Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-12
l'y Mrs George Saigling.l
District Chairman Of Press.

Pnrhaps The thing that gives the Sew.
enth District ~ Womons clubs the
greatest source of qualification h the
winning of the banner offered by the
State Federation ~ the district which
has gained the most new clubs during
the club year. The baby district. "
~ called because u has only been Great.
I'd less than year. seems 90 have been
very riurdv youngstcr. to have grown
~ appreciahly in the short time
With Mrs phche X. Warner. of
Claude. as the district chairman OF
club extension. II b. small wonder that
the seventh District dld receive the
hammer. after all for any task that h
undertaken hy The Little Brown
Wren" Of the Texas Federation n
genomlv done brown" At the Tex.
as Federation meeting which was held
the nast week in Houston. this an.
n0uncernent OF the winning ~ the ban.
ner was made
Education Main Theme.
Since the slogan ~ tho present ad
ministr ton of the president uf the
Texas Federation of Women's clubs IL
"Educotion through Citizenship the
problem 81 education In Texas was tho
main theme 81 the meeting of the Fed.
Grafton hast week In Houston. At tho
opening session on Tuesday morning
81 the twcntynfth annual convention.
five hundred women pledged themsolv-
- 90 put their concerted efforts into
improving the educational conditions
In Texas.
On Tuesday afternoon no the confer.
ence OF education Miss Annie webb
Blanton outlined her plan for better
educational conditions in Texas. Iuelud.
INK ulea for the mill tax. the cstnb.
lshmcnt OF the county unit plan Tor
rural schools and rural high schools
a concerted program of education.
which will be submitted 20 the State for
adoption was presented hy Mrs Leo
Joseph ~ San Antonio President az the
State Federation. 90 the convention.
This resolution ombodics the education.
al plans ~ the various districts of the
federation and the idea leaders in the
state Federation
District President Honored.
Mrs Carl Goodman. president of tho
INN AfAHNAAhAH VIZ N. WI .NfNA m II|NlNI
hre Of courtesies az the State Convon.
ton Foremost among these was the ap.
pointmcnt To be- a special aid 10 Mrs
Thomas q Winter. president ~ the Na.
tional Federation 81 Women's clubs on
Presidents Evening Mrs Goodman made
the response for the seven districts. and
at the Pioneer Dinner on Friday eve.
ming. she gave a most delightful speech
on The old order and the New with
Govcrnur Neff about hundred women
from The convention visited On Wedn,s.
day afternoon. the imperial prison farm
az l;ichmond The visit preceded th,
social conditions conference which was
held on Thursday afternoon Mrs Good.
man WAS GA. ~ those appointed 10 visit
the pr son farm
Home Economics Conference.
One ~ the most interesting and IN.
siructite conferences held during the
State convention was that II Home
Economics on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs
Maggie W Barry u the Extension De
larim'n M u 4. a NJ College presided
Mis- Jessie Harris u the State Board
Of Vocational EducatIon az Austin gave
talk N which she showed the need Of
Texas women for study Of Home
Economics. me- So forth hy the facts IN
"a survey ~ conditions which she has
mids in Texas She found that only one
out ~ thirty girls IN Texas has a chance
io take Home Economics At the clos.
81 thu conference. % was decided that
concerted effort h. made for an ammo.
EFl4fIfFf lfFarar..
public schools o ma par with the agr.cul.
turul training given 10 boys
Another speaker on tn program nj
the Home Economic conference was
Mrs I'hebe X Warner who made a
plea Tor the "live-ai .haueF SLOGAN Tor
the Texas farmers she urged fho grow.
ing 81 more green things on the farm
and hence greater consumptiou ~ them
and m're raising % poultry and hos
Mis- Helen Swift. . disiric, chairman
81 Home Economics from 4. an col.
i-re outlined the werk of women- and
rirb clubs IN Texas and girls Of Haf.
80 and Galveston Counties undt ho
isldership a Miss Jennie Camp chair.
nsn ~ Home Economics for the fourth
district gave a Demonstration az what
ne wft - the Home Demonstration
nsrnf doing 20 fhein
Many Eminent speakers
AmnnE other speakers ~ the state
n,efting that were unequaiied IN the
history q Texas Federation programs
uere Dr. Arthur T.. Bestor. president ~
~ chauiauqua institute. New York
~. George p. Vincent. president ~ the
h~kefeii<r Foundation: Mrs.. Thomas
~ Nnter. president - ihs National
trs<ntinn ard Governor Pat N. Neff