Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-01
Federation of Wonen's Clubs.

N" con ~ os tho national biennial
.u.o J n,-.,s next june Is arousins
.rvh = 'cs, amuy Iowa club women
'rn" .'"bs ere wishing To AFFILIATE
"f ; = @. + w. G.. For their
9 rn'r %. h following directions
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g.. n20llcat'oNs blank rrnm
W. =, els T.. Whitley Webster
City - COY and return to Mrs, Whit
j." sC"ethcr with copy OF your con-
- 'Ution and ly-laws and the dues,
" h'Ch err" Ss;o Tor twenty-five mem
H~rs or I"ss; 30 rrrts per capita for
'w'oty-hy' or mere This nppllCa-
ton must pays thru the hands Of SOW
Cral officer In various states-so that
Soma ''rre must be allowed for the Sc
CURING Of membership.
C"urs joining between April and
jan. pay dues again after Jan. !.
''"' : desiring to have application held
urtil after Jan. |. 1920 may do so 10y
making the rcqn'"t ~ the time the APP
p'lCation Is made. Dues should he
sent by draft, not checks or postal
order.
A most Interesting pamphlet on
AmoricaniZat!on programs has just
come from the press of the general
federation thru Mrs Thomas G. Win
ter, of Minneapolis. who Is director OF
AUGMENTATION. G. +. W. G. This
pamphlet contains contributions from
the chairman Of each depa rtment of
work in the G. f. w. C.. with outlines
for Americanization work which may
be done thru each of these various de-
partments. This publication Is s"rt
free to the president of each club
holding direct membership in the -. F.
w. G. and may be obtained by others
for the small SUR ~ cents.
From Mrs. MARGARET Cowles Bleach.
who is chairman for district No. 5 Of
the war victory commission, comes the
following:
1T is due YOU and the club women
OF Iowa. who have so generously con-
trihuted to the fund for "Furlough
Homes" for our men over there. to
have this resume of what has been
done with the contribution. Altho we
did not do exactly the thing we started
out to perform-namely to procure the
furlough housos-wa did accomplish
some worthwhile things. The houses
We found would he too great q respnn-
sihilitv to undertake, and under the
circumstances twisting at the time. II
was not considered by those on m"
ground a feaeihln thirG ia attempt. II
was finally agreed that the Y. ". G. A.
would furnish the houses and the war
victory commission Of the G. F. W. G..
would furnish and maintain unit Of
100 selected yonng women. two from
each state. the flower Of our woman
bows in France.
Their slogan was: Our last work
our best work. From over there came
the most gratifying reports OF work
we'll done and the assurance that no
finer group OF women has gone over
seas than these Young women sent by
the war victory commission.
"Our women filed the leisure hours
OF the boys full of wholesome re-
creation. cheered the homesick. tired
ones and are making the weary hours
Of waiting for return orders" more
endurable and happier.
I'VE are assured that al war
victory unit women be bp bone
by the LIST Of Septemhel will
not all return in bod, he
sent hack as transported be
secured ..s. ,|
when they have all been safely re-
turned to their respective homes. the
work Of the war victory commission
will have been accomplished.
"Thc, war victory commission has
accomplished that definite piece Of
war work for our men overseas for
which the commission was created.
In view of this fact wish to express
to you my great appreciation of your
very valuable assistance in making
this service possible for our wonder
full men in khaki and blue. .aa