Arizona republican., 1913-02-02
MISS ELLIS WAS AT CONVENTION
Represented Conservation Club of Phoenix at the Annual Convention of Arizona Federation of WOmen's Clubs

Lucy Terrill Ellis, representing the Conservation club of this city, return ed yesterday morning from attend ance at the Arizona Fedora ton of Woman's Clubs convention at Doug las. That it was a privilege appre- cated by her as much as it was en- joyed is evidenced by the interview she gave to a reporter for the Re publican yesterday afternoon
 Waxing enthusiastic the moment the convention and it's work were men, mentioned Miss Ellis said:
 What if the Adams hotel bus did forget to call for me last Monday noOn-I had a splendid neighbor who came to my rescue and landed me at the station just as the train was 1 about to pull out. It was to be that l should attend this, the greatest wo- mans convention ever held in Arizona greatest in this that we had as guests two of our country's most prominent women-for Mrs. Penny | packer is taking the people by storm wherever she may go. so great is her power over them First she is dis tinctly feminine in her charming graces-then she tells you such 1 charming things in an elOquence that i appeals to every part of yOu-you l find yourself laughing at her wit ! in minute you are crying at her | pathOs-then again you are overcome 1 at the responsibility she makes one l feel that every woman has to meet 1 You forget all about the petty things of life and wonder that you have not l before known it's value to the world at large. You feel that every thing living pulls at your heart strings that women must be good daughters, good wives. good mothers, and still go out to others who are not of their own family and help them and to lead them. too. I say the finest out come of this coming together was ! that we all felt the spirit above the material.
 Mrs. Pennybacker seemed an ex- pOnent of the brightest type of the women of the south while Mrs. Elm mons Crocker of Fitchburg. Mass, | was the very essence of the fine New 1 England woman-being direct descendant of generation after gen. eration of the careful. thoughtful conserving spirit of the noble women of colonial days. Both women ap- peared very young to be so promi- nent in our America today. Mrs. Crocker as did Mrs. Pennybacker inn
 pels your admiration-she too was charming in her WOmanliness-as she stood before her audience with grace and ease. While her sweet resonant voice poured out in beauti- ful sentences such a wonderful in formation to those listening about our forests, our laws, our work tC do in the conservation o:. our na- tural resources. one could readily un- derstand how this woman from New England was sent to show us how :O save that which had already beer given, that trees had tongues anC were pleading for their rights. As the Arizona state chairman of the conservation work of which Mrs l Crocker is the national chairman, I fell amply repaid for work and effOr made, when after I had read my re ! port Mrs Crocker rose and said sht could not let so valuable a report sC by without immediate recognition She also said that as she had travel ed from state to state and had com municated with club after club, sh' found Arizona had the only Conserva tion club in our country. l am hap lpy to say that after Mrs. Crockert l i address a resolution was read ant unanimously adopted that the Arizon;
 Federation of Womens clubs believed
 in and supported Mrs. Crocker in he
 efforts to save our national forests
 In all papers read from thos
 touching the child. the girl. the wo
 man. the community. the one though
 prevailed-forgetfuln of self an
 the great harmony and uplift tha
 comes from the desire to help other:
 It was a delightful trip we had. A
 Tucson the delegates were met b
 MT Walnfield and MT. and MT!
 Trensom. our baggage was cared fol
 we were helped into carriages. rushe
 over to the other side of the cit!
 purchased our tickts to Douglas an
 sped on our way, all happy and eX
 pectant The brilliant delegatio
 from Tucson, led by Mrs. Newsol
 made the trip lively. We will nc
 dwell on the fact that accOmmoda
 tions for so many could not be m,
 at the Gadsden, for we all lande
 somewhere that night As usual wit
 me the fairies were present and
 landed in the beautiful home
 Judge Cass who was at one tim
 head of the Chicago Bar association
 I arrived with a bad cold-Mrs. Ca
 isher, the president of the Hostes
 club, the Woman's club of Dougla
 took me to Mrs. Cass who was m
 fairy and mother. The maid eac
 morning brought to my room th
 daintiest breakfast and I just playe
 that I too was a princess and loS was mine.
 One interesting function on tf
 social calender was the luncheo
 given Monday noon by Mrs. Calish;
 to Mrs. Pennybacker Mrs CrOcke
 Dr. Wallace and Governor Hunt
 the aGdsden Besides the hoste. . and guests of honor were seate
 Mrs. S. c. Newson Mrs. "A l.. Han
 mons, Mrs. French, Miss Lucy
 Ellis. Rex Simonson, Judge Abe
 Sames Judge Patton The inform