Arizona republican., 1914-06-07

part or May was IOTtuIdle enough to be the guest Of Mrs. Bellas at a meeting of the Harmony club, the , oldest club in Phoenix and the sec end oldest in the state. Mrs. Bellas was the popular delegate from the Harmony club who created such a favorable impression at the meeting of the state federation in Nogales It was from her l first learned of the worthy charity work of the Har- mony club, which for years has been d blessing to the poor of Phoenix The meeting was a social affair held in the Woman's club house The president. Mrs Elder, has a unique record among club presidents, hay ing succeeded herself nine times This fact alone is indicative of exec utive ability of high order.
 1 The last invitation was from the Ramona Womans club. the baby club of the state. which has shown such a progressive spirit in joining both district and state federations. They have adopted constitution and bylaws in harmony with the feder- ation, and the program committee is busy outlining the years work. Which contains many interesting and novel features The efficient presi- dent of this enterprising organiza- ton is Mrs. Lou C. Woolery. former " of Tombstone club. and past chairman of the food sanitation de- rirtment of the Arizona Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Woolerv h1c ha
 ana IS energetic and enthusiastic The Ramona Woman's club will no doubt make rapid advancement dur ing her administration.
 ' One of the most significant hap penings in club circles of the state Was the formation. by the Womans club, of the District Federation of Central Arizona. with dozen or more clubs as members The dis trlct federation will serve to bind the clubs of this section closer to- sether and afford an opportunity Tor interchange of ideas and broad enlng the scope of the work, thus laying the foundation for united ef Tort when the eXigencies of the cas-. require it. This organization was fortunate in securing the services of Arlzona's leading club woman. Mrs. b, A Fowler, as president No sur NeN of club work in this section would be quite complete without special mention of the work of this able woman, to whom the clubs of Ari2ona owe So much. Her great foresight and wise counsel have helped lay the foundation strong and oeeP As past president of the state federation and many times past president of the Woman's club of thoeniN also as member of both state and national committees for years, her influence for the best has been felt in all lines of work Thar hers has been and is labor of love. with no thought of self is ap- parent to even visitor.
 i To replenish it's treasury the Os- born Parent-Teacher association will hold an ice cream social Mon day evening. A program is being arranged in connection with the fete by Mrs. Mary Gill and Mrs. W A. Wilson. IL Is the purpose of the clfcIe to have funds when the sea son formally opens in the autumn that the monday luncheon and reg ular work might be carried on with out interruption There will he meetings throughout the summer. but they will be of the most in formal character
 Chapter A. of P. l.. O. will have its first yearbook next season. Miscellaneous study has been sug- gested for the winters work and the course is now being outlined by Mrs \. K Cheever, Mrs Sylvanus Palmer and Mrs. Josephine Ryan. A par hamentary drill on the constitution occupied the attention of the mem bers Tuesday evening. when the so- ciety held it's last meeting of the year Mrs. Palmer acting as hostess. Arrangements were made for the anniversary picnic to be held at Riverside park on June 10.
 The General Federation of Wom- ems Clubs has been in existence for
 ' Sororis of New York is due the credit of it's founding At that time. Jennie C. Croly. better known as Jennie June, founder of Sorosis. wished to celebrate the twenty first anniversary of the establishment of that club There were other wom- ems clubs in the country-verv few as compared with the hundreds and hundreds of today-and to each of these she sent an invitation, inviting one of their members to join in cele- l, brating SOrorsis' twenty first birth day To the surprise of every one, hundreds accepted. and on that occa = sion the following subjects were dis cussed:
 l. The enunciation of the woman's club idea and its point of departure from the society. ?. The data upon which to gauge the extent to which in twenty -one years club life had grown among women. 3. In what 1t consists and how ii differs from the dub life of men 4. The methods and their operation 5 Results ob- :ained and outlook for the future 6. , The interest exerted upon communi- = ties in which they exist.
 Mrs. Philip Moore, writing of this meeting, said: The conservatism of the east, sometimes called provin- icial: the freedom of the west. some times called wild; the vigor and firmness of the north. and the gen.