The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-08-23
Health Committee of Women's
Club Meets to Consider APP
plicants for Inspector
IS ASKED TO SUGGEST
FOOD INSPE G 7 o K
Fifteen Representatives of City
Organizations Meet in Com
mercial Club Rooms to Make
an Endorsement

Mrs Olive Kurtz was endorsed for
the position of food inspector by the
Women's Health committee, which is
made up of three delegates from each
of the women's clubs of the city, at
meeting held yesterday afternoon at
the Commercial club. There were fif-
teen clubwomen present and the en-
dorsement of the committee as
whole was given to Mrs. Kurtz after
a vote hard shown that she had the
support of the majority. Mrs. ]. w.
Thomas, the other candidate, had
number of staunch supporters.
The women's health committee, it
is understood, was asked by the coun'
Gil committee which makes the APP
pointment of inspector, to name
woman for the position. Since that
committee was instrumental in pro-
curing the pure food ordinance, the
health board is said to feel, not only
that it is fair to let the women have
a say about the appointee, but that
the women will have a greater feel
ing of responsibility in making the
ordinance effective and the office of
inspector a success, if they have some
thing to do with selecting the person
to fill the place. The decision of such
la body as the health committee, in
which each club has the same num-
Der Of votes, would be indicative, It
was argued, of the general choice.
The name of Mrs. kurtz will there
fore be placed before the health COM
mittee of the council to await its &C
ton in the matter,
Is Well Liked
Mrs. Kurtz is a widow. She came
here about year ago from Ohio, and
is an aunt of E. B. Cresap. She has
recently become member Of the
Portia club, In which organization
and in her church work. she has i'm
pressed those whom she meets by her
charm of manner and by her evident
ability.
Mrs. Vestal Snyder, who had been
a generally favored candidate, with
drew from the race prior to this meet
ing for reasons which are bringing
for expression of admiration for
her fellow cfubwomen. Mrs. snyder
said that she would have liked to
have the position, but that there was
no use in pretending that it would be
anything more than a temporary oc-
cupation with her. So soon as her
affairs were in better shape. she would
not want to go on with 1t, and. as
things are now, it would be impossible
for her to neglect her ranch during
the months of the year when she was
especially needed there for any no.
sition.
Is Good Clubwoman
II have been a clubwoman for q,
long time" Mrs. Snyder, land have
the clubwomen's interests deeply ar
heart, | realize that this pure food
movement is a practical and vital un-
dertaking on their part and that the
lnspectorship may grow into some
thing of prime Importance here.
felt, therefore, that | should not do
anything to jeopardize the success of
the undertaking; that the position
should go to some one who could
look upn it as permanent and who
would build it up into a position of
great influence. I felt that the on
portunity was there for really fne
work by the clubwomen and that
Should not let my private interests
interfere in the slightest degree with
the success of what they have I'm.
dertaken."
Mrs Snyder's withdrawal left onlv
two candidates. Mrs. Thomas ana
Mrs. Kurtz