The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-12
UTAH FEDERATION
MEETS At PROVO
Annual Gathering of Club
Women at Garden City
Begins Today.
SESSIONS OF WIDE IMPORT
Potent Factor in Life Of State and Its
Institutions, Organization Will
Support Good Laws.
BY LUCILLE MAY FRANKIE.

D RoVo Is the eynosure OF all eiuo
women today.
This morning marks another I'M
portant moment IN Utah club life. With
Mayor w. II. Rays address of well
come, the seventeenth annual meeting
of the Utah Federation of Women's
Clubs will be opened. and the contest
/ between Minerva and the mortals will
be on for the remainder OF the week.
The time is past when women's CLUBS
are looked upon lightly; they stand tor
the best and highest motives OF life
potent factors of the country and are
I walking hand in hand with the big
enterprises that go TO make up a pro-
gressiye nation and are accomplishing
daily the things which, if paid for out
! Of the governments eXchequer, would
/ De an item worth mentioning one
| laudable fact is that the women give
their services gratuttously.
The club women of Utah are not less
consequential than women or other
states, as is proven by the fact that
our state president, Mrs. c. II. McMa-
/ hon, is one of the select few on the
General Federation board, and holds
other offices of almost equal impor-
| lance in that organization. There are
also many other talented women who,
since the early days OF the state red
Grafton have held with dignity their
positions with the club veterans of the
/ times
| Means Much 10 ttah.
The federation has meant much TO
! Utah in the way of concerted action
among its women. Having the priv
/ lege of the ballot makes this a very
important consideration.
The seventeenth annual convention
will be distinctive because OF a de-
parture from the regular program OF
the federation. In view of the fact that
Salt Lake win in all probability secure
the biennial in 1912, and because the
incoming president has always been
Obliged, at the general federation
meetings, 10 report on the outgoing
presidents work. il has seemed advis-
able to make some changes in the cleo
ton of officers. This plan OF proceed
ure win greatly facilitate the presl-
dents work. and will give TO the gen
eral federation a more adequate idea
OF what is being done.
support Legislation.
The legislative committee Will also
I submit to the federation, for its en-
dorsement. several important meas
ures.
First-To give hearty support to the
Juvenile court in their requests to the
legislature.
make a nine-hour working day for
women. Colorado, Nebraska, Massa-
chusetts and other states have tried
the plan of having fifty working hours
a week, during the months of June,
July and August, and have found the
leXpedient very successful
! Third-TO follow the precedent of
other years, to endorse the travelling
library.
Fourth-To investigate and enforce
the statute regarding expectoration.
I The cordiality Of Proves invitation
and the knowledge of its Incompatible
hospitality on other Occas iOns have
made an exceptionally large delegation
/ eager TO visit the Garden city, ana
enjoy the program so completely ana
carefully arrenged by its able women
for the entertainment OF the fedora
ton.
Salt Lake Represented.
Salt Lake will be well represented
I by many of its most prominent women.
The first delegation leaves this morn
ing at 1850, on the Denver & Rio
Grande, which has fixed rate OF one
fare and fifth. the reduction TO De
made in the event that at least fifty
club women are passengers. Those de-
string this privilege must have a re
ceipt for the full fare when paid
signed by the secretary of the fedora
ton. The delegates will be met at
the train by a committee of Provo club
women, who will be their hostesses
The attendance from here is large
because of the manifest interest in the
1912 biennial 1t is highly necessary
that all plans be as nearly completed
as possible, so that If at the meeting
of the general federation board, in No
vember, our invitation is received ia
vOrably, we may be equipped for ac-
ton without any Joss OF TIME.
Morning Session.
The first session vii be held this
morning in the Knight block in Provo.
The address OF welcome Will be made
bv Mayor W. II. Ray, with response
by Mrs j. T. COwan of Salt Lake.
| The program for the day Is: Reports
and announcements luncheon, followed
by a reception from TO 6.
At s o'clock in the evening a must
Gale provided by the Provo clubs VIII
be given. under the direction OF Pro-
fessOr 4. G. Lund.
Thursdays Program.
The program for tomorrow viii be
as follows.
] Thursday morning at 9:3O-Presi-
dents address, Mrs. c. II. Mcmahon,
Salt Lake.
| Biennial reports. limited to ten min
utes each-Mrs. c. Ii. Mcmahon. Mrs.
G. w. E. Dorsey and Mrs. A. I. Nc
Report of general federation secre-
tary, chairman of bureau of informa-
ton. Mrs T. 0. LeatherwoOd. Music.
Report of officers, limited to three min
lutes; recording secretary, Mrs. John
DougaI, Springville. Corresponding
secretary, Mrs. John f. CoWan, Salt
Lake; treasurer, Mrs X. b. Porter Og-
den: auditor. Mrs. J. II. Hornung.
state organizer of new clubs. Roll call
of clubs, minutes of previous meeting,
report of program committee, review
Of article. ''WOman's INVASION, Ers.
Kate S. Hilliard, Ogden; general dis
cussion.
Educational Session.