Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-10-28
PROFITABLE MEETING
OF The FEDERATION
A Good Representation From This City Pres
PreSnt and Take important Part
In Discussions

tied at the next state fair.
Mrs. Butterfield of Weiser, chair
man OF the committee on education
and art education. made three recon-
mendations in her report: First, that
each club join in having a travelling
art exhibit; second. that they be the
means of bringing the teachers and
parents together in friendly relations
by giving a public reception to the
teachers third. that each club de-
vote a day in the second week in jan
uary to the loan scholarship fund
Mrs. Blatchey gave report on the
American Federation of Arts. which
is preparing to send out travelling art
exhibits shown by lantern slides
Women Aroused.
1t was the report of Mrs L. b.
Green of Mountain Home. chairman
of the committee on legislation. that
aroused such an animated discussion
of the question of women's property
rights. 1t was decided that each club
should take up the study OF existing
laws on the subject and ascertain
what remedial legislation may be ce-
sired and be ready to continue the
discussion at the next meeting Of the
federation, and also be ready to pre-
sent their wants to the next leeisla-
ture,
The report on village improvement
was given by Mrs. Stone Of Caldwell.
She said this was a matter that must
be left to each individual club to
study the needs in its community and
work for them.
The first number on the program
for the evening session was piano
duet by Mrs. shawhan and Mrs.
Davis.
Mrs. Moore's Address.
This was followed by an address
by Mrs Philip N. Moore Of St Louis.
/ president Of the General Federation
OF Women's clubs.
The very presence of the speaker
{ was an encouragement to the club
women to continue their efforts with
greater yigor, as their work is telling
{ in the course Of human events. She
said that for years the General Fed
i Grafton had struggled along, but now
Il had come into it's own and was
D part Of the plan OF the world
5 She said the General Federation,
i when organized in 1890. was pro-
phetic of what was to come. IT was
not called a National Federation be-
o cause its field Of endeavor could not
T. be limited by the boundaries OF a sim
o gle nation She said the Federation
i had clubs in nearly every country in
/. the world
Il She said between I 894 and 1896
majority OF the state federations we're
= formed. She designated the time
q from 1896 to 1898 as the education
al period, when the clubs gave spe-
ciaI consideration to school problems
+ and asked for women members OF
|. school boards.
e. From 1898 to 1900 was the altru-
A istic period when the clubs sought
e to have industrial schools established
e and manual training made part Of
" high school courses.
d OF National Importance.
ie She traced the work OF the fedora
IS ton down to the present time. which
y she designated as the cooperation
II era, when national organizations and
'r government commissions, such as the
l. national pure food commission, con-
m servation commission, and dozens Of
% others, are seeking the cooperation
Ie of the women's clubs in solving some
of the foremost problems Of national
life.
- During the years since the begin
I" ing Of the federation she said the
- organization had never lost sight OF
3 the Importance of art and literature.
- but had aided in placing these IN
schools.
. She said the committees were di-
= vided into three divisions-practicaL
altruistic and educational. The altru-
y istic pertained to civil service reform
and Industrial and child service con
dltions.
= In speaking Of the work the fedora
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