Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-12-03
STATE FEDERATION
OF WOMEN'S CLUBS
Literature Committee Has Published
Volume of Stories Written by
Club Women of This State

In the study of literature club
mambers must be participants not
auditors. AS a result of a belief in
the value of such participation, a
beautiful little volume of Club
Stories" has just been published by
the literature committee of our State
Federation, of which Mrs. r. b. Has
sell OF Everett, is chairman. Her
introduction follows:
twenty-five short stories were
written by Washington club women
in a contest conducted by the liter
ature committee. AT the federation
convention held in Spokane last
June, the decision of the judges was
announced. the two stories ranking
highest were read and the enterprise
was supposed to be happily ended.
Someone said, Publish them, or
at least a dozen of them. The idea
grew. There are now $1,000 club
women in the state. We are all
more or less interested in each 9TH
er's work and would want to read
the stories. And so primarily they
are printed for our club, family,
and any profit from the publication
goes to the state endowm ent fund.
There is another reason. Under
the conditions of the contest the plot
of each story was to be laid in the
Evergreen state. The result is they
are full of local color and have a
value aside from their literary
worth.
Gentle reader, or competent
critic, which ever you may be, if you
enjoy only the literature that is inn
mortal, you would better pass this
little volume by and reach up to the
five-foot shelf for a classic; if you
must be thrilled or spellbound, il
were safer for you to buy or borrow
best seller; but if you have broad
sympathies and d heart that warns
toward your kind, we are confident
you will find something to like in
our stories"
The department of club extension
is the missionary department of club
work and requires more than little
knowledge of every other depart.
ment. It's work is three-fold: to or
ganize new clubs, to induce clubs to
enter the federation, and to teach the
gospel of unity of spirit in the
diversity of aims and methods. Be
definite, concrete, practical and sin
cere. In the developm ent of this
ideal our general federation presi-
dent has suggested four specific
topics for the consideration of all
club women of our national fedora
ton.
First, The School Manse" Sug-
gested in the hope that with the
proper housing of the teacher, the
school in the rural community may
attract the highest type OF teacher
and become civic as we'll as an edu-
cational center. This idea was first
promulgated and developed through
the educational department of oul
own state. Mrs. Preston will speak
on the success of this venture at the
biennial, which meets in New York
May "a, 1916.
Second, "The Appeal to Youth.
Urged with realization that, if the
fine work of the federation is to en-
dure, it must have constant add
tons in the way of youthful and en-
thusiastic workers.
Third, "Our Duty to the Immi
grant" This is offered in order tina
the club women may help in the so
luton OF a great national problem
the Americanizing of our immigran
population.
Fourth, Individual Responsible
ity." Which is emphasized with thu
knowledge that just as no chain i
stronger than its weakest link, so il
the strength of the federation meas
ured, not by organization alone, blu
by the temper and spirit of the in
dividual women who make up tn
organization.
JEANETTE BELL SHEDD,
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