The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-06-21
Our
WOman'S
Department

The ladies of the Woman's Club who
are Interested in parliamentary law
are requested to meet at the home of
MIS-. Dodd, corner of Court and Cot.
tage streets, Monday evening AZ 8
O'Clock.
MISS Wilkinson, landscape gar.
dener of the London Public Garden
association, has done noble work in
establishing tiny parks in the crowd.
ed parts of that city Gardening in all
its branches, vegetable, floral and
landscape, is an occupation in which
women are remarkably successful
Salem Leads the State.
AFTER this Salem's women can take
rank with the best parliamentarians in
the state. This fact is assured bv the
ability displayed at the mock conven.
ton' 1t is gratifying to know that the
embarrassing blunders, in respect TO
parliamentary laws, that have marked
the proceedings in Portland, and at the
state Federation, will be happily over.
come by the drills that have been I'm.
augurated under the auspices of the
Inherent local clubs of the state and
so etilciently carried on by Mrs. Cole
Bethel, of Ohio
State Board Committees.
Two well known Pendleton club
women We're chosen as chairman of
important committees at the first
meeting of the state board last week
Mrs. John HALEY, Jr., of the educa.
lion committee, and Mrs. Il. p. Mar
shall of the library committee. These
ladies have proven their ability to
do good work on these lines by their
previous records as members of these
committees.
Portland Club Journal.
The club journal of Portland comes
out this month under new ownership
and management. Mrs. Cleveland
Rockwell, a well known and efficient
club woman, is president of the board
of directors. Mrs. J. B. Comstock
and Mrs Mabel Plowman are the ed.
itors. Mrs. Rockwell promises that
the Journal will be published in the
interests Of the club work of the
state and womans work in general
The Mock Convention.
The parliamentary class drill in the
form of a mock convention, went off
with great eclat last night The ladies
handled the various subjects on social |
and political reform with surprising |
ability, under n rapid fire of motions |
put and amendments amended" !
Some Of the resolutions presented |
we're exceedingly funny, and the repar-
zee of the various delegates In the dis
'ussion of them would have done cred |
I TO a Chauncey Depew. Altogether |
he drill has shown what our women
laye acquired in the way of parlia
nentary usage, in the class lessons |
,iven the last week, which knowledge |
viii afford good service this winter
n the sessions held during the antic-
pated visit of the Portlands Womens |
,lub to this city.
Women Novelsts.
The women novelists seem to be
laving strenuous times, according TO
Iurrent Literature. Kate Douglas
yiggin is suffering from nervous pros.
ration. Mrs. Catherwood, author of
Lazarre," is in a hospital, Mrs.
races Hodgson Burnett is in a sani-
lrium, having broken down physic-
lly. The writing of books may, after
II, have somthing of work In il, and
ossess nervous strain that few, who
ave not made the experiment of au-
loEship, can guess.
Bird Study Club.
The Salem Bird Study Club last ey-
ming had its last session for the
lring season, and adjourned 10 meet
Ie first Friday In September A num- |
,r OF interesting reports were given
, members last night and two re
,rts Of persons having killed birds
ere made. This club has now been 4
existence only about three months, I
I'd has membership OF about so.
sveral instances Of the wanton or ig.
rant killing Of birds have been cor
cted without arrests, and much good n
IS been accomplished among Its 1
embers in the way of protecting 7
rds, and assisting them in their mis-.
ln 10 help the farmers and fruit l.
overs.
A New British Fad.
A fay, ,yomen In very exclusive cir.