Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1916-11-10
STATE FEDERATION
OF W0MEN'S CLUBS
Mrs. Scion Shedd, President
cmbwomen of Washington;

n
celebrations during the last week or
two. Skagit County Federation meet
ing at Bellingham, Snohomish District
Federation at Arlington, and Grays
uarbor at Aberdeen. Most glowing
accounts have been received of these
meetings.
Probably the most interesting feat
4ure of all is the unanimous and en-
+husiastic endorsement given by Sno-
homish, for the office of president of
didacy of Mrs. N. S. McCready of Sno-
homish, for the offic eof president of
the Washington State Federation of
Womens Clubs, which convenes at
North Yakima in June. Mrs. McCready
is one of the ablest and most popular
members of the State Federation, and
has long been identified in the work
of the Federation, having served as
chairman of the civics committee, and
as vice president of the Federation;
she is the present chairman of the
health and baby week committees
Mrs. McCroskey, organizer of the dis
trict federation and past president
was also made an honorary member Of
the executive board of the county
federation at this meeting.
Skagit County Federation
This federation reports that al
though this was one of the smallest
meetings ever held, it was neverthe-
less most interesting, and enthusi-
asm was the keynote of the day.
Mrs. w. N. Hunt, the new presi-
dent, occupied the chair, and the
meeting opened with a salute to the
flag made by little BellinSham
school girl; this, with invocation and
roll call of delegates, formed the
first part of the program; the re-
spouse to roll call was made by quo
tations from James Whitcomb Riley.
Two good addresses were given in
the morning, one by Mrs. Grace Lin
coin Burnam of Anacortes, on The
Mothers Attitude Toward the
Child's Music Lessons" and the
other by Miss Taube of Bellingham
on Travellers Aid Work in the Y.
W. C. A."
Two new clubs were welcomed
into the federation, the Women s
Good Government league and the
Civic club of Beach, Lummi island
Prof. Nash of Bellingham high
school, gave the principal address in
the afternoon, his subject being
Henry Ford Lesson in Service
The federation tree was planted in
the little park opposite the club
house, appropriate exercises being ar
ranged for this occasion.
Mrs. James Cowan Wilson of We
natchee, chairman of the state COM
mittee on civics, conducted the civic
conference, which is always interest
ing, as the individual reports of clubs
are given here. Mrs. Wilson was
most gratified with the reports
given, and said she would like to
transplant the whole Skagit Fedora
ton into the Wenatchee valley, her
own district.
Mrs. Florence Axtell made a splen-
ala address on some legislative prob
lens, and told the Skagit women that
they speak of making parks, raising
large sums of money, doing charit-
able work and planting trees with
the ease of washing the breakfast
Dishes"
The evening program included two
addresses, Mrs. James Cowan Wilson
on An Adventure in Being Human"
and on "Eugenics."
All declared that the Bellingham
women were most charming host
esses and the meeting one of the
most enjoyable ever held by the fed
Grafton.
SnohOmish District Federation
In addition to the endorsement of
MRS. McCready for state president,
onohomish District Federation took
action on several important meas
ures' among them the establishment