Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-25
viii Corvallis Girl Go?
And Who Will She Be?- Scheme
to Advertise Oregon.

John Allen, secretary of the
Benton county Citizens League
is in receipt of a letter from the
Mayor OF McMinnville, w T.
| macy, which proposes novel
way of advertising Oregon. Be
cause it will s:nte:est ev-rv pretty
girl in Benton county, not to say
that girls parents, admirers and
friends, the letter is published in
full. 1t says:
McMinnville, Ore, Dec. 70, 'oo.
Dear Sir
The custom of sending young
women on excursions gotten up
by newspapers has inspired the
commercial organizations and
business men Of this city to out
line and propose the following
preliminary plan, which we
think will result in great benefit
to the state as well as the locall-
ties represented.
The proposition is to organize,
uniform, equip and drill COM
pany of about forty young wo.
men selected from the different
counties of the state and take
them to the Worlds Fair at
Jamestown and to other impor-
tant cities and places in the Uni
ted States, both North and South
and give free drills and musical
entertainments. in the public
parks and other convenient
places, during August and Sept
ember.
The itinerary under the direc-
ton of the Oregon State Com
mission to the Jamestown Expo
sition will probably include such
places as Denver, Los Angeles,
Fort Worth, New Orleans, At
1anta, Richmond, Washington,
D. c., Yorktown, St: Paul, In
dianapolls, Western state fairs
and Saratoga, where the Nation
al Encampment of the Grand
Army OF the Republic is held
and possibly at Coney Island,
New York.
Hon. Geo, II. William who
was attorney general in President
Grants cabinet, will be invited
and will probably accompany
the young ladies and show them
many places Of historic interest
about the National Capitol. He
is the only survivor of the war
cabinet, either North or South.
You are requested to cooper
ate with US in making this a
state enterprise. Look we'll
amoag the girls of your respec-
tive counties for models of pro-
priety and physical excellence.
The girls must have the endorse
ment of respected citizens, to
character and department, good
health, good form and feature.
While this is not intended .or
beauty show yet there is plenty
of the finest material to select
from.
Pick out the best. Graceful
carriage and able to march and
drill for one hour without serious
fatigue. This will necessitate
sele sting those who do not pinch
the waist or feet, or are given to
nervousness. A steady hand is
necessary for the statute like pose
for the perfect drill. Ages about
18 to 2o years. Height, S feet,
d inches to S feet, 8 inches.
Weight 12o to 40 pounds. Able
to sing IN chorus. Must not
wear glasses. Dark hair will be
the more suitable tor the Indian
drill. Let us have good, sensible
girls, those that repress Mt the
highest type of American wo-
manhood and womanl ness for
which our state is noted.
There may be competitive
drills with crack battalions of
Europe as we'll as America,
therefore strictly military drill
discipline will be enforced, both
on duty and off. The physical
training and drill will be giver
by Col. ]. c. Cooper of this city
who drilled tho famous Manila
Guards of 1898. Accounts ant
pictures of this organization wer
4 printed in over one hundre'
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