Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-03-05

CLUB NOTES
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Mrs. Gilbert MacGreror,


The March open meeting of the
Woman's club will long remain q
pleasant memory to those fortunate
enough to be present. Miss Bella
Winner of the Portland Journal
caught and held the attention of her
hearers first, because of her pleasing
personality, and, secondly, by reason
OF her earnest message to the club
In speech she is fluent and exact and
also, she is that rara avis, good
"story-teller. She has a fund of
funny tales born of her wide expert
ence, and she kept her audience
laughing as she went from one epi-
sode to another, beginning with Miss
McAdoo whom she didn't see and
ending with Bernhard. She brought
her true message to the club, that of
the relief work of Portland, al
though she did not burden us with the
heartache of want and loneliness that
necessarily goes with helpless power
ty. She told of the efforts of worthy
men and women to find work, not
charity, of the distribution of money
and material to the needy, and even
here she kept the club amused by her
witty stories. She emphasized the
fact that has been proven so miser-
ably true in bigger towns than Port
land, viz, the pauperizing effect of
charity upon the poor, the giving of
something for nothing. She cited as
proof of the erstwhile shamed appli-
cant for charity, the demands for ba-
can, eggs, and other equally high-pric-
ed luxuries. No way has been found
of helping the poor excepting by
Dgifts, for if there was sufficient work
there would be no need for charity.
This condition was brought out by
pointed reference to Miss Clark, who
is championing the "Made in U. S.
A." cause, and Miss Winner very
frankly put herself on record as being
in sympathy with this movement,
since such a movement backed by
American women would open factor
les, start new industries, and give to
men and women opportunities of live
lihood
At the conclusion Of the program.
light refreshments were served and
the women had an opportunity to
meet Miss Winner
The business meeting which pre-
ceded the program was marked by the
introduction of measure that will
be big with promise to the youth of
Dallas; it is nothing less than the
starting of a Y. M. C. A.. There
seemed to be a unanimous feeling in
favor of such an association and to
further the cause, Mrs. Metzger ap-
pointed the following committee
Mrs. George Gerlinger, Mrs. J. L.
Smith, Mrs. Oscar Hayter, Mrs. +. E.
Davis, Mrs. w. S. Loughary.
The first of the "Chain of Civic
Silver Teas will be given at the
home of the chairman, Mrs. Van Ors-
del, Friday, March the twelfth, the
second Friday of the month. Every
club member is expected to be present
with her purse. By giving a series of
these teas, sufficient money will be
raised for the civic section, and, in
turn, thus money will be spent in
helping to beautify Dallas.
The position of the piano on the
small stage has always been objec-
in that performers are
obliged to sit with their backs to the
audience. A motion was made and
carried to have a platform on rollers
built for the instrument so that in
case of necessity it can be changed
from one part of the room 20 another
without effort. Mrs. MacGregor and
Mrs. Robinson were appointed a com
nittee to attend to this matter.
The club has presented to the Dal-
as hospital an eight-day clock, a gift
rom the organization. In this mat
er, the Woman s club is in line with
'ther organizations of the town.
The opening of the program was a
piano duet by Mrs. MacGregor and
Mss Helen Casey, and Miss Cart
wright closed the program with a
ong, "The Sweetest Flower"
The April open meeting will be the
by the club of the Pho