Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-04-26
WOMENS'
NEWS NOTES

the year books of the Nevada Fed
Grafton of Woman's clubs will be-
ready for distribution the coming
week, the price of which will be 25c
piece. Any one desiring the same
can procure them from Miss Clara
Crisler Carson City, Nevada.
The legislative committee of the
federation succeeded in accomplish
ing the Passage of four measures fay.
ored by it: Change in Inheritance law
whereby the mother now receives. in.
dependenuy in her own right, one-half
ihc estate of a deceased child who
dies unmarried. Formerly the faith.
Cr received all. lie now receives one.
half. (2) kindergarten bill, providing
lOr The establishment of kindCreartens
ty school trustees in communities
where there are % children of kinder.
Sarten age, and upon petition of var.
ents, etc. CD Mothers pensions. (D
Teachers pensions. Although they
failed to secure abolition of capital
punishment, they agitated me matter
considerably having had five bills in.
trOduced and considerable debate. A
bill revising community property laws.
and one raising age OF consent to is
years, died in cCGmittec. They did
not secure the passage of an eight
hour law for woEIcn and men, but
thcY did prevent the passage of a bill
providing for eight hours for women
IL certain occupations, which did not
iLclude men in same occupations, and
was therefore discriminatory against
women.
Through the efforts of the civic de.
partment, the governor issued the
cleanup proclamation and had it pub.
lisbed in all the papers of the state.
The merchants of Reno put on clean.
up sales and advertised them and peo.
pie generally put their premises in ord.
eI for the summer. Reno has a clean
up ordinance whereby people can be
compelled to clean up after notifica.
ton by the council and upon failure
to do so the city councilman cleans
UP the premises and makes the cost
of said cleaning a lien against said
property.
The mayor of Las Vegas has made
arrangements have n cleanup day.
Miss Zoe Thompson a member of the
state civics committee, was instru.
mental in bringing the matter before
him.
The Twentieth Century Club of
Wells met Saturday, April 10. at the
school house. Cleanup day was talked
about and all arrangements made to
have general cleanup on April 20.
The ladies of the sewing circle will
serve dinner to all who assist in the
cleanup. The club ladies are going
to make caps and aprons for the
school girls home economic club. also
pay the fare to Elko and return for
the girls who enter the contest at the
field meet in Elko on April 90. "a.
The club also gave prizes to the girls
who won the vocal contest. The girls
who won I'm the high school were
Doris Marshall on candy and Elsie
Catlin on soup. The subject of the
tennis court was taken up and dis.
cussed. II was decided to have the
tennis courts for both schools fixed as
soor as possible, the club to pay all
expenses. A letter from Mrs. p. b.
Ellis, chairman of educa ton. vas read
In regard to the children of the grade
schools to write OF Wild Birds and
Wild Flowers of Nevada. The secre.
tary was instructed to send S1.OO to
Mrs. Ellis to help pay for the prizes.
The rest of the time was taken up in
a general discussion on politics. The
ladies were all supposed to learn the
names and duties of our state and
county officers 20 that they can vote
for the right man, for The fright
place"