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Show HISTORY OF THE UTAH FEDERATION of BUSINESS s PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S The first Business and Professional W o men's Club to be organized in Utah was Salt Lake City, in 1913. In 1919 this club tWO delegates, Elizabeth Miss Fitzgerald served Sprague: "So Clubs committee which selected and committees. the Gail nominating Laughlin the first President. The Salt Lake Club joined the National Federation the next year, 1920. From 1920 to 1922 when the as was held between Mrs. Elizabeth H. Coray and Elizabeth Fitzgerald of Salt Lake Club, and Mrs. Edward Bichsel and Miss Margaret Stewart of Ogden. After receiving a suq gestive constitution and some in structions from the New York office, three additional members from each Club were asked to join the group, giving ten the ge?eral to act in accepting a selecting officers. These tenc0I?-stitution included, power and besides the four above, Mrs. Seldon. I. Clawson, Miss Julia Lynch,. and MiSS Mossie Roby of Salt Lake; Miss Eva Erb, Miss Lucile Wallace, and Miss Ina Austin of Ogden. Miss Sprague, Salt Club Lake February_September 1923 The first meeting of the Utah Federation which is recorded was held in Ogden, February 10, 1923. The Constitution was and the followina adopted officers selected: Miss Joanna Miss Eva Erb, Vice President; Miss Claire Haines, Secretary; Miss Maude Richards, Treasurer; Mrs. Elizabeth H. Coray. Miss Elizabeth Fitz gerald, Mrs. Eva Corey, and Mrs. Ada Sprague President; Griswald, Directors. At a meeting of the Board of Directors, on June 3, it was reported that Logan had formed a Club with 36 charter members. The first Convention of the Utah Fed eration was held September 89, 1923 at the Hermitage Inn, Ogden Canyon, with Logan, Ogden, and Salt Lake Clubs rep resented by a register of 135. The Historian "Words says: vey the enthusiasm, the liness, and the real selves seriously as that first meeting cannot con gayety, the friend disposition to take our Federation evident at a . . . The President, Miss Sprague, distinctly recollects bei?g seren aded at 4:00 A.M. Sunday by an mpromptu band which debonairly invaded her r<:>om. The first Hermit errm age meeting was in the charm.mg old probably1 t moreand mformal h than any that has come a er , Who, ':I d an privileqed ffibosPhere e t 0 es not remember Mrs. Shipp's '?y es lereH, ave No Bananas" and "The bAd Sh rie k" b Y the Ogden CI u. n. 1it was h t 11 its own. . . there first that wleb erg s Thelma Foge enlloWing .' is a became conscious delightful musical statement from of tal Miss T. Lynch. Year of Salt Lake Club 1923-24 The main object of the Federation dur ing its second year was the clubs, Mrs. Clara M. organization of Clawson, Organizer, brought the followinq ClubsState into the Federation: Price, February 13, 1924; Mt. Pleasant, March 19, 1924; Brigham City, May 20, 1924; Provo, [une 19, 1924. The Second Annual Convention was held at Pinecrest Inn. Immigration Canyon, Sep tember 67. Registration showed seven Clubs with 162 members. new Miss Lynch. in her address. defined the' State Federation as "the small groups into one welding together large group in order to increase their of for power the to Joanna in Miss Julia Ogden Club organized, a series of conferences were the first year ended with three the Federation allied with the National. Could further go? Fur ther and more enterprise splendid achievements long to later Presidents. But this first be year was, as I look back on it, distinguished by a spi.rit of getting together, by an interest in each other and in each other's communities." sent Daisy Booth, to St. Louis toFitzgerald the orqaniza non meeting of the National Federation. Both received appointments to on CIl.UBS, INC. service community. and the national holding the larger vision of state body and as club." Officers of Mrs. Julia Reva Maycock 192324: Vice T. President. McGinley; Secretary. Miss Inez Thain; Treasurer Miss Maude Richards; Directors: Mrs. Eliz abeth H. Coray, Mrs. Ada Miss Griswald, Mrs. Miss Nellie Manning. and Margaret Stewart, Ogden Club Year of 1924-25 Miss Margaret factor in the Stewart organization was of a' leading our State Federation. She was Utah's representative the Sixth Annual Convention of the National Federation at West Boden. In at diana. and won that gathering. honors for her state at Clubs organized in 1925: Manti. May 1925; Vernal, June, 1925; Tooele. 1925; Heber City, 1925. The Third Annual ·Convention was held Logan with seven clubs and guests from four out-of-state Clubs present. Miss Stewart inaugurated the Memorial Service at this Convention. her remarks. Miss Stewart said Concluding "Let us all be lifters at and not leaners. Let us grasp each opportunity for service to our Federation all giving, thereby and conduct the we exemplifying principles for whichelevating we stand." At this joyfully and give capable of in our lives are and ennobling convention. in appreciation of the beautiful words written by Miss Hall in a Florence song "My Heart's in Utah", it wa moved, seconded, and caned that unanimouly car this song be adopted Utah State Federation Vernal received a song. for gavel as the havinq sold |
