Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-13
WOMEN,
Hold a Successful Meeting.
40 Start TIE FEnS f1r a Fax
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1sup nesting % order and asked
EzyoE R5chsrtso1 % take the chair.
He stated that this nesting Vas
called u pTo10is the establishment
q TIE TAX Industry, that had been
chznpiooed b. Mr. ". p Lord He
tbOUgbt The pegps q the city owed
q 5s5t q everlasting gratitude % the
LADY for her Untfriog snerzT 10 dis
eDinzflng infOTmstIOn o. this in
poTtaut qgesti0D- A. Mrs. Lord vas
ot pressut the lady arrived . little
later.1
Mayor Richzr5sOn introdOcsd Dr..
Tborntoo. who discussed the whole
subject 10 detail
He showed tie decline u the fax
growing Industry 10 Ireland, and that
the time was not far distant when the
great linen manufacturing Industry
would he transferred u this country
where the raw material could Be pro-
duce5 IN the finest. quality. Ire
speaker showed that this industry was
certain 70 Be developed and bring
millions u wealth 70 our country.
Mrs.. Lord was next introduced and
spoke 10 the highest terms Of the live
character d the Portland ladies, and
oompllmeuted the club there for their
enterprise. There were 10 Oregon
several thousand young women and
young men out Of employment. At
Portland a thousand young women
had responded 70 a single advertise
Dent for a eOpyist, at slO a month for
thirteen hours work a day. The
speaker regretted that the young peO-
PIE u Oregon should ever find them
selves 10 such a condition.
Mrs. PhIlbrOOk now offered a resell
utsoD for a dominating committee Of
three 70 report u this neetiEg u sol
letting committee. MeSdames Lord,
PbilbrOok and Adams were named as
the COMMITTEES and retired 10 consult. !
Hon. John Mimic wa called upon
aud made a few remarks.
The committee reported following
names a. a soliciting committee:
THE SOLICITING Committee
Mrs. II. W. Meyers, Mrs r. ;. WAL
lace, Mrs. " u. Brown, Mrs. ReuOen
Lee, Mrs. II. II. Thompson. Mrs.JOry,
Mrs. Reuben Boise, Mrs. Vim. Waldo,
Mrs. TheilsOn Of Polk county; Mrs.Dr.
Calbreath, of Yamhm cOunty;Mrs-Sen-
ltOr Hatch, Mrs. Squire Farrar, Mr..
J. N. Martin, Mrs. VIM. MOsIen, Ms
.. a PEBBLES, Mrs. c. p. Bishop, Mrs.
Thus Kay, Mrs.G.Stolz aud Miss Jessie
and Miss Mae Boise.
The report Of the committee was a.
by the meeting.
Mrs. Lee then introduced the fol-
resolution:
THAT this meeting fully appreci'
ites the very great advantages TO Sa-
.em Of the Oregon Women's Flax aud
Hemp association. by establishing
heir fax fibre mill in Salem, and we
hereby endorse the practical action
II the women Of Oregon in their ef-
'Orts TO develop the fax and hemp H.
IRE industry in the state Of Oregon,
Ind we pledge ourselves 70 cooperate
With the association by subscribing
or stock In the ASSOCIATION
Mr.. Stolz moved that when the
Meeting adjourn II be 70 next We'd
iesday evening, which was carried, I
md the W. G. 7. L. rooms, on Court {
.treet, named as the place, but, in :
'iew 1.-THE growing interest in the
movement, a larger hall may be Sc Z
ected, Of which change due notice c
viii be given. l
The canyassing committee is ex-
10 hold a meeting early next I
week 10 lay on their several working 4
and formulate a business
Of prosecuting their labors. |
Salem will have cause for sincere
congratulations II the Dew mill is
bundled within its borders and accom- =
fishes ali that was reasonably prom \
for Il last night, V