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Show JU FORMULATE PLANS FOR MOTHERS' DAY SALT LAKE, April 27. At this morning's session of the officers of the Utah Federation of Women's clubs, the clubwomen discussed plans for Mother's day, deciding to place on sale buttons and boutonnieres of carnations for tho cause. It was decided to turn over the cases belonging to the froo traveling library to tho recently appointed ap-pointed state library commission. Mrs. Nelden, the new federation historian, Is planning to have from each, club statements of early Individual experiences, ex-periences, which will bo a new and interesting in-teresting feature in Federation history. his-tory. After the morning session tho clubwomen had luncheon In the pri-vato pri-vato diniug room of the Wilson hotel, and later took up their discussion of affairs pertaining to the next state federation meeting and its progranJ. Other affairs of interest were also discussed. dis-cussed. Mrs. C. H. McMahon, president of tho Stato Federation of Women's clubs, has returned from the mid-blon-nial meeting of the general federation at Memphis, whose personnel consisted consist-ed of officers of tho big body, presidents presi-dents of state federations, and of clubs Included In them, as well as chairmen of tho general federation committees, "It was a session full of interesting suggestion and Inspiration," Inspira-tion," said Mrs. McMahon, "especially In regard to reports of chairman of various committees who talked of their efforts in various lines. Mrs McMahon McMa-hon spoke with especial onthusiasm of the talk made by Edward J Ward, of the "University of Wisconsin, who gave suggestloDH which may bo well taken up by every city and town. In the country. It was in relation to the use of public school buildings for amusement halls for the locality, his Idea being that these aro not used for the public good as they might be. Mr. Ward has successfully instituted In tho schools of Rochester, New York, tho moving pictures for the entertainment entertain-ment of children and adults in tho vicinity, films being purchased specially special-ly fitted for educational ends, and at an admittance fee of a penny, which operates, with other details Introduced, Introduc-ed, to take young people from the down-town places, often so perilous In their Influence. Mr Ward's Idea Is that tho use of school and other public pub-lic buildings for amusement purposes would neutralize the craving for flashy entertainment, and solve the problem of keeping boys and girls from tho street In one place tho board of directors di-rectors of tho public schools havo been petitioned to furnish gymnasiums for tho school building. By localizing means of amusement, a big problem will be solved for both parent and child. Mr. Ward hoped the Federation of Women's clubs would take up and furthor this project and the officers pledged themselves to work for Its Interests. Dr Wiley, of Washington, said that with tho help of this body of women almost anything could bo achelved That It stood for some of the greatest civil reforms of the past two decades, that without its help the pure food and child labor and othor laws might never havo beon passed. |
