Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-11-07
ARIZONA AS TOLD
BY THE CLUB
HISTORIAN
Department Under Charge of
Misses Hall and Post Has
Very Interesting Report to
Make at Douglas,

DOOGLASy NOV. O.-t opeCldi.J
Since the formation of the Arizona
Federation of Women's clubs a de-
partment devoted to Arizona history
has been maintained with Miss Shar-
lot NJ. Hall as chairman and Miss
Mary E. Post as assistant This de-
partment has done much work and
has accumulated much material of
permanent value. In her report of
the past years work Miss Hall gave
the following outline as planned for
the coming year:
1T viii be seen that there is a
growing interest in Arizona history
and the observation of Arizona Day in
the clubs. We have worked at some
disadvantage from the fact that there
are few sources of information easily
accessible and the best methods OF
study have had to be determined chief
ly by experience
Il am going to suggest that in the
present club year each club devote
Arizona Day to papers or talks on the
history of the town in which the club
exists. With, of course, music and
other features to sufficiently diversity
the programme.
There is not q town or city IN Ari-
IONA that has not history worth pre-
serving: If town is new there is all
the more need that IS beginning
should be recorded before errors can
creep in; and our older cities have
each a history as interesting as ro-
nance.
Il cannot suggest many printed
sources of information on the subject,
but from my own collection of notes
shall be glad to furnish such ma
terial as l have and, if desired, TO
outline programmes. And quite the
most valuable part of such a day is
the gathering of as much personal rem
iniscence as possible from the few pio-
neers who are still left with u.s.
''As part OF the work for this day
would suggest that every member OF
the local clubs make a collection of
all newspaper clippings and other ar
ticles along the line of Arizona his
tory that may be met in daily reading
If each member should bring in just
one such clipping it would form the
beginning for valuable mass of ref
erence matter.
wHUe nave pTaCJICeu UuIs IIIeJnUu
Tor years, It's larger value was f0i I
to me very forcibly when ] found dur
ing my work this year a collection of
books, pictures and newspaper clip
pings begun in the early seventies and
continued Systematically to the pres
ent time. We are even yet a new
land; many events of importance are
only recorded in full in our newspap-
ers. and by preserving suitable ex-
tracts we may gather matter for fu-
ture reference of much value.
In the same way it is of the ut
unst importance to preserve all the
pi lures of historical value, either 10
cal or general. 1 find constantly pic
lures OF the greatest value among the
effects of families that time or death
have scattered. These things must be
preserved or we lose an invaluable
record of the past.
''The purpose of the Prescott Wo-
mans club in Incorporating a museum
feature into its clubhouse is one which
wish every club in Arizona could be
brought TO adopt in some degree 1t
is not intended to conflict with the
work of any historical association, OF
to segregate articles that by their
general value and interest belong
properly to a state museum, which ]
But In every city and town there
are objects of local interest that de.
serve preservation for the benefit and
inspiration OF that immediate locali-
Ity. Patriotism must begin where we
are told that charity should begin-at
home. The best citizen is the man
who knows why he is a good citizen
The finest loyalty cannot exist apart
from understanding.
The child who begins by knowing
the history Of his own town and coun-
ty and state has the right foundation
on which to build broad knowledge
OF the life and needs Of his country,
and beyond bis own country OF all
the world: for we OF Arizona are as
| truly citizens Of the world as We arc
citizens of the United States of Amer
| lea, and our patriotism should be
large enough for all lands and peoples,
and all time.
In every town there should be
some place to which students and
school children could go 70 learn the
most important events in the history
of that locality and believe that the
records gathered by the department
OF Arizona history OF the Federation
Of Woman's clubs can be made tc
meet this need. hope that our WORK
for the present club year may be to
ward this end.
| AT present the court and oficial
records OF each county are the only
such source Of information available
and they ara very meager and not