Arizona republican., 1915-06-13
CLU B N or ES


No news of the week created naore of a furore in clubdom than the V'oro received from the coast that the t'ben club of Los Angeles had WlthdI avn from the California federation of No- mems clubs. The reason for the ltH- drawaI of the club of nearly two u .ou-' sand members. is that the state le' Ter otion had become a political maci une- This brings to mind the acton ol ''e 1Yomans club in barring politics From discussions and refusing to endorse po- uticaI measures of any character Even, tb, members of the club actively in ! tarcsted in civics deemed the ruling oi l the cIuh necessary to the promotion ol i rrovth along all lines and the nam ! tenancc oT harmony. The non-partiSan 1 and non-poIitical policy Is also car riad out in the state federation Whlch i accounts for the cooperative SPlli' that exists in the orEanizatloh' ne l California federation Is unqueSu"hapiH ,,,ool.anad hv the loss of the EheNl club 1 i and furthermore the coast cluD women ! fear that the move will result in an ladvancc of the anti nti-suffraGette cause i An effort is being made throushou' ! the country to urge all neWSpdpSiS 'o start club departments Ihe story o' inc r-..ss bureau proves that success in federation deurads upon the unllE of federation women. By opening the roIrrrs of the papers the club women believe much can be done to draw the ,lrhar and intcrurbau women together Indian, has an exceptionally splend1d nre.s bureau. tine aim being to nave a l,iistrict chairman with a member or the
 committee in each county of the diS- trict and a paper in every county pub fishing federation news.
 i When perfectly organized nohce
 from the president of the General red
 eration may be read almost simultan-
 eously in every county of every feder- ated state
 The following editorial on "Plaln Clothes from the American Club No- F. man contains the same views frequent Iv expressed by Mrs. Henry D- Ross,
 president of the Arizona Federation oi
 Women's Clubs.
 U A movement for plain clothes con
 ventions has been started by wise state presidents who feel that the state con d vention tends to become a sort of dress
 parade. where the woman or hInite'
 wardrobe may feel i'll at ease ,- While it is natural to like f" wea
 pretty clothes. yet even the women wh' m can well afford them may well make 'e little sacrifice to simplicity when l . comes to the state convention
 Some of the ablest women in ciu III and phiIanthropic work either canno
 afford gorgeous pIumage or else the 'c spend their dress allowance brett
 largely in furtherinG the cause the
 have at heart
 Somehow we do not feel like criticis
 ing women who appear in beautiful t'
 tire. on ordinary social occasion
 There is plenty to be said in favor
 splendid raiment for those who can al
 ford it.
 Our clubs however. form the Sre'
 democratic meeting ground. where w
 men are rated for ability ra@er tha ng size of pocket book If all our conver
 tions. state and national, would declal
 for simplicity of attire at their gathe
 ings. it would be good thing
 The Girls Improvement Club orga
 izcd fortnight since by Miss Ge S." GIasscock will hold it's second meeti1 rse on Tuesday afternoon The club h jed outlined an interesting summers woi end
 UT Clubs are being requested to coo .ost crate with the Travellers Aid Socie
 of California by giving publicity to { irm movement. The society is no1-secta er- ian and non political in organizati ,wd and work without fee or cost. our Travellers Aid representatives V Of meet, assist and protect trttaVele jets and recommend responsible and s' in lodging places for visitors to the EXI .ury sition San Francisco and the Bay him ties. IS 9 Mrs Percy Pennybacker. president self the General Federation of Wome and clubs last week made the follow d. a statement:
 hid q have been so deeply impressed several months by opportunity t year we are each day negiecting. that ittle each of you to read carefully this pa the graph. which was prepared at my oft quest:
 That many women have no accuT < or knowledge of the aid which the Uni vote States Department of Agricultl 2 be through it's many valuable pubhcau the and in other ways stands ready to and ford them, has been clearly shown don't letters from q large number of wor r.. q addressed to the Secretary of Agri' that ture in reply to his request for s least gestions as to ways in which the triv- pertinent could better serve rural ether men, Hundreds of these writers | we the department to publish bullet sum- dealings with various phases Of n and economies sanitation, gardening D .ood- fry raising. dairying and other h