Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-01
CLUB CHAT

The woman's club met Tuesday with
Mrs. w. H. Jones on Third East street
Mrs. H. w, whitney Of the Ladies'
Literary. read a paper on Japanese
Art" The day was an open one,
The Reviewers club met Monday af-
ternoon with Mrs. r A. Vincent Mrs.
Vincent read a paper on American
Pottery" and this was followed by the
annual election OF officers,
The Cleofan met TUESDAY with Mrs,
Charles Wells on Second street This
was the annual business meeting, and
the election Of officers took place.
Yesterday was presidents day at the
ladies' Literary club and instead OF
the debate planned for the day the fol.
lowing special program WAS given.
Mrs. Joel L. Priest read some selections
from child verse. Mrs. William II Dale
discussed THE Responsibilities OF cit
lzenship" and Mrs d. Elliott Kelly,
Miss Judith Evans Miss Pearl Roths-
child and Mrs. James Dietrich furnish
ed the music
The Home Protective League met this
week with Mrs. D. II Twomey % Sew
enth East street Miss Lsbath NJ.
oualthough addressed the members on
Purity"
The Ladies' Guild OF ST. Pauls met
Wednesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. J. Roberts, Cos north Second West
street.
Mrs. Decker. writing In the federation
Bulletin for March, In regard 10 the
need OF national organ, as well as State
organs says some very interesting and
valuable things She says In regard
TO the adysahillty OF a wide dissent.
nation Of General Federation news,
lin order to build the General Fed
Grafton solidly and vitality, there must
be interest in the work Of the standing
committees, and duplication OF those
committees in the State federation.
The suggestion has been made. in fact,
that the state federation be asked 10
create their standing committees after
the exact pattern OF the General Fed
GRAFTON standing committees. Then
there would be harmonious work all
along the line.
IF the Genral Federation Is to ac-
complsh its great mission there must
be knowledge Of the personnel and
plans OF It's officers; there must be
study of the work of IT'S standing COM
mittees; there must be constant touch
with It's slightest motlon--above all,
there must be the esprit de CORPS, the
loyalty and abiding faith and CO.
oneration, which animates an army.
We belive this would be the case now,
only for the fact that the clubwomen
OF the country lack knowledge of our
work. The General Federation Is some
10 % 70
and and intangible In visiting fede-
rations that attitude is very marked.
Many members have never even heard
of the insignia of the General Fedora
tion. Many have no idea Of the his
tory Of the organization. its objects,
IT. ideals"
The suggestion quoted that the state
declarations should be asked to create
their standing committees after the
exact pattern Of the standing commit
tees In the Genral Federation has the
endorsement OF this department. It
would, perhaps. be difficult to bring
about such an arrangement The Fed
era lions in many Southern States
would probably refuse TO establish child
labor committees, for example All who
attended the ST. Louis Biennial will
remember the engaging president OF the
North Carolina federation. As for our
women" she declared, 1--WE do as we
please, and we please 20 please the
men, That Is why we do some things
so we'll and others not at all. That
Is why village improvement, state char
tiles and education are successful de-
partments and their power for good
are constantly on the increase. And
that Is why civil service reform has not
been touched II borders on politics,
and our men have spoken in no uncer-
tain terms concerning it."/It Is easy 10