Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1920-03-03
STATE ACTIVITIES
OF WOMAN'S CLUB

At the last Federation held in tlko,
the clubs OF the state We're divided
into three districts. each district to
hold its convention III the Fall Dis
trict No. comprises the clubs in the
counties OF Elko, White Pine, Eureka
Lander and Humboldt. District No
? comprises the counties OF Clark
Lincoln and Nyc. District No 3 III
cludes the counties Of Pershing,
Washoe, Storey. Ormsby, Churchill
Lyon, Douglas and Esmcralde
The president o. the Federation,
Mrs. J E. Church. appointed prcsi-
dent for each district whose duty it
will be to perfect the organization
insofar as she can before the Fall
meeting.
Mrs. c. w. Griswold, president OF
District No. | has appointed the fol
lowing officers: Mrs G. c. Barron OF
Ely. secretary: Mrs. Della Baat OF
Wells, treasurer Mrs Fitzgerald OF
Elko has been asked to assist Mrs.
Frank Simpson i'll the Educational de
partment Miss Knemeyer, of E.ll<o.
TO serve with Mrs. George West in
the Literature department and Mrs. a.
ZURICH, of Ely to serve i'll the Music
department under the direction OF
Mrs. Hugh Brown. Mrs. Grswold
has appointed committees in the vari
Gus towns to try and organize wom-
ems clubs Winncmucca now has no
club and is much interested Mrs.
Griswold reports that many new clubs
will be formed before the end of the
wear. In Wells. and L.amoile the
II ONE Makers clubs have been organ
Star Valley has a club of several years
,tanding. Mrs. Griswold hopes to see
all these clubs join the federation
in the near future. She is also work
ing on Austin, Eureka. Paradise Val
'cy, Winnemucca. Carlin and III sev-
ral OF the valleys adjoining Elko for
new clubs Through Mrs. Barron, a
ommittce has been appointed to form
lew clubs in Ruth and McGill.
Mrs. c p. Squires is president OF
District No. ,. At present. there is
,nly one federated club in the district
There are several clubs which she
ropes will soon fedcratc. Her hope
les in the Parcnt-Teacher's associa-
ions. and she aims to get i'll touch
With the teachers with the idea of
having thsN form Parcnt-Tcachcr's
associations
Mrs. b. T.. Stoler. OF LovcIock. i
president of District No. ). She has
appointed the following officers; Mrs.
y. J.. Gassoway o. Reno, licc-prc5i
lent, Mrs. J. /. Goodin, of Lovelock.
secretary and Mrs. ], N. Kramer, ol
LoYelock, treasurer, The constitu-
lion and bylaws are being drafted by
Mrs. Gassoway. and Mrs, Stoker re
quests each club in the district to
onward her its club program.
The year books are now ready for
distributions a copy will be sent to
ach Federation officer, Chairman OF
Department and Club Presidents.
Mrs. F. Z. Humphrey, of Reno, has
been re-appointed Special Agent OF
Nevada in the Chldreu's Bureau, L
). Department of Labor. With the
assistance OF Mrs. j. +. Church. she
has outlined suggestions for the dc
partments of Public Health, Civics
Home Economics and Social and In
lustrial conditions which, ii followed.
will keep the work OF these depart
ments from overlapping. Last year
Mrs. Humphrey made an enviable
reputation in the performance OF the
duties of this office. Through her
efforts Nevada weighed more babies,
in proportion to population. than any
state in the Union. the District of Co
lumba, headquarters of the move
ment, being the only place outranking
our state
Mrs p. b. Ellis. of Carson City. has
been appointed by the Board o9 Di-
rectors OF the General Federation to
serve on the committee ON Rules and
Regulations Tor the Biennial to be
held in Des Moines. Iowa. in June.