Las Vegas optic., 1913-10-10
DIR. rice FAVORS
MORE CARE FOR
BABIES
SHE SAYS EVERY CHILD HAS A
RIGHT TO BE WELL BORN
AND WELL REARED

evening was celebrated last night in
the State Federation program. Mrs.
L. G. Collins was in charge. The gall
lery was open to the public and the
lower floor was reserved for the dele
gates, members of the local hostess
clubs and their escorts.
A new lecture, we'll worth hearing,
was given by Colonel Ralph E. TwItch-
ell on the subject Some Neglected
State Assets" American Indian songs
by Charles Wakefield Cadman we're
interpreted by Mrs. Pierce-Winn, and
there were typical Indian dances by
real Indians from the pueblo of San
,Ildefonso. The exercises started at 8
O'Clock and were held in the Scottish
Rite cathedral
The woman's club as factor in
New Mexico education was the topic
under discussion at the general meet
ing of the Federation of .Woman's
Clubs Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
George H. VanStone opened this meet
ing with a beautiful organ recital,
givin ga selection from the opera
Martha"
The question Of the help that clubs
could give the rural schools was given
by Mrs. R. F. Asplund, Miss Bryant
Of Portales and Mrs. Bundy of Las
Cruces and Mrs Young of Tularosa.
Mrs. Bower of Orchard Park and
Mrs. Nutter of Clovis. Mrs. Weideran-
ders of Estancia and Mrs. Frederick
Winn of Albuquerque. All of these
ladies spoke of the needs of the rural
schools and the real work that the
club women of the towns could do by
sending magazines to the out-of-town
schools. Books were in need every
where and some of the ladies reported
starts in circulating libraries and
loans of books already in circulation
in their counties. Mrs. Theresa B.
White gave most interesting appeal
to the club women to aid the rural
schools in an industrial way. She
said in part that the city schools could
take care of themselves, but the poor
conditions and isolation of the coun-
try school with its limited funds
should appeal to all the cub women.
Mrs. White is the chairman Of Home
Economics committee for New Mex
leo and member of the national
board OF home economics. She said
that she spoke in behalf of Mrs. Cul-
berson OF Portales, who was to have
presented the side OF the rural schools
but who was detained.
Mrs. Roy Prentice Of Las Vegas
then gave most beautiful vocal solo,
singing in her usual brilliant style,
"Oberon in Falryland.7 Miss Bishop
Of Santa Fe was her accompanist.
Mrs R. ]. Palen, vice president OF
the Santa Fe school board, gave the
paper on the club womens help to
the city schools. She said in part:
'The parents and the mothers
should help establish good relations
between children and teacher. That
the club woman shouid try to relieve
the monotony of the teachers life.
All the teachers are cultivated wom-
en- and most companionable We of
the city can aid the question Of the
travelling library by personal influ-
ence with the voters. The great value
OF the work of women is being recog.
nized the world over and in no other
field more than in the Improvement
of schools"
There were four women members
of city school boaros present and
there are five women county superin-
tendents in New Mexico.
The question Of what the clubs
could do for the higher institutions
was handled in the open discussion.
The question of women on the board |
of regents Of these institutions being
the most vital. The governor has
already placed Mrs. Rogers on the
board of regents of the Normal school
at Las Vegas. Mrs Fugate stated that
it was Governor McDonalds idea that
the women have candidates in mind
for vacancies that might occur. Mrs.
]. W. Mayes suggested that a com
rnittee compile a list of such compe-
tent women and that the clubs of the
state be given lists Of the institutions.
Mrs. l. Fl. Rapp and Mrs. Charles
Doll gave a descriptive piano solo
duet by J. Berg Mein, lie Roman de
Pierot de Pierette The story told in
music was the courrship Of these low
ers The brilliant rendering Of the Sc
lection brought out the loveliness of
the story.
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