Arizona republican., 1912-01-26
WOMEN WORK IN FEDERATION Discuss Gift and Loan Plans For a Scholarship
 Fund.
EXCELLENT PAPER
 READ BY MRS. JACKS

The federated Women's clubs met
 yesterday morning at and again
 listened 10 reports from clubs and
 standing committees. A paper writ
 len by Mrs. F. F.. Jacks of Glendale
 received most hearty applause Tn the
 afternoon. Dr Wallace read al inter-
 esting paper on the subject of securing
 rational board of medicine. The
 girls scholarship fund came in for a
 lengthy discussion. IL was dcciled tO
 hold Scholarship day once a year
 hereafter Five hundred and thirteen
 dollars and some cents was secured
 for the fund last year. Mrs. J. F..
 Cowles. first vice president of the gen.
 c,-ai Federation. told of the favorable
 attitude of the national officers on
 this subject and of the beneficent use
 "i the scholarship fund in California.
 Mrs. Newson of Tucson. president of
 The Arizona Federation. called Mrs.
 CCwles to tne chair. that sne might recite some instances of the need and
 use of such a fund. which she had ob- served during her association with
 the state university.
 The Days Business
 On Thursday forenoon. the Arizona
 Federation Of Women's Clubs met
 promptly at nine and listened Go some very interesting papers. by Miss Lucy Ellis of this city. Mrs. | E. Hamilton. of Tucson and Mrs. $ F. Empev of
 Yuma. A paper read by Mrs. r.. F. Jacks Of Glendale on The Expansion tHllh Do,
 Growth of the Community" received most hearty commenuation IL ap- pears in full in this article
 At the afternoon session Dr. Agnes Mckee Wallace of Prescott. read an instructive paper on the subject Of Senate Bill No l. which deals with the matter of establishing a national department of medicine. and was in- troduced in the senate by Mir Owen The owen bill does not intend to ere ate new bureau as is erroneously supposed by many people but rather combines portions of three bureaus now in existence into one. believing this new national bureau could be made to work effectively. where three work at a disadvantage.
 The federation moved to have Dr. Wallace's paper published in full in all the local papers as il deals with subject of vital interest to all members of the community. whatever 1 their belief
 The federation also decided to ask 1 the coming legislature to establish a 1 state department of public health
 One of the pleasant incidents of the | afternoon, was the introduction of ! Mrs Laird to the convention Mrs. Laird is woman of eighty years who | was a member of one of the first women's clubs ever organized in this country and which was established in Indiana in 1859.
 The Girls Scholarship Fund-Its Problems and Responsibilities" was thoroughly discussed at the afternoon meeting and the plan employed for the distribution Of this fund. in various states was told of by the speakers Some states make loan of the money to those whose scolarships war rants aid and who for some reason need assistance during their school career. These loans are paid back in different ways sometimes with inter est and sometimes without Again the h l made by individuals or societes After much discussion. the matter of the was finally left to be decided tomorrow morning. At that time it will also be decided whether the fund given by the federated clubs. shall be placed in the hands Of the Educational ! ( or if a special committee [ shall be appointed to handle it.
 One thought brought out by Mrs , :. C. Newsome. the federation presi- i dent, who is a college graduate and I a teacher at the state university. is { the result that IS likely to follow s examinations for the schol- ! lrship fund. Mrs. Newsom feels that a the awarding of the scholarship should [ De left in the hands of properly quail Ii lied persons, who will decide as to q he ability of the applicant Other g wise the fund may be given to some O brilliant student who is in no par c icular need Of it, while an almost N -qually well qualified person who Il wants the assistance. will he unable N O get it
 Mrs. Jacks Paper ir
 The Expansion of our Club and its o Relation to the Growth of Our Town s, vas the subject of the following paper ir ,y Mrs F.. F. Jacks of Glendale m More than ten years ago when p Glendale was a mere cluster of houses. al
 little study club was organized. which marks the beginning of our h; Yoman's Club of today A few of W he members had belonged to some cl imilar organization in their eastern ii Omes, couple of high school girls a oined us. but most of the members q rere women whose hearts and hands te tere full of the duties of home th maker and who wanted to keep alive ta heir interest in the world life of to ifferent type from that furnished by m he religious or fraternal organiZa-