The copper era., 1907-10-03
CLUB WOMEN ARE
COMING TO DOUGLAS.
Outline of Important Features of An
nuaI Meeting in DOUGLAS.

to be the most interesting convention
which has ever been held in the terri
tory Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles, of
Los Angeles, who stands very high in
the general federation of club work
ers, is to be here and to speak on sew
eral occasions. Mrs. Cowles is d
woman of charming personality and
read, humor, and as her name has of
late been frequently mentioned in
connection with the coming presi-
Dental election Of the General Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs, which Or
ganization numbers hundreds of
thousands of the brightest and most
intellectual women of the country,
Douglas is especially favored in be-
ing able to entertain her.
1t is understood tat Mr.. Cowles
will speak at the reception which will
be rendered to the visiting delegates
and in this way many will be enabled
to hear her who might otherwise be
unable to do so.
Aside from Mrs. Cowles there will
be other prominent speakers who will
address the meetings during the three
days when the convention will be in
session. President Babcock, of the
University of Arizona, will deliver a
lecture on some subject of history;
Mr.. Ellinwood, the distingu shed law
yer, will speak on the Arizona juye-
nile court law; there will be an ad-
dress on the subject of domestic
science by graduate of Pratt insti-
tute of Brooklyn, and Miss Sharlot
Hall will give talk on early expert
ences in Arizona. Miss Hall is
writer of great merit who is becom-
her contributions to the programs of
the annual conventions have always
proven their most interesting feat
ure Miss Hall is primarily an Ari-
iona woman and she is now at work
on Il history of the territory which
promises to be of great interest as
well as value.
The dates chosen for the conven-
tion are the 9Th, 9th and 7th of No
vember in Douglas and the Sth to be
spent in Bisbee, where the delegates
will be the guests of the Bisbee
Woman's club. The reception will be
held the evening of the 9Th at the
home of the president of the Arizona
federation.
On the evening of the 9Th Douglas
is promised one of the most delight
full entertainments which have eyer
been given in the city. An "inter-
pretative reading" will be given by
Mrs. Merrill Moore Griggs,o of Los An
geles, who is on her way to fulfill a
seasons engagement in New York
City, aud comes to Douglas at the
express request of an intimate friend
who is an officer in the organization.
TO quote from the Los Angeles
papers Mrs. Griggs' exquisite voice,
responsive to every change of feel
ing, her rare and charming personal
ity, her keen intellectual grasp and
her wonderful spiritual insight,
unite to make her one of the most
inspiring interpretative readers in
America" Mrs. GriggS has her own
accompanist at the piano, and alto
gether the evening promises a fine
intellectual treat which no one should
fail to hear
The railroads of the territory have
agreed to make a special rate for the
benefit of the club women and dele
gates are expected from all the towns
of the territory where there is club
representation.
The Arizona Federation of
Women's clubs now numbers seven
teen distinct organizations and has a
total membership of about six hun
dred and fifty women. The work of
the federation is along the lines of
education, civic i'm )rovement and
library extension, which implies that
a number of circulating libraries
have been sent out in Arizona to
places where reading material is
scarce. and these libraries are main
tanned by the various clubs. There
is a department of the federation
work which prepares study outlines,
one for the collecting of data on the
history of Arizona and also depart
ment of household economies.
Among other important accomplish
ments the federation of club women
were instrumental in securing the
passage of a bill through the Arizona
providing for depart
ments of manual training and do
nestle science and kindergarten in
the public school system and their
latest achievement was the introduce
tiSu~ of the juvenile court measure
which passed both houses of the
legislature unanimously. This is I'M
doubtedly the best influence which
has been set afoot for the proper
government of delinquent children,
and puts Arizona in the first rank OF
improved social conditions.
These women who have the inter
est of the community at heart and
striving for progress in SO many ways
are strongly opposed to publicity and