Arizona republican., 1914-04-05

trees. One cannot think of trees and not think of birds as home builders.
 Next the Womans National Rivers and Harbors Congress requested that waterways become a part of the work. As the work grew and broad ened there was need of taking in the whole question of natural resources and making it world wide move ment. Now conservation means and includes forestry. water. soils miner als and animal life, and greatest of all is the conservation of the human being. Gods highest creation. for whom he made the world and all that it contains. Most important of all phases of conservation is that of the child. It deals with his ancest- trs lis health, his food his environ ment. his education, his morals, and his spiritual life
 The Conservation club was organ ized to study these important and vital present day problems confront ing man and the earth world which Is his. One years work in forestry was but glance at the wonder of the trees, their use and service. This s'ear's program has been given to water and the program committee is | thinking about continuing it another year
 This years national work began with the national conserVa tionists s Concentrating on tie problems of the biggest and most important of all our natural resOurces-WATER. Write 1t in big capitals. for never be- fore have the two national bodies of women, the General Federation of 1 Womans Clubs and the Woman's National Rivers and Harbors Con gress worked with the organizations of men as they have in the support of the NeWlands bill. After the floods o1 one year ago it seems as if every | thoughtful person would do all DOS slbie to further the passage of this 1 bili. 1t is the best and most com prehensive plan for river control and | regulation ever presented
 Most of the state federations of "omans clubs have pledged them selves to support 'this bill. Arizona Womcr gre cler behind in the rro- Gfessve march of the nation. anil Il, the state federation at Noga!es the Following resolutions were adopted as read by the conservation chair man. and the federations corresnond- ing secretary has sent copy of same to every club president in Arizona Resolution Adopted January 21, 1914 l whereas a bill was introduced in the senate of the United States by senator Newlands. on March 1 1911 1 entitled: A bill to create a hoard of 1 rINer regulation and to provide 2 l iund for the regulation and control ! of the flow of navigable rivers in aid oi interstate commerce. and as a means to that end to provide fo, 1 ilood prevention and protection for lhe peneflcial use of flood waters and TOT water storage and for the protec : ton of watersheds for denudation i ana erosion. and from forest fires qua TOT the cooperation of govern Hient services and bureaus with each other and with states. municipaIities and other local agencies: and
 'he pflindrN purpose Of saId biIl IS to bring into conference and cooperation the national gov ernment with the states. municipali- ] tes' counties and local districts for the construction of the works neces- ] sary for the regulation of the flow of il'ers and Tor flood prevention and l protection. and provides fund of s5o.oo0,oo0 annually for ten years for said purpose; and
 e"s' 'he passage of said bill | oE congress will benefit not only Arizona. but all the states of inc uhlon, now. therefore, be if
 hesoiVed, that the Arizona Fedora ! tion of Woman's Clubs hereby an aorses said Newlands river regulation piil ana requests the senators and cohsressmen from this state to urpe us passage by congress: and further | Resolved. that the secretary ho ;n S'ioc'eo To send copy of this reso- l ,u.ion to all presidents of clubs in Arlzona and urge their active sunnort Tn this measure.
 June l6 is to be Conservation d.v al. the Chicago biennial Mrs Crockor VII make her address and report of .ie year s work. The Hon. Clifford rlnchot will address the federation ana each state chairman attend;no .ne convention will make short speech Tn the afternoon.
 Mrs. Joseph NJ. Strout. president of tne Woman's National Rivers and haroors Congress will be at tbo biennial session.
 1 WITS. frederick K. Bowes of Chi caso, Illinois state president is nlar- nihg conference with Mrs Strout and her state presidents attondin,
 .ne piehniai spirit is already per h'ie'''hs the atmosphere of club life ana Mrs. Percy Pennybacker wr,h her wonderful personality. her ouicl, "lt and splendid intellect. and host oi all her beautiful spirit will make II the biggest biennial in the fodora
 tion's history. To create such an interest ;, ,h, Idrent- Teacher association of f.lo, odie that the attendance will never ial below one hundred is the de- | 'erhh'natlon of the members of tbs creie Three meetings have been held ''is season, with an increase in | membership at each gathering Mrs seh'a'nih Horton Yaeger is presi- ueh' or the association and has ont phed a splendid calendar for futura study and improvements. on Erido,,
 i', the discussion will be the