The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-06-24
FIRST DAY OF
STATE FEDERATION

: action has changed from the city by th,
beautiful Willamette, TO your hospital
BILE shores. the queen city by the sea,
As the Willamette runs into the Col
umbia and from there streams into
the great Pacific to reach other shores
and continents so the good and earn
est thoughts from various eenters OF
our state strsam into this assembly to
be gathered and perperuated here that
they also may pass unto other spheres
Of thought and thus down the endless
stream OF zine.
Ladies, there never MAS time when
there was greater call for women to
Identity themselves With every cause
for good. to upiift the tsllep, strength
the feeble. to help the needy and in
Sipii,e the faltering. Our clubs and
their constituents here send US to rep
resent them In just such work and 10
further the Welding and cementing of
/ womens organizations Let US cast
aside an personal feelings all that is
frivolous and petty, to unite for the
best interests of oregon clubdom and
| the broadening OF our minds and SYM
pathies And though our own fine state
| Is dear TO our heart. though we wear
the red. white and blue and are very
loyal to our nation. we stand for more
than that, yes. in confluence OF heart
and mind and soul we stand for, let us
hope. one and all. for service to human
ity and love and fealty and service TO
one God above"
The credential committee reported 81
delegates present during the morning
session. but others arrived on the noon
train so that the total was made up to
about 50. Besides the delegates there
were many local visitors, so the hall
was thronged with ladies' The off,
GERS present were; Mrs. G. B, Wade,
Of PendIeton, president; Mrs. Louis
Altman OF Portland. vice-president;
Mrs. samuel Elmore of Astoria. record
ing secretary. Mrs. T. T. Geer of sa-
lem.auditor; Mrs. Grant Marquam of
Portland. second director: Mrs; NJ. L.
spaulding. general federation secre-
tary.
The morning session was taken up
principally with organization and the
n ports Of committee. all Of which were
adopted.
In the afternoon interesting reports
made by representatives of the various
clubs throughout the state were re-
ceived with acclamation.
Mrs. Ida 5. Edgar was introduced BY
the chair to the delegates, she having
been granted the privilege Of address
ing the convention in the interests OF
Florence crittenton home mission. Mrs
Edgar's address was brief, she desiring
cnly to enlist the sympathies of the la
dies, hoping for future good results in
favor of the Portland home ror the
fallen.
Last business Of the day was the re-
port OF the committee on revision OF
the constitution. The report elected
considerable discussion but the changes
made in the constitution were slight
ones.
During the afternoon Mrs. E. Hig-
gins and laughter Miss Margaret Hig-
gins entertained the ladies with an in
strumental selection.
Besides the officers already men
toned, the following delegates report
ed yesterday:
Astoria Woman's club Mrs. Fred
da Gratke, Mrs. E. N. Stokes, Mrs.
Eunice Barnes, Mrs. Jennie Van Dusen
and Mrs. Henrietta Prael.
Astoria Reading club Mrs. Emma
Watt Trullinger, Mrs. celestia Gear
mart. il
Athena Friday Afternoon club-Mrs.
E. r. Cox.
Baker city Alpha Literature club
Miss Susie Moore.
Carlton Ladies' Social club-Mrs. w.
j. Strong.
Eugene Fortnightly club-Mrs Irene
Williams, Mrs. Florence p Sheldon.
Granite Daughters of Progress-Mra
Anna D. Ramon.
Grants Pass, Woman's club-Mrs.
Hattie Young, Mrs. Elizabeth Hale,
Mrs. Astella Goodin, Mrs Robert
Booth, Mrs. c. Goodnow.
La Grande, Neighborhood club-Mrs.
Olive Slater.
Marshfield, Artistic Needleworkers rs
Mrs. Hattie e. MeCormac.
Oregon City, Mothers club-Mrs. Geo.
c. Brownell, Mrs. W. S. U'Ren.
Pendleton, Woman's club-Mrs. Lee
Moorehouss.
Current Literature club-Mrs. I.
Portland. Council Of Jewish Women
Mrs. s. M. Blumauer, Mrs. Baruh,
Mrs. A. Bernstein, Mrs. Ben Selling,