Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-13

presiding officer spares herself the strain of set introductory speeches and also saves much valuable time on the program?
 Take Care of State President.
 want to be bit personal in mak- ing plea that each state take the best of care of it's president during a convention. It is hard for some wom- en to realize the strain under which presiding officer works. To help her keep her poise, to save her from over-fatigue, she should be thought fully looked after. She should always have a room alone. If only our nery- ous, time-pressed women could realize the value of solitude. Half an hour alone especially in the early part or the day, gives one a chance to order her existence for the next twenty four hours. an opportunity to fill her spirit with power. The state presi- dent needs the time in the morning when she is dressing for thinking out ol AOuS AlC nCC0o hours of sleep wholly uninterrupted. It should be the special duty of some of the local committee to see that she is well cared for at luncheon time. Two or three years ago saw presi- dent go through a hard morning ses- sion, adjourn at 12:3O, have people insisting on interviews one after the other until the noon intermission was gone, go back into the chair to pre- side through a trying afternoon with no refreshment whatever. At 5:30. when the convention adjourned, she was suffering tortures from a sick headache. This whole condition was caused by lack of proper nourishment and by continued nervous tension. It had occurred to no one to see to 1t that the state president was rescued from the many people who wanted to see her, not one of whom realized thaJ she was going without her luncheon and that she was suffering for a little quiet relaxation.
 It should be the duty of some one to see that the president has a con veyance to come and go from her home or hotel to the places of meet ing. l have seen officers lose an hour day either waiting for steer cars or for other transportation. It is not alone that all these things save ener- gy. but they are the small. exquisite courtesies of life that go so far to- wards making happiness. No woman intends to be thOughtless, but yet there are times when out hearts ache for the absence of the right courtesy at the right time.
 Influence of Platform.
 Do the women on the platform real ize how much they have to do with the order in the delegate body?. The officers and guests who carry on con versations, or who continually write notes are not helpful to the president There is a certain subtle connection between the platform and the audi ence; the latter reflects the former.
 Apropos of the minutes, in looking over the state year looks recently, I have been Impressed by the fact that the minutes sometimes take more printed space than is necessary. These year books are necessarily expensive. If the minutes recorded only the vital facts, some states would be saved much money.
 Shorter Afternoon Sessions.
 Let me plead for shorter sessions, especially when general sessions are held in the afternoon. I. have seen women give three hours uninterrupt- , edly in the morning and then sit through three and half and four in Continued on Page D