Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1918-10-10
The SEVENTH
BIENNIAL CONVENTION
Federation of Women's Clubs haUeI
Large Attendance Guests HaUe
Earnest Praise for Hospitality
Shoun Them.

i is constantly growing and more and
more students can be aided to a
higher education.
One of the bills to be presented by
the clubs is designed to bring Mos
COW nearer by making flat rate OF
: five dollars to and from the Uniyer-
sity, with limitations or restrictions
and will not apply TO nearby students
This fund is available fer use in a
military way.
I Mrs. S. H. Hays report on the Ns-
tional Council OF Defense told how it
had been formed by Secretary Lane
land the various duties belonging TO
it and one suggestion should by all
means be carried out. The work con
Germs our soldier, navy and marine
enlistments or drafts This is com
! pl ate registration OF every absent lad
/ as far as it can be learned. Some
plan should be devised to get the;
names in Payette County while the
parents arc still here, as many en-
listed elsewhere. She also urged that
women be reasonable IN their Christ
mas buying, and help in buying war
savings stamps.
The art report OF Miss Irwin was
read by Mrs. Axline and was very
practical and to the point. she asked !
that children be taught TO see the
beauties here mountains, lakes and
sunsets. and natural things.
Mrs. ]. L. McClear OF War Emerg- /
ency work, urged that patriotism be
taught to all the children and gave
many practical suggestions.
Mrs. L. B. Green the legislature !
chairman and who is practicng law
yer of Mountain Home. and VINO {
ever has the best interest OF Idaho
women at heart, will be busy at the
coming legislature trying to have GER
tain laws that were endorsed by the
Federation, enacted. She gave a
laughable account of how the COM
mittee succeeded in having a law
that would put woman ON the
State Board of Education passed by
both assemblies, only to have III
vetoed by the governor.
Other bills endorsed by the club
and truly war measures will be the
work of the legislative committee,
One of these is to provide for sta
tutory homestead without declaring
the homestead which act often en-
barrasses the husbands business.
Prof. Nelson won the gratitude OF
thu Federation Committee when he
said he would take sole charge OF the
music and gave the convention !
decided treat morning, noon ana /
evening. The music ranging from ,
choruses by the P. H. S. Glee clubs
to grade choruses by the children,
to solos and a male quartet one eve
ming which was much appreciated.
1t has been stated that the wonder
full war work of the Woman's COM
mittse has been made possible by or
ganized club women, and that France
has sent six women over to this coan'
try to study club organization. L
There are "a clubs IN the Idaho S
and Mrs. Franklin b. q
Coats. General Federation State '
said Don't let any one S
tell you that club work and war
work is different our work is war 4
work" ts
Mrs. Fred Pittinger, on Ideals and
Purposes of the Red Gross gave &
concise history of the very first 8
Red Cross and on down to 1854 wnel 9
o. S. Joined. That each country has I
its own red cross, that goes with {
the army. First aid girls viii not
be sent over because of lack OF c
training. and she urged that cheer
ful letters be sent over to keep upit
the morale oof the soldiers,
Portia Club was offered five OF c
the elective. offices but in honor t
preferred that the honors pass to
some other club. so each was de- o
clined. il
Wilson endorsing his action in re- I
gard to woman suffrage. And greet e
ings were received from Miss Par
meal French and the Oregon Fed
Grafton, also from Texas and Ken
.ucky's women's Clubs,