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SIX THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM, ORE. SATTrRDAY, JUNE 22. 1918 PRESIDENT STEUSLOFF'S ANNUAL ADDRESS TO THE COMMERCIAL CLUB Renews Work of Year and Pleads For Continued Sup port of Glib To tie Members of the Salem Com mercial CSub Gentlemen: . Pursuant to custom, I beg to take the social department of the club. "My idea is that the membership of the club elect a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer, and six others to act with these as direc tors. To these ten will be added the director elected by the Business Men's League, bringing the total to what it now is. . The departmental idea can be (inn t i Tl 11 a A lia tlA AMiAinlnillill t nm. ui nmu.i, iu rr....uS .wm mittea by the Board of Directors. I to spea to you concerning tne activi- submit the plan for your consideration tiea of the Commercial Club during the last year. A review of the detail of these so tivities I leave to the report of the manager, but I eannot too greatly cm The point U that there is no end of difficulty in getting the various bur eaus together for any action. It has been found almost impossible even to get them together once a year to el net pharize the fact of the increasing re-' director. The notable exception has eponsibilitiet and labors that have been placed on the club owing to the, fact that our nation is engaged in a gigan tic struggle to preserve its own in tegrity. Commercial organizations throughout the country where called up on by our President, to become centers of community war activity, and I em most proud to be able to say that our organization has responded capably and been the Business Men's Lcegue. This department has alwaya included a ed. It should be forgotten that the club was the main factor and agent in securing a. a.ew bridge. The mutter was fought out under rather adverse circumstances and the fact that today wo are about to open a new bridge, is no small effort on the part of energy turn aumy oi organizations aiong com mercial liaetv "Since ladt the club met in annual session, one new industry has been add ed to Salem's growing list, in the pres ence of WitUsilMirg King plant, open ed for bumnets last fall and going strong ever sine The club was a fac tor in co-operating wltn movements that brought tbis plant to Salem. Still another achievement which may fairly be credited to the club and its members is the erection of a new Southern Pa cific depot, close to the site of the old building which long ago had out grown its usefulness. This building is now ncwing complatioa and it is obvious that it means much as touching the im pression of travelers concerning the capital city of Oregon. " Civic action wUwh engaged the at tention of the club this last year, was the matter of certain charter amend ments affecting a certain paving con tract between the city of Salem and its residents. Considerable controver sy was had, which controversy the club bunch of red hot live wires, perpetually did not take sides' but did! povide a connected with something. They are ready at all times and in all places. When they are called together for ac tion they come, and go into action. I think I have nothing further to offer. I beg to express my thanks to the membership of the club, and to thorough hearing of the entire ques tion, that it migiht be satisfactroily ad justed oy the people at the polls. "Among what 1 may term minor ac tivities of tho club during the last yciar may be mentioned the co-operation with the growers in the lasting nobly. We are no longer merely a tnoM witl1 whom I have been assoeiat-1 0f berry pickers, the co-operation in commercial club. We are an effective ed in tu office of president, for tKeW unit in the vast army of 100,000.000 that is the American nation engaged in war. , "The idea has been expressed that tin clnd during the war times is a sort of luxury that should be aban doned. Exactly the contrary is the true state of the esse. It would be ait far sighted to close up the meat markets and grocery stores, as it would be to close the clnb. There never has been a time when the club was so es sential as it is today. "The city without a commercial club would be as a body without a heart. The club is the great engine which keeps circulation going and tho civic blood pure. Salem has made a great name for itself In the various war ac tivities of the Inst year an accom plishment that would not havo been possible in so splendid a degree except for the club. The war has struck us in another fashion by depriving us of the services of Mr. McDanicl, manager for the last five years, who during the closing days of last April enlisted. Much of - the presont success of the club is due to nis enterprise and untiring effort, and we keenly feel the loss of his services. We do however realize that in offering himself to his country he has done ex actly the right thing, and there was nothing to do but make the best of the situation during his absence. Mr. Robert 8. Gill has stepped into the work hi an efficient manner and the club was fortunate In obtaining, his services to fill the place made vacant by Mr. McDaniel. There is one change In the organ ization that I feel sure can