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'LOCAL CLUB’S
DELEGATE MAKES
A FINE REPORT
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nors of the states be urged to set aside
April 3rd as “Bird Day,” this being
the birthday of John Burroughs, the
veteran naturalist. In Texas, Utah
and Florida this has already been
done. The children should be taught
| the importance of not killing birds, as
I in many cases they are the only check
i on insects that destroy such valuable
| crops, also making inroads on our for
j ests.
i Suggestion was also made that the
| children be encouraged to plant a tree
! on Arbor day, particularly such trees
! as ash, mulberry and hackberry, which
1 provide food for the birds.
! Roadside planting along the Lincoln
! highway was discussed and each
! state’s representatives promised to do
1 their part in giving stimulus to this
! movement. The women’s clubs of New
> Jersey have already taken action with
respect to this matter and have plan
! ned to execute the work.
; A resolution passed recommending
j that the American laurel be adopted
j as the national flower of the United
3 States. These are the reasons ad
3 vonced for its adoption: It contains
3 two colors of our flag, red and white,
3 lit has beauty of form and color, it
31 blooms on three American holidays,
3 Decoration Day, Flag Day and Inde
3 pendence Day; it has starry clusters
3 on a single stem, emblematic of the
3 unity of the states of the union. It
u 10 ijpivtti wiv pviiiium.li
i cy of our institutions. It grows pro
5 fusely in the 13 original states and
i can be made to grow wherever trees
i will grow in the other states. It does
i not depend upon the insect life for
? fertilization; it is sufficient unto it
a self. It is an American flower that
grows only in North America. By the
time congress is ready to pass upon
it we should be well enough informed
to advise our representatives wheth
er or not we would want it for the na
tional flower.
To the above I should like to add
my own reason. The laurel has al
ways been typical of honor. In the
days of ancient Greece and Rome all
deeds of greatness were rewarded
with a laurel crown. It seems to me
that no more fitting tribute could we
pay to our country than to adopt this
flower.
There was also discussed the dis
tribution of time between work hours
and play hours. This is an important
subject and it is time that serious at
I tention was given to it by all our peo
! pie. Too often recreation means the
- I ball room, the theatre, the card table
j and other forms of amusement that
; may be well enough for part of our
; times, but we should not neglect the
■) forms of play that increase our bodily
) capacity and exhilarates the mind at
- the same time. If there is opportun
; ity for more play our efficiency will be
. increased accordingly. At first women
5 who advanced these ideas were severe
; ly criticised for such suggestions, but
; we have grown to see the value of
; exercise and play for women and there
; is bound to be a larger number of peo
• pie attracted by physical play as time
; goes on, with resultant good to all who
: indulge in such recreation.
; A day was devoted to a literature
; and library extension conference.
: Fraulein Marie Mayer gave a talk
• on “ The Spirit of Oberammergau.”
; Miss Mayer played Mary Magdalene
■ in the Passion play and her brother
: was the Christus. She told how these
; simple peasants sacredly kept their
; promise to perform the play every ten
j years in thanksgiving for a plague
j that had been lifted from the village,
i She said it might seem strange to us
; that this could be so faithfully done
: and explained that their every-day
: lives are guarded and tenderly watch
; ed over by parents, whose whole aim
j is to mould the lives of their children,
f to make them fit for the parts they
. are to portray, in compliance with
their promise to God. The whole vil
lage thanks the Master for His bless
ing. The Passion Play is the first in
terpretation of the Bible in drama.
Mr. Alfred Arnold, of the North Da
kota Agricultural college, gave a talk
on me country tneatre. ne sain it
was something that did much to stim
ulate interest and develop artistic ten
dencies in home talent and that the
town dramatic club has clone much for
small western towns. It seems to me
that this is the very thing for An
chorage, because there one nas to de
pend upon home talent exclusively.
Such a thing as the town dramatic
club would surely be an asset in such
a shut-in town.
Mrs. Carlo Fisher gave a wonderful
interpretation of modern poetry, as
illustrated by Tagore. Her rendition
of the spoken word to music was a
masterfully artistic achievement.
The one instrumentality capable of
properly expressing the spirit of mu
sic is the speaking voice, and not the
singing voice. With the speaking
voice one finds every possible varia
tion of pitch and emotional quality.
Eugene Haile predicts that the music
of the future will be written in har
mony with the speaking voice, not for
the definitely tuned instruments nor
according to preconceived melodies or
formulas. It is Haile’s conviction that
only by discarding every form of re
pression can sincerity in art be at
tained. According to his philosophy,
true art is the direct expression of na
ture, a nature that can express itself
only through the spirit. The most dif
ficult thing in the world, says Mr.
Haile, is for an artist to be perfectly
natural. The writers of folk-songs
were great artists and their work will
endure forever. »
On Sunday we had a beautiful ves
per service at the Hotel Astor. Rev.
