The Ordway new era., 1920-03-19
CLUBS HOLD
ANNUAL CONVENTION

The annual convention of the So.
utheast district of Colorado Fedora.
tion OF Women's Clubs was held at
Rocky Ford, Tuesday and Wednes.
day of this week. On Tuesday even.
ing reception was given the deleg.
ates and members at the home of
Mrs. w. d. Palmer. On Wednesday
morning at $3.50 the convention was
opened in the club room of the pu.
bile library, with the following pro.
gram:
Invocation by Mrs. Rufus Keysor,
presentation of program by Mrs.
Juan Rayner, greetings by Mrs. c. ].
Cover, president of the Women's
Club of Rocky Ford; response by
Mrs. ]. n. Neeb, president of the so.
utheast district. and reports.
Address, THE Power of Poetry in
Human Affairs Mrs. Miller of Col.
orado Springs. This address was a
masterpiece Of poetic comparisons of
the material and spiritual in human
life, and carried its hearers away
from the sordid affairs of everyday
existence.
At the afternoon session an ad.
dress was given byMrs. Chas. II. ia.
cobson of Denver. Mrs. jacobson
said in part: "A federation of the
clubs stands for organization and
service and means that a group of
broad minded women have banded
together in a common cause; in mo-
vement to protect women and child.
rem who need protection, and to be
of service to each other outside and
within the homes"
When we unite with club our
first thought is. What will the club
do for me?" Then, What can / do
for the club. and later, What can
the club and do for the community. ;
| There are 1000 members of the
federated clubs in Colorado and the
first thought of each should be the
attainment of glory in being useful
This can be realized in many ways:
community service, thrift, American
ism.
MY ten commandments for thrift
are these:
Work and earn.
Make budgets.
Carry life insurance
Keep record of your expenses.
Make a will.
Own your own home.
Pay your bills promptly.
Have mental storehouse of use
ful information
Invest in government securities.
Share with others.
Each club member can gain by
counSeling with the other, and the
few dollars subscribed by each makes
you part of the great work of reac.
hing those who need help. II is now
as always more beautiful to give than
to receive Mrs. Jacobson spoke
of the community work in Denver
! especially along the lines of helping
\ the young-rpeeple spend the unem.
!, ployed hours of me twentyfour.
pleasantly and yet profitably. The
average schedule is. work eight hou
RS. which leaves eight hours of unem.
ployment They have found that, as
youth must have a way to work off
surplus energy. and have healthfuI
exercise, the community dance. chap.
eroned and well managed, brings
grace of body and a knowledge of
correct social manners, and forms a
pleasant pass time, and the young
people go home by IL O'Clock, happy
with their desire Tor recreation and
entertainment satisfied.
Mrs. jacobson has had twentyfour
years of active service as club wo.
man and in helping in the general
growth and uplift of Colorado, and
feels there is much work to do for
Americanization, but that we must
remember that the foreign born who
come to our shores also have much
TO give us as well as much to re.
ceive from us. She has observed
that these people know much more
about their native land than the ay
erage American knows about Amer.
lea. Americanizing the foreigner is
a slow process, which requires a
plentiful supply of patients and kind.
ness.
During the session Mrs. Neebe
read ten commandments which will
interest the women of any club:
Tbon shalt have no other club be.
fore this one.
Thou shalt not worship any false
thing.
Remember thy club engagements.
Honor thy club sisters.
Thou shalt not murder the Kings
english.
Thou shalt not covet office
Thou shalt be prepared for roll call
Ihou shalt not at the eleventh
hour begin to hunt material for thy
paper.
Thou shalth not speak in a meet.
ing when thy sister has the floor.
Thou shalt diligently keep these
commandments. so that thy club days
may be heightened and thy fame
spread unto the uttermost parts of
clubdom.
DIR. j. l.. Weaver of Rocky Ford.
gave an address on Americanlzation.
He said: "Americanism is a doctrine
known as the Golden Rule,-to do
unto others as we would have them
do unto us. To be united and strong
the government must be, as set forth