Arizona sun., 1952-12-05
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The diffusible, Louise A. Phillips,
in her version Of the Importance of
the children, she pointed out a four
fold need for child security. First
the home should provide for the
material and economic well being
of the child;. also, the home should
satisfy his emotional behavior by
providing for him the need to love
and to be loved. Mrs. Phillips fur
ther stated that it is in his family
that the child learns his first les
sons in the laws of .affectionate re-
lafionships. The church provides
the spiritual security which builds
their religious faith and gives them
belief in a universe where. the
moral law ultimately prevails.
The public schools provide for
the intellectual security of our
children. The teachers always
recognize the important part that
education plays in satisfying this
urge to achieve to do something
worthwhile. The fourth important
factor in, planning for our chill
dren is the need to be a part of
a group such as Jack and Jill can
afford-planned inter-cultural ac-
tivities for all age levels.
Mrs. Helen Edwards spoke to
the group on the subject of
friendship so vital in the lives
of every child, in order that he
may grow into a well rounded
personality so essential to adult
hood.
A short history on how the
Phoenix Jack and Jill chapter got
started was given by Mrs. Juanita
u. Dickey, who related how a
group of four m o t h ers, be-
came aware of the fact that some
thing should be done about our
teen age sons and daughters dat
ing problems. These four mothers,
Mrs. Juanita Dickey, Mrs. Lor
raine Crump, Mrs. Louise A. Phil
lips and Mrs. Charlesetta Banks,
met for the first time at the home
Of Mrs. Dickey, 1923 E. B ad
way, where we mapped out plans
for our first teenage party. A
formal dinner party, which was
a big success. The next month a
buffet dinner was planned at the
Y. w. c. A. After the second ac-
tivity, several mothers outside
the teenage group inquired about
the Jack and Jill Club, of which
Mesdames Dickey and Crump held
active membership with the Los
Angeles chapter.
It was then that Mrs. Dickey
contacted Mrs. Emily PortWig, or
ganizer of the Los Angeles chapter
of Jack and Jill, who consented to
come to Phoenix and give Mrs.
Dickey and Mrs. Crump the nee
essary assistance to get started.
Mrs. Dickey called the grloup to-
gether for the purpose of organic
ing a club in Phoenix-March %,
1852, at the Y.W.C.A. Twenty-six
representative mothers responded.
1t was at this meeting that tempo
rary officers were named. "The
Mothers" club made application TO
the National Jack and Jill of
America, Inc, since the mothers
club had no funds. Mrs. Dickey,
Mrs. Banks, Mrs. Phillips and
Mrs. Crump met at the home of
Mrs. Crump and drew up the let
ter of application enclosing the
necessary fee of $1,000 which the
four women paid. In June, 1852,
the application was accepted at
the National Jack and Jill Con-
vention in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Dickey began making
plans for an early installation
which took place last week.. Off
GERS installed were j n t
Dickey, president; Louise Phillips,
1st vice-president; Jacqueline Ri
deau, 2nd vice-president; Ethel
xx1 orron recOrdino secretary: