Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-28
Miss Matte Beatty, Of Salem,
Chosen First Vice Pres
ident Today
MISS MARION TOWNE WAS
In RACE FOR PRESIDENT
Eastern Oregon Towns Ex.
tend Invitations For Con-
ference Next Year

Mrs. G. H. Castner, of Hood River,
was chosen president of the Oregon
Federation OF Women $ clubs by vote
of 1T to 46 for Miss Marion Towne,
Of Roseburg, the other nominee for the
office. Mrs. M. l.. I, Hidden, of Port.
land, who has been prominently men.
toned as candidate was not nominal
ed though she received one vote in the
final count. There were 1865 voters on
the floor at the time the ballot for
president was taken but two votes We're
thrown out because of doubt as TO the
choice Of the elector. Mrs. Castner was
nominated by Mrs. Sylvia Thompson, of
The Dalles, and Miss Towne was nomi.
mated by Mrs. Bartlett, of Grants
Pass.
The other officers elected were:
First vicc-presidhnt, Miss Mattje
Beatty, Salem. & 'v
Second viceprcsident, Mrs. j. W
Tiff, Portland.
Recording secretary, Mrs. Sylvia NJ
| Thompson, The Dalles.
Treasurer Mrs. Sarah jacobson, Port
land
Auditor, Mrs. F. II. Buchanan, Me
Minnville.
Directors, Mrs. Vincent Palmer, La
6rande and Mrs. l.. +. Bean, Eugene.
The corresponding secretary and tn,
auditor are to DO appointed by tn,
president and have not yet been an
nounccd. Invitations from Pendleton
Prineyille and Seaside for the next con
Yention wero read and the city to b,
favored will be selected at this af
ternoon 5 session.
At the mornings business session th
three Amendments to the constitution
offered by the revision committee wer,
adopted. The amendment suggested b,
Mrs j. G, Frankel limiting the term
Of the officers Of the federation 10 tw,
consecutive terms OF two years eacl
aroused considerable discussion an,
argument for and against but was final
ly carried. II appeared to be the sens
of the convention that more executive
officers should be developed rathe
than maintaining in office the womei
who had shown particular aptitude ant
native ability along these lines.
Mrs. M. l.. T. Hidden offered al
amendment requiring the standing com
mittees to be nominated by the execu
tive boArd and elected by the conven
tion instead Of being appointed by tn
executive board as ut present. Thi
resolution also called for some lively dc
bate with Mrs. Mile Trumbull, of Port
land, as the champion against II an,
Mrs. Hidden speaking in support Of he
resolution Mrs Hidden said that !
WAS possible to build up in the won
en's federation powerful political ma
chine now that women were voters an
that it were possible TO secure bel
,cr representation If the women to hea
the standing committees were selecte
by the convention itself. Mrs. Trumbu
assisted that the heads Of the standin
committees were the hands Of the pres
dent Of the federation and that IL IN
head Of the committee were not in hal
mouy with the president that too muc
time would be spent in scrapping tha
might be put to q profitable use. Th
resolution found other supporters an
other objections and when put TO
vote was lost.
The final report Of the resolution
committee was postponed until this al
terdoOn when il vas found out that III
election could NOT be held on schedul
time az tho debates on the amendmen
had taken up considerable time. tn