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Show I LAST DAY OF I FEDERATION H ' Women Enjoy a Banquet at The Hermitage as a Fitting- Finale to H the Eighteenth Annual Convention of Federated Clubs H ' Members Urged to Take Active Part in Politics Hk Better Sanitation Advocated. H Ttao eighteenth annual convention H of the Utah Federation of Womon's M i clubs came to a close- this afternoon H i with a banquet at Tho Hermitage and fl most of the delegates ure leaving: Og-. M i don on oarly evening trains for their M ' respective home cities. The gathering, M l in every respect, has proven a most H successful one. H i The morning session, which was fl ' largely devoted to tho reports of the H'; various state officers and committees, t was held In the Presbyterian church, H where all cf tho previous sessions H , have been held. One of the most pro-' H sale, yet most Important topics, which H was discussed during this session, was H ' "broad." Sovoral of the women -who H . entered into tlio discussion stated that H the best way of solving the problem Hf of undor-welght and adulterations In H . bread was by learning to bake biend H at home, rather than buying It in the H bakeries H This homely solution of the problem H did not meet with tho ontlro approval B of tho convention. Such a solution in H many Instances would mean the faolng H of a "graver" problem, that of proper H manicuring of tho dough-stained nails. H Tho problem was taken up in perhaps a more practical manner by Mrs. W. H! W. Rider, who presented a motion that Hr the Federation have a committee ap H j pointed to thoroughly Investigate the M selling of undor-welght or adulterated M bread and take tho matter up with tho M ' stato or city authorities wherevor such M violations of law occur. fl In line v,lth this motion, which was H passed during the open parliament, a ' general discussion was held on tho Hl duties of various public servants, In- M eluding tho commissioners to bo elect- M ed In many Utah cltios at the Novcm- Hj bor .election. Jt was suggosted that all club women should urge upon tho H city officials the reforms which will M. workfor civic betterment. H What Women Will Do. W Miss Lucilo May Francke, chalr- ' man of the educational committee, H ' mado the following Toport on tho H ! work of this commltteo during tho H ' past year-: H "The condition of tho schools havo been investigated, and In most cases H ! tho reports have been favorable. H "We wish to Install in tho schools H I a health Inspector, with a regular sal- ary for regular Inspections. It has M , been suggested that a woman fill that Hl position in Salt Lake City. H "We hope to introduco the Perry H pictures where they aro not already B- In use, and offer prizes for the best H compositions upon thorn. H. "We expect to use our Influence to Hl simplify the complicated curriculum M of the schools. "The competency of our teachers H nn(l t-"0 adequatcness of their salaries r will be investigated from timo to l time, and if there is a need for bet- M J tor teachers, wo shall make an effoi t to havo salaries increased In order ilRRl to have tho best possible instruction for the children. This fall witnessed a small raise in salaries and wo hope that that means a strengthened facul-' facul-' ty. 4 : "Tho truant officer will ho Intcr- n I viewed with regard to conditions In I his department and tho extent ami I i need .of bis duties. If at any time I 1 cases aro discovered of actual want, it I 9 has been suggested that a scholarship If he disbursed, $3 a week, more or less. It. to .enable tho child to continue his I schooling to tho ago of 16. I p "Wherever there is the need of kin- I dergartens, we shall help to establish P I , them, by encouraging the citizens to 1 I make the demand. Several now kln- I dergartens have been placod in tho 1 public schools this fall, and' at prea- ent, with tho free kindergarten, tho I ground seems to bo fairly well cov- I crod. S"An effort Is being mado to interest tho parents and citizens in the schools by means of their visits, and co-oper- . r atlon with teachers. Last spring, a II i j Parent-Teachers' association was B j formed, whose object it is to estah-B estah-B llsh a closer and moro harmonious B relation between teacher, pupil, school IB I and parents. The subjects of a urn- form dress for school children an 1 treating during school hours, arc new being acted upon by this organization. They will also attempt to Inaugurate simplified graduation dress. I fcH "Wo hope to establish women on all H ' educational boards, ho Industrial H school and the university, in partlcu- H lar. "" H ' j "The use of school buildings out of HI j school hours will bo Investigated to H ' j ascertain if taxpayers aro getting: their H i dues from rentals for lectures. H 1 "We have arouBed interest in tho H forming of classes in English, in tho HI ( foreign districts. This is tho quickest HI and most effectual way of making our HI adopted children realize the import-Hi import-Hi anco of good citizenship, H "Another matter which Is of great HI importanco is tho establishing of do-H do-H mestic scionco and manual training in H all of the schools. This we aro try-B try-B lng to do." H a B f (Continued on Page Bight) 5 ' ' v LAST DAY Of FEDERATION (Continued .from Pago Six.) Political Suggestions Tho report of Mrs. Elizabeth Cook, chairman of the civil committee, was a very important ono. In regard to the -work