Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-05-06
OF THE
STATE FEDERATION


trained and organized women in every
community who can be depended upon
to back up every movement that makes
for the betterment of that communities
life" These groups join together in
the State Federation in order that each
club may benefit from the experience
of all. and receive the inspiration that
organization gives. and also, in order
that we may accomplish together work
which, as individual clubs. we are un-
able to do. The Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs is not an organization OF
one idea, 1t covers every line of prog
ressive human endeavo
The administration of the State
Federation is making special effort
this year to strengthen the organiza-
ton and make it a more efficient
working machine. In order to get as
much help as possible from the General
Federation, we have taken care that
each club shall receive regularly the
General Federation News" keeping
the clubs in touch with the work of the
General Federation and somewhat with
that of the several states. That we
may get better acquainted with each
other, and keep informed of tn work
being done by the State, we are build
ing up a strong Publicity Department
The State Federation New Column is
now being printed in from II to Is
papers over the state. and the number
will be increased until every club in
the state gets this news thru some
paper All items are sent to the State
chairman OF Publicity, who prepares
the column and sends 1t to the papers
for publication.
The year book is now out and in ad
dition to the weekly news column,
bulletin will be issued as often as seems
necessary to furnish the department
chairman with a means of reaching
the individual clubs, when the message
TO be given is too long to be included
in the weekly Fedeation news column
The Department Of Industrial and
Social Relations has been hard at work
on Buy a Pound of Wool" cam
paign, organizing. OF only a statewide,
but at nationwide movement to lead
women. who are the family purchasing
agents. to buy goods and garments Of
home grown wool, thus doing what
we can to provide a market for west
ern product that is in sore need of It.
This movement has been endorsed by
the General Federation.
The State Art Department is col
lecting on exhibit of the woIl- of Idaho
artists for the General Federation
Council fneating at salt I.alre IN june,
gathering dlsa 70 n report to 'ne
Art Depa artmcnt of the Grrcr:Ii Fed.
Grafton On iiaho lrt 1rd ;,~s,sts: and
getting an exhibit of scinol ait in
Idaho ready 50 that L c1n lie scnt
over the atate next TAI. Also, Mrs
Wilmot. ,he interior decorator Who
lectured in the First AMI st'cni pists
last year, vas routed ov,r the third
district this month.
The Co nmittee on indian Affairs is
gathering an exhibit of the arts and
crafts of Idaho Indians to be sent so
the Council meeting at Salt Lake.
When this is done. the committee will
take up the work of collecting and pre-
serving Indian legends and flok ioie,
and the study of the living conditions
of Indians in Idaho.
Owing to the tremendous financial
slump in south Idaho. many students
who expected to have funds enough to
finish their year in the University
found themselves in need OF help. and
applied to the Loan Scholarship Com
mittee for loans. This committee has
loaned out all OF the money in the
AoAhs etlQ Is NOW UtN lSl1l5 ways st1lu )
means of raising more.
The Legislative Committee was kept
busy during the Legislature. not only !
working for educational measures and /
those especially intended for the bene- !
fit of women and children, but also ,
watching carefully all measures intro !
duced, that federation influence might !
he used against the undesirable ones. !
This committee is now preparing sug-
gestions for future work along iegis- |
lstive lines.
The Club Extension Committee re- !
ports ten new clubs in the State Fed .
GRAFTON. and one old one re-instated. ;
with good prospects for more
The Americanization Department is
organizing that work In connection :
with other organizations carrying on
Americanization work. as. If all work I
together there. will be less dissipation I
of energy. greater efficiency. and less
danger of misunderstanding on tho
part of foreigners.
Lack of space forbids any further
detailed account OF the work OF the
departments. there are so many or
them. The State Federation is laying
special 5teess upen:
1. The development of a greater In
tereSt IN. ana study or, governmental
affairs, on the part of women, in order
to promote better citizenship and Sc
cure better government Our good In
tentions get us nowhere. without
knowledge to guide them.
2. Expressed opposition to unnec-
essary and extravagant army and
naval expenditures.
3. A special study of systems of
taxation. now, when tax revis;ons are
being contemplated everywhere for I
though "uo one can escape death or
taxes. all can work to see that taxes
are equitabIy and justly distributed. 4
and the best time to do that work Is
when tax laws are beong changed.
4. A study of reclamation, and the !
Industrial possibilities OF Idaho. and I
what women can do TO help develop |
them. We have an opportunity here $
which the clubs OF older states do not I