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Show News of the Y omen's Clubs j m HOUS'AND.S of cluhwomcn from I all over the United states are I in attendance at the biennial meeting of the General Federation Federa-tion of Women's Clubs in cw York. As an illustration of what a power women s clubs have become, the Associated Asso-ciated Press is carrying detailed accounts ac-counts of the meetings and the sentiment senti-ment of the body on matters of current moment is awaited with interest. -Mrs. Percy V. Penny backer, president presi-dent of the federation, in her annual address, makes a strong appeal for peace and favors the calling of a peace coun-eil. coun-eil. She also irwloris the International Council of Women, in" which Lady Aberdeen, Ab-erdeen, who visited Salt. Luke recently, is so intensely interested. The purpose of the eounc.il is to establish a better understanding among the nations, and its watchword is ''World Peace.'' Interest is keen in t lie selection of the next president of the federation. The, race is between Mrs. Samuel B. Sneath of Ohio and Mrs. Jqsiah ov.des of California. The Utah delegation will undoubtedly vote for Mrs. Cowles, as a western woman, and then she is known to a number of the Utah delegates. Illinois Illi-nois holds the balance of power, ami the vote of that st:j.te, it is said, will determine de-termine who the next president of the federation is to be. The Utah delegation, headed by Mrs. y. K. Cqrfman, president of the federp-tion, federp-tion, is. gaining considerable recognition. recogni-tion. Mrs. Kobert Spangler of this city delivered a toast at a banquet given to press represent ai i es last week on jr "Women of the West." following is a twu-niinute speech de-liyered de-liyered by Mrs. I. or f man on Presidrnt night at the federation meeting, Friday Fri-day evening, on "What Utah Is Doing to Obliterate Illiteracy in the Rural Communities ' The message which Utah brings to this distinguished assembly is a message of progress, peace and prosperity. pros-perity. Pural conditions in t'tah are being improved through various vari-ous educational forces. Foremost is the consolidated school system, which is the logical outgrowth of a policy to concentrate the population popula-tion of a new coun try into small groups in various parts of the state. jL n i mm l tut! wiiruy-mnc consolidated consoli-dated school districts high schools have been built and equipped with domestic science and manual training train-ing departments, swimming pools and gymnasiums, and large assembly assem-bly rooms to supply the " interests of the community. Night, schools for the instruction of prospective American citizens arc being conducted con-ducted in many places. Preparation i for modern citizenship is a broad field, in which every woman should ibe interested, especially in states where women en.ioy with men the privileges of citizenship, as prevails in Utah. Through exhibits and actual demonstration dem-onstration trains the Agricultural college of Utah has established a system of distributive education, i through federal and state aid and ; assisted by the railroads, which W reaches out to the far-removed ! home-makerg of Utah, j State supervision of library or- I ganization has brought about the . slogan "A Book to a Child Suited i to His tirade in Jiverv Single Grade ' ,n Everv School n Utah and a Tax V Supported Library for Every Town in Utah." " Utah 's population is composed nf people of every type and variety of training, whose vision of the future has been inspired through the intermingling inter-mingling of ideas. This has brought about a desire for investigation of universal conditions and a stand for that constructive education which this age demands. As president 0f the Utah Federation Federa-tion of Women s Clubs, assure you we are pledged to work for the best interests of our state. Industrially, educationally and morally, and as an integral part of the general federation, fed-eration, wc expect to keep our pledge both to our state and to our ; nation. J Uhile a number of prominent Utah club women are in the. east attending i j the biennial meeting of the Genera) l-'etf- ! eratiou of Women 's clubs in Xew York, those left at home are already begin-, ning to make preparations for' the annual an-nual convention of the Utah federation in Provo in October. As an illustration uf how forehanded Provo club women are, when Provo entertained en-tertained the state com en I ion severn I years atro, nil of tho club women of the Mrs. E. E. Corfman of Provo, president of the Utah Federation of Women's Wom-en's Clubs, who delivered an address on President's night at the General Federation Fed-eration of Women's Cluhs convention in New York Friday night. I r. - , w t k f 4 1 I J -v ' u : 1 f . . - . I f l v -'j-y, : i 1 u - -' i - - . 1 It j $ iszU A k 2 city planted marigolds in the spring to furnish decorations in the federation colors two shades of yellow for the fall convention. Again showing the spirit of preparedness, prepared-ness, the following local committees have been appointed from the Provo clubs to arrange foT the entertainment of the convention delegates next fall: Executive com mi ttee Mrs. E. H. Corfman, Mrs. S. K. Calloway, Mrs. William Wil-liam M. Roylanee. M rs. I . It. Masters, Mrs. R. K. Irvine. Jr., and Mrs. Sam Schwab. Finance committee Mrs. Helen D. Redford, Mrs. E. D. Sutton, Mrs. ,1. B. Ash ton, Mrs. T. F. Neciey, Mrs. 13. 