The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-11-17
Federation Bulletin

down into their hearts. That Is
where it must be if we. in the midst
of plenty, learn to save. An increas-
ing sense OF the Importance of saw
ing is due to the group of women
who have been going from Dan to
Beersheba attending district meet
ings. They have impressed their
story upon the conscience of their
hearers. No woman who has heard
these talks can go home and eat of
the forbidden fruits Of the field in
comfort, or refrain from talking to
her neighbors about it. The nucleus
of the work is established, there is
no doubt of it. Patriotism has passed
from song into what someone has
called the chant of the battle cry Of
feed 'em.
Patriotism in many forms is the
keynote-as it should be--of all club
meetings And it is easily under
stood why our country is COMPEL
ing motive for action among club
women when one knows that very
many of them have sons in France,
In training for officers, and others
scattered In camps over the country
somewhere in the U. S." almost
slipped off my typewriter. Even
machine takes to ready-made phrases.
The ninth, the eleventh and the
sixth districts have recently held
their meetings.. The press chairman
has personal knowledge of the ninth
district, and perhaps you will like to
hear about it. Mrs. B. B. Griffith Of
Harlan is the chairman. There was
an attendance of eighty people from
outside the entertaining town. Green
field people were SO hospitable that
they invited us not only to come
early, but to stay late. We were
officially welcomed by the club wom-
en- in the evening, and by the mayor
and the Commercial club president
the next morning. A district meet
ing does not usually receive SO much
welcoming. The reason must have
been that both gentlemen were such
good speakers that Greenfield wished
us to hear them.
Miss Bentley of Ames made most
telling speech on what she said some
child called food CONSERVATION
Club reports which are innocent
sounding things are often the most
original part of program. In re-
spouse to the name Of country club.
a lady arose and said, Our club was
started after our president visited
Mr.. Pleasant. She learned there that
most Of the women inmates of the
insane asylum were farmers wives
and daughters. She came home and
said to us, We will start club"
There is most extraordinary
country club at Grant, Mrs. Kate r..
Given. president. But Mrs. Steinberg,
press member from Mason City, Is
going to make fine report of all
country clubs. She must be allowed
to tell of this one
Almost without exception clubs re.
porting at Greenfield were doing Red
Cross work, and they had given vari.
GUS sums from IS to $50 to the
society.
The war liberty fund was a popu-
lar one. The largest amount, $165.
was raised by the Ideal club of Coun-
ell Bluffs. This club and the Brown
ing club Of Atlantic are each on the
scholarship and loan committee honor
roll as giving 81 per member.
Liberty bonds were purchased by
the Women's club Of Guthrie Center
and by the Progress club of Green
field.
The eleventh district meeting was
what Mrs. Watzek. the president,
called small biennial. 1t had a fine
program. Mrs John Cory OF Spencer
is the only chairman who has the
temerity to have a two day session.
She has. seventy-five clubs, and
big repres entation.
The sixth district celebrated its
annual meeting at Brooklyn. Mrs.
Henry Taylor Of Bloomfield, chair.
man The session opened with two
one-act plays by the Bloomfield Play
ers The plays the thing" with
Mrs. Taylor In the third story Of
her lovely home where most women
have an attic and old furniture, she
has a real theatre with stage, drop
curtain and all the necessary para
phernalia.
If there is anyone in the federation
who has not read the little booklet,
Looking Backward, she has missed
more than a pleasant time, she has
foregone the profit Of knowing what
an authority on Iowa federation mat
tiers can tell Of its history. The
contents Of the book was given as an
address by Mrs. Henry J. Howe Of
Marshalltown at the past-president's
session at the biennial convention
last spring. The federation issued it
in book form. 1t is good for reading,
it is good for reference, and it may
be bought Of Mrs. f. F. Faville of
Storm Lake for six &c stamps
Speaking of books, when you buy
your copy of Prairie Gold you will
have new study course in Iowa
authors in addition to the interesting
stories told by them. This valuable
bit is printed under the caption, Iowa
as Literary Field, and is written by
Johnson Brigham. 1t is more than
matter of pride, it is a matter of
intelligence, that we know our writ
ers. These few pages will make a
good short course in Iowa literature
Besides it is a pleasure to know that
incidently you are assisting your
local Red Cross when you make this
purchase of Prairie Gold
The press chairman is heartily
convinced Of the value of newspaper