Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-01-04
WILL SEND GIRLS.
OREGON'S PLAN FOR FINEST
DISPLAY AT JAMESTOWN,


Follow the Example. the Whole Scheme Will
Be Turned Into an Immense Beauty Show
Other National Products Will Be RELOCATED
to the Rear-But It Will Be the Greatest
Drawins-Card Ever Played.
To advertise Oregon through the
means Of some of the States fairest
daughters is the novel proposal ad.
vanced by the citizens of McMinnville
Mayor w. T. Macy has sent out the
following explanatory letter to all the
commercial clubs OF that State:
The custom of sending young women
on excursions gotten up by newspapers
has inspired the commercial organiza.
tions and business men OF this city to
outline and propose the following pre-.
liminary plan, which we think will re.
suit in great benefit to the State, espe-
cially the localities represented.
The proposition is to organize, uni
form, equip and drill company of
about 40 young women selected from
the different counties OF the State, and
tako them 10 the Worlds Fair at
jamestown, and to other important
cities and places in the United States,
both north and south, and give free
drills and musical entertainments in
the public parks and other convenient
places. during August and September
1907.
The itinerary, under the direction of
the Oregon State Commission to the
jamestown Exposition. will probably
include such places as Denver, Los An.
geles, Fort Worth, New Orleans. At
lanta, Richmond. Washington, d. c.,
Yorktown, st. Paul, Minneapolis, West
ern State Fairs and Saratoga, where
the National Encampment of the
Grand Army Of the Republic is held,
and possibly Coney Island and the
Hippodrome in New York city.
Hon. George H. Williams, who was
Attorney General in President Grants
Cabinet, will be invited and will prob.
ably accompany the young ladies and
show them many places OF historic in.
terest about the national capital. He
is the only survivor OF the war cabi.
nets, either north or south.
The several organizations are re.
quested to cooperate with us in max
ing this q representative State enter
prise. Look we'll among the girls of
your respective counties for models of
propriety and physical excellence.
The girls must have tho Endorsement
OF representative citizens as to charac.
ter and department, good health, good
form and feature. While this is not
intended for beauty show, yet there
is plenty OF the finest material to Sc
tect from.
Pick out the best. Graceful carriage
and able to march and drill for one
hour without serious fatigue. This
will necessitate selecting those who
do not pinch the feet or the waist, nor
are given to nervousness. A steady
hand il necessary for the statuelike
pose for the perfect drill. Ages, about
lS to % years. Height iees inches
to 5 feet 8 inches. Weight from 120
to 40 pounds. Able to sing in chorus.
Must not wear glasses. Dark hair will
be more suitable for the Indian drills.
Let US have good, sensible active Ore.
gon girls, those that represent the
highest type OF American womanhood
and womanliness, for which our State
is noted.
There may be competitive drills OF
the crack battalions OF Europe as we'll
rs America; therefore strict military
discipline will be enforced, both on
duty and off. Two good women OF the
State will be appointed by Governor
Chamberlain to chaperone the com.
pany. The physical training and drill
will be given by Colonel J. c. Cooper,
of this city, who drilled the famous
Manila Guards OF 1898. Accounts and
pictures of this organization were
printed in over 100 papers in the
United States, with calls from Europe
for photographs. Full page cuts, with
write.ups, appeared in the New York
Herald, New York Journal and The
Oregonian. He also drilled the famous
Tillamook Indian scouts in spectacu.
lar features, which we're the great at.
traction at the Coast county fair last
summer. Some of these maneuvers
and Others more thrilling will be
taught to the new company.
Professor M. E. Robinson, we'll
known 10 Oregon and Washington as
. musical director, will add tho mu.
sical feature to the drill. 1t is in.
tended to make the educational bene.
fits Of the excursion, together with the
physical culture and musical training,
far exceed in value all of the time.
money and effort expended in the en-
terprise, all OF which will benefit the
State as we'll as the members of the
company.
The foregoing proposition has been
to many prominent citizens
of Oregon, including Hon. Jefferson