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Show Wallace, LaVeta e , Logan Club Mrs. Year of 1931-32 officers met from expenses The vital issue of discriminations against this year placed squarely upon the doorstep of the Utah Federation and much credit is due Mrs. Leaver's efforts and influence for the modified action taken by certain groups in the state to dismiss' all married women from service. She used the platform: We-e-insist that aptitude, and training, efficiency shall be the rods by which business and professional women be women was their the determined effort and cheerful and op tomistic attitude of La Veta and her loyal group of officers that our Federation was kept together. The was program this time, and response was launched during made President to Hoover's make-work program. Officers for 193132: Vice-President- Mrs. Edna Montgomery (Heber); Recording Sec retary- Alta Thurher (Richfield); Trea Mrs. Elinore Geddings surer(Ogden) ; Secretary, Corresponding (Logan) Anne Peterson . Elizabeth L. Crawford, Salt Lake Club Year of 1932-33 The work of the Utah Federation devoted to a study of economic and a survey of Federation in search of future I leadership. was (Salt Lake). Alice Pedersen, Vernal . measured." An appeal was made by the President that each Club have a Year Book. Most Clubs this year had Year Books and defin itely arranged programs. Much held in begun. Six Conferences held by six dis the same week with a National were during Representative as speaker at each Conference. Payson was added to the Federation this tricts Field year, on January 15. Officers for 193334: Vice-President, Miss Melba Bachman; Recording Secretary, Miss Hazel M. Peterson; Treasurer, Mrs. Viola O'Berto; Corresponding Eva W oolfe. Secretary- Miss _. Year of 1934_35 Price Club dissolved its charter, but two Clubs were added: Cedar City, October 8, 1934; St. George, October 13, 1934. This made our total membership 482. new Officers for 193435: 1 st VicePresident_ Nial Nelson (Brigham); 2nd VicePresident Blanche C. Pittman (Logan); Recording Secretary- Lora Dunn (Provo) ; Corre sponding Secretary- Ruby Stringham (He ber); Treasurer- jessie Orser (Roosevelt), in strengthening Logan in May. was Grace Cheerer, Provo Club Year of 1936-37 Charters presented to two Clubs: Park City and Price. The Fifteenth Annual Convention was held April 30May 1, in Cedar City and Zion National Park. Officers for 193637: 1 st Vice-President Mrs. Olive Hansen (Richfield); 2nd Vice President- Mrs. Almeda P. Brown (Logan); Recording Secretary, Violet Nielsen (Lo gan); Corresponding Secretary- Rhea Tay lor Treasurer- Claire Haines (Provo); (Salt Lake); Parliamentarian- Alice L. Mrs. were (Salt Lake). Almeda Perry Brown, Logan Club Years of 1937-38 and 1938-39 To Mrs. Brown goes the distinction of served as Utah's first Federation President on the two-year-term basis. Two Clubs received charters: Beaver May, 1939; Milford, January, 1938. State dues were increased from 50c to having $1.00. 1937 38 membership: 540 1938-39 membership: 587 For the first time, Mrs Brown appointed State Historian, Mrs. Blanche C, Pittman a 'was appointed, serving for the first years appointive officer. At the State Con vention, held in May 1939, Mrs. Pittman as Lulu Clegg, Heber Club done Officers for 1935-36: 1st Vice-President Grace Cheerier (Provo); 2nd Vice-Pres ident- Jessie Orser (Roosevelt); Recording Secretary- Mae Bramwell (Ogden); Trea surerHelen Hollenbeck (Duchesne). Year of 1933-34 This was the first year that a state pub lication, "Forward Together", was actually was Clubs. The Fourteenth Annual Convention Manning Club work existinq Clubs, reorganizing Clubs that had dropped out, and making contracts for new problems membership At the Eleventh Annual Convention, the recommendation was adopted that a uniform scrapbook be used by all Clubs for local publicity and that separate History Books be maintained by individual Clubs. Officers for 193233: Vice-President- Dr. Margaret Burns (Ogden); Recording Sec retary- Thora Sabey (Roosevelt); Trea surerOmega Campbell (Logan); Cor responding secretary- Mrs. Maude N. Leaver .. objective ten-year Club Year of 1935-36 personal accounts. It was only because of Neely Leaver, Salt Lake With a decrease of 135 members and a loss of three Clubs, the depression was upon Banks closed! Not only did several us. local Clubs lose their funds, but through the failure of the Ogden State Bank, the State Federation lost its entire account. State Maude an elected to the office (due to State Con stitutional Ammendment, 1937-38, 193839). For the first time in Federation history was a an definite policy was established regarding official publication: that was to con tinue the publication of Forward Together, which had first appeared in 1933-34. The travel expense for State Officers first went into effect July, 1937. Because of her and effective flgh,t , against aanst, women, dlstmctlOn and conscientious discriminatory Mrs. legislation Brown gained state recognition. She National |
