The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-04

n 6OTHERS day. observed all over
The country. hut especially fos-
tered by the women's clubs
throughout The country. X only
ono week away. and although the gen
cral public IS realizing that fact only
now. tho club women Of the state have
becu working for weeks past to make
n great success at the observance OF the
day. This wear their efforts have been
dircctod entirely toward bringing about
y more gcncra observance OF the day
by tho children. and 30 tnis end they
have offered handsome gold pins as
prizes for toe best ESSAYS ON the sub
iects of Mother aud Reverence -
to thc boys and girls IN the eighth
grades ,l-'ushout the city aud IN the
larger outside cities which are entering
tho contest,
The local committee in charge OF the
cs.ays consists pf Mrs. Ira d. Travis,
Miss Ella Dukes and Mrs. Seldcn l.
Clawsou, and they have been busy for
sonc time reading the efforts Of the
boys and girls and deciding on the wiz
ming ones. Outside OF the city the club
women of the state have taken the mat
ter up and similar contests arc on in
Logan. Ogden, Brigham City. Provo,
Lchi, SprngvilIc and Heber City.
Twelve pins in al are 80 be awarded.
The matter has been in charge of Mrs.
J. =. Merrill for the state and Mrs. j.
T. Bcicss for the city.
This mauner Of observing Mothers
day scems 10 be meeting with more
response. according TO the club women,
than any method heretofore pursued.
IN past wears the women have imported |
flowers =, nc worn. and, Of course, the |
wearing of The carnation will still be
the ono way Of observing the day gen
orally. This wear. however, the local
industry viii supply the flowers, and,
of course. they will hc far better than
the imported ones. Meantime there will
bc more of an effort 70 observe The day
in this way because of the interest al
ready aroused in advance by the contest
in which the Youngsters were directly
taking part.
The "wbitc carna ton - day idea was
originated In ,hc east, bat Is spread rap
idly ovc- the entire country and, in ;
decd the whole world. aud has gathered
back Of it stronger sentiment than
any other one day cf recent origin.
Opinions differ a. 10 who really started
the movement for many claim the hon
or hnt differences are lost in the actual {
sPir; of the day.
Il
Mrs. :. ). Crockett, the clhcient chair
man OF the department Of public health
IN the General Federation OF Women S .
clubs. who has been in communication {
with the Utah state health committee
1oder Mrs. Il. &. Gcmmcll, is taking an
lctive raFt III the movement OF the in |
icrnatiOnai congress OF school hygiene
10 be held in August in Buffalo. The
following item in regard 10 the matter
will be OF interest 10 local club women
and school people also:
Upon the invitation OF the executive
committee organizing the fourth inter !
national congress on school hygiene. the I
General Federation of Women 3 clubs |
under the presidency Of Mrs Percy V. Y
PcnDybackcr, il maxim. plans TO take I
part in the most elaborate effort that /
has vet been made in this country get J
ting school hygiene before the world.
The forthcoming congress, the first 10 I
he held in this country. will meet in
Buffalo the last week in August.
Letters are now being sent 20 the !
various club presidents and state chair !
men by Mrs. :. ;. Crockett national
chairman OF the public health depart.
Ineut, requesting the active co-opera. I
ton of the 1000 individual clubs Of Y
4 america in an energetic campaign,
which has for it's purpose the sending s
of delegates 10 the Buffalo congress {,