Arizona republican., 1915-09-26

and departmental programs that man. ifest an interest of club members in household economies, music and drama, art and literature and civics and education. While the organiza ton has many and varied interests
 1t is united in civic betterment work and largely through it's efforts many improvements have been made in the community. The first announcement in the cfeverly compiled year book
 is April 1. Red Letter Day for the benefit of the travelling fund for the state president. Since the travelling fund has received the endorsement of the Arizona State Federation and will receive the individual attention of the clubs this year it will be well to review the accepted plan outlined by Mrs. Henry D. Ross. president of the federation:
 Plan to rais" a state fund of five thousand dollars to be known as state presidents travelling fund,
 Until the Endowment Fund is com pleted there shall be a field chairman named by the executive committee, whose duty it shall be to solicit aid for this fund throughout the state, which she shall turn over to the secretary treasurer, of the fund.
 The state fedora tion at it's descre- ton, may require that the secretary treasurer give bond to it sufficient to cover the money in her possession.
 This fund shall be invested in strictly legal securities. such as bonds of the United States: the several states; or large cities, or first mort gage on improved real estate.
 Until the fund has reached the sum of two thousand dollars, ($2, ,O0O) no interest accruing from the invest ment of the money is to be used, but all interest is to be added to the main fund. After it has reached the sum of two thousand dollars (S2 2000) the interest may be used bT the pre- sident of the Arizona Federation of Women's Clubs as herein specified.
 Contributions from clubs and in dividuaIs to the main fund shall be solicited until the five thousand dol lars (S5.n0O) is reached. when it shall be finally closed.
 This principa! of five thousand dol lars is to form a perpetual trust fund. the interest of which shall be used by the president of the Arizona Fed
  the clubs of the state one year, and in attending the biennial meeting each alternate year
 The president shall render to the board of trustees an itemized ac count each year of all money ex pended and used from this fund, and she shall observe ordinary economy in it's use.
 All expense connected with the ere ation and management of this fund, shall be taken from the fund, that it may be independent of, and no bur den to the treasury of the state fed eration.
 It is intended that Arizona state shall always he represented at the biennial therefore if for good and sufficient reasons the president is un- able to attend the biennal she shall appoint a representative, whose rail- road fare to and from the city of 1 the biennial. together with hotel and | other reasonable incidental expenses i of such representative shall be paid ! from this fund, upon the rendition of | an itemized account by said presi- | dents representative.
 With the conclusion of the great | Woman Voters convention in San | Francisco under the auspices of the | union for woman Suf- | rraoe ono of tne most significant na-