Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-23

TT is the eve of the fifteenth annual
convention Of the Oregon Fedora
- tion of Woman's Clubs, which will
open Monday evening at eight-tnirty
with reception at the state house in
the house of representatives,. The con
Vcntion will last until Thursday, 0c-
tOber %, with the state house as off
cial headquarters, all the sessions be-
ing held there. 1t promises not only
10 be one Of the most interesting but
also one of the largest meetings of the
State Federation ever held as from rs
10 80 new clubs have been admitted
into the Federation during the year
thus creating an added number of del
egates As full attendance of dele
gates is anticipated, the official list
will be in the neighborhood of 200 to
800.
Club circles have been agOg for some
time over the politics of the convention.
The refusal Of the president, Mrs. Sarah
A. Evans TO again become a candidate,
has left the field open TO any aspirant.
From time to time a number Of women
have been tentatively suggested, but
the contest has apparently narrowed
down to two Mrs. c. H. Castner, of
Hood River, who has solid backing
in many of the large clubs and Mrs.
M. l.. t. Hidden of Portland, who also
has friends working for her. Candi-
dates for the other offices have been
put forward by their respective clubs.
Miss Marion Towne Of Phoenix, is in
line for dictatorship She is able and
popular and was representative from
jackson county in the last Legislature.
Mrs. j. W.. Tiff Of Portland lis now
being asked to run for second vice
president. She is well informed on fed
GRAFTON matters and is known favorably
all over the state. Mrs. Sylvia Nc
Guire Thompson will probably be plac-
ed in nomination for the recording sec
retaryship. The Salem club is likely
to have candidate for the first vice
presidency, Miss Matte Beatty. She
is n prominent club woman of the
state, is well known and has done cap
able work for the home club.
A few amendments will come up for
discussion and action. One refers TO
the corresponding SECRETARY. The sug-
gestion offered is from the viewpoint
OF one who has had n large amount
OF club experience-an excellent one.
Mrs. G.. j. Frankel has offered an
amendment TO article III, section 2 of
the constitution, inserting the words,
"No member shall be eligible to the
same office for more than two terms. %
This plan is followed in many states
Mrs. NJ. L. 7. Hidden suggests change
in the method of appointing standing
committees which she wishes to have
nominated by the executive board and
elected by the convention. Over this
clOuse there may arise some doubt as
TO which executive board would do the
nominating
Another amendment which will come
up, is a change In article X, soction2.
Heretofore the Woman S Clubs have
sold Red Cross stamps for the relief
OF tuberculosis, But within the last
year, branch organization Of the ma.
tional nnti'tuberculosis association has
been formed with headquarters in
Portland. Tho question now to be con
sidered is whether the Woman's Clubs
shall continue their sale of Red Cross
stamps, the funds from which would
necessarily 80 to the anti tubercular
association, or reinquish this phase of
relief work altogether to the snid asso.
ciation, and also whether the funds now
on hand from the previous sales of
stamps shall be retained or turned over
10 the new organization. AS regards
the actual program Of the convention,
there are many significant features.
The local committees have worked
hard to make the reception Monday
evening an enjoyable social affair and
II Is hoped that the visiting delegations
will arrive in time for this entertain
ment for which an excellent program
has been arranged.
Tuesday morning will be devoted to
routine convention work--rcports of of