be made to advantage, that is to say the abandon ment of the bureau system. We would do bettor I think to elect all members of the Board of Directors by vote of the membership at large. Practically, our needs are for throe organizations, instead of a federation of seven. These three are the executive department through which a large proportion of the elubs activities go, In any case; the Business Men's League, which of course must be preserved Intact; and unfailing co-operation end courteous treatment of me at all times, tuning oacK were is a view or solid accom plishment. Looking forward there stands an array of things to be ac complished. Let u. all stand by for community and national service. - FRED.W. BTEUSLOFP, President. Report of Manager To the Marnier of the Salem Connnor- dial Club, ' Gentleman: "I have the honor to sufbmit to yon the report of the management of the club and lta activities for -the. year 1917 and 1918. This report will not be as iiiitelligenit as it wight have been, if made by Mr. McDaniel, since! have been in toueh with the work of the club for the last two months only. I have, therefore, boen obliged merely to go into the club records and recito to in approximately a chronological or der what the club has been doing dur ing those past (months. "It appear from the records that one of tiio first things which was con sidered since our annual meeting last -oa-, was the firs liberty loan. This wej ona ot the first if not quit a the first government activity which the club was called upon to undertake, and it is nioab aiguificant to my mind that at once the Commercial club was call ed Into aiction as being tiho logical vo hio'e for aueih. activity. "The question of transportation across the Willamette river also has engaged tho time and attention of mem bers and committee of tho club, throughout a great portion of the year. Tho matter of securing some tempo rary moans of convenient travel across tiho river during the time of the con struction of the new bridge woe one which engaged the cliib and was solv ed first iu one way and then in an other. The rewords of these matters are extensive and it is pemaps sufficient to say tli art: every conceivable method of solution was brought np and comtid enod, and the ferry idea finally adopt- the matter of Fourth of July cele-bra-tiou in the matter of the annual Chau tauqua in the matter of entertaining Portland visitors at the state fair co operating in the matte of securing proper inspection looking toward better fine protection for the city, the opera tion of Riverside lip. ttie entertain ing of a group of auto dealers who bkiw iu and out of town. "War activities (have more and more crowded upon the energies of the elub and have demanded more and more of the time and attention of the officers. While tho Red Cross drives have not been directly under the auspices of tho clnb, yet the club lias been used as a ecnter for iboth of tnem and me ciud mennibcTS have been foremost in taking oar ' ' Red Cross civilian relief was tak en over originally by the elub and has sinlee been turned into a special otiice for wilich the club provides bousing. The club holds a collective membership in the National Defense association, whuih proposes to build a military high wav alouif the lWifi coast. A wasts oamer canwiKn was carried on, on be half of tho Willamette chapter of the American Red Cross, which netted sub dtaUitial returns to tho 'treasury of the chapter, and the farewell given to Company M was one of the club nativities during the fall of last year, The second liberty loan in October was another writ measure which engaged the attention of the clulb. In tho tall of 1917, the food administration was organized in Oregon and an extensive conservation program was outlined to be carried out in the various counties in tho country. Once moire tho Com mercial club was called into active du ty and put this campaign across suc cessfully in Marion county. "Tho State Council of Defense was also organized lat fall and the Salem Commercial club througn its president wa made its nopresentative. In the fall and winter the club co-operated in the second libca-ty loon and co-operat ed with the matiter of drives for funds for tho Salem hospital and secured the services of Sona,tor Cham&erlaan for en address at the armory. It organized and carried out "Bundle Day'? on be- Loving Rivals They share the secrets that help the younger to add to her youthful charm and the older to keep hers.' Tonight it is the secret of Pompeian BEAUTY Powder, the powder that adheres so smoothly to the face and neck, imparting an exquisite pearly luster and fragrance to the skin. Thethree new Pompeian preparations shown here have met with great success in New York. They can be used separately, or to gcthcra a "Complete Complexion Toilette." They are guaranteed pure and safe by the makers of J'ompeian MASSAGE Cream. 01K Beauty Douider Adds s pearly clearness Stays on unusuiHy 'on - Pompeian BEAUTY Powder Impart! a pearly clearness to th skin. Stiv. on unutu illy lung. tia a delighting (ray in nee. White, flesh, nni brunett. in a beautiiul purplt ami gold box. 50c at ilw tore. Pompeian BLOOM A reuse that adds the (Inal touc h of youthful bloom. Im-perc.