Arizona republican., 1917-10-07
Club Notes Official Organ State Federation
 Woman's Clubs

On broader lines than ever before the Arizona Congress of Mothers will conduct its Better Ba bies contest at the state fair this season. At a meeting of the executive board held on Monday plans for the contest, which is of state wide interest, were discussed It was decided to add to the list of child wei fare charts and in connection with the exhibit to feature food conservation. The nursery where the babies were cared for while their mothers viewed the various fair attractions, will be en- larged and twice the number will be able to be accommodated. A trained nurse will be in charge and the sand pile and play ground for the older chill dren will also be supervised as in the past. The Congress will maintain rest room with tables, chairs, cots and other oonveniences for the weary mothers. and here child welfare litera ture will be distributed. Ii is under stood that a series of lectures on the subject will be given during the morn ing hours The Better Babies contest will be conducted by Dr. Brown and q corps of local physicians and nurses.
 Robert F.. Lee Chapter Daughters of the Confectionery, will hold it's initiaI meeting for the season Friday after noon al the Woman's club. Mrs. Wal
 lace Matthie acting as chairman. A.rs. H.. D.. Pryor will contribute a paper on "The Aims and Hopes of the United Daughters of the Confectionery" to be
 followed by q vocal selectior by Mrs.
 W. R. Battin and q reading by Miss
 Louise Baptist Miss Gladys Lindsay
 will give a whistling number
 Mrs. E. P. Bindings, president of the
 organization. stated yesterday that the
 Daughters would cooperate with the
 Army and Navy Service League throughout the war period, rendering aid in every possible way, The Daugh- ters last season contributed largely to the Red Cross and this work, too, will occupy the attention of the members this season.
 A bazaar is being planned for Mo- vember and although the details have ! not been worked out the general com l mittee has been appointed and will 1 shortly announce it's plans. Serving on , the committee are Mrs. George A. Ol- l ney, Mrs. J. E. Gillespie, Mrs. Emil l Gang, Mrs. Irving Fletcher, Mrs. Joseph Wahlstrom, Mrs. Wallace Matthie and
 Mrs. L. D. Dameron.
 | The Harmony club will inaugurate ! it's season Wednesday afternoon when
 the members will gather at the Wom- 1 ans club. Mrs. Harry J. Bennett. president of the club, has called the
 meeting for 2.3O o'clock A musical | program will be presented and an in- | formal reception will follow
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 | The OrangeWood Ramona club will meet for the first time this season on l Wednesday afternoon at the home Of l Mrs William Gleason. The members l will answer to the roll call with a sec l ton of the constitution. The calendar i for the year will be outlined at this lime.
 i The Madison Improvement club met 1 n it's new club house for the first time l Thursday afternoon when the initial | meeting for the season was held. A I Tub shower added materially to the {, furnishing of the attractive new club home in the rural district. Uncom- pleted Red Cross work occupied the 1 attention of the members and the conn 1 ing convention of the Central Arizona l District Federation of Clubs was dis