Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-07-02
CLUB NOTES
=: Official Organ State Federation of Clubs =:

royal welcome was given Mrs.
| Josiah Evans Cowles president of the
general federation of womens clubs
on her return to her home in Los An
l. tcles Wednesday Fifteen hundred wo-
men. representing national and Cali
fornia organizations joined in the ova-
| ton which is described in the fol-
| lowing article from the Los Angeles
| Times.
: golden welcome. typical of Cal
fcInia. was accorded Mrs. Josiah
Evans CoWles, newly elected prcsi-
dent of the National Federation of
Women's clubs. on her return home
| from New York YESTERDAY Nearly
1890 club women assembled at the
| Santa Fe station to greet Mrs. Cowles
and 20 show their appreciation of one
whose personality and splendid quail!
! tiles have just won for her the high
est gift which the 10000 cluhwomen
of the United States can bestow upon
a member Of their sex.
Never III California has there been
q more remarkable or more pleasing
demonstration engineered entirely
by women. Men were allowed to take
a part, but those who prepared. plan
Ined AMI produced his remarkable
homecoming demonstration were wo
men hoEoring a woman. They proved
that they possess the happy Cali
fornia propensity for doing things diff
| fcrently for the welcome home eN
| ended to Mrs. Cowles was distinctly
l,mt of the ordinary.
The women who Joined in it. rep
rcsent:ng hundreds of clubs in the
California and national federations,
were unanimous in emphasizing the
great homer conferred upon Los An
COLES in particular and California in
general bv the election of Mrs.
lCowles Many also remarked that
:here never has been national pres
ident Of the clubs sc acceptable to
all the women of the United States
as the Los Angeles woman.
All sorts and conditions of women
were at La Grande Station to NEE.
Mrs. Cowles The working classes
were represented, as well as exelu-
give society circles, thus demonstrat-
ing the great hold obtained on the
public by one who has been so well
described as "of national eminence
as a pleader for the unfortunate. the
champion Of the rights of children
and leader in the emancipation OF
her sex"
The station looked like beauty
show. millinery shop and huge
flower garden combined when tn
California Limited rolled in and DR.
= and Mrs. Cowles alighted. The pres
ence of Populations of women a
! Pasadena and San Bernardino ha,
, prepared them in sore measure 70
the great demonstration here, blu
Tie size of the crowd end The abso
lite, unalloyed joy showed by every
= one proved delightful to Mrs. Cowles
who expressed her great apprecia
ton
As Mrs. Cowles stepped from tn
Pullman she was met by Mrs. Her
bert A. Gable, Mrs. LlCNd w Har
mon. Mrs w s Bartlett, Mrs Sew
ard A. Simmons. Mr. O. Sheppard
Rarnum, Mrs. Q. c. Bryant. Mr..
Frank A. Bibson and President J.
;, Mitchell of the chamber of commerce
who also represented Mayor Sebas
:, tian, who was unable TO attend
" As she greeted Mr. Mitchell tn
= ] los Angeles Police Band played
= Love You. California and Mr.
Cowles gerially waved her hand to
ward the musicians She was es
: corted toward the main entranc
passing down an isle lined wit