Williams news., 1918-10-04
\. A, }, F. CONFERENCE
 STIRRING SUCCESS

Northern Arizona District Fed eration which was held in Flag staff Wednesday and Thursday of this week, was an entire suc- cess. Delegations from the six clubs in the Federation were present and a splendid program with many numbers of special value, was carried out.
 The conference began We'd nesday morning with singing of patriotic songs, which spirit of intense loyalty prevailed thru out the convention. The morning was spent with various reports, after which Mrs. V. M. Slipher, of Flagstaff, gave an address of welcome. and Mrs. T. H. Cureton, President of the N. A. D. Federation, responded. Mrs. K. w. Williams gave a brief talk on Woman's Clubs which started the conference with feeling of enthusiasm that never waned.
 . Wednesday afternoon was devoted to the problems of wo- men, young girls and children in war times, very interesting discussions of these questions being given by the prominent members of the various clubs. These speakers included Mrs. F. A. Hathaway, Prescott, Mrs. Jas. H. Chapman, of Winslow, Miss Blanch Parsons, Kingman, Mrs. Betty Murphy. Red Lake, Mrs. T. B. Pollock, of Flagstaff, and Mrs. A. Sine, of Williams. Mrs. w. H. Porter, and Mrs. J. Vercamp, of Flagstaff, added music to the pleasures of the afternoon. Dr. Marian Will. Hams, of Phoenix, ended the session with a very able presen- tation of the work of the U. s. War Department in connection with the health of the men in military service. The Fedora ton later adopted resolution upholding the special work of .Dr. Williams.
 The Flagstaff Club enterta;r;- ed the Federation at an infor- nal reception "Wednesday even- ing, before Miss Anna Bigger of Williams, and Miss Verna Met calf, of Flagstaff, opened the evening program with vocal so- los, which proved thoroly en- 6oyable. Following the music Mrs. H. A. Guild, of Phoenix, President of the State Fedora ton, addressed the Federation, accepting Mrs. Cureton's invita- ton to become acquainted with the club women of Northern Arizona, at this opportune time.
 Miss Harriet Bromley, of Phoenix, presented the war work of the Y. w. c. A. in so in- teresting a manner that the au- dience felt the cause a personal affair. Miss Bromley has had unusual experience in all parts of the United States in Y. w. c. A. work.
 Madame Victor Horte of Bel gium, gave an address on her experiences in Belgium at the time of the invasion. She told also of the Belgium Relief Com mittee, which keeps Belgians in the occupied districts SUD- piled with the bare necessities of life, and how these down. trodden people would have died long ago, without this as- sistance. Mime. Horte told of the steel ring which surrounds her nation, of the refugees and weakened "repatries", of the pledges of Holland and Spain to place their nuetrality as the premium if this work of the Belgian Committee for Relief is violated by the Hun, and of ma ny other things of vital interest to the Allies, and the world at large, and she told them with such graphic realism that the audience unconciously voiced in murmers their pity or their indignation, and at the close of her lecture there was no. longer doubt that one has not done enough war relief work if the assistance has not included the Commission for Belgian Relief.
 Thursday morning the Feder- ation spent in unfinished busi- ness; after which Mrs. c. O. l Lampland, of ! Flagstaff, Mrs. Murphy, of Prescott, and Mrs.