Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-04-20
Prominent Women
Gather at Fernley

Inc Mothers Club and the Fernley
improvement Club entertained the
several Woman's Clubs Of Lyon coun-
ty in very delightful and interest
ing manner at the regular annual
Lyon County Reciprocity Day meet
ing at Fernley last Saturday, at
which women from Mason, Yerington
Smith Valley and Reno were present.
During the forenoon the visitors
were entertained at the home of Mrs.
George A. Steele. After all had done
justice to the very elaborate lunch,
which was served in the school
house, the party adjourned to the
Club room, where the program which
had been arranged by Mrs. Edna
Hardy and other members df the
program committee, was rendered
The meeting was opened by Mrs.
McInnis, President of the Fernley
Mothers Club, with a few words OF
welcome to the guests.
Mrs. J. I. Wilson, District Presi-
dent was called upon first to talk on
Clubs and Club Activities. She cited
many ways in which clubs could be
made interesting and beneficial to wo-
men, such as taking up the subjects of
thrift, education of children, civics
and loyalty to ones own section.
She talked Of ways OF keeping UP in
terest. suggesting regular business
meetings once month, with special
meetings at more frequent intervals
for the study of different phases OF
club work.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mckay, President
of the Yerington Woman's Club
gave resume of the work carried on
during the past year. Her talk clearly
showed that club OF organized wo-
men in community has wonder
full influence. The work of the Yer
ington club has covered considerable
ground, and the work which they
have set out to do has, i'll most cases
been accomplished, Mrs. Mckay said.
Mrs. F. O. Norton of Reno, State
Chairman of the Federation Of Wo-
mans Clubs, spoke on the growth OF
arts and crafts during the past decade.
She told of the endeavor being made
to bring an understanding of real art
to everyone by means OF illustrated
lectures and travelling art collections.
Mrs. Norton said that there was to
be all art exhibition from all the west
ern states at the meeting OF the Gen
eral Federation Council i'll June and
that Mrs. Martin, the State Chairman
was anxious to have collection sent
from Nevada which would at least
equal that OF any other state
She asked any one who had picture
basket, piece OF pottery or anything
that would add to the collection to
send it to her so that she could add
it to the Nevada collection.
Mrs. Norton also spoke of the
beautifully furnished rest room that
had been fitted up i'll the Y, w. c.
A. in Reno and extended an invita-
tion to the women to make use OF it
at any time.
Two vocal selections by Mrs. Wag-
ner. of Reno, were enthusiastically ap-
plauded.
Mrs. Dixon, President of the Home
and School League of Mason. spoke
of work accomplished during the year
She said that through the efforts OF
the Mason women. the school gymna-
siurn and play ground had been fitted
out. She brought out point which
all clubs have to contend with. that
of not being able to interest women
who had no children in the school,
Mrs. ]. Z. Church, of Reno, State
President of the Federation, chose as
her topic, Circles of Influence" and
started out with someone's detini-
ton OF the General Federation OF
Womans' Clubs which was: "A group
of organized women in community
who can be depended upon to further
the betterment OF life emphasizing
the fact that their strength was IN
their organization. She said that
clubs should be interested In the ad-
iustment of government but that II
they took part in partisan politics
their organization and strength would
be weakened Education and respon-
sibility of towns rested mainly on
women, and she advised every parent
to visit the school at least once q
wear. Her interesting talk closed
after she had invited every one to at
tend the state meeting in Reno, on
June 9Th, at which time the Nationa
President will speak.
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