The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-06-30

effort to acquaint unfederated clubs
with the aims and achievements of
the federation with a view to strength
ening women's work and promoting
the general progress of the race.
Recommends Scholarship Day.
ITO promote the we'll being of the
young girls of the community by ac-
quaintance with them and their sur
roundings, we would ask an abiding
and practical interest in the work of
the scholarship committee. l would
recommend that the first meeting in
February be designated by all clubs
as Scholarship Day. when programs
suitable to the work may be arranged
Miss Lulu b. Patrick, of Everett, in
her report for the educational COM
mittee, said: "The girls scholarship
fund has been our main consideration,
and we have to report $494.5O in the
fund. OF the girls who have taken ad-
vantage of the scholarships, one is
in Spokane in business college, and
today we favorably considered the APP
plication of a girl for course in a
business college in Seattle, and that
of Sunnysde girl who wishes to take
a course in music in Seattle. In Ia
coma student will take the four
years course at Whitworth. All these
girls have to be recommended by some
club to the committee. The money
is not given, but lent, so it is in no
wise charity"
Mrs f. r. Week gave a summary OF
her Investigations of the state insti-
tutions THE Western and Eastern
hospitals for the insane are particular
Ily well managed. The Western institu-
ton at Steilacoom needs farm OF
better soil, and the Eastern hospital
has as yet no surgery or space for out
door sleeping quarters.
'The institute for feeble youth at
Medical Lake needs a larger approprl-
alton. It is overcrowded and has no
gardens or Fairgrounds. The law pro-
hibiting youths over u years from
being committed is a mistaken one.
The commitment should be for any
age, and permanent. Many parents
take their children from the school
when they are a menace to the well
fare of the state"
Biennial delegates were chosen as
follows: Mrs. II. w. Alien, of Spo-
kane; Miss Sue NJ. Lombard( of North
Yakima; Mrs. O. G.. Ellis, of Tacoma;
Mrs W. p. Harper, of Seattle, and
Mrs. II. :. Elwood, of Seattle.
Reports on Libraries.
Mrs. II. G. Flair read the library
report for Mrs. j. NJ. Hit, who was
unable to be present.
"Olympia now has a free public Ii
brary. which was originally begun by
the Womens club and maintained by
them for three years" she said. Ell
IenSburg has organized a city library
with a fund Of $4,000 cash and lots
upon which to build a Carnegie build
ing costing $4,000 will be placed. Ho-
GUAM has secured a $4,000 Carnegie
building and elected a trained libra
rfan. Port Townsend has completed
payment on it's lots and added to its
building fund. Seattle has arranged
with Mr. Carnegie for several branch
libraries and Tacoma for three An
organization has been arranged for
in Puyallup and a fund of $500 in
cash raised. The Washington State
/ building at the Alaska Yukon-P Pacific
exposition will remain as a permanent
university library building"
The report of the state industrial
committee was given by Mrs. Evelyn
W. Chandlor. of Tacoma who said
| in part: estate labor colonies. from
plans formulated by Miss Adele VI.
| Fielde. have been the chief work of
/ the committee. The plan alranges
| for the provision of labor to the un-
employed by the government. New
! York las been considering a like