Arizona republican., 1913-12-07

you had a vision a year age? l am
 sure it is and 1t indicates vitality in
 your organization.
 Now close your eyes for the mo- ment to your immediate surroundings
 and let your thoughts leap out on
 longer radii to circle the state You find in Tucson, in Prescott, in Yuma. land in Douglas. in Globe and Wick enburg, in Bisbee, in Kingman and
 in Florence. in Glendale and in No
 gales. in Wilcox and Phoenix, clubs
 whose purposes, while not identical,
 are kindred to your own. Are you
 not interested to learn what they are
 doing and how? Can you not stretch
 that bigger and better Tempe" spirit
 to cover the state2
 Are you not stimulated to grasp
 the hands of sister communities that | through acquaintance and association | state pride may be developed, love of
 commonwealth fostered and knowI- edge of her people and resources
 spread abroad to attract to our vast domain of hill and valley, of mesa and desert, other progressive. sterl-
 ing people who shall help us to de VelOp an imperial state, teeming with life and activity? If so, you are
 ready to federate again in larger Way-to unite your efforts with those
 of other clubs of the state in the Arizona Federation of Womens clubs which already numbers more than q
 thousand members.
 What will it cost your club? Not
 much in dollars and cents; ten cents , per member annually with an added amount cost of the year book, this amount varies from year to year ac- cording to the size of the book)
 about fifteen cents per member. To l these items must bt added twenty
 five cents, one clubs share of the
 expense of the state federation's
 membership in the general fedora l tion These are the fixed charges ; there is one other of which l should r speak Of course yOu would wish to | have your club represented at the
 annual meeting of the state fedora
 ton; and it might be that you would f wish to pay the expenses of your , president or one delegate in attend $ ing that meeting. Many clubs do l this and feel amply repaid in the I increased energy in club activities | which is developed by the enthusias- . tic reports which the returning dele Y gates make.
 | know of no more thrilling fea- | ture of the annual meeting of state s federations than the sessions de
 voted to the reports of club doinss ; throughout the state.
 o The great diversity of things ac- n compIished, the manifold possibilities n of the future to result from all this e well directed concerted action, leave Q no doubt in the listeners mind as
 to the value of state federation mem bership.
 q Here is the Arizona Federation veal
 book of 1913 It is issued each year
 after the annual meeting so that
 each member of all the clubs in the . federation may have a permanent re f cord of federation progress.
 . It contains the presidents address ., and the reports of the chairman, oi Q departments and commitees-ia this f instance they include art, civics. con f servation, education, food sanitation Q household economies, legislation. pub Q lie health. Arizona history. juvenile Q court, philanthropy and reciprocity. IT f many instances these reports reflect the guiding influence of the general n federation whose initiative the state n federation follows.
 ' It is the aim of tl. officers of the : Arizona Federation to have at it's an q nual meeting some members of the Q official board of the general federation k to guide and enthuse the members
 Some of the accomplishments of s the Arizona Federation. which are of a great value to our state, are the es- n tablishment of a juvenile court and = introduction of normal training and domestic science into our public schools: also the founding of girls q scholarship fund for the benefit Of a university and normal students. : Now. about the general federation of womens clubs. Of it's great mem
 bcrship (nearly million women) you U know With it's wonderful biennial U meetings, attended by a large dele gate body representing all parts Of
 our country and some foreign coun- tries you may be familiar by report ' or personal attendance. Here is it's
 l1test year book, d bulky volume of
 more than six hundred pages. cover ing by report. discussion, suggestion / resolution and brilliant addresses,
 every phase of human betterment It is most valuable storehOuse Of suggestions for club programs and must broaden the vision and quicken the activities of every woman who r learns through it's pages of the re r markable work for the uplift of hu- man kind which this great organiza- s t'I lS ulitItiHS dilN 'CCollpllSilitl5.
 In a recent publication l find the fol-
 lowing summary:
 Some Of the Things Accom- pIished By
 By the General Federation of
 Women's Clubs
 l. By bringing together women . from every state in the union to , consider common interests the coun- 1 try has been unified.
 2 Women trained to differ ami | Cably in discussion, to think soundIy