Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-07-01
woMAN,s CLUB FEDERATION.
Slowly Taking Form in the Wilds Of
Western Oregon.

Slowly Taking Form in the Wilds oi
Western Oregon.
1t would appear from the papers
that Eastern Oregon women are far
ahead Of those in Western Oregon in
the interest they manifest in club or
ganizatlons. Baker City, Pendleton
and other towns are alive to the Wo-
mans Club idea. In Western Oregon
Women's Clubs are confined TO Port
land, Salem and and Eugene.
The Peudleton Tribune has this ar
ticle on the question Of state fed.
Grafton and 1t is TO be hoped Or
egon's brightest, most beautiful lin
tellectuaD and best will form fed
Grafton:
Organization and cooperation are
the Il ssons OF the hour for the human
race, writes leading Pendleton club
woman. American women are learn.
ing the lesson of organization slowly,
but faithfully. So general Is this
spontaneous movement Of women into
clubs, that hardly town or village
In many states Of our land is without
It's organization, and the woman of
the club has come to be regarded as
the representative woman of her dis
trlct. 1t is not the commonplace wo.
moman who feels the sway Of the club
idea. The best and brightest minds,
the sDH Of broadest sympathies, the
energetic workers Of the community
invariably coalesce into the clubs,
which thus become centers CT power
and influence. More and more too,
the conservative type of woman is
waking up to the advantages of CO.
operation, and recognizing 10 the club
the school which is teaching women |
to think, to speak and to act.
This widespread organization into |
clubs has come to pass simply because
the world moves, aud woman moves
with 1t, "She has discovered" said
an Iowa club woman, "that her world |
Is sphere, and not hemispheFe;that
life and duty and talents are trusts,
aud that she must give the fullness
thereof" But the club idea is only
The first step in organization, fedora
tlon Is the second step. The broadest
aud ripest minds among club women
have everywhere seen the necessity of |
taking this step. For few years the
General Federation Of Women's clubs
was able to meet the needs of the fed
Grated clubs, but at least since 1895
the policy Of the officers of the gen
oral federation has been In favor Of
state federation.
The objects of such federatlons are
mutual acquaintance, union and CO..
operation for the highest good. Mu-
,ual acquaintance and an esprit du
,orps are painfully lacking among the
of the dltferent sections OF our
tate. This has been evident more
han once In efforts that have been
made for representation Of woman's
work. in the state, Federation would
ring us closer together and give that
mutual acquaintance which will Gre
tie union and future cooperation.
A man said Of the women whose
arnest efforts made a success of
share OF the Worlds Fair,
hat they had translated social
Orces into moral progress. This is
he key note TO be struck In state fed
ration, The end and aim of all COM
ination among women are to trans
ate social forces into moral progressI
o improve the moral of the individual
nd the community.
Mrs, Henrotin defines federation as !,
voluntary cooperation for a mora :
nd educational cause" "What :
ause ?" is asked. For no cause or
Dr. anyp For every right and noble
lork that shall please God TO send US.
ertainly for furthering of selfish :
inns, for no unworthy work, but as :
lredly for all work that is genuinely /,
EDUCATIONAL and etcbic0l. =