Arizona republican., 1918-05-01
MEETINGS END BUT WAR WORK
 WILL CONTINUE

WILL JUN lIWU[
 While today sees the close of the club year so far as the programs are concerned, it must not see the close of the activities of it's members in this great emergency call which has come to us from across the water
 This was the statement of Mrs. W. w. McNeff, in the presidents an- nual address to the Woman's club at its last meeting for the season, which was held yesterday afternoon. Mrs. McNeff recalled to the club that patriotism and service had been the policy and that it should continue to be to the members regardless of the fact that there would be no more meetings, until next October.
 Acting as president of the strongest woman's organization in the county during the most critical year, Mrs McNeff has met the situation splen- didly, according to the club women who have co-Operated with her in all her undertakings. Many of the club programs throughout the season were left to the discretion of the executive board and on all these oc- casions Mrs. McNeff made it a point to have if not the entire afternoon devoted to patriotic talks, at least q part of time to be given over to ad- ktesses which have been an inspira- tion to the women to do their bit.''
 That the bit has been much was demonstrated by the report of Mrs. c. 1 F. Ainsworth, chairman of War Re | lief, who reviewed the work of the surgical dressings class, the hospital garment and knitting classes of the club giving in numbers the amount done by the club women, practical. all of whom belong to one or more patriotic organizations in addition to the Red Crss.
 | Mrs. L. E. Hewins, chairman of the l War Savings committee, in her re- port called attention to the patriotic spirit with which the club had re- sponded to the call sent out by this society. In every department some war measure had been featured at various times as shown by the annual reports which were a part of the program.
 The following reported during the I afternoon, Mrs. Joseph Stark, chair man of the home economics depart ment; Mrs. R. c. Dryer, chairman civics- education; Mrs. Dixie Wadling ton Matthie, chairman, music; Miss May Noble, chairman, art and litera- ture; Mrs. E. E. Kirkland, house committee; Mrs. Dwight E. Heard art exhibition committee; Miss Flora Grier, recording secretary; Mrs Charles Van Der Veer, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Ralph Cameron, treas urer; Mrs. s. D. Futile, tuditor; Mrs Dwight B. Heard, chairman board oI trustees; Mrs. Walter Talbot, treas urer board of trustees.
 An attractive musical program wa: presented under the auspices of tho music committee of which Mrs. W. E Deity is chairman and Mrs. Franklin McCluskey gave delightful reading Tea was served at the conclusion O
 the program immediately following
 Mrs. McNeff's address. Mrs. McNef
 said:
 At the close of a years work O any organized body it is quite thu
 proper thing to take an inventory il forder to see on which side of tn,
 ledger it finds itself.
 Through the reports given thu
 afternoon we can get some idea 0
 how nearly the policy of the woman
 club has been carried out as planned
 last October, which was, that the key
 note of the club policy should b
 patriotism and service, that we shoul'
 not lose our identity as a woman
 club organization, but through tn organization should put forth our bes
 efforts to respond to the demand
 made upon us by our government.
 "The statement can be made with out fear of contradiction, that whe great calamity overtakes a nati0I a state, an organization or even an in dividual the shock is so great it re quires a little more time for it t find itself, to adjust itself to the neN
 conditions.
 The great organization of woman clubs throughout the land felt tn , shock, intensely, of this great calam [ ity which has fallen upon us, wit war declared so short a time befor :. the activities of the club began las fall. and fully realizing condition :, would not be normal, just how | render the greatest service, was tn , serious problem which confronte them.
 "The subject was thoroughly dis cussed as to the advisability of carry  f or putting them aside altogether an
 devoting the entire activities of th f clubs to war relief work, with tf Q result, that after careful deliberatior Il it seemed to the majority of clu s women that the safe and sane thin
 to do was to carry out the program
 for the year, always keeping in mir
 first, the opportunity for patriotisl and service.
 This is the plan the woman's clu
 of Phoenix has tried to carry out u
 past year, the result of which yc have heard through these splend ' reports.
 Tt is a fact that the whole is success, only so far as the parts \ which it is composed are a success
 and so it is with each individu
 Womans club.
 j. Tn trying to carry out the plal s of our own splendid organizatio le which has placed its standard Q firmly for service, how useless wou s. it have been without the hearty c l. operation and untiring efforts of n departments and members. and nc
 of all times in our eighteen yea " existence do we need to show O n loyalty as an OfSanlZaLlOn ana SUdl ,e firmly behind every movement whi d makes for better conditions in 0 i'd own country or abroad.
 st While today sees the close of |
 club year, so far as the programs a er concerned, it must not see the clo le of the activities of it's members ix this great emergency call which Il IT come to us from across the water. 10 "Tn closing your presideut wishes III express her sincere appreciation