trolley
car connection and on a dirt road. Three
iiintrirta have been consonoaiea ror
this school, and a new house , J tinder
' wav. In the baaemont are a room for
manual training and two playrooms for
.use in bad weather. The grounaa win
enmnrlse 'seven acres, three . or wnicn
have been donated. Half an acre waa
given for a school garden.
- A cottage for teachers will contain a
room and equipment for the teaching
of domestic science. A stable for the
horses which bring the puplla to school
has been built. In addition to the dls
trlot tax, $800 has been subscribed.
Those who could not give money gave
work -A sunn I of coal, 'in land ad
joining the school, has been- deeded for
im .me. The institution is to be called
the "Federation school." and the feder
ation commute of the Federation of
wnmn'i Clubs auks 15000 from the
state legislature to continue Us work
of organisation. The committeemen
have been made eligible to the office
f achool trustees, and have Deen ap-
pointed on the legislative committee for
the revision or tne state ecnwi
and they now declaro that such respon
sibilities should ho suppiememea oy
school franchise, if their services are to
be used to the best advantage. The
Kentucky state federation . is composed
of 9000 clubwomen, who have declared
there shall be no peace In the state
until their educational reforms are car
ried out."
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MANY ciubs throughout the state are
sending in inquire and request
for the new yea books, which
shows a greater lnti-!st In th work
than ever before. ' ; -1
The corresponding secretary, Mrs. J.
O. Hayes, wishes to announce that trie
books are now in press and will " be
ready for distribution within a week or
ten days. Tho president and secretary
of each club, the officers of tho state
federation - and members of standing
committees are. by former rulings, en
titled each to a copy and not the entire
membership, as so many seem to be ytn-
der the impression.
Like all club organisations, the finan
cial side of these things has to be con
sidered, and the expense of 3000 copies
,.-,. 1,1 n.-r ha nnKHihla for the federa
tion. Owing, however, to the many re
quests for them the corresponding sec
retary has sent 'out a card to each club
president asking If the club wishes to
supply fts membership with copies at 8
cents apiece. This will scarcely cover
the cost, but will at least in part relieve
the federation from the entire cost
Clubs wishing to get them will have
to respond at once, as only enough will
be printed to fill the orders.
Address Mrs. J. D. Hayes, 325 Mill
."street, Portland. '
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FOR SEVERAL years the literature
department of the Portland
Woman's clubo has depended on
the lectures of tr. C., H. Chapman, doing
.'little of then-work-'Itself. ---This yeara
-new method has been adopted, which Is
to have one lecture by Dr. Chapman a
month, and at the other bimonthly meet-
, ing study along such works as will aup
' plement the lectures. With this In view
Dr. Chapman has prepared the following
course of suggestive reading: Litera
ture of Insurgents. "Manfred,"' Byron;
"Candide,? Voltaire; "Dolls' J House,"
, . say on "Characteristics, 'Carlyle; ''Se
.' same and Lilies," Ruakln, ' Science, "Dia
cent of Man," Darwin. Exposure, "The
Jungle," Sinclair; "Barbarous Mexico,"
. American Magazine. Promise, "In- the
Fire of the Heart," Trine, Pragmatism,
"Creative Evolution',1 Berg-son. .- ,
The literature of each of these sub
jects - will be the topic of one of Dr.
Chapman's lectures.
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THE Portland aeotlon, . Council of
. Jewish Women, takes pardonable
pride In reporting substantial
.progress in activities ana achievements
along the entire line ror the past year.
Says the report:-
"We. have made a gain In membership
of practically 10 per cent, giving ua a
- total membership of 143. not . one of
whom Is In arrears. - A new departure
was Instituted this year, that of -soliciting
out of towa membership, and we
have had a refy gratifying start.
"We have received - and disbursed
about f (000. and have a balance of about
41000 on hand. ;
, "Our work the past year has taken on
a wider scope than ever before. We have
sent a number of petitions to congress.
indorsing national rerorma, to which we
have had earnest attention..
"Two new standing committees, via.!
Peace and nuritv of tha nroaa
established and launched this year. Both
of these committees are dolnr ' com
mendable work.
ur section haa cooperated and free
ly assisted the Visiting Nura' associa
tion, the Scholarship Loan Fund bene
fit, the Oregoa branch of the National
Kducatlonal association and the Juvenile
eoun. ve euereasrully worked for the
movement which secured the passage f
a lav permminr echoolhou-ea to t
jtsMi rr eocial purpors In cU lea of the
rirst racit.
