Arizona republican., 1918-04-04

We are morally as truly uratted as are our men," said Mrs. John Den nett, Jr., in her address on Our Duty as Club Women to the National Call for Cooperation" at the open ing session of the sixteenth annual convention of Arizona federation of Womens clubs at the Woman's club house yesterday.
 Advancing logical argument why the clubs as g force should take its place in the fight. Mrs. Dennett made her audience feel the necessity of sharing the war burden with the men in the trenches.
 ITO be of service to others is all of life" she declared in her intro duction. At this time of internecinc conflict has come a call to woman which has made her truly live for she is needed not only individually, but woman collectively she said. Men have volunteered to fight in our army. navy, and aviation corps but in order to fill our ranks in the most just way and one which would work the least hardship upon our country and upon our homes. other men have been selected for service. No federal action has been taken 10 compel us women to live or work according to any fixed standard but we are morally as truly drafted as are our men.
 This call has come to us from citizen soldier:
 They say. who have come back from over there, that at night the troubled earth between the lines Is carpeted with pain. They say that death rides whistling in every wind, and that the very mists are charged with awful torment. They say that of all things spent and squandered there young human life is held least dear. It is not the pleasantest prospect for those of us who yet can feel upon our lips the pressure of our mothers goodbye kiss. But, please God, our love of life is not so prized as love of right. : $ In this renaissance of our country's valor we who will edge the wedge of her assault make calm acceptance of its hazards. For us the steel-swept trench, the stiff fening cold weariness, hardship, worse.
 "For you for whom we go. you millions safe at home-What for you?
 We shall need food.
 We shall need care.
 I've shall need clothes for our bodies and weapons for our hands. We shall need terribly and without failure supplies and equipment in a stream that is constant and never ending.
 From you who are our resource and reliance, who are the heart and hope of that humanity for which we smite and strive, must come these things
 Can we as club women ignore this call?
 Gan any one of us sit with idle hands for one moment of the day or care if there is some disorder III our homes for one or even three day $ a week if in that time we are doing our part to answer this cry, not for luxuries nor even comforts, but only for those things which keep life in those men who are fighting our bat ties for us.
 I've cannot go into the trenches nor into the last lines but we are the very members of that supply train which must not fail.
 Not only as club women are we needed, but as clubs we have a duty 'Is any club worthy of its mem bership that will not stand for ser vice, and it must be efficient ser vice.
 We are told, and we know, that our men need food.
 'Is there one club woman who would not follow gladly the instruc- tions of the food administration il order to give food to even one mar who is offering his life for her anC - for her family?
 Our men are wounded, and ter ribly wounded, and here the Rec Cross has given us a way in whicl we may be of the greatest service.
 "The response to the call for work CTS for the Red Cross has beel splendid, but have we, as club Womel given all of the time we might hay given if we had planned for it? I cannot believe there is one clu woman who could not give fou hours week to some sort of Re Cross work if she planned ahea for it.
 "The woman who says she will g tmorrow if she has time will neve be in the work room. for time the scarcest thing in the world fo most of us.
 "'If you want anything done g to the busy person has been We said for he or she plans ahead an finds a way.
 Think of what the attendance 2 aI, hn meetings were changed from week week. None should know better tha we what organization means.
 "The Red Cross is today the Vel strongest organization for servit in the alleviation of human suffer ing.
 If you have worked with surgic dressings you know the comparative Iy small number you can make one day. Realize that frequently or entire box 21bx2aX3 feet is used the dressing of one shattered piet of manhood (who has fought f you) and you will know how mai workers are needed at the home bas
 We are told that women of auto racies are under orders and have follow the commands of the leade from the use of a spoonful of flo to the repopulation of a country.
 .orhe women of America are on asked to follow the suggestions the administration.
 We may not see the value the need of these requests but club women let us appreciate o freedom and follow, not grudging but gladly the requests of our gover ment.
 "A man cannot fight with all his might knowing that dependen at home are suffering by reason his absence, so here again is {