Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-03-24
GENERAL COUNCIL OF
FEDERATION CLUBS

Mrs. c. p. Squires, General Fedora
ton Director for the State of Nevada,
is organizing a campaign among the
club women of the State for the pur-
pose of securing the 500 prize offer
of the General Federation Magazine.
The State sending in the highest per-
centage of subscribers per club wins
the prize. The General Federation
magazine is the official organ of the
General Federation, and the subscrip
ton price is $l00 per year. For fur
ther information address Mrs. c. p
Squires, Las Vegas, Nevada.
The New West Magazine, pub
lished in Salt Lake City, has appealed
to all Woman's Clubs of the West to
Join in the observance of Western
Consumers Week The program for
for the same will be published in the
magazine, and all club women desiring
a copy of this number may secrure the
same free of charge, if they are not
subscribers. All letters for copies
should be addressed to New West
Magazine, 1911 Walker Bank Building
Salt Lake City Governor Boyle has
also issued proclamation proclaimine
the week from April l4th to 2lst
Western Consumers week Notices
have been sent to each club of the
State to observe Western Consumers
week by purchasing Western grown
and Western manufactured products
A cordial and earnest invitation is
to all state club presidents and to club
women in general TO attend the counci
meeting TO be held in New Orlean'
April 9-l3 Our hostess State, Lou-
isiana. promises that this shall be the
most delightful as we'll as most help
full of council meetings. For this pur
pose there will be ample opportunity
given for free discussion in the daytime
meetings, while the evening sessions
will be given to the distinguished
speakers. The chairman of the local
board is Mrs. J. d. Wilkinson, Shreve-
port, Louisiana, from whom all infor
nation can be secured concerning ho-
tells and rates. The chairman OF the
transportation committee is Mrs. Felix
McWhirter, 2330 College avenue, In
dianapolis, Indiana.
Mrs Cowles, president OF the Gen
eral Federation, urgently requests all
State Federations, and all clubs to ds-
play our national flag at all meetings
Mrs. Cowles has sent the following
message to President Wilson: "The
General Federation of Women's Clubs
stands Loyalty behind the government
1t is our desire to serve the nation to
the best of our ability
February p, the patriotic day OF
the Goldfeld Womans Club was giver
by Mrs. Homer NJ. Barber. The club
house was artistically decorated with
flags and bunting. Mrs. Barber
DpSlSu HCi PioSiaii py haNiiS tiN
words of the new song, Our New
America" written by Alice Morgan
Harrison. July, 1916. read by Mrs
Walter Fitzgerald. Then followed a
short talk by Mrs. Barber, in which
she spoke OF the flag association, read
the state flag law of Nevada, and gave
the flag pledge. The poem Nothing
But Flags,' was then recited by Mrs
Fitzgerald Mrs. Barber then read
an excellent paper on Flag Desecra
ton She gave the complete history
of our flag, speaking of how neces-
sary it was to instil love and re
spect for our flag into the hearts OF
the boys and girls of our country at
an early age. She also spoke of the
different ways of desecrating our flag
such as, using it as trade mark on
different grands of goods, and made
a strong protest against allowing the
flags of our country to be trampled
under foot or to hang out in all kinds
of inclement weathe until they are
faded and torn Mrs. Barber made
an earnest plea that all present would
use their ennuence against desecratine
"Old Glory but instead stand by it
Loyalty and help cherish and protect
the flag that has never stood for ty-
rany
Mrs. p r. Ellis, President of the
Nevada federation, will leave Carson
City on the evening of March rs for
New Orleans to attend the council
meeting She will visit few days
in San Francisco, and will Join Mrs
Cowles and her party in Los Angeles
The party will leave there on April 4