The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-21
MANY PRESENT
SATURDAY FOR
CLUB LUNCHEON
Mrs. M. 0. Johnson, Mrs
R. R. Hermann Speak
at ]. w. c. Affair

Greater solidarity and unity of eff
fort, plus the broadening of inter-
ests through contacts with others
working along similar lines of en-
deavor, together with the develop
ment Of leadership, are the assets
to be derived by small community
groups from affiliation with the
larger Federations, Mrs. M o. john
son. Past President of the Alaska
Federation of Women's Clubs, and
active in the club work of her home
town of Wrangell, told the members
Of the Juneau Woman's Club at a
well attended no-host luncheon
given in her honor Saturday, at
Percy's Cafe. by the local club.
The Alaska Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs is perhaps the most
unique of all the state Federations, -
Mrs. johnson stated 1T reached
its twenty-fsrst birthday on the
twenty-fourth of last May, but it
has never had a convention to elect
officers and declare policies. 1t
federates by mail, and how well it
has succeeded through this unusual
means may be seen from the fact
that it has built up in this land of
magnificent distances, and more or
less uncertain mail service, the
largest group of organized women
that the Territory has. Today,
counting the associate membership
of the Juneau Woman's Club, it has
almost seven hundred members, and
has penetrated into almost a hun
dred Alaskan communities, some OF
which have but one member. All
the larger towns have we'll estab-
lished Notwithstanding clubs, de-
voted to work in their own COM
munities, and unitedly they are ac-
complishing Q great deal for the
Territory" she declared. She told
briefly Of the work of the eight de-
partments which make up the Fed
Grafton, and outlined some of the
particular things accomplished by
inc feueraJlOn.
Mrs. r. r. Hermann, who recent
ly returned from attending the con-
vention of the Western Federation
OF Women's Clubs, at Salt Lake City
also spoke briefly, giving a resume
OF the work being accomplished by
this group of women, whose mem
hership covers the eleven Western
states and Alaska The Western
Federation, she said, is seriously
considering holding one of its early
conventions in Alaska, or perhaps or
board an Alaska steamer, maxine
a tour on which the delegates will
visit all the clubs in southeastern
Alaska.
Thirty club members attended the
luncheon. arrangements for which
were in charge OF committee COM
posed of Mrs. j. G. Cooper, Mrs. II.
S. Graves, and Mrs. j. E. Mckinley
The Federation flower, the purple
iris, was used in the decorative mo-
If, and musical numbers, two groups
OF accordion selectionss by Mrs
Vance Blackwell, contributed to the
occasion.
Present at the affair Saturday
were: Mrs. j. E. Mckinley, Mrs. E
S. Evans Mrs. J. Rodgers. Mrs. Fl
S. Graves, Mrs. Crystal Snow JENNIE
Mrs Gertrude Lackey, Mrs. Rose
Davis, Mrs. Frank Harris, Mrs
Streed, Mrs. A. H. Westall, Mrs. e
M. Richardson, Mrs. Gunnar Blom-
tren, Mrs. Charles Sey, Mrs. LEROY
Huntington, Mrs. Walter Hellan
Mrs. H. l.. Mcdonald, Mrs. Wood
Mrs. Jerry Goss, Mrs. j. M. Chase
Mrs. j. C. Cooper, Mrs M. o John
son, Mrs r. r. Hermann, Mrs. w. M
Whitehead, Mrs. Ray Day, Mrs.
Vance Blackwell, Mrs. Yves OVERLY
Mrs. r. B. Lesher, and Mrs. Horn
man.
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