The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-22
Fifteenth Meeting of State Fed
GRAFTON Now in Progress
at Manti.
MUCH Is ACCOMPLISHED
AT OPENING SESSIONS
PRESIDENT REVIEWS WORK OF
YEAR IN AN EXTENDED
STATEMENT.
BY ELIZABETH II. coRAY.

Manu-, Ctah, oct Twin rush
of enthusiasm in keeping with their
alert and aItruistic spirit. the club
women of the state began the fifteenth
annual convention of the Utah State
Federation of Women's clubs today.
and put through an amount of work
which would appall anyone but set of
workers
Owing to a delayed train the first
meeting. set for , O'Clock, did not be-
gin till 4, but from that time business
vas rushed through and The first part
of the program completed before time
for dinner Preliminary ID This meet
ing, however. a meeting of the board
of directors was held on the train and
a large amount of routine business
transacted.
About the most important business of
the first session was the establishment
of loan fund for girl students, To be
loaned out to them in such sums as
they shall need to enable them To get
an education; the setting aside Ct $40
as a nucleus of a building fund for the
Y w c. A: the starting of fifth
scholarship at Cedar City in addition TO
the two at the University of Utah and
the two at the Agricultural college. and
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Utah SOrosis as recording SECRETARY in
the place of Mrs. Yates of the same
club. who has resigned.
Welcomed by the Mayor.
After the singing of America" "a
prayer was offered by Rev. G. w Mar
tin, after which W. B. Lowry, the may
or of the city. made a brief address of
welcome. He deplored the Indictment
weather and the delayed train, but ex-
pressed the cordial hope that the sun
! shine of the combined hearts would
brighten the whole convention. He said
he was not familiar with the work OF
the clubs, but he knew that the work
was helpful one for all mankind He
closed with p hearty welcome TO the
| city. and the hope that the convention
would be productive of much good
Mrs. Kate Snow. president of the La
dies Literary club of Manti. made q
second address of welcome, saying. in
part: We extend to the elubwomea
of the state Of Utah an honest well
come, not only TO our city, but to our
homes as we'll. We want you TO feel
that We have your welfare at heart.
Our homes are not spacious and are not
ali that we should like TO have them.
but we have homes into which we can
invite strangers when genuine hospital
ity is in order. and you will find them
full of hospitality of the real country
style.
we have invited you here in order
that we may become better acquainted.
and in that way become better friends.
better able TO work together II is a
vital law of human nature that we as
sociate. There was time when woman
was considered out of place wien she
rx-.lc an in, },
She was considered the key to the
house. But that time has passed. The
advancing civilization demands that
women have a wider association than
that of the home. In men this need has
been met from the beginning, for they
have worked together, they have nad
public houses i'm which they could meet
and plan together. but women all work
separately at home with no way of
cultivating friendship or exchanging
ideas except by visiting in each other 5
houses"
AS to Cradle Rocking.
That the hand that rocks the cradle
rules the world is still true. but ma
tons have found that whom that hand
is permitted TO take hold Of the world
a little more directly it adds greatly
to its ability to rock the cradle, and
ly each day and yet find time to take
an interest in others and to brighten
the world with her intellect One OF
the greatest dangers to personal pro-
gress is ia shrink from people. 10 be
come isolated. absorbed IN our OWN af-
fairs without connection nr sympathy
With the outside world. We can learn
something from every one with whom
we come in contact. Indeed. large
part Of our lives comes from others.
Among the thousand advantages Of
our womens clubs the greatest one is
that they are opening the way for
genuine association reaching beyond
the home to the state and the Eat'1r.
Their work is dedicated to thought,
action and progress. Their aims are
the highest they ara living for the
best This is the bugle call of the
federated clubs Of Utah. ana with such
a call we are invincible. While work
is therefore most in our minds at this
convention we do no. want you To be
so wrapped up in business that you
cannot enjoy the commonplace things
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