Arizona republican., 1915-07-25

and swat -the-fly" campaigns; if we had had as thorough cleaning as We should have had a few months ago, a great deal of typhoid fever, now lpreValent, would have been avoided. Let us stand back of the mayor when he refuses to cut in half the salary ,of the city health officer as accom- lplished by the city commissioners at a recent meeting. We are striving to have our city in all ways the- equal of any other-if not better-in health and in cleanliness; then We will te happy to claim with pride Phoenix as our home.
 I am happy to welcome the baby cub-the Girls Improvement club. We need them. When the Civic League holds its first .meeting early in September and districts are llaid out for a clean-up campaign with superintendents in charge, we invite them to cooperate, as well as other clubs. with us. We want to do ! this so that our vacant lots will be cleaned our Grand Avenue to the fair grounds to be an ideal boulevard and that our streets will be free from rubbish. Who will join us that our general clean-up-a day to be set aside later-may be a success2 This will be the Leagues first definite work planned for the coming year. We have so much in store planned for the coming year, but it is all along the lines as suggested above. | All departments of work are neces- sary in clubs and as soon as they accomplish things that will benefit ali the people of the city, the work then partakes of the nature of ciVics. l do make plea that women ev- cry where cherish above everything else their sacred womanhood ana make Chat light shine through all their eudeavors in the great fields that now stretch before their paths
 The following article was written at the request of The Republican by Mrs Henry E. Cate on the Ninth Bi- ,nniai Convention of the National Federation of Musical Clubs, lately held at los Angeles. Mrs. Cate is well known in Phoenix musical cir cles and for several years has been a member of the faculty of the Ari- zona School of Music She is q member of several local clubs but attended the convention as dele gate of the Fortnight Musical Club of Coldwater Michigan
 About ten members of the Mus icians club of Phoenix had the pleasure of attending the Ninth Bi- eunlal Convention of the National
 Federation of Musical Clubs held in Los Angeles June 2f to July 2. Mrs Iiewins. state vice president Mrs Iulett. president of the local club. and Mrs Pinucy were our delegates Meeting with the Federation were the Congress for tine Encouragement . of American Music and the Ameri- ,an Opera Association of Los An , ceIes II was such a-STea-4eFfHl ses-r r- sion from beginning to end that lind it difficult not to use eXtraNa- gant adiectiVes in speaking of IT, Isven the business sessions held each morning were of great interest and included addresses by Carrie Jacobs Bond. George W. Chadwick, Mir
 Berhvner. manager of western msui- ,al stars Supt Francis. who has tiven such announcement to devel- oument of music in the public schools of Los Angeles; Mrs. Nellie Strong Stevenson. chairman of the students Department of the club work. and
 Mrs Ella May smith. chairman of the Education Department
 The work of the Students' De partment is particularly interestlne. It's object is to assist young artists { in gaining public recognition. and cne | ' of it's methods is the district contest. ! ] The United States is divided into
 four districts: Eastern. Southern, . Western and Middle. Contestants, ! who must be under thirty and Amer jean traired must appear in concert
 first in their own state. The win ners of the state contest then op- rear in district contests and the win ners of district contests are given , opportunity to appear in recital be- ! fore the Federation at it's biennial convention. Tn this way it is thought i they may become widely known and ' concert engag gements may be secured. So far only students of violin, piano ]