Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-12
MRS. E. ". BROWN
PRAISES STATE
B. & P. W. MEET

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"The largest and finest convention
ever held in the state" was the state
ment made by delegates Mrs. E. W.
Brown and Mrs r. L. Hoyal, who re-
turned early in the week from Globe
where they attended the sixth annual
convention of the Arizona Business
and Professional Womans clubs, as
delegates from the Douglas club. Mrs.
Brown, who has been state president
for one term, was reelected for an
other year at the annual business
meeting, and was presented with
beautiful emblem ring in recognition
of her cooperation and support and
her conscientious and loyal work in
the Business and Professional Wo-
mans club.
Mrs. Brown will have as her as
sistant officers in the state work,
Miss Alta FOCAL of Jerome, who was
elected first vice president; Mrs.
Clara Woody of Globe, second vice
president; Mrs. Ellen Copper of Phoe-
nix, third vice president; Mrs. Lenna
Burgess of Tucson, fourth vice pres
ident; Mrs Eleanor McCory of Yuma,
fifth vice president; Mrs. Anna Froh-
miller of Flagstaff, recording secre-
tary; Miss Florence Krieter of Miami,
treasurer; Miss Emma butcher of
Prescott, auditor.
Mrs Hoyal was toastmistress at the
all states luncheon, in which each
city and town was featured, and Miss
Helen Brown represented Douglas at
the luncheon and spoke the at
fractions of the smelter city.
Miss Grace Parsons, teacher in the
Douglas high school, was honored at
the convention by being presented
with a beautiful emblem pin and
written and submitted by her to be
used in the National Federation song
book. Miss Parsons composition has
been adopted as the state song of the
Business and Professional Women's
club and will be used in the National
Federation song book. 1t is called
ARIZONA Land" and is sung to the
tune of the Long, Long Trail.
The Douglas delegates are loud in
their praise of the welcome accorded
them by the Globe and Miami clubs
which co-operated to the fullest ex-
tent in the entertainment of the visit
ing delegates. Distinguished visitors
and officers present were amazed by
the elaborate social functions pro-,
vided for their amusement by the
hostess clubs and expressed their
deepest gratitude and appreciation to-
all who assisted in making the con-
vention such a great success.
The convention opened with "a din
ner in the private dining room of the
Dominion hotel in Globe on Thursday
evening at which members of the
state executive board were guests OF
the officers of the Globe and Miami
clubs.
Covers were laid for Mrs. E. w
Brown of Douglas, state president;
Mrs. Allie Dickerman of Tucson, ma
tional vice president; Miss Elsie Glenn
of Globe, first vice president; Miss
Mary Jennings of Miami, recording
secretary Mrs. Wilma Hoyal of Doug
las, corresponding secretary, and Mrs
Emma T. butcher of Prescott, auditor
The emblem breakfast on Saturday
was one of the high spots of the con-
vention. A most entertaining pro-
gram was arranged consisting of an
emblem march; grace; solo, instru-
mental selections and quartette,
toasts, solo, dance, emblem ceremo-
nies and songs and the emblem bene-
diction.
The committee in charge of this
breakfast consisted of Lucy Nash
Bachman, state emblem chairman, as
toastmistress; members, Annie L. Ak
en-; Thelma Bradford, Margaret Donel-
son, Mary Eda Green, Katherine Gau-
dino, Katherine Hengehold, Emma G.
Houseman, Ruby H Lisenby, Imogene
Saladay and Emma Stanton.
The decorations featured Arizona
wild flowers and were used in glori-
Gus profusion. They were principally
the wild marigolds, yellow columbine
and golden poppy.
Miss Parsons song which won such
high commentator from the state
authorities is as follows:
ARIZONA LAND
(Tune, The Long, Long TraiD
Where majestic, snow capped noun
tains bend to valleys wide,
Where the orange and the sagebrush
flourish side by side,
Where the tint of painted desert rivals
tropic hue
There's where Natures wondrous
beauty spreads with a lavish
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