Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-06-25

day youth drunk with IDerty'
Continuing, Mrs. Morse said
want our young women to be taught
that they are mems companions. |
want girls to be taught to appeal to
mems intellect and not OF their phy-
steal attributes. To accomplish TINS
we must change our mode OF dress
When we see something webbing
down the street in tight, short skirts
and high hells, its head gaudy with
henna all fuzzed out over its ears
we will instantly recognize a sex
female and not a woman. Mothers
who permit their daughters to be so
dressed are preparing them for the
preface of marriage and not marriage
itself"
Mrs. Klesson s. Kinney of Salt
Lake spoke next, and said that Utah
was the second federation in the
union to be recognized and that now
the membership approximates TO-
900 women. She declared that al
most every good thing accomplished
in Utah had been accomplished
through either the Utah federation
or affiliated bodies.
Council Meeting
On Tuesday evening the formal OPP
ening of the General Federation
Council took place at the State cap
itol building and was in the form of
a reception, which was preceded by a
State dinner held in the grill of the
Utah hotel. In the receiving line at
the reception were Charles Mabey,
Governor Of Utah; Mrs. Thomas G.
Winter, president c. f, w. c.; c.
Clarence Nelson, mayor of Salt Lake;
Mrs. e. O. Dsatherwood, president
Utah State Federation, and about
fifty prominent federation and Salt
Lake women.
Prominent among the many
chalring things which were done for
the entertainment of delegates was
the recital at the Tabernacle on
Tuesday at noon, when Lucy Gates,
c%oloratura contralto, and j. j. Nc
Clellan, organist, gave a special re-
cital. Federation guests Were espec-
tally seated in the lower portion of
the house, not open to visitors at
the daily concerts.
Delegates were also honor guests
fer an evening at Salt Air beach,
followed by a basket supper at one
OF the leading cafes.
Wednesday was State Presidents
day, each section group of states be-
ing represented by a speaker. Mrs.
j. e, Church of Nevada represented
the Intermountain and Coast states.
The theme of the meeting was closer
cooperation of clubs. Special atten-
ton was given to a paper on "Citi-
zenship day." which Mrs. Percy Pen
nebacker had sent. Idaho and Mon
tana were hostesses at luncheon at
noon, and at 6 o'clock a state presi-
dents dinner, with Mrs. Winter as
toastmistress, was enjoyed.
The federation went on record as
favoring a disarmament program and
would use the funds in the interest
Of education.
Two resolutions introduced by
Mrs. Edward Franklin White, chair
of the department of legisla-
ton, were adoted. The first pro-
vided that women select their cloth
ing on a basis of individual needs,
suitably and income. THE second was
to the effect that the federation re-
its policy of complete con-
oCl FdthOh VI tholiOtidl pal No anu llDl-
uments and continue its work to pro-
test them from private water power
and irrigation commercial interests.
They also favored joining with the
Art club of Washington in building
the great national monument, a
chime of bells to be erected at the
national capitol, each state to be
represented by a bell.
Mrs. Winter in her report stated
that since last September she had
% states and made 100
speeches. The financial report
showed receipts to the general fed
GRAFTON for the past year to be $780,
an increase of $4,000 over
last year. The receipts to the en-
fund were $11.210.67.
Attendance at the council num-
bered about $50, including reprasen-
club officials from every state
In the Union.