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Show REPORT OF THE STATE PRESIDENT Just president pledged Irene N. Parson year ago you bestowed upon me the honor of servimg as your state te year 1963-64 and in accepting the responsibility of this office myself to do the best job possible within the limits of my ability. It one for 'I has been - a privilege and a challenge, opportunities which has offered many a year filled with rewarding but not without the price of experiences responsibility. The officers elected to serve on the executive committee have performed their efficiently and I wish to express my appreciation to each of them in this ,l report for their loyalty and for their cooperative spirit, in working together to il;;'l duties - fulfill the responsibilities of the committee in guiding the Feder a t i on , also to the members of the standing and special committees the district and club officers for their most valued contribution. Any measure of success the Federation has t1 l'. a , ,I cfrl accomplished this year has been because of these conscientious, of embers the Board and the supporting committees. hard-working Successful programming was assured when 17 members of the Utah'Federation registered at the 1963 National Convention in Dallas Texas, last Julyo n addition to the five to serve as delegates at large and alternate delegates Marcella Finlay was selected chairman of the important Credentials Committee Edith,S. Shaw as a member of the National Resolutions and Nominating Committees and Bessie F. Anderson as a member of the National Our voting strength was increased Legislation Committee. by six club delegates, giving our Federation 12 votes, including your state president as a voting member of the National Board. It was an Provo Club in planning additional honor during the National Convention to rpresent the for them the national award given for constructive program of Personal Development. Their program "From the receiving in the area School DeCk to the Office- Desk" High School. was project continued this year by request of the Provo Eighteen members of our Federation attended the'Leadership Conferences con by the National Federation in three areas. Your president registered for conference in Denver, Colorado conducted by National President Virginia Allan, assisted. by Helen Hurd. The elements of good leadership learned during these ducted the onferences have been shared with the members of the many clubs the attendees represented. Keeping the National theme "Responsibility ,lanning the program for of Full Partnership" before us in Fall and Winter aoard meetings and using the valuable the National Convention and Leadership Conferences, your the .nformation received at ixecutive Committee strove to fulfill their responsibility to the members by giving :he best of their ability to meet the needs of the Federatioq. J I ' \1J' 'ear It was at the Fall Board meeting last September that the three goals for the :i given: were The first goal continuing the project to establish a Governor V s ;!or' ission on the Status of Women;-has been completed. The committee members were January following the diligent work of our immediate past state , ppoI1ted last Edith So Shaw who has been appointed chairman of the committee· by aj resldent overnor As Clyde. I was also )erS1 your president hno_ed l!;Z an appointment by the , ¥AMJJli :>vernor lis as X\1tn; >ntribute 'esM' 1, WanJS ;eJ]1rw)ij were effort t 5 agaW, UJe ana heJ]1eW' gave chairman of our Fe to the one of the study areas,' "Em 10 eration two members on the Commf t t ee success of the Coromi ttee 0 . ._, ent Your . and Policies. " continued support will |
