The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-04-02
Parkersburg Woman Sends 0ui
a Message Of Cheer and
encouragement.

Mrs. j. G. Cochran, Of Parkersburg
president of the West Virginia Fed
Grafton o. Woman's Clubs, has issued
the following address to the members:
To the club women of West Vir-
ginia, your president gladly sends q
message OF cheer and encouragement
In accepting the responsibility Of lead
ership, am also conscious Of the need
Of cooperation and encouragement
And for cooperation especially ! feel
that. can depend upon my able fel:
low officers Of the executive board, on
your interest and ability am relying
to guide Alright the many wheels Of
the organization, and feeling that the
pleasure of-this work is mutual. ! am
anticipating much pleasure In the
closer association necessary to merge
our several duties into a continuous
effort that shall bring success.
Work Is Constructive
To the chairman Of the departments
would ! extend message Of cheer
and confidence. You have been chosen
to head various lines of work because
of your. especial ability along those
lines. Yours is not only an oppor-
tunity to give and receive pleasure
but to be Of great usefulness as we'll
Your work is constructive, dealing d.
rectly with the betterment Of your as
sociates, as we'll as the world at large
May you find Joy in 1t. and reap the
further reward of an ever growing ef-
ficiency. a c7
To all the council women L. extend
a cordial greeting. To you we must
look for success in details, and fol-
the support Of our aims and plans
the success of which is the ardent de.
sire of us all.
To the presidents Of federated clubs
would also send cordial greeting
I rejoice with you in your opportu'
mites for service. In the confidence
OF your community in your ability
And the confidence Of your club mem.
bers in your efficiency as guide ant
helper. To plan wisely. To execute
in the highest business integrity, ant
in all things to employ the highest
Christian virtues is your highest priv
ilege as we'll as duty. May your Office
give you all the pleasure that come.
of well doing.
Possibly no previous year in thi
history of club work has offered great
\ er opportunities, or pointed to great
Ter responsibilities than does the ont
Just opening. The tragedies Of war
unsettled social conditions. especial!
in an educative way, the problem o
THE foreign immigrant and his rela
ltton, to the native citizen. the ques
Isition OF better and more practical edu
cation for the child, The question o
art in youthful education. especial!
the lettering Of musical conditions II
and out OF schools, and in. all place.
frequented by the young. The prob
lem of better and more
Economical Living,
in the face of rapidly changing condi
tons. All these things are burning
questions of the hour, and all of then
forces with which club women cal
successfully deal. We do wrong /
we wait for further privileges befor'
beginning the battle. Suffrage ma!
come soon, or 1t may be long delayed
but the problems mentioned above ar,
lEnot SO much political, as altruisti
and social. Woman is already grea
force in national life. what we reedri
a more profound, and more widel.
disseminated knowledge Of the fact
Woman now touches the world a
every point of healthy activity. Ii
the home, the shop, the markets o
trade, the church and Its religious &C
tiyities, society and Its reformator.
work. Even upon the battlefield prac
ticing the precepts of peace. But tn,
need is great for better Organization
a better understanding Of the worl
to be accomplished. and more con
centrated attack upon conditions o
error, that seem stronger than the,
really are. Customs hoary with ag
must be changed, prejudices sancti
| lied, by tradition must be tiprootet
fed by tradition must be uprootet
.inleutitude. must give way to aknowl