Arizona republican., 1921-10-09

Arizona banner, Mrs. Irene Iedder- berger, representing the Tucson club, Mrs. Martha J. Boggs and Miss Alice BirdsaIl, state delegates, and Mrs. May Belle Craig, the Phoenix dele gate.
 "The convention was formerly opened by the National President, Mrs. Lake Forrest, with a masterly address, in which she defined the Federation as "an organization of builders that in the years to come will be more and more of a power in the business world; in which she sounded a clarion call to get to- gether and pull together for the ad- yancement of women in general and of business and professional women in particular, the while we keep our
 eyes steadily looking toward the mountain tops remembering always
 things big and the small things
 small
 sThe report of Lena Madesin Phil
 lips, executive secretary. showed a
 marvellous growth, every state except
 Rhode Island being in the federation.
 Miss Mary MacMahon. president
 of the Toronto club, brought greet
 ings from Canda to the American
 organization. She said that as she
 crossed the boundary line between
 her country and ours, she remember
 ed that for more than a hundred
 years it had not been guarded by
 guns, and she wished that this fact
 might be perpetuated by marking the
 international,line with row of flow
 CTS. stretching from ocean to ocean. Lady Anne Azzaptain, clad in the
 picturesque Armenian Red Cross garb, her breast covered with decora- tions won in the war, was there to give the message from her country women. speaking of her mission to enlist the aid of the American wom-
 en to prevent the withdrawal of al- lied troops lest the Turks again seize Armenia, and she spoke prophetlcaiy of the time when there would be an l international federation of business and professional women's clubs. She 1 spoke with grace and fire, and there | were no dry eyes in the room as. af- ter telling of the gratitude of her l people for American aid. she deliver l ed this message to the American 1 Women: We, the women Of Ar 1 menia, at the foot of Mount Ararat,
 every hour of the day. pray God may bless and prosper you forever ana I evermore.
 l sThe Round Table discussions were l one of the most interesting features l of the club. They were held from s a. m to a. m. every morning, and 1 the most vital subjects seemed to be l dues, initiation fees, membership | drives, handling of new members to 1 develop interest and club spirit. at l tendance, and the club in relation l to the young business girl" said Mrs. l Craig.
 l ."The routine of the convention was broken by many delightful social af-
 fairs, the crowning event of which was the annual banquet, at which l Judge Florence Allen, the first wom- I an judge of court of general iuris- diction in the world, was the princi- pal speaker.
 Mrs. Lena Lake Forrest of Detroit l Michigan, was reelected president
 Miss Lota Kelly of Raton, was chos- en again to serve as first vice-presi- l dent, as was Miss Ruth Rich oi l Jacksonville, Florida, the recording l secretary New officers were Miss Alice Englehart, of Cincinnati, Ohio second vice-president; Miss Paula
 Laddy of Newark. New Jersey, treas | urer; Miss Fay Fitzpatrick of Salina Kansas, corresponding secretary.
 "The most dramatic moment of tht I convention was the session at whicl l $12,000, to finance the federation un | LII t1l6 Ild llOldl ducS sil pcio HI NV l yember, was raised by pledges of in | dividual loans in amounts rangin, I from ten dollars up, at 5 per cent in I terest.
 ..On Saturday the delegates began to depart, a little tired in body. per haps, but so stimulated and renewed
 mentally, so enthused for the futur
 of the federation; so full of a de
 sire to help make their own believe,
 clubs a worthy part of this growini
 organization of builders, that physi cal fatigue was not even mentioned It was for Lena Madesin Phillips t put into words the feelings of ever, woman in the convention:
 "The future is ours There is n limit save that set by our lack o faith. There is no barrier save o our own building. There is no fail ure unless we, like other peoples perish for lack of vision. Shall W not. measuring by the truest, high est standards, prove our faith, fl ourselves, in each other, in the goo God who gave unto us this grea work, by building this living bod a shrine and a strength for the work ing womanhood of the world"