-ptihle wlisn prupffrly applied. Vo you know that a touch of color n tna cheeka beautifies the avoa, making Ihmi darker and mora Imtroun? Comta in three ahadta, light, dark, and mi-durn (the popular r-hade), and exou lteiyporfuTte I, Made in a c.k tliat won't break. Sola in s vanity box with French puff and mirror. 50c atliia atocea. Pompeian DA Y Cream (Tanlihlnl k?fp$ the ililn smooth and velvets-. Protecta K again the weather Jnd duet. Daintily fragrant. Can he ued aa a fouJt ton before applyirt Pompeian BEAUTY" fonder. Wc jxra at the atoiea. THE POMPFIAN MANUFACTURING CO. ISO Sunuto Ave. Cuviland. Ouio aaaaaMa aaaiiaii mimJ ewwaraeewae w uu half of the Social Service. Ontcr, which is a regular bureau of the club. Thru the agricultural department, a most successful corn ahow mas held in De reruber, said by usutral oiliscnrers to be tire best show of its kind ia this part of the country. "The club auditorium has bees re modeled and the Woman's club becomes a sort of an affiliated member of the Commenrial elub. Since this time the chib has teen tost to the wide vari ety of organization both local and visitors, ton numerous to begin men tioning. Inning the spring, various war gatherings were held with the co operation of the club, all of which have served to show tit why we are at r and to stiffen tlte morale of our people generally. Three veterans of the Canadian army spoke to overflow hous es here. Lt. Hector MXjuarie was also a visitor. Two other Canadian veter ans came during the third liberty loan drive of whnca. the manager of the club was chairman for the work done in the city. The club took up and in vestigated the matter of the communi ty war chest, gathering Information and statistics thereon, mhich will be of use at a future date should it seem the dense of the members that a com munity war chest will be a good thing. The bridge matter came up again, dur ing the hogh water of tihe winter montJis, when trattw tnereon and con nection with tho opposite side of the river was neriously threatened. Quick action on the part of the club again saved tho situation. , "I have been able in this swift re view only to strik upou a few of the more saKent points of the club's ac tivities. If Mr. McDaniol were here, he could no do.bt recito hundreds of items of which I am not . aware. We have carried on nothing of what may bo called elub propaganda Bine my incumbency in office for the very good reason that we have been too infern ally busy to 'be able to stop and tell about them. I can speak with a great ideal of emphasis regarding the work of the club sinico May tho first cf this year. "In electing ms the directors told me ffliat six hours a ttay would be all 'the tinnc the club would dcjnand. They should have said sixteen. The work of tho food administration earned on ithrough the elib has grown to amaz- dng proportion The work of the state eouncil of defense is also demanding wery much of our attention. The club has staged two wnr rallies this month. It has sent the Cherrians to Portland (to put on their minstrel show for the ibenfiit of the men in the Vancouver barracks, lt has entertained a state grange, the stato P. E. O. and the state jewelers. There is scarcely any matiter of civic activity that does not come to the club in one way or another. I have fceen unfortunate emough to hear inti mations that tihe club was a totally un necessary excrement upon tho public ; life of the city, and that it might with proprioty be now abandoned. Youj imight as well talk about throwing utj the Imniks and expect to do business. There is not a day goes by, and scarce ly au hour when some urgent demand is not made upon the executive depart ment ofUhe club. Without the club, the city would ffind itself at the pres ent time most seriously handicapped. I Ibeg to state that in my judgment, there has never been a juncture in the historv of the citv when tho Commer cial elub had the opportunity te do good workras it has now. mere was never a luneture wheni at was as nee essarv as it is now. There was probab ly never a time that it has done any better work than it is doing now. The idea trains ground that little or no Dromotion work is being done by the club. This is quite erroneous. We are receiving dozens or letters vcry woes from nil uoints or tna country, ex pressing interest, askting for informa tion and litcratuTC all of which are immediately answered and there can bo no doubt But 4nnt in tne lung run the absence of a Commercial organi zation would bo severely felt. I think that Wore is nothing i need to say further. The club is or ganized for seviee. Serrate is ts mid- ille name, and it, actually is serving. Further comment would De supermi- ous." EOIffiRT S. UtLii, Acting Manager. CANADIAN SOCIETY WOMEN SEND SPHAGNUM MOSS DRESSINGS imi Tf ' ai $cerr we -"v --- -J Wr "D r .. . ,,,v. " r xifi 1 ? v a f J.,y iSbto'eS' CcmfohtS pitPffeo ty Vgt Women's Uvor Do yon know where there are an; beds of Sphagnum MossT If you do please report this information to the Bed Cross Society. Dressings made of this moss are being used in every hospital and dressing station serving the Allied Armies. As far back as the Napoleonic wars moss was used for this purpoce, but not until 1015 did any large de