Arizona republican., 1918-04-05
VARIED PROGRAM MARKS FIRST DAY IF
 CLUB CONVENTION; ELECTION TODAY

Mrs. IT, A. Guild of Phoenix will be elected president of the Arizona Fcde- ration of Womon's clubs today.
 Nominated at the primaries yester- day by an overwhelming vote, hers is inc only name that appears on the bal lot for Chairmanship of the strongest womans organization in the state.
 Mrs. Guild has long been recognized as one of the leading club women in Arizona. She organized and served for years as president of the Madison lm- prOvcmont club, a rural organization of excellent standing. She was chosen 10 succeed Mrs. E. A. Fowler as presi- dent of the Central Arizona district federation of clubs, which office she now holds. and has advocated many ot civic Improvements that have been brought about through the activities of clubdom. Foremost among the meas ures advanced by Mrs. Guild was the municipal rest room and after it be- came an established fact she continued 10 show an interest in numerous help lul ways More recently she has de- voted her energies to Rcd Cross service and the club to which she belongs has played no small part in the war work in this section.
 Practically every name that appears
 
 man of tTaining-a woman who has held office in her own particular or ganization. The list offered the voters will be as follows:
 For President-Mrs. II. A. Guild Phoenix
 First vice president-Mrs. T. H. Cureton, Williams; Mrs. A. Sine Will liams
 Second vice president-NIrs. F. E. A l<imbalL Tucson; Mrs. W. A. Kent Prescott.
 Recording secretary Mrs. J. $. Gar win, Somerton Mrs. J. L. E. Alexander Treasurer-Mrs. Louise Timerhoff Prescott Mrs. W. E. Foote, Clifton.
 Auditor-Mrs. II. o. Hammond Douglas; Mrs. A. F. Duclos, Parker.
 General state federation secretary Mrs. H. A. Morgan, Wilcox; Mrs. J. W smith.
 Mrs. Guild made splendid impress sion among the club women yesterday when in the morning session she gave comprehensive review of the work Of the district federation, touching upon it's aims and purposes. Other features of the forenoon were reports and addresses among the latter being the interesting discussion by Mrs. Paul. line M. ONeill on War Work of the Nation" Mrs. O'Neill who is chairman os the woman's state committee de- voted her remarks to the various wal activities with which the committee is cooperating.
 Dr. Mary Neff contributed interest ins educational propaganda and Dr. W Q. Sweck gave message from the 2 state board of health, introducing Lieutenant Popineau who supplement- cd the physicians brief talk.
  the discussion that followed the after noon lectures. Miss Ora Boring whose subject "The Housewife in War Times was an invitation for war time recipes which were freely exchanged by the women have extended their patriotism to the kitchen. taking for their watch word Food Will Win the War
 The Artist in Patriotic Service was cleverly handled by Miss May Noble who declared that people stil cherished the idea that an artist is someone not to be taken seriously, ant in this connection she described tho musical comedy idea of an artist whcl she described as a lighthearted crea. ture and quoting she continued. 'claC in velvet coat with flowing tie anC hair and loose trousers and morals who lived' in a garret where it wa. forever heatless day: who was neve altogether free from the use of alcohol who had nothing to do with everyda! affairs and didn't know the meaninl or the feeling of money; and who al ways had a forward young persoI named Mimi somewhere about his per son. Artists aren't going in for tha sort of thing anymore. They are mucl too busy. The artist of today is purposeful person in olive-dr wh, has turned his canvases nude side in packed his temperament in his old Xxi bag and gone out to settle the kaise business once and for all"
 Miss Noble declared that artists an, poets had always led through all age any fight for democracy which the. term beauty. She spoke of the wa work being done by artists today no only in camouflage, cartoons and post CTS but in active service.
 For the first time in the history O the United States, art has been give