The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1920-10-28
FEDERATED CLUBS
MEET in PASCO
Mrs. Crosby Reelected Presi'
dent of Yakima Valley
District Federation

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Grafton of Women's Clubs held it's
fourteenth semi-annual convention il
Pasco on Thursday, October Fl, 1920
at the Christian church. The after.
noon session was called to order al
, 2:30 by the president, Mrs. F. M
Crosby. Mrs. Robert Janke, of Pas.
co, gave the address Of welcome which
was responded to by Mrs. o. X. Will
Hanson of Prosser. In the presidents
greetings Mrs. Crosby, in behalf of
3 the executive board of the federation,
expressed the appreciation of the in
vitation and the hospitality of the
Pasco Women's club. 49,. -
She reported that the clubs through
out the valley are in good working
condition and that women's clubs are
no longer woman's fad but an in
stitution. She spoke of the great loss
to the federation in the death of Mrs.
Balabanoff and of how worthy she
was of the honor of being president of
the state federation.
The officers for the ensuing year
are as follows: President, Mrs. F. M.
Crosby, Kennewick; first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. F. A. Jenne, Sunnyside;
second vice president, Mrs. F. C. Pal
mer, Toppenish; third vice president.
Mrs. w. Hare, Mabton, treasurer,
Mrs. w. Jenkins, Prosser; recording
secretary, Mrs. E. ]. Haze, Grand
view; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Frank r. White, Kennewick; auditor,
Edith Whiting, Grandview
The chairmen of the committees
made their reports. Mrs. o. X. Will
hanson was nominated chairman Of
the Club Extension Committee. Mrs.
Williamson read letter from Mrs.
Shed saying that the Yakima Valley
District Federation now includes Kit
titas, Yakima, Benton and Franklin
counties, and that Mrs. Crosby as dis
trict federation president, has been
placed upon the board of the state fed
Grafton. In the absence of Mrs. Nc
Credie, her paper on the Sheppard
Towner bill was read by Mrs. Keene.
An interesting address was made by
Miss Mary A. Grupe of Ellensburg's
normal school. She showed how much
is studied in schools that is not used
in every day life, the essential, the
seemingly minor things, giving place
to those considered necessary to train
the mind. She showed that the abil-
ity to spell, or to do any other thing,
can be obtained only by doing that
specific thing.
Mrs. Zickler, of Buena, gave an in
teresting as well as instructive adj
dress on the Delinquent Boy and Girl.
Mrs. Zickler pointed out that parents
have more influence upon their chill
dren than they realize or use. Even
the delinquent boy or girl can blame
their parents because parents are Oft
en- too busy with social duties or keep
ing the house in perfect order to see
that their boys and girls are in per-
feet order. The lack of chaperones
has much to do with waywardness
which grows like a weed though at
first it may seem harmless.
At the evening session, DR.. 0. H.
Holmes, of Walla Walla, gave the adj
dress on Characterization" He gave
vivid picture Of our historical back
ground, showing that in the early set
Element of our country the Cavaliers
settling Virginia, came to America for
gold, while the Puritans came to New
England "to worship as he wanted.
though he saw that no one else did the
same" But in spite of the narrow
ness of the Puritans, they knew how
to obey, how to do things when he was
told to do it, and they gave us Ameri-
can Civilization with well established
fundamentals, some strong, vigorous
things. They gave women equality
and education. Then he showed how
the United States is built Of not only
English people but French, Spanish,
Italian, German, etc., and that the
amalgamation of the races has made
cosmopolitan republic speaking the
Anglo-Saxon language.
But the dominant note in America
where ever one goes is money. 1t is
the same thing everywhere. 1t takes
more brains to live than to do any