Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-10-26
STATE FEDERATION
HAS BIG MEETING.

The following officers were elected
Saturday at Carson City by the State
Federation OF Women's Clubs:
President, Mrs w D Mason. Elko
Vice president at large Mrs Mabel
Plummer Yerington.
Recording secretary. Miss G. NJ Cris-
Ter, Carson City.
Corresponding secretary, Mrs D w
Griswold, Elko.
Treasurer. Mrs ] + Gclder, Reno.
Auditor. Mrs a Huffaker. Carson City.
Nominee for federation director, Mrs
] L Church.
The Nevada State Federation of
Women's Clubs closed successful
three-day session at Carson City Sat
llrday, during which the welfare of
the state and its people was discussed
from many angles aud constructive
plans were formed for CIVIC advance
ment.
There were is voting members
present at Saturdays sessions. repre-
senting the largest convention the fed
Grafton has ever held. The largest pre-
vious attendance was at Reno i'll 1916,
when there were Is voters
Features OF the closing SESSIONS
were the report Of the president. Mrs
J i; Church Of Reno; the adoption
Of resolutions favoring, reduction of
arllameilts support Of the state board
OF pubic health, protection Of the ma
tons scenery and national depart
ment OF education as proposed by the
Towncr-Sterling bill a resolution ia
voring state boarl Of MOTION pic
ture censorship failed of adoption.
Recommendations adopted by the
convention included:
One urging every endeavor to foster
The correct pronunciation OF Nevada
and Tahoe
One urging Legislative council for
the state federation.
One that each club plan to secure a
public health nurse in every Nevada
community. to see that schools are
equipped to serve public hot noon
lunches and to inlorse the movement
ior talking machine i'll every school.
Another recommendation adopted was
"We recommend that we put Our
stamp OF 5isapproval upon delinquent
boys and girls being kept in jail for
any period whatever, either while "a
waiting trial or for some, one to take
Them to an institution and that we
make demands in our VARIOUS COM
for proper detention homes.
Other high lights yesterday were the
addresses OF Mrs. Matrha. O. Davis,
executive secretary OF the Nevad Pub
lie Health Associations; of Mrs. Waiter
A. Schocl,ley chairman of the child
welfare department of the association,
and Of Dr. George Wharton James, who
spoke of Nevada as a factor in the
literary life of the West; of state sup
erintendent w J Hunting, whose sub
jet was "The Status and Needs of Ed
ucation in Nevada. and who COM
mended the federation for its approval
OF the NATIONAL department OF educa-
ion idea
DR. lanes paid tribute to the late
Sam Davis as one OF. Nevada s
greatest literary men and one who, he
said, would have been the equal OF
Mark Twain if it had been possible for
him to devote himself exclusively to
writing. Philip. Verrill Mighels and
his father. Harry Mighels; & c Good
win. Miriam Michaelson. and Sally
Winnemucca were also praised Tor
their contributions as Nevada writers
to western literature, the last named
for her book on the Riute Indians.
Dir James urged that the Mark
Twain home in Carson be purchased
and made public museum.
Nevada, said the speaker, was
famed for the nmber OF brilliant lit
erary hoaxes produced by her writers
adding that it was doubtful II any
other state or country had Such rec
ord in this regard.
Miss Felice Cohn, specia prosecut-
ing attorney for the United States
land Office, said that She had found
i'll her travels through the west that
womcn's club work is much appreciat-
ed by the public.
Resolutions OF mcmoriam were
adopted for the late Mrs Emma Van
derleath founder OF the student ioan
fund ard Mrs Thad [. Hoppin OF
Ycrington
Gerald FIironymous and Della Thorn
as were married in this city last Fri