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Show -2- meeting was held in May in the Governor's Board Room to get together with present the need to the Governor for the establishment of a Gover It was an outstanding meeting and plans on the Status of Women. Commission nor's a committee to formulate a purpose or code of to made temporary were organize A other clubs to ethics for presentation to the Governor. Many thanks to everyone who helped Best wishes to next year's officers. in my endeavors me FIRST VICE PRESIDENT during the past year. Irene N. Parson This past year, because of the new committee structure for program planners, it has again been my privilege to work with the State Standing Com mittee members While three areas in the in overall plan of education and action an objectives. Federation committee our structure and program materials designed to accomplish are concerned with self-development, community leadership and knowledge field; your program planning committee has not treated of interest: international anyone of these as separate, unrelated subjects in planning material for board meetings and district con erences. They have worked as a team in program coordination on panels and the transition to the implementing in workshops to give active assistance in making program committee structure for better planning and material for long range rather than one-evening activity programs. new Now at the close of the 1962-63 Federation year, I wish to express appreci ation to all committee members for their support and commend them for their excellent performane at the board meetings, district conferences and this It has been a very r ewar d i.ng experience to work with all the Convention. fine State ofacers and to travel with them to the many meetings and district conferences which has afforded all of us a wider acquaintance with the members of. the Federation throughout the State. In addition, attending the National State Convention in Los conducted by Angeles with so many from Utah; also the Leadership Conference Federaiion in Salt Lake City--both were valuable the National experiences. Under the capable leadership of our President, steps have been taken toward the establishment of a Edith Shaw, the initial Governor's Commission on the Status of Women to explore the problems of women in the State of Utah. In view of this, I wish to close my report with an appeal to all Federation members to read the special the March 1963 Nf TIONAL BUSINESS WalAN, to study available, so that you will be able to move ahead courageously in accepting the responsibilities of full partnership in our democracy. This has always been our goal and now the opportunity is near if we fo l l ow through with the theme of the Winter Board Meeting-- "Utah Accepts the Changing Role of Women." thoroughly all issue of the mat er i.a I ... |
