Weekly journal-miner., 1910-01-19
Federation of women's Clubs.

assembled in Tucson from Januar, Il to IA.
 Complete arrangements had beel made by the Tucson Woman's Clul . for the care and entertainment O : the visiting delegates. The women '
 clubs of the territory were well rep resented and good reports were given
 The work of the Federation was car
 ried forward in a businesslike anC
 expeditions manner, Mrs. Thos. J 1 Pugh of Yuma presiding ably and eff
 fciently.
 A number of social features were
 interspersed with the regular work
 of the convention, among which was
 a reception at the Old Pueblo Club
 on Tuesday night, visit to the Uni.
 versity, where tea was served at the
 home of President Babcock on Thurs
 day afternoon, and a musicale that
 evening, where an unusually fine pro-
 gram was given, Mrs. H. T. South
 worth captivating the audience by
 her humorous recitations.
 The delegates were then the guests
 of the Tucson ladies at a theater party, with customary oyster supper following.
 Friday morning the following of , feers were elected and installed: President, Mrs. s. c. Newson, Tue son; first vice president, Mrs. J. E.. Mosher, Bisbee; second vice presi- dent, Mrs. H. T. Southworrh, Pres colt; recording secretary, Mrs. R. NJ. Tafel, Phoenix; corresponding secre- tary, Mrs. F. E. Kimball. Tucson; treasurer, Mrs. W. R. Gabriel, Doug las; auditor, Mrs. G. NJ. Hahn, Phoe- nix; general financial secretary, Mrs. T. J. Pugh, Yuma.
 After the final business of the Fed eration was eonluded, the ladies were taken in automobiles to the San Kay fer Mission, and upon their return enjoyed a tea at the home of Mrs. John B. Wright.
 The Federation was a success in every way and the delegates depart ed for their respective homes great ly enthused by the inspiration de- rived from their attendance and much pleased with the hospitable treatment received from the ladies of Tucson.
 The following paper was read be- fore the convention by Mrs. Frances Willard Munds of Prescott:
 "BefOre proceeding to this dis cussion, I wish to express my thanks to the president of our Federation for placing the subject upon the program and giving the women of Arizona an opportunity to life up their voices in protest against this ourse-The Great Black Plague rightly named, for it is the black est spot upon the escuteheon of our fair nation, and the deadliest plague that ever menaeed the people of our commonwealth.
 ''So imminent is the danger to the social welfare of this country that the president of the United States dwelt upon it in his recent address to Congress.
 "The patriotic thinking women or America can no longer ignore the fact that we, the most vigorous, ! clean, virile, high-minded, splendid and wonderful people on the fac- CT the earth, all things considered are now threatened with the plague i that was the curse of Babylon, Syria, Phyrgia and Egypt, that flourishe1 ! in the civilization of Greece and Rome and existed in hovel and pal ace throughout the Middle Ages. No one can now deny that American civilization is now infested with this terrible social evil.
 ''I shall give only a few of the facts gleaned during my investiga- ton of the white slave traffic. It is not necessary to go into detail; the press of the country is ring ing with reports of the conditions as they exist, and giving voice to the cry that comes from the social and rhilanthrophic worker, a crp for help to save the ignorant country and emi- grant girls, who are daily being vic timized and enslaved in vile places.
 ''It is unbelievable that such con- ditions exist in the twentieth cen tury, in the shadow of churches, with in block of the snug, comfortable homes of careless, minimizing, well protected women. It is hard to com prehend that they remain silent and quiescent while their unfortunate SIS