Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-02-12
PHPERS BY
CLUB WOMEN
Delivered at the woman's Club
Reception in the Public Library
Club Rooms, Saturday, Jan. 23
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City Federation.
(By Mrs. Paul NJ. North OF the Wom
ans Club)


(By Mrs Paul NJ. North OF the Wom-
ans Club)
Madame President, Members and
Fricnds:-For the last two months
we have been agitating the subject
OF City Federation among our clubs.
The opportunity of bringing it to
your attention this afternoon in Il
more particular way, has been assign
ed to me. AS l think OF the great
need and the wonderful opportunity
we have of making this Federation
do for our city what the State Fed
Grafton has done for our state, and
other city federations have done and
are doing for their cities-I wish l
had the ability of a Sarah Platt
Decker to SO place this subject be-
tore you and impress its needs so
clearly upon your minds that we
could at once realize the needs of
this organization and be reaping
some of the results for our communi-
tty that other cities and the state at
large are reaping through the efforts
of federation.
Those of you who are in touch with
the state organization know how
far reaching its results are, and I
should like to say that those of you
who do not know what the club wom-
en- OF this state are accomplishing.
should at once get year book and
become acquainted with their work
along the lines of Art, Education,
Household Economics, Library Ex-
tension and Scholarships. And lust
now the Legislature is in session and
you will learn that great many of
the best reforms now under discus sion
there. have been introduced through
the efforts of Federated Clubs. The
clubs OF our state realize the neces-
sity of organization and of united
efforts in order to bring about results
in these affairs.
So decided effort upon the part
of the club women of Rocky Ford
IS needed along Philanthropic and
Civic Improvement lines. To build
up our city in cleanliness. morality
and beauty. to quicken our enterprises
and widen the outlook in an educa-
tional way.
It should ever be our aim and desire
to think of the future of Rocky Ford,
to be willing to lend our efforts for
the perfecting of our school system.
ever watchful of the moral atmos-
nhere of our children and of the COM
munity. We should see and demand
that our laws are enforced when lax
ity is brought to our attention.
1t has been proven that these
things are accomplished by club
women and by what better way than
! by the united efforts of our clubs.
Let us pave the way by beginning a
work that will not only reflect credit
to our city and the Arkansas Valley
but to our state as we'll
This week the committees you ap-
pointed several weeks ago met in
joint deliberation and we discussed
the subject OF federation. Our plan
is to organize in such way as to
make us all members of the FEEDER
alton; our dues to be according to
our membership and our clubs to be
equally represented. Our meetings
to take place once month.
The strongest objection that comes
en- now have too much to do. We
know that all of us are busy but
surely. Ladies. all can give up one
afternoon in the month to a general
club meeting when il means uniting
| our forces III promoting those things
which stand for the upbuilding OF
our community.
Most of our clubs do charity work
but as a rule but once a year and
the clubs overlap in their work. We
surely will save time and energy in
working together and at the same
time use the money in a more sys-
tematic manner.
Let us then be concerned about the
things relating to the good of our
community and of our city: caring
for our needy: looking after the edu-
cation of homeless children. and in
extending a more hearty and hos
pitable welcome to the people who
seek our city for either health, homo
or pleasure.
A great deal is often said for and
against clubs but by our results will
We win standing and uphold the dig
nifty that is due them. o..
Let us as club women be up and
doing. going forward and making the
best of our talents in every direction
of usefulness.
Let the purpose of our clubs be TO
create club sentiment toward the fed
Grafton which will be helpful. sympa-
thctic and loyad.
And so, Ladies. I appeal to YOU to
carefully consider the need of this
organization. and to instruct your
committees 20 proceed with the work
Of federating.
Bank Of ENGLAND.