Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-29
CIGARETTES. WAR
AND M|[|[ANTS NOT
FAVORED BY WOMEN
Annual Federation Of WO-
mems Clubs Closes With
Report On Resolutions

The fifteenth annual meeting OF the
Oregon Federation Of Womans clubs
came to an end yesterday afternoon
with the final disposition of the vari.
GUS resolutions tnat were worked over
by the resolutions committee. The reg.
ular time for the report of the resolu-
tions committee was in the forenoon
but this time was given over to the
election of officers and the report Of
the resolutions committee was received
later in the afternoon session.
The convention provided that the
sum of $500 be taken from the anti.
tuberculosis fund each month for
year and paid to the state ant-tuber.
culosis hospital in Salem. When this
has been paid and the pledges for
cases in hand are met there will be but
little of the fund that was raised by
the sale of Red Cross seals ast winter
This fund has in reality been the bone
of contention for some time, At an
earlies session the clubs decided not 10
turn the money they had earned over
to the national society for the pre-
vention of tuberculosis, but TO dispose
of it themselves, of course, for the pur.
pose for which il had been accumulat.
ed. While the questioners were still
asking who would manage this amount
and spend the money the plan was an.
nounced and the stipulated sums order.
cd paid to the state institution.
A resolution providing that only men
who favored suffrage be elected was
lost, Mrs. Frederick Eggert said Of
this: eve should not be willing to
adopt the methods of English suffra.
lgettes and their imitators in this coun.
try"
Several suggestions advanced by Mrs.
Evans in her report were favored A
fund for crippled children will be start.
ed; the federation will be incorporated;
children with contagious diseases will
be prohibited from going into public
places and spreading disease, and the
child labor law will be upheld.
Mrs. Minnie Osborn, OF Eugene, fa-
. vored making poverty exceptions, but
Mrs. Tumbull contended that the child
snould not be sacrificed TO provide
for the family
As an interlule, some merriment was
caused by the resolution protesting
against "the senscless and ever.ehang-
ing fashions of women = dress" and
suggested uniform style of street at.
tire
The ci cigaTette habit as menace TO
the boys of the country got a rap in
another resolution, and the women will
take up with the attorncy-general the
custom Of giving coupons with pack
ages of cigarettes.
A memorial to Mrs Abigail Scott
Duniway late honorary president, will
be considered.
Resolutions along peace lines didu't
get far. One asking that special
election be called before great war
should be commenced was laid on the
table
Laws protecting the waterways and
forests will be supported by the club
women.
Mrs Sarah A. Evans, who closed her
tenth year as president, was urged Ia
accept the office Of honorary president
but declined
Auto drives TO the various state in
stitutions were arranged by tho com.
mercal club, and reception WIS given
in Eaton hail. with tne Willamette
university women as hostesscs.
In the receiving party were: Miss
Julia Todd, Mrs. Carl Gregg Doney
Mrs B. l.. Sleeves, Mrs. Richardson
Avison, Mrs. II. r. Barnes, Mrs. A. A
u Lee, Mrs. NJ. G. Findley, Mrs g. II
Alden, and assisting were Mrs. j. O
= Hall, Mrs +, w. Chase, Mrs. Absen
n Mrs. William Kirk, Mrs Florian Won
n Eschen Mrs. j. II. Lauterman and
r Mrs. A. N Moores presided at the IA
b bic and bevy Of pretty college girl
! assisted.