The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-03-12
Nevada Federation
of Women's Clubs


~ - WIN RI0l0And rofIOh in4k ~
this issue OF the club notes we recor'
the passing OF Miss Emma q. Wander
leith at 2 o'clock on the morning o
Sunday. February 20. Since octobe
1s. 1918. Miss vanderleith has beer
chairman of the student loan depart
msnt. which she Instituted and pro
NOTED during these years with the ut,
most zeal and efficiency. Her earnest.
ness and self-devotion TO her clut
work. and indeed every philanthropie
movement. particularly the education
OF the youth OF Nevada. established for
her unique position In the annals OF
club life. Her strength OF character
was shown In her untiring and faithful
work. her contented. happy home life.
her patience under difficulties. and
hopefulness under any adverse cir
cumstance. All over this state there
will be personal sense of loss in her
passing. Her memory will long be
with us as a true friend and conscien.
tious coworkers. though she has been
called
"Out OF the mist and rain
Into the broader vision"
The great golden PRAIRIE biennial
convention of the General Federation
of Womens Clubs will be held in Des
Moines June i6 to IS and an "Towa
awakened" will be hostess. Thousands
OF club women over the entire state are
working to make the NEE ting one Of
the greatest i'm the history Of the or
ganization. The keynote of the six
day convention Is to be Americanism;
Americanism In the home as exempli
fed In the great thrift movement,
which Is meant to lead to the establish.
ment Of the best forms Of life wrought
into plans OF family expenditure, child
welfare work and the building up Of
higher standards of family life: Amer
icanism throughout the nation through
4 citizenship of mutual understanding
between native and foreign born.
Grouped about these three subjects
will be a great program of allied in.
terests.
The name Of Mrs. w. s. Jennings Of
Jacksonville. Fla. as q nominee for the
ONCE Of first vice-president OF the
General Federation OF women's Clubs
will be presented by the Florida delega-
tion at the biennial convention of the
organization at Des Moines next June.
Mrs. Jennings has been a member Of
the board of directors for the last two
years.
Tho Wadsworth Parent Teachers
Association Is one of the lately organ.
ICED clubs which II coming to the
front. It was organized last November
and has twenty-five members. The |
president Is Mrs. VIII ingalls, and the |
secretary Mrs. Harry House. The club |
plans to Improve their schoolhouse and |
10 active in health-crusade work. They |
have also purchased . picture to be |
placed In the room which has the most |
mothers In attendance at meetings.
The February program Of the Mes.
lutte Club Of Las Vegas was a musical
,ne. Mrs. Roy Martin had ~ her guest |
nne musician and the two ladies rem.
Tered many beautiful selections for the
,lub members.
The Parent-Teachers' Association Of
Carson City Is alive and working. At
heir last meeting they adopted q res.
'lution indorsing the building of q
gymnasium in connection with the
'chool. also to be used as social cen.
or for school activities. At the 70.
luest Of the Nevada Federation OF
Women's Clubs literary committee. .
'ommittee Will be appointed 10 select
no best story from the high school
'upils Of this school and also Of Wiz.
rinia City In the short-story contest.
The association win give every help In
promoting the interest Of the pupils in
his event. Entertainments or parties
or the pupils Of the primary ana i
grammar grades will be given this
month under the auspices Of the assoc
iation and next month dance for the
Ugh school pupils will be given. Mr..
burr gave an interesting talk on Bible
tudy In the schools or in connection
nth the schools and Mrs. Burr played
violin solo. The program features
re proving interesting and attractive
nd the attendance at the meetings is |,
teadily growing. =