mand for it arise. In 1916 it was found that the supply of moss avail able in England was insufficient and an appeal was made to Canada. Canada answered that call as she has answered all others for help and sup plies. Prof. Porter of McCill Uni versity, explored the bogs of eastern sphagnum moss dressings to be sent I has been of inestimable value. Not overseas were made from this moss only have moss and dressings been in the fall of 1916 by the Junior He'd : prepared in large quantities, but ex Cross of Buysboro, .s'ova Scotia. periments have teen carried on to To the late Harry James Smith, of i test the value of various Canadian New York, is due much credit for the ; mosses. The Union was organized progress of this work. At his own during the first weeks of the war expense, he established a sphagnum ; from among the families o' the Gov organization at Aichat, N. S.. ex-! p mors and staff of the University, plored various localities on both the , and has been active ever since in pro Atlantic and Pacific coasts for moss I viding "soldiers' comforts" for Mc fields; collected, prepared and do- j Gill graduates and students on active natsd to the Red Cross great quan- service. Some conception of the titios of this noss. When the Amer-, amount of work done by these wom ican Red Cross. f i-r:ind a sphagnum , en can be gleaned from the fact tliat depnrtni'.ni: it vtuz placed under his ' McGill's quota numbers more tiian control. Mr. hmiti! was killed in an , 2.H00. lhe accompanying - photo- automol iic nrcitfcr.t in British C'o- lunuiis in March, w litis faa'chini for Nova Scotia in an endeavor to locate j moss for the Cimr.dian Kcd Cross, moss similur to the samples sent and thus set the seal to a life of cx over from England. His hunt was j ceptional generosity and ncb'lity. rewarded by finrjine a grade of moss ! The work of the VtcGill Univ-srsity which the medical authorities pro-j Women's Union in maintaining a nounced "perfect" and the first sphagnum department since 1910. graphs chow members of Hie Union working on -moss in its various stages cf preparation. Inquiries re garding this" work may be addressed to Miss S. Jl. Uainbtidge, Hon. Sec. Committee on Sphagnum Dressings. CntiU'lian Red Cross, care McGill University. Montreal. IT CROP-SAVING DRIVE rm no uu r.Mi:u Aim NUnLNHOTV I WORKERS Outlook Now That Sufficient Help Will Be Secured To DoWork The campaign for saving the crop has reached the following conditions: it has 'been definitely decided that tJio stores will not close at any time in order that tho clerks may do they part iu licking cherries and Logan berries, . It lias developed that hundreds' of women and children who nave never woKkcd in tlie berry sewn are willing to do their best, and have nigned pledg es to help in saving the crops. Several 'women who wore out canvassing yes terday report the women and children most willing. - ' ' it has doveloped that with tJie peo ple willing to work, the big problem is that of traU'.-iportution to and from the fiolils nml af the transKrtution IN CLUBBY-LAWS Think Bureau Organization Too Large Extent Is Not Practical The business affairs of the Salem Comomrcial club will be handled the coming year by the officers, the direc tors of the Business Men's League, and the director of the Social department and the manager of the club, according to the suggestion of President Prcd W. Steusloff, delivered at the annual-meeting held last evening. To bring about this reorganization for the management, of the club, a com mittee was appointed consisting of Gid eon Stolz, H. W. Hamilton, Chas. If.) Fisher and U. H. Hamilton. The difficulty in securing concert ed action by the directors of tho seven departments and the falure of the mem bers of these' departments to elect di- ctors for tho coming year convinced President Steusloff that tho affairs of the club could be handled better by an executive committee. In regard to the subscriptions fur th.? maintenance of tho club it was decided to present contracts to members for one year only which are to continue in fores until tho elub is notified in writing that H"v member wishes to withdraw The annual membership dues will be $20 the same as in tho past. At the annual session last evening tho following officers wero elected: Presi dent Fred W. Steusloff; vice president R. C. Paulus; secretary, Chas. H. Pish er; treasurer, 8. B. Elliott. The election of a manager will come before the ex ecutive committee and it is understood the Rev. R. 8. Gill, who has had elinrgc of tho work fur several months ill be continued In this ctipaclty. " The club vot."d to endorse flic bilp pre sented by Senator McNary relative to the fixing of prices of commodities other than wheat and went on record as apposed- to the- increase of postage for the advertising pages of the maga zines. In his annual report of the financial condition of the elub Acting Manager B. 8. Gill, announced that .the disburse ments of tlui club for the year ending April 30, 1918, had been as follows for each department: Civic, $475.33; Indus trial, $320.5-1; Mercantile, $1050.62; Ag ricultural, $229.45; Legislation and Taxation, $165.42: Transportation, pub licity mid conventions, $708.67; General expense, $5,466.11, a total