"Wur friendly anJ hospital . visiting
mmmiMvrw nara pf Isitnrul and en
err lc
The Bible tuiy das haa'Wtovmf
t Urn woet prcflfahle years, under
at.U leadership of Rabbi Jonaa R
v !.
"ls.r rt-etet acllritv Is er)r1 la
opt-ra I ej by Us. This Institution waa
built and Incorporated five years ago,
and Its growth earh fear haa pen o
great that we now point with pride to
tha great reaulta which plars It among
tha first lf tha city's philanthropic In
tit ut Ions. In fa't the progress , lias
been so remarkable that -we have out-
grown our preeent quarters and must
provide antargod spsoo. . With title In
View, we have purt-haasd a aplendld
quarter blo. k at a cost of Il7t0, which
la clear of. dxhC V are now , con
fronted with the problem of raising
funds for the building and a plan for
an active campaign will soon be begun
for collecting funds.
The Neighborhood house Is altgatedin
the poorer conditioned part of the city.
and Is Intended for the social, education
al. Industrial and moral uplift of .those
who may need It. While . largely . de
voted to the children and vouna- Denote.
claaaea for dulta are alao maintained.
It la nunserterlan, and all who will
come are heartily welcomed and assisted.
"It was hoped before now to have the
kindergarten a part of thn publlo school
system. As that day still aeoma. die
ts nt, the Neighborhood house maintains
this expenalve part of the work. Our
kindergarten had 60 children enrolled
this year, with two paid teachers.
Toe sewing school report shows an
average attendance of 72, with gradu
ates at the close of the year. Our su
perintendent felt more than 'gratified
with the result. ' .:-
"When the rooking class opened In
October, - under the supervision of Mrs
Ellen Miller, S3 girls reported for at
tendance, but only 26 could be accepted
on account ef limited arcommodationa
None of the girls were under 11 years
of age, .none over. IS. There were 16
lessons given, the work covering all
branches of baking, boiling and frying.
"The gymnasium classes, two under
the leadership of. Mr. Beach, one of the
moat capable Y. M. C. A. instructors.
and two under private leadership, have
been among the banner clasqea of the
year. . Enthusiasm and attendance have
kept up. the entire year. Match games
between our !ya and the Multhomaha,
V. M, C, "A-. K. I H. .. All.lima and
other Imve been played, furnishing en-
ttortaliuuent and tearhlng friendly rl
valry at the aame time.
'About new volumes were added
to our library this year. ' gratuitously,
Knit lull Is taught In all the simple prao
Ileal branches. . In Hot tha night school
enrolled 11 pupils, with one tt-achor; in
1D07, it pupils with three teachers; In
19i, IIS puplla, with eight teachers; In
1V09, iou pupua, with H teachera.
"The manual training school, with Its
new equipment, report a fine interest
In the work, with Ala Stanley as In
strurtor. t
To uuote from the chairman's report:
'If I might be asked In which way the
work of thla year haa shown Improve
ment and advancement, I should aay In
the earnustnesa of the work. Notwith
standing that the large increaaed at
tendance has been gratifying, yet It la
In the earnestness that . characterisea
every part of our work that our success
lies.. No longer experimental, not just
simply to paaa the time and help sores
children to keep clean, but each part.
from tho kindergarten to the night
school, each with an object clear and
decided, an object that considers the
entire development of the child, and bj
hlnh. through - lessons of ' cleanliness
and usefulness, by friendly interest and
companionship, .we hope to fit our chil
dren to take a proper part In this great
American civilisation.'-. I
''Respectfully submitted, , .
"LORENB A. GOODMAN. .
"Corresponding Secretary Section Coun
cil of Jewish Women,"
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FORTNIGHTLY club' of Eugene en
ters this month upon Its sixteenth
"year, With nearly 60 active mem
bers, and perhaps never before In its
history has it been in more prosperous
condtions than' at present' Writes the
president:
1he club . spirit naturally develops
with the years, until there la created
an atmosphere delightful and indescrib
able, but well recognised by the mem
ber., who feel themselves growing in
it and rising to higher things.
"In earlier years, the club devntn.l
Itself to library work, as lias nrnhuhiv
bee: previously reported, founding and
maintaining for several years a public
library which was turned over to the
t-lty upon the erection of the t'arnegle
Building, sivuiud tlireugn the effort of
the Kortnlihtly club, -
' "In later years the nub lias been ao
tlvt along clvlo and philanthropic lines.
founding a publlo park, asalatlng worthy
student, contributing- money and ser
vices toward bettering clvlo conditions,
securing educational lectures aleng
the and other lines for the benefit
of the public, and In many other ways
striving to be of service to the com
muntty and the state.
