The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1929-06-20

adapted itself to the changing conditions and oc-
casions of the times II has followed in the line OF
progression the state, the nation and the world
has progressed In this, the thrtythrd year OF
its existence, the objects are the they
were at the time of its creation, Ito unite the
women's clubs of the State for the study of cul-
tural and altrustic subjects, for the consideration
of public issues. and to secure such united action
thereon as its members may desire" but the meth
DDS means and manner of accomplishing these
aims have undergone a gradual change
Step by step, thru the years, with steady adj
vancement has the organization been developed
Today the Federation is more perfectly organized
than it has ever been before, each of the eight de
partments with its subordinate divisions and com
mittees having reciprocal relations with the like
departments in the General Federation and again
with the District Federation of the State
The membership of the Federation is composed
of clubs There are no individual members, the
clubs standing in the same relationship to the
Federation as do individuals to an organized group
The clubs too varied in type and as interde
pendent individuals and each and every club
no matter how large or how small, what its
particular line of study work, is important
and material part of the Federation. ct might be
interesting to note right here that the smallest
club in the state organization is composed of only
five members while the largest includes four thous
and.)
Occasionally you will hear with biased at
utude of mind toward a certain type of club De-
clare that only clubs of that particular type
really worth while in the Federation and subly
insinuate that all others are merely subordinate
factors.
This is as unfair as it would be to make such
a statement relative to individuals. In church
ganiZation, for instance, find the merchant, the
mail carrier the farmer, the music master the
college professor and the sewer digger Outside
of the organization each is interested in his special
line OF work Each plays an important part in the
community and each is dependent upon the other
yet they are associated together for common
purpose
The merchant could not carry OH his business
without the mail carrier and the mail carrier could
not live without the of the merchant The
music master must live the food raised by the
farmer and the farmer would live sordid life
indeed II he were denied the peasurable sensation
experience thru music created by the musician
The comfort OF the college professor and the others
IN the community, is contingent upon the toll OF
the sewer digger and the sewer digger in turn
must have the wares of the merchant the service
OF the mail carrier, the food raised by the farmer
lie should not be- nor is he compelled to live life
of complete servity but is entitled to enjoy mu
sic. and to absorb much culture from the college
professor as his time and labor will permit There
are innumerable combinations of interdependency of
individuals in community and varied as are their
purposes in life they associated together in this
church organization with a united objective: to aid
IN the moral upift of society. They meet once a
week for worship and inspiration and the business
of the organization is transacted by officers COM
posing the Boards and Committees
Can you think of the State Federation then as
analogous to such church organization composed
OF groups instead of individuals? Groups different
Ill character, distinctive in qualities and traits
some even peculiar in power, organized originally
Tor various reasons and with manifold aims but
united by compact with a common interest
lnterdependent to the extent that each group or
club must give of its specific qualifications to make
a well balanced and well rounded whole when any
program is undertaken. Civic clubs need the as
sstance of art clubs in order that improvements in
the community may be attractive. Phianthropic
clubs feed and cothe the needy but bit of music
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