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Show Lea.gue of ;:[omen Votars of Salt Lake City l~o. 1 Vol. J May, 195J ----------------------------------------~---- ------------------------------------~~---------------·-------------------~---------------------------------------T~ IEAGilll HAS GROWN The :;_Ja,st yGar has seen the greatest s1Jurt in membership in the League I s history. ]staolished Leagues have grown larger and 93 new Leagues have been organized, mak~ ing a total of 917.. There are now Leagues in every state. Of the eight which a_o Leagues, two (UT.AH is one of these) have State Committees worknot ~,~et have ing toward such organization. These figures were brought out at the April meeting of our National Council. A c;enerc1,l re-·.Jort on the Council a})})ears in tha May 15th NATIONAL VOT]R. rn· a letter to local and st':;.~8 lJresidents from the national president, reviewing Council proce -:Jdin~:s, th-3 follmving concludii1g remarks will be of interest to you all: nr woulc"'l. like to J?Oint out that each successivo year reaffirms the importa;.1ce of th3 L0ague in tha political life of tl:a country. It is :'lot only growth that d.e.,.10nstrat-Js t:11s fact. It is a far less tangible thing. It is evident in th:.; char2.ct2r and d.Jd.ication and s11iri t of • • • women • • • who pool th.air infinite resourc0s for the b0n3fit of the citizens of tha nation. It is avident in thoir calm ~::_ssum9tion of th3 heavy and a.lraost frightening burdens which havG come to t:1is c0untr~, a,s the L3ad0r of the froo world.. It is evident in thG k .cit uw\erstaad.inc;: th-_:,,t this govarnmcnt is our governraent; that w0 aro a p.J..rt, of its decisions; thP,t res:•;onsibili ty for succ0ss or failure is ou1·s tog0th,ff,., 1 ,)t us n ot undiJrastimat ,3 th3 powor th:'lt litrn in honesty, courag0 and_ mcral str mgth. Tho so q_uali ti0s which arJ il1 2,bund:1-nco in th0 Le0-g110 are d.3s::_J urat0ly ndoclocL in tl10 world tod~y. L0t us us0 thJJTJ. to th3 full-Jst.n Su:-nu.Jr C2.,lcmdar Units h'.J.:vo alr,_;;:',lt/· :roc,)iY-3cl th:.>. Surx:ior CaLmdf'1,r, but h.:no arJ mor~1 d0tails c.-Uld ;:'I. cha,nt:;v rog-'.rding t ~-l; d.i scl-1.ssi0n su0j1..:ct for thJ August mo0t ings. Th:n·0 will b0 ono r.10 'Jt inr..; of 0 n. c 11 unit in Ji..mo anci. in A,1 6ust. Units should dociu0 th.J c~_ay, tirL) and plc>,cd for th0s,) mi3ot::_ngs aud notify thJ Units Organization Chair,~1an not lp,tor than irnn-Jdi:·,toly ;:,,ft ,:;r th:; l::i..st Hay mooting, P-S provi ousl~r roq_1..ust ,JG.,. 11 ThJ E.J1.l Roport" on a U. s. tradJ and t9,riff :9olict• I ·1. Jun0, units will discuss _L~ )_-._1f_11.st, units will clarify q_lustions brought out b:r our discussiol1s duri.n[; tho ·>·• r:t 3~.v,,r. l-1oro c·"bont this in thJ noxt EULLJTIN. ,ni t m.J 3tincs c1,rJ sch0du.l0d for July. Inst09.,d, th::1ro will bo a Sumr:-1.Jr -rvorkshop 14-15 undor tho guiclanco of Mrs. Ida Stowart Hill of th0 Ford Foundation. ~his is plnnnGd for all L•3aguo mombors. A q_uJstionnair0 rolatod to th.J subjJct m.ntt.Jr for th ,; wol'l.::sho~•? has b ,)on sent to all uni ts. Mrs. Jorry La:'ld.a ho~ds th.J :ola...11.ning committoo, o..ssist ,:;d by Mrs. Laur(mco Ols0n. ThJ w·orksho7? will b ,J hold. 2,t t:10 trnion I ·,lilcLi:n_~- , Univ.Jrsity of Utah. Thor;:; will bo no rogistr-::i,tion f.Jo. ]ring :rour own snnc1wich::::s or -ln.\f lunch ~-t tho Coff 00 Shop. Wo hoJ>O to h2,v J a bc',by sitting sorvico. W?,tch for dotails in n0xt J3ULLETIN. - ::; 1 Ju1:r |
