Arizona republican., 1920-04-28
BUILDING GOOD CITIZENSHIP |S
 OPPOR I UNIT
Retiring President of Wo- mans Club In Farewell Address Urges American ization Work for Mem berS

1 Urging the members of the Woman's l Club to become familiar with the diff l ferent national policies, Mrs. James $. | Griffin, the president, in her farewell address at the final meeting of the year yesterday, reminded the club that the presidential election was drawing near.
 Right in line with the Americaniza- tion work which she recommended be continued, Mrs. Griffin recalled to the tunity for laying the foundation for the building of good citizenship by helping the women of the community understand the national policies that they might vote intelligently.
 Annual Reports.
 [ Preceding her talk, the annual re- ports were made by the officers. de- chairmen. A pretty feature was the fine tribute paid Mrs Griffin by Mrs. W. s. Norveil, auditor of the club. who spoke of the spirit of fairness Mrs. Griffin always had exhibited In addition to her splendid leadership and her executive ability. she paid a com- pliment to her kindness in all things. and the affection with which she was held by the members.
 Mrs. Griffin received an ovation when she responded. and Mrs Joseph Stark, to whom she passed the gavel
 as the incoming president, also re- ceiVed enthusiastic applause.
 In her talk the president touchee upon the club activities of the past year as well as mentioning past and future policies. She said:
 Presidents Farewell Address.
 Measure not your work until tho day is done-then bring your gauges" These words remind that once again the time has come for us to sum up our years work. You have Just heard the splendid reports of the of ficers, the department chairmen and the different committees. Aside from this. we have held four regular meet
 ings and three special meetings. The regular meetings were on October 2l. which was the opening reception; tho 23rd of March, on which day pr. R H. H. Blome spoke to us upon the work of the opportunity school; the 30th of March, when We inaugurated General Club Day" inviting all ths clubs of the city to take part in the program This proved a great success. as you will remember. seven clubs be- ing represented. l sincerely hope that you will make this an annual event.
 Todays meeting makes the fourth not recorded by any department or the special meetings, the first was on the evening of December ?, when the entertainment committee gave a dance and of which you have just heard ths report. The second was on January 20, at which time the city band ten dered a complimentary concert to the Woman'S Club. which was highly ap- preciated. The third special meeting was the one that every club member ! looks forward to .th much anticipa- 1 ton, and which is always thoroughly 1 enjoyed-good fellowship day.
 Club Membership Is 33o.
 From the secretarys report you 1 have just heard that, including all of 1 Y7Ir year, we will have a total membership | of S30. With such a membership as l this the Wonan's Club should be able l to accomplish much, not only for it. | self. but for the community to which | it belongs and also for it's country. 1 just passed has been Americanization. l and while we have not been able to | do much real work. we have at least l been studying the subject
 As I said in the beginning of tho | year, 1t is too great problem to jump | ing ways and means. However, we | must not stop here. for we have only | just begun. It has been suggested that | the Woman's Club might inaugurate a naturalization drive for Phoenix. find ing out how many foreign born citizens have not taken out their pa- pers, and why. This would be step toward real AmericaniZation work.
 Then we might assist the local Arnericanization board in their plan to provide for the Mexican people of Phoenix a community house, situated south of the railroad tracks. They are very tirnid, these Mexicans. about at tending meetings held uptown, or even in the school houses. But if this com munity house could be established right in their own locality, where they would feel more at home. and feel, too. that 1t really belonged to them, I am certain much more could be accom- pushed. Since writing this I have heard that the Civic Educational De-