The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-11-18
Saturdays Meetings

The sessions of the convention Sat
urday were held in the Presbyterian
church. Rev. McIvor pronounced the
invocation and Hugh N. Marion well
coined the guests in behalf of the
city. Mayor Smith was to have given
this address but was unexpectedly
called out of town.
In connection with Saturdays pro-
gram, it might be well to mention
that a number of the longer address
ses and papers were of so much in
terest that they will be treated in
separate stories. Lack of space will
probably necessitate several of them
being held over until next week.
Following the assembly singing, re-
ports of the district chairman of the
various committees were given, show
ing the work that is being done by
the various clubs. Mrs. j. F. Cook
is chairman of the Public Health
committee and Mrs. Bruner of the
Conservation committee of the dis
trict. Mrs Cook outlined the pro-
gram Of the years work, and men
toned the Red Cross seal sale as the
first part of the program, and said
that an attempt should be made to
put the Modern Health Crusade in
every school, as when we get the
children interested in ''health chores
much has been accomplished toward
future good health. She mentioned
the work of the county nurse, and
said that the club members in each
county should not rest until they had
secured one. Mrs. Cook also explain
ed the Shepherd Towner bill and told
why the clubs stood back of it. She
also discussed the child welfare work
baby clinics. She advocated a cam
paign against the extremely high
heel, which is responsible for many
nervous disorders in woman, and
mentioned an attempt that was being |
made to provide wards for crippled /
and diseased children in the general I
hospitals.
Mrs. S. L. Rugg, Of Glasgow, re-
porting for the committee on legisla
ton read report of the legislation
endorsed by the state federation of
woman's clubs at the Billings meet
ing this year. Among the things men
toned was a child placement bill,
regulating the placing of or adoption
of homeless, neglected or illegitimate
children under state supervision; a
juvenile delinquent law; segregation
of feeble minded; amendment of the
age of consent law; a measure pro-
viding some place where crippled
children can be cared for; an anti
cigarette law for minors; laws re-
quiring a state certificate showing
freedom from venereal disease before
license may be issued.
Mrs. Geo. Berry reporting the
work of the Thrift Committe said
that the work so far had been mostly
along educational lines, and that
much had been accomplished, prin- !
cipalIy in the matter of establishing {
a budget system. She said that thrift j
consisted not alone in saving, but al
so in wise buying and careful plan t
ming of expenditures. She also told
Of communities where women were I
turning their attention particularly {
to the making of their own hats and t
the making over of garments. {
State Presidents Message ]
Following the reports of the var y
ous chairmen of committees, Mrs. I
of Poplar, gave read It
ng and Mrs. J. F. Kilduff, state presi-
lent, addressed the convention. She t
herself pleased at the num- &
per of new clubs that had been start .
ID in the state, there being now 80 a
lctive federated clubs, with mem Y
,ership of about 5000 women. She S
llso expressed herself as being pleas
ID with the growth in business eff
iciency that the various clubs are
howing.
She said: Women must expect
@ do more work in public fields. We
annot stop now. We must meet the
problems confronting us in a wise ,
md conscientious manner; we must !
tudy each problem so that we can
york wisely" She said that she a
hought the greatest activity of the :, :,
lubs should be along the lines of :,
hid welfare, and that special en- ?
hasis should be placed on the train .
ng of the child. The two greatest :
nenaces to the child that we have T
O face are the dance hall and the !.