Percy Stickney Grant, rector of the
Church of the Ascension, gave a fine
talk on “ Woman’s New Place,” and
paid a glowing tribute to her activi
ties in all lines.
The New Civic Idealism was the
subject discussed by Dr. Garter Helm
Jones, of Seattle, Washington. He
dwelt upon the clean-up campaigns
that are conducted these days and said
that it made for higher civic standards
greater self-respect, a better commun
ity, better homes and better business
and public buildings. Also that it
meant a get-together movement which
means community co-operation. To
secure this someone should be selected
as a leader for such a campaign. This
could be done better by women’s clubs
because women being housekeepers;
are more apt to see the need of muni
cipal housekeeping than are men. The
co-operation of other groups of peo
ple can be secured, such as boards of
trade, chambers of commerce, business
men’s clubs and others. Home and
school gardens for the children are
urged to encourage development of the
child through contact with growing
things, as well as to assist families
to secure wholesome food for low j
cost, through the utilization of back
yards. It also beautifies the commun
ity and tends to higher moral and so
cial standards.
Mr. Cranston Brenton, chairman of
the National Board of Review of Mo
tion Pictures, made a plea to'the club
women to take a hand in the censor
ship of motion pictures. He said that
at present this is in the hands of
cheap politicians. The most outrage
ous, arrogant and often illiterate bills
are jammed through legislatures and
made laws. This gives the right to
the politicians to decide what you and
your family may see. The women’s
clubs know the needs of the people,
and especially the children. Instead
of condemning the film producers why 1
not work with the film makers to im-!
prove their pictures? The producers
need the help of the public; they have
faith in the ability of the public to or
ganize and confidence in their deter
mination to protect their children.
A committee could be formed in a
club to co-operate with the film mak
ers, and it could be seen that proper
programs are provided for the little
ones. I am sending you a copy of the
Juvenile Motion Picture News, with a
list of children’s pictures. I am sure
that occasional matinees could be ar
ranged for the children that would be
both entertaining and instructive.
Mr. Thomas Mott Osborne spoke on
“Practical Education in Penal Institu
tions,” and dwelt upon the fact that
the merit system did much toward
eliminating crime and educating the
nrisoners. for when nut on their honor
to perform their tasks their work was
done more cheerfully and proficiently.
In this way they were unconsciously
imbibing more knowledge in the trade
to which they had been assigned, leav
ing the prison equipped to make a
living.
The Gary System was taken up by
Mr. Wm. Wirt. I am going to the
school here in New York city and see
it demonstrated and will write you
about it. I had hoped to be able to
have it in this report but the schools
have been closed on account of infan
tile paralysis.
Pleas were made to all club women
that discussion be had on the follow
ing topics:
Legislative safeguards for girls.
Extradition treaties.
Child hygiene in our communities.
Baby week campaign.
Twilight sleep and the painless con
finement, as public health factors.
Women’s duties in the anti-tubercu
losis crusade. (The Indians in Alaska
would be wonderfully benefited by this
move).
Prison reform. Thos. Mott Osborne
argued for our help along this line.
Social service.
Diseases of mature life, an immi
nent factor in public health.
I was a guest at a luncheon given
by the Colony club and had the pleas
ure of hearing Julia Marlowe read
Kipling’s “Recessional” and also Ed
; ward Markham, who wrote “The Man
: With the Hoe,” read several of his po
| ems. I also had the pleasure of meet
ing both of these artists and each one
sent a personal greeting to the An
chorage Woman’s club; and said that
they thought we showed wonderful
courage and initiative in inaugurating
such a club in a pioneer town. Mrs.
Pennybacker also sent her greetings
and all good wishes for the success of
j the club.
Our territorial president, Mrs. Thos.
V. Connor, made quite a stir at the
equal suffrage meeting when she de
clared that only superior men went
to Alaska, and they showed their su
periority by voluntarily giving women
the vote. This received thunderous
applause.
The great biennial closed with the
election of the following officers:
Mrs. Josiah Eyans Cowles, presi
dent; Miss Georgia Bacon, first vice
president; Mrs. Eugene Reilly, second
vice-president; Mrs. W. P. Harper,
auditor; Mrs. Frances D. Everett, sec
retary.
I have tried to give some clear idea
of the biennial and I hope that I have
succeeded. It was very difficult to
properties of the armory. Many of
the delegates left in a few days, as
they were unable to hear and felt it
was a waste of time and money to
stay. It was an unfortunate thing,
because the New York women tried
their best to get another place that
would be suitable, but were unable to
do so. They did everything to reme
dy the trouble, but it was impossible.
In fact, it threatened to make the bi
ennial less successful than it should
have been, but we stayed on and made
the best of it.
Yours, very truly
EDNA SIMMONS McDERMOTT,
Delegate.
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