Arizona republican., 1918-04-04
.I13 DELEGATES MARK
 INITIAL GATHERING
 OF FEDERATED CLUBS

With 113 delegates in attendance and a number of club women present in an unofficial capacity, the sixteenth an- nual convention of the state federation of clubs opened it's three days session at the Woman's club yesterday. Today will note the arrival of ten or twelve tardy delegates who will make up the number representing the 45 federated clubs in the state.
 The war note was sounded early in tho session and will be developed as the program progresses. All phases of war work in which women are CO., operating will be touched upon and the relation of the different club activities 10 the branches of war service will be outlined.
 The club house reflected the spirit of the occasion in it's patriotic decorations. The flowers on the speakers table were red, white and blue and the walls were hung in the national flag.
 The executive obard is well represent cd. Mrs. Mcdonald Robinson. of Will Hams, the first vice president who is the presiding officer in the absence of Mrs. II. A. Morgan the president was one of the first 10 register yesterday morning. Other officers here are Mrs. Albert Robinson of Tucson, second vice president; Mrs. J. L. B. Alexander of'this city, recording secretary; Mrs. J. W. Smith of Wilcox corresponding secretary; Mrs. w. A. Kent of Prescott treasurer and Mrs. w. B. Foote of Clinton, auditor.
 Following the invocation by Dean Scarlett and the singing of America by the assemblage the club women were welcomed to Phoenix by James E. Nell son, assistant city attorney
 In her address of welcome, Mrs. W. W. McNeff president of the Woman's club atfer greeting the visiting club members said.
 With our country at war increased demands have been made upon our women to such an extent that our home affairs have been somewhat dis arranged, and it may have been no easy matter for these officers and dele gates to set aside their duties and journey from the north and the south Itu attend this meeting--it may have tbCen an effort but it will be well worth while for this reason. There seems to be one infallable law of nature which applies to organizations as well as in- dividuals and that is the need of com panionship and utilization with others who have the same interests in order t7 bring about the best solution of d problem.
 And the club women of America have a problem to solve. Upon them rests the great burden of keeping America safe and sane when all other things seem to have gone awry.
 It is a great privilege to live in an age when no door of opportunity is closed to women. When Secretary Me- Adoo was consulted as to the advis- ability of holdinR-at this serious time the biennial convention of the Gen. eral Federation of Womens clubs which is to call together thousands of women from all over the United States, his reply was that the watch word of every wOmans club is patriotism and service. By all means call your con- vention and discuss this problem of service for suffering humanity.
 In smaller way this message ap- plies to our Arizona federation meet ing. Service is expected of us also One of the most important missions of ,his meeting will be to stimulate club enthusiasm along war work activities and if we measure up to the standard we ourselves have set for club women. we must stand firmly behind every government movement which makes for better conditions.
 Mrs. W.'B. Foote of the Clifton Woman's club made an appreciative response following which Mrs. John Dennett, Jr.. made an address calling for the patriotic cooperation of club women during the war period.
 Miss Helen Armstrong, Vassar grad uate, made plea to college women to enter the training camp for nurses at Nassar college that was established under the auspices of. the Council of Defense and the American Red Cross.
 hn iss fn nafr, rsafff shortage of trained nurses, a shortage that will be more acute before the war is over. If this skilled service is to be available for the care of the wounded abroad, and the sick at home, some way must be found to augment the supply" said Miss Armstrong.
 Routine matters occupied the re- mainder of the morning session.
 Mrs. Mary Pinter Lockwood, state leader of home demonstration agents was one of the leading speakers at the afternoon meeting. Mrs. Lockwood gave a survey of food products of Ari- zona; food habits and to some extent the industrial occupation of the people After some discussion of these points ' she spoke of the necessity of reaching the Spanish people by demonstrations the accompanying lecture being deliv- cred in Spanish and by the translation of recipies that the Spanish wOmer might learn to use substitute flour Mrs. Lockwood presented a definite plan for uniform courses of study ir food conservation, stating that three courses would be offered next year tt any group of women any place re- questing them to send their enrollmen to the department of home economic. of the agricultural extension service The three courses will be on food prep. aration and meal planting; preserva- ton of food, including canning, drying and storage of supplies; and clothing
 "The aim of these courses is not tt train more instructors in home econo mics subjects and should not be con fused with professional training. Tn, purpose is purely tc train all womeI who attend so that they may be bes able to carry out in their own home the Hoover program and to help st far es they can to assist their neigh bors in doing likewise" said the speak CT in conclusion.
 l. Colodny. state director of voca ticnal education, was another interest ing speaker of the afternoon ''Voca tional Education" being his topic.
 N The presidents message and repor were read by the vice president Mrs Robinson and the different affilate clubs presented reports which demon strated the war activity trend of tn organizations.
 At both sessions the music was de lightful. Miss Elinor Lewis gave a we received piano number and the voca