Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-07-13
WOMENS' FEDERATION.
Breezy Letter From One of the Yer
ington Delegaes.

rs, with about 1900 delegates, repre-
senting all the States of this country
the Canal Zone, Alaska, Vienna, ant
several other foreign cities. 1t is
wonderful sight to see one woman
so gracious as Mrs. Philip n. Moore
control so perfectly this great body
When we consider that it is a large
convention than the National Con
yentions recently held and how per
fectly those HUNDREDS of women obey
the sound of Mrs Moore's voice OF
the gavel, we are rome to believe that
all the discord does not occur among
womens' organizations
Among the great women who have
addressed this meeting was Mrs. Ma
ria Langford, of Minnesota, a dear old
lady of Is years, who, herself, is still
actively engaged in educational work,
thrilled her audience with her plea
for moral training in the school room.
Nevada rercsented at this great
convention for the first time, and IS
receiving due recognition. The dele
CATION consists OF Mrs n H. Van Al
slime delegate from Yerington Book
Club; Mrs. Geo. West, State Presi
dent of Nevada Mrs. H. n. Hood,
General Federation State Secretary;
Mrs. Frank Patrick, Vice-President
of State Federation: Miss Bird Will
son, Recording Secretary OF State
Federation; Mrs. Frank S. Stuart,
Corresponding Secretary fthe State
Federation: Mrs. Carter, President,
of Twentieth Century Club OF Reno;
Mrs. Morton, Mrs. Sawyer and Mrs
Roberts. aso of Reno and Miss Anne
Martin of Nevada Equal Franchise
Society.
On Wednesday evening the State
Presidents occupied the platform and
each responded as the President OF
the General Federation called them
forward and introduced them. ! APP
pend Nevada's response, also Miss
Martins speech.
Nevada State Federation pledged
500 toward the 100000 endowment
fund which the General Federation
is raising. When the State President
OF Nevada made the announcement OF
this to the convention it was received
with cheers and cries OF "let us see
youngest State President II the Uni
ted States caused the chairman to
ask Mrs. West to come forward and
say: The Federation of Nevada
edged 500 toward the great work be.
ing done by this great body. You did
not assess us because we were so few.
but though few in numbers. we are
Nevada women are not bringing any
want Nevada on the honor roll. The
strong in faith and enthusiasm and we
candidates forward for office, but de
sire to introduce resolutions for the
following reforms: Equal franchise
to all, the abolition OF capital punish
ment and national divorce law,
Politics is a prominent part of the
convention. The great question being
the presidency and pace of the next
biennial meeting. Nevada has chosen
the nominating committee and in
Mrs. Geo. West as their member OF
structed her to vote for Mrs. Penny
packer, of Texas, as candidate for
President and Chicago is the choice
though Washington, d. c, has consid
cradle backing.
Response from Nevada to the state
ment: The General Federation; Our
States Inspiration, by State Presi
dent, Mrs. George +. West:
Madam President, Ladies of the Elev-
enth Biennial Convention of the
General Federation of Women
Clubs:
] bring you greeting from the great
State OF Nevada. | bring you greet
ing from its rugged mountains: its
watts deserts and its many fertile val
leys. AS | have listened to the re
ports OF those presidents preceding
me. each relating great things done
done by her respective State Fedora
in the story who, after promising her
ton, have felt felt like the NANNY
master fine breakfast, places before
him bacon, black coffee, etc, and
when he asks her where are all the
good things she was telling him Of
said; why, Massa Jim, we amt got
none OF those things; we just like To
talk about them" That is our con
,lition in Nevada. We had done few
great things, or in fact evoluted very
far from that eriod of club progress
known as the "ersonal culture stage,
but we liket to think OF the grea
things we may be able to do in the
years to come.
The Nevada Federation consists o.