The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-03-29
STATE FEDERATION
OF W0MEN'S CLUBS
MRS. GEORGE H. DAVIS, OF
PRESS COMMITTEE, TELLS
WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

Mrs. B. l.. johnson of Nampa has
consented to take the chairmanship of
the Americanization Department of
| the State Federation, in place of Mrs.
G. w. Lamson of Nampa, who was
compelled to resign on account of i'll
health.
Mrs. T. C. Ho1lingshead of Boise,
Idaho, the newly appointed State Art
chairman, will have charge Of Idaho's
part in the Art Exhibit at Salt Lake
City in June.
The Women Club of Richfield gave
a most enjoyable educational day"
program recently at the home of Mrs.
Owen Younkin. County Superinten-
dent Leah M. Burnside read paper,
''The Schoolhouse as Social Cen
ter" Mr.. w IS. Horseman, superin-
tendent of the Richfield schools talk
ed on Vocational Education, Its Op-
portunities and it's Dangers" Miss
Hall gave a reading, and Miss Nc
Mahon, Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Brush
sang trio.
There seems to be quite desire
on the part of club women to learn
about the Roosevelt Memorial, and
the part the federation clubs in this
state are expected to take in the pur-
chasing of the Roosevelt birthplace
for a memorial. This is not an un-
dertaking of the national federation
of Women's Clubs, but in every state
a woman has been appointed to pre-
sent this matter to the women OF her
state. Miss Julia Taylor is chairman
for Idaho, and any club or individual
wishing further information can
write to her at Twin Falls, and she
will forward them literature on the
subject.
Women of the state are much in
terested in the Memorial Act passed
by the sixteenth session of legisla-
ture. This measure provides that all
counties can select their own form OF
war memorial, and be entitled to a !
share of the $4,000 appropriated for
this purpose by the fifteenth session.
If the county commissioners refuse to
act in matters of this kind any war
association can construct a memorial
and be entitled to the privileges
granted under this law.
Club women will remember that
some years ago, through the efforts
Of the State Federation, family de-
sertion was made an extraditable Of
fense in Idaho. Of course this applied
only to the states. But many states
on the northern border have had
much trouble with husbands desert
ing to Canada, where they were safe
from extradition. Fer several years
a treaty with Great Britain has been
pending, making desertion or nom
support of wife or children an extra
litable offense as between the United
States and Canada, and this treaty
las the supptrt of the General Fed
,ration of Women's Clubs.
The war interfered with the push
ng through of this measure, but in
January, 1917 the. treaty was duly
igned and submitted to the senate
or ratification.
Some objection was raised by the
hartman of the subcommittee to
which the treaty was referred, who
hought it ought not to include the
wife, but in view of the fact that
orty states include the wife with the
hildren, this objection hardly SEEM
d warranted.
The matter was again delayed be-
ause of the discussion of the peace
reaty, but at the beginning Of the
asst session, Senator Lodge, who has
cen fully convinced of the need of
he treaty, promptly called a meeting
f the Committee on Foreign Rela-
ions to consider and dispose of the
reaty. Partly because of the op-
osition already noted, and partly {
ecause of lack of knowledge of
ne Importance of the subject, the
eminent of the Committee was de- :
dedly against ratification.
Mr.. John B. Dawson, General Sec !.
etary of the Charity Organization !
{ Montreal, not knowing this treaty
as pending, recently asked that the
latter of extradition between the
vo countries for this offense be
lken up because the evil is increas-
lg so in Canadian cities, and has i
,adily furnished details Of dozen b
sserters from Canada to the United
tates. 2