Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-18
WOMAN'S Club
REPORT ACTIVE
YEAR OF WORK
Organization Took Part in Civic.
Legislative and Art Life
of City.

Extensive activities were carried out
during the fiscal year just ended for
the City Federation of Women's or
CARNATIONS in Great Falls, according
to reports of the years work by the
clubs. The activities were divided into
three classes-civic, legislative and art
interests.
In conjunction with the first class.
the members during the Christmas seal
campaign directed sales with total re-
ceipts Of $1,274.76. The club partici-
pated in the Armistice day parade with
five decorated cars. 1t has adopted
three tubercular soldiers at Fort Harri-
son, contributing at intervals gifts.
magazines, books and personal letters.
A ticket sale was conducted for the
Americanization committee for the
home talent production, "The Festival
of Nations" the club carried on a
campaign and made possible the reor-
ganization of the League of Women
Voters and directed the soliciting and
supplying of baked foods for the 300
disabled world war veterans sduring
their state convention here. Forty
eight garments were received from the
federation. also So garments made by
a federated society were donated
tHrouSu IHlS organization.
Red Cross Committee
The Red Cross committee originated
the plan whereby public officials and
teachers give a days wage to the local
chapter. Through cooperation of the
members, in accordance with the child
welfare work carried on by the local
health office. 16 milk bottles were
placed in public places for funds to
supply milk to un~der-nourished school
children. A team was appointed to
assist in organizing a woman's class at
the Y. NJ. c. A.. Hospital day was
observed by selling buttons and fur
nishing car for the use of hospital
visitors. A So gift was contributed
toward the photograph fund of the
Girls Vocational school at Helena.
Under art interests the following
items are mentioned:
The second 500 payment was made
for the purchasing of two C. NJ. Rus
sell paintings, co-operated with the
Woman's club in exhibiting the Thistle
prints in the city and voted % cents
per capita payment to the Paxton pic
ture fund. Plans have been completed
for a curio exhibit to be given when
meetings are again resumed.
Legislative ACTIVITIES
Under legislative activities the fol-
lowing are given:
Communications have been sent to
President Harding asking his support
at the limitation of arms conference
and thanking him for the appointment
of Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, National
Federation president, as a woman
representative to the conference. Let
tiers to Senators Underwood and
Lodge. Secretary Hughes and Elihu
Root were written urging their support
at the conference. Other legislative
measures favored by the club were the
Sheppard-Towner bill. Sterling-Towner
bill, Tess home economics bill, the
Roger bill. the bill favoring identifying
of state highways and the bill relative
TO the inland water ways of the Great
Lakes.
Travel Club
The Travel club with a membership
of IS devoted their meetings to an
American program. During the year
there were five outside speakers.
Miss Louise Fernald, who has just re-
turned from China and Japan. talked
An American in the Orient Mrs.
N. Russell talked about In
teresting People T Have Met" her
including a bull fighter
in Mexico and the Prince of Wales.
George o. Sanford gave an illus
lecture on THE Resources of
]. c. Dow took tht club
on an imaginary trip starting at Car
negie library with the subject THE
Industrial and Tourist Possibilities of
Montana" Scott Leavitt showed
s%tereopticon slides illustrating his talk
National Beauty Spots.'
The club gave its support to vari-
,us civic enterprises and a committee
n the Y. Nj. G. A.. gymnasium drive.
the holiday season the mem
assisted in the sale of seals for
he tuberculosis fund.