THE MEXICAN VOICE
MEXICAN . GIRL'S ■
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As e theme. Progress through Educatlor, tho First Annual Mexican Girl’s Conference was held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, at the Griffth park Camp, with a preliminary masting at the Los Angeles Y/CA. This successful Conference featured prominent speakers, with discussions, ceump fires, song f°sts, crafts, good meals, and fellovzshlp. Approximately 45 girls attended the sessions, coming from all sections of South rn California—-Long Beach, Pasadena, 3an Dimas, Puente, Los Angelos, Monrovia, San Gabriel, 7atts, LaV-rne, Azusa, Huntington Park, and Santa Barbara.
Se
t-Óct. 1939
CONFERENCE
The purposo of Girl’s Conferonco Is
tho Mexican' ’’Progress through Education," and Its program of action Is as follows:
1. Girl’s Institutes
a.	Training of loaders -for club loadorshlp.
b.	Teaching of crafts and arts.
c.	To be hold monthly.
2
Establishment of clubs whoro Girl’s clubs aro not yet os tab Ils ho eV.
Program fox1 clubs
a.	Mind Culturo
b.	Fur tho ranc o of
prominent Spoakors who spoke were Virginia Sanchez who gaVo tho Welcoming Addrossj Dora Ibanez, The Purpose of tho Conference; Mrs. pure. Progress through Education; Paul Coronal, Greetings from the Mexican Youth Conference; Richard Ibanez, Logal Probloma; Mrs. Lucille Smith, How to Organize Clubs; and also Dr. Sandoval and Mrs. J.B. Wilber of Anaheim. Mary Martinez ably nr¡sontod a Worship Service. David Villasenor was tho craft Instructor.
prominent guosts "who attondo-1 tho Conferonco wore Miss Bryant of tho Pasadena Settlement Association Mrs. Knapp of tho YIICA, Miss iixllth Northrup of tho BajrtXst Christian Cent r. Miss Taylor of tho Y.JCA, Miss Hossford. of San Dimas, Mrs. Urtazun, and Francos Govor, dean of Santa Barbara High School.
In the business mooting a cabinet was oloctod, and^ho purposes of tho Confer-neo discussed and adopted. Socorro Morano was elected president; Olivia Zardlnotto, vlco-prosldont; Mary Martinez, secretary; Virginia Sanchez, corresponding secretary; and Lydia Cobos, troasur r.
Spanish language.
c.	Practical teaching such as homomaking, crafts...
d.	Physical culture and hygiono.,
o. Spiritual development., f. Community Houses.
4.,Leadership Plan
a.	Worked on a ladder basis... one group teaches tho one directly below.
b.	Advisors to help girl
loaders.
5. Annual Conference.
There it is, a largo dose, but not a pill, may wo v/lsh them success. With such a definite goal and such progressive steps toward that, objective, one can only have the greatest respect and*support for choir organization. May it never die!
FOR MORE INFORMATION ’WRITE: Socorro Moreno Dora Ibanez 3982 E. Fifth St. 1857 Third S Los Angolés, Cal.	LaVcrno. Cal