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Show 'I -/ 16 LEGIS lA TION Bessie F. Anderson II , rt Chairman for the past year. ha ben a pleasure to serve you as your In a non-legislative year, the most that can be done IS to lay plans for the future; we hope that some of the plans now mapped out will bear fruit in 1968-1969 year. Decisions as to who wi II lead our State and Nation wi II be in your hands come November. l.eislative I felt signa Ily honored to represent you on the Nationo I l.eghdative Plctform Committee at Nationa I Convention in New York City This is rea lJy where the legislative action is this is where the Nationa I Legislative Platform is whipped into shape for presentation to the convention body. Each Action and Policy item as presented by your National Legislative Committee, from Committee or other State is reviewed, discussed, dissected, put back together; then processed again for language, connotation, implication, and overtones; then put to vote by committee for acceptance or rejection, Believe me, this is a real working body, with representation from all fifty states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It is a coo lIenge and a great experience. II' II _ - Fed:rations, In February of this year, President Jean, First Vice President De Lone, and I , I I Ii traveled to Washington, D. C., to attend the Fifth Legislative Conference. Details of this conference appear in your President IS report and need not be repeated here. It is regrettable that more time at State Convention, State Board Meemgs, District Conferences, local club meetings is not avai lable to bring to you a study in depth of the legislative problems that affect your lives. This takes concentration and study. Most people think the subject "dry", some feel legislation is beyond their understcndinp Both of these groups, regrettably the larger segment, shrug off the responsibility of making legislation their business by not knowing issues, not knowing candidates, not asking questions, not being interested in the mechanics of the party of their choice--but most of oil, by not voting. Think obout this. , Thanks for the honor you have given me th is past year. MEMBERSHIP - NORTHERN Mabel O'Brien Our National Federation, with a Plan for Progress -All Systems Go, organized our Space Voyage and launched a membership drive for a ten-percent increase. Our State is in the Nike Fleet competing with Connecticut, Washington, D. C.1 Idaho, Maryland, Montana New Mexico and South Dakota. Elsie M. Gould is our National Command Captain. our course. We have 'been in orbit these many months with our State President Jean Fox a good for I off leve to be The iaunt has been a bit rough and bumpy at times, but we seem 109 second out of nosed place by landing. Montana leads the Nike Fleet with 95.43%. We were one-half of one percent. New Mexico came through with 93.66% while we scored 93.31%. No tiona I average reflects 90.44%. ocharting Statewide the Utah Federation has had a good year. We equa lized with 1147 members. The Bonneville &'untiful Brigham City logon Morgan, Salt Lake league, Midvale, Beaver, Panguitch, ancl'Vernal cIbs equalized. 'Three Iubs, Orem, Milford, and Moab,- equoliz?d and stabilized. Congratulations! You are excellent Asrrojl lls and have served your Captain well. Bright spots on the horizon are our two new clubs. We are proud of te dedicated effort expended by individual members and the sponsoring clubs. They are to be c?mmened. Our "Boby Club", Bonneville, rapidly became of age and sponsored a new club With forty I jl I |
