Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-14
CLUB WOMEN NAME
THEIR OFFICERS
Mrs. C. H. Mcmahon Is Elected as
Federation Pres
ident.
COMMITTEES GIVE REPORTS
Good Work Along Bctcrmcnt Lines
lii Many Directions Has Been
Done During the Year.
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Provo Oct l4.--Thc election OF OIL
GERS concluded this mornings session
of the federation Of women's clubs In
session in Provo. The election result
ed as follows:
Mrs. c. II. McMahon. Salt Lake, pres
ident
Mrs. r. w. Hayt. Park city, first vice
president.
Mrs. A. ]. German. Salt Lake, sec
ond vice president.
Mrs. Joseph Merrill, Salt Lake, third
vice president,
Mrs. John Dousall, sprinsvile, re
cord!ng secretary
Mrs. X. b. Porter. Ogden, treasurer.
Mrs. j. Il. Belcss, Salt Lake, state
organizer.
Airs. j. r. Cowan. Salt Lake, cores
pondins secretary.
Mrs. ). Ii. Hornung, auditor.
Mrs. j. w. Arid, Provo; Mrs. Sarah
konold, Springvillc; Mrs. IL. n. Bar
rows, Ogden; Airs. Phillip Speckheart,
Provo BIrs. y. i, Corey, Ogden; MIS-.
w. Il. Willes. Eeber; Miss itosniie Pol
lock, Salt Lake: Mrs. y. ". taylor OF
Mill Creek, airs. +. Erickson OF Mt.
Pleasant, members of the board OF III
rectors
AS general federation state secretary
and chairman Of the reciprocity bureau,
Mrs. q. o. Leatherwoou OF SAT- Laku
was elected
The morning session was devoted
to the receiving Of reports from the
standing committees of the state fed
Grafton.
Mrs. G. W. L. Dorsey, Mrs. selden l.
E.t ~ "a 4. IL lItr
Il. ID. Dee and Mrs. Joseph Kellogg
were appointed members OF the cont
mittee on resolutions.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The reports of the chairmen OF the
various committees We're:
Mrs. r. c. Gemmill Of salt Lake re.
| health She said that there are II
clubs engaged in active work along the
| line of berterment OF public health
| conditions. She urged good laws for
+ public health. She recommended that
the young people be taught health top
| les. The health committees OF the vHii-
| Gus clubs should Visit the health de-
.partments of their cities for nvestiga-
| ton of methods in use With view to
| Improvement. The committee had IN
| yestigated cheap rOoming houses IN the
! larger cities of the state with IL view
| to improving sanitary conditions. Mrs.
Gelnmil for the committee urged that
work be undertaken with congressional
delegations for the favorable action on
Senator Owens public health bill in
Congress- She reported In detail the
work which has been done in Salt Lake
in the matter Of lettering the milk
supply, especially with regard TO the
furnishing Of better milk for the con-
sumption of babies.
a violin duet by Emery Epperson
and Ralph Booth with piano accom-
paniment by Sarah Sperry was u
pleasant feature following Mrs. GEM
mills report.
Miss i.ucile F'rancke reported for
the committee on education She re-
ported thai the committee had been
engaged during the year in the matter
of improving The public school cur
riculum. better architecture with san
itnry Improvement in view, simplicity
OF students dress and Il movement
looking toward health inspections.
Mrs. C. w Watson reported for the
committee on travelling library, de-
failing the books available and stating
that while a great deal had not been
accomplished as yet, plans were com.
plete for further efforts and Soou
seasons work, she said, IS in prospect
pjano duet by Asacl and Alma
Nelson was much enjoyed.
Mrs. John Reed for Mrs. Lydia
Palmer, chairman of the committee ON.
art. reported that n great deal had not
been accomplished. but that steps
we're soon To be taken which would
forward the matter of education along
this line.
EARLY CLOSING MOVEMENT.
Mrs. a. j. Gorham reported the work
of the committee on industrial labor
for the committed Among the move
ments taken up by the committee had
been that of early store closing some
success in this matter mad resulted,
she said, but there was room for im-
proyement ana she suggested the ne
auU slul Suolr uollrlSlSel IoI 'AlsaoS
10 accomplish the desired result
Mrs. G. s. Kinney reported the status
OF Inc college loan fund, S25O being on
hand and 500 out on loans. She re-
ported The work of her committee as
progressing satisfactorily. saving that
good use had been made Of the fund in
several instances.
Mrs. George w. Martin reported for
the committee on civil service That
some investigation had been made
along the line of needed reforms IN the
matter of having public servants APP
pointed for efficiency rather imam rs
reward for political service ana ln-y
formed the federation that plans fot
action along this line were nlaturlnE'
Alice Houghton, NJ, p, reported tna'
the work Of the pure food and SANTA
Inn COMMITTEES had been going for
ward with long strides, Among me
things undertaken were distribut-
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