The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-05-08
WGMEN'S FEDERATION
ELECTS OFFICERS

Los Angeles. Cal. May THE nom
mating committee oe the Federation
OF Womans Clubs has completed INC
list of officers which is to be voted
upon by the Federation tomorrow.
The ticket follows
President, Mrs. Dimes r. S. Deni-
son of New YorR.
First vice-president, Mrs. Robert
dette of California.
Second vice-president, Mrs. Emma
Fox of Michigan.
Recording secretary, Mrs. VIM. F..
Goad of South Dakota.
Corresponding secretary, Miss Louise
Pappenheim of South Carolina.
Treasurer, Mrs. Emma Van Vech-
ten OF Iowa.
Auditor. Mrs. Noys of Wisconsin.
The nomination OF the board Of di-
rectors contains several old members
and these new ones:
Mrs. w. A. Nelden of Utah. Mrs. j.
c. Carroll of Texas, Mrs. Humphreys
of Kansas.
As tomorrow is the last day of the
convention the business session in tn
morning, aside from the election Of
officers, promises to be otherwise very
lively The charter, which caused such
mix-up at a previous session, Is to
be further considered. The report Of
the Louisiana Purchase committee is
also to be presented for considera-
ton. Mrs Philip Moore of St. Louis
heads committee which for six
months has worked on a plan for a
5000 900 memorial erected by club wO-
o. 7 10
memorial is to take the form OF a
building to be used as a woman's
building duringk the fair and after
wards converted into Federation head
quarters as well as a hall of philan-
throphy for societies engaged in this
work. Mrs. Moore will ask the Fed
Grafton to contribute st00 900 the re-
naming amount being largely cover
ed by donation of $4,000 from the
Worlds Far committee, s1509G from
private sources.
The complimentary excursion to
Long Beach today claimed over 1000
of the visitors. They made the trip in
two special trains.
An organization Of national import
ance received its credentials today. It
is the newly organize1 federation Of
Catholic Womens Clubs Of which Mrs.
IL. f. Thorndyke OF Chicago is presi-
dent This federation already has
thirty-three clubs in the several states.
BY the passage OF q resolution on
dorsing the national irrigation move
ment the general Federation Of WOm-
ans Clubs has undertaken support OF
the irrigation scheme. At the in
Il
MIA delegations the following reso-
lution was unanimously adopted by
the biennial convention
Endorsing the resolution OF Pres
ident Roosevelt in his recent message
to congress that successful home
making Is but another name for the
upbuild.ng Of a nation" and believ-
ing also with the secretary of the in
terror that while there is no question
now be fore the president of the Unit
ed States of greater Importance than
the conservation OF :he water supply
and the reclamation Of the arid lands
of the west ard thai. settlement ny
men who will actually mild homes
and make communities.
Be II resolved BY the General Fed
Grafton of Womeas Clubs in session
at Los Angeles, Cal. that we urge
upon congress the construction Of res
ervoirs and irrigation works whercv-
er necessary tor the reclamation and
settlement os the great public domain
10 the end that this new great area
Of desert may ne taken mp by actual
settlers only. ana becomes the homes
Of millions of prosperous and con-
tented American citizens.