The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-02-18
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

My mail has been SO full of ques-
tions relating to the message of the
December Bulletin that / have in
many cases only acknowledged, with
the promise to speak more fully up
on certain details in this (February)
message
First. The difference between CO.
operation and Membership.
/ will take as an example of most
effective cooperation the National
Child Labor Committee. Any indi-
vidual who is especially interested
in this subject will join the national
organization.
The officers have asked your presi-
dent to serve on their Executive Com
mittee and to actin an advisory capac.
.ity. The general federation voted to
assist in every possible way in the
passage of the bill for the Children's
Bureau. Therefore, our Legislative
committee was authorized to make
this special plea, in approaching
United States senators and represen-
tatives.
We have never been asked, and we
should consider it inadvisable, to join
this national organization as clubs OF
as State Federations, since we have
the special detailed work under our
own department of Child Labor.
Equally effective is the co-opera-
ton with the American Civic associa-
ton, the American Medical associa-
ton, the National Conservation COM
mission, the (Men's) Rivers and
Harbors congress, the National Edu-
cational association, and many 9TH
ers.
1t seems wise to speak of two or
CARNATIONS that have much confused
the minds of those who have not
understood, but who have wished to
be loyal.
The American Federation of Arts
with which we wouldhave cooperated
with pleasure, for it offered plans OF
work we believed helpful, sent a mis-
leading letter to our State Fedora
tions, implying the approval, from
an ex-president and the chairman OF
our Art Department, of the PROPOSE
ton that the State Federation should
join as Chapter.
In some cases the dues would be,
for one subject, many times larger
than the entire dues to the General
Federation.
The other is the Women's Rivers
and Harbors Congress, auxiliary to
the national organization, formed to
assist in any possible way the great
work of waterways. This was ad-
mirable, had they come to the organi-
cation already existing for their mem
bers. One large. club said their let
ter of invitation to Join, enclosed cir
culars upon waterways, headed Cen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs, -
and the club thought its loyalty de-
manded a knowledge of name and in
tention. Thus this one case, like
many others came to my attention.
Second. Circulars and Equipment.
The work of the General Federation
has been authorized by your votes.
AT times you have objected to the
many circulars of information and re-
quests coming to you, to be read in
the club. On this account the Board
of Directors decided to ask the Of
fetal organ, The Federation Bulletin,
to print the circulars from Depart
ment Chairmen. and thus reach every
club in a most direct, Tut not man
datory form. Any chairman OF the
same department in the club can
find in this organ, If kept on file,
all the information we may give.
She will find 1t no small amount.
The equipment of the General Fed
Grafton is much hampered by lack Of
funds. A chairman has small sum
for tha hiannial nari0d for station-
cry and postage for circulars, etc.
1t is all we can give. She pays her
own expenses to Council and General
Federation meetings, to do our work.
We would be glad to send her to the
meetings of national organizations,
with which she must be affiliated and
where she would meet other experts
in that particular field. Only in three