Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-15
CLUBS REACH HANDS
AROUND THE EARTH,
FEDERATION TOLD
Bozeman Speaker Cites Activ-
tiles of Women in World
Affairs.
10 The Tribune.

Spec1at 10 Inc rlDune.
Bozeman, June 14.-Mrs. Wallace T.
Perham of Glendive, general federation
director for Montana, who is a candi-
date for the office of second vice
president of the general federation of
Women's clubs, to be chosen at the
coming biennial session in New York
this month. was one of the prominent
speakers at the convention of the Mon
rama Federation of Women's clubs in
session in Bozeman, speaking espe-
cially of the scope of the general fed
Grafton and what it means.
The Women's clubs are reaching
their hands around the world, she said
and emphasized the need of the club
women keeping well balanced in this
period of unrest.
Mrs. Perham expressed the opinion
that the women of the United States
would do what the diplomats had failed
to do, wipe out the Mexican border.
Invited to Mexico
So much impressed was Mexico with
the work of this great organization.
which numbers more than 1000, 900
women, that it sen Il request to the
general federation. asking that five
members of the executive board be
sent to Mexico City, offering to paw
all transportation expenses to help the
Mexcan women organize clubs and get
together for civic betterment, the
spread of education and the various
things that Mexico needs to give it sta
blllty and growth. The result of this
cooperation. Mrs. Perham believes will
result III a border as p~eaceable and
unguarded as that which runs between
Canada and the United States.
'AAOCpn iSs uynrron's kor+ f:.-1
despite the fallacy to the contrary"
DECLARED Mrs. Perham, and firm in
TINS belief we have asked President
Harding and the congress of the United
states to appoint a woman consul or
consul to every foreign coun-
try to which they appoint a man. A
woman in trouble in a foreign land
where, perhaps, she does not speak the
native tongue and cannot make herself
understood. needs someone of her own
American traditions to whom she can
go. The assistant consul NAV be the
conSilIs wife or some member of his
family, but there should be an official
appointment"
The club house at Washington. d
-, which was recently purchased by
ihe general federation for a permanent
nome, was touched upon by Mrs. Per-
' ''N - a ltuIDt Oh the nprfn2-I
nent headquarters committee of the
organization. This club house. when
furnished will cost about $4,000. All
flrst payment of $4,000 has been !
made, while an effort is being made
10 interest the club women of the ma
tlon IN the new home. the clubs are
not to be assessed. as it is expected
mat voluntary contributions will meet
the Indebtedness. The clubs will he
asked, however, if they have not
women or groups OF women who will
give 500 toward the fund or if the
club itself would not like to be on the
founders roll by giving a fixed amount
Have Had No Home
Up to now" Mrs. perbam said
the largest body of women in the
world has never had a home. The
daughters OF the American Revolution.
the League of Women Voters. the Ash
soclauon OF American Penwomen and
several other women's organizations
nave had their names on handsome
buildings III the national CAPITAL. and
u IS a never to be forgotten fact that
II was IN n woman's building. the
~ a X memorial hall, that the recent
disarmament conferences were held.
Inc recognition of women as a fac
tor IN the political and industrial. as
well as in the social world. is more
general than women themselves real
re- Mrs. Perham thinks, and she
the necessity for the clubs TO
ansWer questlonnaires sent them from
me 10 nme by the general f~ederation
ofllcers on nationwide, or Worldwide
so that the officers NAV he in
2 position to know what the women
think. ~ ""