Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-10

Of executive ability, and OF kindly
bearing who are friendly to all, bring
ing out the best in each member of her
committee and making the stranger feel
at home.
Activities for the year among club
women were auspieiously ushered in to.
day ~ the Salem Woman S Club break.
fast given at noon at the Hotel Mar
ion. Covers were laid for seventy-five
handsomely gowned guests at beautiful
lily decorated tables. Preceding the
breakfast a brief business session was
held, the afternoon program being
completed with addressdes and musical
numbers. A detailed account will ap-
pear in Mondays Journal, the pro
gram being completed too late for to-
night IS columns.
The Chautauqua Reading Club, re.
Gently organized, although of small
membership is accomplishing very de.
sirable results. The children S room of
the Public Library has been secured
for meeting place, the first session
this year being Thursday afternoon.
The first course of study will be from
Tennyson, the program Thursday in.
cludng the first two chapters from
Through England with Tennyson.
Responses to roll call were made by
quotations from Tennyson, an excellent
biographical sketch following, read by
Mrs. May Wroten. Mrs. Carrie Chapel
had prepared an excellent paper on Lin
coin Cathedral, Mrs. +. T. Porter ap-
pearing in a reading, "Locksley Hall. y
Review of the lesson was made by Mrs
Robert Davidson, followed by criticisms
by Mrs. Porter.
The club 8 next meeting will he Fri
day afternoon At three clock.
The members are Mrs +. Won Eschen,
president; Mrs. +. r. Porter, critic 4
Mrs W. II, Fisher, Mrs. May Wroten,
Mrs II. Q. Epley, Mrs. Q. A. Chapel,
Mrs r b. Goodin, Mrs. Robert David.
son, hrs. +, Horton, Mrs. B. f. Salmon,
Mrs h, Z. Fisher, Mrs. NJ. II, Utter,
Mrs S, b. Frost
The club s lesson course is furnished
by the Chautauqua company Of New
York, the coming years work iuclud-
ing Democratic England by Percy
Aldan; Among English lledgerows,
J.. by Clifton Johnson; "Yoar Child To
day and Tomorrow, by Grmberg. AZ
ter four years of study members are
given diplomas.
An interesting program has been pre-
pared for the reception TO be given by
the parents Of children of the Grant
, school TO the teachers Monday night,
Superintendent Elliott of the city
schools win make an address, Miss Nina
Cook will be heard in solo, as will
also Miss lnez Dennison. state Super.
intcndent Churchill will speak on a
topic Of leading interest, and instru.
mental numbers will be mterspcrscd
throughout the program.
An upstairs room Of the school build
I ing will be transformed into rccep'
4 tion hail. and will ne attractiveiy dee
Grated for the occasion.
Following the breakfast, the event OF
most interest among club women viii
4 be the State Federation, which convcnc'
in Eugene next week. All the federated
+. clubs are appointing their delegates Sa
n lem's TO be Mrs. Russell Catlin, Mrs +
n a. Elliott Mrs, J., II, Raymond, Mrs
n w. Staley, Mrs, j. @. GoltH and Mrs
" f. Carlton will act as atcrnates' Thu
viii not be the time for an election
Polluts VIII be IN the background an'
4 only the big issues that come up io
consideration aud the addresses by
| prominent speakers with the social en-
tertaInmints as side nights, VIII occupy