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Show I I -3- have been enthusiasm and ambitions the women have for BPW" Many excellent programs and projects of their a real annual hear their it is the and to the reports give presidents clubs, joy conducted by year's activities .. At the very beginning of the year the Executive Committee accepted the National Federation's eA Conference. Immediately plans and organization started proposal to conduct a Youthpower---U.,S Under the very able leadersh ip and di rection of Leah Dunford, we were determined to have a most. successful conference. Many special meetings were held, and there was nothing but full partnership When the leaders in business and professions were contacted to and cooperation from the very start recommend people to serve on panels, as main speakers, or in other capacities, they wanted to do it themselves; therefore, we had the very key people of Utah por+iclpctinq in the conference through Two students from each high school in the state were invited, and it was our hope that out the day 125 registered.. It was a thri II to around 60 to 70 students wou ld attend, but we set a rea I record watch and hear the students' reaction to having been given such an opportunity They reocfed quickly to the different sessions, and the response was of a very high caliber" On Sunday at the Winter Board Meeting three of these students were invited to summarize each session and give their opinion of the We were all elated with their reports and the sincerity with which they were given conference The entire Federation profited from th is conference, and we a II fe It we! I rewarded for our efforts The Sugar House Club invited me, This was definitely one of the most outstanding events of the year as the state president, to participate in their Youthpower Conference e .. - 0 0 .. Next come the legislative Conference in Washington I D Co, in February. Even though it poor week end to try to visit' our Congressmen and Senators, since it was Linco ln's birthday holiday and they were all out of the city, we still benefited greatly from cttendinq I called at all four Utah offices and signed the guest books Everyone was wonderfu I to me and wanted to be of some assistance while I was lion the hill "II Florence Davis in Congressman Burton's office conducted a private tour of the House, Capitol Bui Iding, and Senate! which was most en [oyoble and educationa I" From Senator Bennett's office I saw Bobby Bcker 's headquarters" One of our meetings was he ld in the Federation Room of the United States Chamber of Commerce. We received a hearty we leome from the IICha lIenges people at the Chamber office I and severo I of the leaders participated in the conference Facing Women Today" was the topic of discussion by Mrs Laddie F Hutar I Assistant Chairman, Republican National Committee; and Mrs Margaret Price, Vice Chairman and Director, Women's Activities, Democratic Nationa I Committee" They both gave excellent to Iks The National Federa tion is to be commended for giving us this kind of opportunity Time was allowed for special tours, and I was particularly interested in seeing the National Federation hecdquorters My appreciation of what is done for us by National is much greater now e was a . , , 0 0 & 0 0 , .. Another conference I attended was the State-Wide Women IS Conference on Utah IS Future: Whose Responsibi lity at the University of Utah A number of BPW members attended and received much valuable information.. Topics discussed were: Industrial Deve lopment I Population, Vo lunteers .. and Community Action, and Education .. Anne Kidd and Emma Beck represented the State Federation and visited Governor Calvin L at which time he signed the proclamation declaring the week of March 7 through 13 National Women's Week. Through the efforts of Emma Beck, I was given €In opportunity to explain brrefly on te levision the purpose of observing th is week. Also I on Monday of th is same week the Sugar House invited me to be the guest speaker at their IIKick-off Breckfost ;" Their special guests were their bosses. I commend this club for recognizing their bosses Rapton BU,slness CIb .. Th? Vernal Chapter of Future Homemakers of America, [nvlted me to speak to them at one of II liThe Role Women Can and Should in Community Affairs Since Civic Partici Play IS one phase of the which we have out on the state and local carrying rogram I had much valuable Information to present to them, and It also gave me an opportunity to let t em know BPW is vitally concerned about the the!r m?etlngs . r:tlon hvel, on ntional been. youth. <> |
