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Show 3 Nationa I Convention activities. Presidents agreed Youthpower and Leadersh ip Conferences were beneficia I and that a II work c-id no play at conventions make Presidents dull girls. Some of the subjects covered at the meeting were criteria for Young Career Woman Program; pari iamentary procedure during state conventions, standardizing state and club bylaws, criteria club program awards, state displays Nationa I Convention, Nationa I Legislative Platform, and current legislation, Federation Foundation, and other business. at Immediate Iy upon my return, the District Conferences were he ld from the latter part of September through October. Four of the state officers, Anne Kidd, Jean Fox, E Iva Pierson, and ',attended the Di stri ct Conferences. We presented a TV program utilizing a visual display in the form ofa TV set. The program, with Jean Fox as announcer, featured District Directors or Club Presidents in commercia Is and local newscasts, and a program by Anne Kidd on "Program Planning and He lps ." Your President was featured as a Washington correspondent and in this way was able to bring the latest news direct from Washington, D. C., utilizing the information obtained at the Board meeting, displaying pictures of the convention and post Convention Board meeting. During the sportscast, I organized Utah into seven flights for a golf tournament with District Directors as the golf pros and the State Membership Chairman as the Assistant Pro. Golf clubs were presented to clubs in the districts who came nearest to meeting their goal at thai· iime, and the other clubs were presented golf balls with their membership quota written thereon. Governor Calvin L. Rampton signed a Proclamation proclaiming October 17 through 23, 1965, as NATIONAL BUSINESS WOMEN'S WEEK and urged all citizens It in Utah and organized groups to join in the "Annual Salute to Working Women. was a privi lege to attend the Northern Distri ct's BPW Week kick-off at a dinner on Monday night at Utah State University hostessed by the Logan Club. I was able to pay tribute to Esther Olsen, long-time Logan Club member and State Rheumatic Fever Chairman, who was named Logan Club's Woman of the Year. II The Utah Federation's main project was to encourage area or district-wide Youth power USA Conferences throughout Utah to uti lize more ta lent and to reach The Northern District Conference, the first conference, was held at more students. Utah State University and was financed in part by Sears Roebuck Foundation. It was such as my privi lege to summarize this conference after having heard speakers Prof. Evan B. Murray; Wi Ima Vi ctor, Supt., Intermountain School; James Brown, Public Relations, Thiokol Chemical Corp; and Colonel Bert Perrin of USU. Credit for success of the conference goes to Janice Pearce, chairman; members of Logan, Brigham, and Ogden Clubs who assisted her; Leona James, District Director; and LaRee Peterson, Logan President. The second Youthpower USA Conference was held at the Utah Trade Technical Institute, November 27, 1965, sponsored by the Provo Club. Leola Stewart and Lucille Haws were co-chairmen of the event which featured speakers Thomas A James, Dr. Marden Broadbent, USU Extension Director. Local Brigham Young University; businesses contributed to the success of the conference through products and services. Provo Club members, with Edna Hill, President, spearheaded the conference, took part on the program, and were responsible for its success. The third Youthpower USA Conference was held at the Elk's Lodge in Price on January 15,1966, with LaVerna F. Wall, Chairman. Rowena Boren, District Director, and Price, Helper, and Moab Club Presidents and members helped to make the conference |
