Arizona republican., 1914-05-31

On June l3 the club members will entertain their husbands at moon light picnic on the lawn at Hazel Grove, the cozy home of Mrs A R. Jones on Glendale avenue
 With capable officers and an inter osting and instructive program pre- pared for the ensuing year, much progress is expected from this new club. Following is a list of the of ficers: President, Mrs. Lou C. Wool cry first vice president. Mrs R. W. Seaman; second vice president. Mrs Charles E. Sneaker; recording sec retary. Mrs C. C. Stewart. corre- sponding secretary, Mrs. w. P. Me Cuiloch: treasurer, Mrs. George Pea body; auditor, Mrs. Annie l.. Chris tian.
 Mrs. Charles Edwin De Mund. fo, merly Of Phoenix. has been elected state president of the Sunshine So ciety of California The following article from coast paper will be of interest to local. clubwomen:
 The international Sunshine Society will mold it's next annual convention in Los Angeles. May. 1915.
 Never before has it met west of the Alleghay mountains, this body representing 100, 900 women who are banded together to help the dreary and unhappy the weak. the sick. and the shut-ins, whose efforts hring happiness into thousanGs of homes and enables those who might other wise feel themselves adrift on the black ocean of loneliness to keep in touch with the whole Of humanity.
 The word that Los Angeles had been chosen as the next convention city came Friday to Mrs Charles F. DeMurd state president of the Sun shine society, from her representa- tive. Mrs Fern Tooley. who pre- sented the invitation to the interna - tional delegates convened at AL tCona, Pennsvlvania
 Mrs DeMund is also president ot tEe Los Angeles branch of the Sun shine society, and both she and Mrs F CroNder, president of the Vest lake branch, and who is one of the national Sunshine organizers. had written and telegraphed supportina Mrs. Tooleys plea.
 Already the committees arc being discussed and plans inaugurated fol the convention which will mean a Tremendous impetus to Sunshine worl, throughout the entire coast
 The following article appeared re- gently in one of the Illinois news papers
 Tight skirts and silhouette gowns are being trailed by relentless foe
 Fashion has hot vet pronounced against them. but the Fede. alton of Women's Clubs, to be assembled in this city next month. viii issue an ultimatum, and the last word as to clothes will be said. Woe. indeed. to the woman who comes with q trunk tt} of narrow skirts and clinging Nestments. for she may find herself listed among the lndesirables whom the federation will not tolerate
 The first word of this action came yesterday with a letter from Mrs Mary | Wood. manager of the bureau of information of the federation. To- cated at Portsmouth. N H.
 She has been approached by many members of clubs and others, who are keen to have the federation take some decided step expressing it's disap- pfoVal of the prevailing mode of cos tuning.
 Mrs. Woods Letter
 To many of the modish club mem bers the following letter will come as a dark and evil portent threatenina the pleasure of convention week. for Mrs. Wood writes:
 over and over again. especially during the last twelve months. the subject of woman's dress has beer brought to my attention. Women have written to me complaining that they were unable to buy skirts which did not hinder iocomotion. Men have stopped me on the street to call to my attention some particularly no- ticedble costume cone of those which covered everything and concealed nOthing). and have asked if there was not something that could be done about it. Social worke,s have dis cussed in my presence the effect which dress has upon morals. Ad- l vocates of the dance have urged thai proper dressing would go far to- ward overcoming the evils of i'm proper dancing. These and many others have been brought to my at tention and all with the request thai the club women take some action ir the matter
 Influenced by these things ane moved by my own observations. I an , led to ask myself and the club Wo- men at large if the matter is not ont in which We are vitally concerned. We are recognized as the vital thinking force among the American women. Is it not time that We should cease to adopt and countenanc. styles set for us by Partisan houses regardless of the influence of sucf styles upon our comfort, taste ol sense of decency?r
 
 Mrs. Albert True of Highland Park chairman of the decoration commit tee of the General Federation of Wo. mems Clubs, plans to convert ths stage of the Auditorium into al Italian room and garden for the Ge- light of the 10000 visitors who arc expected to attend the federation's biennial convention next month Thre, arched openings will lead to raised terrace overlooking an Italian garden Tables. chairs and draperies will be