Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-04-17

uAutQ IuoA nClQ6rS meetings IA
the various school buildings l heard |
Supt Schwede make the state |
ment to the School Board that these
mothers meetings had done more to |
increase the attendance and bring |
about cooperation between parents
and teachers, than any other agency
These mothers afternoons paved the
| way for the organization of the larg-
er association known as the High
School Parental Association.
Under the able leadership OF Mrs.
Guy Nash, the Ways and Means
| Committee has made a name for it
self this year.
! If the administration just past is
remembered for nothing else, it sure
/ ly viii go down in history as having
been the year Of The Trip Around
| the World" which the local papers
characterized as having ecdpsed all
previous efforts OF the Federation.
We are grateful to Mrs. Nash for
having managed so successfully this
stupendous undertaking, and to ev-
cry member for responding so gener-
ously to the call of this Committee
Mrs. Hougen's report, as chairman
OF the Relief Committee, speaks for
itself. Her work has been, not only
to alleviate distress but to try to
change conditions so that the dis
i tot
Federation recomm endations are Char
tty, coordination in preventive and
constructive aspects only. When
There is enough preventive and
constructive social work, there need
be no charity, but until this is
brought about we must re!ieye dis
tress temporarily.
The work of this committee has
been very heavy, and Mrs. Hougen
has not spared herself in her efforts
to seek out and render assistance
to the deserving poor.
Home Economics is receiving 80
much attention and is SO important
a factor in bringing about .conserva-
, ton in the home, that ne gave it a
place on our program Mrs. Waters
and her Committee providing US with
very helpful papers
The Public Health Committee, IN
der the leadership Of Mrs. Geo. w
, Mead, has done much TO improve the
health of our City and l trust that
this work may go ON, as conservation
of health is the fundamental thing
in all our work for social betterment
AS to our policies for the coming
: year, 1 urge that as far as possi-
BILE we follow the recommendation
, of the National and State Fedora
tion / find We are in the lead, that
Wisconsin ranks foremost among the
states in Civic Work, and along all
lines We are very progressive. My
work this year. coming in touch with
all the committees, has given me an
insight and knowledge to be gained
in no other way. l have come to
know what a high type of Womanhood
we have here in Grand Rapids. These
pluposeful women see things in their
true signifi canoe. We have long
since awakened to a realization of
positive force in the struggle for bet
ter things We have come to know
that the affairs Of the home are inte1
woven with public affairs. We must
strive to better, either by our own
efforts, or by the creation of public
sentiment, outside affairs that SO in
timately touch inside affairs. Our
motherhood must reach out to the
children of the poor and alien Every
child strong or weak, influences every
other child We must look after all
children if We would protect our own
Our hearts go out to the underfed
children in the poorer DISTRICTS and
the free or penny lunches are inau-
gurated in connection with the
schools.
We are broadening our outlook. VIZ
are using the splendid and efficient
machinery of our Federation for all
imperative human needs.
We are building solidly upon the
experiences of the past, but we are
not getting into ruts. The new Of
ficers that come to us wild respect
the policies of the past, but they
will work them out from differens
viewpoint.
Let us take UP the work for the
new year with renewed energy.
Let us be sanely open minded, study
ing not politics, but the science
of good government, to the end that
when full citizenship is granted us,
We may be able to use it wisely.
Discuss, write about, talk of ant
suggest the things that ought to be.
Let people know that two hundred
of us want something. Each one take
time to do a small part of the work
This spirit of mutual helpfulness wild
surely get us some where. If we can
learn to understand each other and
to meet in this Federation with one
thought "How can we help each othj
er we need not fear the solution Of
any great question.
To the officers, my faithful score
tary and. treasurer, the vice presi-
dents, who have ever been ready to
share the burden of the work, and
to each and every one of you, I wish
to accord grateful recognition Of you1
splendid service
There are some emotions that are
much deeper than ones vocabulary
can reach, but l think you understand
the feeling have for every member
of the Federation TODAY. Let work
and service be our wtach words for
| the coming wear