The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-29
ZoUo Federation
Bulletin

The legislation department, and
the national council OF women endorse
the bill introduced by Miss Rankin
granting the right to American wom-
en- married to foreigners in this
country to retain their citizenship.
| The same department and council
oppose the bill authorizing manufac-
turers to fix prices for the consumer.
The Hot Springs local chairman OF
the general federation convention,
which opens April 80, in Hot Springs
will have information and prices OF
hotel accommodations to give out
February /.
| A club story from another state:
| A club woman went to certain
small settlement whose loyalty was
questioned by the state government,
| to get up a patriotic meeting. Women
came from miles with their children
women who had not been to a public
gathering for years; and when one
disaffected person tried to interrupt
the speaker, they transformed the
meeting into an old fashioned lex
perience meeting" and got up, one
after another. and told what America
had done for them. One old German,
who had been with the victorious
! Prussian armies when they et1tered
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drafted into the American army.
What did you do?" asked our club
woman 81 took off my hat and said
You shoot straight, vie your fater,
answered the staunch old German
| American, with the accent on the
| American.
| In one small town the club women
have organized group Of high school
pupils who call themselves "The
Sammy Backers." and who see that
J all the alumni Of the school who have
| tiers and magazines.
| Iowa federation encouragement,
| from Charles Kingsley:
Thank God every morning when you
| get up,
That you have something to do.
! Which must be done whether you
like it or not.
Being forced to work and forced to
do your best,
| Will breed in your Temperance, Self.
Control,
Diligence, Strength OF Will, Content,
| And hundred other virtues which
the idle never know"
| Mrs F. F. Faville, corresponding
secretary of the Iowa federation. is
moving her home from Storm Lake to
Fort Dodge. She wishes to acknoWl-
edge receipt of number Of year
books which generous clubs have
sent her to replace those destroyed
by fire in the recent Storm Lake con
lflagration. Mrs. Faville is preparing
a new set Of club records to replace
those that were burned.
Mention has not been made in the
federation items of the Office which
Mrs. Faville holds in the state board
| for vocational education. which Is
| part of the state departm ent of pub
! lie instruction She is member of
the advisory committee, with women's
work as her special subject. The
vocational education board undertakes
| to promote the work. and secure the
! funds offered to states under the
| Smith Haynes law.
Mrs. F. E. V. Shore, chairman OF
| the subcommittee on municipal rec
reation. says she will be glad to as
sist any club which desires informa"
ton about good picture films.
The Etude Musical of Davenport
gave musical and dance compliment
airy to soldiers stationed at Rock
Island arsenal. The party was well
chaperoned, and for the dancing,
partners were chosen by the distribu-
ton of numbers given out as the
young people arrived.
The Civic league of Keokuk recent
~ held its sixth annual luncheon at
the Hotel Iowa 1t was a Hoover
meal-wheatIes and meatless. AS L
program. little play entitled Hoov-
er's Half, was given. 1t was written
by Miss Cornelia Meigs with some
interpretations by Mr.. Edward Carter.
1t had an Uncle Sam: veal, lamb, and
chocolate were represented by chill
dren Miss Ida Howell was chair
man of the program committee. DR..
Grace Meigs of the childrens' bureau
at Washington, D. c., was the guest
of honor.
The Cedar Rapids woman's club is
working along lines of conservation.
No out Of town speakers have beer
obtained: local talent Is being used
altogether. An enjoyable community
singing was given at a recent meeting
and the community nurse, the idea
for which was fostered by the club
women. has appeared before the club
and talked on the work as found In
this city.
The club Is making service flag
for It's members. and also all mem
bers having friends IN the service
have been asked to hand in the
names so that the club may remeIn=
Der them.
The community singing was a Joy
and inspiration to all present. 1t was