The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-03-30

in enlisting the cooperation of the lC
cal papers in the state. She intende
| hereafter to center her efforts on on
or two papers. Local clubs should in
terest their local papers by contribut
ing articles to them. Miss Keenel
presented the report for the commit
tee on Household Economics in tn,
| absence of Mrs. T. S. Sigh Mrs
Moore said that she hoped that do
mestic science would soon be intro
duced into the public schools as sug
gested by DR.. Stephens, of the La
fayette Institute Miss Rena Hopkins
entertained the convention with a vO
cal solo very sweetly rendered, Miss
Matte McGrath, of Baton Rouge, fol
the Philisloria Club and Board of
Trade of that town invited the Fed
Grafton to hold it's next convention
there. The Mayor and Progressive
League of COvington also extended an
invitation. By motion of Mrs. Kop-
pei Baton Rouge was selected for the
next annual convention ami thanks re-
turned to the people of Covington for
their kindness.
Mrs. Moore told of her trip to the
Panama Canal zone and of the work
being done there by the Women's
f1nhc Tho nano1 hn oh l.
Of the lock type as a sea level canal
was impossible by reason of the tide
levels in the two oceans, the Pacific
being some % feet higher. than the
Atlantic.
Miss McGrath reported for the COM
mittee on badge, colors,, etc, as fol-
lows: Colors, blue and white Mot
to, To be, not to seem. Badge, blue,
enamel back ground with pelican IN
center in white enamel with the let
tersL. S. F. w. c., on top of the badge
and the motto on the bottom all in
white enamel Flower, Cherokee rose.
The report was adopted unanimously.
Mines. Crocker, Kensey, Mathewes,
Moore and Miss Poppenheim go to
San Antonia, Texas to atten the meet
ing of the General Federation Board.
March 81.
Evening Session.
The convention met in final session
in the High School auditorium and
Mrs. Mathewes called to order and
Miss Janess Wise and Prof. H. E. Ca
relson entertained the audienc with
well executed vocal and violin solo.
Prof. Record of Washington, D. c.,
who was to have delivered an ad-
dress on the preservation of forests,
with stereoptican views, was detain
ed by illness in his family. Mrs. EN-
mons Crocker, of Fitchburg, Mass,
then delivered very thoughtful and
instructive address on "Waterways,"
showing how intimately the natural
resources CT the country were connect
ed with the water supply. Forests
were essential to proper supply and
distribution of this all important ele-
ment, and the reckless denudation of
the great timber belts was condemn
ed. Agriculture, commerce and manu-
facturers were dependent upon water
ways and the supply of water was now
fast becoming most serious problem
in cities and towns. New York, Bos-
ton and other large cities were strug-
Cling to solve the problem by the
erection of great reservoirs, and these
had to be constantly changed owing
10 lnadequacy. If some very general
system was not adopted for the pre-
'ervatiOn of the forests the history of
Palestine would be repeated. The Col
)rado plan of conservation of water
supply was described and argument
made for economy even in domestic
lse OF water by means of stop faucets,
etc. At a cost Of 100000 per mile
he great lakes to the gulf canal could
)e made to carry as much freight as
Ill the railroads combined. The prob
EN- was national and the different Sec
ions of the country should unite in
common effort to protect the for
ests and preserve the great arteries
hat supply life and vigor to every
department. of the nations social and
physical well being and prosperity.
Prof. Gwinn of Tulane University |
ollowed with very interesting dis
course on Elimination Of Waste in
Education" saying that the youth of |
he nation was apt to create over con-
idence in it's resources, as in the case
# boy. The individual psychology
II the past was now giving place to |
What might be termed social psychoi-
'gy. Man would soon become an |
diot If segregated from his kind, and |
he mental, the moral and the physical |
lature should be developed together;
his was only possible through co-ope
alton and consolidation of human ef-
ort. The home, religion, business and