East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-10-22
The WOMEN'S CLUBS

The advantages of fall meetings of
the state federation were plainly visi-
BILE at the meeting of the Woman's
Club of Pendleton last Tuesday.
The members of the club were out
in good numbers, those who went to
the annual meeting at Baker City
ready to tell of the federation's out
line of work, and those who stayed at
home. ready to hear.
Mrs. E. T. Wade, Mrs. j. HALEY,
Jr. and Mrs. Moorhouse gave inter-
esting reports.
The federation will continue its
work under the Education. Travelling
Library. Domestic Science, Legislative
and Civic committees; these lines of
work are already familiar to our
clubs, for the Pendleton clubs have
always been active workers and are
well posted in federation matters.
Mrs. John HALEY, Jr., has made for
herself a high place in federation
councils by her able leadership on
the education committee. Her name
was mentioned to fill an important
office on the state board, but the
board, while fully appreciating how
much her efficient work would mean
to the board. unanimously agreed
that she could not be spared from
her important committee. Several
resolutions were referred to the COM
mittee on education to be added to its
work this year.
The federation voted to cooperate
with the state association of charities
and the resolutions relating TO legis-
lative work were referred to the leg
islative committee.
A bulletin of the proceedings of the
convention will be published imme-
diately by the secretary, and sent to
each club, and before long the state
committees will be heard from, and
the work will be undertaken with
new interest. An Industrial commit
tee. and a committee on forestry were
added to the standing committees,
Mrs. s. A. Evans was appointed
first viee-president of the state fed
GRAFTON. and Mrs. Kate Bingham,
secretary. Mrs. Dunno of Eugene,
was also made auditor. These vacan-
cies on the state board had occurred
during the year on account of the
illness of Mrs. Gilmore, first vice
president and of Mrs. Sheldon. OF
Eugene, the auditor and the removal
from the state of Mrs. Hattie e
] Young. of Grants Pass, who wal
elected secretary at Astoria. There
was no election of officers at Bakel
City. existing vacancies only beini
filled.
The convention was great sue
cess I'm all respects and second &
none ever held. The next meeting
will be in October. 1905, at Eugene.
The local clubs postponed thei
meetings this week on account of tn
teachers convention. excepting tn
woman's Club, that meeting comin
before the arrival of the teachers
New officers were elected and a goo
outline of work for the coming yea
} was fully discussed. every membe
taking part in the discussions.
J The officers elected were: Mrs. ]
c. Taylor. president; Mrs. j. HALEY
Jr., vice president; Mrs. NJ. A. Dissos
way, secretary, and Mrs. Horace Still
man, treasurer The next meetin
, will be Tuesday of next week, tn
regular meetings win be as usua
the second and fourth Tuesdays Q
the month at the Commercial Clu
rooms.
The club under the new board cor
sists OF the Officers with Mrs. 7. {
HALEY. Mrs. G. A. Hartman, Sr., an
Mrs. T. c. Taylor sas executive con
mittee, looks forward to a most pros
porous year.
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