Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-10-22
KANSAS CITY gets
NEXT CONVENTION
OF WAR MOTHERS
Idaho Woman Elected to Office in
National Organization Of War
Mothers. Resolutions Adopted
for Relief Measures for Soldiers.

AT the final business session of
the National War Mothers in con-
vention at Sacramento, California.
last week, Kansas City was selected
as the place for holding the meet
ing in 1923. Congress was mem
orialized to pass without further de-
lay the adjusted Compensation bill
for ex-serviee men, and a resolution
adopted requesting every United
States Senator and Congressman to
demand that adj American soldiers
or er-serydce men, who are in hospd-
tails in foreign countries, or are on
the sick list, to be returned home
Immediately,
After adopting resolution thank
ing the ef-servioe men and members
Of the American Legion and Veter-
ans OF Foreign Wars for their cour-
.tesics extended during their conven-
ton, and expressing their heartfelt
thanks to the Sacramento War
Mothers and others for what was
termed "hospitality as bright as the
sunshine OF Sacramento the Moth
era rose and sang "Blest Be the, Tie
That Binds"
Before taking the vote on the
next meeting place, with Kanses
City and Omaha as the contest!ng
cities, an effort was made to have
the conventions changed h.om every
two years to annually. It finally
was decided TO determine the ques-
tion at the Kansas City meeting two
years hence.
A resolution proposing to set
aside per cent pf the National
per capita fund as am endowment for
War Mothers TBonre, was defeat
cd.
hTe feeling expressed was the
State and local chapters are i'm posi-
tion to take care of any deserving
cases, and, finally, the organization
looks forward to the time when it
believes those who are not reached
by the War Insurance Fund will
'eceive Federal aid direct from the
government,
The convention adopted resolu-
tion appropriating $25 from the Ma
tional Treasury as a prize 10 be Of,
Hered at the hospital at Palo Alto
for ex-seryice man in any manner
that may be deemed best.
The Mothers also adopted reso-
lution officially designating their
organization as the American World
War Mothers.
\ Tie new PRECEDENT Mrs II. En-
nett Digney, was authorized to rep
present the organization at the
ceremony at Arlington on next Ar
Ristice Day, when the American
government Will bury the body Of an
unidentified American soldier
Il was announced that club
consisting of former officers Of the
National organization last night
was formed with Mrs Emily Hen
dirk, the First National Vice Presl-
dent, as It's president
h Tonight there win be an execu-
tive session Of the Directors in the
Senate Chamber.
The convention also tabled a mo-
tton to reduce the national per
capita aasossment and ralse the
state assessments.
The delegates strenuously object
ed to making any reductions, but on
the cther hand 1t was urged that
gresstl effogt be made to build up
the State war Mothers clubs, and
through such dJided intereF give
better National support.
President Mrs. Alice M French,
declared the National organization
should at least have sufficient f.
nances to permit It's officers to put
up at good hotels and bear their
other expenses. Otherwise, she said
only women Of wealth could afford
to be elected as its officers.
Mrs. French told Of having gone
to Europe at her own expense in tie
interest of the National orsaaiza-
tion.
AS a further definite py4sy along
the line Of greater c.gtnization,
both state and National, Mrs II. u
MrCluer OF Kansas City stated.
amid considerable applause. taat
every mother who cent q son to the
World War Is entitled to hea mem
bes whoasr she be one who earns