The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-10-09
CLUB WOMEN
THRONG CITY
LOCAL CLUB HOSTS TO CONVENTION


of the Commercial club to meet the
delegates from organizations through
out the state, who had arrived here
during the day for the annual conyeE-
tion of the State Federation. A heavy
rain storm prevailed throughout the
afternoon and the evening, but the To-
cal committees braved the weather and
greeted their guests as they arrived at
the station here and were whiIled
away TO the homes Of the club mem
bers and other citizens of the city,
where they have been entertained dur
ing their four-day stay. Working in
the days downpour until after seven
O'Clock linemen stretched wires and
strung hundreds of bulbs through the
business streets of the city in honor Of
the visiting women. And by the time
the crowd was beginning to assemble
at the club rooms, the cheerful glow Of
the illumination was ready to light
them on their way. The wiring of the
streets was the donation Of the local
Merchants Association, while the cleo
trical energy was given by the two
local electric light companies; the Hy-
dro- Electric Co. and the Hood River
Gas 4 Electric Co.
Ii was an impressive assemblage at
the rooms of the club. The earlier part
of the evening waJ given TO the intro
duction Of the delegates to the officers
of the State Federation and to the olh-
gers and committee members of the
focal club, who stood in the receiving
line. The meeting was called to order
by Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, president of
the federation. Rev. w. b. Young,
pastor of Asbury Methodist church
pronounced an invocation, and Mayor
h. o. Blanchar extended to the women
a welcome from the city.
"We are proud to welcome you dele
gates from 0regon's Woman's clubs, "
said Mr.. Blanchar. We are proud of
our local organization and the work
they have accomplished. We note the
attitude they have taken in civic inn
Uovement, and we appeal to yon to
enter into the movement that we have
started toward better roads "
Good Roads" became in a way a
slogan of the eveniEg, aud addresses
that followed touched upon the impetus
that efforts of the women might lend
to the movement that has been set un-
der way. ec
Mrs. Chas. II. Cashier, president Of
the local club, extended the greetings
of the organization 1--WE would like
for the weather to y better aud fol
the town to be more ON the levea. but
we are going to do our best to make
our hospitality felt among you visitors
for Fss will spare no effGyt to make you
comfortable, so that you will always
member Sgith pleasure your soJourr
among us. (ol
The chief address of the evening was
delivered by Mrs. Abigail ScotoDuni.
way, who was introduced by Mrs Evas
as 1.-The Mother of Oregon Mrs
Duniway 'SAddress was of retrospe&4
i've nature. 81 believe in immortal
ity," she said, 'as do all those Of
whom | am going to speak, and | dc
not feel it amiss to refer in mOrtuary
way to the noble women who have riser
to their goals and have passed on ahead
into the mystic beyond" /" Mrs. Duni'
way paid great tribute to the late
Mrs. f. l.. Smith, of this city, be
loved by all who knew her. who tool
an active part in the affairs of the
women of her state S%rng her lifetime
Mrs. Duniway saiaSin part:
at is most appropriate that this
meeting of our State Federation shoulC
convene in this world renowned young
city of Hood River, the hcme of oul
late cesworker, Mrs. E. i. Smith
Mrs. Smith identified herself at tha
tIr4e with the equal suffrage movement
in Olympia in 1871 as co-worker will
Mrs. Abbey II. II. Stuart and myself
beginning an intimacy that neve
ceased, though /, as the eldest of tbt
trio. am today the only earthly sur
vivor.
"Of Mrs Stuart, mother Of woman't
clubs in the Pacific northwest, who's
too early decease cUtsshort her hope oi
seeing the enfranchisement of womei
in Oregon and Washington, | am prout
to say that the woman's club move
ment we now celebrate was her inspir
alton.
81 met with Mrs. Stuart at the homt
of Mrs. Clara +. Sylvester in Olympia
Mrs. Sylvester, if | remember right
ly, did not at once embrace the plal
for woman's club as outlined by Mrs
Stuart.
"For prudential reasons |, as a lead
ing suffragist, stayed away from tn
preliminary meeting with Mrs. Stuart
in Portland, held at tie home of tn
late Mrs. w. W. Spalding; but riske
attending the first open meeting, at tn
Hotel Portland, where had the homo
to demand the permanent formation 0
the women's club movement on tn
basis originated by Mrs. Stuart, an
was the first woman in Oregon to suR
gest the creation of the State FEEDERS
tiOn of Women's clubs, which | did q
that meeting.
"After the death of Mrs. Smith tn
next great loss to the Wonan's clu
movement was Mrs. Myrtle Pease Hal
field. of the Forest Grove Woman
club"
Mrs. e. E. Gore, of Medford, n
sponded for the federation women {
the state. An orchestra, composed {
/ Will Chandler, Y. A. Kincaid and Har
Hoerlein, furnished music throughol
the evening, and Mrs. Ralph Root, a
companied by MIR. Root and Mrs. Cla
H ence E. Coffin, rendered number (
H solos.
II The rooms of the club were beaut
Il fully decorated in autumn leaves al
Il cut flowers. Miss Hilma Imholz, Mi
/ Lillian Brock, Mrs Hermann O.kres
/ and Mrs. Robert Perigo served fru
II punch throughout the evening.
II With a brilliant sunshine, the dl
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the delegates to the convention regi
Il tered Tuesday morning at the Congr
II agtional church and began their bu'
ness session. The morning was devot
II to reports Of charmen OF committee
II The leading feature of the days 81
II sion was the MADE in Oregon" dim
III at the Odd Fellows hall, given by t
III women of the Unitarian church. I
II foods were furnished for the most pl
U by the members of the Manufacture