The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-22
W0MEN's CENTENNIAL BOARD FOR
OREGON


The Women's Centennial Board of Or
egon met in the committee-room of the
State Agricultural Society, Wednesday
afternoon, October-l4th. The meeting
being called to order, Mrs. A. ]. Duui-
way in the chair, Mrs. Victor was ap-
pointed Secretary, and the business OF
the meeting was taken up. Committees
were appointed for the several counties
in the following order: Mrs, Loughary,
Of Yamhill; Mrs. E. L. Sanborn, Of
Clackamas; Mrs. NJ. NJ. Blaine, of Linn;
Mrs. Lottie Ream, of Lane; Mrs. Major
Brooks, of Benton; Miss Ella Scott, of
Washington; Mrs. E. Wilson, of Wasco;
Miss Mary Rodney, of Multnomah; Mrs.
A. F. Watson, of Douglas; Mrs. Inez E.
Parker, of Clatsop; Mrs. Conyers, of Co
lumbia; Mrs. N. Y. johnson, of Coos;
Curry 70 be supplied; Mrs. B. F. Dow
ell, of Jackson; Mrs. Ivan D. Applegate,
of Lake; Mrs. F. McComas, of Union;
Grant to be supplied; Mrs. E. A. Cor
win, of Tillamook; Mrs. S. A. Clarke,
of Marion.
Mrs. Loughary offered the following
resolutions:
Resolved, that the members of the Ladies'
State Centennial Board of Oregon be instructed
to call meetings in their several counties, and
appoint subcommittee to more efectually
carry forward the object that this Board has in
view-to present to the world the productions
and arts of Oregon, as we'll as its antiquiteis-
AMI to make reports of progress.
Mrs. Loughary and Mr.. Dufur ad-
dressed the meeting in appropriate re-
marks, after which it was voted to ad-
journ until P. NJ. Thursday.
October IA, 1875.
The adjourned meeting of the Won.
EMS Centennial Board of Oregon me
to-day at 5:15 P. NJ. After reading o
minutes of previous meeting, Mrs. Dun
iway, being in the chair, made some
suggestions to the ladies present as tc
the manner of distributing the work o
the committee in gathering up such ar
ticles as it would be desirable to send t.
to the great Centennial exhibition. Mr.
Dufur followed with further suggestion
on the same subject.
The meeting resolving itself into com
mittee of the whole, a proposition wa
made by Mrs. S. A. Clarke to have tn
ladies present state what articles the!
had to present. Some contribution
were offered, and many more condition
ally promised.
Mr.. Dufur laid considerable stress OF
the preservation of the natural flowers
grasses, ferns, etc.
Mrs. Loughary gave plan for work
ing in her county by writing an appea
to the ladies of her county, and publish
ing it in the county paper, asking ther
to meet at some central point and fl
upon the kind and amount of work to b
done by the subcommittee of Yamhill
Mrs. Bruce recommended that thi
plan should be followed by the con
mittees of all the other counties. Th
meeting approved the suggestion.
Mr.. Dufur then reminded the com
mittees to instruct contributors that al
articles may be sent to his office i
Portland free of charge on all the raj
road and steamship lines, where the
will be registered and receipted foI
and duly returned to the owners afte
having been sent to the exhibition.
Mrs. Loughary offered the followin
resolution:
Resolved, that the several papers throughol
the State be requested to publish these mil
utes, and lend their influence in aid of tn
work Of this Board.
The meeting then voted to adjour
sine die.