The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-24
IDAHO CLUB WOMEN
Are Returning From Federation Meet
ing at Los Angeles.
ENJOYED THE TRIP GREATLY
Were Questioned Closely About Woman Suf
frage.


The Idaho contingent at the Nat
ional Federation of Women's clubs
at Los Angeles are arriving home
after most interesting and profitable
trip to the sunny southland Mrs.
e. j. Dockery was the first to arrive,
reaching Boise Saturday night. Mrs.
S. H. Hays arrived Monday morn
ing. Mrs. Roberl Earis will visit in
Southern California for time before
returning, as will also Mrs. w. A.
Partridge of Nampa. Mrs W. N Nor
throp will remain there for few
weeks and will be joined later by Mr..
Northrop. Mrs. Alfred Eoff remain
ed to visit friends, but will return
next week. Mrs. Ridenbaugh and
daughter, Miss Florence, are at pre-
sent on the Catalina islands off the
coast of Southern California, and
will return to Idaho in June.
Mrs. E. j. Dockery, who is very
enthusiastic over the delightful trip,
stated in an interview yesterday:
"There were Fl visitors from this
state, and the Boise party were
housed at the same hotel in Los
Angeles. 1t would be impossible in
short newspaper article to describe
the trip, and in fact the report to the
Columbia Club will be made in sec
tiOns, describing the various phases of
the meeting. One of the pleasant Incl
dents was tally ho ride given to the
Boise contingent by Mrs Ambrose
Stewart, wife of the we'll known min
ing man of Warren, Idaho. The 40
mile ride was delightful treat, and
the objective point YVES the Lucky
Baldwin ranch, where the party took
luncheon. This is one of the largest
fruit ranches in the country and
wines and olive oil are manufactured
there The roads are sprinkled with
oil, so there is no dust, and the ride
over the country is delightful one.
En- route we visited an orange pack
ing house, winery, the ostrich farm
and the San Gabriel mission,
"Ths is a good time of year to
visit California, continued Mrs.
Dockery, "as the growing fruit looks
very attractive, and the weather is
pleasant. There is an abundance of
flowers, and the odor and fragrance
of the orange blossoms are delicious.
The Feast of the Flowers was given
in honor of the visit of the fedora
tion, and was beautiful sight.
"The convention was interesting,
and two of the sessions were especially
so, to the Idaho delegates. These
we're the sessions devoted to. forestry
and to irrigation of arid lands. The
club women were encouraged to
work up sentiment in favor of CO.
operation on these lines, One of the
most practical was the one devoted
to the condition of child labor in the
United States; of the legislation al
ready accomplished by club women
to alleviate the condition and pro-
posed legislation. The Idaho dele
CATION was particularly jubilant over
the honors conferred upon Idaho by
the selection of Mrs. s. H. Hays of
Boise as one of the eight members of
the board of directors of the National
Federation. This is the first time
Idaho has been represented on the
board
Mrs. Hays was one of the leaders
OF the discussion at the reciprocity
session, and Mrs. Dockery at the
session of civic work.
While at the Los Angeles meeting
Mrs. Hays was asked to address the
Ebell club. She spoke of the club
and travelling library work, and when
she mentioned that on account of
Idaho being suffrage state, the
ladies usually got what they asked
for from the legislature. the speaker
was asked many questions about the
plan and success of the woman's suf-
frage movement here. She also adj
dressed the Shakespeare club at Mon
rovia, taking up the same subject. |