Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-01
WOMEN DISCUSS
MANY QUESTIONS
Gathering of Federation
Here Attended by Large
Delegations of Women
From Southern Idaho
Towns.

The annual meeting of the Sec
ond District Federation of Womens
clubs was held in Mountain Home
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week in the Congrega-
tional church About so delegates
were in attendance at the opening
meeting Monday evening and were
welcomed to our city by Mayor Har-
mon. On behalf of the federation
Mrs. K. |. Perky responded.
Mrs. Sweeley, president of the State
Federation made an inspirational
address that should have been heard
by every man and woman In Noun
tain Home A social half hour
closed the evening. Tuesday morn
ing at 9:15 the program was taken
up with Mrs. Lamson, district presi-
dent presiding in her usual gracious
manner. Mrs. Muller of Payette,
state director to the general fedora
tion gave a 40 minute talk on the
suggestions, aims and desires of the
general federation which met at Hot
Springs, Ark, early in May and
which she attended Mrs. Sweeley
followed with side Lights on the
General Federation. Both ladies
were so interesting their allotted
time was all too short Reports of
various officers and standing COM
mittees followed AT the afternoon
session Mrs. Bryan, vice president,
presided. Mrs. Lamson gave her
address, telling of the great increase
and scope of the district work in the
past two years. Many new and COM
plex matters have arisen and must
of necessity continue to do so during
this dreadful war. A strong plea
coming from the general federation
and urged by both Mrs. Sweeley and
Mrs. Lamson was that all women S
clubs maintain their organizations,
continue their meetings at least
once a month; having varied pro-
grams, using topics which would
bring us in closer touch and under
standing with our men when they
shall have come home from those
foreign countries Study the Ian
guage and customs if possible" Be
prepared and willing to do any and
all kinds of war work that may be
asked of us.
This was followed by 5 minute
reports from the president of the %
clubs in the district and several
standing committees. The evening
was given over to the further reports
of standing committees. The re-
port of the legislative committee by
Mrs. Gravely of Boise which was
made into a Round Table was most
profitable. Wednesday forenoon
further standing committee reports
were heard.
The Resolutions Committee sub
mitted some splendid resolutions
which were adopted. The Fedora
tion closed with the election of the
following officers: President, Mrs.
f. D. Piper, Jerome; vice president,
Mrs l.. B. Jenness, Weiser; secre-
tary, Mrs. G. B. Habecker, Jerome;
treasurer, Mrs Joseph Clayburgh,
HALEY; auditor, Mrs. G. w. Wedge
wood, Gooding. The meeting next
year will be in HALEY in June. A
fitting close was the attractive lunch
con of sixty covers served the guests
at the Mellen hotel at 1.15.
A particularly pleasing feature
was the generosity of our genial Mr..
Hendricks, manager of the Weaver
theatre The west bound train be-
ing two hours late, Mr.. Hendricks
gave complimentary performance
of splendid picture to our visitors
who were unanimous in saying they
were sure that would not have been
done anywhere but in Mountain
Home. The Progressive club and
visitors extend to Mr.. Hendricks
their most hearty thanks for his
courtesy.