The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-28
Federation of Women,s Clubs

university Who We're being assisted. thu
majority receiving SO per month.
After the student has graduated the
amount borrowed Is paid back in
monthly instalimeuts. As the pay
ments necessarily must be small il
means that over one-half the fund il
outstanding. With the payments and
contributions from the clubs and indi-
viduals' all who need help and are de-
serving viii he taken care OF next year
Now and then.a boy or girl may b.
found in whom our trust seems to have
been misplaced. but the words OF APP
probation from those Who have been
able 10 live broader and more useful
lives because OF this fund compensates
as for any sacrifices We may make for
the success OF the fund. We are told
that records on marble or stone must
sometimes perish. temples or buildings
erumble into dust. but IL we build on
The human mind We are building for
eternity itself; surely then the student
loan fund is the nobiest memorial for
which the women Of the state could
ask.
Mrs, f. e. wardin. lsO West Liberty
street. Reno. is the present chairman
and all applications for assistance
should be made to her. when informa-
tion as to how the money may be OBJ
tanned will be given.
Since the above article on the stu
dent loan was written the following
letter has been received from Mrs
Wardin
Dear Miss Crisler: In the mornings
mail received a check from the Art
mesia Club OF Fallon for $500. This
they wish 10 be added to the student
| loan fund as The Emma Vanderleith
Memorial Fund The secretary says
| that the last visit made to this club
| by Miss Vanderleith was in the inter-
| est of this fund, hence their desire TO
honor her memory in this way. Isn't
that a lovely spirit? 1t is such things
that make you feel like working.
| Mrs. w. c. Watson, chairman of the
/ Mothers Club department has sent
out the following letter to all clubs in
| the state, with the copies of the petit
| tion to be signed by the club members:
Dear President: The bureau of CEN
| sus and the ehildren's bureau have is
sued a report showing that in 1918
! $4,000 mothers died in childbirth and
that during the same year $4,000 died
- causes due to the lack of prenatal,
and postnatal care of the moth
tuS Most of these losses were among
b poor and may be expected to con-
i1ue until an agency is established
hlich will provide the mother-tobe
4 With the care to which she is entitled,
'egardless of her station in life. a
bill. No. 3,229 in the senate and No.
1926 in the house, will provide this
| lgency and all women are urged to
| ,ign this petition urging the passage
| = the bill at this session of congress.
rhis bill will eevntually. of course,
AIRY an appropriation of perhaps mil
ions of dollars per year, but money
must not he saved at the cost of the
lives of the American mothers and ba-
aies Because experience has proven
hat fully 20 per cent Of infant NOR
Jality is prevented by education of the
mothers in infant hygiene; because the
United States must preserve child life
and because the mother is the greatest
influence in the life of child we urge
all women to join the millions who
have already indorsed the bin and are
working for it's passage.
, The Smith Valley Civic club met
with Mrs Stanley Witherton ant
much business was transacted The
club prepared an interesting program
for the first part of ian affair TO b'
given by the county clubs athllate'
+ with the state federation. The clul
t took an active part in Western con
, sumefs' week and made drive in tn
: interest of the far-east relief ant
, raised a fair amount for the same. Tn
r consolidation of the five grade school
|, is the paramount issue Just now an
4 various members are giving their tim
$ TO gather data to assist the commute
g of one from each district on coS'