The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-12-10

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membership In this organization
brings to your club copies of all liter.
ature. sent out by the committees; the
report OF the Biennial convention; the
annual directory; and the federation
bulletin, the ofiicial magazine. Your
members will find the bureau of I'M
formation and the chairman Of the
/ standing committees always ready
and willing to give assistance along
all lines Of work or study. And yet
the greatest benefit will come direct
lys through your own delegates VINO
report to you the Council meeting or
the Biennial convention.
The copy Of the Bulletin land IN
deed. all other literature should be
considered as club property and such
items given to the club as might be
necessary for their information. The
real value of club federation can
never be realized except as one knows
OF the plans and results Of federated
club effort. A very little time given
once a month would keep your club
informed Of the work and Its pro-
gress. In all OF our clubs fifteen min
utes once each month could be given
to Federation information. state and
General, without destroying the con-
tinuity Of the program and with ad-
vantage to the clubs members.
What Is the General Federation?
It Is the union Of all women's club
interests. To give expression to this
union we have National officers and
committees. whose work covers the
whole United States.
We spend the dues received from
the clubs and the state declarations In
making this work effective. We must
hold conventions or biennial gather
ings to compare notes. hear of the
work planned and accomplished, and
to get acquainted. The officers. d.
rectors, and committee members give
their time and thought without COM
pensatiOn.
The board usually holds four meet
ings during biennial period. AS the
board is composed of seven officers and
eight directors who come from all
parts of the country and often from a
great distance, 1t was deemed wise to
nay the necessary travelling expenses
incurred by each one from the gen.
eral treasury. Then we have the ex-
penses Of the programs for the Bien-
NAL and the Council meetings. Ow-
ing to the generosity of the hostess
clubs, these meetings are. not, as a
rule. expensive for the federation.
aside from the actual program ex-
penses.
One large item OF expense is the
printing and mailing of the Biennial
report; and then we have the station
cry and postage for our workers, and
such clerical help as is actually neces-
sary-all these to be considered as
actual running expenses.
The ten Standing Committees and
their two subcommittee each receive
an appropriation of $4,000 for the
biennial period; small item for each
committee, considering the work that
they do but in the aggregate, an item
of note for the federation. 1t should
be stated In this connection that this
seldom covers the actual expense of
the committee and our faithful chair
men have many, many times been at
great personal expense in order to
carry out their plans. The expenses
of the bureau of information run
close to two thousand dollars year
The time has now come when we
must devise some plan to increase our
income. or when we must sacrifice the
work in order to keep the expenses
safely inside that income. We ask
your thought upon this matter. Is the
work worth while? And to what ex-
tent will your club help to support
a greater federation?
The general federation is proud of
Its bureau Of information and re-
ioices that 1t has met the wants of
hundreds of clubs and thousands of
club women. The bureau offers the
choice OF study outlines on nearly
four thousand Subjects books from a
loan collection of several hundred
volumes: references, magazine arti-
cles. and press clippings; information
and assistance along all lines of club
work. We hope that you will use the
bureau and that you will freelv refer
your club members to 1t. AS you
undoubtedly know, the manager of
the bureau is Mrs. Mary l. Wood,
Room 4. Congress Block, Portsmouth,
New Hampshire.
We hope that you are planning to
attend the Tenth Biennial to be held
In Cincinnati, Ohio. next May. and
that you will urge your club to have
its full number of delegates present.
A Biennial convention Is a great OPP
portunity for education--can your
club afford not to be part Of It? We
have serious problems to consider and
we need the thoughtful help Of every
federated club woman. May we count
upon your help. and the help of your.
club, in making the Tenth Biennial
the greatest reunion Of workers that
the federation has known. and con-
vention which shall, because of loyal
support and carefully spent energy.
mark the step forward that shall
mean that we have reached that
point where Mrs. Decker's prophecy
is realized fact-that we are not
only a powerful. but determining
influence upon the civilization of the
century.
Very sincerely yours.
HARRIET l.. SHIELDS.
Corresponding Secretary.
Approved by Mrs. Philip N. Moore,