The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-06-30

The Mid Biennial Council meet
ing st Salt Lake was the event OF
most importance 10 club women the
week before last Sunday. Monday
and Tuesday were given over 10 reg
listrstions, board meetings. confer
snees and elections. all interspersed
with iuncheoDs. dinners and various
forms OF entertainment.
On Tuesday the intermountain
and Coast States Federation held
their meeting the outstanding event
OF which was the addition OF an In
dian Welfare department 10 their
federation and a recommendation to
the general federation to establish
such = department. Interest was
added to the subject by the presence
OF Mrs. Gertrude Bonner. a Sioux
indian woman OF high culture, who -
greatly Interested In the welfare OF
her people. Mrs. Bonner said. Il
want Il known that this 10 the hap
pisst day OF my life and the greatest
step that has yet been made In Amer
lean civilization toward uplifting the
AboriEine."
In the elections Idaho received
two offices. Mrs. NJ J. sweeley OF
Twin Falls. was made president and
Mrs.. James Fitzgerald OF the same
city was made corresponding secre-
airy. Other officers elected were
Mrs. J. =. Church OF Reno. first vice
president; Mrs. Ida B. Callahan OF
Oregon. second vice president; Mrs.
IL. q. Flynn OF Colorado. recording
secretary. Mrs. John Cullsy OF og-
den, treasurer; Mrs. u. J. Fianni-
gan OF Arizona. auditor; and Mrs
Anna Little OF California, parlismen-
tartan.
Mrs. ID. w. stanrod OF Pocstello,
wss one OF the speakers 1T the In
tsrmountain convention and Mrs.
Burton u. Morse OF Twin Falls made
what the Salt Lake papers termed
militant speech" She declared
that women were free. they could
promise to work. to play. to go hand
In hand with mankind. but not TO
concede one bit OF their birthright
a. equal human beings. She said
that women had passed thru the
schools OF bondage and were now In
the great university OF liberty. al
though she condemned the present
day youth drunk with liberty"
Containing Mrs. Morse said. Il want
our young women to be taught that
they are mans companions. 1 want
Girls 10 be taught to appeal to mems
intellect and not to their physical at
tributes. To accomplish this we
must change the mode OF our dress.
when we see someone wobbiing
down the street In tight. short
skirts aud high heels. it's head
rsudy with henns all fuzzed up over
its ears. We will instantly recognize
= ser female and not woman.
Mothers who permit their daughters
to be % dressed are preparing them
for the preface OF marriage and not
marriage itself"
Mrs. Klssson 8. Kinney OF Salt
Lake spoke ncxt. and said that Utah
was the second federation In the I'M
ion to BE- organized and that now
the membership approximstes TO-
900 women. She declared that al
most every good thing accomplish
ID In Utah had been accomplished
sithsr thru the Utah federation or
affiliated bodies.
Coancll Meetings
On Tuesday evening the formal
opening OF the General Federation
Council took place At the state cap
itoi building and was In the form of
q reception which was preceded by a
state dinner held In the grill OF the
Utah hotel. In the receiving line
1t the reception we're Charles Mabey.
governor OF Utah; Mrs. Thomas q.
winter. president q. y. W. c. c.
Clarence Nelson. mayor OF Salt
Lake. Mrs. r. O. Lesthsrwood.
president Utah state Federation aud
about fifty prominent federation |