ter was written to the National Federation of Philippine Clubs, suggesting affiliation with the General Federation, but no reply was received. We are promised the honor and pleasure, however, at this Convention by Madame De Veyra, a delegate from the Women's Club of Manila.

Through the kindness of Mrs. Philip N. Moore, President of the National Council of Women, a suggestion comes from Mrs. Coleman, former President of the Woman's Club of Tokio, that through our advice and aid a convention of Women's Clubs of the Orient, embracing Japan and China with a possibility of a Federation might be consummated-a suggestion to be noted by the administration.

We are promised the pleasure also of greeting Mrs. Berminghoff, who represents the Tokyo Woman's Club.

An appeal was received this month through the kindness of Mrs. Anthony Blare of Chicago from the President of the United Women's Clubs of Greece from Athens, appealing to American women who have never turned a deaf ear to the cries of the suffering people, to use their influence with those in power to intercede with the "Allies for humanity's sake not to restore Asia Minor with its hundreds of thousands of Christian Greeks and Armenian women and children to the tyranny of their brutal masters, the Turks!" She cites an instance witnessed by an American woman at B- and their work. After the city had been delivered from the Turks by the Greek Army, the American women founded an asylum and home, gathering into it 800 girls to be educated, many of whom had received terrible violations at the hands of the Turks, who then branded a cross upon their foreheads with red-hot irons, as a stamp of their dishonor. Your correspondent was glad to write Madame Parren, the President of the United Women's Clubs of Greece, that our Secretary of State, Mr. Hughes, had already protested to the Allies, and clippings were sent to her announcing the fact, with a sympathetic letter also telling her of this approaching convention when her appeal would be laid before you.

Your correspondent would suggest, inasmuch as the U. S. Government acted, that this convention send a resolution of sympathy and promise of continued interest.

Your correspondent has noted with high appreciation the

creation of a Committee on International Relations, with the appointment of its able Chairman, Mrs. Towner, which broadens international activities, and would suggest the merging of the Foreign Correspondent with that of the Committee. It is a further step toward the attainment of a World Federation.

Respectfully submitted,

(MRS.) DIMIES T. S. DENISON.

REPORT OF THE MID-BIENNIAL COUNCIL

MRS. ELMER O. LEATHERWOOD, Chairman of the Local Council When Mrs. Edward Bichsel, Utah's General Federation Director, announced the General Federation's decision to accept the invitation extended by Utah, and hold the 1921 council in the city of Salt Lake, there was a great rejoicing and expec tation among the women of the inter-mountain region.

The first step in preparing for the council was making the financial needs a certainty. "The Council Fund," as it was called, was raised by voluntary contributions from the clubs of the state. By giving one dollar per capita, an ample fund was raised, and from it was paid every expense, excepting that of the oratorio. The expense was met in a large measure by the club women, but they were assisted by unaffiliated organizations: The Women's Democratic and the Women's Republican Clubs, also the Daughters of the Pioneers and other organizations. The Salt Lake City Commission and the University of Utah contributed liberally also.

The Utah women were anxious that the women of the General Federation should see under the most favorable circumstances the phase of the West which is the peculiar possession of Utah and the adjoining states. The women of the inter-mountain states were asked to join them as hostesses. The response was readily given and duties of hostess happily shared. Each day there was a luncheon given with a different state serving as hostess. These began by a luncheon held at the New House Hotel ball-room, where the chief attraction was the paintings. which were hung there, from the Taos group of painters, in Taos, New Mexico. There was a large and comprehensive collection of paintings exhibited from Santa Fe, New Mexico; Utah

was outstanding in her contribution and especially so in her sculpture. Idaho sent the work of her artists, and there was an excellent showing from the artistic group of the inter-mountain states. This exhibition was in the hands of expert art critics all the time, who made it their pleasure to take everyone through the rooms with a lecturer or someone to give, in a delightful way, the interpretation of the picture which the layman always needs but so seldom receives. Miss Myra Sawyer was untiring in her efforts to make the exhibition mean all it should to the visitors, and she was assisted by Mrs. Rose V. S. Berry, Chairman of the Fine Arts Department of the General Federation.

