Show IRS RS f PRESIDENCY a Irs rs A. A J. J Gorham of Salt Lake Lak e Elected to Head Federation of Women's Clubs A AT AN END ENDi i legates Wind Up Three-Day Three Meeting Meet Meet- ing g at Ogden With Tributes to Retiring Leader fl 1 C us l t SW ri M a ar r Y I Fk H I V MRS A A. A T J. GORHAM BY I 31 AY I. FRA IE FRA Special to The Herald Herald gd n. n Oct 13 Today Today closed what been one of ot the most In interesting ever eyer held by tho the Utah Federan Federa- Federa n of Women's omens Clubs The program r conceded to bo be the best ever er given Id d the Ogden women excelled them- them yes vas cs In the way of oC hospitality The resignation of or Mrs C C. II IL McMahon McMahon McMahon Mc- Mc Mahon as president of ot the feder cast a a. visible gloom loom over o the meeting and more than titan one moist eye ce attested r the affection which Utah luau club women feel Ceel for COl their o ox president At the close of ot the tho program Mrs Mr 1 McMahon announced her resignation giving a as a reason renson that she would be he unable to attend all of or the tho meetings at atthe atthe atthe I the biennial next Juno in San Francisco Francis Francis- co Co holding as she docs does three Important offices in the general federation and that Utah would not nol derive the most good from flom the meeting j. j Through h Mrs 1 McMahon lc tho the greatest honor that th the general federation has hasto hasto to offer otter except the presidency quoting I Mrs Phillip N N. Moore Its president has been given Ivor cn Utah in tho the chairman chairman- j I j shi ship p of the thc the program committee chairman I for tOl the 1012 1 biennial Mrs Irs McMahon tc Is al also o a It director and ad as president of oC a state I federation has a position of or Importance Every en possible form of or regret was expressed ex- ex exI l I I pressed bv by the club women also of ot appreciation ap P for what Mrs McMahon Mcl has has I done for tor the federation I Mrs H. H M M. Barrows of ot Ogden presented pre presented pre pre- I I I I a huge bouquet of oe chrysanthemums 1 I mums In hI the two shades of or yellow eow th federation colors as s a tribute to to Mrs I I McMahon lc Mr 1 Mrs Gorham or I I Utah is losing one of or the strongest presidents that has ever er graced its chair but is gaining In Mrs A A. J. J Gor Gor- ham Imm iam the new newly elected president t a leader of ot unusual ab ability a woman who for or several eral years has been most Intimately intimately inti Inti- matel connected with the tho federation and is not without national recognition Mrs Irs Gorham was second vice ice Ico president pres pres- ident of r th the state federation during this this' administration Her assumption of or the presidency was not riot only the natural order of events but the unanimous wish of ir the conventions convention since tho the change was nece necessary ar and nd she was greeted g with applause a as she he took the chair h r. r The Tilt quiet dignity an and capability of or Mrs Gorham assure a successful termination ter ter- of or the administration Mrs Ir G B. B of or Salt Lake I was elected as second f econ vice president nt The vacancy ncr on the board of oC directors c- c tors caused b by Miss Rosalie Pollocks Pollock's removal remo from th the city was filled b by Mrs McMahon lc b by unanimous vote The chan change e In officers does not change chango the time representation from tho time dif dif- rent ferent districts as the offices are filled tilled from the same cities as before The Thc entire program from the welcom In ing addre address to the 9 final report was essentially es- es es for improvement of ot the tho race and progress I To Io En Enforce force Ln In rs In keeping with that sentiment the tho following committee was appointed by br the chair for tor the enforcement of the tho laws laws- s Mrs Ida Smoot Dusenbury Provo chairman Mrs J J. J M. M Bishop Mrs Culley Mrs hs Will Wright Mrs I. I R F W. W Hutton of oC Ogden Mrs Irs IL S. S Kerr pant Mantl Mrs E E. E D D. D Ball Logan Mrs S. S J J. J Mrs W. W R H. When Heber City Mrs G G G. W W W. Mendenhall Men Men- SJ Springville Mrs John T. T Lant Garland Mrs Cherry Mt 1 Pleasant Pleasant Pleas Pleas- ant Mrs Irs P. P N N. Cook Mrs J. J T Beless Mrs W W. W W. Mrs J. J J P. P Marshall l and Mrs E E. V V. Fritz of Salt Lake Lako Mrs C. C S. S Kinne KInney chairman of or the thc resolution committee a assisted by Mrs W r W. W HI litter ter Mrs I E. E D. D Ball Mrs J J. J W W. Alyd Mrs S S. S J. J presented resolutions thankIng thankIng thanking thank- thank Ing Ing- IngIn in the minutest detail those who contributed in an any wa way to the ver very successful suc suc- convention The days day's pro program ram was splendid In ever every respect the violin solo b by Miss Beatrice Hantel and vo vocal solo by hv Mrs Bessie Dean Allison contributing no small part to tho the pleasure The Time reports of or the standing committees committees commit commit- tees showed progress In all lines of or work undertaken b by the federation and a fine program for tor the future Reform I and Improvement are the keynotes in the reports The presidents' presidents reports also showed the same samo spirit and an increased in In- In crest terest in federation work The new v clubs Just admitted had re- re indicating activities that will mean a great deal to the federation Tho The two papers ers of ot the da day Child Welfare and tho time Public Schools b by Mrs Irs C. C T. T Tran Van ran of oC Salt SaIt Lake and Bad Fad Citizenship of ot Good Women romon by Mrs hs E E. D D. D Ball of ot Logan were fine tine and greatly appreciated Mrs Irs John F F. Cowan of or Salt Lake conducted conducted con con- ducted with her usual exactness open parliament on What er E Every Woman oman Ought to Know including discussions on domestic science political science child welfare local geography legislation legislation legis legis- lation an and national patriotism One definite action taken was WaR that the Utah federation as a a. bO body use uso Its Us influence to exact the full fulI weight of ot bread from Crom bakeries The most picturesque and most elaborate elaborate orate entertainment given the visitors by time the local committee was tho the luncheon lunch lunch- eon oon at the Hermitage Ogdon Ogden canyon It was wag superlative In all respects and the delegates left lert feeling that the O Og Ogden Og- Og den women are arc undoubtedly authority on matters of ot hospitality and that the convention will be registered as a decided de de- de success e |