Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-11-30

,'"uou OF Women's Clubs, represent
ing three thousand voters Of the stot,
ol oregon, do hereby petition ,he
members Of the Oregon state legisla.
'ure to make adequate provision for
the support Of the state university and
to provide deliuomtye machinery ror
the just and sound solution Of tbc
problems OF the relations of tho dir-
Ierent institutions OF higher education
I'VE. the Federation of Oregon
Clubs would respectfully petition the
department OF Education of the state
OF Oregon TO extend the purpose of
ArOor Day TO the protection of other
national resources especially of birds.
ilsh aud water courses; and that the
day be called Arbor and Conservation
/ Day
Whereas, the Oregon Congress of
Mothers has proposed a bill to be pre.
scented to the legislature at It's COM
ing session providing for the pension
ing Of worthy and dependant mothers.
and
Whereas, this bill is designed to
and will meet q most urgent necessity
and serve a most worthy purpose;
Therefore be It Resolved, That the
Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs
most heartily endorses this measure
and most earnestly urges that this
/ bill bo passed by the legislature, and
we especially appeal to each member
of the Oregon Federation OF Women's
Clubs to support this bill
whereas the General Federation
has adopted the plan Of an endowment
/ fund for the turtherance of its work .
Therefore, BE Il Resolved. That we
the members Of the Oregon Federation
|ot Womens Clubs in annual conycn-
tion assembled, do hereby endorse and
ratify the action Of our delegates In
the general federation of nineteen
twelve, in accepting as our share of
the endowment fund five hundred dol
lars, and recommend to the clubs Of
the state that they individually and
|seyerally send to our treasurer q sum
equal to twenty-five cents per mem
ber, appropriated and so designated
for the purpose OF putting Oregon in
its proper relation to the national
club work.
In view Of the responsibility and
duty laid upon the women of the state
/ by the power Of the ballot, Resolved.
That a committee Of political science
be established in our state fedora
ton. And we recommend that this
department be thrown open to all
women, whenever duplicated in local
clubs, whether they are members or
not
The music department, under the
direction Of Mrs William Burghardt,
Jr, will meet at Mrs. John II. Mbcrts'
G7O South Winter street on the after
noon Of December twelfth. la Boheme
will be studied Miss Louise More
land will play from the score, and a
number Of VlctrolIa records will H.
lusrate,
The second class in modern drama
Iwill meet next Tuesday at three
o'clock in the club room at the library
building Mrs. Arthur Fish is director
of this class.
The delegates to the National Wom-
an Suffrage Association convention,
held in Philadelphia this week, on
Tuesday elected the following offic-
ers; president, Doctor Anna Howard
Shaw; first vlce-presldent, Jane Ad-
dams; second yIce-president Anita
Whitney, Of California; corresponding
secretary, Mary Ware bennett OF
New York; treasurer, Miss Stanley
Mccormick OF Chicago.
The management Of the Old Peo-
Pies Home in this city Is rejoicing
over a gift Of one hundred dollars,
donated by Mr. w. w. Brown Of
Burns, Oregon. Mr. Brown had given
other sums Of money for the support
of this most worthy institution
Personal Notes.
Miss Margaret Rodgers daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs George Is Rodgers and