OCR Text |
Show LADIES' LITERARY CLUB IS HOST TO 200 CLUBWOMEN AT FEDERATION CONVENTION Discussions of future activities and past accomplishments centering around the theme: "Federation A Stepping Stone to Better Citizenship", Citizen-ship", featured the first district convention con-vention of the Utah Federation of Women's clubs here Saturday. The Ladies Literary club of American Ameri-can Fork was host club. Mrs. John H. Miller, Ladies' Literary president, welcomed the 200 women at the opening session. Mrs. Leslie Corn-aby Corn-aby of Spanish Fork, district president, presi-dent, presided over the sessions, held in the morning and afternoon, at the Second ward chapel. Mrs. H. C. Jacobs of Mt. Pleasant, president of the state federation, sounded the keynote of the convention conven-tion at the morning session. She urged a program of character education, edu-cation, which will be the theme of the state convention, April 17 to 19, in Ogden. She reported on her attendance at-tendance at the meeting of the General Federation of Women's clubs held last January at Washington, Washing-ton, D. C. Officers and special guests were introduced by Mrs. Cornaby as follows: fol-lows: Mrs. Jacobs, Mrs. D. A. Mc-Millian Mc-Millian of Salt Lake City, state auditor; audi-tor; Mrs. H. A. Dittman of Salt Lake City, editor, and Mrs. Henry A. Willett of Ogden, associate editor of the Utah Clubwoman; Mrs. Sterling M. Ercanbrack of Provo, state second vice president, and Mrs. Maude B. Jacob of Provo, state director of character education. Response to the address of welcome wel-come was made by Mrs. Lowry Anderson An-derson of Springville. Mrs. Harold Christensen of Springville gave a combined report of the clubs of the district. Mrs. F. C. Packard of Springville had the convention music in charge, and during the morning, Miss Alene Condie of Springville played violin numbers, accompanied by Miss lone Averett. A salute to the flag, conducted con-ducted by Boy Scouts, opened the morning meeting. Interesting departmental meetings were conducted by the district department de-partment chairmen, Mrs. J. W. Aird and Mrs. Maude B. Jacob in the legislative se'ction, and Mrs. Arthur Gaeth of Provo in the education department de-partment and Mrs. Jarvis Aydelotte, in the American citizenship department. depart-ment. Among the problems discussed discuss-ed were a program of beautification for Utah in preparation for the 1947 centennial celebration, in the garden section under direction of Miss Neva Booth of Nephi. Miss Booth urged the planting of lilac shrubs and trees and the adoption of the lilac as the state flower. A program to make clubwomen, and all those with whom they come in contact, traffic safety conscious was outlined by Mrs. S. W. Georges in the public welfare section. Mrs. M. R. Straw of Springville, chairman chair-man of the international relations section, urged a program of peace appeals. Adult and vocational education and equalization of educational opportunity op-portunity were discussed by the education edu-cation department, and the Utah industries section urged the education educa-tion of people as to the natural resources re-sources and domestic industries of the state. Presiding at these two sections were Mrs. Arthur Gaeth and Mrs. M. B. Wallace of Provo. Mrs. Burton W. Musser of Salt Lake City, a United States delegate to the Latin-American peace conference confer-ence at Lima, Peru, was the principal princi-pal speaker at the afternoon session. "Peace is not an abstract thing, but depends upon the efforts of all of us," Mrs. Musser declared. "People of South America have the same hopes and ambitions for peace as we have, and there is a growing feeling that all Pan-American nations should keep free of any foreign entanglements," en-tanglements," she continued. . The Lima conference, she pointed out, added to the structure of peace, and as a result many Americans are encouraged. Reports of various district officers and committees were presented at the afternoon general session as follows: fol-lows: Mrs. C. E. Maw of Provo, student loan fund; Mrs. L. E. Snarr of Provo, treasurer's report; Mrs. J. W. Aird of Provo, historian's report; Mrs. Grace Kreuger of Provo, district dis-trict book project; Mrs. Herald R. Clark of Provo, penny art fund; and Mrs. Stanley Bonnett of Provo, club membership. The afternoon music consisted of vocal solos by Lucille Adams, accompanied ac-companied by lone Averett. New presidents of the clubs of the district were honored at the noon luncheon held at the Harrington school building. Mrs. Harold Christensen Chris-tensen of Springville, district vice-president, vice-president, presided. Reelection of Mrs. John H. Miller as president of the Ladies Literary club of American Fork was announced. |