Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-05-24
MRS. RIKER URGES
CLUB COOPERATION
President of State Federation
Tells of Past Years Work
In Hopkinsville Address
By Associated Press

Hopkinsville, KY, May "a
hentucky's women's clubs were
urged to accept membership in
the General Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs, in the annual report
of Mrs. Lafon Riker, General
Federation Director for Ken
lucky, in her annual report TO
The convention of the Kentucky
Federation Of Women's Clubs
here today. She urged that the
State Federation adopt the same
requirements for eligibility as
the general federation.
Mrs. Riker's report dealt with
the action of the Council meet
ing Of the General Federation a
Salt Lake City last June; the
hoard of directors in Chicago in
January and recommendations 81
the committee on reorganization
which have been passed upon
by the Revisions Committee.
The Council meeting, she said,
adopted q resolution commend
ing congress for steps taken
looking to international disarm,
ament; selection of general head
quarters, which already has been
done; and asking the state presi
dents to hold joint meeting
with the Board of Directors, and
a recommendation that the state
presidents be made ex-offici0
members Of the general fedora
ton board OF directors.
Recommendations that will BE-
acted upon by the general feder-
alton at the biennial convention
AZ Lake Chautauqua this yea.
she said, include the following.
First, under membership. the
insertion OF the following para
graph: All organizations haviI1z
membership in State Fedora
ton and paying dues upon per
capita basis. may. if the state 50
rules, automatically become
members of the General Fedora
ton. provided, that the STATE
Federation requires the same
test for eligibility as the Gener-
al Federation and the dues OF
these organizations are paid t.
the General Federation by the
Treasurer of the State Fedora
ton Where the requirements
for eligibility in the State and
General Federation are Identical.
the state constitution or bylaws
shall be accepted in lieu Of the
constitution or bylaws of the or
ganiZation.
Some states. notably Iowa.
have already taken this step. and
sincerely trust Kentucky will BE
ar sighted enough to take sifni-
lar action at this convention. Ler
us strengthen ourselves as :,
state and help strengthen the
national organization by stand
ING by both as unit. Moth n.
will be done at this biennial 70
force membership. but let us be
volunteers long before the tins
comes when we may be drafted
In Article III under Board o.
Directors, it is proposed to ad.;
to Section |, State Presidents
and Division Chairman shall be
admitted, as conference mem
bers, to all meetings of the
Board of Directors This is =
result of Mrs. Winters wise pol
icy of admitting the state az
nlinistration into closer relation
shrip.
I'm Article XII, under Bi-ennl-
lal Conventions, strike out thiv
heading and substitute Annual
Meetings.. Section I, serike oul
the section and substitute "A BIZ
ennial Convention of the Gene
al Federation shall be held in the
years OF even date "A Biennial
Council Of the General Fedora
ton shall be held in the years CT
uneven date The place and
date of the Biennial Convention
and Biennial Council shall be
decided by the Board of Direc-
tors. 1t seems hardly possible
that any of these very admirable
changes will be defeated.
Letters were sent out in Tau
uary to all the clubs not in direct
membership with the General
Federation, setting forth the ad
vantages of such membership.
AS a result of this appeal seven
teen Clubs have become members
since that time. They are Win
chester Women's; Berea Wo-
mems; Berea Progress; Hodgen-
vile Women's; Corbin Wo-
mems :, Corbin Women's Improve
ment; Franklin Women's (reiu-