Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-18

their invited guests assembled at Hotel
Marion, Saturday October eleventh, to
enjoy their annual breakfast, after an
informal reception in the upper halls.
On previous occasions, in the beauti-
full dining room with its ivory finish
and profusiOn of mirrors, long tables
have been arranged for accommodation
of the breakfast guests. An innovation
for this year were name cards marking
places at twelve smaller tables eirciling
the larger board around which were
gathered the officers Of the club. Mrs.
Sarah A. Evans, of Portland, president
of the State Federated clubs; Mrs. j.
r. Craven, president of Dallas Woman 3
club; Miss Matte F. Beatty, retiring
president and Mrs. Richard E. Cart
wright, the new president.
I Great clusters of exquisite pink ger
aniums of the Mrs. E. G.. Hill variety
centered each table in Teko ware Jars
of green and Of old ivory.
Miss Mary Schultz, an accomplished
violinist, accompanied by Miss Nan
nellie Bloom played delightfully."- during
the serving of breakfast. Among the
encOred selections were Canzonetta,
Barcarole, Spring Song and Drdla IS
Souvenir.
Addresses were made very short in
order that Mrs. Sarah Evans might
have sufficient time to deliver her
wonderfully interesting speech, in full.
With a few entertaining remarks,
Mrs. Cartwright gave a recapitulation
Of last years work and greeted the
the guests assembled about her. Mrs.
Alice Dodd gracefully responded. Miss
Matte Beatty, the retiring president,
followed with few well chosen words
of farewell TO the club, Miss Beatty 3
regime was most harmonious and salts
factory.
Mrs. Cartwright introduced Mrs. Sar-
ah A. Evans, who gave comprehensive
review of the convention of federated
clubs which met in Hood River, Oct
ober sixth.
On the subject of schools, Mrs. Evans
said, 'Women are coming to realize
more and more that our schools are
not preparing for life work in an ad-
equate manner. The boy or girl that
hereafter leaves school unequipped for
the Observation-Disclosures battle of life will
be failure and with out value to his
community. There is present danger
of the truly American method of over
shadowing one good thing with another,
and sacrificing the academic and cul-
tural TO vocational training. In educa.
tional adjustment, it must be our con.
cern to see that the deficient, the del.
icate and the unfortunate as well as
the normal child has an equal share. )"
OF good health, Mrs. Evans said
Hand in hand with our educational
work is the good health propaganda
and so interviewer that there is no line
of demarcation, for knowledge will
bring, if not into this, into the next
generation, cessation of many of the
ills we are heir to. We have an evi.
dence of this in the gradual stamping
out of tuberculosis through an intelli-
gent knowledge Of its cause and treat.
ment. No more important subject could
occupy the attention Of the clubs than
a thorough study of health situations.
Like some Of our other educational
work, the subject of eugenics bids fair
to grow topheavy, unless we couple it
with the subject of euthenict and study
the problem of environment as well as
heredity"
Mrs. Evans recommendation to the
clubs are, "That every club in the
state procure copy of the Portland
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