The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-24
Especial to The Herald.)

Park City, Oct 23.-The thirteenth an
nTal convention of the Utah Federation
Of Women's Clubs is adjourned. The
closing session this afternoon was in
every respect The triumph of the con-
Veniion Practically the last thing done
was the passing. with great burst of
enthusiasm. OF the resolutions above.
They were offered by Mrs. c. II. Nc
Mahon. and the spirit of altruism, which
had held sway over the whole conven-
tio2, was most apparent in the way in
y. Inch these resolutions were received by
lie gathering. which passed them by
unanimous vote and with every show of
armest approval
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker who was the
special guest of the federation, lent in
Spiration to every move, and added the
force Of her enthusiasm and the strength
or her wonderful energy TO every act of
the Geliberative body.
Club Presidents Conference.
The second day began with confer
cEce OF club presidents, over which Mrs.
Decker presided. The conference was
really preceded by an inspiring speech by
Mrs. Decker. in which she urged more
practical lines of work. The Speak er
showed thu vast growth since the days
wien all clubs were for Self-culture. and
alone which is being done by the large
organization throughout the country. She
said that sometimes when she sees what
the women of the south are doing in this
1ield alone she thinks IL would be worth
while to give up all other plans and fur
Their this one alone. The 100000 of
white children in the south alone who
are absolutely without schooling are
enough to demand the services of the
Cl'tIre federation She said that statis-
tics complied recently show the small
oct too
vest. with one exception. and the best
conditions to be in the suffrage states.
Urges Clubs to Join Federation.
Mrs. Decker went on 10 urge that clubs
take special steps to get in line with
the work that is being done everywhere,
and for this purpose that they join the
general federation and ally themselves
with philanthropic altruistic work. The
matter was discussed informally. and
then. in order that some definite work
he undertaken. the report of the travel
ing library committee of which Mrs. By
ron Groo is chairman, was read by Mrs.
George W. Meyer The report showed a
splendid work accomplished. not alone
IN the entire history of the movement in
the state, but in the past year. Mrs.
Decker commended the committee and
advised that steps be taken now TO place
ihIs travelling library movement in the
hands of the state, with q travelling Ii
brary commission. Mrs Mary NJ F. Al
len moved that an appropriat ton of 500
per annum be asked for from the next
Legislature In order to continue the work.
Teachers Deserve Better Pay.
Miss Rosalis Pollock primary super
visor of the city schools. followed with
talk on @How the Club Women Can
Come in Closer Touch with the Schools. -
Miss Pollock began with a brief talk
on the Gins and purposes Of education,
which she characterized as knowledge,
lower and efficiency. She spoke Of the
many drawbacks TO the carrying out of
The highest plans for education and of
the necessarily meager knowledge which
the club woman mas of the conditions IL
the schools unless she makes special
study Of those conditions. She spoke of
the difficulty in getting and keeping the
lest tea chcrs. because many of the best
are leaving the field for better paid and
less eXacting positions. Miss Pollock
held that the first step toward helping
in the school problems was knowledge of
the situation. Of what has been done and
what is required She said that the cry
Jig need is for teachers to be paid suf-
ficent salary 10 be the cultured kind of
peOple they should be. The speaker.