Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-01

! IA A@'A1<AAbA-NO a nlUtbpItdu duulId-
x tion and affection for Mrs. En-
a. ma E. Galloway of Salem, whose
recent death was loss felt by scores
Of friends throughout Oregon, the
heartfelt and touching tribute to her
personality appearing in the Telephone
Register of McMinnville, will make
genuine appeal to Salem club women,
with whom she was SO long associated,
and her many other acquaintance and
eo-workers of the city. The appreciat.
i've comment as quoted from the Reg
lister follows:
In the passing away of Mrs EN-
ma Baker Galloway, the club circles
of the state lost one of their most
loved and efficient members.
"The local club members proudly
consider her the mother of the Nc
MinnviAe Woman 5 club, she being
one of the instrumental ones in secur
ing the organization, and acting as
president the first two years of its
existence, 1908-1910, and always its
warm supporter and promoter of all
the worthy causes for which It stood.
"She was also a member OF the Self
Improvement club, of which she was
president in 1907-190S and vice presi-
dent 1910-1911.
son moving to Salem her loving
ways and progressive spirit soon prov
ed her sterling worth to the members
of the Salem Woman s club and she
was elected vice president for 19Io
1916 and president for 1916-19l7. She
acted on various state committees and
always gave the progressive work her
earnest and efficient attention. The
Self Improvement club members like
to recall and keep fresh in their mem
ory her Goth birthday, Dec. 2s, 1911.
This being regular meeting day of
the club, she presented each member
with a card bearing the date, and the
date of her birth, also the following
quotations taken from authors the club
had studied:
"My birthday! - How many years
ago9
Twenty or thirtyg'' Don t ask mel
Forty or fiftyf' How can / tell7
| do not remember my birthday you
see.
"This is the river Of the years,
Dimpled with joys and dimmed with
tears,
To which my youth was speeding
cage is opportunity no less n
Than youth itself, though in another
dress.
And as the evening twilight fades
away
The sky is filled with stars, invisible
by day.
"Time has laid his hand
Upon my heart, gently, not shifting it,
But as a harper lays his open palm
Upon his harp, to deaden its vibra-
tion."
Members of the Dutch Treat club
will assemble for their regular month
ly gathering tonight at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Todd on Belle
vue street. Following the supper hour
interesting entertainment will be af-
forded for the guests in the form of an
| Illustrated lecture, given by Mr.. Todd
on Arizona. A novel feature Of his
talk will be the accompanying stere.
optican slides. Professor and Mrs. John
Sites win be additional guests for the
evening.
Members of the club are Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. lee, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Ii.
Vandervort, Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Car
rier, DR.. and Mrs. B. l.. Sleeves, Mr..
and Mrs. Il. A. Legg and Mr.. ana MRS.
| j. w. Todd.
An admirable movement is being
launched by Professor John r. Sites,
dean of music at Willamette univer-
sity, who has already stimulated music,
| al interest in Salem to an unwonted
degree, to organize g peoples chor.
us' in the city. Such an organza-
ton would have for its purpose the in
spirational one of studying the cele-
brated oratori0s, masses, eantatas, and
to give concerts on large scale in
connection with the Salem Symphony
orchestra, In view of this new under
taking a meeting will be held Mon
day evening, February 10, at 1880 in
Waller hall at Willamette university,
when everyone who takes pels.sal
pleasure in singing is urged 10 attend
and assist in the organization Of such
q chorus. II is not necessary that one
be trained singer to join the chorus.
A love Of singing for its own sake is
the only requisite.
The idea Of such musical enter
prise is but one of many of similar
natura Throughout the country, a
Peoples chorus having been success
fully started some time ago in New
York and other large cities.
The members of the Priscilla club
and a few additional guests met Thurs
day afternoon at the homa Of Mrs.
Frank Myers. The hours were passed
m sewing for the Belgian babies. A
dainty springtime note was realized
! in the decorations OF daffodils and
Epussywillows The club will meet next
week al the home of Mrs. +. w.
Stuesloff on North Commercial street.
Miss Mildred Davies, whose public
Iity work and descriptive writing ear
,ries her into nearly every country in
the world. is visiting at present at
the home Of her sister, Mrs. Arthur
Wilson, on North Cottage street. Miss
Davies, whose headquarters are. in
London, England, came TO Salem d.
rect from Hong Kong, China. She OK