The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-09-22
Club Women
Honor State
President

Mrs. Serena Mathews at luncheon
ut Culbertson's Saturday. Mrs. Math-
ews, who succeeded Mrs. ii. +. Maltby
as president of the state federation is
making her first visit 10 clubs of the
state She spent the summer in San
Francisco and had the pleasure of rep
resenting the state of Washington at
Il Conference of the federated clubs OF
the ten Western states and Alaska and
after Il delightful introduction made by
Mrs. |. NJ Radabaugh, she reviewed
the highlights of the conference. SHE
urged that club women crystalline their
efforts ut the polls in November to
see that men are elected who will en-
force good laws. She urged that
women create an esteem for law OBJ
spryance and Use that word rather than
law enforcement and make IL unfash-
ionable 'to just smile and pass over
the breaking of the 18th amendment
by the youth of today.
IF you make them realize tina. they
are disgraced If they become intoNi-
Gated, you will soon find that II has
IA psychological effect" she said. She
told of seeing six lovely young people,
three young girls dressed to look as
sweet and pretty as dress any OF our
daughters for a party. and three fine
looking young men So Intoxicated ina.
they scarcely knew >f.at they We're
doing go down into II basement caft
of California city which bore an
electric sign "Ilades, Just for Fun
II had. she said, in addition II dread
full imp of Satan going out ana com
ing on every minute in red lights.
These lovely young people, she said
were going there already Intoxicated
AT eleven o'clock just as she and her
son were coming from u theatre.
''To elect public officials who will
make scenes of this kind utterly inl-
possible as well AZ creating senti-
ment of wholesome disgrace for the
hoy and girl who forgets law Is enc of
the most essential and far reaching
things club women can do today. We
must get past the stage where we smile
politely and do nothing when we are
told of the non-enforcement OF law.
Conservation of natures resources
is an important plank in federation
work and Indian Welfare. another tnat
should interest club women.
Mrs II. +. Westmore general red
Grafton director for the state, gave u
report of the General federation CON
ference i'm Washington which she at
tended, stressng the work OF women
for welfare legislation outside OF poll
ties.
Mrs. W. W. Stllmun. Mrs. Harry
Davenport and Miss Belle Culver re-
ported different phases of the STATE
convention held in Walla Walla III
June. Mrs. Harold Ferris opened the
meeting after whicI. Mrs. l.. ). Gil
patrick presided.
Mrs. Mathews had the pleasure o.
visiting the new club house the clul
women of San Francisco have erected
at a cost of two ana II half mililol
dollars. the site of watch was pur
chased mt cost of SID d.. IN
building is II stories high and thu
ground floor leased for shops. the cor
ner being leased for fifteen years TO
S15O.OOO. Four stories make delight
full hotel for club women and thei
husbands visiting the city. There ar
many lockers to be rented to woinel
, three auditoriums, one as fine an
, large as any theatre in the city an
lust as perfect in de,aii. There Is
lounge for men on one floor, one en-
!. tire side of which is plate grass miro
: with every convenience for their dres'
!, ing. One floor is leased by the Bus
ness and Professional Women's Gu
for their headquarters and lounge. TIL
i basement contains huge swimmin