Show J. J J r mIr o Jr o CO ff C n V U function of the e womans woman's club 1 f I I seems to me very clear It creX creates cre- cre X tes a-tes in every community a a. a group of trained and organized women Who can be depended upon to back up every movement that makes for the tho betterment of or that community's life lire The rhe purely cultural club is obsolete But Thit Buthe the he club that hat is studying questions or of the tho day day because because It believes that nothing Is more dangerous than igno igno- ranc ranee at work work studying studying in order that It may follow up its knowledge by ac- ac work this exists in every town and and hamlet in the United States Groups of such a a. character are a tremendous asset to the country in a a. time like this when hen half fledged thou thought ht hasty conclusions con con- and hazy thinking are arc only too frequent Beyond the Individual club is the Federation of Women's Clubs Its great problem Is to get ct coordinated knowledge knowledge knowl- knowl edge and activity through the thirty thousand clubs that form Its Us units and so endeavor to concentrate the en energies energies en- en of a million and a half women on the things that will count most In Inthe inthe th the well being of America The organization or or- Into state federations and the coming together of representatives of ot those states in a a. biennial convention where here they may hear experts In all lines Unes and where they may consult with each other Is a a. long step but the federation fed fed- ration has still much to do to consolidate conI consolidate con- con I its organization and get unifIed unified uni uni- fied fled efficiency This Is the task that awaits the new administration It must harvest barvest the self-sacrifice self tho wider patriotism patriotism patriotism pa pa- and the deeper interest which women omon learned in wartime organizations organizations into peace patriotism directed in wise channels and backed eked by women's new political power The federation has peculiar facilities for doing this work First It is not nota a purpose one organization z It t has its departments de t sio touching r not only tc c cultural subjects but all ll phases of public interest inter inter- est health est health education conservation economics Americanization etc ete So It ses S ife w whole ole and discourages the i one Idea crank Second cond the federation has In its midst all aU types of women It Isn't a class affair Rich and ana poor city and country educated and Untrained untrained un un- trained broad and narrow conservative conservative conservative conserva conserva- tive and radical meet and realize that the things that bind them together are far Car deeper than the things that separate sepa- sepa 1 rate them The sisterhood of women and the fellowship of ideals ar are be behind be- be hind bind the tho federation There are bl big tasks lying before women women tasks tasks that need such wisdom as ns we get from combined study tasks that need the altruism we get from working together tasks that need the energy we get from Crom combination of ef- ef sort fort We want homes where the big things ar are made bl big and the little things are aro made unimportant where i children can be well born and Joyous and grow up to noble e citizenship e h where h fl the t family income is made to serve the h highest family Interests where thre thore t are vigorous American bodies and minds We Va want communities that are extensions tensions of the home where we shall be friends with each other we people of all races and creeds where good goodY Y I schools high standards of public health recreation beauty shall tempt the fin fin- eat Et type of people to come and live with us and bring up their children We cannot get these unless we e all work together We must put them Into dally daily Intercourse and into polItics Lake Y Mrs Winter will arrive in Salt June Iune 10 and will wilt be ho the guest of Mrs J O. O Leatherwood On the the president will hold committee meet meet- Ings ing and will spend Sunday quietly resting Testing for the council meetings of the general federation which will begin or ozi Monday Monda- |