The other outstanding feature of entertainment was Haydn's Oratorio, "Creation," given from the great western stairway of the university at sunset. It was one of the thrilling events of the council. As the choruses of that magnificent composition rose and fell in modulated volume, the large audience was stirred to the keenest appreciation of the Salt Lake Oratorio's skill and training. And as the sun sank low in the West, with a deep orange-red sky proclaiming its departure, the picture and the ensemble were perfect.

To the women of Utah, the Great Salt Lake Council was a joy and an inspiration. Not only did the local women learn. the worth and ability of each other as they had never known it, but they were brought into contact with women from other states in the most cordial way. The experience which they had will make it a never-to-be-forgotten event to Utah women, and we shall always be glad that the privilege came to us. There is a sadness about the memory of the council to the local women, however, for in the council work three of the pioneer club women of Utah performed their last duty for the state, and one beloved state president rendered her last service to the General Federation.

REPORT OF MID-BIENNIAL COUNCIL PROGAM

COMMITTEE

Salt Lake City, Utah, June 13-18, 1921.

MRS. CHARLES H. JACOBSON, Chairman

The program for the council at Salt Lake City was planned with the definite purpose of bringing to the club women of the

Nation a working knowledge of the aims and purposes of the General Federation, and giving them an opportunity to come directly in touch with the officers of the Federation and the heads of departments, so that each might learn from the other of their plans and achievements and decide the best way in which the club women can render effective assistance in carrying out the ideals of the Federation.

With this end in view, one day was given to state Presidents to tell the distinctive, unusual and successful things accomplished by the club women of the various states.

The states were divided into six groups and a report given from each group. It was a wonderful record of achievement by organized womanhood and was received with great interest and enthusiasm which was forcibly demonstrated by spontaneous and voluntary donations for the purpose of having these reports printed and distributed.

The second day was devoted to the work of the departments and was the occasion of forceful and inspiring talks by the heads of the different departments and divisions of the Federation.

No "inspirational speaker" ever gave the intimate touches, the definite information, the thrill of enthusiasm that this group of highly trained and thoroughly educated women brought to this meeting.

The last afternoon and evening were devoted to interesting and instructive programs upon the history, art and archæology of the inter-mountain region.

At the evening meetings inspirational addresses were given by officers and workers of the Federation.

The usual courtesies and formalities were given due place upon the program and routine business provided for. Opportunity was given at each session for discussion from the floor and, because of this free time, it was possible to hear some distinguished speakers who happened to be present but were not on the formal program.

Exceptionally fine music, furnished by the local committee, was a pleasant feature of evening meetings and special occasions. The effort of the program committee was to make the meeting of the council not a "little Biennial" but a "counselling

together" regarding our efforts, our problems, and our responsibilities as club women, to the end that we may be more intelligent and more efficient citizens and uphold the standards of American life and American ideals.

There was no striving for anything spectacular. We tried to offer to those who attended this meeting inspiration, information, entertainment and an unusual opportunity to meet both the women of the Federation and also those who have made the great West what it is today.

Thursday morning, June 22, 1922.

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN

MRS. PHILIP NORTH MOORE, President

Greetings, Madam President:

Two years ago at the Des Moines meeting I had the pleasure of bringing you greetings from the National Council of Women, saying I was just sailing for Christiania, Norway, to the meeting of the International Council to be held there that fall. We had hoped very much that Mrs. Winter might be a delegate from the General Federation, but we did have ten delegates and ten alternates and thirty other people in the party going from the United States so that we made an impression from the United States upon the International Council, which was not only effective but very happy in every way.

At that time we presented the invitation from the National Council for the next meeting of the International in this country and they have just decided at the meeting of the Executive Committee at The Hague to accept unanimously our invitation, although there were other invitations from France and Switzerland; Great Britain having an invitation in and withdrawing it in our favor. The invitation was accepted and they are coming here in 1925, probably to Washington, since that is the capital of the country.

You realize as fully as I do what the part of the Genera! Federation must be at that time as hostess to this large body, because every one spoke of the great organization in this country-the General Federation of Women's Clubs.

I belong to a great many other organizations, and I realize