White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-01-22
woMAN's CLUB NOTES

The January meeting of the Wo-
mans Club, held at Edgewater Ter
race Ranch, the home of Mrs. I. B.
Burns, on Wednesday, January "a,
attracted an unusual number OF visit
ors. thirty-two women being present
to hear the program on Poems CT
the Golden West" arranged by Mrs.
Alex Parke.
After the meeting was called to
order by the president, Mrs. D. S.
Wilkinson, a letter written by Rev.
r !. Handsaker Of Portland to Mrs.
F. M. Wheeler, was read by tine
secretary Of the club. the letter
announced that Miss Mary k!enm'
a representative Of the National Coun;
eli for the Prevention Of War. would
be N nearby communities within the
next few days. speaking In the inter-
ests Of her organization.
Miss Klennn Is recent graduate OF
the University Of Oregon and Is on
her way back from attending a con
ference in Washington, D. G. She Will
be available for lecture here, the
letter said. on some date between the
18th of January, when she spoke at
Kennewick. and the 18th, when she
will speak at Prosser. The platform
of the Council is: Progressive Worla
Organization; Worldwide Reductlon OF
Armaments by International Agree
ment; Worldwide Education tor Peace
Mrs Wheeler was authorized by
TIA president to write Mr.. Handsaker,
looking toward the end that, it poss-
ible a lecture may be arranged tor
the White Bluffs community.
Mrs Wilkinson announced that the
Washington State federation president,
Mrs. Mable Buland Campbell had re-
~-~+,y gone East to a biennial con-
ference carrying an invitation for the
National Federation to meet in Seattle
in 1882.
Mrs. Melee called attention of the
club to the radio program OF the
Western Farm and Home Hour now
being broadcast daily between 12:l5
and / o'clock p. m, by the National
Broadcast:ng company, Thursdays
program being, she said, of especial IN
terest to women.
After roll call, which was answered
by the names of favorite Western
poets, the program was turned over
to Mrs. Parke. whose discussion OF
two Washington poets, Higginson and
Hartman, was listened to with in
terest. The latter poet, who received
her education at the University OF
Washington, is a native of the state.
Following this talk, which was all
too short, Mrs Higginson's beauti-
full little poem, "Where the Four
Leaf Clover Crows" which has been
set to music, was sung by Mrs. Burns.
A sketch of the life of Joaquin
Miller and criticism of his poetry
by Mrs. Parke placed him at the head
of Western poets, so far. To illustrate
the descriptive quality Of his work,
Mrs. Parke read beautifully, Kit
Carson's Ride" He wrote much Of the
time of the California gold rush and
his writings picture wildly the hectic
and lawless life of that time. His
"Songs of the Sierras," unappreciated
by publishers and finally published by
the author himself, was pronounced
by Mrs. Parke to be his finest work.
Mrs. F. E. Taylor gave a musical
reading, "Out Where the West Be
gins,' with piano accompaniment by
Mrs. Parke.
The third division of the program,
"The Work of Robert w. Service, -
IN ro1
most of the club members showing
themselves more or less familiar with
Services life and poems, and the
reading of ''The Cremation of Sam
MCGEE" BY Mrs. J. c. Shoots, which
followed Mrs. Parke's short discus
sion, was heartily applauded.
The final summing up of the work
of Western poets, by Mrs Parke,
awarded them, while not the highest
place, at least one that is real and
worth while. Miller and Service, es
pecially, while not great poets in the
strict sense of the word, have preserv-
ed for the West the two distinctive
epochs in which they flourished and
Of which they wrote.
An informal discussion of the pro-
gram continued during the social hour
that followed. Delicious refreshments
of cake, salad, tea and coffee were
served by the hostess of the afternoon,
Mrs. w. H. Keal and Mrs. A. C.
Wade.
The Junior Woman's Club met
Wednesday afternoon of last week
in the assembly room of the Lutheran
church. Mrs. Mary Davis, county
club leader, and Miss Gladys Gallup,
state college extension service worker,
were present, as were sixteen of the
club members and their friends.
It was decided during the afternoon
to conduct Kitchen tour" under the
guidance of Mrs. Davis and Miss Gal
lup, some time in the near future, the
date to be set later. Four kitchens
were selected to be visited and scored
on this tour.