Arizona republican., 1916-01-09

ce ldken up aSaln at tnlS week meeting. when Mrs. Cromwell Stacy will deliver a lecture on the sub iect. Mrs. w. K. James will discuss Relief Work in the War Zone" and every member present is asked to bring a bandage or some surgical dressing which can be used in relief work. Mrs. Francis IT. Redewil will furnish the musical program present. the following piano numbers: February CCarnivaD, June CBarca- roie), November (Sleigh Ride)-To- ! chaikowsky.
 The Mckinley Parent Teachers As sociation met Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Frank Baum, the newly elected president presiding. Mrs Baum and Mrs. Claud D. Jones read papers on The Motl:er and Ire Child" and Mrs. F. D. Rider gave a talk on the same subject.
 With the state and central district federation conventions scheduled for this month few words on conven- tion topics from Mrs. Percy Penny packer, president of the general fed eration of clubs will be of especial in { ance at the meetings. Mrs. Penny , packer says:
 Minutes Too Long There are some suggestions for betterment that I would like to make. In some places the minutes are en- tirely too long. We should remem- Der that adjectives have no place in the minutes of a convention. When a secI etary begins to use compliment tary terms she must either have suf- ficient adiectives to meet the case O. every speaker or she will be con- fronted by an embarrassing position. Since minutes are supposed to record facts and not opinions. it is much safer for the secretary to allow her self no expression of judgment. even though that judgment be conveyed only through the medium of adiec- tives. Do you think this same prin- ciple might be applied to the intro duction of speakers? Is it not more digniSied simply to give the subject. the speakers name and the officia, position that the speaker holds? When one starts a precedent of praisinE the first speaker is it not almost nee essarH to continue this policy throughout the entire program? Have we not progressed far enough to feel quite content if the presiding officer spares herself the strain of set in troductory speeches and also saves much valuable time on the program2
 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 a half or four hours in the afternoon. This is not consistent with our views on conser- vatiOn. No woman can digest what she is hearing after so long strain. especially when the ventilation of the convention hall is poor Again and again it is necessary to beg for fresh air Every local board should make its first duty the ventilation of the hall. It is criminal to hold con veutions in places where there is no possibility of proper Ventilation
 Punctuality
 some presidents have asked what they can do to induce an audience to be on time. If the chair will in the very beginning appeal to the delegate body to cooperate with her. if she will explain how much is gained by the body not only converting on time but by the delegates being present and thus removing the disturbing element of the late corners being ushered in. che will find that a certain propor- ton of the delegates will nobly res pond. Certain states have made greater progress in this respect than others. If we keep on improving, within a few years it will be the ex- ception and not the rule that every delegate is in her seat when the gavel falls.
 Taake Care of State President
 'I want to be a bit personal in making a plea that each state take the best of care of it's state president during Q convention. It is hard for some women to realize the strain un- der which a presiding officer works To help her keep her poise. to save her from over fatigue, she should be thoroughly looked after. She should always have room alone. If only our nervous. time pressed women could realize the value of solitude. Half an hour alone. especially in the carly part of the day. gives one a chance to order her existence for the next twenty -four hours, an opportun- :ty to fill her spirit with power. The state president needs the time in the morning when she is dressing for thinking on various problems. She needs her hours of sleep wholly un- interrupted. It should be the special duty of some of the local committee to sec that she is we'll cared for at luncheon time
 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 inS. | have seen officers lose an hour a day either waiting for street cars or for other transportation It is not alone that all these things save energy, but they are the small. ex- quisite courtesies of life that go so far towards making happiness. No woman intends to be thoughtless, but vet there are times when our hearts ache' for the absence of the right courtesy at the right time.
 Influence of Platform