The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-10-23
BUSY DAY FOR
THE FEDERATION
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Morning Session.

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Morning Session.
Instrumental selections by Mrs.
Francis J.. Atkins and vocal numbers
by Mrs. w. p. Rixon opened the morn
ing session Of the convention yester-
day.
Changes in the bylaws, which had
not been attended to at Tuesdays
session were made, being only minor
ones.
The election of officers was the first
business on the regular program. But
few contests developed, the strongest
being for president. Mrs. T. j. Walsh
of Helena, the present president, was
reelected over Mrs. e. II. Renisch Of
Butte by a substantial majority. Mrs.
Walsh's term will last only till the
next meeting of the federation, which
will be held in June, the president be-
ing one of the officers elected in odd
numbered years.
Five nominations were made for
vice president at large, Mrs. Thomp-
son, Mrs. J.. j. Mccormick and Mrs.
L. T. Jones of Billings, and Mrs.
Renisch and Mrs. T. A. Grigg of Butte.
All but Mrs. Grigg withdrew and her
selection vas made unanimous.
There was no opposition to Mrs.
Rooney for recording secretary, Mrs.
Lockhardt for corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs. Agnew for federation secre-
tary or Mrs. e. K. Cheadle for treas
urer.
For auditor, Mrs. G. P. brennan of
Butte and Mrs. N. p. Woods OF Ste
v~ensville were nominated, but Mrs.
brennan gracefully withdrew her
name and Mrs. Woods was named by
reclamation.
The vice presidents for the differ
ent districts were named by the dele
gates from the districts.
Afternoon Session.
Mrs. ]. w. speer Of Great Falls,
and Mrs. Harry G. Wright of Billings
rendered vocal numbers as the open
ing numbers Of the afternoon program.
Mrs. Alice Hopper gave a delight
full talk on Mothers clubs," which
was listened to with marked attention
by the delegates.
Dr.. T. D. Tuttle. secretary Of the
state board of health, talked to the
women at some length on the subject
':lf a Sheep Is Worth 81, What Is Your
Child Worth??"
DR.. Tuttle said that he had received
recently invitations from three medi-
cal associations outside of Montana
to make an address but he did not
value those honors as highly as the
opportunity to talk to the delegates
Of the Woman's clubs Of Montana. He
paid q tribute to Montana and her
glorious climate, and said that the
tendency in Montana was more toward
education than health than in n
other state. He said that here we
study the soil, the live stock indus
tries and business methods, and q
strawberry patch fails to yield prop
erly we send to Washington to find
out why and receive an immediate an.
swer or else an inspector comes out
to investigate, but we have no school
to teach children how to care for their
health. Statistics, he declared, show
that most OF the dread diseases can
and should be avoided. He called a.
tention to the water supply OF Mon
tana and said that it was being filled
With disease germs from sewer sys.
TENS emptying into the rivers. and
said that while the stream puriles It
self OF the solid matter Ia, : few miles,
the disease germs go ON and live
from rs to 80 days in the water we
drink. Many Of the epidemies. he said,
were due to bad water supplied for
drinking purposes. He urged. the
women TO cooperate with The authori.
ties in lighting contagious disea,siesI b.
reporting them. Turning his atten.
ton to babies. the doctor said that in
many tnatances babies were not val.
uedl as hisghly as . good cali. which