Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-01-09
NEVADA FEDERATION
OF WOMAN'S CLUBS
NEWS NOTES

NEVADA Il TeueTdUOIl Oh w OllleIl , AluDS.
Miss Mildred F. Whitman, Chair
man, Yerington; Mrs. Will U.
Mackey, Leisure Hour Club, Carson
City; Mrs. f. B. Yeringon, Pa
Teachers Association, Carson
City; Mrs. Mabel Lathrap, Eiko;
Mrs. Mabel Gum, Ely: AIRS.
F. B. Headley, Fallon; Mrs. Ben Gill,
Mothers Club, Goldfeld; Mrs. Cor
don Jonaser, Woman's Club, Gold
field; Mrs. William Dobson, Las We
gas; Mrs. Margaret Morgal, Man
haitian; Mrs. NJ Pugh, Mason;
Mrs. May Dunlap, Mary S. Doten
Club Reno; Miss Pearl Roush, Mount
Rose Mothers Club, Reno; Mrs. Carl
Schmitt, Southside Mothers Club,
Reno; Mrs. E. J. Nixon, Twentieth
Century Club, Reno; Mrs Eugenia
Abbay, Sparks; Mrs. A. c. Olmstead,
Wells; Miss Louise Lear, Wnnnemuc-
ca; Mrs. R. w Martin, Board Mem
Der, Las Vegas.
The following interesting program
was given at the last meeting of the
Twentieth Century Club: Song
Kind Words, Club; Paper on Julia
Ward Howe-Mrs Goble; Song-Bat-
tie Hymn of the Republic, Club; The
Life of Frances B Willards Mrs. Reed;
Biography of Mary A. Livermore,
Mrs Mahaffey; The Life Work of
Jane Adams, Mrs. Cazier; Sketch of
Alice and Phoebe Cary, Mrs. Brands;
Song, Club. The papers on Frances
B. Willard and Jane Addams were
very fine, and will be placed in the
Bureau of Information. This. Club
has also added several members to its
list f
AT the last meeting OF. the Mount
Rose Mothers Club, of Reno, Mrs.
Siebeck, the President, sang a solo
and the children of the first and sec
ond grades gave dance. Mrs. Frank
Patrick was appointed as delegate to
represent the Club at the Teachers
Institute and act favorable on Pen
sion for Teachers" Five dollars was
donated toward charitable purposes,
Mrs. S. X Morrison to act as a
representative of the Club at a meet
ing at the Commercial Club. The
Treasurer was instructed to get a
flag instead of picture to be placed
in the rooms having the most mothers
present and a rising vote of thanks
was given her on the excellent selec-
ton made The flag was awarded to
Miss Rouche's room. There were four
new names added to the list of mem
bers, making a total of SO active mem
bers and 6 honorary members.
The Mothers Club, of Fernley,
gave a Christmas tree to all the chill
dren of Fernley Valley, Each child
received a small gift besides candy.
nuts, popcorn balls and fruit. The
musical program given by Mrs. T.
w. McCulloch and pupils was greatly
enjoyed by all Through the efforts
of the Club the school room is having
some needed repairs made during the
vacation
The following interesting program
was given at the December meeting
of the Woman's Club, of Ely: Vocal
solo, Mrs. J. W. Gum; Current Events,
Mrs A. She'll Early History of Eng
land, Mrs. c. M Moon; Reading
London" Miss Mary Black On the
evenings of the 18th and 10th of the
month Miss Norma J. Davis, of the
Extension Department. University of
Nevada, lectured in the auditorium of
the county high school on Home
Economics and Cooking. Miss Davis
found that great interest is taken in
her work by the girls and ladies of
the district and she expects to return
in the spring for an extended stay.
The Club also had the pleasure of
hearing Bishop Hunting at one of
their regular meetings. He gave an
encouraging discourse on the possible
accomplishments for good to a com
munity by Club organization, and of
the great influence possible from CON
certed and earnest efforts in the 1irec-
ton of improvements to the city and
State. The Club has also been very
active along charitable lines. They
gave concert for this purpose and
raised the sum Of sos which was ex-
pended for the relief of children in
the city who are in need of better
clothing AT another meeting the
Sheriff, City Marshal and the Proba-
ton Officer were present and urged
the necessity of JOINT action on the
part of all county and city organiza-
tions in regard to the disbursement
of funds raised for the needy in the
district, advocating a committee from
the Woman's Club be appointed to act
with them 50 that the work could be