which has boon planned for the coming year, Mrs Cook said- "Tho establishment of Civic leagues in our public schools as a means of prnmotlng good citizenship and eliminating elim-inating hoodlumisrn Is one of tho really strong features of Philadelphia's Philadel-phia's civic reforniR which It would be well to try In this state. "A woman should be on every board of education In this state, Bhould hold trusteeship In each public institution; should be ono of the conductors of female patients, Inmates of our different dif-ferent Institutions when traveling. The Impropriety of male conductors for Imbecile or Insane women should appeal to all "Municipal house-cleaning days la a very popular form of civic work A day In tho spring should bo set aside, and not oniy back and front yards re-oeivo re-oeivo attention, but tho town stimulated stim-ulated to, tho offort of removing unsightly un-sightly rubbish pllcn, planting trees and vines and planning future beauties. beau-ties. "Social and sex hygiene, are questions ques-tions which seem to need attention as never before. There seems no other place to encourage this study but in the department of civics. "Club women throughout the slate should form some systematic method of supervising the moving picture show, so that vulgar or qrjmlnal pictures pic-tures be suppressed, while educational and clean, humorous pictures arc en-cournged en-cournged "Proper school instruction In social and sex hygiene is strongly agitated, but the question should bo carefully studied beforo such attempts are made, "The cities and towns of Utah are I11 l .1 H..1.lHn TITnmATi nViMllll tlllll 111 111U liialll 1 W11IU11 DWV-.V. seo that they are beautifully and practically prac-tically built," for women are, as a class, more aesthetic than men "Watch tho various development features that they never mar, but always al-ways add to tho general effectiveness. effective-ness. "When a newspaper or magazine, or person takes a stand for some needed need-ed reform, stands alono for suppression suppres-sion of graft, or for good government, do not fall to wrlto a short commendatory commend-atory letter. There is nothing which helps and stimulates the best in people peo-ple as tho feeling that there Is a largo public Interest "Go to jour councilman when anything any-thing is wrong. It is his business to make It right "See that a good garbage system Is carried out In your town and be ever after the ubiquitous fly." Health Report. Tho health rerort was delivered by ', Belle A. Gomraell of Salt Lnko City and pertained largely to conditions at the capita. Humane Department. '. Ethel J. Paul of Salt Lake City, ono i of the leaders In the movomont for more humano treatment of dumb anl- - mals, delivered a report on humano , work which has been done by the feJ-t feJ-t oration. , Musical Program. The musical program which has j been carried on in connection with ; tho more serious work of the conven-. conven-. tion has added a distinct charm to I tho gathering and has had an Inspiring In-spiring offect upon the meeting. All ; of tho porsons taking part in the i musical program are deserving of - much praise for their able services ;. The banquet program at the Herml-5 Herml-5 tnge this afternoon Included a solo by i Mrs. Bessie Dean Allison, accompanied r by Mrs. J T. Thomas. Thursday Afternoon. Much of tho afternoon's session was t dovoted to a discussion of eugenics, or s the? improvement of human offspring. r This Is a subject which an ill-con- celvod modesty as well as a lack of - scientific knowledge has kept from in 1 -0aa felllgont discussion in most previous" conventions of Women. The manner In which the subject Is being handled han-dled In the present convention indicates indi-cates that a different view is being taken upon this science, and that rational' ra-tional' stops toward the better mating of Individuals In marriage are being taken In many states. The various papers that were road, as well as tho general dlscusBlon, was a most open and Intelligent one, all of the speakers displaying a wldo knowledge of the subject. Among the speakers of the afternoon after-noon session wore Mrs P N Cook of Salt Lake Cltv. Mrs. J S. Goidon of Ogden and Miss Amy B Faiton, A M , of New York city. Professor Gowans of the State Industrial school also made a short talk during the session Mrs Gordon made a very Interesting Interest-ing talk on eugenics, hor address being be-ing largely extemporaneous She Impressed Im-pressed upon her hearers the impo't anco of motherhood, explaining tho effects ef-fects of heredity and other factors which tend to promote or afreet the health and welfare of the child. Mrs. Cook's paper dealt with the same subject, but perhaps wont deeper Into the scientific side of the stlrplcul-ture stlrplcul-ture than had the Ogden spoaker. Mis. Cook showed that sho has made a enreful study of biology in many of Its phases, and her quotations from Darwin, Mendel and other students of evolutionary life proved a great depth of research In part her paper read' "Evorv living organism has at least one parent, mo more complex have tw6. In the lower orders the mother needs no help In producing hor kind, but when she reaches a certain stage In her upward trend she commences to dovolop from her own cholco, from her own bodybcsldcs a lcplica of her-cclf, her-cclf, another at first undersized complement com-plement to herself for the purpose of adding variation. |