"Recently this work has beeu assumed
by a new organisation, the ., ladles'
ausilary of the Commercial club, to whtqh
many of our members belong. So that
at present, the Fortnightly club Is
awaiting an opportunity for .some
greater, service.
"The club's finances being always In
good condition, liberal subacrlptlous
have been made to many worthy cauaes.
VYhen the scholarship loan fund waa
established, the Fortnightly, was the
first to respond with a subscription of
$100, and In respond to the federation
appeal for special fund on 'Red letter
Day,' laat January, we sent a II per
capita assessment, amount to about tii.
The Fortnightly club keeps In toucli
with the university and the townsuoo-
pie In a pleasant way, by means of sev
eral annual evening lectures, given gen
erally by university professors and at
tended by club members, their husbands
and . several hundred - Invited guests.
These lectures are usually along the
lino of the year's club study and tha
frequently Illustrated by. the beat of
atereopticon views. Following the lec
ture. the guests mingle in a general
reception, while discussing" the lecture
and other topics over tho tea cud.
"The sentiment haa always pervalled
in our club that the higher the type
or intellectual work done,, tho better
will our women be able to grasp and
solve the problems that arise in tho
home, the club, the community and the
state. Pursuant to this policy, a higher
standard jf literary work has been set,
and In the main attained, with each
succeeding year. i
"Previous years' study has Included
the Italian renaissance art history and
literature), the English pre-raphaellta
movement, the modem drama, the
philosophy' of life an depicted in the
best English and American prose writ
ing. Japan and its problem, America?!
history, etc. During the past year the
club has studied Germany from snvernl
view points; geographical, historical,
artlatio, (In painting, I irons end other
form of art) architectural, musical and
lastly, literary. , W bad a good working
library on these subject, which together
with the ' targe number of reference
book to be found in the unlvei ally tod
publlo libraries, afford ample, material.
"Although each pnaae of tiidy was
valuable, - and all war well handled,
perhaps the most Interesting to th
majority wera tha three afternoon de
voted to the muslo of Get many. These
had been carefully planned by a special
committee, which arranged for a di
vision of the subject into the natural
mbalcal forms, beginning with the de
velopment of the fugue under Recti and
tho significance of hi woik. Ha yd a and
del to. one library afternoon and tw
per 1st .Wot urea. v ... . . t
"MUH. tilt ACM O. DK lilt..
;Treldrat Fortt-lghlly t lub, Eugene."
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OTHr.'K and Tcera' iluh ef Ar
iel met at the echoullmuae n
.Friday afternoon, November 1J,
with attrndauc of 64 ladies, thirteen
new members were added to the list,
. lr. Yenney gave a very Interesting
talk on Infanta' troubles, alao a talk on
tha milk question, which all enjoyed
Very much. After the usual order of
bualneaa. lis meeting adjourned to
meet on Ik-eember 3. ISni, at the home
of Mra Hughua on Maswell avenue for
their social malting.
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women
pcri.'
the fti upti wliU h Aueti
bale In 1 1 fcllufcid . void
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me oevejopmen m snai, s.or ORKHT Grovs . luhwnn.-n k... i
the concerto, Beethoven and the sym
phony, then considering Schumann,
Chopin and T.laat in connection with
piano technliuc, Handel and the oratorio
and the opera under Wagner,
"ftach toplo waa handled by two or
three persona. In the rorm of papers or
dlKcuaalon, and illustrated by vole or
Dlano.
"For instance, In the stufly of the
ooera, the libretto we first sketched,
giving a brief outline of the story, then
the motif were explained while some
one at the piano played them, then tho
whole part In which It appeared waa
played by the pianist, or If the motif
were from the vocal score, that part
would be sung. Thn a good msfiy 'of
the beat aolo and duet parts of sever!
operas were presented by the Instruc
tors from the University School of
muslo and some ef the best church
soloists of the city, wtios assistance
wo were fortunate in securing.
"We made these efternoops open
meetings, to which earn member was,
invited to. bring one guest.
