The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-20
woMENs WORK.

American women who have taken up
with the work OF clubs for the advance
naent Of the general Welfare. and strik-
ing il the headwaS which they are max
ing as compared with the uncertain re-
suits obtained by equal suffrage or
ganizations throughout the country, 1t
win be noted that the representative
women everywhere take up with civic
improvement, and to their credit it can
be said they accomplish results that
could in no other manner be attained.
woman's work is essentially along
these lines, and the various organiza-
tions of progressive women are entitled
TO the hearty support of the public.
The Astorian is in receipt Of cir
cular letter from Mrs. r. H. Hoyt Of
Portland, chairman OF the wcmen's
Auxiliary for Oregon. in which the OBJ
jects Of that organization are set forth.
The letter is intended TO give publicity
to the work ana is here presented in
fun. 1t is worthy the perusal of all
persons who have the welfare Of their
city At heart:
Realizing that the success of a move
ment is assured when the press advo-
Gates it. the Women's Auxiliary of the
American Park and Outdoor Art asso-
citation has appointed committee for
the express purpose of laying its work
before thA newspapers of the United
States, as the surest means of bringing
its existence and aims before the peo-
pie.
There ran be no doubt of the hearty
cooperation of the women of this coun-
try in our work when once the matter
Is clearly presented. This we beg that
you will kindly assist US in doing by
giving a prominent place in your col
unns to the information embodied in
this letter, as well as generous space to
the general AMI local efforts of this
purely, and in the broadest sense, phil
anthroplc organization.
1t is our earnest wish that working
branches of the auxiliary shall be form
ed ia every city, town. village and CON-
munity. No elaborate machinery is.
necessary. Any little coterie of wc-
men may form branch. whose work
and example is likely to lead to the re-
generation of the appearance and the
heailhfuiaess OF large area, and To-
the added happiness OF all men, women.
children, birds, animals. and vegetation
within its limits. This has been done
over and over again heretofore and the
process is capable of endless repetition.
rhe object Of the auxiliary is ITO
leave the world more beautiful than we
found it,"-that is. to protect and de-
yelop existing natural beauty to replace
the natural beauty that has been de-
stroyed This work may be done in,
doorvard. on school grounds, around
public buildings, factories and mills, on
railway station grounds or railway
rights-of-May, on streets. on country
roads. in cemeteries, on bits of waste
ground anywhere. in large or small
parks. etc. 1t may be done by merely
keeping a plot of grass neat, by plant
ing a tree, by preserving group of ma
turaI shrubbery from destruction by
those who do not realize its beauty and
actual material value, or by undertake
ing to secure state; country or city
mark or a government reservation. No
Bit of outdoor beauty is too small for
US 10 recognize. and none too great for
us to undertake to protect or to help to
create,
where there is a continuous tearing
down there must be some building up, |
or, obviously, ruin win result The
creation Of even one human habitation
involves the obliteration or injury Of
some natural beauty, if it is nothing
more than an unsightly rent in the
charming green carpet nature so gener-
ously spreads over her broad floors. 1t
not fnfrequently means the complete de
of natural plantations of trees
and shrubs 1t would take many years
and considerable sums Of money to re-
place, and which. in many instances,
might be preserved. to the direct ma
terial advantage OF the owner, by
slight alteration in the location Of pro-
posed buildings.
These questions and all Others relat-l
Ing to the fitting Of grounds for use are
included in the teachings Of the Wo-
man,s Auxiliary. In fact, to be a.