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Show CLUBWOMEN ATTEND ANNUAL CONVENTION Mrs. S. J. Granquist, an active member of the Women's Civic club the past ten years now serving serv-ing as president of Central district, dis-trict, Utah Federation of Women's Wo-men's clubs, presided at the annual convention held Saturday at Arlington school in Murray. A past president of the Civic club, Mrs. Granquist is the first Bingham clubwoman to serve as district president since 1927 to 1930, when Mrs. J. B. Myers, formerly of Bingham and now of Erie, Pa., was district president. presi-dent. The morning session of the convention was taken up by a panel discussion, "Youth In Wartime." War-time." The speakers considering phases of the subject and their topics were: Judge Rulon S. Clark, "General Delinquency"; Mrs. F. S. Leaver of Salt Lake City, "The Responsibility of the Home"; Miss Alta Miller, Jordan school district primary supervisor, super-visor, "Influence of the School"; and Dr. Lynn S. Bennion, who spoke of the difficulties agencies have in counteracting influence of an irreligious home. It was I agreed that many juvenile prob- i f -r ' I, " MRS. S. J. GRANQUIST Jems could be avoided if homes were what they should be. The afternoon session was spent hearing Mrs. J. H. Pecken-paugh Pecken-paugh of Ogden, president of Utaji Federation of Women s clubs; Mrs. Sterling Ercanbrack of Provo, first vice president; and Mrs. D. A. McMillen of Murray, Mur-ray, second vice president. Mrs. W II Floyd of Tooele was elected elect-ed state director from Central district. Mrs. Arlene Silver of Murray is the new district second sec-ond vice president. ' Annual reports of seven district dis-trict clubs were heard. Mrs. Ross Hocking, immediate past president presi-dent of Women's Civic club, gave the club report for 1942-43. Present from Bingham were Mrs. Granquist; Mrs. Wiltord H-Harris, H-Harris, secretary; Mrs. Hocking, Mrs. Don Reid, Mrs. S. T. Nerdin, Mrs Virgil Hutchings, Mrs. Kex Mills, Mrs. J. L. Gresham Mrs. David C. Lyon and Mrs. E Odell Peterson. The group visited at the Murray U.S.O. building before be-fore returning home. o |