"The work of the coming year Will
be along entirely different lines. Catch
ing the spirit of present day Investiga
tion of sociological and ethical problem
with the purpose of finding remedies
for existing evils, the members of tho
club selected for the year's study social
etblcs. This includes generel topic
such as charity, child labor.- immigra
tion, criminal classes, national health,
city problems, woman's place In the
economic world, problem of domestic
service, adult schools, social settlements,
labor problems, with many vital and
Interesting, i ub-toplcs ror papers : and
far recovered from the ef feels of
the efforts they put forth to en
tertain the atate convention that they
can again begin to think of local af
faire, and at their first meeting last
week seem to have gon at it with tho
same energy and efflrle-ncy they dls
played in entertaining their loo and
more delcgatea laat month. From all
over the state are atlll coming to them
echoes of appreciation for all that was
done by the Forest Orovu pconlo for
the pleasure and entertainment of their
guests. Much, ' however, that has been
said would but faintly express tho ap
preciation, but It was gratifying to
have so many pleasant letters to read
at the flrat meeting of tho club after
the convention. The meeting whs held
In the beautiful new home of Mr.
lllnes, the president of the. club,
Among the work recommended for the
coming year, the president urged thn
club to begin an active campaign for a
city sewerage system. She also urged
clubwomen to attend the monthly par-
enta' and teachers' meetings of the pub
llo achool. i
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AUSTRIAN women have cast their
first, vote In tho little province of
Vorariberg, which belongs terri
torially to the Austrian Tyrol, but haa
Its own - Landtag, or Parliament The
last 'elections were held In accordance
with the new election law. which gives
the .ballot to single women and widow
possessed of taxable property. A Swiss
paper say: "The day on which, these
women 'first went to tho polls may be
discussion. The program Includes one! regarded as marking an epoch, because
1H (IRAi'U STIt.U'lUN. .,
ird tilt:, fight for eua pay, .a
rrelovtej president of th Intct-
bornufh Association fur IVom.n Tci
ra at It annual meeting, recently hell
In the Normal cttg In New York my.
Having beau advle! by counsel that It
ha a good case against the New York
board "of education, th association
voted to bring' action to make the board
show cause why It enould not be re
strained from promoting young men
juat graduated , from the City oll, g
over th heads of. women teartiere or
long experience. The association Voted
IS'iO toward defraying the expense of
legal proceedings.
Of Course,
From Philadelphia Bulletin:
Of course It Is understood that the
successful flying machine will be above
the ordinary.
The reclamation of the overflowed
and swamp lands of the United States.
It Is estimated, would add at least
1700,000.000 to the national assets, for
th.-re are more than 7o.000.000 acre, of
auvh lands, the great majority s of .
which would be made productive.
Getting Thin in Spite of .
Appetite and Lazy Ways
Seems' Impossible, but It la so. 'You
can lose dally up to a pound or fat-
soggy, nerveless, stvengtlilesa, ugly rat
and atlll. eat and live pleaaurably.
Kxerclslng and dieting are don away
with.
For the next few weeks fix your
stomach so it will not form fat and
the trick Is turned. By next month tniif
time you will be forty pounds lighter
and one hundred times happier. -
If you have a pair of baggy cheeks, a
double chin, a ridiculously fat stomach,
ugly ankles', shoulders made round by
fat, or limbs like an elephant, get after
them and strip the outer fat off them
down to the shapely, healthy flesh be-
ith by taking a teaspoonlul after
meals and at bedtime of this: Vi ox.
Marmola, hi ox Fluid Extract Cancel
Aromatic and 3'x os. Peppermint Water.
It will not hurt you; on tha contrary, it
will strengthen your- digestive organs.
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It is fitting that we should, at this time of
Thanksgiving, acknowledge with deep grati
tude the blessings of the past year. Prosperity
has smiled upon us. The patronage of the pub
lic has been given us in an unusual and gen
erous way; and for this we are thankful.
This year just closing has been one of re
markable success:
Our prosperity has 'exceeded our fondest
expectations.
The present month of November has been
the greatest month in our history, and the holi
day trade bids fair to be of unusual proportions.
Our stock has never been so complete, and
we now have en route carloads of pianos to aid
us in supplying handsome Christmas presents
for Oregon homes.
We therefore desire to again express our
appreciation for the favors of the past year,
and to invite your continued patronage.
Our policy for the future will remain as here
tofore "An Honest Piano at an Honest Price
Through strict adherence to the above pol
icy, and by reason of the generous patronage
we have received, we have attained our present
supremacy, and we are grateful for the favor
you have bestowed upon us.
Sherntan
Sixth and Morrison
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