Show B. B P. P Women Attend State Convention The annual convention convention of ot the State Federation of Business and Pro Pro- Professional Professional Professional clubs took place at atthe atthe the Hotel Utah In Salt Lake City last Saturday and Sunday May 24 and 25 Miss Maude Leaver was convention chairman State President Mrs Lillian Lunt presided and Miss Maude Doyle national t Albuquerque New Mexico was guest speaker Mrs Mildred Baxter and Mrs Nita Laffoon were re representing re- re representing representing presenting the Park City club Miss Doyle as us national representative la it leading lending In the Tight right for an equal rights amendment to the Constitution of the United States She claims that although Utah has many privileges for women which many other states do not have she should fight for the amend amend- amendment amendment ment meat for tor the sake of her sister states as aswell aswell aswell well as herself hersel The banquet Saturday night was well attended Tables were tastefully decorated ed ec with spring flowers and covered wa wa- wagons wagons wa- wa wagons gons as favors carried out the Centen Centen- Centennial Centennial Centennial nial theme We Utah's One OneHundred OneHundred OneHundred Hundred Years Mrs Mildred Baxter assisted by Miss Jean Shanks of Brigham City took charge of or the State Federation Memorial services Sunday morning The services were In memory ol ai the four members who had died during the year Those members were Mrs Florabel Lewis and Miss Birdie Kernodle Park City Miss Mary Jensen Brigham City and Miss Gloria T. T recently rec deceased from Provo After verbal tributes were paid and floral offerings were placed upon the tables In their memory Miss Virginia Dickerson sang bang Beautiful Isle of Somewhere The Park City president regrets that there were no other mem mem- members members bers bess present from Park City at this Memorial service Mrs Brigham E. E Roberts spoke on The Community Program Rites of All States In which she upheld the Com Corn Community Community Property Bill BUl This bill bui was was' In inthe tho the state senate and was defeated through the united efforts of all the women's clubs of the state because wo wo- women women wo- wo women men felt It would be harmful for some working wives However Mrs Roberts explained that this bill would not take takeaway takeaway takeaway away any of the wife's rights but would be ba beneficial to both man and wife I Five clubs In Utah receiving citations citations' for Increasing their membership 20 or over were Beaver Brigham City Park City Roosevelt and Logan State Federation handbooks have Just been completed These handbooks con con- contain contain tain tam the state constitution and nd laws by-laws club collect and recommended procedures procedures ures urea for local clubs and State Federa Federa- tion Members may purchase these books for by sending to the state treasurer Miss Jessie Harroun Plans are going ahead for the regional I conference at Sun Valley Idaho June 13 12 Utah Federation will be he hostess to national Officers and distinguished guests at Friday morning breakfast June 13 Members will dress In pioneer cos cos- costumes costumes costumes and antI sunbonnets Utah cutouts made from de from copper sheeting will wUl be the favors An A a parting gift the Utah Federation presented Miss Maude Doyle with a beautiful copper plate produced from I Utah copper and designed and made by bya a Utah artist I |