The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-11-02
CLUB WOMEN Of
STATE END MEET
HERE WEDNESDAY,
Final Social Event 10 Luncheon Given
by Mrs. Austin 10 Council Mem
bers In o. c. w. Domestic
Science Department
FEDERATION BUSINESS
MATTERS ARE HANDLED
Protection Of Birds Urged; Plans
to Eliminate lIliteracy Outlined;
Child Welfare Considered;
Resolutions Passed.


with tho passing OF resolutions
pertaining to legislation and thanE.
ing President q. W. Austin OF the
oklahoma College for Women and
the fine arts and domestic science
departments OF the college for the
hospitality extended throughout the
convention. the meeting Of the state
council OF the Oklahoma Federation
OF Womon's clubs closed here late
Wednesday afternoon.
The final social event of tho con
vehIon was given Wednesday at |
o'clock when Mrs. G.. w. Austin was
hotess to the council members at a
five.course luncheon served In the
dining room Of the domestic science
department. The school colors Of
green and gold appeared in the
artistic place cards and table deco
rations.
Because the chairmen OF two or
three committees were forced TO
leave early. some changes were
made in Wednesday afternoons pro-
gram.
"Know Your Teacher"-slouan.
Mrs. Marie Henry Hood of Man
gum, chairman Of the applied educa-
tlon committee, in her talk Wednes-
day afternoon gave as a slogan for
her department "Know your teacher
you might like her"
Mrs. Ellen II. Miller of Bartles-
vile, connected with this depart
ment, gave a report on the protee-
tion Of birds, urging the building OF
bird houses and the creation Of bird
sanctuaries in parks and cemeteries.
Mrs. Miller said that by keeping out
suet bags and other food she often
counts as many as 60 birds in her
yard at one time.
lIIiteracy Is Discussed.
Need of concerted action by Okla
homa club women in an endeavor
to overcome the illteracy in this
state was emphasized in talk made
by Mrs. w. S. White of Elk City.
Statistics showing that SOS litter
ates live in Grady county and 134 in
the city of Chlckasha were read by
the Elk City woman.
After her discussion of library ex-
tension, Mrs. J. r. Dale introduced
resolution asking the Legislature
to pass legislation authorizing the
organization of the county plan for
library extension. This resolution
was unanimously adopted.
Child Welfare Considered.
The division Of literature was rep
resented by Mrs. J. G. Scott of Elk
City and the division of public wei
fare by Mrs. f. W. Allen of Leedy.
Mrs. Ray L. Davis of Guthrie re-
ported a wonderful response to let
ters sent out on child welfare, which,
it was indicated in the report, is to
receive much attention from the Ok
lahoma Federation of Club Women.
The kind of publicity wanted and
how it may be secured was discussed
by Mrs. w. j. Cowgirl of Edmond,
state press chairman of the fedora
tion. She urged every club to ap-
point reporter. She urged the
study Of journalistic principles by
some enterprising high school girl
or boy, encouraged by club women.
Legislation Gets Attention.
Mrs. ]. A. Ruehl of Blackwell re-
ported on desired legislation, intro
ducing Mrs. Conklin of Tecumseh,
who thanked the federation for their
splendid gift of the community hall
to the Industrial School for Girls.
Following Mrs. Riehl's talk, reso-
luton urging the next legislature
to make an appropriation to carry
out in this state the purposes of the
Shepard-Towner bill which provides
for federal aid in the better health
campaign now being urged in the
United States by the club women
of America. This resolution also
recommends that trained nurses and
physicians be employed to carry on
this work
A resolution pledging the assist
ance of the Oklahoma Federation in
the general federation's endeavor to
protect certain lands of Pueblo In
dams Of New Mexico from passing
into alien hands, was adopted. AS
sistance of the federation in defeat
ing senate bill No. 1856, which af-
fects this tribe of Indians, was
pledged and each member was urged
to communicate with the represent