The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-08

Mrs. Buchanan said in part:
TT gives me great pleasure to well
come you, ladies Of the state board
and chairmen of the Tenth district of
the Tennessee Federation Of Clubs, to
city, to the Nineteenth Century club
and to our hearts today.
II the more appreciate YOU pres
ence at this meeting because ] feel
that together we shall gather inspira-
tended usefulness. l think that all
present appreciate the splendid work
Of the federation and realize that 1t Is
a force for good In the state. and that
to serve 1t is a responsibility. The
slogan has always been ppgress-a
progress that would help and Nplift.
W have met that we may reason
together, hat we may know each other
better, that we may discuss plans II
consider condition, and that l may
have you advice, your counsel, the
contact with your bright, trained minds,
the stimulus Of your enthusiasm and
TesourcefulneSs.
THE special effort Of the federation
has been service-and such 1t should
he. A applaud it. | am in full sym
patty with all movements that have
for their object the betterment of the
race. This is the weightier matter and
should be first considered.
mere Is lI6 minimum NdBC Id"
Surely this federation might find some
reasonable solution to this much-veXed
question that would be fair and equit-
able.
1.-THE membership drive also must be
looked after. Every club In the state,
yes, every in the state, should
belong to this organization and count
It a pride and honor to De so enrolled,
In a spirit of unselfishness, possibly,
we have not stressed enough the gem
tier, less obtTusive side of helpfulness,
| Might we not have somewhat of music,
somewhat Of social pleasure? For
beauty is usefulness.
THE child or the mother that is led
to look away from the gloom and
shadows to the blue skies, the fmoun-
tain tops, the flowers, to see Beauty
in the water and in the rocks, has
gained something beyond and above
m~ateriality. They come to know the
the beauty that lies along the way.
There are many question to meet,
many problems to solve, so many that
we may well stand in W before the
responsibility confronting us. But
am persuaded that we shall go forward
%undaunted, confident, heart beating In
unison with heart, spirit in cadence
with spirit lifting our eyes into the
hills from whence cometh our help,
so the work Of the Tennessee federation
viii go forward"
A beautiful and cordial greeting was
given the delegates and state boarc
members by Mrs. r. l.. Jordan, vice
president of the Nineteenth Century
club and in a graceful little speech, Mrs
left Meek, of Whitehaven, Responded
on behalf of the delegates to the wei
come so graciously extended to them.
The minutes of the last meeting
read by Mrs. e. G. Willingham, Wht
served as secretary for the meeuhs
showed that at that time the war wa
reflected in all of the talks ana TN
delegates breathed a sigh of relief al
they thought of those GIN days a.
past, even though there aye sun grave
problems to be considered. :.
A feature OF special interest durlnl
the morning was the talk on health
Mrs. M. M. Gattmar, state Chairman
of the department OF health, IN a snor
talk which she opened with the quota
ton from the Bible on the tempest, tn
earthquake and the fire, followed 2.
the still, small voice, which she san
commanded the preservation and con
servation of health. The efforts OF IN
whole country Just now are being, ~
recfed to the prevention of tuberculosis
and il was that subsection which. Mrs
Gattman concentrated: she salu tia
the object should not be TO get Wen;
but to "stay Well n that the ON
way to combat the dread white pSague
was with the machine gun Oh euuca
ton. She introduced capt Josepi
Judge. Medical corps, U. S. A., VINO eX
piained the fight being maze agalhs