The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-05-24
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PROCEDURE
Women of North Yakima Are Dis
playing Lively Interest in
Parliamentary Law
SCHOOLS SPEND PRIZE
MONEY FOR PICTURES
Mob Hill Women Find Bees a
Profitable Investment, One
Clearing SIS From a Half In
terest in Twenty-Five Stands

Parliamenta law is becoming a
decidedly popular study in the Wo-
mems organizations. whether IL De
the knowledge that as voters they are
entitled to part in the public trans
action of business, or whether IL Is
lust the desire to do things in the
right way, A number of North Yakima
women arc becoming fairly expert in
parliamentary tactics. From the Or
ganizatio of a permanent socle(y W
the disposal of an unpopular measure
by indefinite postponement, they d. e
learning the game and ALREADY SO
far as busnesslike methods and ad-
hercnce to Roberts rules are con-
cerned. they would lose nothing III
comparison with some of the men
organizations in business session.
Organized for Purpose.
The Portia club was orga nized pri
marily as a parliamentary law stuCg
class and in expanding so AS to cover
the civic field in which it is low DO
ing such successful work II mas h"t
abandoned the primary purpcseto1 It's
being At each meeting a part O. the
program is given over to parliament
tarv drill, the yearly outline review
ing all the important points for the
benefit of new members.
MANY of the older members OF the
Woman's club studied in TIL" class
conducted here by Mrs "oth' H.
whose manuel is adopted ny several
OF the societies as. their rules OF or
der The Twentieth Century .c'uh
provides in its program Tor several
pa parliamentary drills each year ana
has among its members some capital
pa NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. This year the 'o-
terfe club. in continuing its art study
will also give certain space on hs
program to parliamentary drills SO
that, without aspiring at All To tnat
end. North Yakima will have among
its women a lot of qualified leglsia-
tors.
Veteran Mourns.
one veteran parliamentariAn
mourns that the members of her mis-
sionary society refuses to see its value
They think they can informally dis
russ things for half an afternoon, she
SANS. and that the general sentiment
expressed is equivalent to a motion
Dut and carried. The w. {. /. T."
however, has always been strong on
methods of procedure and has a
parliamcntarian on its regular staff of
officers The eastern Washington w.
G. T.. T. has. by the way one Of the
finest parliamentarians in the state in
the person of Mrs. Albring of Spo-
kane. ...'.-
Spend Prize Money.
Most of the schools which received
prizes for their part in the blossom
festival parade are putting the money
into pictures or some adornmcnt for
tho school. Summit View, which has
"A brand new piano to be paid for,
puts it's receipts into the piano fund.
To Give Picture.
The cotcric club, which is cspccf-
allv interested in the Capitol Hill
school, soon to he established in y
new building and known as the Nc
Kinlcy, is planning to present to the
school handsome. portrait of the
dead president. Mrs. \. p. Hull is a
member of the womcn's advisory
board from that club, hence the
special interest. The Womans club
stands sponsor for Columbia, the
Collegiate Alumnae for the high
school. the p. E. O. for Fairvicw, the
u. AR. for Central, the Twentieth
Century club for Lincoln and the
Portia club for Barge.
Money in Bees.
There is pin money for women in
bees Perhaps this is not a Surpris-
ing statement in view of the sting.
But in number of cases the women
farm their bees out on shares. one
Mob Hill woman. with twenty-five
stands cleared SIS last year on such
n partnership ngcmcnt and an
other $6J.