Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-09-09
Club Has
First Fall
Meeting

I
Federation which was held il
1 Tillamook this year occupied
most of the attention of the wo
men at the first fall meeting Of
the Salem Woman's club this af
ternoon in the commercial clut
rooms Work for the year is in g
very definite form now with the
publication of the new schedules
and the committees established
and making plans for the year.
Delegates from here to the fed
GRAFTON meeting were, Mrs. w. E.
Anderson. retiring president, Mrs.
A. F. Marcus and Mrs. Jennie Bar
rett. In Mrs. Anderson's report
she spoke chiefly of resolutions
passed which will effect the club
work. One resolution changed the
board which handles the funds of
the scholarship loan fund, and
the other makes the chairmen of
the state committees members of
the executive board.
Mrs. Anderson was of the
opinion that there was more triv-
ial discussion and politics at this
meeting than at any of the other
federation meetings which she
has attended in past years. Appar-
emily women have not learned
how to organize the business of a
convention so that it can be han
died Systematically. A number of
very excellent papers and talks
were crowded out because of the
great mass of business before the
convention.
II was also interesting to note
that the small rural clubs and
the clubs in the small towns seem :.
ed to be doing the most effective
work. They are raising more mon
ey, doing more uplift work, and
actually having a greater influ-
ence on the public morals than
some of the larger clubs in the
cities, perhaps due to a closer or
ganization and more apparent
need.
In Mrs. Marcus's report she
told of the manner in which they
were entertained while at the
federation. Many beautiful trips
were taken and the women were
well taken care of There were
many interesting addresses. but
one in particular by Anne Shan
non Monroe stressed something
that many Oregonians fail to rec
ognize, that is. that we have in
Oregon number of writers of
national fame. In speaking of the
writers she mentioned, Edwin
Markham, Sam Simpson, poet.
Harvey Scott, Mabel Holmes Par
son, Mary Caroline Davis, poetess.
Hazel Hall, poetess, who is an in
valid never having been able to
go to school and only able to move
her fingers, but who has had
verses published all over the
country. Grace E. Hall, whose
new book OF verse is called Home
spun Some of the fiction writ
ers are Maryland Allen, Edison
Marshall twenty seven years old.
with national reputation.
Charles Alexander, twenty five
years old who writes mostly ami
NAL stories, and who has Just re-
Gently sold two new stories to an
eastern publication.
She also told about a writers
league that has been started in
Oregon with one hundred writ
ers, the idea being to get Oregon
writer's acquainted and cooper
ating.
Dean Eric Allen of the school
of journalism at the University of
Oregon talked about the club and
the press and told of a few of the
errors and mistakes that might
be made. Marguerite Gleeson gave
paper on the club and the press
which was very interesting.
The social committee for the
meeting today served tea and a
social hour was enjoyed. They
were, Mrs. ]. j Roberts, Mrs. T.
B. Kay, Mrs. F. w. Spencer. Mrs.
a. M. Vassal, Mrs. Charles H. Rob
ertson, Mrs. r. E. L. Steiner and
Mrs. w. f. Wilson.
The new club schedules are out
and are very attractive in their
blue and blue shades. with the
caption in gold letters. They are
the twenty second annual an
nouncements issued by the Wo-
mans club and cover the work
for several years.
Women who are interested in
the Smith Hughes work in sew
ing and millinery are asked to
meet at the Red Cross rooms Mon
day afternoon from 2 to 3 where
they may register for classes. The
first sewing class will be Wednes-
day at 1880 and the evening
class viii also start this week.
The twelve lessons may be had
for three dollars.
Mrs. +. f. Barker who has
charge Of the work has been in
Portland for the past week at
tending the lectures Of Madame
Goats on costume designing ana
color schemes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armond Stro-
hecker OF Portland are reeeiv-
ing congratulations on the arriv-
al of baby boy yesterday TO be