Arizona republican., 1913-01-27
Resolutions Favoring State Aid for Such Project to Be Introduced at State Clubs Federation Meet ing This Week.
WANT POSITIONS
 ON STATE BOARDS
Especially for Those In- stitutions In Which Wo- men and Children Are Kept. To Put It Up to Legislature.

Kept. To Put It Up to
 Legislature.
 The club women of Arizona will renew their efforts to secure the establishment of a state health de- partment and as citizens urge that this measure be adopted. if certain recommendation to be proposed at the coming convention of the State Federation of Women's club to be held in Douglas this week are adopt ,ed
 If the convention passes favorabIy on a resolution offered that women be given positions of responsibility in all public institutions where women and children are confined. the mat ter will also be put before the legis- lature. Another measure that will probably reach the lawmakers will be that just provision be made for orphans of the state by the organiza- tion of an orphans home one of the most ardent advocates for the unprovided children of the state is Dr. Agnes Mckee Wallace, of Pres colt, president of the Arizona Fedora tion of Women's clubs. who arrived yesterday to pass a few days with relatives before attending the con Nention. Dr. Wallace passed yester- day quietly at the home Of her cousin, Mrs L. T. Mckee. of 1922 West Monroe street. but was willing to give part of the day to the dis cussion of that which is so near her heart-the eleventh annual meet ing of the club women of Arizona Dr Wallace is enthusiastic over the approaching gathering, every indica- tion of which points toward success
 Every club in the state with the possible exception of kingman will Ee represented she said. The en- tire club membership of Bisbee will be there and from the recommenda- ton I have received from the various committees, there will be an enormous amount to be accomplished in the four days session. To avoid con fusion and delay. all the resolutions will be brought in at one time and acted upon in regular order"
 Dr. Wallace referred to the meas ures that will later go to the legis lature. Tt is the duty of every state to provide for it's orphan chill dren,' she declared Tn Prescott recently, seven of these children were the subjects of the juvenile court and as conditions are in Prescott in this respect 1 have learnt they are elsewhere in the state There is crying need for an orphan home in Arizona and l sincerely hope it will not be long before we have such an institution. At the request of the general federation of Women. clubs we have been urged to assist in obtaining from the government a colossal statue Of Peace" to be placed at the entrance of the Panama canal. Another matter to be con- sidered will be the adoption of flag. Arizona had no flag at the biennial and so will take this time to remedy this oversight and to select the state flower. There has also come a request for a federation song and that Sharlot Hall be it's composer"
 The president states that she will not recommend any radical changes, but appreciating the possibilities of women since granted the right of the ballot, vii advance her pet project, the study of political economy She will suggest that it be part of the program of each club that it be a department of the organization and carried on by regular course of study beginning with civics and continuing through every phase of civil government, in cludIng the precinct county, state ard nation Dr. Wallace is close student of government and is at present delving into the study of international affairs
 Dr. Wallace will have served half of her two year term of office next which has been passed in learning Arizona people and Arizona condi- tions. In the next year much is to be done, that in fact will be the foundation of Woman's strength in the state and pr. Wallace is we'll equipped with the Knowledge neces- sary to direct the combined Woman's organizations of Arizona.
 deep thinker and student, she is above all a kindly woman and is extremely popular with her club as sociates. It was characteristic of Dr. Wallace to quote on the convention program she arranged:
 Smile .-.
 Awhile
 And while you smile
 Another
 Smiles,
 And soon therell be miles
 And miles
 Of Smiles,
 And life's worth while
 Because you smile" the editor went on to say, The mountain is covered with forests of