Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1915-06-10
CLUB FEDERATION
MEETING

the Torrance County Federation
of Women's Clubs met in tn
Club Rooms at Estancia, May Is
1915.
In the absence of the president
Mrs. Fincke, the vice president
Mrs. Parrett, presided at the bus
mess meeting.
Minutes of the last meeting
held at Mountainair in November
1914, approved.
Motion was made by Mrs
Gregory that Mrs. Veal act as
press representative for this
meeting, and that the report be
published in the county papers.
Motion prevailed.
Mrs. Fuller moved that the re-
port be sent to the papers at AL
buquerque and Santa Fe. Mo-
tion prevailed.
In the absence of Mrs. Chap
man, Mrs. Gregory was placed
on the program. Committee
reports of work done in the vari-
Gus clubs were made by their
presidents.
The Philomathian Club is pure
ly study club.
The Willard Club is a social
organization and studies current
events, science and art.
Estancia Women's Club is a
working club and is busy doing
things. They have library
of four hundred and nine VOL
umes on the shelves, and have
just received a large shipment of
books not yet opened. The
ladies give dinners and have
sales to secure funds. They
have inaugurated "a Clean Up
Day" for Estancis, for which
the town authorities pay twenty
dollars. All money so obtained
is used to purchase more books.
The Woman's Club of Moriarty
has had a public library open for
four months, and, with the help
of public spirited citizens, has
bought lot and is beautifying
a cemetery.
The Thursday Afternoon Club
of Mountainair has two of it's
members on the school board and
has posted notices to vote bonds
for a new ten thousand dollar
school building. Mrs. Hanlon is
president of the club, and also
an officer of the State Federation.
Mrs. Veal, on behalf Of the
visiting members, thanked the
Estancia ladies for kind hos
pitality and courteous treatment.
Mrs. Asplund of Santa Fe,
president of the State Federation
of Women's Clubs, was present
as the guest Of honor, and gave
a very instructive talk, She
spoke of her great pleasure in
meeting so many ladies who
have endured the hardships of
frontier life, the real builders of
our state. She congratulated
Torrance county, the first county
in the state to form a Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs. She
told of the benefits of club work
to members and community life,
and showed that it broadens the
view and teaches the right Of
majority rule. She also proved
that better legislation must fol-
low the demand of organized
women working for high and
noble causes in our state, She
suggested Good Roads" as one
subject worthy of the thought
and action of club women.
Mrs. Orme moved that the
treasurer pay Mrs. Asplund's ex-
penses to and from Santa Fe,
Motion prevailed.
The following named ladies
were appointed chairmen of COM
mittees to report at the next
meeting the lines of work from
the clubs of the state:
Moriarty-Mrs. Seaman. Will
lard-Mrs. Chapman Mountain
air-Mrs. Fuller. Estancia-Wo-
mans, Mrs. Parrett; Philoma-
THAN, Mrs. Kemp.
Mrs. Mason moved that our
secretary send our regrets to
our absent president, Mrs
Fincke. Motion carried.
A delicious three-course lunch
con was served by the Estancia