Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-26

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a POTENT GROWTH.
'Thc Utah State Federation Of wo-
mems clubs ~ not only growing within
itself. but ~ also making lta power telt
more and more IN the community. rs
poclully ~ the potency for GOOD ~ .the
club women being recognized and their
cooperation sought by that other great
body of educators the teachers. II was
certainly na recognition uf the In
furnco Of the federation. ana not nH a
personal compliment that your prcai.
dent was Invited by the superintendent
Of the ogden schools SIR. Allison, TO
sneak before the teachers of that city.
I was most pleasantly received ana felt
that I was able 20 accomplish some
thing. however little. towards 10 hnr-
mouious working together Of home
nnd school. Another compliment
has been paid 90 the club women uf
~ Utah. The State president has been
asked to give an address nj the annual
convention Of the state Teachers asHo.
citation In December on the Home AZ
" Preparation for the school" The
program COMMITTEES was desirouH ~ hav-
Ing a name appear on the program but
I felt most strongly that the State
president should represent the club woe
men a am myself q member Of the pro-
gram c0mmlttcel. and not having the
slit " prophecy could not assign
I
/ reciprocal aud that the teachers afv
/ coming 60 ua NJ well ne We going To
| them. II ls only necessary to elite the
/ fact that at the educational session ~
our convention. We arc TO have the
great pleasure ~ listening 10 Prot. J.,
| n Coopor. auperintendont Of aalt Lake
/ city public schools, who VIII
| give IA an address on "A
Model School Curriculum" and
TO Mrs. Franc Z. Elliot superintondent
/ " drawing, who will speak Go ~ Of
/ art IN the public schools. May these
/ exchanges Of help and courtesy cnn-
unuc. and strengthen the friendship
/ between mothers and teachers, until
/ home and school are absolutely one In
aim.
the GENERAL FEDERATION,
"our relation with the general fed
Grafton during the last year has been
| mainly clerical. There has, a. you
know, been no general meeting There
was. however, held IN Philadelphia last
June very important council meeting,
| probably the most noteworthy asHem-
| blaze vi that Kind In the history Of tho
general federation, No representative
from Utah was able 10 be present. Tho
| most vitality important matter dis
GUESSED was the reorganization Of tho
general federation. Thcre has been, aa
| l Indicated 20 you last year, quito q
general feeling IN some club circles that
the plan on which the general fedora.
| ti0n was put together needed radical
reformation, that while admirable and
sufficient FOR tho time when II WIS
made. Il should change with the
| changed conditions. When the general
federation came into existence there
! were no state declarations, hence the
! membership must consist of individual
clubs. Now, however. there nrc over
thirty State organizations, and where
a. IA NNaHHa No.
federated clubs. u would be an easy
matter 70 form one. reconciliation
committee Of flftcen was voted and the
committee appointed. II represents all
stages Of opinion for and against. but
has for ~ chairman Mrs. Horace Brock
OF Pennsylvania. who IN. perhaps, tho
foremost advocate OF reorganization
The general federation desires that the
matter be- thoroughly discussed In tho
state declarations and IN the clubs and
the result OF the discussion sent 20 tho
| committee. 10 will then formulate u
platform. an the reports sent In and
send this plan out again 20 the state
declarations and the clubs. They In
| turn will take action upon 10 before
the biennial meeting.
REORGANIZATION.
Massachusetts has already discussed
the subject and has published In the cur
rent number 81 the club Woman 10
plan Tor reorganization II has Ncry
many features which commend H.
Pennsylvania has also taken up tht
subject very seriously and IL president
Mrs. Brock. has Issued "A circular 20 all
club presidents In her state calling at
tontion 10 the Massachusetts plan and
highly approving H. She gives many
strong reasons why the general fedora
ton should consist solely Of state or
gnniEatlonH. II IA not for me 60 present
/ -. at lfatst NKal for Ia
against any such plan You should
however. discuss the subject thoroughly
/ at this convention. Whatever the re-
suit Of your deliberations may be,
ah0uld advise your sending out print
"a liHt Of questions similar 10 the on'
Just issued by the Pennsylvania feder
alton. A copy OF these questions ahoul,
be sent each 81 our thirty-two clubs
asking that they be answered
FAVoRs STATE ORGANIZATIONS
"The matter should be placed In IN,
hands OF n committee who should re-
port back 20 the central committee
My personal experience has lead me e
believe that the general federation
would act quite as effectively and con
yinclngly and far more quickly ans
easily II composed only Of state or
CARNATIONS, Il has been claimed tina
the club women would not feel IN
same personal Interest In u, ana u Ger
talnly means q great deal 20 be a uni
In an orFnnlxntlon embracing hundred
and thousands and even hundreds o
thousands OF the best and brightes
women In America, but INT member
ship and interest may atill be retained
under reorganization.
DELEGATES TO MILWAUKEE,.
zone OF the duties devolvlng upoi
you " the choice OF delegates TO IN
biennial convention to be- held at NIL
, waukeo from June 4 to y inclusive
= Utah ~ now entitled 20 be represent
4, ed by Its president or hGr appointee an
four other delegates, In case the fed
GRAFTON should Increase 70 thirty-elgh
clubs before June, II would be entltlc
4 10 one more delegate, Not only shout
4 you choose the four delegates, but ais
| aitornatca In case any OF the four can
not gn. These nlternatos should ais
10 be delegates at large. DO not make III
3 mistake Of choosing an alternate IN
10 each delegate M your directors dld tw
: years ago The program for Mllwauke
I promises many good things, The com
r. mlttee has prohted by some Of the yer
I ew undesirable features or the Denvo
Y meeting, Loss " 10 be crowded I'M
I the week, only trained speakers, epeelh
9 iata In their line, are 60 De henrd an
q more opportunity TO be given FOR dli
= cusHlon. Not so many meetings are
! be held at once NO that the delegate
Il will not be tOrmented by the vain a,
| sire 70 be ubiquitous, A more prominef