11. Madseu and Mrs. (J. 11. Stevens. Publicity committee Mrs. ii. 0. Hicks and Mrs. Sam Kaile. Hotel reservation Trains and badge committee: Mrs. N. II. Nelson, Mrs. W. L. Biersach, Mrs. W. T. Hastier, Mrs. T. T. Thompson. Mrs. A. J. Stewart and Mrs. J. W. Uierly. (.'am mi ttee on decorations Mrs. Edgar Ed-gar McArthur, Mrs. John Buehi. Mrs. William P., Violett. Mrs. T. E. Smith, Mrs. Ed T. Jones, Mrs. John Gollie, Mrs. C. P. Parker and Mrs. W. P. Bulkley. Banquet committee Mrs. W. ' J. Stiehl, Mrs. Knight Starr Jordan, Mrs. Herbert Jfobinsou and Mrs. J. L. Lyte!. Social and refreshment committee Mrs. Pera Decker, Mrs. Roy Loekridge. Mrs. R. E. Knowlden, Mrs. Richard Beesley. Mrs. Jacob Evans, Mcf. Liulwig Thomson, Mrs. William U. Mitchell and Miss Helen B. Thomas. Ushers Mrs. Merle Taylor, Mrs. Winnie Nuttall. Banquet toasts Mrs. Joseph E. Yates. This eommitte'e is not yet complete. Mistress of documents Mrs. Nettie Kerr. Ou Tuesday the usual picnic will be held at the V. W. 0. A. cottage at Pino-crest, Pino-crest, weather permitting. Names of those who wish to have lunch at the cottage may be left at the V. V. C. A.1 office, both men and women being invited in-vited to enjoy the excursion. Several extra cars will run on that day. so that all may be accommodated as to time. Lunch wiH be served about 12:. '10, after which a short patriotic service will be held, rf there are a number of youug women who wish to spend a few days at the cottage during the earlv part of June, it will be ouened at that time, otherwise the opening for permanent guests will be postponed till the middle of the month. Thn call for the fourth annual convention con-vention of the National Council of Wo-men Wo-men Voters, whbdi is to be held in Cheyenne Chey-enne Julv I'li, -7. and 29, concurrently concur-rently with the Frontier Davs celebration, celebra-tion, ' has been issued by WIts. Emma ymith Uevoe of Seattle, president of the council. ' Attached to the- call are the names of Marv Bellamy, vice president presi-dent for Wyoming; Lily'C. Wolsten-bohne, Wolsten-bohne, vice presi'leut for Utah, and Mrs. Mary C. C. Bradford, vice president for Colorado. Mrs. John Malick and Mrs. Leafy Montgomery have been selected as delegates dele-gates from' the Salt. Lake City Civic club to the convention, which is expected expect-ed to take at lei-st 500 women to Cheyenne. Chey-enne. Cheyenne was selected as the convention con-vention city because it is the capital of tho original woman suffrage state, and the dates designated were selected because the Frontier Days celebration will be in progress and the delegates w'll have an opportunity to see the wildest wild west show. The call says, in part: The fact of this convention's being be-ing held in the state of Wyoming makes it of special interest to all suffragists, for, in the year I860, the men of Wyoming territory, believing be-lieving in the development of real character more than in artificial traditions, declared that the women of that commonwealth should have the rifht of self-government. These patriotic men. having outgrown the idea that the right of vote was confined to the men of the Puritan Puri-tan churches, or to such males as had forty pounds of personal property, prop-erty, or a freehold estate in land worth two pounds, were the first to adont a constitution in accord with the basic principles established by our forefathers, namely, that taxation taxa-tion without representation should not be tolerated and that government govern-ment without consent should not be forced on her women citizens. Since thi(t time eleven other rtates and our only remaining territory havo followed the example of Wyoming. The delegates to the convention will be welcomed by Governor John B. Ken- , drick a nd on one day of the frontier j celebration will be guests of the citi- ?.pu 's committee staging the wild west; show. ! The last vesper service for the season will be held at -3 o'clock this afternoon at the V. W: C. A. boarding home. S00 Kast. Third South. Mrs. K. B. ('ritchlow. president of the association, leading the meeting. The program in e will include vocal solos by M rs. Ruth 1 ngman Andrews An-drews and Will Langdon, and violin duets by Owen Bartictt and John Payne. The members of the Business Women's Bible class will act as hostesses for the social hour which will follow the programme. pro-gramme. All women and girls are in-vitcd in-vitcd to help make this last meeting a success. The Short Storv dub will meet Monday Mon-day afternoon with Mrs. I. W. McAllister, McAl-lister, 13.3 P street. The Poetry Society of Utah will meet Mondav evening at the public Ijbrary. Ouy Montgomery will give a n address nu ' ' Some Things to Look for in Poetry. Mrs. B. A. M. Froisefh will tell of thp "Mission of Poetry'' and will give some poet ie selection. The La d i es ' a u x i 1 i a ry of tho International Inter-national Association of Machinists will gi ve a card partv Wednesday evening at the K. P. hall, 5S Last Broadway. Five hundred will be played and a musical mu-sical programme will also be given. "Refreshments "Re-freshments will follow. All members and their friends are invited. The Oliver O. Howard W. TE C. will give a card party and social next Wednesday afternoon at, the 1. O. O. F. hall. Those assisting will be Mrs. M. B. Shannon, Mrs. A. F. Stewart. Mrs. F. Y. Price, Mrs. .Tames (L Thomas, Mrs. William Mossop, Mrs. A. C. Valentine. Val-entine. The Seekers Literary club" wil meet Wednesday i ustead of Tnes ay, on account ac-count of Decoration day. The meeting will be held with Mrs". J. W. Guthrie, 7 IS South Tenth West street. The leader for the n fternoun will bp M rs. ('. U. Coi n. The members will respond re-spond to roll call with sebc firms from Longf-dlow. A paper on ''Three American Amer-ican Historians, Prescott.' Motley and pRrkmuii,'' will bo given by Mrs. O. W, Daily. A reading, ''In Memory of Motley," by William Cullen Bryant, will he given by Mrs. J. W. Guthrie. A character sketch of Bryant will bo given by Mrs. H. E. Mclntyre. Tfowena circle. Yeomen, will meet Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Moose hall. The Woman's Missionary society of Imnianuel Baptist church will meet in the ladies' parlor of the church Thursday Thurs-day at 2:3( p. m. |