for the year of $8,421.14. For the coming year, Mr. Gill estimat ed the probable expense for the club would bo as follows, subject of course to changing conditions: Rent, 1080.00; Salaries, 3,000.00; Telegraph and Tele phone, 100.00; Wood, $350.00; Light, $2,r)0.00; .Water, $24.00; Insurance, $50; and Miscellaneous, $250.00; a total of $5104.00. In estimating the expenses of the club, Mr. Gill figured that the social department about paid its own way and thnt on this basis, or on a small profit from tho sicial department, the amount to be raised for maintaining tho club for the joming year including general expenses was $7,254.00. The club mem bership for tl-C past year, including plu ral and singlo memberships has been 444. In estimating thfl expenses of the coming year, the following allowances Civic, $500; Industrial, $350; Mercan tile, $1100; Agricultural, $250; Legisla tion and tx.mt m, 0-J0; Publicity ami Convention. $750. GET DOWN TO WORK 'country should phone the V. S. Kmploy jment Bureau on Stato street, phone number 263. 8o far about 50 cars have been, promised. Four cars are wanted Sunday morn nig af the ;8paulding Logging Com pany's office to carry pickers out to save a certain cherry crop. Telephone can be cared for, there will be labor-1 the U. 8. Employment Bureau about it. . . , - I rpi. T 1, r . 1 1 . . J . ers for the. work, The V. S. employment bureau on Stato street lias had volunteers from automobile owncrg who have agreed to carrv out workers nu'M mor.r.ng ana return with them in the evening. The committee. n charge of plep.es from auto owner include IVn. F. Wtst, Dav id . Kvic, John v. Hintnson aua Win. (iahlsri)if. Th! comuiitteo re- pcrts there will lie e-.uUsrh ears ana tliat vi hiti ti day or so, arrangements will lie made, to district the town and certain plrce asi :fnil where people can find then1 cars at t( o'clock each tunrmng The 1. w. ,'. A. has completed ar rangements for the girls' camps at the orchard of Mr. Roberts. The camp was completed today and everything is in readiness. The first work will be in cherry picking. The V. 8. Boys Working Reserve, un der the supervision of the Y. M. C. A. is sending out a number of boy scouts, under the supervision of scout master It is understood about 25 boy seoutj will come from llwaco, Wn., with their scout master. From McMinnville 30 boy scouts will go Monday to the Mur dick farm near Brooks, according to the Rev, R. A. AKInohs, in charge ot Those wishing to be taken into the the Boys' Working Reserve. OF SALEM CLUB Prominent Businessman of Portland Was Entertaining and Instructive One of tho most interesting and in structive addresses ever delivered be fore the Salem .Commercial club was tlat of W. F. Woodward of the firm of Woodward & Clark, Portland, at the annual meeting of the club held last evoning. The consensus of. opin ion of all present last evening was that Mr. Woodward would at any timo bo a most welcomo guest at the club meet'! nigs As first vice president of tho Clia-m-ber i f l.cniiiiercc in Portland and us a mau who has taken au active interest in the welfare of that citv. ho was eminently qualified to talk on tho Commercial Club problems. As to whether a Commercial Club was worth while ho said: " irou cannot fio without a Coinnier were made to tho different departments jfial clnb. In a community lifo thore must oe some voice that will speak for the community. C'itfes as well as states and nations work only by co-operation and it is by the co-operation of 29 na tions that we will win this war." In regard to the general world con ditions he said: ''A new door lias opened on this nation and we are stewards of a mighty task. This is no longer the United 8tates of America. It is the united nations of the worlnV This country has entered into the (jrwK community of nations. We have adopted a new relationship toward! tho world." - As to the world trfiffo conditions after the war, Mr. Woodward quoted from tho report of an English commis sion wherein it was advised tliat stato control and all restrictions of trudo should be removed as soon as possiblo after the war. He said that five years ago in an address at the O. A, "(', he propresied that this nation should sooner or later Lbccome a maratime nation. Todnr Oregon is building more ships than any siuir m rue union. As to the development of Oregon, Mr. Woodward had the figures to show that (50 per cent of the state was un cultivated, with a great part of this ' land in national forests and Indian reierves, and tliat it was more dit'ficuln for the state to devetop on account o these conditions. As to the conimedcial problems, ho said that our industries must be in a position to care for the boys when they come home from France and from army service, and that the proper caring for the returning soldier was one of the great problems of the state. Now is th time a war gardrn takes work and ail tho rules are in book let which th National War Garden Commuaion, Waahington, will tend to anyone free for a two-cent a tamp for pottage. " -fir .,l l Ud.- r JOURNAL WANT ADS SEL TAMOUS CLOWN UNINJURED. Hammond, Ind., June 22, Harry La Pearle, the famous clown escaped nn hurt in the wreck near here today. Lou Moore, another clown, was uninjured.