The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-16
Work of Federation

Officials OF tho state Federation
ara recognizing tho good OF publicity,
not only 90 call to arms women
OF the state, but to relate tho doeds
OF It's women. The following IL a bit
OF both. Mrs. II. X. Wooten, club
extension secretary, writes.
In the absence OF our president,
Mrs Pearson, | have been asked 10
send you n message. My work. as
you know, IN among tho near clubs
OF tho state, and 20 them more cHpe-
cially this message is directed. We
have many now clubs In the state
that are not federated aud | urge
each and every one To Join tho state
federation. Remember, in unity
there is strength. 1 am glad TO note
so many additions to the federated
list, but We need every one OF YOU.
/ am anxious to see every Delphian
club IN the state II member OF tho
federation. II you are n new club
or one of longer standing, como and
Join us in making the Oklahoma
Federation OF Women's Clubs
power for good In our state,
Mrs. J. G. Pearson, state president,
writes;
No longer may the vice presidents
OF the General federation rest idly
on their honors. To see that the
2.900 agricultural counties OF the
$500 counties in the United States.
each has n woman home demonstra-
tion agent. and state dairy and
poultry woman specialist: that each
state legislature makes sufficient APP
preparation to meet the federal np-
preparation undor tho Lover act. ana
that so per cent of such fund In each
state bo devoted to tho development
~ 90.
women In that state, IL the task of
Mrs. w s. Jennings. first vico pres.
ident OF the General federation and
director or the special department
on homo demonstration work.
Tho 10 southern states including
Oklahoma, already have 900 home
demonstration agents. while the IS
northern states lag behind with only
24O agents. Mrs. II. Il. Whito, state
chairman Of home economics, will
serve as director for the Oklahoma
state Federation. Both Miss Francis
Browne, who has lately assumed
charge OF tho homo demonstration
agents under tho extension division
ot tho n and NJ. college, and Mrs
White will work enthusiastically for
cooperation Of urban and rural clubs
While II is true that the city club
haS n special problem. the small
town club another, and the rural
another, II is also true that all clubs
whether located in city, "A small
town. or the country, have many In
terests In common. The Federation
OF Women's clubs offers the best
medium for women OF every place,
every creed, and every occupation to
counsel together. We invite the rural
clubs TO foderRte with us.
This is the time OF year 10 swat
the fly and inaugurate clean up days
Both in the interest OF public health
and for economic reasons We should
increase our efforts TO cxterminate
files, 10 you remember that last
fall flies killed cattle and made Il
impossible for farmers to use horses
and mules I'm their fields?
The Help one Another club Of
Talala was omitted from the year
book. Mrs, Frank Weidman Is pres.
sdont. The following are now clubs.
Beaver Mothers club, Mrs. Mac
Fickei, president, Chickasha-De
Ing club, Miss Merle Elder. president,
Jonnings--Young Matron's club Mrs.
Marion Mcfarland Reigel, president.
When this letter IL published your
president hopes TO be at her glrlhood
home, Sioux city, Iowa, partly Tor
n much needed vacation, but mostly
to help honor the fifticth annivcr-
sary OF the marriage uf her father
and mother. | expect - return
March 10. Meanwhile our vico-prcs-
ident, Mrs, r, h, Wootcn. IA In
charge of our work